| 单词 | inspect |
| 例句 | The only relief came from the open door at the front of the plane that our instructors—the Black Hats, we called them—occasionally looked out to inspect our drop zone. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z I gagged from the smell but bent forward to inspect the place above his belly button where they’d surgically installed the tube. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z And when she found nothing, after inspecting my ears and my nose and counting my fingers, she called me names, using words I had never heard before. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z A few volumes leaned out, inspecting Mini as closely as she was inspecting them. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z You may find yourself inspecting a nearby ponderosa pine, perhaps, or an aspen or sweet gum, puzzling out the magic. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He lifts me out of my chair and twirls me around and around, no doubt inspecting my day dress. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Perhaps Nancy was in a bit of a hurry and did not inspect her space suit as closely as she should have. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I walked over and inspected the books arranged neatly on her bookshelf. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I pointed to my tree and waited while Mom inspected it and read my essay. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z They had electric torches—both men walked up and down the length of the bus inspecting the damage and cursing. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Dad reached over and picked up the spirometer and started inspecting it from every angle. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He squirmed out of the boy’s arms to inspect his human more carefully, alarmed that he could have failed to notice an injury, although his sense of smell was never wrong. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I stepped over and inspected the area around it. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z "The stones are inspected,” he wrote in one of the few doggerel poems ever published in Science, And Holmes cries, "rejected, They're nothing but Indian chips.” 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Occasionally, the base men walk through our side of the village, spying on the new people and inspecting their work. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t remember whether she inspected my transcript before or after I announced my interest in joining my brother at Princeton the following fall. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Later, in the apartment, she pulled the blade out of the cupboard, spread newspapers across the carpet, and inspected her treasures. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z He inspected the sketch through the reading glass and then placed it on the table. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Back at the house his mother bent over his rough hands, inspecting his fingers and nails. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z “Kit bag inspected! Map, compass, rations all in order! Fall in, troops!” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He inspected the tin and found the biscuits shaken to pieces but not damp, and the matches were safe as well. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Samuel scraped the edge of the blade with his pocketknife and inspected the scrapings in the palm of his hand. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I followed Rosaleen as she carried her few things over to the pink house, intending to inspect her new room. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The last day I work for Judd, he inspects every job I do, finds fault with the least little thing. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z After lunch we worked until four, when the guards blew shrill whisdes and we once again lined up to be counted and inspected. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z To her great relief, no one came to inspect the car. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z She put the lid back on the raven and turned the box around to inspect it. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Wiping the perspiration from his brow with a dandelion that he held with his tail, he waddled about inspecting the fish. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The tall man took his time inspecting the inside of her mouth. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z She hugged us with everything she had and then she looked us over, inspecting us to make sure that everything was how it should be. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Senior Nazis came through periodically and inspected our work. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z She raised her dagger and inspected the room again in its bronze light. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Wilkins, Franklin, and her student, Ray Gosling, took the train down from King’s the next morning to inspect the Watson and Crick model. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z All the hallucinations come over and, one by one, inspect me. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z They were around me now, inspecting my body, and I watched with growing bewilderment, thinking, what is a factory hospital? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The trunks right themselves instantly, but Hector picks up the cage to inspect the damage. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He steps aside to inspect the damage he just inflicted, and as he does, he catches a glimpse of me and the violence in his fists is now in his eyes and directed at me. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z "Glad to hear it, Hermes. Report status of all supplies once you get them aboard and inspected." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Archer inspected the hatchway that led to the lower deck above them, but there were no signs of movement. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z She put the tray down and inspected my ribbon, which I’d put on my dresser. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Nancy Jaax and Tony Johnson inspected the monkeys, moving from cage to cage, until they found the two monkeys that had crashed and bled out. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A parade of dignitaries from the East trooped out to inspect the excavations. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “We didn’t want to get out,” Groves remembered, “as we should have had to give some reason why we were inspecting the place.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Seen them clustered around the blood buyers when they came to inspect the yards. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The guards admired their quality as they inspected the food for vials of poison or concealed weapons. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z She inspected the other luck offerings that had accumulated over the night. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z She inspected it, satisfied herself there was nothing strange about the quarter. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Her smile was almost too bright, so I looked down at the tabletop and started inspecting the silverware for any spots or stains. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z They carried on for another month, every night inspecting to see how dangerous things had gotten. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The officer inspected the little scarecrow in front of him. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z He inspects my stump, prods it, measures it, then says, “Outstanding!” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z A dog passed him, trotted through the light of an open tent flap, paused, looked, inspected the ground, padded silently into the dark. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The mayor grasps my chin, turning my face this way and that like he’s inspecting a horse for sale. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The donkey’s foreleg looked swollen at the ankle, so I crouched to inspect it. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z He led Ajax away, and when they were both out of sight I inspected the turtle. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z They spent months traveling with their small children, inspecting this town and that house. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The rhythm stopped, but a strong picture formed in her mind and she let it form so that she could inspect it again. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Slowly, greedily, father and daughter came forward to inspect their spoils. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Edwin and Garvey left their seats by the fire and walked around the small cabin, inspecting it. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Five kids watched through the screen while she inspected the ice cream straight off. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I hold my breath as Mary inspects my work. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z She lifted the cover of the garbage can and inspected it for waste. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z We stood against walls of houses and inspected the tiny gravel roads between houses before crossing to another house. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “How can we tell if it’s peculiar?” he said, flipping the bird over to inspect its bottom, as if expecting to find a label there. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Watching paint dry is a speed sport compared to watching Mr. Woodwell inspect Rose. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Shrugging off the feeling of disappointment, Fadi turned around to inspect the back of the store. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z I stooped over and picked it up in order to inspect the empty tin cylinder for a communication of some sort, but only a viscous residue of concentrated juice trickled out on my hand. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Smith took him back to the stall, inspected his legs, found them clean and cool, and bound them up in bandages for the rest of the morning. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z His father’s a building inspector, and everybody who doesn’t want to be inspected too much slips him a bottle and a few bucks each month. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z The stew seemed to be cabbage-based, and she inspected it for any meat as she spooned it into her bowl. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Then, bending over close to the minor, peeking over his glasses, he inspected his head. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Jinny pivoted to inspect the new boy, the lump in the sand, sitting exactly where Ess had sat a year before. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Uncle took off his hat, inspecting the wall for dust first before he hung it on a nail. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Evan inspected the apple and then bit into it, without washing it first. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z I knew I had to inspect them to see how badly they were hurt. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She inspected them when I was finished, and if the braids weren’t tight enough, she would undo them and make me start again. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z He tapped some keys and pulled the lever on it and then inspected the resulting paper strip. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “We can inspect it together. I have seen it briefly, but I would enjoy looking at it with a fellow scholar.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Mr. Caton inspected the damaged nozzle and suggested a curved throat. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He could bring up whole faces in his mind and inspect them, and also scenes and conversations. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The smooth jersey slid through my fingers as I inspected the logo on the chest. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Today he and his friends had visited Animal farm and inspected every inch of it with their own eyes, and what did they find? Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z He stops to inspect some blueprints spread out on the floor. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z When the Great Six inspected my library record and found it top-heavy with adventure and science fiction, they prescribed appropriate doses of Steinbeck, Faulkner, and F. Scott Fitzgerald. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She thought about her notebook and how awful Ivy felt that it was out there, being looked at and inspected without her permission. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Opening the door of Rick’s car, Officer Crams silently inspected the body of Polokov. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Every weekend, when they inspected the house to make sure her builders were not stealing the materials, he never spoke of their living there, as though to absolve himself from the blasphemy. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I had casually inspected this area on my early morning walks, and it was there that I decided to bury the manuscript. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Hundreds of kids milled around, talking, laughing, and inspecting the winning entries. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z When it was all gone, another special meeting was held in the barn for the animals to inspect Frederick’s bank-notes. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z She inspects it crumpled surface: Any change since yesterday? The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He inspected us, squinting, his yellow upper teeth grimacing in a smile. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I went over and inspected the pictures that covered one whole wall. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Their grandmother came around the side to inspect the work. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z He inspected the fox’s wounds with a critical, practiced look and spoke dispassionately, “Well, fox, what do you want from us? No doubt Cluny your master has sent you here to spy.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He rode slowly away to inspect the ground in front of him, between him and die Rebels. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And when I inspected her, examining every visible part of her body, there were no scratches, no marks of any kind. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Then the old man began to inspect the sheep, and he saw that one was lame. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a white horse asleep in the furthest stall, but Tristran was too busy to pause to inspect it. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z “We’re going back to Olympia Village. We have some medals to inspect.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z When they inspected his bankbooks they found that he had over ninety-three thousand dollars in the bank and ten thousand dollars in good securities. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Instead, I inspected a paper leprechaun that was dangling from the ceiling on a string. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Then Mr. Revere called the captain to come up and inspect. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She inspected Pong from under heavy bangs that hung down past her eyebrows. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He passed the gun over to Rick, who inspected it expertly, by way of years of experience. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z I’m fulcrumed on one elbow, leaning over to inspect her face. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z We were curious to inspect and handle these intriguing objects, especially the little pink madonna, but Mother felt we should not show excessive interest. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She lifts my arms and inspects my hands, her touch rough. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Like minute scouts inspecting potential battle zones, leukocytes constantly scan cell walls for the little bits of stuff that HLAs have carried there, trying to spot anything that doesn’t belong. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z In the glow of the JumboTrons, Tess and I can see the soldiers at the end of the street as they inspect each home, their black capes shiny and worn loose in the heat. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Without even thinking about it, I grabbed his hand and closely inspected the red part. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z But the joke never went any further, because Annie didn’t have an ID and the strangely principled clerk wouldn’t even pull it out from behind the counter for her to inspect. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z People crossing the border checkpoint on foot or on a bike are less likely to be inspected. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Genie inspected the floor quickly, his eyes landing on every knot in the wood, thinking it could be the other half of the wheel. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Henry leaned over his shoulder and inspected the page. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z We’re sent in teams of two to search cars on the northbound side of the freeway, maybe a quarter mile up, because all the closer cars have already been inspected. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He expected her to look around, to inspect the place that she had been asked to stay away from for months now. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z He inspected the bolts in the web joints and made notes without pencil or paper. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “Did what?” asked Jinny, walking over and crouching down to inspect a line of smooth round pebbles at Sam’s feet. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z We both inspect her handiwork in the mirror. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z She inspects George’s right shirt pocket for the treat he brings her every night without fail. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z He pulled out the card and inspected it over the rim of his glasses. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z I heard the sudden crunch of footsteps on gravel and, hardly aware of what I was doing, turned away spasmodically and pretended to inspect the trunk of a nearby tree. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He ran a hand through his blond hair, then laid the hand on his hip as he inspected Moss. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Every dawn he left his quarters and inspected the grounds. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Every morning, Mrs. Baker looked up at the bulges to inspect them. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Mr. Caton sorrowfully inspected the casement piece, running his fingers along the shredded ends. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Lee inspected the sleeve of his coat with admiration. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z While inspecting a fifth apartment, a plane flew overhead, and he immediately vetoed it as being “too noisy.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z She never studied the Bible or inspected it; she just read it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I held the crude doll up for the class to inspect. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I wave my hand and Mr. Freeman comes over to inspect. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Many also inspected the height and weight of a potential bug boy’s siblings. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I let him stop every now and then to sniff a tangle of weeds or inspect a tin can on the side of the road. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z The U.S. customs office was kept busy inspecting oil tankers from the Middle East which supplied crude oil to the refinery at Hess Oil. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z He inspects the bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, some fiendish and immitigable hope flaring within him: What if-—? All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z In front of. the Palace he had a drink of the whiskey, inspected the damp sacks of frogs, and agreed to the transaction. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Travis inspected him the following morning and raised a good point I hadn’t considered when he said, “Why did you call him Petey? How do you know he’s a boy?” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z He laid it on the table and waited until each of The Souls had inspected it thoroughly before saying, "Gopal gave me this little sculpture. It can do tricks." The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z She spun me around to inspect her handiwork. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He inspected my throat, tapped my chest, took some cultures, and in no time pronounced me fit. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Church had inspected Smith’s farm home and seen there, hanging from a barn rafter, a length of rope tied with the same kind of knot that was used to bind the four Clutters. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z All this while inspecting Mama Tataba with Christian tolerance, taking his time to formulate the message. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z As Anh had nervously inspected the windows to establish the best source of light, he’d mounted her expensive, brand-new Nikon to the tripod and positioned it on the edge of the parquet floor. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z He steps forward and lifts the lid to inspect the damage. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z She pulled her hair back from her face in a ponytail and inspected her profile in the mirror. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z She stepped closer to the cattle, bending down to inspect their bellies and legs, walking a half circle in the muddy snow, looking at all of them. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He lifted his light up to the walls, inspecting them for something. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z His father inspected the red smear thoughtfully, then showed it to her. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I rode my bike down to the shop every day after school to inspect how he was doing and sweep up the tailings at the machines, anything to assist. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He leaned over and inspected the sacking closely. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z As I got closer to the cart and inspected the poor animal, I had to admit it did look a bit Eeyore-ish. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The man was credible enough—his company held the contract for inspecting all the steel used in the fair’s structures—but the thing he proposed to build just did not seem feasible. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He inspected me and wagged his tail as a professor wags a pencil—once to the left, once to the right, and return to center. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I determined to inspect two more sections and then call it a day—Texas and a sampling of the Deep South. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z They hovered by the door, inspecting the lock, Cray-Cray jingling his massive all-campus key ring that always hung from his belt like some kind of medieval weapon. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z He thought he would like to inspect one of these false-ceil- inged cells to see how it worked, but this was not the time. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z When the sixth-grade teacher ushered me in, the other kids inspected me, but not unlike I myself would study a new arrival. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Wherever he may be, asleep or awake, working or resting, in his bath or in bed, he can be inspected without warning and without knowing that he is being inspected. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Lee’s head snapped around and he inspected Samuel. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He was inspecting his toes for mud, his face sleepy and peaceful, his white whiskers glistening with ice crystals. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I carefully pulled the wire back and inspected it. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “It is some kind of animal,” Moriba said, inspecting the prints the creature’s feet had left on the ground. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z They inspected underneath stunted bushes, turned over chunks of rock, crawled beneath huge slabs, always watching keenly for the telltale single winding track of the adder. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Feynman would have to go there, inspect the factory, and help them prevent a catastrophic nuclear accident. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z She went swiftly down and inspected the door. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Bull turned his attention toward the closet, inspecting the arrangement of shoes, the hanging clothes, and the shelves. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “I'm not here to inspect anything,” the other man said. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The Beauty Minister rescues me from Du Barry's grip and inspects me. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Ishtar rested her chin on her thumb as she inspected me. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z As soon as I’d combed my hair, she inspected it and assured me that there was a change. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z When he had come full circle he lifted the cap by the stem; it loosened effortlessly, and Mr. Pirzada leaned over the pumpkin for a moment to inspect and inhale its contents. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z “No, I’m not a Mrs.,” she said, inspecting my wound. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z After breakfast, Annabeth and I walked down to inspect the cabins. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “Of course,” he said, “we had to jump our own packed chutes once a month, chosen by the inspecting sergeant. Sometimes twice a month.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Mo put the book down and inspected another. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I unpacked the piece to display for Dr. Lange, inspecting it to see if restoration or repair would be necessary. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Werfel put on his glasses and stumped into the guest room to inspect it. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z She stopped in Damascus and traveled through Ituraea to inspect the territories she held in Judea. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z The idea was to allow me to inspect all sides of the lunar module for possible damage, and to make sure all four landing gear were extended properly. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She walked to one of the trees, planning to snap off a branch and inspect it, but instead walked straight through it. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The mulefa made many kinds of rope and cord, and Mary Malone spent a morning inspecting and testing the ones Atal’s family had in their stores before choosing what she wanted. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The job completed, I stepped back and inspected her. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z They also inspected the inside track, the support timbers, and the roof bolts. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z James inspected the emblems even closer, mulling the idea over. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He used to work in the garden every weekend, kneeling on a green rubber pad, obsessively inspecting every leaf as if he were manicuring fingernails. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t even want to know,” Aunt Heidi says,inspecting the dripping sleeves. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Hyacinth kept her head down, pretending to inspect Franz for fleas. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z When I finish the model, hours later, Guillermo inspects it and then uses it to pencil different reference points on my practice rock that mark where I’ll cut in for “shoulders” and “heads.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “What happened to her?” she asked, inspecting Pita’s leg as our sister lay with her eyes closed on the rustic bench. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I flip it over and inspect the other side. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Heidi flips a pair of jeans—miraculously, just my size—over the top of the door, and I emerge for her to inspect me. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I inspected our work, and my stomach filled with flutters again. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z "Get the boy a steak, Harold," his grandma said, sitting Park at the kitchen table and inspecting his face. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z A woman wearing a special train hat comes and inspects my ticket, which is sort of fun. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I want to dig through the dirt, climb through these tangled limbs, inspect this gnarled trunk. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “I must consider this. May I inspect these ships?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z On the day after the accident, two detectives had gone out to inspect the scene. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z On the Orgota side an Inspector was called out to inspect my passport and papers, which he did for about an hour, a Karhidish hour at that. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z I heard Dad promise the commissioner that “every new construction site will be thoroughly inspected and regulated from now on.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He closed the spout and raised the lantern to inspect the branchy walls of the chaha’oh. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z While inspecting the schools in his province, Fourier discovered an eleven-year-old boy whose remarkable intellect and flair for oriental languages had already earned him the admiring attention of scholars. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind, on higher ground, stood a splendid theater, a compulsory feature in any Greek city, and to its west, the Emporion, a complex of docks and customshouses where every ship was inspected. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z I slip my phone back into my bag, resist inspecting the earrings, and keep moving. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z I raise my limbs, gently, gingerly, to inspect them. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z In the afternoon he would inspect the ships in the docks. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z By the early 1900s, meatpacking had centralized: nearly 90 percent of all beef inspected east of the Rocky Mountains was processed by six big companies. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He sat on the floor, inspecting the inside pocket of his backpack. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z He pretended to inspect the bottom of his staff while he caught his breath. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z And even Lucky Strike smiled and scraped when the big bosses from Lawson &c Carlson rolled in on their special train to inspect the breaking, before it rolled out again to wherever swanks lived. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z He pulls off her stockings to inspect her heels. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Then I come back home to Miss Trotter with a basketful of eggs, and as she inspects each dozen, hoping for a had egg to fuss about, she tells her side. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z She takes Edna’s face in her hands to inspect the damage. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Salvador struck one along the side of the steel car, and during its brief blaze they inspected the hopper. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Juanita ignored the twins and crouched back down to inspecting the body. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Once their small suitcases were collected from the luggage carousel, they proceeded through customs, had their luggage inspected, and then finally exited the wide double doors. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “Beggin’ your pardon, ma’am,” the sailor said, “but them fellas say all cargo has to be inspected at the wharf before it enters the city. Order of some committee what’s in charge here.” “inspected?” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “I told him as much as I thought he needed to know,” Celia says as he drifts past her, moving to inspect the Carousel. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Emilia whispered to her baby, inspecting her tiny hands. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Barbarossa took a step back and smugly inspected his reflection. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z On bad days the orange walls held hands and bent over him, inspecting him like malevolent doctors, slowly, deliberately, squeezing the breath out of him and making him scream. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He took the chicken bone from his mouth, inspected it, then dropped it onto the tray. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z "I didn't know you were inspecting the front lines today. I'm very sorry, sir." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She slipped the bracelet off her wrist and inspected it. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He pats me down thoroughly, pausing to inspect my board. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z After inspecting the house, Dad decided that the termite infestation was so severe nothing could be done about it. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “I have in my hand four lengths of rope of the sort fishermen use for mooring lines. May I ask you to inspect them, please?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I inspected the descriptions of the animals at the zoo. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z And it wasn’t advisable to be dirty, because he’d inspect us all. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Separating the huts from the trees was a wide stretch of bare ground, which he knew would be inspected each morning for the footprints of rodents or the looping trails of snakes. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I spend the next hour pinning edge to edge as carefully as I can, but each time I put a completed one down she grabs it, inspects it hastily, and flings it back at me. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Kainene was inspecting her plate with that arch expression of hers, as if she were mocking the avocado. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z As he inspected the fabrics, a blue silk pleased him so much he decided not only to have a robe made of it, but also to use it to line the road to his house. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Both of his ends looked the same, but when I inspected him with a magnifying glass, I found two shiny black dots buried deep in the fur at one end. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The Shavepate took an axe down off the wall, inspected it, and grunted. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I take the shirt off and inspect it, but I don’t find anything unusual. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “He said the police come there so often to inspect that he found it hard to sleep at all.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Nancy, keeping her face well away from the enclosed air of the van, inspected the outsides of the bags for any droplets of blood. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He squinted his eyes, the way one inspects a fine painting, searching for his mother there in the face of his father. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Scarlett was carrying a large picture book, and she sat next to her mother on the green bench near the gates, and she read her book while her mother inspected an educational supplement. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z First Nancy inspected the monkey, looking through the bars. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Gran’s manicured nails lifted up my chin, and her deep brown eyes inspected my solemn face. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Mama put down her box and inspected it. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I wander over to one of the lounge chairs, sink cautiously onto the soft leather, and inspect the armrests. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I inspected the poles, and none of them had broken. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z When I came back up the road, Mr. Dubonnet and Tom were inspecting the rocket with the other boys clustered around him. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Why don’t you go down the street and inspect his teeth?” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z From left: J. Robert Oppenheimer, newly appointed to head the Manhattan Project’s bomb design lab at Los Alamos; future Nobelist Glenn Seaborg, developing plutonium for the bomb program; and Lawrence inspect the machine’s control console. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Those cars never lasted more than a couple of months, and like the Oldsmobile we’d driven from Phoenix, we never named them, much less got them registered and inspected. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z This was especially dangerous since the Gestapo often stopped suspicious-looking people and inspected their luggage. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z As soon as the trains reach the U.S. side, the cars are inspected again. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z August bent over the hive, inspecting the frames, looking for wax buildup on the comb, the half- moon shape of her helmet bouncing along. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Oppenheimer and Gen. Leslie Groves, head of the Manhattan Project, inspect the test site after the blast. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I rode out to inspect my lands, paid a few visits to the neighboring haciendas, kept my eye on the tenants. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Taylor marched before the line of sleepy beauty queens, inspecting them drill sergeant-style. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z A pathologist at the Institute had inspected the meat very carefully and had given it a tentative diagnosis of simian hemorrhagic fever—harmless to humans, lethal to monkeys. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Those are my personal belongings. They will not be inspected by anyone. I do not permit it.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He inspected it, both with his spectacles and then without. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z C. J. inspected the bags—it was a relief to see that the monkeys were double-bagged or triplebagged—and he decided to take them back to Fort Detrick and worry about health laws afterward. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A week later, the inspecting man comes back with a friend, a woman with smart, dark eyes like my mother’s. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z In the morning he would inspect the northern half to bring the operation in harmony with how things were done in the southern half. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “Guards will inspect all civilian donations,” the first man said formally. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Rafe took her milkshake away from her, inspecting the top of the straw. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “I can’t make them out clearly through all this dirt,” the prince said, inspecting what skin showed through the scraps of her shirt. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The cop held the gadget up to his face as if inspecting it. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Part of Caputo’s job was to verify the numbers by inspecting bodies brought into the base. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Later, while Sansa was off listening to a troupe of singers perform the complex round of interwoven ballads called the "Dance of the Dragons," Ned inspected the bruise himself. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z After that we inspected two new dams with water building slowly behind them, and at several drinking stations communed with a small herd of recently purchased cattle. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Over in the production group at ATK, a whole different division, they sometimes had trouble with a machine that inspected the booster rockets’ O-ring grooves to make sure there was no corrosion. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z "Perhaps we should go into one of the treatment salons. We have dozens. Anything that suits your fancy. It would be more appropriate to inspect her in one of those." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z A small caravan of cars drives down the road and stops at the Mobius entrance gate so guards can check IDs and inspect the vehicles. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Taylor looked over the girls like a general inspecting the ranks of new recruits. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z The star inspected the wet bread with disdain and did not put it in her mouth. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z He took a glass from his pocket and inspected it under magnification. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z So what has Old Charley been doing instead of inspecting new development plans? Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z We inspected it several times a day, vigilant for signs of under- or overwatering, too much or too little sun, spider mites, drafts, chlorosis, general malaise. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Perhaps he is the engineer, I thought, watching him inspect the gauges and go to another part of the room to adjust a series of valves. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Lord Bolton appeared briefly in the outer ward to inspect the scene, then ordered the remaining horses brought inside, along with the mounts still tethered in the outer ward. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z After that we inspected the barn across the way, the kennels in which there were three pointers, one of them not feeling so well. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z When we inspect her arm, there is no cut at all. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z When an important pair of major generals came to inspect the 588th, one of them gave a speech and told the regiment that they were “the most beautiful girls in the world.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Ike slouched next to him, inspecting his fingernails. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z People came by, tilted their heads at her drawings, and Ivy held her breath while they inspected all the little bits of her heart. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He picked up the bra and inspected the complicated hooks and loops in the back. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z They stared back down again and returned to inspecting their food. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z When the Klansmen came over to inspect the wreckage, Moton pretended to be dead. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z I was walking around, inspecting myself in the various mirrors, when June came down with her cello and began to play. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He sat on the front steps and inspected his sandals for bullheads. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Drenched to the skin by torrential rain, they unloaded the shells from a baggage car, lifted them over their heads, and hustled down to the river to stow the boats and inspect their new quarters. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z On the way he stopped at the house refrigerator and peered inside, stooping down myopically to inspect the contents. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “Ten push-ups for you, twenty for you,” he would growl as he inspected a line of ten million people. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He digs inside his ear and inspects his findings. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Turning the wheel slowly with his knee, he inspected the graceful shape for invisible faults. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z I inspected myself in the mirror, pinching my cheeks to flush them and baring my teeth to make sure they were clean. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z “Do you see any Jews around here, Mrs. Krawiecka? Please, inspect the house. Look in every corner!” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He ventured out to inspect the tapestry that hung upon the wall. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The emperor inserted his silver chopsticks in the dishes several times, inspecting the chopsticks after each jab. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Instead, he descended into the structure’s basement—cold, dank, poorly lighted—to inspect birth and death registers kept there. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I scanned more reports and we inspected a few more cabins. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I don’t think it sank in for Travis until early November, when I went out to the pen with Viola so that she could inspect our prospective dinner. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Clyde inspected the hole in his sweatshirt pocket where he’d concealed his gun. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z We will be inspected thoroughly, I’m sure, when we leave. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The victim was required to stand in the middle of the room and lower his pyjama trousers so that the damage could be inspected. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Dari raced downstairs to inspect our fallen egg—Dari, our calm, collected, studious Dari, running over to our egg like a doctor to his patient. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z While all that’s going on, Dad inspected every fork, knife, plate, and glass, since he used to be a dishwasher in that place. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I say, “What, Jack, you want to go inspect the ruins?” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z My eyes drifted back over to the machine, wondering how painful it would be for me to have the inside of my head inspected. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z After inspecting the site itself—a wet, peaty bank strikingly unlike the sere desert home of Folsom and Clovis—the archaeologists ended up at a dimly lighted cantina with the appropriate name of La Caverna. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The emissary would thus be facing the sea when he inspected Min’s work. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z But she was aware that he was inspecting her as she inspected him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Every day, the heavers swam along their dam, inspecting and repairing it. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The company has fallen in, Mittelstaedt stands them at ease and inspects. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z There were just a few M&Ms left in the bag, which the officer inspected carefully. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z It seemed to me that they inspected me to see if I was a regular, and then abandoned me as unimportant. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Discovery of the body was made by a young fisherman named Mims, who was inspecting his trot line. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Emissary Kim was a tall, thoughtful man who showed no emotion as he walked from stall to stall inspecting the work of every potter. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z He wandered a few feet off and sat down and began to inspect the ground carefully, pawing through the grass. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Miss Mallory left her book on the picnic table to inspect the source of the noise. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z One of the men—he introduced himself as Dave—climbed a ladder to inspect my hollows. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z It was like one of the fancy bridges her dad sometimes inspected. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The cubs watched warily as the other captives were lowered to the ground near them, and soon the crowd had moved away to inspect the bears, the peacocks, the monkeys. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z After he had gone Mrs. Corcoran began to inspect the ferns, lifting up the fronds to check for dead foliage, making notes on the backs of the envelopes with a tiny silver screw-point pencil. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z His face was hard and curtained, and his eyes looked at generalities and did not inspect details. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He picked up the deer’s-leg whistle and inspected it and laid it down. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Shawn stepped forward to inspect the egg, and my head rang with Mom would be so disappointed in me—but then he gave a thumbs-down. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She inspected the damage done by her stinker of a goat. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Holmes methodically inspected half a dozen purported Ice Age sites, including Abbott’s farm. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The old man's expression was no longer quite so forbidding as he inspected Mo. “How extraordinary. You must be really keen on the book,” he murmured. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He inspected the back of his hand closely, as if expecting it to change color. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z He stared up into her eyes, which inspected him impersonally. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z They were inspecting the bracelet at the window, the man biting into it to test the stone. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z But if, while she is inside inspecting, you move the caterpillar a short distance, she has a less sensible second thought about the matter. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Art supplies sat in organized piles on tall shelves—paint, colored pencils, construction paper, glue, and a myriad of other things he didn’t recognize but couldn’t wait to inspect. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z The ghost scowled at Percy and walked around him, inspecting him like a used car. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z When I met Mom in the kitchen she inspected me up and down, made me change from sneakers to loafers, and then we walked up the street a quarter mile to Dr. Mertz’s home office. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “This is my wild raspberry- picking basket,” she said proudly, and inspected it to make sure all the twigs were still woven in place. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He had to go anyway to attend a meeting of the directors of the American Institute of Architects and planned afterward to take a train to Atlanta to inspect one of the firm’s buildings. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I drew back the drapery and inspected the spot where I'd concealed myself the day before. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Of course, it had turned out that he’d wandered over to inspect the candy aisle. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z We all had bathed that evening, and Mrs. Moss had inspected us carefully. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z She frowned and walked around it, inspecting the weaving from every angle. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Lockton studied the boy, then looked over to Bellingham, who was inspecting one of the opened crates with a nervous Charles by his side. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I duly inspect Sister Lucia’s urine, though little knowledge can be gained from it, and pronounce her fit. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z She shook my hand and then inspected Luke’s speckled arms. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Round the castles was a complex of marks, tracks, walls, railway lines, that were of significance only if inspected with the eye at beach-level. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z “Hands up!” someone says, and one of the two soldiers now chooses the people he wants and inspects their bags, pockets, bodies. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z He says he is here to inspect the property. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z Something glittered in the lantern light, and when Anya inspected further, she saw a broad red scale stuck to a piece of wood. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Then he inspected the inside of her chest. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Quentin already had the rocket dug up and was inspecting the nozzle. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z At the funeral home in Harlem, policemen inspected all packages and floral pieces being delivered, as well as the large handbags of women mourners. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Holding our hands straight out, she inspects our nails to see if they are clean, and if not, hits our hands with her pointing stick. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Rhoda inspected his earnings, counting out the four pennies and three nickels twice to make sure before she looked up, eyebrows raised. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He inspected her toes—one foot, the other—then stood. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z It dug its slender claws into his sleeve while inspecting Meggie with its gleaming beady black eyes, and when it yawned it bared teeth as sharp as needles. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z We inspected the pile of broken whisky bottles and then continued up the trail. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z My eyes quickly inspect the base, which is lined with enormous metal plates. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z She inspected all the glassware for spots or smudges, and when she found them—which was often—she’d scream, “MINNIE!” so loud that Mary cringed. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z He merely took a great deal of time to inspect Kang’s pieces thoroughly. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Excited, he jumped in his car and drove around Montgomery to inspect other buses during the morning commute. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z Then the pawnbroker looked at the four rugs, carefully inspecting the designs and weaving. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z She seemed to be inspecting her, and Seven worried the Gran could see every doubt and fear in her mind. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z His father lifted and inspected it, pointing to a live mussel underneath. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t say anything, just held the arm straight out for everyone to inspect. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Came smiling, inspecting, encouraging, conversing in whispers, speechmaking into the wide-open ears of our black and yellow faces—and each leaving a sizeable check as he departed. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Fadi teetered on the edge of the bed, inspecting the cramped room he and his family shared at the back of Uncle Amin’s house. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z He wired the stocking-cap head in place and stepped back to inspect his work. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Nelson squatted on his heels, his ashy eyelids blinking earnestly as he inspected Mother’s face. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She rolled out the gasoline motor, unscrewed the fuel cap, and inspected the tank. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z He had been primed to expect big things after inspecting the bustling Westinghouse, General Electric, and Tennessee Eastman factories turning out equipment for Y-12. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The Gestapo, summoned to inspect the damage, concluded that it was sabotage. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “For someone of your tender years, I suppose it is,” he mused, while inspecting the jar. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “I just spent a whole year inspecting the continent.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Apparently he’d paid a tailor in Isfahan to sew them into the lining of the super expensive suitcases so the guards at the airport wouldn’t think to inspect them. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Ivan started inspecting the straw, as if something was actually hidden beneath it. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z James inspected the emblems even closer, mulling the idea over. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z "Impossible," she said and to prove it, we went through the house, inspecting latches and windows. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “I inspected them to see that they appeared normal. On occasion, with some of these shipments, one or two animals were injured or had skin lesions.” The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He holds it up as if to inspect it, the shard glimmering in a ray of light...and that’s when I notice what he already has. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He brought it back for Dicey to inspect. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Alec inspected the box for a minute, then removed a bulky black thing with silvery latches. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He flipped his shovel in his hand as he inspected the carnage around him. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Funds dribbled in, but social workers no longer came to check on the children; health workers and building inspectors no longer came to inspect the building. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Quentin brushed himself off and inspected Auk II. His nose was smudged black. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Keeping another stake aimed at the chupacabras, I leaned down and inspected Pita’s leg. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Henry inspected him shrewdly and took a pencil from his stuffed vest pocket and rubbed the eraser against his big white front teeth. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Everyone lived in fear, inspecting themselves for the first signs of the dread disease. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I crouched behind the counter and inspected a half wall of cubbyholes. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z I asked her to bring me up a pot of tea, and when she had gone, inspected the room further. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z His guardian inspected Bod thoughtfully, a boy in his new clothes. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z But he refused to go to the hall to inspect the new conditions and decide whether they’d been sufficiently improved. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker began walking slowly around the peach, inspecting it very cautiously from all sides. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z I inspected its nozzle and thought it crudely designed. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He inspected them from every angle, the boys watching him closely. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Looking up, he could see his mother through the large curtainless windows inspecting a fine old mantelpiece in the living room. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Percy’s heart did jumping jacks while Chrysaor walked back and forth, inspecting them like prized cattle. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Ignatius inspected her teeth for cavities and fillings. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Although she’d been watching my knitting to some degree, it had been a while since Mother had inspected my fine sewing. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Ignoring the two men in her family inspecting the Porsche, she strides over and throws her arms around me. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I walk over and inspect it and, sure enough, all the leaves have lifted. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z In a moment, Ladybird inspected her stencil work and smiled. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z My mother, who cannot speak English like the rest of us, wanders perplexed through the shops, inspecting the strange foods for sale. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z So James Cook sent Minty out to inspect his trap lines. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He would inspect it at his ease and judge just when and how much to use it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The next day, we were allowed to inspect the appendix itself in a glass bottle. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z She tapped our plastic face shields, tugged at our coats, inspected our gloves. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “When you first inspected it, did you or did you not know the body was that of Emmett Till?” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z The oldest girls serve pumpernickel and goose liver on the house’s last unchipped plates while the portly vice minister and his severe-looking wife inspect the parlor like lords come to tour some distasteful gnomish cottage. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z As they walked, Valley inspected tree after tree, looking for Nightbeast or cuco hairs and poking at animal droppings and shaking her head at Seven and Thorn. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z But I still hadn’t let him come down to our apartment to inspect it. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z They inspected Moss, looking him up and down, and he felt self-conscious, as if they were judging his appearance. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I stood there in the cold, inspecting the building for a while. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Rita even held in her stomach for the time it took Father to inspect them. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He broke off as several persons strolled up to inspect the picture. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z After mass, long after the priest’s words stopped echoing against the cement walls, she remained in church, inspecting the pews for forgotten veils or rosary beads. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, as she talked, the fingers of one hand played over its yarn, as if inspecting her own workmanship. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z In his ground car, he settled back, removed the tiny mechanism from his pocket and carefully inspected it. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Gronau inspected the wheel to make sure the car would swing without obstruction. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He inspected every wooden joint, stood off to study paint samples on a shingle. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z They had already inspected one side of the playground where the Sixth Form and half the Fifth Form were standing. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z “Would you care to inspect all of our clothing, James? Perhaps you’d send a man to root through the potatoes and parsnips in the cellar.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I inspected all the delicacies which I had never dared to do before, and I found it next to impossible to decide between them. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z She picked up my wrist to inspect my new bangle. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Donatelli circled slowly around him, his hand on his square chin, as if he were inspecting a slab of meat in a butcher store. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He inspected it and then walked back to his station to continue prepping for lunch. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z He ignored us as he inspected jars filled with dark disgusting liquids and dirty sprigs of herbs on the shelves behind the cauldron, deciding what else to throw in the concoction simmering within. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Mr. Popper had read that penguins are extremely curious, and he soon found that this was true, for stepping out, the visitor began to inspect the house. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z “He is inspecting it—No price has been mentioned yet—They have not come to a price.” The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z And each girl took the will in her own hands and inspected it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She had applied a salve and rewrapped it, and now she inspected the dressing’s condition. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Also I made use of this rare opportunity to inspect Mama Tataba at close range. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I inspected the slimy disaster that was my workstation. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z As he inspected it, Amah wondered: Why did the emperor disguise himself as a lowly guard? When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z After the other outlaws fled, authorities went to inspect the dead man and saw his gold front teeth. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Since the death of Hollywood the Lone Star State has taken its place at the top for being interviewed, inspected, and discussed. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I stopped at my local garage to get my car inspected on my way home. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He inspected it often in the little mirror by the stove. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z His picture—never really inspected—had been of clean-eyed young men and immaculate girls, all in academic robes and converging on a white temple on the crown of a wooded hill in the evening. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Men and women wanted to inspect her, to be close to her, to try to find what caused the disturbance she distributed so subtly. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He paused near Tom and spun one of the free-running wheels of the buckboard, and he inspected Tom as though he saw him for the first time. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z While he fed them, he inspected them for signs of Ebola. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z On the night of April 7, Mark Mills boarded a helicopter with a diagnostic crew to inspect preparations for one of the first tests when they ran into a sudden squall. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z They shared stories about the old days cowboying, and the operative accompanied Hale as he inspected his herds of cattle. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “So, Missy Tate,” he said, picking it up and inspecting it, “you are writing to Lockhart, I see.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z She fixed her perfect hair in the wall mirror, inspected her shining red nails, and went out to the bar. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He wailed and dashed off to the bathroom to inspect every single one of his pores. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Adam felt as though his brother were inspecting him through the cracks in the barn. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Kate inspected a sheaf of photographs on her rolltop desk, all the same size, all taken by the same camera and bright with flash powder. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “Nobody is going to inspect this horse if I know anything about it,” he snapped. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The one who looked and moved like a bird was the first to walk into the house and inspect everything, as if he’d just walked into a bazaar. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “Ah. That was some lunch, wasn’t it, old man?” he said around the cigar clamped in his teeth, holding the glasses to the light to inspect them for dust. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z They interacted on camera with well-nourished toddlers, toured a fitness center, inspected supermarkets. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z While everyone around us talked about the tragedy and asked themselves where he had been, the old man came back down the driveway to inspect the body of his daughter's estranged husband. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z He wasn't used to being inspected as fearlessly as this old man was scrutinizing him now, not even by his men. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z What a marvelous sight it was to behold Mr. Myles' furrowed black face inspecting his smooth-skinned young, just arrived in the world he'd shortly leave. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Clyde inspected the hole in his sweatshirt pocket where he’d concealed his gun. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z It was his job to inspect the gemstone. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z From this vantage point he jealously inspected the yachts of the Seattlites who cruised past South Beach on their way to anchorages in Amity Harbor. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Donovan had inspected a jagged hole in the upper reaches of one of the walls by the light of his pocket flash. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Ralph inspected the whole thirty yards carefully and then plunged in. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z He inspected it from stem to stern, scraping off the green slime that had accumulated during the winter, examining every inch. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z When he arrived, Bill Volt took him to Room F, the focus of the deaths, so that Dalgard could inspect the monkeys. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She washed her hands and inspected her shoes and stockings and wiped a dark spot from the toe of her right shoe. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z When Louie walked into his house, Louise threw her arms around him, inspected him for injuries, led him to the kitchen, and gave him a cookie. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z “I’ll be down in a minute,” I say, inspecting my Jenny Flick penny welt in the bathroom mirror. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Had Zane taken a moment to inspect things a little more closely, he would have discovered that there was, in fact, something quite interesting about the picture in the black wooden frame. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z He inspected my photograph, opened the yellow smallpox vaccination certificate stapled to the back cover. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z She walked around with her hands behind her back like she was inspecting the place. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Now that she had got herself in charge, Abra looked around and inspected her conquests. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z There’s a spider inspecting its web up in the corner of her office. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z We produce our passes, from the zippered pockets in our wide sleeves, and they are inspected and stamped. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z When first period ended, our English teacher, Mr. de Milo, came outside to inspect the carnage. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z I finger the thick toweled robes, read the labels on the amenities, pat the eiderdown quilts, inspect the well-stocked refrigerator, and step into the huge, empty, gleaming bathtub. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Antonapoulos lifted the cover from his dish and inspected the food carefully. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Shady and Jinx opened the coffin and inspected the dozens of bottles resting in a bed of straw so as not to clank against each other. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z She lifts her head to inspect a scent on the wind. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z But the inspecting officer took it in stride and when it was all over and he let it pass I think we all felt you were a nervy guy. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z He read a book, watched TV, inspected his presents, thought about the day. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z He knelt down and inspected the ropes and flares, nodded to himself, peered out at Jorgenson’s bunker, nodded once more, then took off his helmet and sat on it. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She held him at arm’s length and inspected his face. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z The leader inspects it, writes down Helmuth's name and address, hands the card back. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z When complaints came in about the foul smells wafting from the potter’s field—smells that many feared were spreading the disease—Israel went with James Sharswood to personally inspect burial procedures. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z We inspected it afterward, a dark, thick liquid like caramel oozing from it. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I inspect the lump on my head, and it’s still sore. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Their guns bulged decently under their coats but their eyes darted about nervously, inspecting faces. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “Last week a band of antelopes came up to inspect our skivvies flapping in the breeze!” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Papa set down a kerosene lamp he was inspecting on the counter and run to the door. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z That Sunday after the maids went off to early mass, my mother inspected their quarters while my father kept watch by a window. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z He unburied the puppy and inspected it, and he stroked it from ears to tail. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he walked solemnly around the table, and between the dishes of food, inspecting everything with the greatest interest, though he touched nothing. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z Now Dad is leaning in to kiss her forehead, and I look away all awkwardly, pretending to inspect the bottom of my shoe. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z She pooched out her cheeks and inspected the trunk, parched and peeling from the drought. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z A few ordered a tree set aside for the day; others stopped to price, inspect and conjecture. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She paused again, and for a moment she seemed to be inspecting us carefully through narrowed eyes. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z She inspected Barack with her chin lifted and her bottom lip stuck out, as if to say, Who are you to be telling us what to do? Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “We have a ham at Christmas,” she responded, inspecting a frayed cuff. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “I need to inspect Xavier’s body again. I’ll see you in the hall for dinner tonight,” was all Chaol said before he headed to his rooms. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I hit the guard position and inspected it. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She bent her fingers to inspect her nails and the frown returned. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z She inspects his pockets one more time, just in case. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z We stick out our chests, shave in the open, shove our hands in our pockets, inspect the recruits and feel ourselves stone-age veterans. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z As they inspected the room, the uneasy feeling in Seven’s stomach began to grow. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z To clothe the migrants, he circumvents Mexican Customs, which inspects cars and confiscates used clothing coming into the country, in what Padre Leo believes is an attempt to protect Mexican clothing manufacturers. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z That night, after all the clocks had been inspected and cleaned, Hugo opened the magic book. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z She drops the beast, enters the burrow, inspects the interior for last-minute irregularities, then comes out to pull it in for the egg-laying. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z While Ben was inspecting the market, searching for things to take pictures of, I went into the church. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Their eyes washed over their bodies, inspecting them, but they didn’t otherwise budge. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “Once they were gone, Phil helped me to my feet. He knelt down to inspect my knee. He asked me, ‘Who were those losers? I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Every crevice had been inspected, every room had been searched, every secret presumably uncovered. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “And where do you go to school, my dear?” said an elderly lady, inspecting Lyra through a lorgnette. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Herr Thiessen thanks her, moving out of line and off to the side, inspecting the card. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The flame in the small lamp flickered treacherously; it was difficult to inspect the vases closely. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z “All these villages to inspect, and no crops to collect.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Heather stands at attention while our handiwork is inspected. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z But it’s fascinating to look down the rows and see all those long-legged women in their colorful pagnes, bent over almost double to inspect things laid out on the ground. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z But the more I inspected this American image, the less sure I became of what it is. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Then strange white men, one of them so tall and thin that he seemed to sway when he walked, looked over each of the women as if inspecting goats for slaughter. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The Trunchbull began a slow march along the rows of desks inspecting the hands. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Howard took them back to Philadelphia but had no chance to inspect them. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “Honey, isn’t it time for you to inspect the children’s rooms? Why don’t you go on up and Earline and I will chitchat about women’s things.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He appears even older now, inspecting his shoes and the carpet. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z I grabbed the basket as he looked down to inspect his shoe. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, please do inspect her. Don’t you see? The hair, the eyes,” he said. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z When we went out to the car after dinner Bunny walked around it, inspected the headlights, kicked at the tires. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I had my dinner in a restaurant, and when I had settled in with a drink and a comfortable chair and my bathed bare feet on a carpet with red roses, I inspected Charley. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the smiths knelt to inspect the object: three immense steel links, twisted together. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He struggled out of the jiggeh’s straps and inspected the container. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z In the mirror of the medicine cabinet he inspected his long eyelashes — like a girl’s, Twinkle liked to tease. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z She got off her board several times to inspect the flowers, looking for insects or anything else that might match the words “firebug eyes.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Then, as carefully as possible, I took my suit coat off and inspected it. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z They laid the carved gemstone on the table in front of them and started to inspect it closely, muttering little scholarly notes to each other and passing the magnifying lenses back and forth. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z She added them to the line and then came back and made me sit on the couch while she knelt in front of me and inspected my feet. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z If the nosy neighbor weren't here, Mrs. de Vries would insist on inspecting the contents of the parcel. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Tally knelt and turned Dr. Cable’s head to inspect the wound. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z He plucked a beggar’s lice—endemic in West Virginia—off his pants leg and inspected the tiny fuzzy seed that hitched rides on anything or anybody who walked through the woods. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Occasionally,” Hector says, inspecting the clock as it turns within its cage. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z To ensure that the Pennsylvania Railroad’s bridges could support the gun’s 250,000-pound weight, two Krupp engineers had traveled to America the previous July to inspect the entire route. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He placed the flashlight next to him on the floor and started to inspect his fingernails. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I rolled the bad tire to a high place and inspected it. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z One by one he inspected them and laid them to one side. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z As she inspected them, she caught a movement in the corner of her vision. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Hornet whispered to him, while Barbarossa smugly inspected his rosy fingernails. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I lifted them away and inspected the view: a small back yard, with a few fruit trees and an empty clothesline. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z So Mother and Viola came to my room and inspected the various projects that I had laid out on my bed. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z He inspected my palate; he noted my Moro reflex without surprise. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Then, as if nothing had happened, she went back to inspecting pistachios, sold by the pound. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Beetee wants to inspect the lightning tree before he has to rig it. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Mom let out a breath before she started checking the twins for marks or bruises, lifting their arms and inspecting their feet. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z They sat solemnly holding their greasy batons and alternately inspecting and sucking them. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The sheriff stirred, crossed his legs, and inspected the job. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Then he made his way cautiously through the rest of the house, inspecting the coatrack by the back door, licking crumbs off the linoleum floor under the kitchen table. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Only later, inspecting the bill, would we realize that some of these items were being flown in at great expense from overseas. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The dead hulks were somehow so uninviting that I decided to inspect them. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She lets out a grunt of delight when she reaches the electro-bomb, and her eyes widen when she holds up the metallic sphere to inspect it. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Chiron, escorted by Frank and Hazel, inspected the Roman troops and praised them for their bravery. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z My eyes flood with tears as Dr. Wells removes the bandages and inspects his handiwork. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z They did not inspect the slaves or the village. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I am looking at an ocean so clear and so blue that when a long silver fish comes to inspect what I have just tossed in, I can see the yellow stripes on his back. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z He’d wished to inspect one of the pregnant hounds, though he knew it was impossible to predict the outcome of the litter until she gave birth. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The man bent down and inspected the locket, grasping it perhaps he was Talented at solving mysteries. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z She put the lid back on the raven and turned the box around to inspect it. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z She had snuck up to inspect our visitor. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z She got up, went to the bathroom, inspecting the new swath of white hair on her head. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Napoleon himself, attended by his dogs and his cockerel, came down to inspect the completed work; he personally congratulated the animals on their achievement, and announced that the mill would be named Napoleon Mill. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Spying an obscene likeness of a woman with six breasts and a ferret's head, he rode off to inspect it more closely. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z My mother inspects the bedroom she used to share with Tfa Felicia, vacant now except for a frilly party dress hanging in the closet. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He took the bottle and inspected the straw. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Once while I was taking a rest, Old Dan came over to inspect my work. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked at his hands carefully, as if he really cared about inspecting them, and his mouth worked in a strange, convulsive grimace. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z She walks into the store and inspects a wall of long, dangly necklaces. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z When he got up he looked in the mirror and inspected the expression he planned to wear. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z When Iceland submitted a bid to host the match, Bobby flew to its capital city, Reykjavik, to inspect the site. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Yedsha stood near a sword, inspecting the handle so closely that his nose nearly touched it. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z The chief went back to inspecting the cassettes. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Once upstairs, Candice walked up and down the aisles, pausing every few steps to pick up a book and inspect its cover. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z There were times he had to go out and inspect the cabins, or handle an argument, but I almost always stayed up in that musty old room. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He took the sword back from her and inspected it more closely. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Saltines,” mumbled Kojo, blowing away a thick coating of dust to inspect an open canister. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z As they inspected the factory and learned the best way to cut the power supply, Dasch noticed that the "foreign labor" at the plant was actually the Nazi version of "slave labor." Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z The doctor holds my father’s pocket watch in his pudgy hand, turning it over and inspecting it through his pince-nez. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Her head shots and postcards are flipped over, inspected. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z He invaded my grandparents’ bedroom and inspected the linens. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z They came over to inspect my castle keep. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z My lady wife lowered the New York Times and gazed at me so long that I inspected any recent deeds and impulses. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “One machine is airborne, another is landing, and still another is being inspected and refuelled,” Sofya said. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “Do not get up. I have to inspect your limbs,” the Gran said. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Her eyes inspected him and her inspection could not penetrate the dark brown of his eyes. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z We were herded into long lines to be inspected, interrogated, stamped, and then set loose among hundreds of other immigrants, speaking languages that sounded to my ears like the braying of farm animals. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Removing his boots, he began to inspect his great slabs of feet. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z This time I carefully inspected every inch of that chest. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z They were there to see the captain and inspect the hold; common seamen did not concern them, and few men looked as common as Davos. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Taylor made her way down the line, inspecting each girl’s work. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Alberto was assigned to reinforce the pen, which was then personally inspected by Father, followed by yet another talk with Travis behind closed doors. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z They visited Grant’s Tomb, tried to board the Queen Mary but were turned away, inspected Columbia’s campus, toured Rockefeller Center, walked up and down Broadway, and ate at Jack Dempsey’s. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Miguel inspected the building and confiscated all the food supplies in the cafeteria. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The small boy ran over to his mother, who was inspecting one of the ubiquitous Santa Clauses—OVER 6000 ON DISPLAY! the signs said—and he tugged urgently at the hem of her coat. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z When he bent down to inspect it, the crab promptly fastened its miniature claws to his nose and hung there, like a weird painted ornament. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Brushing and shaking off the termites, he held up and inspected what remained of a spare pair of underwear. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z June jerked her head up from the table, where she was inspecting the purchases. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He stared at the device, and Moss watched him inspect it, tracing the edge of it with his gaze. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Smiling, he inspected his fingernails like a satisfied cat examining its claws. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z One Gobstopper would provide about an hour’s worth of non-stop sucking and if you took it out of your mouth and inspected it every five minutes or so, you would find it had changed colour. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z When the little boy and his huge plush octopus at last popped free into the yard, the girls turned to inspect their discovery. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Having seen nothing there, he turned slowly in a full circle, inspecting all of the valley that he could see. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z I passed the rocket book around, inviting all the boys to inspect the pages of equations. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z On Saturday, Quentin hitchhiked to my house, and after the other boys arrived, we inspected Auk I. “Love the name,” Quentin said. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She steps back in the small space to inspect me, yanks at one side and then the other. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I went on missions to inspect fallen trees that needed removing, talked to neighborhood pastors who were upset about traffic or garbage collection, and often represented the mayor’s office at community functions. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The usual way this happened was that the teacher on playground duty inspected the lines, told off anyone who was talking or fooling around, and dismissed the classes one at a time. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Thorn got up and ran to it, inspecting it. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Then he walked over to the ATM machine, and to the night safe, set in the side of the wall, and inspected them. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z When Mamá returned that afternoon, she inspected Lupita’s hiding place for the pesos. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z “As a matter of fact, it is” Ekon pretended to inspect his fingernails. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I was nervous, shuffling in the center of our group in the line waiting to have our passports inspected. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “You mean nothing, hog. The next time I inspect this room, I want that quarter to bounce up and put my eye out.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z After inspecting the unfinished Crocker Cracker, Hanson was escorted across the street to the Rad Lab for the obligatory demonstration of the lavender beam and was sent home suitably awestruck. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z After inspecting the grounds, Tawny asked Roz to remove all the dried brambles and weeds and leaves from the garden area. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z She shakes her head sadly, bending over the ironing board to inspect a shirt with the tip of the iron she holds in her hand. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Officials weighed and inspected each car and then held a lottery to determine the positions in the first heat. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z When she leaves, I inspect my reflection in the mirror—the first time since arriving in Minnesota I’ve looked in a whole piece of mirror unclouded by spots and damage. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z She walks through her apartment inspecting things, picking up the same framed photographs of her family. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I brought out my hand mirror and inspected myself. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Lee had been over to the left, through Gettysburg, to inspect Ewell’s position, but he had not been to the right to check on Longstreet. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The two of them walked around the truck, inspecting it, smiling at it as if they had run into an old friend. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Before he said a word, Jimmy reached out and turned Toby’s face side to side, inspecting the damage. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z She slipped on a pair of glasses and inspected the key. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Rather, he continued into the dining room inspecting corners and wiping his index finger across furniture. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The nurse pops two fingers in the crook of my arm and inspects the veins there. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Piggy was inspecting the looming sky through his glass. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z I stared for about a minute, wondering if I were seeing things, inspected another and another. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z What if the Germans sent scouts ahead of the train to inspect the rails? Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “We come to inspect your school, Mistress Wood, and we find bedlam.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Back at the Bronco, he inspects their footwear. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z However, when he inspected the aircraft up close, he wasn’t impressed with the grease on some of the machine guns. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “Would you mind leaving my booth for a moment while I inspect myself to see whether I’ve been mishandled? Five minutes should be sufficient.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z When Sherman and I got within arm’s reach of our Auk, I inspected its base. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “You've got some nerve!'' He pulled out a bill, inspected it closely, and then held it in front of the kitchen light. “Hold on!'' he said. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Father spends his days making rounds through the village, trying to strike up chats with the idle old men, or venturing farther afield to inspect the state of grace in the neighboring villages. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He opened up the pirozhki’s pastry crust and inspected the filling. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z His eyes, meanwhile, roved very slowly all around the room--he completed the arc by turning to inspect the people directly behind. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z He picked up his pace and trotted over to inspect the hulking treasure chest. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z She looked down at it, appearing to inspect it for wetness. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z She had to inspect the boy and girl who served at the table. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Then he rinsed his face and inspected his wounds. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z He laid it aside and inspected the photographs in the envelopes. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z For the second photo Arthur sticks out his tongue and says “Aaaaaah” like a doctor is inspecting his mouth. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z They stood there like schoolboys, although some of them were taller than Capricorn, hands clasped behind their backs as if at any moment he might inspect their fingernails for cleanliness. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z And so, while waiting for him and pretending to inspect plants and small water courses, I tried to reconstruct my trip as a single piece and not as a series of incidents. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The freedom to inspect the road and trees kept him occupied for a while, but then he tired of this constant inspection and slithered between Anya and Ivan. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The wandering boy pulled up his pant leg to inspect his own tiny knee. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z When she was ready to go, Taisin offered to help with the boat and began to walk toward the dock, leaving Kaede with Con as he inspected the boot and the dagger one last time. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He leans in close, narrowing his eyes like he’s inspecting my face. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Ranofer wandered over and inspected it, just in case, and found the usual fresh wad of clay covering the latch, with the imprint of Gebu’s ring pressed into it. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z As she lifted her sodden shoes now for the Executives to inspect, Reynie reached across under the table and pressed the hunk of licorice into Sticky’s hand. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z |
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