| 单词 | item |
| 例句 | I reached up and tapped the stack of textbooks on the locker’s top shelf and they vanished, then reappeared in my avatar’s item inventory. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z His galley was a marvel of compactness but every item in it had been the result of months of thought and work. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Twenty-five years later, an original copy of I Was Tortured...was selling as a collector’s item for upward of $500. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z In social studies, James made a big show of looking for another missing item when Mr. Quisling collected the cipher challenge submissions. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I’m tired of providing oversized boys with the raw material for adolescent jokes about my being a high- maintenance mama, or some sort of luxury item. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I walked up and down the rows of desks, looking at the items we’d found in the drawers, which we’d left. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z I’ve never even heard of this one before—leading me to believe it has to be a prototype or even an illegal, user-created item. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It was a list of items, items that had been stolen from houses in Lake Windsor Downs, as compiled by the Tangerine County Sheriff’s Department. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Certainly there won’t be space enough and some items will be denied. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z At first Ashima is reluctant to introduce such items into her home, ashamed at the thought of buying what had originally belonged to strangers, American strangers at that. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Ships were like most other items in the OASIS. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “Have you two considered adding more items to your sacrifice list this year?” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z If he and I were an item, it would improve the odds of his committing. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Despite a good deal of opinion to the contrary, an item whose price has been increased by 50 percent and then reduced by 50 percent has had a net reduction in price of 25 percent. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Standing armies struck him as inherently dangerous and expensive items. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Most of the special items we had belonged to Gran, and we’d placed several of them on her grave after her funeral. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I have seen this on the long table in the alley, when the villagers gathered items for the childrens. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z “I do not want to return these items for store credit. I would prefer cash.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z “They like to collect these sheets every time you come in, to see how you’re doing,” Dr. Barney continued, “but on yours right now there’s one item of concern that we should discuss.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z If where you stand is in agribusiness, processing cheap corn into forty-five different McDonald’s items is a great thing. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z We each received most of the items on our lists—and more. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “I assure you we will address your grievance, but the first item on the agenda is the settlement of the Widow Cane’s property.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z She did not cut out the small newspaper item that mentioned my name. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z It isn’t with Abby, and I certainly won’t be crossing off that one item on Will’s bucket list, but just going makes me feel closer to them. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z “I haven’t seen you here before,” I say, as he tallies up my items. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I chipped his sacred religious item into long splinters using a pair of pliers and a screwdriver. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of the items, I have no idea what use they had. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z It might also provide the kind of secondary, spin-off items of science that we like to see in federally supported research. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She doesn’t speak French to the waiter, who is French himself, but the way she pronounces the items on the menu makes it clear that she is fluent. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I was wishing my dad had given me a cool magic item to help on the quest, something as good as Luke’s flying shoes, or Annabeth’s invisible cap. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Mama came out of her trance and bustled around, grabbing many bread items and placing them on a plate in an overflowing heap. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Thus, many items had become superfluous, and these were not really things one could sell or things people wanted to throw out. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z I close my eyes and pull a random item from the bag. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Grinning, he produced an item from his inventory and held it up. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He was proud of every item in his collection. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z If any item cannot be recovered and returned, Mr. Bauer and I will guarantee its full value to you in cash.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s a severe shortage of that item. You can have only one.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The trick to looking rich, he told me, is to have one expensive item, and for the rest of the things you get basic, good-looking quality stuff. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z If during the year one of us coveted something that belonged to another, we might get the temporary loan of that item for January of the new year. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “It may even be unique. Certainly it is of Dumbledore’s own design. Why would he have left you an item so rare?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z She had reached out for the house telephone and given her orders for the day, swiftly, efficiently, and run her pencil perhaps through an item in the menu that had not pleased her. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He showed me each item, handling the strange machines as if he had tamed whatever demons were trapped inside. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Without a clan system or union contact or a family, Nailer and Nita were left with the dreg work, running messages, hauling small items, begging. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z She went to the market with him, and after they bought the household items, she bought him a comb and a shirt. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He might have had trouble seeing items close up. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z So when I left I'm sure I was just another item on a long list of awful things that had happened in our neighborhood in the past year. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z They weren’t client files; they were for family, stuff like birth certificates and house insurance and life insurance and repair bills and receipts for major items like our refrigerator and television and washing machine. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z He was still worried about some items on the Don’t Marry side of his list, especially “loss of time.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I sat at a table in front of the clubhouse room and called out items from the master grocery list. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z "Beauty work must never be done without those items." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I was sending him various items, of course, brief profiles of Kwang at various events around the city. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The young women of the Soviet Union who fought in World War II clung to their feminine identity with consistent determination, and if one single item could represent this individual battle, it’s underwear. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I should have put it back in the cigar box, but somehow it had separated itself from the rest of the items. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z The principal item in the outfit was a frock-coat of black silk with crimson trim. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I barricaded entry to the projection room, wedging items under and against the door so it could not be opened. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z They crossed the street and entered a small market filled with specialty goods, delicatessen items and huge, fancy pieces of fruit. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Vasiljevic’s strategy of appeasement was to give him whatever he wanted, even though the item might not have been mentioned in the contract. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I selected a very specific item, then scheduled its delivery for noon two days from now. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I’m trying to negotiate a 20 percent price reduction with the fitting room lady when—rotten luck!—Howard shows up and announces that there are no reductions and no employee discounts on clearanced items. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Hugo did find one curious item, though, wrapped in a piece of fabric at the very back of a drawer. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z As the stack of items in his arms grew, he got closer. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z This item seems to suck all the noise out of the air for a moment. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z It took another hour to empty it completely, throw away the useless items, and sort the remainder in piles according to whether or not he would need them from now on. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z For days she’d been sneaking into the camp and stealing random items — eyelash curlers, a hair dryer, earrings, stockings. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Rich users will sometimes come in here and clear out several big items. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Whatever we offer as today’s items of liveliest interest are bound to be out of date and irrelevant, maybe even ridiculous. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “I wished to — ah — deposit certain — um — personal items in the room...” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I wince at the dent this makes in my funds, then check my backpack to make sure both items are properly stored. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Then he said the items, starting with girl and working back to cockroach, and I swear he looked just like a great big baby that had just made a superduper mud pie. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z I thanked her for the items and set them down by my feet. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z The woman was peering at her engine and dabbing a white handkerchief at various greasy items inside. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Most of the discussions were about items too large to take on board: antiques, furniture, expensive carpets. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z There was also the problem of them putting the odd item they found in the dust into their mouths; I saved the lives of a couple of beetles and a disoriented night crawler that way. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The altar includes seven items that begin with the letter s, all with their own symbolic meaning. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “While I was waiting for you I was practicing how to memorize ten items. Do you know the secret of how to memorize ten items?” The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z The only items the commander was interested in were the wings on his back and the multiphase, water-cooled, tri-barreled blaster strapped to his hip—the most powerful production handgun under the world. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z If each of the ten items needed for the manufacture of something or other has risen 8 percent, the total price has risen just 8 percent, not 80 percent. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The books changed, the dirty laundry rotated items, but the fundamentals remained constant. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z The girls marked and boxed items sought and put down their total and their own identifying number on the top of the front page. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z When an item is modified by a relative clause, and its role inside the clause is the object of the verb, the reader is faced with a long span between the filler and the gap. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Instructions tell us to label all of our items with our initials, room number, and date. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z He, she thought as she packed the few personal items that she had. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z There, resting in his open palm, was the Copper Key, the item for which millions of people had been searching for the past five years. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z We took turns, going down the list, and then the item “Things at a beach” came up. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z She picked up the reindeer antlers and taped a paper towel to them, arranging the items to look like a white flag waving for a truce. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “I do not know who they got them from, or who taught them to use such treacherous items, but we will find out.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z "Nothing, eh? Illegally withdrawing items from the bank, hoarding cash and jewelry. Probably working with the underground." The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z The other items on the list, Grabarek informed the students in his stiff speech, were negotiable. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I find myself looking around us now, wondering how much I could get if I nabbed some of these items for resale. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Jaime suggested to his sister that she either donate, trade, or sell any perishable items, but Blanca refused to share her treasures. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Just know that it concerns an item of immense destructive power. An item that would put many, many innocent lives at risk were it placed in the wrong hands.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Many of them came straight from digging defensive trenches, carrying only a small bag of essential items with them. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z And always there are the returns, augmented now by the huge volume of items that have been tossed on the floor or carried fecklessly to inappropriate sites. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the first items on the very long list I have been given to think about including in my confession is Location of British Airfields for Invasion of Europe. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The doctor tells a soldier in the room what he needs and orders the soldier to obtain the items at the Lincoln General Hospital, a nearby military facility. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z A broad swath of psychological and economic research has shown that people will pay different amounts for the same item depending on who is providing it. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z She was sure there was a proper ceremony that could help gifted mediums find lost items or people; she just didn’t know what it was. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z He worried because item three could affect item two, which could affect item one. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z For the next two days, they gathered items to be sold. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z She dipped the quill and scratched out another item. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The customer was too busy stuffing his items into a plastic bag to notice. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Oh my, another item has been added to my list of sins. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z There are a number of items that are prohibited. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I had enough to buy one extra item. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Even her one true magic item, her New York Yankees cap of invisibility, had stopped working, and was still back in her cabin on the Argo II. You've got your intelligence, a voice said. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He wanted to find a “novel” item, something that people would wear that was not being sold in the stores. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z He ticked off a number of items on a checklist. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z I scoured every item on that desk, and not just once. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z “Next up is good old-fashioned latex gloves. Tried and true, and used for protection in”—she looks down, clearing her throat and examining the pile of items on her bed—“all kinds of activities.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z They were costly items and difficult to obtain. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z But when he was done, he had only circled one item on the whole page. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z Seashells, she’d said, are Our Lady’s favorite items, next to the moon. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Interspersed amid these totemic items were stray Q-tips and cotton balls, lip liners, Max Factor eye makeup, mascara, blush, and everything else I used in a losing battle to make myself beautiful. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The second item in the envelope was a letter to Mr. Larson from Dr. Barnes, informing him of the intended disciplinary action. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z As she questioned me, she studied what I wore, assessing the fabric and appraising the cost of each item and making a judgment about my taste in general. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z We also took pride in the fact that most of our items were $100 or less, and that all of our clothing was made in the United States. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Our first task is to pick items to stock the wagon with using the money we have. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z I knew the items would be the perfect conversation starter, and I wanted him to know I did cool things like hang out in college towns and go to hemp festivals. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Consent, then, to his demand is possible: but for one item—one dreadful item. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “Got any magic items you can loan me?” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z According to the artifact’s item description, it could create a spherical shield around itself, with a circumference of up to half a kilometer. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z This is not to suggest, of course, that the polishing of silver - particularly those items that would appear at table - was not always regarded a serious duty. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z A fat man with a red beard, Barbarossa had an antiques shop where he sold cheap trash to the tourists, but he also did secret deals with more valuable, and usually stolen, items. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Was Pauline a free woman, a bride of Christ, or an item to be bought, sold, and warehoused when she was not in use? Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z “I just don’t feel at home without my chamber pot,” she exclaimed, and it was the first item to find a permanent place under the divan. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z She’s always reading or sending a text, talking to someone, leaving a voice memo, or adding another to-do item to a to-do list on the to-do app she never closes. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z I pulled up my avatar’s inventory display, which appeared as a classic “paper doll” diagram of my avatar, onto which I could drag and drop various items and pieces of equipment. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Turner was very quiet through the Old Business but sat forward when they came to the only item on the agenda under the New Business: “The status of Reverend Turner Buckminster.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z The Spanish influenza epidemic has become more than a news item for us here. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z “This is enough,” I tell Mama, pointing to the pile of items we have. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Still, Nye was glad to have seen it; each item—the palliatives for sore gums, the greasy Honolulu pillow—gave him a clearer impression of the owner and his lonely, mean life. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Although the body was never recovered, all the evidence points to the defendant: the trunk of his car was filled with twine, bloodstained hammers, torn items of his wife’s clothing, and such like. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Leaving the wheelbarrow, Seth carried the chicken, while Kendra collected an armful of bartering items. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I figure it’s probably the costliest portable item in the entire Clearview Inn, so I hesitate to leave it in my room for the nine or so hours while I’m away at work. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Thalia was rubbing her silver bracelet, her favorite magic item. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The only items that for sure go to both houses are my cell phone, my piano music, and my journal. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Some people may wonder how Ryan found so many interesting items to scan. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Thus the heat expelled by the computer’s cooling fan means that when a computer records an item in memory, the total amount of disorder in the universe still goes up. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z After lunch, each of them was allowed to select one item from those displayed under the glass counter. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z “We are all responsible for maintaining the University’s reputation, E’lir Kvothe. An item like this in the wrong hands would reflect badly on all of us.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I come back with the requested items, and she’s already at work on the box, slicing through it with an X-ACTO knife. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z You just slid in off the street, and all the items he sold were sitting right there, out in the open. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z As names are read, items are received with the excitement of someone winning a real contest, as if the booty were free and not paid for at three, four, or five times the store value. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Their first item of business involved Arthur Devlin, hat in hand, negotiating new working codes and payment arrangements for the mine workers in exchange for access to the vein running under the town’s land. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z I shifted and fished around on the ground for the offending item. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Ruth shook her head, and for the next few moments seemed to be going through in her mind all the different items in her collection. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The top drawer was reserved for random items—handheld pencil sharpeners, school glue, masking tape, abnormally small screwdrivers, things like that. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I crouched down, letting go of the potatoes and other items I had been carrying. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Other men tried to retrieve some of their own personal items abandoned in the rush, particularly books. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z I ran my fingers over each item, hung them all on pegs, and stepped inside. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama, though, was bustling about the kitchen, packing and repacking her items for the market. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Then, slips and newspaper went to the cutter who stood before a large slanting desk and slashed out the marked items with a sharp curved knife. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, I settle on an auction happening for an item that makes me light up. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z To go shopping, people bring a bag of rice with them and use it to barter for the items they want. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We removed all of the items and placed them on the table. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z With Radar alone up front, Ben and I sit in the first bench, unpacking each bag and handing the items to Lacey in the wayback. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z I kept scrabbling through the items in Doc’s cabin, searching for… “The dirt! The brick dust and graveyard dirt! Do you see any?” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Then Daito could simply create a new avatar and reclaim the items his brother was holding for him. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z This goes for the non-food items as well—everything from toothpaste and cosmetics to disposable diapers, trash bags, and even batteries. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z In fact, in the mad rush, numerous items had been dropped or haphazardly buried by the saboteurs. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z More hours were spent discussing news items gleaned from Jesse Helms’s editorials and from various Klan publications. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Among the items she had taken from the drawer in the laboratory was an expired library card of Oliver Payne’s. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The clipped items and slips were turned over to the paster who affixed the clippings to the slips. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “I have all of his other items,” he said. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “I am not sure if you notice, but do you see what that first item is on the list?” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Spreading sheets and blankets on the floor, we filled them with clothes, shoes, books, and kitchen items. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z He shipped his items in boxes sealed with apple labels, thanks to the interested cooperation of certain customs inspectors. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I had to feel and think out each tiny item of racial experience in the light of the whole race problem, and to each item I brought the whole of my life. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z And oh yes, we will be getting “little presents” now and then— ballpoint pens, coffee mugs, T-shirts promoting seasonal items. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Lacey, in turn, is sorting items into piles based on an organizational schema only she understands. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z The man slowly rings up each item on an antique cash register and then places it in a paper bag. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Every item on our plates had a story—and not the kind of story printed on a milk carton about “organic” cows. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z "We allocated one hundred grams for luxury items. There are some handwritten letters from Mark's family, a note from the President, and a USB drive filled with music from all ages." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He makes his living forging wrought iron items like garden gates and fences, railings, stairs, and fireplace tools. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z It’s filled with jars and specialty items instead of pill bottles, sitting under his shrine to his favorite skateboarder, Paul Rodriguez, and the entire Colombian national soccer team. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Another item for that list: Byrd not being available to drive Axel to the sanctuary tomorrow thanks to her other priorities. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Mark spared a last glance at the menacing, almost magical items shining inside the box, then took off to catch up with the man. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Arms full, he stepped nimbly around Shep and began to arrange some items on a nearby table: a bowl of hot water, shears, some clean linen, a few glass bottles, needle and gut. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z For us it was pregnancy that was the scary item, the sexual booby trap, the thing that could finish you off. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z With regular old household items, patience, and imagination, I could create something new. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z A witness claimed they saw Great-Grampy JonJon leaving the room where the auction items were being held while no one else was in there. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z “Just a moment, sir, while I examine the item.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Because there’s a purse on the ground, items dumped. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z In 2015, the agency declassified over fifty thousand pages of Friedman materials, including some of the items taken from the Friedmans’ library. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Alongside the item, Malcolm X had scribbled “Imagine this!!!” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Is that the item of immense destructive power that you won’t tell me about—that’s supposed to be classified? Moreau seemed pretty sure he could get it even without trading VanQuish.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Zack is on the computer, Beth is showing Mom some new yoga moves, and I’m throwing every item of clothing I have onto the floor in search of the perfect outfit for tomorrow night. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Except for a few items picked up at an army PX, the clothes I still possessed had been chosen for a subsequent visit to the Italian Alps. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z How many scared parents have taken the time to introduce their child to the items that kept them sane in high school? Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In the bathroom, Kim throws soap, shampoo, towels, and other assorted items into a pillowcase. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She was trying to keep his attention on her while Mini fumbled for another magical item from the Seasons. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Moreover, if this trade-off is not acknowledged, there is a tendency to deny or cover up the inevitable defective items, which makes the job of quality control that much more difficult. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I took each item out, one by one, and set it next to me. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z For Nature locked up the items and only released them occasionally. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He said he’d have Tyson crafting magic items like a master in no time. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z It is one of the only items on the counter along the left wall, just a few feet away from me. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z 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 Sometimes, but not often, one of the NPCs I killed would drop an item. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z On January 24 another item in the Daily got things started. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Okay, fine, I have my backpack in the car. But these are the important items,” Paolo said. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “I have also wondered why they wear stockings as separate items. If they were combined with the, ahem, panties, it would be more efficient.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Together, these items weighed between 12 and 18 pounds, depending upon a man’s habits or rate of metabolism. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes moved over the items, as if this whole egg thing—orOperation Egg—were one of her games. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He seems to be counting off items on his fingers, but I can’t imagine what. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I scroll until I see the brand-new Sudden Death item in her account, shiny and scarlet. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Everyone will tell you that blue jeans are the most foolish item of clothing you can wear on a hike. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes, he admitted, people did slip items they found into his locker. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z The subject was death, the first item on my list. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Flowers, candles, stuffed animals, and cards were in the pile, but more than any other item, there were books. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “Betty, those items need to be stocked,” he tells me, and I know this is his way of getting me out of the front room and into the back storage area. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Two items of my experience combined to make me aware of Bigger as a meaningful and prophetic symbol. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z My eyes find the item I'd circled back home in my own newspaper copy: a simple three-line notice in the middle of the page. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Kin pulled a long, cloth-wrapped item from one of his workbenches. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z I was thankful to have experienced them in full, as living creatures and not as items shrink-wrapped in the supermarket. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z But there were a few irreplaceable items that buoyed my spirit and fight for life. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Then he moved from rack to rack, grabbing any extra-small items for Felix and larges for himself: hoodies, sweatpants, tanks, T-shirts in every style and every color. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z She was in charge of cataloging every single item that was left behind or mailed to Shanksville. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z That flapping hand commands my execution, but to her it is just crossing off an item from a list of tasks, the only logical progression of the particular path that she is on. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z When my mother finished her shopping, she quietly plucked a small bag of plums from the rack and put it on the counter with the rest of the items. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Winston, in addition to his regular work, spent long periods every day in going through back files of the Times and altering and embellishing news items which were to be quoted in speeches. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “They keep more items stocked in the back of the store.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z A roll of chicken wire was the last item in Uncle Chester’s stock of supplies stored in the barn. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z And so she drew the items as best as she could — the sofa, the director’s chairs, the television, the telephone. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z “Because this is not in the right place. See the fabric—it’s different,” and she thrusts the errant item up toward my chest. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “What would a human be doing with such an item? Did you steal it?” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I emptied the lifeboat of useful items and made myself a nice treetop bedroom. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I knew that the items must belong to a ragman, but there was something eerie about the way they were sorted, as though they were pagan offerings. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z At some point, either then or later, the agency quietly removed items from the collection. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “What kind of magic items? Do I get one?” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z What did I know of computers and television sets and other items of daily life in big cities? Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The less immense, more finite items, of a size allowing the mind to get a handhold, like nations, or space technology, or New York, are hard to think about without drifting toward heartsink. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I took an item out of my inventory, a wand that could detect hidden traps, magical or otherwise. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He strolled past booths, picking up random items as he dropped coins in their place. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z I was on one of our archaic computers, checking to see if BJ’s online had an item we had sold out of in the store, a forty-dollar piece of junk chiminea. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z She's smarter than the Careers, actually finding a few useful items in the ashes. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z A news item comes up, dated this morning. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Tiller was making a list of final items needed for the river journey. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z This expedition began this morning almost an hour later than I had planned, despite my having completed my packing and loaded the Ford with all necessary items well before eight o'clock. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z The one pertinent item, however, was not reassuring. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z I place the cloth down first, the cross in the center, then the other items around it. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “If you deliver contraband items, you will be imprisoned yourself.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z In return for exporting bird of paradise plumes and spices, New Guineans received Southeast Asian goods, including even such luxury items as Dong Son bronze drums and Chinese porcelain. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Might as well tell her some of the other items on my list. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The editorial was always the last item in the paper, and by the fifth edition that meant it went on page four. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z Rice, oatmeal, dehydrated potatoes, canned roast beef, gingersnap cookies, sugar, coffee, and chocolate were some of the items packed in watertight tin containers. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Nesting usually occurred between February and July, but fledglings had been observed in dens as late as October Systematically, Roy scrolled down the search items one by one until he finally hit the jackpot. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Moreover, they would exchange these valuable items for cheap furs of the sort used by Indians as blankets. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Volkheimer holds up various items, tries them on, hands them back if they do not fit. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z A typical Raven’s test consists of forty-eight items, each one harder than the one before it, and IQ is calculated based on how many items are answered correctly. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z I watched as the nurse girl moved from person to person, treating each one with items she carried in a brown leather case. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “No, señor,” she said, shaking her head emphatically and pointing to the dictionary, the sole book to survive the pawning of items after Abuelito fell ill. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z What if the book was some sort of valuable Bayside Press item and he took it away? Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I have a tote bag stuffed with books, which will, along with the hiking boots I have brought for weekends, turn out to be the most useless items in my inventory. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “You could use your half to buy Chumley school supplies. You know: designer handbags. Shoes. Those big sunglasses that look like bug eyes. They have all sorts of discount designer items at the outlet stores.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Fischer headlines dominated the front pages of newspapers all over the world, crowding off such “secondary” news items as the 1972 United States presidential nominations. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Inside were several items she had traded onions or rubles for, and among them, new candles. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Just about every Marine could be seen picking up equipment and personal items left behind by the enemy as they pulled back. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z "Supper the first night," he recalled, "consisted of one item—boiled potatoes." Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z He picked each item up, put it back down, and picked it up again, then pushed it aside, looked at it again—until the boys were scraping their feet impatiently on the floor. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z No deliveries were being made anyway, and when they were, the items were saved for better-paying white customers. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The only other items in the room were eight trunks, just like the one containing the knives in the weapons basement. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z She set up spreadsheets and trackers, and even made Mrs. Hameed a shopping list so she simply checks off the items she needs to restock. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z She holds Sam’s hand and tells him about her favorite items on the menu. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z There was a gift shop there selling handmade items by West Virginians, and it was Cletus who said that Ob ought to be bringing in his whirligigs to sell. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z “A few housekeeping items before we start our station work,” Webb says. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z “JonJon said someone told him where the washroom was, but instead he wound up in the room with all the valuables in it. The items that were up for auction.” Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z As he came level with them, he tossed a big handful of small items that fell all around them. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z "Well, I admit, there are a couple of quite decent items here this time. So I’ll offer you,” he opened his eyes again, "one hundred thousand lire. And I'm still doing you a favor.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Mostly, though, books are for show, and real life—judging from the quantity of food stains and tossed items of clothing—goes on in the room that houses the large-screen TV. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Bobby accepted it fairly calmly, then Evans remarked: “This is not surprising, but if you see Bobby kiss the girl, then you have a news item!” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z My stats were all completely maxxed out, and I now had a list of spells, inherent powers, and magic items that seemed to scroll on forever. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Shoe polish, needles, and coffee became luxury items to be gift-wrapped and given as presents for birthdays and other special occasions. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The list of objects blurred together—small pieces of furniture and little decorative items—until it was Wes’s turn. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z He pelts me with sherry glasses, whiskey glasses, assorted ham sandwiches, items from his wife’s dressing table, powders, creams, brushes. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Hammie’s Thief suit is full of pockets, nooks, and crannies, where she can stash items away. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The letter explains that the organization is trying to deliver items to next of kin of dead soldiers whose names have been lost. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He hands each item to me until he’s wearing only his boxers, and I say, “Off with them, Theodore Finch. You were the one who said ‘streaking,’ and I believe ‘streaking’ implies full-on nakedness. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z That last item, none of the children were happy to see. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z I took the only remaining item from the Lucky Bill cigar box. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z I walked back down to the Ford where I packed a briefcase with some essential items. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Penelope and I were so happy to be alive, and so happy to be alive TOGETHER, even if we were only a semi-hot item, and we danced every single dance. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Uncle made me a beautiful wooden box in which I placed her chewed-up pencil, a lock of her hair my mother had cut, her toenail clippings, and other really sacred items like that. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I open the box and touch each item, then close it and put it away. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z In the campus bookstore, I shop for the items on Morrie’s reading list. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is a collector’s item from Hercules Busts Heads. The first season.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z The sheriff asked that as an act of goodwill these farmers turn in such dangerous items to his office in Amity Harbor. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z If it had belonged to anyone else first, even someone years above us, a gorgeous item like that wouldn’t have gone unnoticed. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z A property man, dressed in black, moved items around the stage, concealed by his dark clothing, lighting, and the imagination of the audience. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z In other instances, the Nazis requisitioned the necessary items. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Cloth, metal tools, pottery, and glass were brought as trade goods, though Aborigines never learned to manufacture those items themselves. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “Well, actually, many things, but there are more important items to attend to first.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Now back in the real worlds I sat at my desk and crossed every single item off the list. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z We do have the unsavories nowadays, but they do little more than drop occasional pieces of litter and move shop items to places they don’t belong. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “I am preparing a list of items for you to purchase. You may leave as soon as the dishes are washed.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The words two hundred million dollars were underlined, but she found a more interesting item. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z The book included items such as the mission statement of the school, the honor code, the cadet resolution, and all of the military and cadet ranks. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z John was surprised that we didn’t take more items. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “These are items that were stolen from the tented houses.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z These are items that are very precious and dear to me. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z Then we checked the newspaper for supermarket specials and made out lists for each of the stores, depending on which one had the best buy in a particular item. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z All around him, suspended from the tree like misshapen fruit, were other new items: stolen shirts, socks, a length of rope, a tin cup, an extra blanket, sacks of food. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Still others wear all kinds of avatar items, virtual cat ears or antlers on their heads, enormous angel wings on their backs, hair and eyes in every color. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Examining the captives, Corte-Real found to his astonishment that two were wearing items from Venice: a broken sword and two silver rings. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Every single item has been removed from every single box and discussed. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “We’ll take care of you. What sort of item are you looking for?” X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Each item is easily worth thousands—shirts, jeans, dresses, coats, shoes, purses and clutches, belts and jewelry. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z His informers updated him about relevant items on the agendas of various city and county boards. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Without my backpack, I had to use one of Dad’s messenger bags from work as my carry-on, or “personal item.” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Inevitably there are mystery items requiring extra time and inquiry: clothes that have wandered over from girls’ or men’s, clearanced items whose tags haven’t been changed to reflect their new prices, the occasional one-of-a-kind. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z These discussions included negotiating trading of corn and other foods for copper and other items the colonizers had brought. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z “I have a few desirable items here and I think we can put together a more than reasonable dinner.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z The doctor concluded that she was paranoid, but noted, as Hoover put it, that she “perceives items which would escape the observation of the average individual.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z A woman hands us a list of the items that go in each box and sends us off to the canned-food shelves. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The boys began listing off every item on the menu, including the calamari, until Toby told them it was squid. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Traders came to his village with clothing items, rice, and other cooking ingredients to exchange for salt and fish, so he didn’t need to go anywhere. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z My mom usually sticks to the list, but some days she changes her mind based on the yellow signs for today’s specials or clearance items. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z He looks at the items, does some addition in his head, and names a price. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “I will admit that, as a ransom item, she has value; nothing more.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Once you arrive at a Reception Center or Facility, you will be provided clean basic state-issued clothing and sufficient personal hygiene items. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Each piece of clothing is folded neatly, with reverence, especially the children's clothes, which have the most items and the fewest takers. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The next image showed a mishmash of all the items from the previous illusions. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Next morning there was a new item on the plywood road- runner, a sheet of white paper. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z The lazy Susan in the center held a strange combination of items—a number of prescription drugs, a set of binoculars on top of a bird guide, and an animal bone. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z These were the first magic items my avatar had ever possessed, and they made me feel unstoppable. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Just a hint of embarrassment gave them away, a tinge in the cheek for the fact that such a common item should now be so highly prized. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z The boss slashed impotently at newspapers, printed blurry slips and pasted items askew. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s more the items that get to me. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z This usually went on for at least a fortnight, by the end of which four or five items from each Junior and Senior year would have ended up in the billiards room. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “But Chiron said the gods can’t take each other’s magic items directly.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Fadi’s mind wandered for a moment, mentally going over the items in his backpack. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Most of the clothes had been mangled on Midsummer Eve, but they found a few unshredded items for Grandma to wear in case they succeeded in transforming her. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Then the parishioners at St. Mary’s pitched in, donating items to furnish the cottage. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z “Certain items supposedly from the estate of President and Mrs. Abraham Lincoln have surfaced in a house the bank is forced to foreclose on. Do you grasp what this could mean, Mrs. Dowdel?” A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Underneath the clothes, I keep the few items I had on me when I was lifted from the arena. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z At first I think maybe she is passing through to get to the other side of this crowded store, but she sets her items down on the cash register counter. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z That is, there is no item in an outline, no branch of a tree, no unit of discourse that consistently corresponds to a block of text delimited by a blank line or an indentation. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z He studies the items in the window, and his reflection in the glass, wearing the cap she’d bought for him. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z In return for food, Tsalig continued to repair hot plates and other electrical items. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z It was full of good things to eat, with rare delicacies from other provinces and delicious items like dried duck gizzards strung up in its window. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z A sheet was spread on the floor with a tumble of items in the center. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z This was because, to relieve their boredom and express their contempt, inmates were occasionally tossing items out of their cells in hopes they might hit one of us. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Some of the soldiers are taking items from the commissary to sell on the black market. They had me sell some cigarettes today.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z As July 18 came closer and closer, I did cross off every item on my list of 138. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She picked out four apples, then searched for the kind of rack they have in every supermarket, a place where they offered items that were damaged or old. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “And can you tell me about this item?” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Once I did, the system asked me if, in addition to resurrecting their avatars, I wanted to restore all of their lost items, too. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z As I suspected, the robot was actually a powerful magical item. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He and Señor Diaz stepped inside the shop, which sold items that charros might buy such as jackets, ruffled shirts, whips, and elegant riding boots. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z He told them the names of each item in English as he gave it to them—“shirt,” “shift,” “apron”—then pointed out other words they would need, like “massa,” “yes’m,” and “yessir.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The line at the butcher's is almost out the door with tired housewives trading tips on where they've managed to locate which hard-to-find item. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I took the writing tablet, the case of pens and pencils and the bundle of rubles off my desk and placed them amongst the heap of items we had thrown into my case. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z But some items must have survived the burning, they couldn’t possibly have got it all. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Before an item is recorded in a computer’s memory, the memory is in a disordered state, with equal probabilities for the two possible states. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z To be sure, some of these towns sent money and other items for Philadelphia’s relief. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z They lifted each item high in the air and stared at it. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z No item could be removed without being signed out, not even by their own children. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I’ve deserted you for an entire month, but so little has happened that I can’t find a newsworthy item to relate every single day. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z As I chew, I try to pay attention to Tigris telling us how she acquired it, but the main thing I absorb is that fur underwear is a valuable trading item at the moment. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z There is a brisk business for Halloween and then these items disappear. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z They made their way back to Matthew, stopping a couple of times for James to pick up some produce and other items from the farmers’ market for his mom and grandmother. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z There was not a single item of conventional trail food—raisins or peanuts or small, portable quantities of packets or canned goods—which was a little dispiriting in a national park. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “I bought some items at a retired veterinarian’s yard sale and the others I made myself.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He had even insisted on hanging a few items of her clothing in the closet, putting a tube of her lipstick in the medicine cabinet. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Already her suitcases bulged with items she’d accumulated; she was surprised how many of these there were. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The newspaper contained several items that would have been excellent for current events. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z No, she said, there was no point in calling the police: the missing items were small things, of sentimental value, and of no use to anyone but herself. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He also picked out three jars of bean soup, bamboo shoots, fish killies with their heads still on, and a lot of other delicious items. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z For my broadcasts, I interviewed my mom about what she cooked for dinner, questioned my dad about work, and did investigations about the origins of various household items. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Reading the item, Francie discovered that the heroic fireman had been Sissy’s first husband. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She was holding little Junha, who was crying, while Junsoo was running around picking up items on the ground and bringing them to his mother. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z The story about Lincoln Elementary School was the first item on the front page. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He explained that it was his fishing hut, where he kept his nets and other fishing items and where he dried fish during the rainy season. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The tiendita holds a collection of most beautifully disorganized items, both necessaries and “splurges for the soul,” as Abue puts it. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z “This is a very dangerous item to have.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z “At three years old, the only item on Rae’s Christmas list was a dictionary.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z The boys were not allowed to wash or peel these items or even to cut off rotten parts. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z Speed started straightening the items on her shelves so each label faced out, then yelled over her shoulder at me, “How did you find your way here?” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z She had an assortment of items on a side table, including a mug of coffee, a small CD player, a few CDs, and...a brand-new roll of toilet paper? The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Within each brand-name area, there are of course dozens of items, even dozens of each kind of item. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I decided to take a few more items each day, gradually building up my supply. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Only one in ten items still remain on the shelves—one type of chips, one brand of gum. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He gets paid about fifty-three cents a day, which he can use at the prison commissary to buy toothpaste, snacks, stamps, and other miscellaneous items. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z We got an itemized bill each month for every food item and roll of toilet paper. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I can appreciate the bed as a well-crafted, functional item of furniture. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Once my trip was booked, I inventoried everything in my hideout and packed the items I wanted to take with me into an old rucksack. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z From there, after purchasing by check a diamond engagement ring and a diamond wedding band, they drove to a pawnshop to dispose of these items. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z So far, we don’t seem to have been really shocked by anything among the items of new knowledge. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She gathered her vitamins, her schoolbooks, and a few items of clothing. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z “The first item was a series of dots done with a blue pen,” she remembered. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I haven’t removed a single item of clothing from my dresser. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes I am lucky to achieve a steady state between replacing the returns and picking up items strewn on the racks and the floor. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She pulled the menu to her and opened it, scanning the items with what could only be described as fear. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He would like to have taken some coffee beans—a man lying out in the woods all night needed a hot drink; but that item was one he would not take. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z “Good. Now, there are several items you will need to procure for our moonlight jaunts.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I hesitate, then put the doll with the other items in the crate and bring it all up to the man in the knit cap. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z There are also the many items that have been scattered by customers, dropped on the floor, removed from their hangers and strewn over the racks, or secreted in locations far from their natural homes. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t know what a lot of the items are, but I’m going to try them all until I feel sick to my stomach. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z There was only one item he absolutely refused to partake of: Icelandic bottled water. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Seven wasn’t sure what the significance of his hat going missing was, but she did remember Valley telling them not to lose any items to the cuco. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z I couldn’t think of anything—not one single solitary food item—that I would be able to handle, except coffee yogurt, and I was sick of coffee yogurt. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z “And your dad just bought all this stuff for you? He didn’t think these items were a little weird?” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The brothers eliminated almost two-thirds of the items on their old menu. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z Laura Friendly, her assistant, and the troll stood near a table of auction items. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z We institute a layaway plan so people can buy more expensive items in installments. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I looked at the nurse’s loose brown curls for a moment, slipped the item into my jacket pocket, and left. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z They are strip-searched and asked to “squat and cough”—an exercise to determine if they are harboring any contraband items in certain cavities of their bodies. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Mosca had taken the toolbox away from Victor before he left, but the detective always had a bit of wire and some other useful items in the hollow heel of one of his shoes. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z These items have been chosen, not by my mother, but by my father. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Rishi had already agreed that they weren't going to be an item. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z There are some forty-five thousand items in the average American supermarket and more than a quarter of them now contain corn. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z He took the bird, a scrawny item, and set to work while Mr. Boatwright sat down and stirred the fire up before lighting a pipe. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z If the telling got excruciating and her anger too bad, I’d tell five items once a week like the Catholic girls, and I’d still be through in a year, maybe ten months. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Still naked, we were assembled and processed like items of cargo. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Tanin shook her head, turning each of the items on her desktop as if she were searching for the right words with her fingers. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Donald grunted in disapproval or shook his head at newspaper items about the latest slave incident, but it wasn’t clear if he judged the brutality of the master or the intransigence of the slave. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Over the next few weeks, Penelope and I become the hot item at Reardan High School. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z And then professionals will descend on the house, neatly and efficiently separating the valuable from the sentimental, lingering only over items of indeterminate origin or worth. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I missed sitting in their kitchen, chatting, and getting to sample new menu items for the Parks’ Korean restaurant while we were away. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Naomi went over her list, and Mr. Mason brought down the items she asked for from his shelves and cabinets. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Accommodating their innumerate help, the larger franchises now have cash registers which have pictures, on the keys, of the items ordered and automatically add on the appropriate tax. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z By the side of the trail were weapons, clothing, packs, and other personal items that appeared to have been abandoned in haste. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I might point out, for instance, you are still often unsure of what goes where and which item is which.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z The bags also contained simple items not readily available in the Soviet Union—including toothpaste. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z In social studies, James made a big show of looking for another missing item when Mr. Quisling collected the cipher challenge submissions. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Germans stationed in France fill their duffels with items rationed or no longer available at home due to wartime restrictions. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z It was unstamped and appeared to be the least important item in the morning's mail: Brother, This is advice from a friend who has been watching you closely. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z A good supply of new paints and paper weren’t the only items on the list. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z By the cash register, there are baskets with items for a dollar and up. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z As I continued deeper into the tomb, I obtained several magic items along the way. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He points to a couple items on the menu and Rae tells us she’ll return shortly, then rushes away so quickly she leaves behind her pen and notepad. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Repeat the count until only one item in each category is left. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z He shrugs and scans the spread of items between us. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “Around here,” according to the proprietor of one Garden City hardware store, “locks and bolts are the fastest-going item. Folks ain’t particular what brand they buy; they just want them to hold.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z I had examined the carts and belongings, evaluating the items and their potential owners to determine if it was safe to enter. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “It’s a collector’s item. She was admiring it. You want to give it to her?” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The rarest such items were artifacts, superpowerful magic items that gave their owners incredible abilities. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z At $3.99, it was the most expensive item on the menu. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Popular items were the boxes on the floor filled with Spanish LPs from past decades, old mambo and salsa records, plena, bomba, Latin hits our parents would dance to. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z If I can get back inside the black tunnel, where the security bots can’t go, I can make it out of here with my items intact. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I expected to come back with so much food I’d have to push it one item at a time through the two-brick hole. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z “All of my avatar’s items were destroyed by the Cataclyst,” I said. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I would have thrown something at him, but the nearest item to hand was my precious Notebook, which I’d never fling about. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Kiowa placed these items in his rucksack along with the gray ammunition belt and rubber sandals. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Now she saw how the separate news items might connect, and understood what everyone else must know and what the hospital administration was planning for. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z When Daito’s avatar vanished completely, it left behind a small pile of spinning items on the ground—everything he’d been carrying in his inventory, including the Beta Capsule. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z When I’m done, I stand there, still decked out in lavish items, breathless and uneasy. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Our eating habits are mediated by a mind-boggling collection of such items, from spoons and glasses to genetic engineering labs and gigantic ocean-going ships. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Saint Sarah smiles this soft smile back at him, and I realize right then and there, they’re already an item. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z There are just a handful of items left in the bin. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t take his eyes off her as he picked both items up, slinging the pack onto his shoulders and tightening the straps, then hefting the weapon in both hands once they were free. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Parker also left directions to correct some of the items he had manipulated for the purposes of the letter, such as the photo of Leanne Washington. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Albert was adjusting various items on a lace-covered table, including a china teapot, a delicate teacup, a pair of green earrings, and a fan. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z As my stats continued to increase, I honed my avatar’s combat and spell-casting abilities while collecting a wide array of powerful weapons, magic items, and vehicles. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z She explained that fillers are little items that are not considered important enough to he a story or to have a headline. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z I crossed the hall and had actually picked up the offending item before realizing its full implication; my father, I recalled, had been brushing the entrance hall a half-hour or so earlier. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z It could be used in trade for other items. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z And although the little man eyed the items suspiciously, he wolfed them down and licked the crumbs of bread and cheese from his fingers, and munched noisily on the apple. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z We went from stall to stall, arguing about every item we picked out. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Finally, I slipped out from under the blankets and found a pencil in Georgie’s and my box of useful items. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Rusted razor blades and bloody cloths were the most innocent items. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Craftsmen and artisans created items that were brittle rumors compared with his father’s iron facts. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The only weakness I’ve ever found in Warcross’s security is a tiny glitch when a user is about to use an item. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z After buying a few items at the five-and-dime store—a comb, toothpaste, notepaper—the four young black men would head for the lunch counter at the rear of the store, sit down, and order coffee. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “Hello, young man,” was all the general said, leaning with both hands on his cane, looking at Sohrab the way one might study a bizarre decorative item at someone’s house. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z First, I would choose one of the kids in my official fan club, someone with no money and a first-level newbie avatar, and give her every item I owned. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z All these items ended up in Gregor's room, even the box of ashes and the garbage pail from the kitchen. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z It was printed in a purple ink, and was the first item on a list. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z I had no jet boots, no ship, and no magic items or memorized spells. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Their only goal was to survive—which meant people were quick to forget items of high value that didn’t improve their immediate chances of said survival. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z She was still thinking about it as her eyes roamed over the items on the blanket, stopping on one in particular. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z He finished item three—empty the dishwasher—on the to-do list Dad left for him on the kitchen whiteboard every day, and grabbed his suitcase. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z Dad held up his copy of the list of stolen items. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Worse than that, he had to make comments to Mama on every item he read. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The man limped about to gather the few items they’d started to unpack, already guessing Isaac would extend the inevitable invitation. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Some people tried to do swaps and deals in the hall; and others tried to make off with minor items not addressed to them, or with anything that seemed unwanted or unwatched. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z What if the book was some sort of valuable Bayside Press item and he took it away? Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I made my way back to the wasi and unpacked the few items I had brought. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Human working memory can hold only a few items at a time. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z I sorted through the personal items in my case, reflecting on how much I had left behind. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z So the Chair moved to the next agenda item. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z If it did, all of the hidden traps I’d disarmed would reset themselves, and the treasure and magic items would reappear. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z But Lynn and I didn’t find our items, so naturally, we continued our hysterics. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “I think we may have just crossed funny off the list,” he said, referring to item number one on their scavenger hunt list. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “So?” said Harry, scanning the short news item to which the picture belonged; it was a rather dull story about interschool competitions. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “I’ll try to research what this item of immense destructive power might be. I just wish we had more to go on besides that it was taken from Moreau.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z With her eyes half-open, Tessie gazed out across the dark bedroom glinting and sparking in the corners, and saw before her all the items I had ever worn or possessed. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Well, the Pigman passed out pencils and paper, so I knew it was going to be one of those games like how to memorize ten items. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z These items are power-ups—temporary bursts of super speed, wings to help you fly for short periods, shields of defense that can stop an enemy attack, and so on. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Apart from the lodestone resonator, the most important items were a pair of insect larvae, and their food. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I pay him, and he packs up the items in a sack that can be tied on my back. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I looked at the items that weren’t on display. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sir, it’s always advisable to make sure your avatar can actually use an item before you purchase it.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z As soon as we crossed the threshold of her bedroom, Jennifer pointed to several items on her bed. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z I added her card to my inventory, and it appeared on my item list, right below the Copper Key. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He had a pack now, filled with items. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z On all of your clothing, every item, was your number, stenciled. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I draw the things in my cage, simple items that fill my days: an apple core, a banana peel, a candy wrapper. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z Kate, meanwhile, was removing all the items from her bucket and stuffing them into her pockets. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “From there,” the item continued, “she went to Dwight, and from there to Chicago, where she met her fate.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Rather than place the items in Frankie’s outstretched hand, he held them out to me instead. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Maybe the value is in the process—in touching each item, in naming and identifying, in acknowledging the significance of a cardigan, a pair of children’s boots. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The other item in the shoe box was Dad’s old Walkman cassette player and a cassette in its plastic case. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z There were so many items for sale in the department store that I just wanted to touch one of them. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The woman had a lot of groceries, so it took awhile for the Bullens boys to unload their items. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Requests for money for wildlife- insecticide research were included in annual budgets submitted to the Illinois legislature by the Natural History Survey, but were invariably among the first items to be eliminated. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I searched through three bags, full of such precious items. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Count the through the list, crossing out whichever item your number lands on. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “But the thing in the pit said it was waiting for two items,” I said. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z "If any of you are caught bringing these contraband items"—she taps the paper—"you will be beaten or put in the starvation boxes. I will see to it myself." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z "Yes,” he said, "we have a deal. When should we deliver the item?” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I perused the clothing and then, with the tip of my pencil, I picked up an item of ladies’ underwear. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But she knew where he was: out selling items to black market merchants. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Papa stood by the hibiscuses, giving directions, one hand sunk in the pocket of his white tunic while the other pointed from item to car. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z As long as it meets the requirements of Islamic modesty and cleanliness, it can be a “thing of beauty, ’’a fashionable item if you will, of any culture. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z The Mlothi provided us with many items we could not afford— clothes, knives, furniture, spoons, cribs, mugs, forks, plates and scraps of food. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z We head to a diner where the average age of the customers is ninety-four, and applesauce seems to be the most popular item on the menu. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z The room was dim from the closed curtains and the cloud of smoke surrounding Mr. Diamants chair, cluttered with all the little items from our packing. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z By five-thirty the entire house sparkled, with scented candles that Twinkle had picked up in Hartford illuminating the items on the mantel, and slender stalks of burning incense planted into the soil of potted plants. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z He took his precious items and moved past Mark, out of the storage room and into the hallway and beyond. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z She and Dad had recently gone through all the things they had carted off from Coalwood and boxed up items they felt either my brother or I might want. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z But most people suspected that the item had actually fallen into the Sixers’ hands, along with countless other powerful artifacts. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I also grabbed a few other essential items. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The news of Noah’s expulsion was the latest in a string of juicy gossip items that had gripped the Granger campus, but no one was particularly upset. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z And without his plan and his leadership—these two items seemed inextricably connected in his own mind—the government and inevitably the national union itself must collapse. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z I will decide how long you must work for each of the items you stole, and it will be up to me to decide when you have earned back your notebook, if it still exists. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Behind her, the merchants who had gathered to support her were all holding some kind of food item at the ready. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z And finally, yep, here she is—Molly’s mother, in a small item in the Bangor Daily News. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Some sell virtual Warcross items laid neatly out on tables, everything from gold rings to glittering capes, leather boots and platinum armor, healing elixirs and treasure chests. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She goes back to reading the list, this time more carefully, moving her finger down each item. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The snowbound newspaperman had found several items in the files. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z She had been through most of the items in the toy chests, but she could always double-check. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Rabiya noticed the notebook I had left in the backseat of the car when we went to get the rest of the items for the apartment. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z After a moment’s silence, he added: “Each of us will be allowed to bring his personal belongings. A backpack, some food, a few items of clothing. Nothing else.” Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The staff is allowed to go inside in shifts to retrieve records and personal items. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Even so, her feet became entangled with items of clothing that littered the floor. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Every food item in the store seems to have a little story attached to it. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Judge Carlson peered through his half-glasses at the schedule, as if he wasn’t fully aware of the item at the top of the list. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z The news item on page seven was the first account of his wife’s death that Shadow had read. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “Good. Very good. Then you will please make a count of the items on my shelves.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The more dissimilar the items, the more energy is lost. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z In the meantime, I have buried the items from your pack as you requested. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z On the way into Charlottesville, I stopped to pick up a few other items. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Part of my salary was spent on an even more vital item — candles — for without them I could not study. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z So there we were, Father, Mother and I, walking in the pouring rain, each of us with a schoolbag and a shopping bag filled to the brim with the most varied assortment of items. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I suppose it’s also possible the women who went through our house didn’t want these items, though the bow at least would have been valuable. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He gathered all manner of items and handed them to me to carry. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z None of us said a word, but I saw my mother’s hands shake as she gripped her purse, where the haram items were hidden. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Dad is methodical, examining each item before he adds it to our cart. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z An interesting item; it almost inspired Wells to speak. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z I had seen enough action films with my brothers to know that sheets were the go-to item in that situation, but I couldn’t think. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z She could take in an item at a glance and note immediately whether it was something to mark. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z In one of the asides that probably prepared us for the job better than any of the approved curriculum items, Kirkley said that occasionally officers did have to act in self-defense. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Evelyn Cunningham, printing the item, commented, “He smiled and chuckled, but he was in dead earnest.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He was reluctant to close the book, reading each item aloud and then looking eagerly at me. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Laney was having a wonderful time examining each item and organizing the supplies for her own personal “store.” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z In the supermarket they let Gogol fill the cart with items that he and Sonia, but not they, consume: individually wrapped slices of cheese, mayonnaise, tuna fish, hot dogs. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He was even more astonished when Cleopatra told him that every luxurious item, chosen especially for his pleasure, was his to keep. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z The room was decorated with a number of unusual objects, of small items of antique statuary and clay pots. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z There the rejected items, which are about 90 percent of try-ons, are folded and put on hangers by whoever is staffing the fitting room, then placed in fresh shopping carts for Melissa and me. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I arranged these items on my vanity and sat down. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z When he went home in the evenings, the caretaker locked the more valuable items, such as used clothing, car parts, and broken lamps, in a makeshift shed. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z High-level avatars bragging about some new magic item or artifact they’d obtained. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “I am honored to have all three of these items in my dominion.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Hazel used her abilities to levitate some items from the bottom of the sea. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z People run out of the Walmart and carry armfuls of items, looking like ants rushing from an anthill. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z A shipbroker is a kind of enormous shopkeeper for ships, and by far the most important item he supplies to them is the fuel on which the ship’s engines run. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z A summer visitor enters a hardware store in Maine and buys a large number of expensive items. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The full list comprises some four hundred and thirty- seven items, I believe, and can be viewed in Mr. Filch’s office, if anybody would like to check it.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z They dump their items into the bin and watch closely as they go through the machine. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z A huge haul of art treasure was taken back to Nazi Germany, but there was one cultural item that could never be stolen from Leningrad: Shostakovich’s seventh symphony. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Mama kneels next to me and picks up the item I've just set aside, a birthday card from when I turned sixteen. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z She did a whole segment on crafts that you can make with everyday throwaway household items. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z He questioned shoppers coming out of a Dutch department store called De Bijenkorf, which sells relatively low-cost items, like kitchen accessories. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z The item offered a few biographical details, among them the fact that Emeline once had been employed as a stenographer in the county recorder’s office. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Well, I could guess the items he meant. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Turquoise, macaw and parrot feathers, seashells, obsidian, flint, and animal hides were among the many items traded among all the peoples who were part of this trade network. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z “We don't need to pack up the bigger furniture. Mayor said just their personal items need to be collected. Now, what are we going to do with the rest of this stuff? Sell it?” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z It is possible, in fact, to rank all the participating countries according to how many items their students answer on the questionnaire. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Most of these items were over forty years old, and so free digital copies of them could be downloaded from the OASIS. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z One of them grips my arm when I bring her ham steak, whispering, “You’re a good person, you know that?” and repeats the accolade with each item I deliver. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The main newscaster is reading a piece about a shortage of graphite affecting the manufacturing of items in District 3. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z He thought it was fitting for people to stumble across his magazine of stumbled across items. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Many items are rationed—meat, cheese, butter, lard, coffee, sugar, silk, nylon, shoes; our entire way of business changes as we work with those flimsy blue booklets. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Outside, I can see the construction guys knocking back Gatorade, but the rule is that no fluid or food item can touch a maid’s lips when she’s inside a house. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Petty items like furniture crowded the spirit chamber, so Kaori kept it sparse. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z They arrange items on beautiful brocade cloths under the careful watch of a trio of well-dressed ladies. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z She had found a stack of sticky notes and priced items anywhere from one cent to three hundred thousand dollars. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z They were also accused of stealing the household items and tools they possessed, because supposedly such items should belong only to white people. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z “Could you read for the court the item listed as number twenty-seven?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Driving along I thought how in France or Italy every item of these thrown-out things would have been saved and used for something. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The shelves of plumbing equip-ment, and there seem to be acres of them, contain not a single item I can name, which gives me an idea of what it feels like to be aphasic. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked around the boat for loose items that needed to be secured. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I can’t have cash, which, God forbid, I would blow at a liquor store, but neither can I have any old food item that might appeal. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Lee said, “One new item. I have confirmed some of your man Harrison’s information. The new commander is definitely George Meade, not Reynolds. The news is carried in the local newspapers.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z People cried when their large items were refused. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Just two hundred and six more items to go. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He began to assemble items at an alarming rate. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z You may also choose to purchase other clothing and hygiene items through canteen. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Several previously discarded items fell to the floor when he opened the trash can. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z We had heard of a secret market in town conducted in a yard behind an abandoned house where otherwise unavailable food items were sold to civilians. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The tiny dried black peppercorns were the perfect item to trade, because the small ships of the time could carry enough to make a nice profit. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Foster parent groups provided some of the basics, and our sponsors bought the big-ticket items. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “Thank you. A D-8. Six celled. Would you turn now to item forty-two, sheriff? And read one more time for the court?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z It was all part of a mysterious uncertainty about even the smallest item of public information about the old man. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I prayed that we wouldn’t meet anyone I knew and then felt guilty for drawing God’s attention away from serious matters to what was, after all, only an item of vanity. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Without that orange tag, an item was virtually invisible to him. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z We made it back to May Company on time and found Mrs. Abbott in the juniors’ department, where she held up items of clothing for Jennifer’s approval or disapproval. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z I pick up the last bunch of items on the floor, hot pink headbands with bobbly hearts. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z But Antonapoulos was so busy checking over the various items in his lunch box that for a while he paid no attention. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He ticked the items off on his fingers. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The shelves are stuffed with thousands of different items. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z I chose some familiar foods and a few new items, but I was too nervous to eat much. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Mr. Malfoy crossed the shop, looking lazily at the items on display, and rang a bell on the counter before turning to his son and saying, “Touch nothing, Draco.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Everybody has to carry something, so I pick the smallest item in the pile, the rice pot. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z To her at the moment, another human being was but an inconsiderable item. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z She neatly lines up little bags of beans, sugar, and laundry soap—items a local grocery store donates because the packages are damaged and cannot be sold. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Each stocking, hanging from the fireplace and swollen fat as sausages, could not have held another item. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z But why would Anansi give such a powerful item to a nerdy black boy from Chicago? Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “Doesn’t hold together. If all they wanted was the item, they could have waited until after the wedding and just killed the newlyweds. Much easier.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Whilst we prepared Lockton’s clothes for the journey, she wrote out long lists of items she wanted him to buy in England. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I took him to a manufacturers’ outlet where we bought a supply of cheap imperfect “seconds”—shirts, underwear, cheap rings, watches, all kinds of quick-sale items. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z They have religious items for those eager to get back to their old ways. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She put on some worn denim overalls that her husband had brought along with other automotive items and set about on a new restoration of the house. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Ethan takes all of his lunch items out of a brown paper bag. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z While Anya put away the items she had purchased at the market, Ash unsealed the letter, spreading it out on the kitchen table. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Later, Ugwu wrote a list of food items and gave it to Master. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Even so, it was presented delicately, not as part of the official agenda, and only after the committee addressed several other formal agenda items. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z There were no instructions, and the item description field was blank. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z As it turns out, the average number of items answered on that questionnaire varies from country to country. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Angela carefully dug through the embroidery, personal items, and other paraphernalia in her tapestry bag and pulled out the newspaper folded to the Westing obituary. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z He crossed to the hostess podium and picked through items that lay behind it. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Villagers also had to pay for items like bamboo, concrete fence posts, and barbed wire. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z A small window opened and displayed the item’s properties. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He had obviously not expected the item he was supposed to steal—which had made the old man's voice quiver with longing—would be a piece of old wood! The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z As he left, he cursed and threw items from his desk. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z They were likely to be attractive, often received no hourly wages, and earned their money through tips and a small commission on every item they sold. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z I have that late-shift shut-in feeling that there’s no world beyond the doors, no problem greater than the mystery items remaining at the bottom of my cart. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She says, “Are you using those bandanas, Mason? Did you bring one to the table? Got a favorite color? Because I can get you some more. And remember the other items we talked about?” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, Jake scanned the next customer’s items and did the math in his head, remembering to add sales tax to all non-food items. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z No wonder any household item we carelessly left on our porch quietly found a new home in the night. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Everywhere there were stalls with items for sale. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Empty peanut bags and other items went flying through the air. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z But no one wanted to start friendships until the unpacking was done, each item placed precisely to section off the room. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Within the first year, we quickly expanded our offerings from our initial ten items to more than fifty, and were already making a profit. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z These items, their cost will be taken from my pay. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z He focused on opening his locker, trying to ignore each new slam, each new item dropped on the floor. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z In the meantime, the Coast Guard discovered the items the men had dropped on the beach. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z The tree opened up, and they gathered some supplies from inside: backpacks, blankets, an assortment of random items they’d be able to trade for food or board if they needed it. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The whole gesture had been carried out in an absent-minded sort of way, but of course, I had spotted the occurrence and had advanced swiftly to remove the offending item. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z I earned a decent amount of money each month by selling commercial time on my POV channel and by auctioning off any unneeded magic items, armor, or weapons I acquired during my travels. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Most items are torn or smudged in some way, but some are not. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I held out the items to the girl. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I looked around the warehouse for some heavy items. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z These items were all nonmagical and of low quality, but they were the best I could afford. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z By the end of August, she was reading more papers and marking more items than any other reader in the Bureau. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “I was sent to meet a train that’s due in. I thought I would make use of the valuable time and perhaps reunite some precious items with their owners.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Then he produced an item from his inventory and placed it on the ground in front of him. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z To the top of the buggy were lashed a mattress, a nightstand, and other items. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The vertical pane goes from my knees to my waist, three glass shelves of items piled on top of each other behind it. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I stuffed it into my underwear, the one item of clothing that I owned. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z When customers pause by the big pile of clothes, Olga madly paws through it, holding up items, hoping something will catch their fancy. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z There were frindle shirts and sunglasses and erasers and notebooks and paper and dozens of other items. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Being in Berkeley, home to many fine restaurants, I felt compelled to add a few over-the-top menu flourishes: The last item was one of Angelo’s homemade wines. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z P.M. returned to Otto directing Clock Watchers and county residents to gather the necessary items. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Gravity hinders the manufacture of some items, like crystals used in electronics, and much bigger and better crystals can be formed in weightlessness. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Towards the end of the year she riffled through the pages reading an item here and there. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z One by one he sampled each item, tasting first the flour, sugar, and baking soda. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z She went on, “So he accepted the item, but not without a certain jar. Even with death temporary and its importance depressed, it was enough to unbalance him very gently.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z And there were no NPC villains, monsters, or aliens for me to fight, so there was no treasure or magic items for me to plunder. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z If the quarter had any magical properties, they weren’t revealed in its item description, which was completely empty. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z They’d gone out for their meals, neither of them able to afford the items on the room service menu. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z As the cutter slashed out the items, throwing the discarded paper to the floor, a sea of newspaper rose as high as her waist each fifteen minutes. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Most items only cost a few credits, but since they cost nothing for GSS to manufacture, it was all profit. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Meanwhile the check had been brought, and Dr. Fanning was reviewing the items, stacking bills on a little tray. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I quickly washed up my few dishes, then ladled clean water over each item to rinse off the suds. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Then he gave her the news from her plantation, the second item that took the sting out of the Indiana cold. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z All of these items are now stacked in a climate-controlled storage space just west of here, out on Route 22. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now, Wemmick,” said the latter then, resuming his usual manner, “what item was it you were at when Mr. Pip came in?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Other items were so precious that the children clung to them even as they rowed. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “Is there a spell for breaking a magical item, like those necklaces the Cursed Toads keep holding?” she asked. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Each of these items, too, must be returned to its precise place, matched by color, pattern, price, and size. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Ellsberg knew the story, so there was no single item he found shocking. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z And everywhere there are signs with prices for the great jumble of items waiting to be bought. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z On every item there was a label tied. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z According to the handout, McNuggets also contain several completely synthetic ingredients, items that come not from a corn or soybean field but from a petroleum refinery or chemical plant. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z The remaining items were returned to the trunk. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z He absorbed the details of every problem instinctively, formulated a solution or a path to the solution as he listened, and moved rapidly on to the next item. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I felt that pork chops were a fundamental item in life, but I preferred that someone else chart their rise and fall in price. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z One night when she was checking the items on a grocery bill a thought shot into her mind, shining and winking like a meteor. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z And she was fond of saying, in deprecating some item, “I couldn’t write a line with that in the house.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you want to bring him items, you can bring them to the hospital later in the day,” the nurse answers. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z “What item was it you were at, Wemmick, when Mr. Pip came in?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z “This item has been temporarily removed from the Stacks, MIGUEL,” said Mrs. Tobin. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z The walls were bare but for one item. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Flowers, candles, stuffed animals, and cards were in the pile, but more than any other item, there were books. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z You push your cart a few feet, pause significantly with item in hand, frown at the ambient racks, then push on and repeat the process. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I began to notice that the items of clothing had one thing in common: they all had the designer’s name plastered prominently on them. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z These items were, by far, the most valuable things I owned. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z After the last item was stored in the wagon, Papa helped Mama to the spring seat and we were ready to go. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I must have gone to Mason’s and bought the items on Madam’s list, tho’ I remember it not. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “Excuse us,” said Mom, searching awkwardly in her purse for some imaginary item. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z The nineteen items in the trophy case vanished, returning to their original locations, and the rest of the house and the game’s playing field returned to the same state in which I’d found them. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Does he know to whom these items belonged? All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The only game-related item he’s wearing is a pair of simple, silver cuff links glinting in the sunlight, both cut in the shape of the Warcross logo. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I now fastened this item around my waist, clasps in front, and then rotated it into position. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Many of the windows were open, with various items of laundry hanging out to dry. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z As she spoke Mrs. Dalai kept track of the necessary items by touching her thumb to the pads of her fingers. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z When I said them out loud I saw that some of the items were ten years old already, and I had outgrown them. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z When the item passes from an account into the game and is used, there’s a split second when it is vulnerable. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z In fact, my sweep netted only one other item—a slip of paper neatly folded in the nightstand drawer. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z As he rattled off the items on his list, Mr. Archie yelled directions that had the boys running all over, like a scavenger hunt. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Kate began to sort through the items in her bucket, making sure each was in its proper place. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z As we removed each item of clothing, the guards would grab it, search it quickly, and then throw it in the water. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I had to, ’cause they don’t sell items from the store on Sunday.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z At the police station, he is strip-searched, and an unlikely collection of items, including cash, a compass, a pocket- knife, and a newspaper clipping of Lincoln’s second inaugural address, are found in his pockets. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z The courtyard was littered with clothing, broken crockery, shoes, books, and various personal items. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Outside, Phoebe said, “I’d make a list of items which the police will want to investigate further: the sword, the suspicious spot on the floor, and several hair strands which I picked up.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z There was a particularly vocal older white woman who loudly demanded that I be questioned about items she was missing. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He also did piecework at home, earning a little money or food for each item he produced. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z About the strangest combination of items I could have imagined. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I stuck close to Miles, because there I didn’t feel the need to check every instrument for contraband items and Communist propaganda. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z She points at the blackboard propped against the wheel of the man's pushcart, with a long list of items scribbled on it. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “Do you know who took the items, miss?” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z One bright spot in our neighborhood was a little store run by a Jamaican family, selling clothing, hair accessories, and other items. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “Okay, the pie can wait. If we go pick up the items on your list, will you let me schedule an appointment for you to meet with someone?” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Then I categorize every item as many different ways as I can think of. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I have one item to give to you before you go,” her teacher said, and she went to retrieve something from top drawer of her desk. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z At first a cart takes me an average of forty-five minutes and there may still be three or four mystery items left at the bottom. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The only easy-to-find items in this category are Indian Classical music, for example the performances of Ravi Shankar. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z He watched as the police official rummaged through the contents of the briefcase, examining each item. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z A motion was passed to move on to the next item of business. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z It was one of the most valuable magic items in my inventory, looted from the hoard of a red dragon I’d slain on Gygax. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z From these items I drew my first political conclusions about Bigger: I felt that Bigger, an American product, a native son of this land, carried within him the potentialities of either Communism or Fascism. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The chair of the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Standing Committee was staring down seven agenda items on another Friday afternoon. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The air is carefully filtered so that it is free of dust, and every item of equipment must be carefully cleaned before it is allowed to enter. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes a white inspector came to our school and filled out a report sheet, or I might see white department store clerks when we bought various items. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z A few items of clothing were missing from the closets. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He teased them and told them he did not think they would make much money selling such horrid items. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He piled research material, hate pamphlets, news clippings, letters and other items on my bed for me to study at night. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z So they went to the train station carrying their precious items, and after boarding, Hanako and Akira sat patiently in their seats. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The new mayor scanned the paper and immediately told the students that the first two items were impossible for him to grant. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z But oddly enough, this laptop seemed more personal, more “him,” than any of those more classic items might. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z “It was a rather unsophisticated item,” Hunt conceded. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z She handed over the post, all items except the brown envelope, which she held up for all to see that it was addressed to her, Katrina Spark. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Large albums with photos and lists of the items he targeted for his museum were assembled. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z There are exactly no items on the list of things I want to do less than go to my interview. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z The messages he had received referred to articles or news items which for one reason or another it was thought necessary to alter, or, as the official phrase had it, to rectify. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z A much longer list of contraband items applied to inmates. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She adjusted the paper’s date on her press, inserted the slug containing the name, city, and state of the newspaper and printed as many slips as there were items marked. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z At the end of the week, he had a lot of toothpaste and other items that he sold at an outdoor market farther away from the center. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z It’s true that my brother, Georgie, and I have spied on you and laughed at you and borrowed certain items, but if you knew us, you would understand. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z We are in the aisle of feminine products, and she's standing there with an empty basket, unlike mine, which overflows with items I've collected but cannot buy. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z She doesn’t repeat these items with scorn, but as exotic specialties. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z As soon as both items are delivered into my hands ... but wait. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I patrol the perimeter with my cart, darting in to pick up misplaced and fallen items, making everything look spiffy from the outside. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Tad looked at the items that had spilled out of the bag and to the ground. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The normal classroom items were there: desks, chalkboards, a set of encyclopedias. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z But there was one more item on my agenda. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z He makes wooden boxes with compartments, each containing a different item: three pairs of outsized ladies’ panties in fluorescent colors, a plaster hand with long false nails glued onto it, an enema bag, a toupee. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I would pick a time of day when my mother was alone and tell her one item a day; I’d be finished in less than a year. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I was packing as many magic items and as much firepower as I could squeeze into my inventory. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The committee sent a delegation to the house, and a list of needed items was drawn up and ordered. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z She picked up the reindeer antlers and taped a paper towel to them, arranging the items to look like a white flag waving for a truce. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He crossed to the hostess podium and picked through items that lay behind it. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “You won’t be seen at all, Mill. You’ll be our advance scout, But skip the Tales for once and tell us the story of how Miss Per- and our secret procurer of necessary items.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Each item was so expensive Jule put her hand over her mouth involuntarily when she looked at the packing sheet. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Walter had given to other death row prisoners his fan, a dictionary, and the food items he had in his cell. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z District 1 makes luxury items for the Capitol. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Mama returned to the car to retrieve a few items, leaving us alone. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z In the center of the living room floor was a large white cloth with a pile of her mother’s jewelry, her father’s special watches, jade figurines, money, and other precious items. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z When Mrs. Walton and I get to the register, our items ring up but don’t even hit the full two hundred. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I reach out to tap on one hovering menu item. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She returns holding two items: a razor and a boot. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Jackie Robinson is the hot item of the day, but he isn’t the only game in town. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z There is a museum on the island of Bornholm, full of items. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Virtually everyone supplying goods and services to the city had raised their rates, explaining that shortages of items and the general danger forced up their costs. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Every item in the display is tagged with a red ON SALE! sticker. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z They made their way back to Matthew, stopping a couple of times for James to pick up some produce and other items from the farmers’ market for his mom and grandmother. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z There are two carts waiting for me when I arrive at two, and tossed items inches deep on major patches of the floor. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z There is an abundance of interesting fact relating to all our major diseases, and more items of information are coming in steadily from all quarters in biology. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He intended these items to go to the State Department’s library. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z They were in a supermarket, and they were playing a game: they were allowed to put an item in the cart only when no one was looking. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “I have a few — ah — items at home that might embarrass me, if the Ministry were to call. Mr. Borgin fixed a pair of pince-nez to his nose and looked down the list. “ Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z I reach over to grab my pocket notebook, crossing off number 14 and trying to get the feeling of calm that usually comes from finishing to-do list items, but it doesn’t come. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z They all contributed items of clothing to bulk out Lyra’s bed and make it look as if she was still there, and swore to say they knew nothing about it. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Trade was mostly limited to prestige items such as shells, amber and pigments. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z At the register, I transfer the items from the cart onto the conveyor belt. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Thomas helped as the Builders gathered every loose item they could find and piled them in the gaps, nailing things together as best they could. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “Would you please turn to page twenty-seven of your report? Your inventory of items aboard the defendant’s boat? And read for the court item twenty-four, please?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “The battle. Surely it will be a few days before—” “Most of the items can be purchased at Mr. Mason’s.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z As I toss the final items of clothing into the washer, a piece of paper falls out of my housecoat pocket and onto the floor. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Aru didn’t think it was fair that only her magical item came with strings attached, but it wasn’t like she was in a position to refuse it. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The GSS Museum exhibit was coded so that it was impossible to remove any of the items on display, so the trophies could not be “collected.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Miscellaneous other expenses, including clothes, shoes, and personal items such as toothpaste, quickly exhausted what was left. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “Would you like to make a donation to children with cerebral palsy?” the salesgirl says, scanning my items. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z There is no problem of access, the entire health-care delivery system is immediately at hand, and the cost of all items is surely less than that for nonmedical families. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And that is how Miggery Sow came to be sitting in a wagon full of soup-related items, next to a soldier of the king. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z They sold the items at twice the regular price, but the trip seemed worth the risk and expense. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “Assault suspect heading east on Fifty-eighth Street—carrying stolen item. Immediate help requested.” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z The items brim to the top of a large paper shopping bag. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Aru had the sneaking suspicion that the stolen item everyone was looking for just might be a golden bow. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She went about the business of gathering breakfast items, her lips pressed together against saying anything. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z A news item, just posted: a family of five was missing at sea. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z |
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