| 单词 | abruptly |
| 例句 | But the fun ended abruptly late one night shortly after the United States entered the war, when Dr. Tuve discovered Merle copying down Morse code in the attic. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z As the starter rose to speak, clearing his throat for effect, Pollard abruptly stood up. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z And then the bun of his mammoth, archaic six-gun collided with his wandering gaze; abruptly he quit stumbling around. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And then abruptly the street slipped into the water, dipping down. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “Yes,” I said abruptly, hoping we could move on. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z We both jump when the music abruptly cuts off. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Mr. Muhammad always stopped abruptly when he was unable to speak any longer. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Also why Mrs. March gently nodded her head and asked, rather abruptly, if he wouldn’t like to have something to eat. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, they discovered several points at which the yield abruptly jumped out of the curve. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The two kept it up for a few furlongs before Exhibit abruptly pulled himself up. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “The tomb is not even begun,” Ranofer said more abruptly than he intended. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z But Pittman was moving very slowly, and shortly below the summit she abruptly dropped to her knees in the snow. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Ranofer turned and left abruptly, forgetting to mumble so much as a “Live forever” in his haste to get away. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z It became, instead, and rather abruptly, the property of people. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he looked at me without saying anything, leaned forward rather abruptly, and said very quickly, “What interests me is you.” The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z I shouldn’t have walked away so abruptly after I said that, but I did. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Still, upon sudden impulses, just to play safe, I would abruptly move from one to another fifteen- to twenty-dollar-a- week room, always in my favorite 147th-150th Street area, just flanking Sugar Hill. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Conner stood abruptly and crossed over to his desk, a more comfortable distance away. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Then, just as abruptly, it lowered and slithered past him into the jungle’s bramble. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “I mean, did you call for any special reason?” she said abruptly. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z He holstered his gun, and as abruptly as he had entered the factory, he left, his two dogs trailing him out the door. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Just when I thought I had had enough, the doctor abruptly pulled the bullet out. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I pushed the tray away, my stomach abruptly uneasy. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The deck tilted abruptly as one of the foils lost its grip in the foam. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The words punched me in my chest, and suddenly I was flying backward, yanked by an invisible string through the door and down the hallway, until I was abruptly dumped at the entrance. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z They walked down the westerly road, Jinjoo stubbornly holding Junsoo until her arms felt like wet noodles and she abruptly put him down. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z But then, the bushes ended, and they came out abruptly into a clearing. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z He reached a sparse thicket of saplings almost out of her sight, and there, abruptly, he fell over on his side and lay still. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z The child starts to wail suddenly and loudly, and Anna gets abruptly to her feet. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z All of Ivan’s brothers looked up now, and the two who had been wailing silenced abruptly. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z But the guilt abruptly washed like a big wave over her again. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Alright,” he said, abruptly standing and throwing his stick away. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z As the crowd rose to its feet, Cloud abruptly turned and ordered the troopers to step aside, clearing the road and inviting King to defy the federal court order. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z “Must be nice,” Ron said abruptly, when they had sat down and started serving themselves roast beef and Yorkshire puddings. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The lifeboat abruptly tilted forward and everything was reversed: I was now at the lower end of the lifeboat, and the water that had swamped it, with a tiger soaking in it, came my way. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “Did Bear ever tell you about me?” she asked abruptly. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z He abruptly pointed at Rick, his face severe. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Suddenly the path, the same path he had always followed, ended abruptly at a swamp that had never been there before. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z The eagle abruptly turns, heads westward, flaps its wings, rising higher; then it dives. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z A chill swept across the room from the abruptly opened door. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z He stops so abruptly a cloud of dust temporarily obscures his feet. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z They were wrapped in blankets and guided below, where they were given a hot drink and abruptly dropped dead—all sixteen of them. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z She had stormed out of the room then, ripping the radio out of the socket, abruptly stopping Angel’s dance. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z As Mrs. Lloyd pulled the bag of candy off the scale, the jangly bell rang over the shop door and stopped abruptly as the door slammed against the inside wall. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z He made a look that showed genuine pain, then abruptly, as if putting two and two together, said, “So you must be the guys she was talking about.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Kate was just thinking, I wish they'd knock it off now, someone else is sure to catch on, when the horn abruptly stopped. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z He must have rolled over on his stomach in the sand, because his hand left mine abruptly. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Swear to it,” Thyon ordered, but then he cast his eyes over the books on the floor and abruptly changed his mind. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Celia sat back abruptly and wiped her eyes with her apron. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z At around 20,000 feet, where the glacier emerged from the lower end of the Cwm, it pitched abruptly over a precipitous drop. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “I need to go see patients now,” he said abruptly. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Mrs. Castleman abruptly dropped the clipboard and it clattered to the street. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Brooke turned abruptly and walked into the kitchen. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z She lit a fresh king-size cigarette abruptly, dragged on it, then stood up, exhaling smoke. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z His face was abruptly severe, as if he were afraid that he’d accidentally said too much. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Then abruptly the music stopped and the laughter was checked, and everyone crowded about the newcomers. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “Harry,” said Hagrid abruptly as though struck by a sudden thought. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z My voice broke abruptly, as though I was thirteen again. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Lockhart stopped abruptly in the middle of counting the number of murders he had prevented. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z They were crossing the street when Beans abruptly stopped. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z “I see,” he said, “that I shall have to give my second solution. But do not abandon this one too abruptly. You may agree with it later.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z “But Captain Candless was working for him, too. Up until just a couple days ago—” Knot stood abruptly. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z He sat forward abruptly, tilted his head to the right, and gave his right ear a light clap with his hand. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z I suspect, then, that I paused rather abruptly and looked a little awkward. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z He was a sixteenth of a mile away from winning a race when the filly he was riding abruptly tripped over her own legs and plunged headfirst into the track. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Lord Wyman was looking down at Rhaegar as if he were a roach in need of a hard heel... yet then, abruptly, he gave a ponderous nod that set his chins to wobbling. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I might have guessed it,” said Maxim abruptly, “come on,” he turned to me, “it won’t take long, and then you shall have your tea.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He looked at me then, his anger abruptly fading. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “Maybe I should go down first and get a rope from camp—” As I was in midsentence, Andy abruptly turned away and moved over the lip of the ice slope, leaving me sitting there dumbfounded. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The cheerful one-armed man with salty skin and a shoulder that ended abruptly like a cliff emerged from the shadows of the jagged beach and walked towards her. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I started to walk past to another table, smiling my stupid plastic smile—makes me feel like a zombie this week—but she beckoned abruptly. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z "Leave us alone," she cried, "leave us alone!" as the men pulled their heads out of range and sat her down abruptly at the curb, hurrying back into the building. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z But Goring raised his hand abruptly and Goebbels fell suddenly silent. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Thank you for your words, he says abruptly and leads Uhmma away to the back row of chairs. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z He complained about the conditions of his confinement until a random thought caused him to abruptly switch topics. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z When he had donned his glove again, Jon Snow turned abruptly and walked to the low, icy northern parapet. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He shot up abruptly, knocking heads with Kamau so hard his brother fell back and slumped on the floor, out cold. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z She coaxed me onto the couch, and we played Decapitation together until she abruptly dropped the controller. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z The call ends abruptly, my own confused face swinging into view. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z When they were lined up to the woman’s satisfaction, she nodded abruptly and walked to the front to address them. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Frightful turned abruptly west and in minutes was over the mountain. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The boat abruptly changed course; instead of heading for the opposite bank, it swung downstream, in the direction of the bridge. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Her coughing fit had stopped abruptly, although the Uncle was still fussing over her and oblivious to her suspicious recovery. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “I don’t think I’ll fit ...” I hesitated, but her hands were abruptly pulling my shirt over my head. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He got louder and louder and finally stopped, abruptly, as he looked back down at the motionless figure on his floor. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z She had to look away, and abruptly she was conscious of the crowded dock. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z As Mrs. Frisby stepped from the elevator, it became obvious that strangers were a rarity down there, for the hubbub of a dozen conversations stopped abruptly, and all heads turned to look at her. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z “I curse you. Three times, I curse you. As you’ve murdered me, may your hands always be stained with blood. May death be your only companion. May you—” He breaks off abruptly, coughing. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Mister Devine,” the governor said, abruptly rising from the stool and commencing to pace deliberately up and down the center of the room. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The Mackenzie brothers stop their acorn throwing and look up at her, squirrels abruptly forgotten. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z And Bloom, abruptly alarmed, quit laughing in order to scrutinize Herbie closely, wondering was the volunteer okay, or had he suffered a nervous breakdown, or what? The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But in a situation as fluid and dynamic as a crew race, circumstances often change abruptly and race plans must be thrown overboard. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Our family time was when big worries and urgent concerns got abruptly and mercilessly shrunk to nothing so that the small could rightly take over. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The rain ended abruptly, and the sun started to burn through the clouds as if it hadn’t just been pouring buckets a few minutes ago. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He stops abruptly, gasping for air, and clutches his head with his hands. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The wagons pulled abruptly off the road and shuddered to a stop in a small clearing. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z It was evident that the young man was now reaching some sort of decision, for he abruptly took his foot down from the railing. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “No one knows why you lost your powers when you attacked me,” said Harry abruptly. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The shadow of a tree fell abruptly across the dew and ghostly birds began to sing among the blue leaves. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Johnny looked upon this as a good omen and walked forward whistling, but his whistling stopped abruptly. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Then how do I get to talk with him?” asked Matthias abruptly. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “Look here, I think this is going to take several minutes,” said Camilla abruptly. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z She stands up abruptly, pushing her chair in without a word. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z She turned abruptly and headed the other way in a fast walk. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z The judge gaveled the session to a close and abruptly left the room. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As the icebergs drift, the seawater erodes them from below, until the berg abruptly topples over and continues its journey upside down. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z She turned her back as the boy abruptly pulled off his pants. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The woman at the lodge nodded to me abruptly, and called her child into the house. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I was abruptly awakened by the loud ringing of a churchbell, signalling the start of the school day. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The argument stopped abruptly when Hazel saw Leo. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Yes . . . but Percy, you’d be doing me a huge favor. It would be so much better if you were with us. Besides, there’s something I want to talk—” She stopped abruptly. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “I mean, how do they expect to get away with it? Do you think they’ve been drinking, or are they just —” But she broke off abruptly and looked over her shoulder. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Hathaway put his hand to his chest and sat down abruptly upon a boulder. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “You know, Henry,” he said abruptly, “I think we made a bad mistake by not going down there first. We should’ve gone through that room ourselves before either of them even saw it.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The students pressed against the door’s glass abruptly disperse, and their shadows move aside to make room for a tall silhouette. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The woman saw him and paused; she turned abruptly and ran across the street. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly she checked her steps and, turning abruptly, ran back up into the box. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z You separated not the way upper-middle-class boomers’ kids did, gradually and in long and expensive stages, but abruptly, usually irrevocably. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He almost sprints down the next corridor, and stops abruptly. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Joe looked up, startled, and stopped playing abruptly in the middle of “The Yellow Rose of Texas.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Luke asked the doctor, and the doctor, shaking his head, said, “I would swear that it was blood, and yet to get so much blood one would almost have to...” and then was abruptly quiet. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Overcome with drowsiness, he closed his eyes; then opened them abruptly. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The Huntsman raised himself abruptly and thrust a knee against Taran’s chest. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z He turns abruptly, hiking back the way we came. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Then Hazel stopped so abruptly, the guards behind her stumbled. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z When he comes to the pictures of the bus in which the boy died, however, he stiffens abruptly. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z At one point, he even began to sing a little—but stopped abruptly when he realized he had been chanting Min’s throwing song. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z But after that, afterwards...he sat down abruptly on the chair beside the bed. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Instead I stand up abruptly, knocking the chair onto the floor. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Koffi's expression abruptly changed, as though something had just dawned on her. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z This is all we know about him before his inner music was abruptly stopped. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z At this, Petey abruptly dropped his hand, stood, and stomped off. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z A few days later, Mr. Fuller abruptly left town. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Bo sat up so abruptly that he pulled the blanket off Prosper. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Then Mrs. Granger stood up abruptly and said, “Then that is all for today, Nicholas. And may the best word win.” Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Her father turned around so abruptly that the book almost fell from her hand. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Then, a week later, his apprenticeship with Chian ended abruptly. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z She stops the carriage so abruptly I nearly trip over it. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I don’t like to waste time, so when I at last turned around, I did so abruptly and asked directly, “Are you the children who have been missing from Greenwich for a week?” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z One bear boy broke away, again tried to get near The other longingly at her, the big bear abruptly nosed down the trail. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z In the stony highlands to the northwest, the marks stopped abruptly and all trace of Ben Stark vanished. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She halts abruptly when she sees my face. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z She abruptly locked into the beat, bobbing her head, gyrating her hips. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The momentum of the argument abruptly broke from his control. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The light cleared so abruptly that he felt like he’d been plunged into a well. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Back at the field, the party fizzled out abruptly. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z What would she have done if Taisin hadn’t left so abruptly? Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She stopped abruptly, staring at the smooth bronze surface. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z For a fraction of a second the view out my window changed abruptly. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She turned away abruptly and disappeared into the shadowed interior of the cott. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Russeau, the Carter principal, sat up in his chair and abruptly gave the answer. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the girls stands abruptly with her tray and says, “We don’t want to be late.” The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z “Is that any good?” he asked, turning back to me abruptly and eyeing my breakfast with a teasing look on his face. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z For one full week, Mr. Loring played rock and roll beginning with Bill Haley and continuing in a kind of inauthentic historical overview through Buddy Holly until it stopped abruptly with Roy Orbison. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He turned me around again, politely and abruptly. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z “Impressive aim. The knife is one of a pair, correct? See this pattern painted on the bottom of the blade? It cuts off abruptly.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Pax padded behind her until she stopped abruptly and dropped to a crouch. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z She stayed like that, stone still, for a good two minutes, then abruptly turned and came back to the car. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z It stops abruptly, the brakes yell at my feet, and I manage to stop a few inches from the kombi’s number plate. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “There you go again. Putting words in my mouth. You were always good at putting—” She stops abruptly, like she has caught herself admitting to something. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z The song abruptly stopped and then restarted from the beginning. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z On the first Monday in May 1903, black waiters arrived to begin work at a popular lunch counter only to be told to go home, as the manager had abruptly declared them “incompetent.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z It must have seemed so to Lady Constance as well, because her childish protests abruptly gave way to a different strategy. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Loitering on Earth potentially meant finding oneself abruptly classed as biologically unacceptable, a menace to the pristine heredity of the race. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z The sheriff scowled at the scene, then abruptly disappeared inside the office. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z There was, abruptly, a halt to the fire as both sides prepared their batteries. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “You will eat no fried meats,” he began abruptly. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z It was a prescient question, for Frank Oppenheimer’s association with Lawrence’s lab would end abruptly, following the disclosure of his earlier membership in the Communist Party. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z She felt it gathering in strength, like massing thunderclouds, and then it turned its attention, abruptly, to her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z A city so young that, in thinking of its short history, one’s mind, as it travels backward in time, is stopped abruptly by the barren stretches of wind-swept prairie! Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z She stops abruptly when she sees that her mother and I are face-to-face, a few squares of concrete sidewalk separating us. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Minho abruptly jumped at Thomas and grabbed him by the shirt. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z It was the duet which she used to sing with Lancelot, and, when she recognized it, she stopped abruptly. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Milo’s face clouded almost as abruptly, and his spirits descended into a state of sad anxiety. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The roar of the audience abruptly returns, followed by the announcer’s shocked voice and the jumble of my teammates’ voices all ringing in my ears. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z We had been going a little while when Bear abruptly halted. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z But that morning, the district attorney’s office had abruptly withdrawn the five-year offer. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Then she turned abruptly back towards her carriage, where the maid was busily packing up the cases. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z And how would that work if I abruptly started over in a brand-new field? Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z When the equipment abruptly malfunctioned, Jim went on alone, hitting a few sour notes. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z She looked around until her eyes fixed on something a few feet away, then abruptly stood. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Mama turned abruptly, as if to hide the worry on her face. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z After the disastrous 1957 spraying the program was abruptly and drastically curtailed, with vague statements about “evaluating” previous work and testing alternative insecticides. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Then she turned as though to go back into the house, and seeing us there on the pavement, stopped abruptly, almost shrinking back. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “Dogs,” she said abruptly, remembering the slavering hounds on the way in. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Max set down his box, went to the window, and abruptly shut the curtain. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Only three shabbily-dressed women lingered near her, and because she could not contain her eagerness, Kit smiled and would have spoken, but she was abruptly repulsed by their sharply curious eyes. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Teddy abruptly took out a small, bullet-shaped, ballpoint pen from the side pocket of his shorts, uncapped it, and began to write. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Logan dropped his shovel and made two or three clumsy steps towards the house, then stopped abruptly. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z On the third afternoon of the siege of Saint-Malo, the shelling lulls, as though all the artillerymen abruptly fell asleep at their guns. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “I do not know about him,” Orestes said abruptly. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes welled with tears and she sat for a long time; then she rose and went abruptly into the dining room. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Malcolm X abruptly whirled on her, and barked, “You know you shouldn’t ask me right in front of him!” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He suddenly looked at us both, changing his tone abruptly. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z And why had he cut off so abruptly? Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z Too, death was a lesson these poor people would understand: when the killing started, and maybe only if the killing started, the irrigation of that field would abruptly end. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “It took everything I had not to jump up in the middle of that class full of children and —” He stopped abruptly, looking away. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I do not know what the others dwell on, but abruptly, I realize I am going to have to dance. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I stand abruptly, judging whether to leave or stick it out. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Ranofer stopped so abruptly that a little cloud of dust rose from his skidding feet and he almost lost his balance. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z With this benediction, abruptly, he set oiT running; and I, caught unawares, ran after him, and within a few steps had mastered his pace. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I realize abruptly that he might not take any vow particularly seriously from me after that little performance. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z At last she reached the end, where the tunnel terminated abruptly in a wooden hatch. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I believe that it was too strenuous a marathon of long speeches that Mr. Muhammad made at our big rallies which, abruptly, badly aggravated his long-bothersome bronchial asthmatic condition. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I moved into the house, stopping abruptly in the entryway when I saw a three-foot hole in the linoleum that plunged to the basement. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He said it again, a little louder and more abruptly. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Their wide wakes rippled through the lily pads and rolled the canoe abruptly from side to side, prodding Joe back to alertness. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z And this statement he abruptly followed with, “By gum, Mr. Lavadie, 1 sure have took me a lot of miles in my life!” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The music—a song called “Spread Your Wings” that’s really grown on me—cuts off as she abruptly slams her laptop shut and spins in her chair to face me. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z As abruptly as she’d faced him, she looked at the sky again with a frown. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Ebola virus destroyed an animal’s internal organs, and the carcass deteriorated abruptly after death. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Her sense of the Vision faded, and she sat down abruptly. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z She sat up abruptly and just missed smacking her head on the upper shelf. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet the distance between them was abruptly charged with her, and her smell was in his nostrils. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z And then he must have caught sight of me because he drew back abruptly, and a figure behind him put up an arm and closed the shutters. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Then he sat up abruptly and spoke to Cora. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z He looked up sharply, abruptly as if some chain of thought had been rudely broken: then he left me. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama sat up abruptly, her eyes flaring open as she saw out the window. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He watched as three military trucks drove past him to the front of the clinic and stopped abruptly, kicking up a huge cloud of dust. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Why had they abruptly left him, after bringing him this far? Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z "I spoke to the rabbi last week," he says abruptly. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Joyce had abruptly left her job in Laurel- hurst that summer, after the judge had chased her around the dining table one afternoon, in pursuit of services not generally required of maids. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I stopped abruptly in front of the sinks, and she came running toward me before she could stop herself, so that she almost collided with me. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The forest ended abruptly at the bottom of a cliff. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z He slams the stop button on the treadmill, the machine halting abruptly as he spins around to face me, fixing his nose cannula as he struggles to catch his breath. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Suddenly he said, “Excuse me,” rose abruptly, and disappeared into the kitchen. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z She returns abruptly to her sweeping and I leave. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z The U.S. economy began to spiral out of control when Lehman Brothers, one of the country’s largest investment banks, abruptly went belly-up. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He heard a shout, and the light went out abruptly. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “No more questions, Your Honor,” he said abruptly. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z And then, abruptly and shockingly amid the frozen silence, one of the dungeon doors on the left of the corridor was flung open and screams echoed out of it. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Her hair was short and blunt, cut off abruptly right below her chin, and red in the sunlight. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z He put one hand down, drummed on the map, shook his head, then turned abruptly and walked off to the edge of the trees to look toward Cemetery Hill. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He did not ask for their consent, but stood abruptly, nodded at them all, and made for the door. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z As the sunlight flooded the dark interior, the howling abruptly stopped. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z He had not seen Rekh nor set foot inside the shop since the day he had left it so abruptly months before, the same day Ibni had left abruptly too. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z I pulled back abruptly and, putting the thwart between us, grabbed up the hard, solid pole, stood and jammed it down into the water. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The chief saw the effect of his words and stood abruptly. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z It had flown out of sight, its huge smoke trail abruptly terminated. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He handed her the glass, then abruptly sneezed and pulled out a handkerchief, fumbling with it around his nose. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He turned abruptly on his heel, and made towards the woods. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He abruptly sold his tack and announced his retirement in disgust over a ride he thought was poor. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The path abruptly ended at the edge of a clearing. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z It seemed as if she had been walking a long ways when the wall ended abruptly and a draft of cold air blew past her cheek. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “What do you seek within the Lestranges’ vault?” he asked abruptly. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z As she left Camp Four at the front of Fischer’s group, Lopsang abruptly pulled her aside and girth-hitched a bight of rope to the front of her climbing harness. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z On my third night, she pulls me aside abruptly and brings her face so close that it looks like she’s planning to butt me with her forehead. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z And Colonel Cathcart had roared away as abruptly as he’d come, whipping the jeep around with a vicious spinning of wheels that sent a spray of fine grit blowing into Major Major’s face. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He stood abruptly, crossed the room, and re- tinned with a green jar in his good hand. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He was daydreaming about getting an ankle holster, too, and a lightweight pistol to go with it, when he abruptly performed an involuntary somersault across the sandy scrub. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Felicia abruptly stops her lament and stands up. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She must have seen something of this in my expression for she turned abruptly away and ran up the porch steps into the house. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z The Sun God was battling the large clouds that now filled the sky world, and I didn’t take it as a good omen when the first faint flickers of his rising body were abruptly covered. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z He stopped abruptly and brought his phone out of his pocket and got up. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z When he saw me he abruptly hung up and gave me a long, studied look. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z When the donkey did finally stop, it was so abruptly that my hermanitas lurched forward and caught themselves against the rails in order not to fall off. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z She turned abruptly and picked up from the deep shade of the fountain’s wall a vase of flowers Briony had not noticed before, and set off with it toward the house. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Colonel Korn chuckled steadily with gloating relish for another second or two and then stopped abruptly. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He turned abruptly around in the plaza area and drove home. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z At that point, his father, who had been watching him, abruptly gave up watching him. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z There the trees ended abruptly, bringing the house into view across a vast front lawn. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Straight on, a tilted stairway of pale marble rose up out of the dark water in a graceful spiral, ending abruptly ten feet above their heads. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Instead, I hold on tight to Meng as he steers the bike abruptly left and right to avoid the holes in the road. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And within months of her starting the job, tragedy struck: Harold Washington abruptly had a heart attack and died at his desk, thirty minutes after holding a press conference about low-income housing. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The path ended abruptly at a deep circular pit with walls as smooth as ice. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Then, about 10,000 years ago, not abruptly exactly but near enough, it began to melt back. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z He stopped abruptly as something with dry whispering feet flitted across his path, emitting as the rush of its flight died a thin, piping wail of lonely fear. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z As if in obedience, Zooey abruptly put his washcloth to use. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z “This last thing,” he said abruptly, “will probably cause an explosion. But I can’t help it. It’s the most important thing of all.” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z A few feet above him, pale yellow sunlight shone through a grating; the feeble beam ended abruptly on a wall of rough, damp stone. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z For some reason it became funnier and funnier to him that he couldn't think of the last line—until he abruptly stopped laughing and looked at me. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z When I visited an old plantation called Taperinha, site of an earlier Anna Roosevelt dig, the man at the tiller abruptly turned the boat straight into the forest. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Not just because she was the only one old enough to really understand what was going on but because her biological father, Bill, changed abruptly after my father died. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z After a while, Stan remembered that Harry had paid for hot chocolate, but poured it all over Harry’s pillow when the bus moved abruptly from Anglesea to Aberdeen. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z With a prop, if you change power abruptly, the nose veers to one side or the other. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He glanced abruptly to his right, where a cigarette, lighted some time earlier in the evening, was balanced on an ashtray. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z But what was of immediate note was that the trail ended, abruptly and disconcertingly, at the water’s edge. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z He said abruptly, “I say, sir, you say you won’t be attacking for a bit?” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He turned abruptly and went to the door, but before he went out he turned and looked for a long moment at the two men. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z When it seemed almost real enough to touch, and very beautiful, it vanished abruptly; for the tundra was even more beautiful—a glistening gold, and its shadows were purple and blue. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The laugh cut out abruptly, and she returned to the calm voice. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Black said abruptly to Harry as they made their slow progress along the tunnel. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Naked feet swished dryly across the planks in the wooden floor and the clang ceased abruptly. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z It rose up here from the edge of the water as abruptly as a high wall. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “Thank you for your interest in Billy,” she finally says, before abruptly turning away. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Within another few paces, the corridor stopped abruptly, sealed by a wall of boulders. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z He turned abruptly and walked away from her. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Three hundred feet from the bottom of the ice slope, Chen abruptly keeled over and lost consciousness. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes when we re watching TV, he’ll abruptly walk over to the puzzle table, pick up a piece, and click it in. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z I stand more abruptly than I mean to, which sends my chair clattering into the wall and onto the floor. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Ranofer, who had opened his mouth to ask straight out about the goblet, closed it again abruptly. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Max stops abruptly and presses her hands against her head. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Then, abruptly, I sensed that I was suffocating. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z There was a pile of trash at the back, and then the clearing abruptly gave way to jungle. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z White New York passed by like a movie set, then abruptly, when we left Central Park at the upper end, at 110th Street, the people’s complexion began to change. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of them ended abruptly only a few miles in; the longest followed the river Nir north, and then ended just south of where the Nir intersected with the Kell, which flowed east. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The royal entourage was always a gorgeous spectacle, but that wasn’t what stopped Lazlo’s feet as abruptly as though his soul had flown on ahead of his body and left it stranded. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z When it is answered by a yipping only a few dozen yards to my left, I sit forward abruptly. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I had imagined the Gobrin Ice Plateau to be all one sheet like a frozen pond, but there were hundreds of miles of it that were rather like an abruptly frozen, storm-raised sea. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Then, abruptly, I got up and brought over a quantity of my personal notepaper and wrote a second letter to Sister Irma, using the floor as a desk. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z I tug my hand away from Abby’s and scoot my chair out abruptly. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Then, abruptly, I remember there’s going to be a party—that’s what he’s asking me to stay for. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Cora and Caesar climbed into the car and Lumbly abruptly shut them in. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z As the sun touched the horizon, the fishermen abruptly went into their tents. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He remembered the look on her face abruptly, the two emotions warring with each other in every inch of her expression. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Not finding it to his liking, he abruptly backed out and explored the next one. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Dill’s heart abruptly switched from racing over being treated like a small celebrity to racing in its much more familiar “there’s something we need to talk about” way. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z He watched as the horses slogged through the mud, Seabiscuit dogging and taunting until Kayak pinned his ears and abruptly quit. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z My partner showed that our experience had reached its climax by getting up abruptly, and my main concern was how to get home quickly. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z All that ended abruptly the day his father returned from a sojourn in King’s Landing. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The hip-hop music cuts off abruptly, followed by quiet applause, and I say too loudly, “If Mom has already disowned you, what’s the worst thing that could happen here?” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z He always wore a least one fancy earring, and it glittered and spun at his jaw when he abruptly halted or changed direction in his walking. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z She stops crying abruptly and stares at me. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Deciding abruptly that what he wished now was the obscurity of his corner, he started for the acacia tree. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z One way or the other, it was apparent that the coaching situation at Washington was suddenly uncertain, and that while Bolles’s star had suddenly ascended, Ulbrickson’s had fallen just as abruptly. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “None of our work or service matters if we are not alive to reap the benefits—” Glish stops abruptly. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z And she turned abruptly and walked back down the corridor, leaving Harry to stare after her. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He looked torn between shoving her off the bed and pulling her close, and then he got up abruptly and left the room. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Fortunately, they didn't take the abuse beyond their slaps and abruptly left our apartment. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z “It’s all right now,” he said at last, and he turned away abruptly, the lamplight bobbing crazily about him as he went back to his room. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The playing stopped abruptly and Charles looked up. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z As the car rushed along, the trees grew thicker and taller and leafier until, just as they’d hidden the sky completely, the forest abruptly ended and the road bent itself around a broad promontory. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z He paused—thinking, I believed, about this handicap—and then said abruptly: “Tell me. You and Henry spent a lot of time together last month, huh?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Smitherman must have tired of harassing them, because he abruptly turned and headed for the door. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “And I mean all of you,” she said, and abruptly straightened her posture a trifle. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z “Good morning to you,”—said he, rising and walking off abruptly. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z The Erudite boy in front of me stops abruptly, and I smack into him, hitting my nose on his shoulder. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Indeed, Burt abruptly moved to Kansas that same year. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z "It's impossible this afternoon. Various----" We talked like that for a while and then abruptly we weren't talking any longer. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z All was going fine until Barack got a call from someone back in Illinois, letting him know that the senate was somewhat abruptly going back into session to finish work on the crime bill. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z For a moment he saw the people, flat now, with no detail, but then they faded abruptly and were gone. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Musa threw him a groundnut shell; Kanei moved his foot to kick it, but then realized that it would hurt and abruptly swung his foot back, dragging it against a stone. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “Oh, for God’s—” Celia turned abruptly to her dresser, rummaged in a drawer, and thrust a silky slip at Dimple. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The gruff voice was gruffer than ever, as the old gentleman said abruptly, after the dreadful pause, “So you’re not afraid of me, hey?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z The rain began at dawn, abruptly, as if the sky had turned to water. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Betsy’s laugh turned abruptly into a cough that shook the whole bed. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Then Lee halted abruptly in the center of the road. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z "Oh, I'm surprised you noticed," I say, abruptly pivoting on my coldness toward him. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He abruptly stops dancing and makes a cutting motion with his right hand, silencing the music. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z But my laughter stopped abruptly when Sumac took off suddenly in flight. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z And indeed, even as she spoke, Mr. Benedict’s eyelids fluttered open, and he rose abruptly from the chair and said, “Ah.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z In the homestretch, with a sixteenth of a mile to go, Seabiscuit had had enough fooling around and abruptly burst away from Cloud D’Or. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Capricorn turned abruptly and went back to the steps. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He stood abruptly, picked up a rock from the sand, and threw it with all his force. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z He pulled back abruptly, his anxious expression turning to relief as the monitor reported the restarting of my heart. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Halfway down the hallway, Noah abruptly stops talking mid-sentence and puts the phone back into his pocket. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z The boy blinked a few times, then sat up abruptly and grunted like an animal, he and the little one suddenly yelling at each other as they gathered the cakes into their newspaper. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He said abruptly, “No orders yet. Tell your men to dismount and eat. Rest. Get some rest.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She led them down a tunnel that ended abruptly in a wall of trash. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Tyrion was dozing, but he woke abruptly when the motion ceased, rubbed the sand from his eyes, and accepted Bronn's hand to climb down. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But she fell silent abruptly as soon as Meggie joined them. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “Why didn’t you let me fight it?” said Harry abruptly. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The song broke off abruptly as he strode into his sister's bedchamber. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Boy, you don’t have the sense you—” He cut off abruptly. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z His mother’s eyes went wide, then she abruptly changed topics. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z “Hardly,” he said as he continued to keep the balls in the air, sometimes higher, sometimes lower, until, as abruptly as he’d begun, he gathered them in, and they rested upon his great slablike hands. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z If all noises abruptly stopped, it meant the animals—all of them—were suddenly on alert. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Linda tried to get up again, but this time Bloom’s fingers abruptly dug into her so sharply that she collapsed back against him with a tight little .gasp. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, for practical purposes the collision of advanced Old World and New World societies began abruptly in A.D. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z By candlelight, they crept along until they came to a place where the tunnel ended abruptly. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He was thinner and lankier than she remembered and looked as though he would break in two if he sat down abruptly. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Inti’s first beams shone brightly and abruptly, striking the very center of the stone jaguar’s eye and giving him a fiery fierceness. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z I was abruptly awakened from my reverie by a snarling black guard: “What do you want here, boy, are you lost?” he said in Zulu. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I sit up abruptly, and Bob topples off my stomach. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z “Let’s burn her at the stake,” he said huskily, abruptly lurching forward to stub out his cigarette. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The memory ends abruptly as Boomer flies up to me, skidding to a halt just as he reaches my chest. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z He jerked violently, as though bitten, and I sat abruptly erect again. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z He saw the look, knit his heavy eyebrows, rubbed his hands, and marched abruptly away, saying he’d be back directly. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z He crossed the empty square and turned into a narrow street that was abruptly quieter even yet, and stopped before a frame house and went up the flower bordered walk to the porch. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps Uncle Vernon was worried that Harry might forget their bargain; in any case, he changed the subject abruptly. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Turning abruptly, I went weakly back to the desk, seeing him looking up at me with his steady scientific gaze. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Some were shot into the air when horses would “prop,” or plant their front hooves and slow abruptly. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She stood abruptly, fingers itching for a keyboard. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z They’d all seemed to have abruptly forgotten that I was still the same girl they’d tried to humiliate, over and over again. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z When they had all talked a little while in harmony of the weather and Mrs. Weston, she found herself abruptly addressed with, Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z In a few more minutes the hall widened abruptly into a large oval chamber. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z And the Holy Ghost was speaking—seeming to say, as John spelled out the so abruptly present and gigantic legend adorning the cross: Jesus Saves. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Back in Amsterdam, de Vries abruptly terminated his prior work on the movement of tendrils in plants and threw himself into solving the mystery of heredity. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z As she spoke these last words she turned abruptly and looked at Dustfinger, who had followed them into the library, soundless as a prowling cat. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z That fall Harry Rantz abruptly returned from Canada, bought a lot in Spokane, and began to construct a new house, trying to piece his life back together. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Lee drank, revived, abruptly saw the face of Jackson in his mind, a flare of cold blue eyes. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She stared back at me, with those house-counting eyes of hers, then, abruptly, gave me a small, qualified smile. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z I wake abruptly, my breath jagged and heart racing, my mouth stale, and I know immediately that’s it. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Ron asked abruptly, as they approached the Fat Lady. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Bombs and rockets followed in intensifying numbers until the climax of the show, when an elaborate wire network erected at Festival Hall, on the lakeshore, abruptly flared into a giant explosive portrait of George Washington. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He was on the verge of losing everything when the four Tlaxcala kings abruptly reversed course. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z After the wedding had ended abruptly, Felix had gone back to his hotel room. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t think I don’t know why he’s brought you,” he said abruptly. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Around three-thirty he realized, abruptly, and with a real shock, that he had forgotten to call his wife. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The pattern of her skirt turned abruptly as she faced the front. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He muttered a few words I didn’t catch and abruptly asked if he could embrace me. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z They scampered over, leaping over furniture in their eagerness, but stopped abruptly when they saw their servant. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Then abruptly on the third rotation Natalie breaks off and heads to the west stairs. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Kit lifted the pewter mug thirstily, and abruptly set it down. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Then a door banged, seeming to cut off the smell as abruptly as though it had been a sound. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z He stood abruptly and motioned to one of his other men. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The talk stopped abruptly as the door at the head of the stairs opened. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Her father joined the American lady's phony laughter, then stopped abruptly when he noticed Sandi's eyes on him. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Then the shouting behind them stopped abruptly, and in the midst of the sudden silence came Mae’s voice, flat and cold. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I pivot abruptly and walk to the library, because I know for sure my English exam is real Real Life. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “I was so angry about that,” said Henry abruptly. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He was abruptly interrupted by the head warder, who said that I had to return immediately to Robben Island. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The sunshine abruptly vanished, and from out of nowhere a swirling mist rolled into the trees. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z She stood up so abruptly she knocked over a bottle of india ink, and ran into the bedroom. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z It curved on around the property and abruptly stopped. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Hill was up abruptly, giving instructions to aides. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z As he staggered sideways, Count Atlas sped up in front of him, then abruptly cut left and slowed down, pushing back into him again. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, abruptly, a needle of a foreign emotion slices through our raging tempest, a thread of worry from him. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The orchestra shifted abruptly from the light march tune it had been playing to another swelling rendition of the “Deutschlandlied.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I came to a close, awakened abruptly to the shame of my display. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Every ten to fifteen seconds, sharp metal spikes popped through its bulbous flesh and the whole creature abruptly curled into a ball and spun forward. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The silence was gone now, burst as abruptly as it had begun, and someone started chanting a tune, and others took it up, clapping their hands in rhythm to the melody. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z “Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want” ended too abruptly, though, or maybe that was the point. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Every ten minutes or so her moaning would stop abruptly and she would vomit a foul black bile. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z “I can’t change that big a bill,” she said abruptly and turned away, as though the matter were closed. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “You know what the Greeks called Dionysus. The Many-Formed One. Sometimes it was a man, sometimes a woman. And sometimes something else. I—I’ll tell you something that I do remember,” she said abruptly. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Half tangled in the remnants of his dream, Lazlo was still seeing the wide blue eyes of the beautiful blue girl, and he was frustrated to have wakened and lost her so abruptly. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z As the train snaked eastward, Smith abruptly made a change in plans. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Teenie moved away abruptly and returned to her brisk command of the room. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Even in the fading twilight, I could see window curtains being pulled slightly open, and then, as Papa walked by, they were abruptly closed again. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z He answered it, and the kids abruptly quieted when they heard him say, “Hello, Mr. Beiderman, how are you?” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z She turned abruptly and left, giving me a swift view of her face. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “She talked to me earlier,” Frank said abruptly. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The sounds of the audience’s cheers abruptly go silent. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Ron started to laugh, but at the sight of the enormous pile of wedding presents waiting for them in Mrs. Weasley’s room, stopped quite abruptly. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z His trip abruptly terminated at Idlewild through the removal of his passport. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Then he wheeled round abruptly on his heel and strode out of the dining car. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Grass continued for about six feet beyond the hedge before stopping abruptly at the perimeter of the forest. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Just before Thanksgiving, the first of the cold fronts from Canada finally reached us, and the trees abruptly dropped their leaves and turned black and skeletal. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He thought it might never end, but it did, abruptly. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The concert ended abruptly and she heard other sounds in the dimness. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Still not looking up, Lionel abruptly seemed called upon to demonstrate his sailing ability. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z The gryphons’ shrieking stopped abruptly, replaced by the thunk, thunk, thunk of heavy objects hitting the mud. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z One of our soldiers tries to grab a chunk of meat right out of a basket, but the Indian man holding it puts up his hand abruptly to stop him. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z The noise built to a deafening crescendo before ceasing abruptly. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “I can’t leave him alone now,” she said abruptly on the phone. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Thomas wondered what that word meant—he knew he’d heard it before—but then he was abruptly knocked aside. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z When Grey Wind bounded out, one of them dropped his pole and lurched back, stumbling and sitting down abruptly in the river. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Repatriate, if they can get away with it, ’’said my father, stopping abruptly when he saw me in the doorway. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The subtle stream of his emotions cuts off abruptly. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z A powdery, colored breeze lifted her hair and blew it like a rippled shawl around his armless shoulder, that ended abruptly, like a cliff. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I had been on the island for over eighteen years, and to leave so abruptly? Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A depressing thought—and I got up abruptly and went out of the dressing room and into the alley. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I don't say anything, but I guess the tears running down my cheeks do the talking because Pattie abruptly turns away and goes to the back of the salon. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Then he would crawl back in his bag, be still for a time, curse abruptly, fling off encumbrances, and repeat the process. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z But after Henry died, it was as if some thread which bound us had been abruptly severed, and soon after we began to drift apart. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z When he was guided away from the rail, Seabiscuit would slow down and do just about anything to get back over to it, including abruptly ducking inside. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He abruptly let go of her and she crumpled down to her knees, her breath rasping in her lungs. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Someone bumped into her back as she abruptly stopped short in the middle of the road, but she didn’t care. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Arm jerked back so abruptly, he knocked over a pitcher of water on the table. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The noise inside the synagogue ceased so abruptly that I felt its absence as one would a sudden lack of air. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Then he said quite abruptly: 'I say, I hope you don't think me very rude. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Leah stands abruptly, pushes her chair in, and leaves without a word. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Spreading can occur rapidly and stop abruptly, or it can occur slowly over a long period of time. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z When the pounding of the drums suddenly died, the dancers stopped in confusion, their applause abruptly ending, but then Ash heard a great cheer go up from the far side of the Square. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The monster set him down abruptly, almost dropping him to the earth, and Conor stumbled forward. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Then, unaccountably, the whole idea abruptly dropped out of fashion and sight. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The belly of the plane groaned open and we were delivered abruptly into the benign spring air of Fort Benning, Georgia. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The dog retreated abruptly, neck hairs bristling, and knocked the salt and pepper shakers off one table. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he walked off abruptly, leaving us like orphans on the porch. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The officers testified that the driver failed to use his turn signal and accelerated abruptly from a stop sign. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He sat up again, very abruptly, with a great slosh of tub water, and dropped his dry left hand over the side of the tub. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z I wanted to tell him to shut up, but before I could say anything Charles lurched abruptly to the side, to clear his shot. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He pointed at a grove of trees at the far end of the garden and abruptly entered the house. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Fist slung Granny over his shoulder, but Knife turned abruptly and—quick as a mamba—hurled his knife at Eye. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z On October 14, Hitler had abruptly quit the League of Nations and discontinued Germany’s ongoing disarmament talks with France and her allies. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The song abruptly stopped and then restarted from the beginning. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “As if anything we do would make any difference at all,” I say abruptly. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Then, abruptly, the wind ceased; dust settled over the town almost gently, like a fine lace handkerchief. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But in that brief span the storm abruptly metastasized into a full-blown hurricane, and the visibility dropped to less than twenty feet. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z She settled herself behind her desk and said abruptly, “Professor Lupin sent an owl ahead to say that you were taken ill on the train, Potter.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z He was saying some last word to her but the eagerness in his manner tightened abruptly into formality as several people approached him to say goodbye. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z It roared for several seconds and then stopped abruptly. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He stopped abruptly and held himself very straight. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Seething, Jonathan turned abruptly and grabbed the shovel that was by the door. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z I stand, abruptly, my jaw clenched and sore. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Soon after, almost abruptly he halted the car and said, “Okay, this is as far as I go.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I rose and instead of calling my first witness, I declared quite matter-of-factly that I was not calling any witnesses at all, at which point I abruptly closed my case. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And then his voice is cut off abruptly by the storm door banging closed behind me. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z “Every time, EJ,” she said abruptly, so loud that she seemed to surprise even herself. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Then he turned abruptly and vanished into the auditorium. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The room abruptly went quiet in deference as Dr. Han slowly rose to his feet. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Then, abruptly, familiarly, and, as usual, with no warning, he thought he felt his mind dislodge itself and teeter, like insecure luggage on an overhead rack. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z The diagnosis alarmed me, and I abruptly told him that I did not want him to touch me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The Forest Service men also abruptly commenced scrutinizing their thighs. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Glass abruptly leaned her weight forward, without getting up, and reached out and picked up something from the top of the laundry hamper. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Kendra leaned to prevent the boat from capsizing, and the boat abruptly rocked the other way. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Then she turned abruptly and went back to her chair. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z She groped around, and then her hand abruptly stopped moving. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Mrs Helena Kingshaw sat down abruptly on the kitchen chair, a little moaning noise came from her lips. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Its lights hit her rearview mirror, which she adjusted and then said abruptly, "Mr. Singh, do you know how I chose The Souls?" The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z “Alley,” I say, steering Max abruptly to the left. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Rachel stood abruptly and backed away from the surf. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z With seventy yards to go, Richardson abruptly released the saddlecloth and grabbed Woolf’s whip hand. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I had scarce tied the strings of the portfolio, when, looking at his watch, he said abruptly— Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He longed for the music to continue, but Adaon stopped, almost abruptly, and with a grave smile handed the harp back to Fflewddur. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z She broke off, because Roy Baty had appeared, abruptly throwing the door of the apartment open and entering; a trail of wire rustled after him. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z “Repatriate, if they can get away with it,” said my father, stopping abruptly when he saw me in the doorway. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “Do not leap. Do not move abruptly. If you don’t promise to take it easy, I’ll slow your heart and keep you in a coma until I can be sure you’ve recovered fully.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “I’ll get a cloth,” she said, her voice husky, and departed abruptly. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The noise from my mom’s television stops abruptly. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Instead it broke off abruptly after a few minutes. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “We learned rather abruptly that these numbers, these ancient ages, are not known.” 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The first time I ever heard Malcolm X speak of Handler, whom he had recently met, he began, “I was talking with this devil—” and abruptly he cut himself off in obvious embarrassment. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Get your back against the wall,” he said abruptly, bringing his iron cudgel up with both hands. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Nobody commented on this, except James, but Dicey abruptly changed the subject. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Footage of concerned neighbors looking at the blackened skeleton of a home transitioned abruptly to a grainy image of a dorsal fin sticking out of the water. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z The direction of the wind abruptly shifted, and the melody that had been running through the leaves changed. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z So when Germany invaded the Soviet Union in 1941, the agendas of Stalin and his composers were abruptly realigned. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Then he smiled, shook his head, and reached out abruptly to slap Longstreet’s knee. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I slam my laptop down, abruptly ending my Skype call with Stella as Barb and I stare at each other in a classic Old Western standoff. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z He tries to catch my eye, but I look away abruptly. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Koffi was massaging her temples, still trying to make sense of the words, when abruptly, she noticed something. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z And then, abruptly, they were out of the trees and coming over the crest of a hill, passing between great stone pillars that framed a tall and forbidding black iron gate. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Then abruptly, but very gently, he rested his cold cheek against the hollow at the base of my throat. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Then he swung it abruptly, upside down, so it went into shock and dangled limply a moment before he plopped it onto his bloody counter, grabbed the big knife, and slashed off its head. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The outdoor path only goes so far—past twenty cages and a storage building—until it ends abruptly at a black iron fence. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z And his grin abruptly fell off his face. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Finally, gasping for air, she climbed a hill and abruptly reached the end of the road. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry had just opened his mouth to say hello when Justin caught sight of him, turned abruptly, and sped off in the opposite direction. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Then, too abruptly, the clip ended and we were suddenly back on T Wharf with Sookie and the newscaster. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “How did you get on with old Danvers?” he said abruptly. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He looked at Amari one last time before Clay picked him up and abruptly tossed him into the river. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z We sat in the beating rain noise for a few minutes, then it abruptly stopped, like some annoying litde kid had stopped banging on a pan. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z That came abruptly to an end one chilly mountain evening when Harry came trudging up the hill in his greasy overalls at the end of the day. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Marco stops abruptly in the middle of the next block, just outside a large gated courtyard. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The questions made her increasingly nervous, and the queasiness in her stomach rose until she abruptly pulled her horse to a halt and dismounted, running off the trail to bend over, retching. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The officer abruptly let go of his hair, and his face banged against the floor. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z As we walked rapidly along I abruptly resented the bell and my West Point stride and hurrying and conforming. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z But then, almost as abruptly, the dream changed again. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Daisy put her arm through his abruptly but he seemed absorbed in what he had just said. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Her heart was pounding in her chest, and she awoke abruptly, her breath rasping in her lungs. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Dustfinger heard the rustle of a dress, and a door closed abruptly. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Then the singing broke off abruptly, and the child cried again. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Grayson had a way of jumping into a subject without warning; it was during Maniac’s dessert that he abruptly said, “Them black people, they eat mashed potatoes, too?” Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She sat up abruptly and wrapped her arms around her knees. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The flaming hills of early October died abruptly. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Just a few markings clustered together, like the footprints of a sandpiper that has abruptly taken flight. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z They were sitting on the couch in the living room, and they had been laughing about something, but they stopped abruptly when I walked in. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z If you're still not getting it, just picture what it would be like if you and your entire family abruptly moved to France. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “Been a week since we met with the assassin and we still ain’t found the ship she came from,” the captain said abruptly, his voice coarse as sandpaper. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Listening hard, he thought he could hear a voice—two voices—and then, abruptly stifled, that hideous high cackling laugh. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z She stops reading abruptly and the static roars. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, when she came to die, which she did eventually, looking more grotesque than ever, as she deserved, his thoughts were abruptly arrested, and he was chilled by the expression on her face. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z The effect was to throw the boat momentarily out of balance and to abruptly check the crucial momentum that the crew was trying to build up. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z A wave of gale-force anger slammed into my mind: WHO DARES— The voice stopped abruptly. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “I’d do the same,” the captain said at last, abruptly, nodding. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I stand abruptly, pushing up the toilet lid. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z The Captain cut the motor abruptly, telling me to sit down. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z At the tropical-fish tank, which was mounted on top of the 1927 Freshman radio, he abruptly stooped, taking his cigar out of his mouth. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z I wanted to leave the counter, yet he was a white man and I had learned not to walk abruptly away from a white man when he was talking to me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Here the glacier spills abruptly over the edge of a high plateau, dropping seaward through a gap between two mountains in a phantasmagoria of shattered ice. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z After a long period of silence, I turned to Katz and asked him abruptly, in a tone that was hopeful rather than accusatory, “Do you know how to make anything besides noodles?” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “O Lord, let us pray,” he concluded, landing abruptly back down on earth. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Lee looked at him and abruptly smiled, almost a grin, a sudden light blazing in black round eyes. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z This predicament was made worse for Hoover when Maytag abruptly abandoned ship and seized Penelope as his partner. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z After another long Lysander moment, Jamie said abruptly, “Now don’t start weeping, Kittyhawk! Court-martial or not, you have to fly the plane now, because I don’t trust myself quite, not after that confession.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z But then he abruptly stalked off, leaving us all swapping looks and shrugging. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The skinny man stands abruptly, as if there’s a spring under him. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z “You have the wrong floor,” says the guard abruptly. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z A harp string snapped abruptly with a resounding twang. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z I looked into his eyes, abruptly grasping that this was every bit as new to him as it was to me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “What happened?” said Hermione anxiously, stopping so abruptly that Harry walked into her. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The announcer abruptly interrupts the music to report on a telephone message received from Grovers Mill. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Naomi said abruptly when he was almost to the door of his bedroom. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Mr. McArdle abruptly propped himself up on one elbow and squashed out his cigarette stub on the glass top of the night table. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “You know,” he said abruptly, “I loved her.” The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z They swarmed up the beach, and back down, and finally disappeared abruptly into the pines, Perlie the last in line, looking back at him and holding her nose. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z He turned abruptly and pulled his black hood over his head. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I was trying to decide whether to ask or be patient, when he turned abruptly onto an unpaved road. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z She met his eyes twice, those dark eyes, and the second time he turned away so abruptly that he almost dropped one of Dustfinger's bottles. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Uncle Kufa stopped abruptly and looked around at the dark trees. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She felt like crying—after coming all this way, after flying to see the owl, to be turned back so abruptly at the end. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z When the narrator abruptly cut to footage of whale sharks in Saudi Arabia, far away from Mom’s ocean, Dad said, “Play it again.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Odenigbo unnerved him, the way he would brood for long moments and then abruptly ask or say something unexpected. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z From beneath her, amplified by the stone arch, came the hiss of the breeze disturbing the sedge, and a sudden beating of wings against water which subsided abruptly. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Jane and Michael, stopping abruptly behind it, found themselves outside the most curious shop they had ever seen. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Kingshaw heard Hooper move forward abruptly, and then the sudden noise of the deer, as it crashed away through the bracken. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z I found abruptly that we were upon the little island, buffeted with warmth. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The barrage lasted for fifteen seconds, then stopped abruptly. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She ends her call abruptly and puts the phone back in her pocket. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z Continuing then to pursue his walk in silence, I ventured to recall him to the point whence he had abruptly diverged— Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The aqueduct is shaped like an upside-down trapezoid, with a steep downslope that abruptly levels off for twenty yards, then slopes upward again. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He appointed Major Major squadron commander and roared away in his jeep as abruptly as he had come. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z His next known movement was in 1786 when, abruptly and mysteriously, he turned up in Philadelphia with his wife and eight children, apparently on the verge of destitution. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The rider abruptly stood up and threw his weight against the reins. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “I'm not doing anything wro—” “There was a woman once,” she interrupts me abruptly. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Finally he closed the log abruptly and blew out the candle. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z No sooner had I pronounced Molly’s name than Bram stood up, turned away, and abruptly walked out of the room. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z On the other side of the river, the steep mud banks changed abruptly into low mud walls of shanty hutments. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The crowd was afraid, and silence fell abruptly and completely as Voldemort and Harry looked at each other, and began, at the same moment, to circle each other. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The machine turned abruptly and came back to him. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Bernice tells us all to get back to work, but Joan, one of the women at the Singers, stands up abruptly. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Lee said abruptly, impulsively, “I cannot imagine what’s become of Stuart. I’ve heard nothing. You understand, I know nothing of what’s in front of me. It may be the entire Federal army.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The sound of music and merrymaking stopped abruptly, replaced by the shout of “FIRE!” The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z The light swept across the surface, making a spatter of ink- gold splotches before it stopped, abruptly. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He took a breath to speak, then changed his mind and stood abruptly. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I stretched myself out beside him, close to him in the darkness, and as we touched he turned abruptly towards me. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z At this moment his train of thought stopped abruptly. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The cave was abruptly flooded with sunlight from above. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Zooey abruptly placed his hands over his now quite damp face, left them there for an instant, then removed them. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z But he resisted them too, until, abruptly, he changed his mind. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, abruptly, sun filled the clearing, it was like a curtain being drawn back in front of a brightly lit stage. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z The door to one of the shops he’d thought was closed had abruptly opened, and a hooded figure was peeking out of it, beckoning frantically. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z She twisted free from his grip and charged him so abruptly that he fell back against the vestibule wall. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She pushed her chair back, standing abruptly, and said, “I’m going to sleep in the barn.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z My contented mood wavers, and abruptly I have a sensation of unbelonging. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z These discussions ended abruptly, though my mother remembered them on other occasions when she complained that our ‘big ideas’ were going to our heads. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He nodded abruptly and said, “Captain Prince, I’d like to see you below.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Mother stayed in Los Angeles long enough to get us settled, then she returned to San Francisco to arrange living accommodations for her abruptly enlarged family. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She turned abruptly from Harry and Ron’s table, breathing rather heavily as she tugged her gauzy shawl more closely to her. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z In 1811 and 1812 the largest earthquakes in U.S. history abruptly lifted or lowered much of the central Mississippi Valley by as much as twelve feet. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z And then, abruptly, the torrent stopped and his face once again regained its brooding stare. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I stood up abruptly, and my chair clattered onto its side two feet from where I stood. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Viola mooed thunderously, apparently upset at having her milking abruptly halted right after it began. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z He turned abruptly, and ran into the house for help, and the screen door banged after him. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z But when Prosper didn't answer immediately, he turned abruptly and ran up the next flight of stairs. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Within six months their physical attraction for each other suddenly waned; they lost a sexual rhythm together, becoming clumsy in bed, self-conscious, and then abruptly withdrawn. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z There had been bits of conversation overheard, topics abruptly dropped, glances hastily averted, phone calls carried out with muffled voices. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “I’ve been gone too long,” he said abruptly, walking to the window and opening it. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z And his voice was abruptly full of ancient grief. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He stops abruptly, almost dropping me, as he reaches a. wide hallway with panes of glass on either side, revealing offices. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z It, too, landed abruptly, but this time Salva was ready, and he held tightly to the armrests. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I was abruptly handcuffed, taken from the car, and placed in a sealed police van with small opaque windows reinforced with wire netting. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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