| 单词 | mere |
| 例句 | “It is a mere stump—a ghastly sight! Don’t you think so, Jane?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z It was mere luck that Uncle Son didn’t go on the mission where Father was captured. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Our Father says in the great beyond nearby there are probably swamps you could sink a battleship in, not to mention a mere automobile. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It was clearly something more than a mere mortal storm and in point of fact Juno was back of it. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Charles wrote back, “To my mind an enourmous weight of evidence would be requisite to make one believe in anything beyond mere trickery....” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She remains unmoved, like a rock splashed by mere drops of rain. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I’d be lying if I said the mere thought of what could be said at that table right now doesn’t make me feel sick. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z That was close bn three hundred years ago, when the Seven Kingdoms were kingdoms, and not mere provinces of a greater realm. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z At the revelation of this further indignity — Bono’s life altered universally by mere rumor — I could not speak immediately. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The mere idea of Aunt Lydia doing such a thing was in itself heartening. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z It was strangely thrilling knowing that he’d propped the cigar in his lips mere moments before. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The mere sight of a fully armed horde had worked before, and he had little doubt it would prove effective now. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z As he grew into his uncommonly clever mind, mere feats of daring were no longer satisfying. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z How could this be so if the mixing occurred a mere 2,400 years ago? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “Did you have any particular reason for doing so, or was it a mere whim?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Now, just mere feet from entering, they recognized it as the low roar of many voices speaking at once. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Not just a mere placeholder zero that represents an empty space on the abacus, but zero the number. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z "You think they're saints. Touched by God, doing His work on earth through miracles that mere mortals are not capable of?" The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z He still kept his outland accent in defiance of the mere English, but he had ceased to think in Gaelic. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes Johnny felt so intoxicated by the mere sound of the words that he hardly followed the sense. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The worst were SpagBol breakfasts, around sunset, when the mere thought of more noodles made her never want to eat again. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Some man with a searchlight looking up between her legs, where she’s been shaved, a mere beardless girl, a trayful of bright sterilized knives, everyone with masks on. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z It was all declined, and over a mere rules dispute. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z My heart leaped at the longing so soon fulfilled by mere wishing. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Hers was the calm ecstasy of achieved consummation, the peace, not of mere vacant satiety and nothingness, but of balanced life, of energies at rest and in equilibrium. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I turned, stunned to find him standing a mere meter away, his gun aimed at my head. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He was not content with mere greatness for his horse. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z "A mere mild case of hysteria," the pock-marked man said as they pushed him away. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z If the Party could thrust its hand into the past and say of this or that event, it never happened—that, surely, was more terrifying than mere torture and death. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z He would be mere child’s play for them. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z This was one of the tamer, more modern stories, mere introduction. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z But today it was a little more than mere observation. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z It was as though we were mere chance passengers in a subway car. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Seven had to try to stay calm, even though the monster was mere toadstools from them now, and she was beginning to think their task would end them before they could even begin it. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z It was a mere flick of Balekin’s blade, an almost nonchalant gesture. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z For the second time that evening, a mere statement of fact had a thunderous impact on me. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z There was in his eyes just the merest flicker of the look she had seen there on that first morning outside the Meeting House. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Yet counting all species together, there were still no more than perhaps a million humans living between the Indonesian archipelago and the Iberian peninsula, a mere blip on the ecological radar. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a mere shell, its hull scraped to the thickness of cardboard in some places. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z But if M31 were at such a distance, it could not be a cloud of mere interstellar dimensions; it had to be much larger—an immense galaxy in its own right. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Hundreds of voices were shouting over one another in the cafeteria, so that the conversation became mere sound, the rushing of a river over rocks. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z It was a song that imitated the measure of beating upon iron, and was a mere lyrical excuse for the introduction of Old Clem’s respected name. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Someone, a mere human, had taken the time to dream up this Satanic howling. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “You talk a great deal of the length of this passage, my dear. It is a mere nothing after all; and not the least draught from the stairs.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z He felt physically sick at the mere thought of it all. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z One wishes for a good bath at the mere reminder.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z The English invaded to silence these questions, and they were sure they would easily win—after all, their army and navy were the best in the world, and they were fighting against mere ex-slaves. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z “Ah! Not a mere question but a riddle-question, at that. What is this thing that cannot be held?” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z The fens grew more wet, opening into wide stagnant meres, among which it grew more and more difficult to find the firmer places where feet could tread without sinking into gurgling mud. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Telemachus they treated with amused contempt as if he were a mere boy and quite beneath their notice. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z When she got home that night, Anthony wrote in her journal, “The greatest judicial outrage history ever recorded! We were convicted before we had a hearing and the trial was a mere farce.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z It made people shy when they walked on it, since carpets were not originally intended for mere floors. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “The man was something more than a mere criminal who acted on impulse,” Greeman said. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Can any of us be expected to know the consequences of actions that feel so close to mere accident? A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z They had traveled on mere minutes when Harry saw light ahead, and Yaxley and Dolohov stepped out into a clearing that Harry knew had been the place where the monstrous Aragog had once lived. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “The factions were our predecessors’ attempt to incorporate a ‘nurture’ element to the experiment—they discovered that mere genetic correction was not enough to change the way people behaved. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Still, the mere idea of a plan appealed to me. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Ocean and I were suddenly alone in the parking lot, and though the moon was a mere crescent in the sky, it was beautiful and bright. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z When she lifts her lashes, I realize I can feel the heat of her body, that mere inches separate our faces. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Certainly not with a mere child, not with me—the only child in the house. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Normally, the mere thought of a spider, with its fangs, its hairy legs, and all eight of its eyes, would repel Nathan and would make him shudder. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z When they had edged their way through the crowd to the far end of the burrow, Hazel was surprised to realize that Silverweed was a mere youngster. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He sat down on the edge of the chair, his ears burning, and gave his order to the waiter with a mere thread of a voice. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The Indians had insisted that they were not mere workers but were citizens—and finally the government could not resist. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z The eyebrows and mustache, the fierce wrinkles between the eyes, the face, all were the merest black webs. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Luke rushes into the library, then slows to a swagger and slides into his regular chair across the table from Faith, who is looking extremely happy and excited by his mere presence. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z And ocean salinity of course represented only the merest sliver of my ignorance. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “This was once the seat of the Pandava brothers and their wife, Draupadi. You mere pinches of mortality are nothing compared to them. You cannot possess me!” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z In whose view inadequacy was mere idiosyncrasy, a character trait rather than a deficiency? Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z But apparently Dad, at the mere sound of his father’s voice, had given the phone back to Ma. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Thomas looked toward the voice, surprised to see Alby standing at the edge of the graveyard, a mere phantom in the fading light. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z To all Romans the stories were infinitely remote, mere shadows. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z A mere two days after peace was declared, he insisted that William return to Riverbank at once. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z And that for mere sheets of printed paper! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z His grandfather, the great theologian Jonathan Edwards, had once said that we were all depraved creatures, mere spiders hanging precariously over a never-ending fire. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The mere mention causes bile to rise in my throat. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z For the merest fraction of a second I didn’t know what to do next. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z That is because these dragons are not mere decoration — they hold the secret to the Dragon Gate. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z This was no mere social call, and he was almost sick from nerves. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Another supposed dichotomy that becomes blurred in reality is a distinction between food producers as active managers of their land and hunter-gatherers as mere collectors of the land’s wild produce. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Then there is a blur followed by Flói under grass near Mirror mere. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Eventually everything within the building would merge, would be faceless and identical, mere pudding-like kipple piled to the ceiling of each apartment. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z They would trickle out in dribs and drabs, memories surfacing suddenly, prompted by the merest thread, the way memories often do. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The soldier passed by with only the merest glance. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z The terrible thing that the Party had done was to persuade you that mere impulses, mere feelings, were of no account, while at the same time robbing you of all power over the material world. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “I knew a boy once ... oh, younger than you by far. A mere baby, really.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z So they stood on the street and watched Frightful until she was too far away to see, which was in mere seconds. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z After a while, he says, the mere presence of the device begins to offer the promise of tiny hits, and bigger ones. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The mere mention of them used to send shivers of joy rippling over my skin. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z “Speaking of spirit, Goubert, you realize, don’t you, how this chocolate sale goes beyond a mere sale or routine project, don’t you?” The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They were gentle roundings, mere ripples in the land. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z No mere luxury, the centripetal gravity of Hermes kept them fit. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you are referring to mere physical attraction, I couldn’t judge. But I know, in any case, that there are other types of attraction.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Ever since she had found the ashes of her books, the mere sight of a matchstick had caused her to panic. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z A mere matter of falling, yet no one ever fell. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He wasn’t much to look at, but the mere sight of him made Alex’s heart lift. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Fortunately the piece of work he was engaged on was mere routine, the rectification of a long list of figures, not needing close attention. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z They treat these introductory words as mere throat-clearing with no grammatical significance, then stick in an unnecessary is before going on with the rest of the sentence. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The plantings in the gardens still retained their linearity and rectitude of bloom; but a chicken-house was mere ash, and the windows of the mansion were broken. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z As if the mere thought of him had set it off, she felt the ring begin to pulse like a living thing. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I did not even quarrel with Nick, for he no longer took lessons with us mere prentices. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z He had some idea that his method of stenography could be learned in a matter of mere months, and he meant to use me to prove it. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z How was it that they could make mere numbers sound sharp? The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z From here it looked like a mere smear on the horizon. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She gave this up for a mere llama herder. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z While bringing up the Black, Vegan, and Proud YouTube channel, I sat hunched forward, mere inches from the screen. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z She forgets sometimes that we mere mortals don’t automatically assess a situation and then arrive at a conclusion at the speed of computers. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Her attitude seemed to have softened from hostility to mere distrust. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z But the truth was that he had no physical sensation except that of mere contact. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z All well and good, but for our purposes these otherwise-valuable insights are mere subplots almost designed to carry us down side trails while blithely humming a tune about the rough equivalence of forests and trees. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The king sat with his legs crossed and the merest flicker of a smile on his lips. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z And his fear is one he cannot even be sure is generous; perhaps mere desire that his name and fame live on. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z I can still see his tiny low-set ears and that pointed stub of a chin, a meaty appendage that looked like it was added as a mere afterthought. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Even as the darkness became so complete that trees and rocks became not objects but mere shadows, he climbed, until finally he reached the stone outcropping. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z The cream- colored trousers marking with a mere seam the place where the mystery curled. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes were fixed on what lay mere feet from her across the worn dirt floor—the victim. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z It would become a bad dream, and in a month, a mere echo of a bad dream. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z No mere human could have made so much noise. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Next to that, all the rules and religions in the world are secondary; mere words and beliefs that people choose to believe and kill and hate by. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The mere fact that the government was engaged in negotiations at all was a sign that they did not have the strength to sustain apartheid. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But wars, even between mere bands, have been a constant fact of human history. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z But this is unlikely to be a mere coincidence; more likely, the shock wave produced by the supernova compressed interstellar gas and dust and triggered the condensation of the solar system. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Much of her lore was mere rubbish and humbug, nor did she know the true spells from the false. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z “My feet hurt at the mere thought of it.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z There was something magical about an island—the mere word suggested fantasy. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z Then the stormy North Atlantic proved that all the other gales had been mere child’s play. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z It was dismaying to be chosen like a new bauble and then forgotten, a mere passing fancy. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z WHY was the man tipped to be Minister of Magic content to remain a mere headmaster? Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Thus what Koyré took to be the key concept that made possible the new science, the concept of inertia, was, he held, constructed by Galileo thinking about everyday experience, by a mere thought experiment. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z In mere minutes the light would be too low for her to find a roost. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z It’s one of the things she’s always hated about life here: these chilly, abbreviated days of early winter, darkness descending mere hours after noon. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Across our yard and the pond, I see curious Mr. Bender, a mere speck in the distance. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Although it has indicated that the mere fact that someone fits a profile does not automatically constitute reasonable suspicion justifying a stop, courts routinely defer to these profiles, and the Court has yet to object. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z In a mere 20 million years, the continent was covered with ice, and the environment had become too hostile for most living things. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z She had been inside the dream for less than a minute—two mere spans of the great seraph’s hand, paced forth and back—when she realized that she had a smile on her face. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z While Celia knows Mr. Barris quite well, having met with him several times and exchanged dozens of letters, he does an impressive job of pretending they are mere acquaintances. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She wonders if the news crew up above even realizes the hope they’re shattering by their mere presence here. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The sleeping pill was an extraneous gesture; I didn’t need it, but the mere possibility of restlessness, of an afternoon full of bad dreams and distant plumbing noises, was too unpleasant to even contemplate. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z In this case, they are mere prototype, a grand curiosity being worn by another local celeb, Philip Rosedale, the founder of Second Life. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z What occurs under the public gaze with so much pomp and ceremony is often the conclusion, or mere ratification, of what has taken place over weeks or months within the walls of such houses. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z There was once a king who had three daughters, all lovely maidens, but the youngest, Psyche, excelled her sisters so greatly that beside them she seemed a very goddess consorting with mere mortals. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Though Elizabeth would not, for the mere purpose of obliging Lady Catherine, have answered this question, she could not but say, after a moment’s deliberation: Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z And yet, unless my senses deceive me, the old centuries had, and have, powers of their own which mere “modernity” cannot kill. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z The Lion, whose eyes never blinked, stared at the animals as hard as if he was going to burn them up with his mere stare. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z But more commonly the mere physical proximity of men and women from different races was enough to earn a place in the magazine. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Tension would set in at the mere mention of whites and a vast complex of emotions, involving the whole of my personality, would be aroused. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z This creature stood ten feet high; it was no mere snake. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z He and Madeline glanced at each other, and Madeline gave him the merest nod of the head, and they both sat up a little straighter and turned to Mia, who set her fork down. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It was not the meaning of the speech that gave him pride, but the mere act of it. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The problem was to find an economically sounder reason for consuming transport than a mere affection for primroses and landscapes. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z So much so that I started wondering if maybe I was wrong, if maybe it wasn't mere coincidence that kept bringing us together. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z It was poisonous, unnatural to let the dead go with a mere whimpering, a slight murmur, a rose bouquet of good taste. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Pheoby eager to feel and do through Janie, but hating to show her zest for fear it might be thought mere curiosity. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z The board was meant to assess our behavior in terms of prison regulations, but we found that it preferred to act as a political tribunal rather than a mere evaluator of behavior. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He was going to be there in a mere hour to read a chapter from his book and sign copies. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “Being told what to do by a mere child. But I suppose ...” “All in favor,” Hermes said. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z It’s a mere hiccup at first, an instant of hesitation. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z There, the mere threat of hiring blacks was usually enough to keep mill hands in line. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z But the captain’s golden-brown eyes held mere curiosity. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The increase itself is no mere matter of subjective impressions. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Consequently, the Flood had to be seen as a true miracle, not a mere natural event which happened to coincide with an excess of human depravity. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z A mere dozen species account for over 80 percent of the modern world’s annual tonnage of all crops. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Lupin looked up and, by the merest half-glance in Harry’s direction, warned him not to interrupt. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z There was a low rumble, less than a snarl, the merest whisper of a threat, but he must have heard something, because he started to turn just as the wolf made its leap. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Have the gods taught you nothing? An immortal does not fight a mere mortal directly. It is beneath our dignity. I will have Luke crush you instead.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z November was mere months away; the clock was ticking. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z It was mere drivelling nonsense that I talked out there in the shell-hole. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I plop down on the couch and it’s mere seconds before Riot is curling into a circle in my lap. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z When he was almost to the top, a mere foot from the rim, I pulled myself up to my feet in one final lift and fell backward. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “After all, how many of you give to this church, gbo? How can we build the house if you don’t give? Do you think zinc and cement cost a mere ten kobo?” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Harroway, his forehead shining with considerably more than mere enthusiasm, passed it over a second time. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z "Catchpenny rogues! I will not be exchanged for such a trifle. My mere weight? A paltry treasure you could carry on a shoulder? How dare you insult me!" The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z These are mere shelters for the pups and are open at two ends. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Spreading south at a mere one mile per month, those pioneers would have reached the southern tip of South America only 700 years after crossing the Canadian border. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z And I was horrified, because I knew what I would have done with such a man confronting me, gun drawn, mere feet from my own family’s home. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Bitterness rose in me at the thought of his rash deed, stabbing blindly at a curtain on the mere hope that it concealed the king. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Was it, as “Batty” pretends, a mere effusion of grief? Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Now Mother’s shack is the mere peak of a roof surrounded by a blaze of pinks, blues, oranges. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I asked was it a mere nervous impression—a delusion? Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z There was talk of automatic bedpan- and bottle-washers being installed, but this was mere rumor of a promised land. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The guerillas claimed they had planted the bomb because the pharmacy represented only “crumbs for the poor”—a mere token of assistance when in fact more substantial changes were needed. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Joe from Paris has made a poison that will seem to be a Congolese disease, a mere African death for Lumumba. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Chas lowered his face so that it was mere inches from my nose. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Up until this point I had been able to brush off the online negativity as mere Internet nonsense, but this latest threat made it all too real. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z But at the mere mention of the moon, the children had gone pale. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Even the mere knowledge of this mark breeds fear. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Quentin had grown up with that; the mere names were interchangeable and almost myriad. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z Far to the west in a haze lay the meres and eyots through which it wound its way to the Greyflood: there countless swans housed in a land of reeds. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z So what that they landed a mere third of a mile from the landing site? Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z His chest was concave, and mere skin sagged over a bony rib cage. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Their mere presence is proof that we are letting peace slip through our fingers. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Indeed his shame was greater than mine, to be mastered by a mere girl. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “If you stumble at mere believability, what are you living for? Isn’t love hard to believe?” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Bast leaned closer until their faces were mere inches apart, his eyes gone white as opal, white as a full-bellied moon. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Since it was a mere two days in a fast coach from Tarbean, a great many wealthy nobles, politicians, and courtiers made their homes there. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z While the astronauts, heroes forever, spent mere hours on the moon, I have remained in this new world for nearly thirty years. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Achilles speeds ahead, and in a mere second he has caught up to where the tortoise was. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z For the Howards, the jockey had long ago ceased being a mere employee. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z After my weeks of travel, when I had seen constantly the rawness of man’s contempt for man, the mere act of resting in this atmosphere was healing. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z With one stroke of such a knife my life would stream away—an undoing worse than the mere loss of maidenhood. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I was thrilled by the mere fact of his speaking to me in this gentle, somewhat personal way. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw at once from the mere look of the room—the lights and shadows all looked different—that he must have slept for several hours. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z How could a mere mouse take the sword from this adder that Dunwing had described? Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Meeks was already repeating them to himself, staring at the blank space she had occupied mere moments before. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The mere sight of Lincoln thrills the crowd. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Would a mere thornbush have felt quite so much like clutching fingers? The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Standing there with rage in his heart, looking after Jasper, Ged swore to himself to outdo his rival, and not in some mere illusion-match but in a test of power. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Images float through my mind, but they do not grip me, they are mere shadows and memories. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The landscape passed swiftly under her, and in mere moments she was above the pine forest where she had been a captive of the two strange men and where Alice had set her free. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z They were alone there, but probably for mere seconds. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The film itself, loaded into the T-50 by specially trained technicians, was barely wider than the lens—a mere five millimeters. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z All the honors once hers were now given to a mere girl destined some day to die. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Although I did not respond to these overtures, the mere fact that they were talking rather than attacking could be seen as a prelude to genuine negotiations. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I became a past master on the parallel bars and excelled at physical jerks;—we have trembled at the mere sound of his voice, but his runaway post-horse never got the better of us. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z What I had seen up till now were mere hillocks of water. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Wizards speak truth, and it was true that all the mastery of Names that Ged had toiled to win that year was the mere start of what he must go on learning all his life. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z When Jean Louise and her brother were children, Atticus had occasionally drawn them a sharp distinction between mere scatology and blasphemy. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z But perhaps all this that I think is mere melancholy and dismay, which will fly away as the dust, when I stand once again beneath the poplars and listen to the rustling of their leaves. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed like too much to be a mere coincidence. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I offer this work as a mere introduction to the wealth of fantastic beasts that inhabit our world. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Twenty-three watchmen were supposed to patrol the city’s streets every night, but their numbers had dwindled to a mere handful by the end of the week. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Everyone transformed into mere shadows on the wall. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She looked up and found that Fedu had stopped mere feet from her, his eyes genuinely wide with shock. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Sayle raised the gun and took aim, his eyes wide, the pupils blacker than they had ever been, mere pinpricks in the bulging white. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z The room was indeed tomblike: a quality stale and static and moribund beyond any mere vivid and living cold. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z She exerted herself, and did try to make her comfortable, by considering all that had passed as a mere trifle, and quite unworthy of being dwelt on, Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z His clothes weren’t as ratty as the other competitors’; the mere fact that she’d actually heard his name implied he must have been a good thief in Perranth. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She began speaking in the same expressionless voice as before, with lips barely moving, a mere murmur easily drowned by the din of voices and the rumbling of the trucks. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Across the South as a whole, a mere 1 percent of black school children were attending school with whites in 1964—a full decade after Brown was decided. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “Yes it is,” said I, “because I cannot bear that people should say, ‘she throws away her graces and attractions on a mere boor, the lowest in the crowd.’” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Aristotle, two generations later, was content to argue that those things happened because it was the nature of the Moon to have phases and eclipses—mere verbal juggling, an explanation that explains nothing. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Stores were shuttered, houses were dark, and even the normal din of traffic was a mere murmur. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z At the mere mention of the Praise Singer, however, Amadeus threatened to feed him, an inch at a time, to the crocodiles at the zoo. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The universe, it seems, is on my side the next morning, because when I wake up in the body of Megan Powell, I also wake up a mere hour away from Rhiannon. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z “Now the Danes seek the overthrow of Fortinbras. Some pin their hopes on me, a mere friend of the prince who should have been their king,” he says with some dismay. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He still worried some about the future, as he could hardly believe that a mere spider would be able to save his life. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z Mariam remembered how the girl’s mere presence used to overwhelm him. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z For all his grand designs, Artemis had been a mere mortal in the end. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Dumbledore’s voice carried no hint of a threat; it sounded like a mere statement, but Fudge bristled as though Dumbledore were advancing upon him with a wand. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z His look is fierce—as if the mere mention had summoned his enemies before him. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The academic hub of “race science” was the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Anthropology, Human Heredity and Eugenics—a mere stone’s throw away from Muller’s new lab in Berlin. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z It was as if I’d made some incredible discovery, like my discovery long ago of the moonlit world beyond the mere. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z The gods and Gebu had decreed that he learn this instead: mere cutting and hacking to make the stone ready for others. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The ministry will never disappoint Mr. Smith in order to please a mere consul. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z As always, mere mention of this tradition makes me want to throw up in my mouth. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z She did not use her size as a mere bluff, however. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The woman opposite him was a mere girl—twenty at a guess. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z She was inching forward, when Kapu splintered a bone with his mere baby teeth. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Morros, a mere squire and a new-made squire at that, was having difficulty managing lance and shield. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z At least he was not, as were most of the others, troubled by the mere darkness in itself. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Cook’s love and admiration for the queen and her palate moved the broth that she concocted from the level of mere food to a high art. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z I awaken with a start and imagine I hear the goat still picking at the cliffwall, climbing to the mere. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z I back off, upward toward the mere the goat will never reach. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z There was more to this ring than mere ornamentation. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The mere suggestion of illness or wounds was to him not only horrifying, but even repulsive and rather disgusting. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The mere arrival of the White House messenger told them that the president was coming to the theater tonight! Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z "I mean to give him better reason than mere birth." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Huge forests and deserts became mere patches of green and brown. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He crawled away to the right, seeking for a path round the mere. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z After years of slow back-and-forth, the families were stunned by the abrupt finality that confronted them—the hearing had taken mere minutes. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “It isn’t a mere pleasure trip to me, girls,” she said impressively, as she scraped her best palette. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z His length was his pride, and no mere walking stick was more impressive than he! Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “The arrogance of big-city folk! You grant your metropolises all the animals of Eden, but you deny my hamlet the merest Bengal tiger!” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z All these, however, were mere distractions compared to the single most important task on Burnham’s roster: the selection of architects to design the fair’s major buildings. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z A mere ten days ago, after rooting around on the Internet for a little while, Molly located a cache of adoption registry services, narrowing her search to the one rated highest among users. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The line was taut as a banjo string, and the merest tug would snap it on and blind the shivering quarry in a blaze of light. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z "So remember. The rocks for a lavatory. Keep the fire going and smoke showing as a signal. Don't take fire from the mountain. Take your food up mere." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z I knew he thought it was mere embarrassment holding me back. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He knew now that Jasper was far beneath him, had been sent perhaps only to bring him here tonight, no rival but a mere servant of Ged’s destiny. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z The people given four minutes to deliberate got the right answer a mere 20 percent of the time. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “Not far now, Hlao-roo, not far now,” he kept muttering, until he realized that what he said had become meaningless, a mere refrain. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Less than a mile away, and a little below them, for they still stood high up on the west side of the dale, there lay a mere. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The mere beauty seemed to cheer me; there was peace and comfort in every breath I drew. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z This was no island he was on but a mere reef, a bit of sand in the midst of the ocean. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z He felt armed in certainty, in his belief in the Hallows, as if the mere idea of possessing them was giving him protection, and he felt joyous as he turned back to the other two. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z A mere speck in the sky, she took a reading on the polarized light of the sun. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z You’ll look at the scars on your arms and see mere ugliness, or you’ll take great care to look away from them and see nothing. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Scratched out in such a way he had at first thought it was a mere decoration on the elaborately written page, there was another name. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Unperturbed, with no show of grief, for so a king ought to take news of a subject’s death,” she replied with the merest hint of bitterness. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Holiday’s performance and the disturbing images of the poetic text mark the moment in the development of popular song when it could no longer be dismissed as mere frivolity. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z The mere fact that the sugar masters treated their workers as some form of property did not mean the Indians had to accept that definition. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z But it was a valley of mere earth, rock and water; there was not a tree, not a bush, not a blade of grass to be seen. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z In fact, the mere utterance of the words “sumo” and “rigged” in the same sentence can cause a national furor. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z We were down to one week, a mere seven days, before we would lapse out of status. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z In the movies, this always seems to take mere seconds, doesn’t it? Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z It came out with ease, without reluctance, as though the mere mention of her must be the most casual thing in all the world. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He turned around, saw me being patted down, and realized my escape had lasted a mere four steps. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z I waited for my father to show the mayor the sharp side of his tongue, to explain the difference between mere traveling performers and Edema Ruh. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z We can look down on the incoming students, those who are still mere children as we were once. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Upstairs, she quickly dismissed Grandfather’s practice of setting the bird free during the cleaning and inviting it back inside with a mere whistle. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z The mere thought of adding acidity to my stomach stirred more nausea. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He managed in Iraq to also train for a marathon that was a mere few weeks away. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “Okra has too much pride to do tricks for mere human beings,” Mary Anne stated officiously. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z If reading books doesn’t have an impact on early childhood test scores, could it be that the books’ mere physical presence in the house makes the children smarter? Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z On the far side of the room there was a small bar, a mere hole in the wall, where gin could be bought at ten cents the large nip. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z These heroines were always willowy and managed to land in graceful postures of repose, and were revived with the merest passing of a decorated flagon of smelling salts under their noses. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Zero walks closer to me, his muscles shifting underneath the black armor, until we are separated by a mere foot. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z A cry from Grishnákh showed that this was not mere jest. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Each time I took another sip it tasted more and mere like dead water. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Venus could not be a mere few thousand years old but, rather, it must be as old as all the other objects in the inner solar system. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “I have heard,” I said, “that there are a mere three hundred entrenched in the village.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Ghostlike, mere smudges on the computer screen, they were moving back and forth. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z They were huge eaters, but mere amateurs compared with Basil Stag Hare. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The opulent fur-trimmed silk and gold ornaments told of the woman’s wealth and nobility, but those were mere faded trappings compared with her loveliness. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “We come next, to mere details of arrangement. You must know that, although I have used the term ‘expectations’ more than once, you are not endowed with expectations only. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z “It seems, with mere hours left in the challenge, the court case was conveniently dismissed, and you were free to spend the money again. The timing felt motivated.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Given the power of the mill owners, it is not surprising that unionization efforts were, in the words of one knowledgeable commentator, “mere foam before passing gusts.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z But that was itself a mere stepping stone to greater things. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z They came up over a steep hill and down a zigzag track to Sticklehaven—a mere cluster of cottages with a fishing boat or two drawn up on the beach. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z At last they came to the end of the black mere, and they crossed it, perilously, crawling or hopping from one treacherous island tussock to another. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “Maybe someone’s hoping Potter is going to die for it,” said Moody, with the merest trace of a growl. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The mere thought of girls makes him whip out his hand sanitizer. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The shallowest waves lap against mere inches of shore. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I was still trying to force back the blackest thought of all; the merest suggestion of it sent the rat’s feet of panic skittering up my spine. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Just a mere touch to his leg caused unbearable pain. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z It seemed strange that people dwelt on so small and forlorn a place, a mere sandbar; maybe they were castaways; but he was too weary to puzzle his head about them then. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z A week, a mere seven days, a paltry one hundred sixty-eight hours remained till their deadline. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Indeed, here at Base Camp—the mere toe of Everest—I was already higher than I’d ever been in my life. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z There was a mere settlement, far more lonely and dreary than Saybrook. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The dense iron of the locomotive rusted from his mere presence, and the paltry patches of grass shriveled and died under his feet. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z In the age of photography, we have come to see portraits as mere likenesses and we readily forget that they call on all our skill to grasp their meaning. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z They were no longer mere pictures in a textbook, but living humans in front of me. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z She hadn’t been able to eat for days afterward, and when she recovered, she found that, with the hearing mere weeks away, she was too nervous to eat. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Ladies seemed flattered by his attention, but the mere thought of being touched by his fleshy hands made me shudder. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Could her mere presence have driven him away? Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Their arms and legs are mere bones with fleshless fingers and toes attached to them. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed so sad, so frivolous, that mere mortality, not judgment, kept him from it. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Implying that what I’ve made of myself is mere fairytale stuff.” Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Fletcher flogged and arrested, more likely lynched for harboring no mere slaves but murderers. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z But a mere laundry list of every possible difference does not constitute an answer to Yali’s question. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z They argued that the country was in an explosive mood and the people were hungry for something more spectacular than a mere protest. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Seconds, mere seconds for the building to squish, squash, layer by layer, with tumultuous roaring, everything and everyone. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z He liked all books, because he liked the mere act of reading, the magic of turning scratches on a page into words inside his head. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z That night they camped on a stony shelf with a rock-wall behind them, in which there was a shallow cave, a mere scoop in the cliff. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Of course, the mere fact that I pose the question may cause some misgivings, but at first glance such a situation seems impossible. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z From that altitude the streets and lanes of the city were mere lines on a page, the houses and factories a child’s collection of boxes. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z This scheme, it is hardly necessary to say, is a mere daydream, impossible of realization. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The sky was a mere block to allow a visual effect on the horizon: sunlight flooding the ocean, the vertical edges between light and shadow perfectly distinct. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z You have the peel, the mere skin.You have not nor will you ever achieve heights so dizzy you’ll be feasting on the apple itself. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I couldn’t imagine Lord Krishna consenting to be stripped naked, whipped, mocked, dragged through the streets and, to top it off, crucified—and at the hands of mere humans, to boot. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z There had been skepticism that a mere woman would be able to conceive such an important building on her own. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Her northern fantasy, those first weeks in the attic, was a mere sketch. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The next day, the Welch Daily News said Luna I had missed the moon, but by a mere 3,728 miles. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a mere rehearsal of Much Ado about Nothing. Ladies, keep off, or I shall wax dangerous.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Rather than go away and come back later, Galileo sat in on the lecture and became fascinated by the subject—his first encounter with mathematics proper, rather than mere arithmetic. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z But strangely enough she did not care long for her divine lover; she preferred a mere mortal. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z And someone says that my Catholicism is a mere affectation, an attempt to play the Evelyn Waugh eccentric to a bland and vulgar secular age. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She was a living reverie for me: the mere sight of her sparked an almost infinite range of fantasy, from Greek to Gothic, from vulgar to divine. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z When trucks began to replace horses and wagons, he scoffed at the idea, labeling the trucks as a mere fad that would never last. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z The mere thought of the word provoked a shot of pain behind my jaws and a deluge of saliva in my mouth. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Now, their own storyteller had shown that they were no mere bunch of tramps. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The mere possibility of a death sentence changes everything. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Bigwig’s inclination was to go back to his burrow, but he had little doubt that no mere trifle like a thundery morning would be allowed to interfere with the timetable of an Efrafan Mark. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I could see the crowd, too, aghast at this interruption from a mere child. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z It was as if the mere sight of us might somehow affect their discipline. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Some say that is a land greater than all the Archipelago, and others say it is mere reefs and rocks with ice between. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z The water overhead faded to a mere drizzle, and then a drip, and then nothing at all. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z But assumption was symptomatic of malevolent tendencies that transcended mere dollars and cents. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z And all this happened in a mere millennium or two! Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z What we see at night is the merest smattering of the nearest stars. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He became absorbed beyond mere happiness as he felt himself exercising control over living things. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Yet the Americans claimed that they needed to resist the tax, or they would be mere slaves. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Under the conditions prevailing it provides mere paper security and promotes a completely unjustified impression that safe limits have been established and are being adhered to. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z We trekked all over Mica, past hundreds of grassless stone-and-cactus front yards, through the Tudorized shopping center, skirting the electronics business park around which the city had' been invented a mere fifteen years before. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z “My dear, you do not understand me. This is a matter of mere common politeness and good-breeding, and has nothing to do with any encouragement to people to marry.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z “And yet you’ve always said it is beneath the dignity of a Titan to fight a mere mortal. I wonder if your mortal host is influencing you, weakening your judgment.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z So what hope did I, a mere groundling, have? From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Statistically, the probability of any one of us being here is so small that you’d think the mere fact of existing would keep us all in a contented dazzlement of surprise. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Dear Polo, we are so glad we will see you in a mere matter of hours. We miss you. We miss you as the dry, cracked earth misses the rain.” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Some way below the mere they came on a deep well of water, clear as crystal, from which a freshet fell over a stone lip and ran glistening and gurgling down a steep rocky channel. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z To Forward, this owes to their abilities to have confronted the truth, expressed it, become genuine—in a way that isn’t possible through platitude or mere positive affirmation. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Once he learned a game, it took him mere hours to master it, and then he simply couldn’t be beaten. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “A mere scratch,” the paramedic announced after he examined Eye. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The facts which had previously convinced him now seemed mere chance occurrences. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “Poetry’s trash, mere clouds of words, comfort to the hopeless. But this is no cloud, no syllabled phantom that stands here shaking its sword at you.” Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z His jaw hard, his eyes burning, he stared unblinking into eyes a mere inch away and dared them not to see him. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Within their mere one year of life, annual plants inevitably remain small herbs. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Cole watched as the boat faded to a mere speck outside the bay, then he reached down and picked up a rock. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The mere fact of them had never shocked me before. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Chernenko, who had served in that position for a mere thirteen months, was virtually unknown in the West. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The Wide Patrols began as mere forays or raids, led by Woundwort, into the surrounding country. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It had the sleek, aerodynamic design of a hunter, every angle purpose-built to reduce drag to the merest fraction. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “I, a mere woman, could not follow to pursue my ‘trade,’” she wrote years later. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Whenever I opened a text that hadn’t been used for years, I realized that my special interests and skills united me to a mere handful of academics. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Once again the newly self-titled overlord of crime had outsmarted a couple of mere animals. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z But the mere act of running cheered up The Goober. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The shadows behind them swallowed his father as the shadows ahead retreated to unveil other statues; no mere lords> these, but the old Kings in the North. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He was remembering mere of the city now that he was here. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Many of our voters were illiterate, and were likely to be intimidated by the mere idea of voting. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The mere sound of that execrable, ugly name made his blood run cold and his breath come in labored gasps. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z For mammoth and man alike, Alaska was a mere extension of Siberia. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He was happy, I could tell, at the mere thought. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z There was no need to be, it was a mere gathering of friends, but still she was nervous. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z They were fined a mere one hundred dollars each and sentenced to 180 days in jail. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The poorest went on living in burrows of the most primitive kind, mere holes indeed, with only one window or none; while the well-to-do still constructed more luxurious versions of the simple diggings of old. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Our bodies were viewed as mere vehicles, pasty, potbellied machines designed to transport our thoughts from one place to another. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z At the mere mention of food, my stomach growled like a wild animal. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The mere fact that the story revived the lost memory within my mind gave me goose bumps. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z It was an arduous, backbreaking task: hours of work to gather mere handfuls of rice. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z He squinted between the partition’s wooden panels, curious, and noted that two people had just stopped mere feet away on its opposite side, a boy and a girl. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Though Dal never said as much, we knew we were being taught something beyond mere concentration and ingenuity. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She stared at me, her eyes shrunk to mere dots. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z One month after the experiments, almost none of the subjects — a mere 3 percent — had actually gone to the health center to get inoculated. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z As it turns out, the mere fact of having a unit to myself makes me an aristocrat within the Blue Haven community. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z But the growing commercial confidence of Broadway and Hollywood musicals and of their songwriters blossomed at a time when classical music was struggling to find a sense of purpose beyond mere experimentation. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z But my parents regarded my progress with more than mere pride. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z But at times somebody did come right up, especially in the South, where her mere presence created a challenge to the tradition of Jim Crow segregation. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z The merest acquaintance would have said something more emphatic than “I will, thank you; good-by,” to such a request. The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z Furthermore, I felt as though it were something more than a mere building at stake. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z At the mere glimpse of one of the nibbling, button-eyed, bushy-tailed creatures, the children would freeze to attention, stare, hunker down, and approach silently in low, even crouches until within striking distance. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Matt realized he’d better walk carefully around people who took offense at mere words. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I had been about to say that Rosencrantz and Guildenstern were mere puppets, not men, but I thought better of it. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The floe was now a mere fifty yards across. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Some people take offense at the mere posing of the question, for several reasons. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I feared him more than it’s possible to fear a mere man. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The mere thought of apathetic high school kids taking advantage of Mrs. Parker made me cringe. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z “Oh!” she cried in evident embarrassment, “it all meant nothing; a mere joke among ourselves.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z “It will be a mere formality,” he said. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Living in a community of shared faith, I enjoyed much more than mere social reenforcement of religious belief. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The mere thought of singing in front of a crowd makes my stomach twist into knots. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z The lane widened, and in a minute he came to the footpath she had told him of, a mere cattle track which plunged between the bushes. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z I got up, though the feeling was as strong as ever, and felt my way back through the forest and over to the cliffwall and back to the mere and to my cave. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z But that is mere child’s play compared to the way personal communications devices can commandeer those systems. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The uneasiness precipitated by the mere thought of such public performance disordered my nerves to a great degree, and I felt fearful of most everything. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She recognized him a mile and a half away, although a mere speck. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The word stuck in her throat, the merest whisper. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He appeared to be a messenger from the desert, but his presence was much more powerful than that of a mere messenger. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z A river, so quick and cold it would sweep you away in mere moments if you fell in, ran through the center of the valley. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “I am a leader of the Council, and you did tell me to find Grover. Well, I found him, and I’m not going to let a mere outcast lead the satyrs without my help!” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z He is close enough that Lincoln will be a mere pistol shot away. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z They’d landed mere yards from where they’d laid their bikes, so it was only a matter of shuffling—slowly—to them. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z When the last priest had left, harangued back to Athens after a mere three months, the family had hoped that Father Mike might be promoted. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I had been busy with pain and rage, but not with fear, till now; I had not thought that the Order of Exile might be mere pretext for my execution. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z As if my mere existence posed some kind of threat. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z The least sideways glance, the merest toe stub, could pitch them into those creamy haunches spread wide with welcome. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Its back legs must be incredibly powerful because it lands a mere ten feet below us, its pink lips pulled back in a snarl. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Written poems exist on a page, at first glance, as a mere collection of words. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Making a spectacle of yourself,” as if there’s something wrong in the mere act of being looked at. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She was not mere sweetness, and he could not afford to condescend to her, for she was a force, she could drive him out of his depth and push him under. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z A mere half-hour window remained to capture the image before him. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z With the B form, however, mere inspection of its X-ray picture gave several of the vital helical parameters. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Each of us in turn was released for mere seconds, and then rearrested. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The mere idea of stealing had been repugnant. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z According to contemporary reports, some female fans became ‘hysterical’ at the mere sight of him on stage. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z There is something about the mere act of him speaking that is vaguely pleasurable even though I wish it weren't. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z The mere 700 miles of north—south distance prevented Mexican corn, squash, and beans from reaching the U.S. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “I must be the Messiah. No mere Hasid would get a greeting like that from an apikoros.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z The mere mention of it made the bandage itchy. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The mere thought that these avenues of action were open to him made him feel free, that his life was his, that he held his future in his hands. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Was his body so alien that what to us is mere paralysis was death to him? The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Another click: a Dorothea Lange portrait of a Dust Bowl woman, her dark hair in a deep part, the merest hint of a smile lifting the corners of her lips. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “You think this a mere symbolic keepsake, then?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z But, in truth, the monster managed only the merest tiny little cough of smoke before turning over on its side and giving up the ghost. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Each afternoon, the two teenagers’ journeys overlapped for a mere eight minutes. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z In fact, the mere pressing of buttons is rewarding, providing a dopamine release. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “Of course,” he replies, taken aback by the mere suggestion of impropriety. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z In Lagos, the harmattan was a mere veil of haze, but in Nsukka, it was a raging, mercurial presence; the mornings were crisp, the afternoons ashen with heat, and the nights unknown. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Never,” said he, as he ground his teeth, “never was anything at once so frail and so indomitable. A mere reed she feels in my hand!” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He hadn’t expected Aurelia to show her girlish weakness by pleading like this for any of the participants, and certainly not for mere disposable animals. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z The mere sight of her grimy right hand with its black fingernails digging an ounce of Chocolate Fudge out of a jar would have caused a starving tramp to go running from the shop. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Yossarian grimaced sourly at the mere mention of Captain Black, who was already bullying the new fliers each time they stepped into his intelligence tent for maps or information. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z As we see, the mere possession of two legs was no guarantee that a magical creature could or would take an interest in the affairs of wizard government. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The mere writing of it will be more fun and a deeper satisfaction than any praise or blame from anybody. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He explained bow plovers indulged in aerobatics, and would actually do such stunts as spins, stall turns and even rolls for the mere grace of the tiling. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z A thousand per day seemed like a lot of money, but it was a mere blip of the total they had to spend. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z The mere suggestion of it, I understood now, caused stable, middle-class families to bail preemptively for the suburbs, worried their property values would drop. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z For example, English transcribes about 40 phonemes with a mere 26 letters. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The mere thought of Root gave Artemis the shivers. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The mere breathing of so many is enough. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z What did he know but mere village witchery, spells to call goats, cure warts, move loads or mend pots? A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Very glad he was to learn this lore, for without it no mere rote-learning of charms and spells will give a man true mastery. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z In Stromford mere talk of such things was considered a hanging offense. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Dustfinger had uttered it as if the mere sound might scorch his tongue. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z She shot Mr. Richardson a quick glance at his table, and he gave her the merest nod. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Then I ran on all fours, chest pounding, to the smoky mere. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z She throws me the quickest of glances—with just the merest hint of a smile—and then looks over the backs of her horses. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Then the film cameras chopped short and the theaters turned dark, and the print presses trickled down from a great Niagara of reading matter to a mere innocuous dripping of ‘pure’ material. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z But in the past weeks, I had learned something of what it meant to have friends, and to be a real prentice, not a mere slave. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Yossarian’s attitude towards his roommates turned merciful and protective at the mere recollection of Captain Black. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Have I risked this, made a grab at knowledge, for a mere joke? The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z In part, that was because the Mutual, operating in the vacuum of the segregated and underdeveloped South, quickly assumed a range of functions and responsibilities far beyond those of a mere insurance company. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z We went around the room, everyone declaring it was an honor for a mere mortal. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z More weeks pass, until the coronation is mere days away. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I lifted the picture gently from the mantel, afraid that it might fall apart with a mere touch of my hands. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z They were mere yards from the front of the worship hall, the statues of the Six rising to meet them. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z It was too much of a coincidence to be a mere accident. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Yet mere inspection suggested that she would not easily bend. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z The French Congo and the newly independent Republic of Congo are separated by one mere river and about a million miles of contemporaneous modern thinking. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He expected nothing from me; my mere existence was enough. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z This was no trivial setback, no mere snub; it was, to Bobby, the greatest insult he could imagine. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Its bottom was less stony and more earthy, and slowly its sides dwindled to mere banks. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I walked into the house to get some relief from the heat, examine my face in the mirror, and call my dad to tell him I was mere moments from death. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “Ma’am?” he said innocently, so innocently that Dilsey looked down at him, for a moment motionless, with something more than mere surprise. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z This was an era in which the Church’s unquestioned supremacy truly began to crumble and mere mortals took on the responsibility of creating the world around them. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z He was happy to learn this, he said, for the Brooks Range was treacherous in winter; whole mountainsides avalanched, and storms brewed up in mere minutes. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z They transformed it, changing its role from mere placeholder to number. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The House had then decided never again to allow itself to become inflamed by the mere rant and rhapsody of a meddling fanatic” and had argued “that the subject would never be stirred again.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z One girl even burst into tears; she’d once been to the Waiting Room herself, apparently, and was distraught at the mere mention of the place. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z But Lawrence was thinking about 100 million or even 200 million volts, not Chadwick’s mere 60 million or 70 million. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “That document, you understand,” said Poirot, “is a mere precis of the evidence we heard, arranged that way for convenience.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z They vary somewhat, but most are on an abysmal scale of 1:100,000, which ludicrously compresses every kilometer of real world into a mere centimeter of map. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z He continually revised his estimates downward, from a maximum of 400 million years, to 100 million years, to 50 million years, and finally, in 1897, to a mere 24 million years. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Most annoyingly, her objections were not mere perversity: at this stage the embarrassing fact came out that my recollection of the water content of Rosy’s DNA samples could not be right. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z She had known Vasilisa for mere hours, but even she knew that being a wife and mother was the last thing the princess wanted to do. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z "A cartload of gold and jewels! The ruffians would have been content with a mere jingle of coins." The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z He was up again, but the man was mere seconds behind him now. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Which is much more a sign of character than mere niceness. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z For l am a ghost, a mere reminder of memory's bliss. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “Doesn't the great Emperor have more important things to do than escort a mere criminal to the gallows?” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z There are creatures that interpret mere eye contact as aggression. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z If I walked north on 24th Avenue, turned left at the corner, and walked a mere six blocks, I’d be at Dynamite Bob’s house. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Especially since mere moments ago, she was holding my hand. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z “Both fully realized,” Alexander wrote later, “that War Admiral’s connections would pay no attention at all to the pipe dream of a mere newspaper columnist.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Even an eternity serving him — especially him — seemed like no worse, and possibly much better, than a mere human lifetime serving Lady Isobel. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z If done properly, it would barely miss the moon as it passed a mere eighty miles in front of it, at a distance of 230,000 miles from earth. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z This has the effect of turning girls into mere objects, while boys are seen by girls as whole people—” And then Lara stood up, and in her delicate, innocent accent, cut Dr. William Morse off. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Pippin’s face brightened visibly at the mere mention of return to Rivendell; Merry and Sam looked up hopefully. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The bottom foot dripped brown mud on them as they passed underneath, the barbed spikes mere inches above their heads. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Your Honor, consider the mere physical aspect of our civilization. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “Why would a king of efrits concern himself with mere humans?” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Abigail’s accusations, on the other hand, were private and personal, came from someone whom he respected as an intimate friend, and went beyond mere matters of political partisanship to questions of honor and trust. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Mr. Oshiro had seen one drifting on the tide, its engine cut, its running lights out, below the bluff near his home on Crescent Bay, a mere silhouette in the night. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Her eloquence would earn a standing ovation from the dazzled spectators, who would find it impossible to believe that this mere girl of fifteen was not a trained lawyer. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z This was not a mere facade, but it was only the top layer of Jefferson's thinking. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z "A mere scratch," said Cor, using for the first time a rather lordly tone. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z They read my insistence as mere obstinacy, as foolishness, something that would quickly pass; and they had no notion how desperately serious the tale had made me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z It was as if the night itself had poured into hall Heorot, killing and eating mere men, the creatures of day. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z “Dumbledore’s been driven out of this castle by the mere memory of me!” he hissed. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Moments later he caught the merest glimpse of Cutwater cupping an ear. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z She had enormous white eyes that tilted toward her temples, and mere dots for pupils. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z How had they survived a whole day on the merest touch that was last night’s kiss? Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z They indicated that he should sit on the ground, as was correct for a mere boy. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Once loosed, it was beyond the control of mere men. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z That’s a mere drop in the bucket, compared to the number of texts sent—six billion in the United States each day. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z And she laughed at the mere suggestion of such a thing. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z “I was on my way over to kill you. But what’s this? Sashes? Surely you don’t think mere ribbons could restrain me?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z She perks up a little at seeing my genuine annoyance at the mere mention of his name. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z The rain was a mere drizzle, slowing every second, the sky brighter through the clouds. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “What did you expect from a mere boy?” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Harry looked around at the other two, now mere outlines in the darkness. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z My parents were a mere five miles away, but it felt like they were on the other side of the world. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z I think my heart grew a pair of big, fluffy white wings at the mere sight of it, and nothing was going to shoot it down. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z As the cinder town began to deepen, cooling to mere scarlet, Ralph began to discern the familiar road again — to reassure himself that they were indeed on an ordinary highway with other cars. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z As opposed to the hours and hours she seemed to stand outside of something deeper than mere marriage. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z He warned his colleagues from the Deep South that their opposition to the mere mention of an end to slavery and the slave trade was misguided. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z When it slowed back down to mere cloudburst, we set off together. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The lane went back to a barred gate, became defunctive in grass, a mere path scarred quietly into new grass. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “Reverend Connerly, I am humbled to be in your presence. I am the lowly Charles Mondial Vaughn the Fourth, Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath. Knighted a mere fourteen years ago.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z This is not a mere platitude; it is a prescription for liberation. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “Peregrine falcons—two of the mere thirty-four in the entire state— and the bureaucrats won’t stop this work for them.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z It just seemed too good to be true that he was going to be rescued from the Dursleys after a mere fortnight of their company. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The splendor she had taken from Adiah was no longer a mere tingle beneath her skin; it was growing hotter, painful. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Of course, the mere existence of a diversity of results made it difficult to persuade everyone that Brahe’s arguments were conclusive. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Stripped of family and identity, fed meager rations, consigned to hard wooden seats until we are to be, as Slobbery Jack suggested, sold into slavery—our mere existence is punishment enough. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z We might have a tendency to dismiss these laws as mere mathematical tinkering, something removed from everyday life. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The picture that began to congeal in his mind was the essence of injustice: battle-worn veterans of the war for independence being cheated out of their just rewards by mere moneymen. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Another mechanical piece has to do with the way our brains get stimulated by the mere act of touching the device and, in doing so, causing something to happen. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z You remind me that I am a mere mortal and you are a prince of Faerie. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Tylenol, mere Tylenol; he had read on the Internet that an overdose could kill you. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I watch a great horned goat ascend the rocks toward my mere. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z “If that will be your married look, I, as a Christian, will soon give up the notion of consorting with a mere sprite or salamander. But what had you to ask, thing,—out with it?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z To them, music was much more than mere entertainment. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z How could heat-killed bacterial debris—no more than a lukewarm soup of microbial chemicals—have transmitted a genetic trait to a live bacterium by mere contact? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z By merest chance the most dangerous creatures had been excluded. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The idea of a ‘present’ was not mere hobbitlike invention, all the same. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I think it’s a little bit more than mere dehydration. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z A jockey is no mere passenger on a racehorse. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Wars, migrations, natural disasters—these were mere preludes to the Mormon story. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z It was a mere platform of boards, covered with damp and dirty rushes. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z It was as though we were mere chance passengers in a subway car. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He did not really care for any of the things of mere earth; he was in the clouds and looked down on all the weaknesses and wants of us poor mortals. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z He was folding up his napkin, pushing back his plate, and I wondered how it was he spoke so casually, as though the matter was of little consequence, a mere adjustment of plans. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Her dreams seem to her mere sparks of color and electricity, cut off from the current of her life. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The oldest was more than three thousand years old; the youngest a mere century and a half. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Getting to the *Modem surveys using lasers and state-of-the-art Doppler satellite transmissions have revised this measurement upward a mere 26 feet—to the currendy accepted altitude of 29,028 feet, or 8,848 meters. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z All these small creatures are working — working in sun and rain, during the hours of darkness, even when winter’s grip has damped down the fires of life to mere embers. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z He fell and came heavily on his hands, which sank deep into sticky ooze, so that his face was brought close to the surface of the dark mere. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Along the Road, we had a Prospect of Boston Town across the River Charles, which Warren of Unfortunates shewed no Activity—being mere Roofs & Steeples & Quays & the Masts of Warships in the Bay. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Hence they must have inexorable explanations, ones more basic than mere details concerning who happened to win some battle or develop some invention on one occasion a few thousand years ago. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He felt shame before them and he told them he saw his own exceeding folly in allowing the loss of a mere girl to make him forget everything else. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Actually, I’m what a romantic movie is to a profound thinker—a mere diversion, a comic interlude, something that is soon forgotten: not bad, but not particularly good either. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I could hardly believe that she would take such a risk for a mere pot, but going back for it gave her one more moment to survey her kitchen and what had been our home. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z As I groped out the door, and knocked at it hesitatingly, I felt that last idea to be a mere chimera. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z It would be, for me, mere pointless pleasure, an illusion of order for this one frail, foolish flicker-flash in the long dull fall of eternity. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z In any case, mere control of the features was not enough. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Not that Kelsey knows yet that she is my one true love, but after I speak, she will undoubtedly shudder at the mere thought that it might ever have happened. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z Then the king saw by the tears in Beowulf's eyes at the mere mention of the word "home" that he did indeed pine for his own country. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z He moved to the Iron Throne and there seated himself on a step, a mere three feet off the floor. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Europe might contain all the cultural capitals and current world powers, but in terms of America's national interest, it was a mere sideshow and distraction. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Remote cousins and family friends whom mere acquaintanceship invested with a sort of blood obligation noblesse oblige. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z And while Yasuko Namba lay dying on the South Col, I was a mere 350 yards away, huddled inside a tent, oblivious to her struggle, concerned only with my own safety. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z His when was no mere dateless hope, either. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z The mere rereading of what I’d written made me think of the possibility of developing themes which had been only hinted at in the first draft. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z For the young Napoleon, who was exceptionally good at mathematics, the problems which had defeated the great Torricelli were by the 1780s mere school exercises—the school, of course, being the École Militaire. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “I have a favor to ask beyond mere admission.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It had a huge moon roof, heated and massaging seats, and plenty of room for Freebie, and it cost a mere $350 per day, plus insurance. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Those four battles involved a mere 80, 30, 110, and 40 Spanish horsemen, respectively, in each case ranged against thousands or tens of thousands of Indians. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Though it is a truism to emphasize the stunting of free Greek city life in Hellenistic times, Cyrene in the early third century was no mere political appendage of Alexandria. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z He would never dare send out a mere handful. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The mere fact that I’ve pulled off this feat—under the radar, in spite of the ever-present gaze of my parents—represents a tiny victory, one that fills me with both hope and guilt. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z After the first few games, I soon discovered that Helmut was a mere hacker. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Be easy, mon vieux, I will be most tactful. A mere formality.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Whites comprised a mere 8 percent of people frisked by the NYPD, while African Americans accounted for 85 percent of all frisks. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Perhaps the merest flourish of light and motion in the sky. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z I swim up through the firesnakes, hot dark whalecocks prowling the luminous green of the mere, and I surface with a gulp among churning waves and smoke. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z More sweepingly, it suggested that the enormous but latent potential of the American economy required more than mere release to achieve its full potential. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z President Eisenhower, for his part, was determined not to let communism get a foothold a mere ninety miles from Florida. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z It is more likely that the mere fact they have survived so long means they have learned to live with themselves and others. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Spoken Japanese is full of disrespectful insult words that can be much more cutting than mere vulgarity. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z I stopped and my senses poised themselves on the brink of insensibility, ready to swoop away at the merest nod from me. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew I sounded snotty, but like the first notes of a country-and-western tune, these days the mere mention of Fang gave me an uncomfortable twang. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The Great Library was no mere place to keep books. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z A killed flyer earned two points for the shooter, while a wounded walker scored a mere half point. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z The closer he got to the end, the more he saw it as a mere shell, a container of the soul. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z How could it, when I'm a mere tribute and he’s the Head Gamemaker? Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z |
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