| 单词 | assumed |
| 例句 | From the way Beatrice was acting, Roy assumed they weren’t alone on the property. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She came at last to a confluence of shabby streets which she assumed from the detached quarter of her map was Stockwell. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Plato, Ptolemy and all the Christian astronomers before Kepler had assumed that the planets moved in circular paths. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Based on their experiences in the Great War, people assumed women and children would be safe, but able-bodied men would be conscripted into the German army as forced laborers. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z And there is no difference between the killing of Prince Jones and the murders attending these killing fields because both are rooted in the assumed inhumanity of black people. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z It had been fifteen years since they had seen an owner, and they had simply assumed that there no longer was one. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe Kat and I had done the reverse: assumed the person in the pink fluffy jacket was a woman, just because she had long hair. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z I was once following this CountDowners feed where this Decker met a Last Friend, and she was slow about updating, sometimes for hours, to the point where viewers in the chat room assumed she’d died. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z This morning, when Abuela came to my room and told me that Mom and Ivanito were missing, I assumed the worst. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She assumed that without her supervision, Zvezda had eaten most of it by now. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z I had never been in Julian’s house, had never even seen it, though I assumed the rest of them had been there a hundred times. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z At the least the claim is something to be demonstrated rather than assumed. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Does, as Hall assumed, the new science have to be contemporary with the technology that derives from it? The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z She assumed he meant some kind of sport or maybe chess, but no, she didn’t know how those could be. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z She assumed she would go to college, get a degree in something pleasant, then settle into a comfortable job, meet a comfortable guy, and have a nice, unremarkable life. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z It showed how much Momma knew about me that she assumed I minded making my clothes. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z When the truth came out about what he did, I assumed that every word he’d told me was an out-and-out lie. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Most commentators assumed that getting bronze on beam would devastate me, but in fact, I was over the moon. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I think Summer might have assumed that I had made the list myself, which I didn’t correct because I had helped Maya work on the list, so I thought it was fine. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z He had become rather friendly to us, and I assumed that he had not left the newspaper there by accident. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps she was not as weak as she always assumed; finally, you had to measure yourself by other people—there really was nothing else. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She had stared at him in disbelief, angry that he assumed she hadn’t broken any hearts yet, and at the same time flattered. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Naturally, I disliked this, but there seemed nothing alarming or unusual about it; though some of those casual remarks and private jokes assumed a horrific significance much later. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I assumed Jet would just follow us into the truck, but when it came time to leave there was no sign of him, maybe because of all the noise. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Root rolled the memory latex onto his index finger, where it immediately assumed the shape and flesh tone of the host digit. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z They gave the key to Regina, whom they also called a stinking Jew, and Regina and Rosa disappeared to the attic, I assumed to shred all Mrs. Pohler’s clean laundry. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “I assumed you’d talked it over and decided to end it.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z A number of the crowd turned down the lane that led to what I assumed was the theatre, but Falconer kept on straight ahead. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z The older kind of Socialist, who had been trained to fight against something called "class privilege," assumed that what is not hereditary cannot be permanent. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z He slowed his pickup to a stop and inched over to what I assumed was the shoulder of the highway. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z This one held a dozen long banquet tables, all packed with what Anya assumed were the tsar’s noble boyars. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z He must have assumed that he had missed. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Like Aristotle, he implicitly assumed that the universe was static, constant, and eternal. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “I assumed someone was being coy, keeping you a secret.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z When the delegates had met up in Alkonost, they had assumed they would be enlightened as to the reason for their journey. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I had assumed Mrs. Croft was in her eighties, perhaps as old as ninety. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Cullivan probed, trying to gauge the depth of what he assumed would be Perry’s contrition. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z I assumed supernaturals like Mrs. Walters were rare, but they’re all over the place, hiding in plain sight. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z One was talking to what I assumed was a neighbor. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z At least he assumed this was that girl—she was the one Clyde had seen leaving the card in the first place. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I assumed my friends also came with a tribe of outspoken aunts, uncles, and cousins they saw on a regular basis. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z And once his dad was gone, Luke just assumed that was something that happened—that people left you without a word. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He didn’t bother ruminating on why he’d been singled out, why the men had assumed he was gay. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z He assumed the position but refused the promotion and took the stand that he would never accept it as long as the Conservative regime was in power. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I assumed they had never bothered to check her school records; otherwise they might have stopped her going to the integration. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Until a few days ago, I'd always assumed they were fairy tales. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The majority of Southern Californians simply assumed William Mulholland must have been someone magnificent because he had such a nice road, which meandered through the wealthiest communities in Los Angeles, named for him. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z They had assumed this photography thing was an adolescent phase, like boy chasing, or vegetarianism. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z So I’d assumed I wouldn’t be going, or if I did go it wouldn’t be with a date. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I had assumed just like everyone else that she was trying to get back together with Hackett. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Her mother wasn’t due back until tomorrow afternoon, and by then, Lexie had assumed, she would be back to normal, ready to pretend nothing had happened. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Someone would have to keep his wits, and he had assumed automatically that since Fezzik had so few, he would find retaining them not all that difficult. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Stanton and his lieutenants assumed that all the cabinet heads had been marked for death that night. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Or he assumed we were joking about the date. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z She assumed Mother’s spirit hovered near her grave, as the other ancestors did, but what if her body had been carried off by a leopard? A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Many assumed that Mark Antony would claim Caesar’s power for himself because Octavian lacked experience. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z At first, Galileo assumed that Jupiter must be moving aberrantly and the stars must be fixed. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Tell me of Father, tell me of the son I left behind me; have they still my place, my honors, or have other men assumed them? The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry. Our new session starts today, so I just assumed that’s why you were here.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z For a moment I was startled too, before I realized that he’d assumed—naturally, of course—that she was at the hospital with Charles. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I assumed a confident pose as I passed through the gallery gate and slid it closed behind me. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw priests, also, and people he assumed were ministers and rabbis and Muslim clergy. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z He spoke in what I assumed was a southern American accent, and had a curious habit of spitting when he talked, something none of us had ever seen before. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone assumed he wanted to be just like his brother, but what if he didn’t? The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Because there are an infinite number of steps, the Greeks assumed that the race would go on forever and ever, even though the steps get smaller and smaller. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z All this talk about how "equal" things are, yet he assumed I didn't do as well as he did? Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Modern-day scholar-workers, indulging in clownish display, adopted ghetto accents and assumed costumes of the rural poor. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Some argued that although it was popularly assumed that tigers lived in Africa, this was a myth and they were native to Asia and the Indian subcontinent. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I eye the narrow cot, the chair, the cold hearth, the ominous black bureau, the hooks on the wall—for torture, I assumed. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Bridge had assumed that the moon was always the same distance from Earth. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z What I have always assumed in him to be bravery may be merely an ignorance of consequences. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He waved me down because he assumed the police were hunting for him. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d assumed that the island where she had died hadn’t been completely destroyed, or possibly had risen again when Alcyoneus woke. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The faranji were to be hosted at the Merchants’ Guildhall; he had assumed he would be, too. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z As Perry continued to sort and choose, the pile of material he thought too dear to part with, even temporarily, assumed a tottering height. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z It sort of killed me that she automatically assumed I came straight from work. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Didi was young, and so pretty that the people of Bone Gap assumed that, after a time, a new man would step in, and that it would be good for everyone. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Lacey pulled her knees to her chest and assumed the fetal position. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z But she didn’t want Kyle finding it, either, because she assumed Mr. Lemoncello would give a medal to whoever found the spot where the book was supposed to be. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Zeitoun knew not to exacerbate the situation, and assumed that when they were interviewed by a superior, everything would be explained. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z My grandmother—besieged yet again, and now with doubled ferocity—assumed the role of public defender for Jagu. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Those years were marked by the realization that my parents assumed a Catholicism very different from mine. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Though she did not say it herself, he assumed then that she loved him too, but now he was no longer sure. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z They assumed there would be activity there, that if anywhere would have a police or military presence, it would be Claiborne, the main thoroughfare nearby. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z I had simply assumed that because we were best friends and our names were so similar, the same family would adopt both of us. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z “I assumed a fake identity and masqueraded as an indentured servant to infiltrate IOI’s corporate headquarters. I’ve been there for the past eight days. I just now escaped.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Her kidneys shrank to the size of raisins, and although I wanted what was best for her, I naturally assumed the vet was joking when he suggested dialysis. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z I assumed most kids, regardless of where they lived, had lives similar to mine. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z He had bound the might of units, only to find that it was assumed by pluralities. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Some people assumed afterwards I’d fixed it for him, but that wasn’t the case; it was just luck, and anyway, it wasn’t that great a room. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I naively assumed my English teacher was also a Nick guy, that he, like me, saw himself in Nick. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Suddenly self-conscious, Patrolman Mancuso rang the bell again and assumed what he considered his erect, official posture. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I assumed that my father had convinced the big jowly deputy—and probably everyone else at the jail—that he was harmless and fairly normal. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z We had to leave my pet monkey, Kiki, behind, but I assumed I would be back soon. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Three more men were inside, in addition to the man behind the counter, who he assumed was Mr. Solomon himself. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z But because Raymond was light-skinned, and I wouldn’t name the father, they all assumed the father was white. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z All the plans for gradual emancipation assumed that slavery was a moral and economic problem that demanded a political solution. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z If we didn’t ask a question, she assumed we understood the material and kept going. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z They determined, for instance, that a rusting object doesn’t lose weight as everyone had long assumed, but gains weight–an extraordinary discovery. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z There were dots in some of the distant fields which I assumed to be sheep. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Hoagland assumed I was stepping up the operation. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I know Gale’s been down here working with Beetee a lot, but I assumed they were messing around with bows and guns. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z When he heard the sound of running water, he assumed that some male visitor was using the men’s room to wash up. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He had assumed that Ned understood at least that much about business. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Byrd Machine politician J. Lindsay Almond assumed the governorship and the party line in January 1958. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z I’d just assumed that he and the others wanted to find him to get home and to deliver Jack’s letter—but if that really was the case, what had sparked the fire in Liam’s eyes? The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Had she not just seen Hugo moving, Kendra would have assumed he was a crude statue. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z But that evening, when my fountain pen still hadn’t turned up, we all assumed it had been burned, especially because celluloid is highly inflammable. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z There he seized Proteus and did not let him go, in spite of the terrible forms he assumed, until the god was discouraged and returned to his own shape. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I could tell almost everyone else around us assumed that he meant his injuries. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z I assumed she was gone as usual, but then I started smelling smoke coming from the back. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z I had assumed that Martin's life was like mine. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The cook had simply assumed that it was part of the same gift. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z His liquid topaz eyes were penetrating — trying futilely, I assumed, to lift the truth straight from my mind. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z She assumed the position of commander as more and more cars pulled into the Meecham yard and began to park on the edge of the Lawn. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The cops investigated, but neither Don Little nor anyone else ever said a word about what everyone assumed to be true. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Annie Demetrios, in a pair of bright orange sweatpants, was arguing with a woman Ivy assumed must be her mother because they looked so much alike. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Even though my father and mother were never married, I assumed he left my mom because he didn’t have a job at the time and he couldn’t afford to take care of me. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Everyone assumed he’d get in trouble someday for the twenty-seven or so rattlesnakes and copperheads his congregants passed around each Sunday. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z I didn't know what they could have presented to rebut our evidence, but I'd assumed they would present something. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I assumed, as usual, it was my presence that brought on punishment. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z She had chafed under his demands before, but he had never treated her in the way that Elowen assumed. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Jo couldn’t help smiling at the important air which Meg had unconsciously assumed and which was as becoming as the pretty color varying in her cheeks. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z At least one assumed he had been watching the sky, there being little else to view from his small window other than roof-tiles and guttering. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “I heard about your lady love, Chief Ozobia’s daughter,” Susan said, lady love in the comic caricature that she assumed was an uneducated accent. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Einstein assumed that everybody—no matter at what speed they are traveling—agrees about the speed of light in a vacuum: about 300 million meters per second, a constant denoted by the letter c. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z I assumed that he had chosen to spend his after-school hours with her instead of me. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “What will he think when he comes back to Kabul after the war and finds that I have assumed his place in the house?” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z With Caesar in command and Alexandria under siege, she assumed that Cleopatra and Ptolemy’s power was hers for the taking. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z He had assumed he would soon return to his sheep. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He assumed people could focus on what they wanted and block out the rest. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I assumed that if you committed a crime, you got the punishment you deserved, and innocent people would always be proven innocent. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z He was alone, which I thought peculiar, because I had assumed that there would be someone beside him at all times feeding him information and strategy and advice. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I wondered if they assumed I was from a wealthy white district because of the way I spoke. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z A man—Jonathan assumed it was the boy’s father—lay on his back, his arms wide to either side, his eyes Closed, dead. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z I assumed Baeh was honoring the traditional Confucian structure of community, where in each village a prominent elder man heard the townspeople’s grievances and arbitrated and ruled. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z For a long time it was assumed that anything so miraculously energetic as radioactivity must be beneficial. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Frank - at least Jason assumed it was Frank - had turned into a gorilla. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Otto didn’t seem to be scratching, so I assumed his thick black hair had protected his skin. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z If it is different from all the numbers on the list, it can’t be on the list—but we already assumed our list contains all real numbers; after all, it was a perfect seating list. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z I knew Caitlin was a girl, and I assumed she was white, which made me even more curious about her. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z He had assumed she would retreat to the living room, behind her barricade of files. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z He knew there had been a mandatory evacuation in effect, and he assumed this had something to do with that. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z One of the tenets of Armstrong’s creed was that you can’t trust the role that doctors have assumed. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The others assumed that Wells-Barnett had resigned herself to joining the other African Americans at the back of the line. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z All the screams and commotion were the byproducts of Dean Moran, Vomit Fountain, I still assumed. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Mai wondered if her classmates assumed it had something to do with her shady brother. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z There would be plenty of time for reflection later, we assumed, after we all had summitted and got back down. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Because I was the writing teacher, it was automatically assumed that I had read every leather-bound volume in the Library of Classics. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Consider, too, the Dobynsesque procedure for recovering original population numbers: applying an assumed death rate, usually 95 percent, to the observed population nadir. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z They assumed our slogan meant what it said: that Sophiatown would be removed only over our dead bodies. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Growing up, I always assumed I would either drop out of school or get pregnant. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z As Halliday’s former closest friend, everyone assumed he alone could explain why the deceased billionaire had put his entire fortune up for grabs. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z They kept to the barely discernible path where Mark assumed Trina and the others had walked. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z And Alex had always assumed he was nothing more than a bank manager! Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z However, she assumed that any country with so sterling a reputation must be equipped with mountains somewhere; the rest of the necessary information she knew she could easily find in an encyclopedia. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z When I was a kid, I assumed that El Cucuy was a hideous monster that hid under the stairs, not an actual person. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z She assumed that Betty and her helpers were still eating dessert in the kitchen and would not know that the dining room was deserted. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Most people assumed that meant me, but if I died before I turned sixteen, the prophecy could just as easily apply to Nico. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Karl Johnson, having heard nothing from the team of doctors upriver in Bumba, wondered if they were dead, and assumed that the virus was about to go on a bum through the city. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I assumed that she was related or connected to one of the clients, although I didn't remember the other family members ever mentioning her. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Far from being the stable, fixed, eternal void that everyone had always assumed, this was a universe that had a beginning. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry, sir. I just assumed you would want the enlisted men to be present, since they would be going along on the same mission.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z But Nicholas assumed that the earth and the sun were similar bodies. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I assumed she was rehearsing a lesson or maybe one of her assembly talks, and I was about to hurry past before she spotted me, but just then she turned and looked straight at me. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z They assumed they were being monitored in some way. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z It was hard to imagine him ever lonely, or bored or despondent; his equanimity was bottomless, as was his lack of ambition, and he assumed that everyone else was much like him. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I guess I assumed because he and Will hung out, they were both set up for life. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Her eyes met mine in the mirror, and her whole face assumed a kind of slyness: squinted eyes, pursed lips. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z She’d assumed that Muslims were a monolithic group, and that all Muslims were made of the same devout and unbending stock. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z I assumed that the first seat was for his father. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z I assumed the girl was a passenger like myself. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Sybil didn’t want to move west and leave her home, which everyone assumed to be Lander’s solution. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z This would really tick off the agent, because they assumed refugees were liars. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z At the time it was assumed Grace would keep the bungalow for a year or two before moving on or remarrying. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I had assumed that people in America did not care. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z I assumed she was going to give me directions to the journalism lab. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z After prison I publish a novel under an assumed name. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z I explained how I had met him and assured her that I was not living with him, as she had assumed. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “I guess I assumed you’d dress up as an atom or an equation or something.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Everyone had assumed that Shackleton's team was trekking overland, only to find themselves abandoned. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z We assumed that all people were good to the degree to which they amused us, or to the extent to which we could make them objects of laughter. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Once again, the war years shaped and hardened his convictions on this score, though the basic attitudes on which they rested were in place long before he assumed command of the Continental Army. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z There were a handful of kids who were openly gay and I just assumed nobody felt any which way about it—or most people anyway. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Ludsbury emitted a single chuckle from deep in his throat, then his face turned brick red momentarily and he assumed his customary sententiousness. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I had always assumed that Reverend Hunt held the highest authority—the authority of God. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z I assumed she wouldn’t talk to me, and I was right. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I assumed she was heading toward the student center for her committee meeting before hitting the library. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Each must have assumed that the others were there for some business other than pastoral and had rudely chosen that moment to deal with it. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I assumed Johanna was fine, had passed her exam, but simply wasn’t assigned to a sharpshooters’ unit. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Stanton had assumed that the American Equal Rights Association would be dedicated to winning universal suffrage—voting rights for all. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z For a time people had assumed she was gay. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He had just assumed...he just knew Siobhan liked him as much as he liked her. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I put my mask back on and assumed my starting position. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z There, as we shall see, the expansion assumed a speedboat pace, as bearers of the cultural package raced eastward into the previously uninhabited Pacific Ocean beyond the Solomon Archipelago. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Annabeth couldn’t see the flying chariot anymore, but she assumed it was close by. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Since we had gained that much education, the high school teachers assumed that we were educable. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He returned and assumed a grim, contemplative stance. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Rachael’s proportions, he noticed once again, were odd; with her heavy mass of dark hair, her head seemed large, and because of her diminutive breasts, her body assumed a lank, almost childlike stance. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z He listened quietly, staring off into space, and I assumed he was collecting his thoughts for an answer, but a few minutes later he cleared his throat and shook his head. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Brandon was so small and so bookish, she had just assumed he wasn’t very athletic. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z With a Negro, they assumed they need give no semblance of self-respect or respectability. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “That plate was a gift from the Education Committee when Principal Peattie assumed the responsibilities of being the principal of this school,” he said. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “Colonel, tell your men. General McClellan has assumed command of the army.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z A single loss, she assumed, would knock the Fugees out of contention for the cup. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z We just assumed it had something to do with being black. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z She assumed that she would not be returning now that her status seemed different. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He spoke calmly but moved through the material quickly, as if he assumed we were already familiar with it. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z My friend Jack Wagner has often, in Mexico, assumed this state of being. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He was tall enough to play ball, so I always assumed that's what he did. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “I swapped routes with another driver. He didn’t mention children, but he said the She Elephant was after him. I assumed he meant an old girlfriend.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “I have assumed personal control of the active work within the grounds of the World’s Columbian Exposition,” he wrote. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Booth assumed that the day would unfold as the latest in a blur of days that had begun on April 3 when the Confederate capital, Richmond, fell to the Union. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z When Columbus set sail, he apparently assumed the earth was round, which was why he was convinced that he could get to India by going west. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z They could come wordless into the house of any Marine family, but no matter how they came or what shape or appearance they assumed, their very presence was the equivalent of some form of apocalypse. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z We were friends, just as everyone had assumed all along that we would be. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Because Ginny was a white girl, and Armpit was older and an African American, she had just assumed he worked for her family. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z He said, “Oh, I assumed you lived on campus. Did you stay to take care of your little brother after your mother died?” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Everyone assumed that I would win the Beecher medal because I had organized the coat drive, and the medal usually went to the student who did the most community service. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z When Toby was a kid, he had assumed everybody lived the way they did. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Like people all over Hiroshima, he assumed a large, but ordinary bomb had fallen right near him. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z That fact had not assumed importance in his eyes until now. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Wash assumed that she meant something like a dress or hair ribbons. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Joey was going home to the Bay Area, Megan lived in Los Angeles, and Chas, I assumed, would be going with her, but I didn’t care and wasn’t going to ask him. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He assumed that he’d be coming home first, then biking over to Javier’s after checking in with his mom, so he wanted to have a fresh outfit change ready. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The kind of guy who you didn't really say too much to, because you just assumed he wouldn't say nothing back. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z The Russians led Powers to a nearby car, and then drove him along a bumpy, muddy road to what he assumed was a police station. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The globe light holds and bathes each scene, and it can be assumed that at the curve where the light stops is a solid foundation. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He told me of some narwhal-ivory carvings he'd found on a previous dig—carbon 14-dated to some incredible age, way outside the range of what was previously assumed; anomalous, in fact. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She did not want him to stop, but she had imagined this differently, assumed they would make a carefully planned ceremony of it. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Sigurd was dragged after it, twisting from one arm, shouting what Anya assumed were the worst swear words he knew. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z “I just assumed you knew what it was. You didn’t hesitate to attack it.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z So when Mary Miller stopped by to check on Keisha when I was visiting Luke at the Merritts’ shortly before I moved in, I assumed she was just another one and ignored her. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z He wasn’t sure why but assumed it was because he’d been to the center before, albeit briefly, and because he was a little older. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Why had she assumed that he would be willing to go North with her when he had refused before? Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I immediately assumed it was the carpenter and went to warn Bep, who was eating lunch, that she couldn’t go back downstairs. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z His outlook infected the entire CIA, making it a place where no one could be trusted, and where potential Soviet recruits were assumed to be double agents sent by the KGB. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z He knew only, once Buttercup was down at the ravine bottom beside him, that to climb out would take, as Prince Humperdinck had assumed, too much time. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “A thug. Why he assumed that though? What? By looking at Khalil? Explain that, Detective.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z He recalled that the cranky foreman had threatened to unleash vicious guard dogs, and he assumed they were the ones that bit Mullet Fingers. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s time,” Royal said as Lander shook Mingo’s hand and assumed his place at the lectern. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z A white library employee, watching them, assumed that the two black men were dealing drugs and called a supervisor. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He found another supply closet at the far south end of the Pipeworks—at least, he assumed that’s what it was. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She had always assumed that all rumors were false. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z His father died and the smith down the road assumed his operation. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z To have gone through all that drama for nothing...What if she’d gotten her brother or James hurt, and all for a book that didn’t hold the answer she assumed it would. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He assumed that would be the end of the electrical grid for a few days. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Out of a committee of supremely enterprising and resourceful members, one managed to outshine the rest in the range of activities he assumed. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z But then she sneered a little, and he assumed he must have imagined it. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z He grinned broadly for an instant, then assumed his customary scowl. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z When he assumed the presidency, the ANC had seventeen shillings and sixpence in its treasury, and he had boosted the amount to four thousand pounds. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I never assumed anyone would be generous to me, or in any way helpful. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z That voice, the loudest voice that Despereaux had ever heard, could only, he assumed, belong to the world’s largest rat. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Lazlo had known the passage for years, and had assumed it was fantasy—but he had discovered in Thanagost that it was real. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z If I had not ceded control of the wheel, and if he had not assumed control of the vessel so deftly, I’m sure I’d be dead. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z The first story was flooded, so he assumed the dogs—two of them, he guessed—were trapped on the second. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z He warred against it, but his tongue was a transient orator who, in moments of madness or in the dazzling half-nelson of a father’s arm, assumed a life and career of its own. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Now France had fallen it was assumed that the bombing of London, the softening-up, must soon begin. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z For hypotheses should be employed only in explaining the properties of things, but not assumed in determining them; unless so far as they may furnish experiments. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Reinsurance is a multibillion-dollar industry that spreads the risk assumed by one insurance company to a number of companies around the world. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z It didn’t entirely disappear, but it gradually submerged, as semblances of order returned and our pattern of life assumed its new design. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z I always assumed, on account of the flowery language, that Hamlet took place around 1400, since everything in England takes place in 1400. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z He paused, and for a moment assumed again his air of a schoolmaster questioning a promising pupil: “How does one man assert his power over another, Winston?” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z This assumption challenged everything physicists had assumed about the motion of objects. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z If my dad were to have come along, the government would have assumed we were leaving our homeland for good. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Grace Balegamire didn’t understand that the getup was a costume and assumed instead that the girl had come straight from practice, as the Fugees had. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z As soon as Kim showed up on the scene, everyone assumed we’d be best friends just because we were both dark, quiet, studious, and, at least outwardly, serious. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He was about to finish college and assumed he’d be drafted into the army as soon as he graduated. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Taisin assumed it was Mona's work, and it made sense, for she had known precisely what to do for Shae’s injuries. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Then the game assumed a dimension of reality. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom took his temperature, brought him some hot tea, and assumed the “August’s mom” role again. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Their injuries, the New York Times reported, were “souvenirs of the new attitude of aggressiveness which has been assumed by the Federal agents against Reds or suspected Reds.” 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Perhaps they assumed my path to citizenship was painless, smooth, and easy. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Too many farmers had assumed, without due enquiry, that on such a farm a spirit of licence and indiscipline would prevail. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z She assumed the man had two wives, one light, one dark. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Stressing memorization, the nuns assumed an important Catholic bias. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Flare path remained lit so I assumed and had to trust that I was still expected—possibly my passenger had come down safely and informed the reception committee about the damage to the aircraft. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Everyone, she assumed, was thinking about the invasion, but there was nothing to do but keep on. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He had always assumed the toy had been sold a long time ago. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Because the book was still in print, they assumed the public would be familiar with it, too. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z “This is not good. I didn’t want ... I assumed it would be Zeus. . . .” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z No one had seen the tiger for three days at this point, and it was assumed he had left the district and run into the rough country to the south. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z He had told the story in such detail that Bailey assumed he had witnessed it firsthand. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I would have assumed the data was bogus had it not been listed on such a respected site. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He’d assumed that the person playing the oboe was the curly- haired girl, Marigold. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Jack assumed that Moshe liked to talk to him because he was young, for Moshe had been a schoolteacher and enjoyed teaching. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z The reporter warned those watching that they should be assumed to be “armed and very dangerous.” The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z I keep repeating the things she doesn’t seem to understand, because she assumed Amalia would be coming to visit her soon. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z She had assumed it lived in the cave at the other end of the island. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z People always assumed my mom and dad were like other divorced parents, who fought over everything, but they were actually friends. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z When I got back to the waiting room, Mother took one look at my red eyes and ashen complexion and assumed the worst. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Zeitoun washed away all the sweat and grime, and what he assumed was a fair amount of oil and raw sewage. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Knowing that the badger was far more experienced than himself, Matthias assumed the role of second-in-command. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Francis always said what he meant and assumed that I acted the same way. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Finally, with assumed reluctance, he agreed to let us look through the glasses. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z I do not recall the chain of events but assumed Dad had known or suspected what was happening. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z You cannot be yourself; you must fully inhabit whatever role you have assumed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As people became adult, their daemons lost the power to change and assumed one shape, keeping it permanently. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Possibly they liked to hassle me because I was half-white, and they assumed I needed to be taken down a notch. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z I assumed that Phoebe would follow me, but I didn’t look back. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z The press covering the race was already suspicious and scandal-hungry, and assumed that the stewards were hiding something shocking. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Bronwyn set Claire down and assumed a fighting stance, while Emma held out her hands to make a flame—but she was too stunned, apparently, to summon more than a sputter of smoke. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z When Friday raised her hoof at me, she probably assumed I had ridden a horse before. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “But I thought you said that we should work together on a book. I assumed you would want to see it completed.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z As far as we know, no one had actually tried to measure the parallax of a comet before 1471; it had simply been assumed that the Aristotelian theory was obviously correct. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z She had always assumed that she would wed Viserys when she came of age. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I assumed he was standing between his father and probably his older brother, Nation, who looked a lot like Martin, only taller. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z She said that Quisqueya dyed her hair, which was hardly news—I had assumed as much when I met her. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Up a slight slope, across an expanse of vacant lots, a modern church, quite large, stood in a lazy pall of white smoke—St. Ignatius, I assumed. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z He felt that it should be assumed that the guy was breaking with Ebola—and do you really want to bring a guy like that into a community hospital? The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was like I had assumed that only Havana had tall buildings. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z For convenience, Hutton had assumed that the mountain had the same density as ordinary stone, about 2.5 times that of water, but this was little more than an educated guess. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z I’m thankful, in a way, that what I assumed would happen based on that flag symbol didn’t really happen at all. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z “I assumed we had more time,” he said, turning the car onto the highway. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “Officer Cruise claims he saw it in the car door, and he assumed Khalil was reaching for it. The handle was thick enough, black enough, for him to assume it was a gun.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z ‘It’s too late for argument. Octavian has assumed emergency powers. The legion is behind him.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Surely, her father would come up with a clever legal solution, Elizabeth had assumed. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Since the Christians they met spoke unfamiliar languages and wore unfamiliar clothes, the Crusaders assumed they were some kind of Muslims. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z Crazy Horse assumed the leaders wanted their men to move faster. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z He had assumed that she had no other family besides her brother, and that she lived on a small salary, but he had never imagined her actual situation. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I was parked a few doors up from our apartment, so I assumed that the officers would drive by in pursuit of some urgent mission. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I think because I mentioned that I had done a bit of hiking in England, he assumed some measure of competence on my part. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z He got up, tried to get to the door, heard someone racing down the stairs, and assumed it was the boy. 6TH JUROR: I think that’s possible. 3RD JUROR: Assumed? Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z She shrugged, assumed he had gone to school early, and finished polishing her nails. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z We assumed fight-or-flight positions, some of us crouching with fists raised like boxers, others like sprinters before the starting gun, though no one knew which way to run. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z I stood next to him and assumed the urinating position. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z He had said nothing more, but Olanna assumed he must have dug a grave. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She didn’t want to be the one who was so weak that people naturally assumed she needed their protection. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The notion originated with Daisy's suggestion that we hire five bathrooms and take cold baths, and then assumed more tangible form as "a place to have a mint julep." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Because it was always assumed that we would lead professional lives, my brother and I were free to grow as plump and ugly as we liked. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z No one dared admit they couldn’t wait to see the girl, but Thomas assumed they were all just as curious as he was. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z But everyone had brown eyes, so of course she’d assumed the same about her own. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z In 1940, Lysenko deposed his critics, assumed the directorship of the Institute of Genetics of the Soviet Union, and set up his own totalitarian fiefdom over Soviet biology. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The voice sounded too old and gravelly to be Jasper Jr., but I just assumed that my hearing was messed up because he’d squeezed all the oxygen out of my brain. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z I hadn't heard any arguing or anything like that in the middle of the night, so I assumed it was cool with Doris for him to stay here. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Investigators later surmised that the Avianca pilots must have assumed that ATC was jumping them to the head of the queue, in front of the dozens of other planes circling Kennedy. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z I assumed, of course, that he meant the war of the moment. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The hospice physician then walked further down the hall to what I assumed was my father’s room. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Thankfully the rest of the world assumed that the Irish were crazy, a theory that the Irish themselves did nothing to debunk. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z And local bondsmen such as Maurice Ryles and Warren King, both of whom lived on my street, assumed responsibility for a number of people who couldn’t afford to get out. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It seemed as if they assumed that as a black person, I was a speaker for all black people. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z They slapped me, furious that they had assumed I was a "normal" kid. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z He nods to a closed door in the corner of the room, one I’d assumed led to a torture chamber. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z They have assumed the shape of everything he stole. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He was the only one of the Orkney dan who had refused to learn English correctly and spoke in a Northern accent—almost an assumed one. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone assumed I was fresh off the boat from a foreign land. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “You assumed some name, I suppose, on board ship?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z No one ever assumed the popular girl needed to be given a gift. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z When I drew the picture, I assumed he had gone off somewhere hidden, alone and pathetic, and committed suicide. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I assumed her pallor was the result of being indoors all the time and that the blue vein that beat wildly at her temple was a kind of inner metronome. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I assumed he meant my father, and I scoured my brain to think of who might have died. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I assumed it was just something white people did. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I doubt this, because Copernicus seems to have assumed that the correct theory must already have been formulated: he needed to read until he found it. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Naturally most of the club’s members assumed that Young, a member of the party, was voicing the ideas of the party. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z When the girl had got off the motorbike at the scooter show freestyle jumps, everybody had assumed she was a man, until she’d taken off her helmet and loosed her long hair. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z When the Truman kids got to Nebraska, many of the other students they encountered just assumed that they came from one of these lucky kinds of places. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z There was virtually no evidence against him, and I assumed the only reason the state kept up the charade of prosecuting him in prison was to intimidate progressive lawyers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The following day I went up to Harlem, an area that had assumed legendary proportions in my mind since the 1950s when I watched young men in Soweto emulate the fashions of Harlem dandies. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Several years ago, I was going through my family heirlooms when I came across a manuscript that was assumed to be a novel written by my great-great-great-grandfather. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Anyone seen out of a foxhole would be assumed to be an enemy and could be fired upon. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z They laughed then, uproariously, about the speed with which they had run, the pose they had assumed, the ruse they had invented to escape or decrease some threat to their manliness, their humanness. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Rutherford had again relocated, this time to Cambridge, where he assumed the directorship of the Cavendish. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Each of us hated and feared the whites, yet had a white man put in a sudden appearance we would have assumed silent, obedient smiles. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside, Ekon was surprised to find that what he’d always assumed was just a broom closet actually contained a set of narrow, inclining stairs. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z By this gesture he assumed full responsibility, but at that moment, she hated him for the inadequacy of the response. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z From the way Chaol said “used to” with a tinge of sadness, she assumed much had been lost. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “So naturally I assumed you were one of those yuppies.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z From the turn in the staircase Eleanor assumed that the room would be at the front of the house; sister Anne, sister Anne, she thought, and moved gratefully toward the light from the room. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Because my family now lived in America, everyone assumed we were rich, which I thought was funny. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Then she grabbed my left leg and, with what I assumed was Jesus-powered strength, slowly dragged it up out of the mud. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z He described it as ‘a supplement to Aristotle’s On the Heavens’ because he assumed it would be part of a programme of education still based on Aristotle. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Neylan originally opposed Sproul’s version of the oath, on the curious grounds that it would simply encourage its targets—the radicals assumed to be swarming over the university—to commit perjury. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z It was when people assumed that he didn't know things that he got upset. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z So had that been real, and not a dream like I’d assumed? Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The walls were lined with racks of rifles—very expensive rifles—and Jesper assumed the boxes on the shelves were filled with ammunition. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z At home, Mom received a bulky envelope from the school that she assumed was schoolwork I’d missed out on. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z All his teachers had realized that he was weak in their courses, and had assumed that his gifts lay elsewhere. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z Preformationism assumed that new life was never created, yet in 1741 Abraham Trembley showed that you could cut a polyp into a dozen pieces and it would turn into a dozen polyps. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I assumed he went to a private school, which is expensive in America. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I assumed he was late because he'd just whizzed in from his small barony somewhere in Austria. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I assumed I was riding a horse, because I was bobbing up and down and I heard the sound of hoofbeats. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I assumed that we could keep walking, but her feet were planted on the sidewalk. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z He never knew—he always assumed Henry got it from his dad. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Enrique is sure she has assumed that his nice clothes and his seriousness mean he’s stuck-up. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Had someone suggested that it did, Kochu Maria would have assumed that he or she was insulting her intelligence. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z All the time she was holding Pantalaimon in her pocket with a trembling hand, and he was keeping as still as he could, in the smallest mouse form he had ever assumed. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Kim and I had always assumed that we both belonged to the latter category. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Now he assumed command with the ease born of a long habit of authority. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z After she pulled into the garage, the FBI assumed that Edward Lee and Mary Howard had come home for the night. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Milkman assumed a preacher lived next door to his church. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z A middle-aged woman, whom I assumed to be the teacher, ignored me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no salutation; addressing me by name would have assumed an intimacy we had not yet discovered. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z She had assumed that the Tech Crew kids were Mr. Partridge’s favorites. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z People sometimes assumed I had been playing a sport when I was “injured,” which seemed unfair—even cruel—when I wanted to play so badly and wasn’t able to. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Where Aristotle had assumed that each element behaved differently, the new physics assumed that all heavy objects could be thought of as the same. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Maybe he assumed that because I was all the way over in Paraguay, the chances weren’t good I would ever be in D.C. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z The struggle was over, and I had my answer, though it was not the one I had assumed I would get. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The Grand Elder knitted his eyebrows in away that he assumed was imposing. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “No, but I could tell. I assumed the same thing myself.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z They assumed the evening’s regular program had been canceled because of the invasion. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Toby assumed that would get a positive reaction, either tears or an emotionally charged smile. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z And thus it took over two hundred years after his death, in the fourth century bc, for his mantle to be assumed by Cicero. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z If anyone was going to reach the summit from our expedition, I assumed it would be Doug: he was strong, he was driven, and he had already been very high on Everest. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z I suppose I must have assumed he was raring to go, that I had my work cut out just to hold him off. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry, Amina, but I don’t know how they found out, and I just assumed it was you.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z I assumed that he relayed our complaints to the authorities, indicating the ones he thought were reasonable. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She had assumed, from Aunty Ujus calls home, that things were not too bad, although she realized now that Aunty Uju had always been vague, mentioning “work” and “exam” without details. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z More men than he would have assumed would be there, and not all of them old. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z “That you might have been better off if your animal had been a snake. Your danger then—or assumed danger—might have sent you home before you ever met the patroller.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z I just assumed that meant they were all in. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z At first I was naive, and assumed that brothers and sisters were natural allies, instant companions. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z When he first started his work on distracted driving, he just assumed people would stop the behavior when they realized how dangerous it could be. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Milkman had first assumed his sister had an occasional lift home from her job. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z We were only in it for the short run anyhow—we assumed He would be gone by the end of the week, the same as all others. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Always he had assumed that throughout his psyche he experienced the android as a clever machine—as in his conscious view. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Accompanying him was a man named Charles—Hathaway's bodyguard, Wolf assumed. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “My bike—” She assumed I had fallen off. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z I assumed that meant they couldn’t see us either—or hear us over the distance and their own noise. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z She assumed Agha would say, “No no. That’s impossible. You already had a daughter. Of course it’s me.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z When they heard Box 342 rung, however, they assumed the fire was out of their territory and unhitched the horses. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Jesse had assumed that phone rates worked the way they did in Idaho, that there was no charge for going online. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And an oval with a tic-tac-toe board in the middle of it, which Canton assumed was supposed to be the mouth. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z It’s Ruth, who has assumed her usual position just inside her gate. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z “Yeah, they got into a car together. I assumed that was what the argument was about.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I had assumed that Cardan lived in the palace with his father, the High King. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He threw a fit, took the book away and assumed that would be the end of the business. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z We had assumed he had made it to Narewka, which in 1939 was under Soviet control and had seemed a safer place for him than Kraków. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z He hated calling the man by his first name; it assumed a cordiality he did not feel. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z That, I assumed, would be the end of the matter. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Cummings was just trying to release some stress by confiding in someone; she assumed it would go no further. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He scooted over on the floor, even though there was plenty of space, so I assumed that was a signal for me to sit. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z At first it was assumed that his parents would shut up the house, or rent it out to students, and that his mother would go too. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He opened it with much impressment—assumed, of course—and showed a great bundle of white flowers. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Had he just assumed Inej would find her way to the guards in time? Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z What she had assumed to be wallpaper as she entered and fell on the bed was in fact calendars. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 I don't speak Latin but have always assumed that the city motto translates to either Go Home or We Don't Like You, Either. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z I could always read backward and just assumed everyone else could, too. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I assumed it was a bottle of booze, but then he opened the paper bag and turned it upside down. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I suppose I must have assumed those old problems had been left behind with our early teen years, and that only the big issues that now loomed so large could possibly preoccupy any of us. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I assumed everyone who worked at the sanctuary had escaped or been killed. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z I don’t want to go into detail about it because it’s pretty private stuff, but I will say that Brad assumed the role of the girl in terms of where you put things. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z I went everywhere with Mom and Dad at that point, so it was just kind of assumed. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It had always been assumed that if the capitalist class were expropriated, Socialism must follow; and unquestionably the capitalists had been expropriated. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Before they could turn round, the copper sky of summer had assumed a cold and lowering bronze, while the biggest white flakes that ever were seen were floating about them and settling on the battlements. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Westley, for his part, assumed he had till 6:15 for his hour to be up. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z People assumed he ran to keep in shape. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Those of us who worried about such things assumed the wights were nearby, somewhere below us in that German submarine, waiting. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Turner assumed there was nothing he could do to help the man without risking a lynching himself. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z When the pilot pushed the rudder pedal the plane had jerked to the side and assumed a new course. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z At first I assumed he was keeping himself awake because he was afraid of nightmares, but then I started thinking that maybe he’d been asleep when they’d come to take his fingers. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z He knew that she assumed it was a mystery for him, too. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z “I had assumed that once we had demonstrated that in the fission of uranium neutrons are emitted, there would be no difficulty in getting people interested, but I was wrong.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Like his lesser satellites, over the years Tom-Carl had assumed an ill-fitting air of respectability and did not care to be reminded of his nefarious beginnings. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Soldiers, both black and white, patrolled outside the wall, and she assumed more stood watch inside in the watchtower, which stood higher than the walls. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Like everybody else, I more or less assumed it was going to be Edna. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Lola was immediately petulant, and Briony assumed that these rapid changes of mood were part of her recent upset. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He assumed Kissinger would advise Nixon that it was time to end the war. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Matt assumed they were going to hurt him. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I never said there was water in that box. You just assumed.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I assumed that come opening day, she’d be off in Lucy Jo’s Dart to Davy Elementary, even if we had to cajole her. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Because modern-day hunter-gatherers in Africa live in egalitarian bands that constantly move from place to place, archaeologists assumed that Native American hunter-gatherers must also have done so. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The gunfire had ceased and the village was quiet, so I assumed that the attackers had been successfully driven away. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z As another example, archaeologists originally assumed that Mexican corn, beans, and squashes reached the southeastern United States by the most direct route via northeastern Mexico and eastern Texas. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z It was motionless and he assumed he was being watched. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z And what I stupidly assumed was a date. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I assumed they were brothers, same thick, dark hair and identical molasses-brown eyes. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z But Ptolemy and his followers had assumed that measurements could be regarded as approximations: in practice, there were bound to be minor discrepancies between theoretical predictions and actual measurements. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Everyone assumed the popular girl had a million friends and a family who supported her. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I just assumed the war would end and, in a seamless path, I'd go to conservatory and become a famous diva, like her. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She assumed she’d be full of sadness on the day that happened. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Ben sat up straight in his seat and assumed such an aspect of rapt attention that we both broke into grins. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The word itself had lost little of its power to startle and had, due to my ignorance of the physical place it occupied on the globe, assumed a peculiar life of its own. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z It was assumed by many PIH allies that Goldfarb had already made up his mind—he wanted his resources to go to curing the vast majority. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z He assumed they were some kind of chips. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z When I was little, I assumed that meant we were supposed to become lawyers, like Father. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z He assumed De Young had arranged a second opportunity for him to petition the fair’s Ways and Means Committee. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z And after talking with her for so long that night, I assumed it was just the beginning. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z I wasn’t sure when exactly to bring up my brother to Libby, who I assumed was thinking the same thing. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Even though I stood too far away to actually read it, I assumed he’d only hold it up to prove that my name did in fact hold his top spot. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Nathan stood his ground and looked at what he assumed to be the face of Darkness. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “I mean, like,” she attempts, “is it possible he assumed you knew?” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Few people were aware of her nationality; she spoke English so well that other students assumed she was American. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Because I happened to be standing next to the bus driver, who was Black, she assumed the two of us were together and not part of the Duke fencing team. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I assumed that she had invited me to the museum in order to show me the letter, but I soon discovered that she had another reason. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z It’s not true that I assumed that if the vet knew how to treat animals his training was good enough for people, as my granddaughter says when she wants to get me mad. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She had assumed such people would be self-serving and wicked, low-class criminals. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He wore a blue baby bonnet on his head and was wielding a sword made out of eight empty cans of Milwaukee’s Best Light, which had, I assumed, been glued together. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Of course, she hadn’t known he was still alive and trapped here—she’d immediately assumed the worst—but that didn’t change the truth. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Just unscrews what Scoob assumed was an antenna to reveal a clear spout...which she then puts to her mouth before turning the “radio” upside down. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z The mate who had assumed command reckoned that they were somewhere off the southern end of the Isle of Cedars. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I had always assumed we had an unspoken understanding about these things: that she didn’t really mean I was a failure, and I really meant I would try to respect her opinions more. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z She assumed my mother had, and I let her believe it. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “Well ... I assumed it was some kind of. . . occasion. But I didn’t think it would be some trite human thing . . . prom!” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I always accuse you of jumping to things and it was me who—Albus went missing and I assumed it was your fault. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z Not far away, Ess and Sam sat picking flowers beside a large boulder, while farther off, the others chased after what Jinny assumed to be a lizard or a kitten in the grass. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z And, besides, they assumed that Powers died in the crash—taking with him the only evidence of the U-2 flight's real mission. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z And I guess I assumed that Blue would be white. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Any other time she would've just assumed that I was using the bathroom, maybe going number two. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z I’m sure plenty of people assumed that we’d eventually get married even if I never gave it any thought. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Grace was beginning to wonder if her sister was really a humorless robot, but she assumed that even robots knew how to send the winking emoji. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Problems he had always assumed to be purely racial turned out to have a hidden component. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Therefore heaven was completed first and earth assumed shape after. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But our sleeping arrangement told us that he expected discretion—or we assumed it did. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z As the team captain, things always came easy for me, so I just assumed it came easy for everyone else. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z He didn’t, and I figured it was because he assumed I couldn’t. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I asked to see the farmer, and when he appeared I assumed a humble demeanor. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Schmid made the arrangements for Bobby to stay in Pulvermühle and, to keep journalists at bay, had him register under an assumed name. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z And my father acted like his place was assumed from the beginning. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Many Americans assumed that presidents in a democracy weren't at risk of assassination. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Those of us who noticed assumed she was going to the rest room. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z I assumed she was looking to give us some change. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “When a few days over six months old, his nurse pretended to cry ... I saw that his face instantly assumed a melancholy expression, with the corners of the mouth strongly depressed.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d ridden into their cities mounted on a spectral, after all, and most of them assumed he was from Weep—at least, until Thyon Nero disabused them of that notion. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She did a robot dance to show off what I assumed were some ridiculous robot arms that would never be of any use to any astronaut. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Angela and I assumed our positions on opposite sides of the strip. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I’d just assumed she was Twig, oblivious to the rest of the world. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Werfel assumed Spurge would be interested in seeing what the goblins thought about the recent wars against the elves, so the two went to a memorial up on the battlements of Tenebrion. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Alvarez assumed personal responsibility for making sure the tanks were polished smooth. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z What he did figure out was that Haley Daley was much smarter than he had assumed. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Secretary of State William H. Seward was in that room, lying helpless in bed, defended by no one—Powell probably assumed—but a frail-looking girl. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The previous year, he had assumed command of construction of the Pentagon, then beleaguered by labor problems, material shortages, cost overruns, and miserable work conditions. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z She assumed there would be a fight now for the gray socks, but the opposite was the case, and to avoid further sorrow she was obliged to return to Briony’s room for another pair. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The first view assumed that the known world was all that there was to be known; the second implied that there was more land as yet undiscovered. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z At the base of the steps, several Amazons in camouflage were having a heated argument while a young woman— Queen Hylla, Hazel assumed—watched and listened from her throne. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He had known that Shamika was a longtime friend, but he assumed that she had not gotten close to Wanda until after Morris had died. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The Transvaal Law Society was an extremely conservative organization, and they were seeking to punish me at a time when they assumed I would be unable to defend myself. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z This guy was, I assumed, either another tattoo artist or a frequent client. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z “So we assumed. But then came rumor the rats had kept him living,” said Vikus. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z No. Like many amateurs, Dr. Phil assumed that the only proper subject for art was a picturesque landscape that had nothing to do with his experience. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He assumed an attitude that was quite childish under the circumstances, feigning anger and imaginary resentment so that Petra Cotes would be the one who would bring about the break. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z When night fell Granny assumed the task of seeing that my brother and I bathed. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The man assumed the president wanted to hear good news, so that’s what he reported. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z They assumed, no doubt, that a Muslim woman, presumably submissive and shy with her English, would allow her hijab to be ripped from her head without retaliation. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z In fact, she had narrowed her life to a relationship with a woman fifteen years older who assumed a power over her greater than that of a mother over an infant. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z When the trunk was finally stripped bare, I assumed it would have to stop. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Because he was still looking at her, she assumed she’d been called on. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I assumed that a big part of his mission was to attract higher-quality students to Rider in order to elevate its profile and reputation, but his attitude toward Truman actually angered me. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z The next morning I found Dad in the kitchen, dumping flour into a glue-like substance I assumed was supposed to be pancake batter. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Epileptics were often shamans because people just assumed that God gave seizure-visions to the lucky ones. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z No one even asked me the question anymore; people just assumed they knew the answer, and they were nearly always wrong. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z So when Frank awoke one night in August and saw something very odd up at the old house, he merely assumed that the boys had gone one step further in their attempts to punish him. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z It was like I had resisted the spell of a fearsome enchantress — everyone else was under that spell and COULDN’T resist it, so they assumed I had some secret strength. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Chiron, Jason’s mentor at Camp Half-Blood, had assumed that meant that the giants would try to rouse the earth goddess at the original Mount Olympus. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z It doesn’t matter whether they tracked us to the second apartment or assumed we went directly underground. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “I never said my name was Roycroft—you just assumed. And I just went with it.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z When the vet injected the sodium pentobarbital, Neil fluttered her eyes, assumed a nap position, and died. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “Oh. Oh. I just assumed . . That because I am so absorbed by him, everyone else must be too. “ Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z She assumed that my bruises were his work. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z After a pause the girl said carefully, “I didn’t bring mine with me. I assumed I’d find one here.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Baptist and C.M.E. churches went down front and assumed stances a few feet apart. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He had known Gilly would be hard, but he had assumed Sam would be glad to trade the dangers of the Wall for the warmth of Oldtown. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z There was no poem in my version of the diary, how-ever, and I assumed it must have been included in a different edition. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Dell had assumed they lived in a house or at least a real apartment. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “Okay, I assumed. But it shows me how much I don’t know about him.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Luma was unsure who exactly came up with the name, which many opposing teams assumed was a reference to the hip-hop band of the same name. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z She’d assumed Syria was entirely Muslim, but she was wrong about this, and about so many things. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Afternoon arrived: Mrs. Fairfax assumed her best black satin gown, her gloves, and her gold watch; for it was her part to receive the company,—to conduct the ladies to their rooms, &c. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Zeitoun assumed it was more men like himself and Nasser—people with boats who were roaming around, trying to help. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The man was thumbing through a motorcycle magazine, but I assumed he was listening to every word we said. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z She was perhaps too young to realize that what she assumed was her love for Chacko was actually a tentative, timorous, acceptance of herself. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Always she would give the correct, or what I assumed to be the correct, answer. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Cas’s mother, her father, even her new but still annoying shrink assumed that after everything, she would want to attend a different school or be homeschooled. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z They were accompanied by a middle-aged woman who had been Aurelia’s nurse when she was younger, and who now lived in retirement in the palace and assumed privileges that no one had given her. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Always, the pattern of death assumed a characteristic shape: the smell of DDT over the forests, an oil film on the water surface, dead trout along the shoreline. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Thomas assumed Gaily would retaliate, but he straightened instead, taking everyone in with his mad gaze. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z In other words, there needed to be an official estimate of the specific amount each state would have “assumed” and then be obliged to pay in federal taxes before the vote on assumption occurred. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Jasmine assumed simple duties around the household and took over her mother’s position when Felice’s heart seized and she fell mute and paralyzed. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z We moved through a tunnel in the direction, I assumed, of Bat Lady’s house. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z They were older guys, so he assumed they were from 123rd Street. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z “I mean—I don’t know why she drowned, Zu. But that’s what I always assumed. That it was a riptide.” The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z She assumed the address belonged to one of Roy’s friends, and that he was picking up a textbook or a homework assignment. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z With the way you ignored me at school, I assumed you would ignore me there, too. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z People who didn’t know my father automatically assumed he had to be drunk to do some of the things he did, but he wasn’t. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “A guess. I assumed it had to be one or the other. Some days I’m luckier than—” He simply stopped talking then. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Jason wondered if Apollo had assumed this form to be inconspicuous, or to look pitiable to his father. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Because the first-discovered Clovis site was a hunting camp, archaeologists have usually assumed that Clovis society was focused on hunting. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “The swineherd said everyone knows there’s something dangerous in these woods. They probably just assumed it was a demon or some nonsense like that.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I had always assumed my parents had given me up because of my disability. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z He threw the package across onto Ron’s bed, where it joined a small pile of them that must, Harry assumed, have been delivered by house-elves in the night. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I don’t know why, but I always assumed that Mr. Ingman had an easy life. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Since I didn’t have access to the body’s emotions, I assumed the ones I was feeling were my own. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z On first seeing the broken ride, I'd assumed it was designed to pause at frequent intervals, allowing those onboard to feel the full effect of their discomfort. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z He knew Tate was vicious and no good, but he assumed that the others were just doing what they had been told. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Everyone—including Johnson—had assumed he would seek a second full term as president, but he knew now his chances of reelection were bleak. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z “Tear this sheet down!” someone said—the dog’s handler, I assumed. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Whenever she discovered something that everyone besides her seemed to know, she assumed they had learned it during third grade, which she’d missed because of the accident. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z As our despondent group filed slowly away from Camp Four toward the Geneva Spur, I braced myself to make one last visit to Beck, whom I assumed had died in the night. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “I had never seen one, so I assumed,” I say, looking down at my cold burrito. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Candice assumed the textile plant she mentioned was the one owned by the Allen family. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, when she was with the gentlemen who called on her, she assumed a contradictory attitude, encouraging them with a batting of her Arabian eyes, but keeping them at a prudent distance. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I was now a fugitive, living under an assumed name. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z They both smelled like burned rubber, so I assumed they must be new. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z It struck him that the man’s whole life was playing a part, and that he felt it to be dangerous to drop his assumed personality even for a moment. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The men on the backstretch assumed that anyone who made such a point of saying so little had to have something to hide, something shady or, perhaps, something immodestly valiant. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It can be reasonably assumed that she was surrounded by a frightening cacophony of sounds — wood igniting and burning wildly, the glass of windows exploding, stairways and ceilings collapsing. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Chess thought about what Natalie had assumed about his mom—that she had a bad boyfriend, and that that was why she’d had to go away. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z As Dad had assumed, the new addition was a boy. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z I had no way of measuring the gravity of my wrong and I assumed that I had done something for which I would never be forgiven. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z It was generally assumed that she thought herself too good to work like the rest of the women and that Tea Cake “pomped her up tuh dat.” Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z I never saw Chip in swishy shorts outside of gym class, which I assumed was for the same reason I avoided them. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I assumed Martin was black, because I thought everyone in Africa was black. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I assumed she wanted me to light it for her. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z People assumed that Manet had intended to represent an actual event. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The assumed shape of the Jupiter bird’s toe bone, as imagined by paleontologists, the caption read. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Knowledge, it was assumed, was never really lost. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Their courting upset her because it—and they—assumed that her relationship with Odenigbo was permanently over. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z It was a private word, slangish, even affectionately vulgar, and, when spoken by a stranger, insulting, because it glibly assumed familiarity. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “They were kidnapped years ago by the wights. Long assumed dead.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z She had just assumed that if whites had worked so hard to deny her admission to the school, it must have been a wonderland. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Helen once found a burglar hiding beneath her bed in a rental place, but the neighbors didn’t respond to her screams because they assumed that screaming was the normal mode of discourse for racetrackers. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He assumed I was limping because of the fight—battle wound—and was telling me how everyone was talking about how I mopped Brandon, even the people who got chocolate milk splashed on them. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “I just assumed,” he says, waving a hand at Raj’s black clothes, the metal piercings. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z The diagnosis is “confidential,” but we all assumed his ulcers were acting up. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I assumed it was mostly posture coaching and junior polo league.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Even her voice assumed a higher pitch that demanded to be heard. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z “And the gentleman?” the bartender asked in a rich, assumed voice. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z What I’d assumed was a boulder was really the giant folk hero sitting against a tree trunk. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The Murrays assumed it was a gift from Chandresh, though when they thanked him for it he claimed he had no idea what they were talking about. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “You sent her to her quarters for the night. I assumed you were done with her.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She assumed life was easier back then if you were white. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “I’ve been watching you. You’ve seen me as well, though perhaps you didn’t realize it. I had assumed my alternate form.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z He assumed Master would give her his distant yes-and-no answers and she would go back to her piano. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Nathan assumed that Pond had finished one song and started on another. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z So when it came to college, they had assumed she would go somewhere practical, like Pitt or perhaps Penn State, to study something like business or hotel management. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The trader assumed that we were selling the animals at the regent’s behest, and we did not correct him. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I assumed people would come to their senses,” he says. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z "Perhaps he assumed we weren't smart enough to find you out so soon." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z A short time later, he took the train to Zurich about one hour away and registered at an upscale hotel there, using an assumed name. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “After all — he was the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher... I just assumed that he was in a hurry to chase after the Death Eaters who’d escaped up to the tower...” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I assumed that all of these posts were filled with misdirection and misinformation, but they were still highly entertaining. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “Your moms are going to pick you up this afternoon. They assumed you wouldn’t be ready to join them this morning.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z People were evacuated to what was assumed to be a safe distance of eight miles. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “But the attackers didn’t know, or care, I suspect. They were mad over what had happened and they wanted to take it out on someone they assumed was a Muslim.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “Everyone assumed I was a normal person,” she said. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps he is unimpressed because he assumed all along this would happen. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z They talk about how they are both routinely assumed to be Greek, Egyptian, Mexican—even in this misrendering they are joined. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Mine was simple: a “KK” with a circle around it, standing for Kid Kupid, an alter ego I assumed to advertise my largely imaginary prowess with the young ladies. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z My father hid them until they assumed the consistency of tar, but why did he bother? Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Back in Namwon, when Pong had dreamed of walking under the city lights, he'd assumed those lights were the same for everyone. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “So I assumed they were clients. But I tell you, Parky, I can smell that type right away.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z She had always assumed that politics was a youthful diversion, that I would someday return to the Transkei and practice there as a lawyer. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She was a friendly, soft-spoken brunette who I assumed had been tipped off by the agents whispering into their wrist pieces behind us. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The woman had assaulted my ego; she had assumed that she knew my place in life, what I felt, what I ought to be, and I resented it with all my heart. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I do not think that I was set up by the warder who left the newspaper on the bench, though some assumed I had been. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Bread and wine, water, oil, salt, and ash—through ceremonies of guilt and redemption, sorrow and rebirth, through the passing liturgical year, my boyhood assumed all significance. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Others joined The Mercury Theatre late and assumed the worst. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Aristotle and Ptolemy had assumed that the heavens were mathematically legible, and indeed Ptolemy had devised techniques for reading them. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He explained that he had seen some adult refugees playing soccer in the park and had assumed they were affiliated with the Fugees. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z But—I had assumed that if he was not Divergent, he must have gotten a Dauntless result. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z They assumed that he had been killed when the officers began shooting. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z These are assumed to be Florida birds, returning to home territory after a summer in the North. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Just as I’d assumed the child Liriope wanted her friend to take was Locke. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I naturally assumed you were using your dust-pan and had left it out in the hall. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z All in a minute various hints and trifles assumed shape and significance in Amy’s mind, and told her what her sister never had confided to her. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Roy assumed it was the heron, but when he looked up, he saw that the bird had gone. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandfather and his Jewish friends had assumed that if the Nazis made any move against them, their non-Jewish neighbors would defend them. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z They had not discussed it, he had simply assumed that she would be there, and so she said, “Okay.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Pattie assumed that relatives would fly into town or that family friends would, once alerted, take over. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z He was gracious, in the eager-to-please way that he always assumed with the religious, especially with the white religious. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z In those days, I believed that proficiency in English and success in business were the direct result of high academic achievements and I assumed as a matter of course that Sisulu was a university graduate. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He was so light-skinned that people often assumed he was mixed, and he acted younger than he was—hyphy, as they say in Oakland. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z My work, which had appeared so vague, so hopelessly diffuse, condensed itself as he proceeded, and assumed a definite form under his shaping hand. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z I assumed they were taking me to juvenile court because I was only fifteen. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z For a moment, with the fear of my sister’s working me before my eyes, I had a desperate idea of starting round the room in the assumed character of Mr. Pumblechook’s chaise-cart. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z He assumes that the seller has some information about the car that he, the buyer, does not have—and the seller is punished for this assumed information. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Had assumed he was with the family in front. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z As the screaming went on, I assumed that others were not so good at this as I. The back I stared at was green. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Mark looked at her sadly—he’d assumed the monsters were the infected people down the street, but now he realized he was wrong. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Upon landing, Columbus was to thrust his sword into the ground and claim the New World for Spain, while his men assumed positions that mimicked those depicted on a two-cent postage stamp commemorating Columbus’s discovery. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I couldn’t account for that hundred years, so I assumed it was a typo. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “I saw the hair stuff Tityana brought, so I just assumed you were taking off your scarf from now on or something.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z He had killed many times before, but only during the last two days had this impulse assumed the form of actual killing. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z She couldn’t believe her luck and assumed the worst for their backstory. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Mom assumed it probably had to do with Mr. Tushman, that maybe he was getting fired. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z I assumed she was crying, but when she brought the cloth down to her lap, she just looked pale. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z He had been brought to Robben Island to restore order, and he had singled out the individual he assumed was the source of the disorder. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Up until now, I’ve largely assumed that all of my interpretations of Hideo’s words have been exaggerated on my part, but it’s pretty hard to misunderstand this statement. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I assumed Mom had stopped him, but it would not be the first time Stephen Kellner had accidentally left me behind. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Inej saw guards emerge with little piles of brooches, porcupine quills, even sashes that Inej assumed must contain metal or wire. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “I just assumed because you weren’t up early baking.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z When Nasser had brought it into the canoe, Zeitoun had assumed it contained clothes, a few valuables. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z I assumed she was there to talk to me about him and I evaded her, brushing her away with a neutral smile. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I often felt uneasy coming back at such hours to a place I did not know well and where I was living illegally under an assumed name. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When I embarked on this book, I naively assumed that Volpe’s actors would probably be among the top students at their not-so-great high school, high achievers across the board. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z The man I assumed was Ashley’s father was loaded into the back of the ambulance. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z I naturally assumed at first that they were a group of friends out together for the evening. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z It was Martin’s turn to absent himself while Ethel assumed responsibility for their guest, nursing Cora through two days of fever and convulsions. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Everybody in Reardan assumed we Spokanes made lots of money because we had a casino. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z When I set sail, so to speak, I too assumed that the world was round, but what I encountered in the real India profoundly shook my faith in that notion. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z She assumed anything in Tartarus was their enemy. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z At least, Leo assumed it was a church. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z We walked to the altar rail where the idea of God assumed a shape and a scent and a taste. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z As the years went on, Volpe assumed numerous additional roles at Truman. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “That’s a good question! I always assumed they were exercising—just keeping the gym to themselves. But what if they’re up to something else?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t really think they were cute, but I assumed I would someday. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z At least he assumed this was that girl—she was the one Clyde had seen leaving the card in the first place. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He assumed I was indulging him because we were close to our destination, and he refused. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Bucky did, easing the door shut behind him as Stick and I assumed studious postures on our beds. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z She had a heap of appallingly dirty mats that Tendai assumed was the babies’ bedding. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I assumed it was a college book and wondered if I would be able to read it. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Scarlett assumed that the murder of a family would have been front page news but instead, when she eventually found it, it was almost buried on page five. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z There were superior orders that prohibited visits to prisoners condemned to death, but the officer assumed the responsibility of letting her have a fifteen-minute stay. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Benton assumed that he had already been given another, better mission to serve his church. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z This was remarkable, and I assumed it reflected a great deal of nervousness about the prospect of secret talks between myself and the government. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z What looked like new knowledge was, consequently, simply old knowledge which had been mislaid, and history was assumed to go round in circles. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z While it had been a long time since I’d seen her sitting on her mother’s lap sucking her breast, I assumed that becoming señorita had rid her of that habit. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Oppenheimer’s scientists assumed this same gun assembly method would work for plutonium. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Pattie assumed that relatives would fly into town or that family friends would, once alerted, take over. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Iloba was merely from his mother’s hometown, but he had been so enthusiastic about their kinship that everyone on campus assumed they were cousins. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z It can be assumed, however, that their apathy was indeed one of the big-city variety. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He used ornate Spanish words that we assumed were scientific talk for teeth, gums, and tongue. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z My own face had now assumed a deep tropical burn. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Perhaps they assumed, also, a life of ennui. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I strained my ears and listened for any familiar-sounding words and when I could hear none, I assumed it was his native Polish. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He assumed that Lawrence, in his slapdash way with numbers, had mislaid a decimal point and meant a microcurie, a thousand times less. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Wolf assumed that the call would connect to the CIA's Berlin station as well as to CIA headquarters in Langley. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Based on the mama line, I assumed the former. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Most members assumed the new leader would be Anna Howard Shaw, a Methodist minister who had a reputation as an excellent speaker and was in Anthony’s inner circle. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Robbie assumed that powerful emotions in the girl were finding release. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z His comically arched brows and broad gestures made me smile, and the injured look he then assumed caused me to laugh until I was weak. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Nali still assumed he was homesick and had been missing his mom. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “The fever has assumed a most alarming appearance,” Rush wrote to his wife, Julia, who was summering in Princeton with their youngest children. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z The ACT was the only exam I’d ever taken, and it had been multiple choice, so I assumed all exams were multiple choice. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z We both assumed an air of weary worldliness as we climbed down off the Wabash Blue Bird one last time. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z It was hitting us both, I assumed, that there were perhaps important things we hadn’t discussed, that we had perhaps divergent views on whether this was a temporary farewell or an outright, geographically induced breakup. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I assumed my talent-show fiasco meant I never had to play the piano again. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Weasley gave a maniacal laugh; Mrs. Weasley threw him a look, upon which he became immediately silent and assumed an expression appropriate to the sickbed of a close friend. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I had always assumed she came to live with us because she wanted to be near us, but perhaps it was more complicated than that. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Now she assumed that her own daughter would be overjoyed to do something she herself had never been permitted to do. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z He gave me a slight nod, and I assumed I was free to make up my own lies. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Stupidly, with a kind of smug removal that I can’t begin to fathom, I assumed that the problems of killing and dying did not fall within my special province. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She was brought home by a young man who I assumed was her boyfriend, a flashy, well-to-do fellow who had a car, something that was most unusual. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And even though we’d never actually met in person, he’d told me more than once that I was his best friend, so I assumed he was just as isolated and lonely as I was. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I had assumed that Dr. Pat Knapp was a man and that his mother had borrowed the car. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z The oldest Java “man” fossils—of course, they may actually have belonged to a Java woman—have usually been assumed to date from about a million years ago. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He had assumed that "Willow" was some kind of nickname. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z I naively assumed that war occurred in far-off places with hard to pronounce names, not in Long Beach. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Naturally, she assumed that I would be the one to give up a bed. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “I assumed, since it was a school for black kids...” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I have to admit I admire Mother for the way she assumed the role of his wife and has never, as far as I know, complained or been jealous. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “I don’t have children,” Olanna said, pleased that the nurse had assumed that she did. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She had assumed she was never going to see the woman again; now here she was, smelling of pine and honeysuckle, sweet and flowery like the best kind of summer day. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z “I guess I assumed you were just trying to lose weight. ... Oh well.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z About how she has always been protective of him around us, but maybe that was for one reason, when I had assumed another. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He assumed the panther would be an old, wasted male with worn teeth, incapable of catching anything more difficult than a human. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Most of them had assumed the wine with nothing in it was a trap and placed it toward the end of the spectrum. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He had not known that she was pregnant and assumed that the child had been fathered by another man. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Well, you know, when you didn’t call and all, I assumed that... Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I immediately assumed he had been waiting for us for several days. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I asked as the two of them sat at the kitchen table, heads bent over a piece of paper I assumed was an application. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Hamilton took his hash in tea—the British way, I assumed. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z And likewise, I assumed that my mom and dad would always look for Gabriel, both literally and figuratively speaking. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z “Oh, so Phil accompanied you back to the opera house. We didn’t know that; our communications broke down about then. We knew just that she had been killed; we naturally assumed by you.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z When my phone buzzed, I assumed it was one of these kids, but it wasn’t. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z He wore dark laced shoes made from a kind of canvas, with thick, textured soles that Claire assumed prevented him from slipping on the wet deck of the vessel. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I assumed the proper courtroom manner and began the examination. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The quadroon was following them with littie quick steps, having assumed a fictitious animation and alacrity for the occasion. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z He assumed that with each day since the hurricane, the city would find its way toward some kind of stability, and that the government would soon send help. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z It is assumed they were placed like so many stone sentinels for maximum Orwellian impact: the king is here, the king is watching you.* 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z It had been assumed that she and Magdalene called Lena would marry well—but hopes for Corinthians were especially high since she’d gone to college. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I expected the Director to seek me out after the Incident, but when a few days had passed, I assumed he was no longer interested in me. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z He was not seen again; it is assumed he broke through a thin snow bridge and plummeted to his death at the bottom of one of the deep fissures. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z No doubt she was enraged that I had survived when she assumed she was rid of me. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Children who get sustained musical education have long been assumed to reap educational benefits in areas other than music. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z His countenance instantly assumed an aspect of the deepest gloom, and he replied, “To seek one who fled from me.” Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z His skin looks tan, not pale like I’d assumed it would. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The education I received was a British education, in which British ideas, British culture, British institutions, were automatically assumed to be superior. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He had assumed his enemy would be hiding. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Really? So you automatically assumed I had something to do with the bombing, but you aren’t racist like they are? Fine. You can keep telling yourself that.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I assumed the electricity for the fence had gone down with the lights. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z He climbed down the front of my cage rather than his own, and spoke softly; we both assumed that by now the other rats were asleep. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z “What he said was ‘facial issues,’ and you just assumed that he meant cleft palate. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z I assumed the ogres meant to go to the fork in the road and proceed to their Fens. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z If he’d thought about it at all, he had assumed he was a pet, only a very intelligent one. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z These workers, illiterate but sharp-witted, who for some reason called themselves The Club, assumed that the better-educated readers looked down on them. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z According to a Chicago Tribune report, when the Illinois group lined up to begin the march, “Suddenly from the crowd on the sidewalk Miss Barnett walked calmly out to the delegation and assumed her place.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z She deliberately assumed the bent-over posture of an old woman, sidling down the street. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He had assumed it was a thing born of the circus itself. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Aftermath After the deaths of Cleopatra and Mark Antony, Octavian changed his name to Augustus Caesar and assumed sole power as emperor. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z And it can almost be assumed that much of the stuff that comes into our devices is not particularly useful. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The goat breathed what she assumed was fire. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z They probably assumed that now those famous “leaders” were endorsing and joining them. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He made Martin promise to finish his work, and the son assumed the old man meant him to take over the feed store. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I assumed everyone at school saw the survey as a joke. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z It presupposed a high level of military discipline and an awesome degree of obedience by subordinates to their lawful superiors It assumed that wars had a beginning and an end. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z He said that he had to take me first and I assumed that this was because it would be inappropriate for him to be alone with a kid in his vehicle. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z I assumed it was so I could concentrate on my training. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Like me, I assumed he was focusing all of his energy on finding the Second Gate before the Sixers did. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “They just assumed it was your fault. Because, you know...” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z It seemed too complicated, as if each one of us were really two people, one who was loved and the official one who, I assumed, was not. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z From our first conversations we assumed that the DNA molecule contained a very large number of nucleotides linearly linked together in a regular way. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z For loneliness assumed the absence of other people, and die solitude she found in that desperate terrain had never admitted the possibility of other people. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The horse was gone for so long that everyone on the backstretch assumed he had died. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone assumed that Pong must be some distant relative of the old man. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z She assumed her brother would go back to his friends. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Back then, we had assumed he was talking just about us. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I had always assumed they were our generation’s version of a fairy tale. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “When I went to St. Francis, most people assumed that because I was black, I must be on scholarship.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The reporters assumed that Smith was just being curmudgeonly, but there was likely more to it than that. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z You could not sit up on such chairs; they assumed a life of hard-earned rest, of evenings reclining in fresh air after a day of farmwork. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Then, exhaling smoke, he put the cigarette up on the frosted-glass ledge where the old, dead cigarette was, and assumed a slightly more relaxed stance. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z She had assumed she was going to be praised for her work in Maine the previous winter, when she had collected more than one hundred thousand women’s signatures in support of a prohibition law. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z If the ocean floors were ancient, as everyone assumed, they should be thickly blanketed with sediments, like the mud on the bottom of a river or lake. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z I saw that someone—my mom, I assumed—had hung a rosary over the stem of the rearview mirror. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z All the people assumed that Penelope was a widow and could and should marry again. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z In the distance, I saw someone—I assumed it was Ema—flashing the light on her cell phone. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z We followed behind, at what we assumed to be safe distances, holding our children by the hand. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z I never saw her walking about, and assumed, from the cane always propped against the round table at her side, that she did so with difficulty. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z In fact, everyone had assumed they were brothers. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Here this whole time I had assumed that Ximena Chin didn’t even know who I was! Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z He’d assumed that the cussed army spirit which whitewashed rocks in the face of annihilation would prevail. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z They were also concerned that I was using George as a conduit to communicate with Oliver in Lusaka, and assumed that the written statement would contain sensitive information. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Most, I think, assumed Sam was being cruel when she claimed that we had never, ever been friends and never would be. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Her mask, now dry, had assumed an ashen quality, and water from her hair dripped onto the caked contours of her face. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z I assumed the proper position, and somehow my left leg stepped out over the edge of the doorway. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Despite his indisputable reputation, Bragg had worked out his Law just before World War I, so I assumed he must be in effective retirement and would never care about genes. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z He assumed that he had a finite reserve of tears that he had already exhausted for the day. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z There was no pain there so he assumed that had taken care of itself. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z I assumed that everything that would go wrong in our lives already had. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z I guess I know why she assumed that she would be invited, but she never even waited to see. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z I had always known that Stromford Village had little enough to eat, but assumed it was no different from the rest of the world. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z A bleary, leathery-faced man who I assumed was Billy Babcock spun on his stool and exclaimed, “Is that a kid on the boat?” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z I suppose that I had blithely assumed that generals were people who charged around and “did” things; that they were men of action, men of the moment. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z He did not look at me, he went on reading his paper, contented, comfortable, having assumed his way of living, the master of his house. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “Sorry, I just assumed...um...I know you usually sleep across the hall, but since your dad’s in there...” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Instantly, my heart sank, for I assumed it was Pefta again. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z His face was wet with what Gabriel assumed were tears. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Most Soviet and American soldiers went home after 1948, and many assumed that Korea would eventually unify under a single government. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The other boys, I assumed, had gone home to hunker down for the day, hoping without much hope that their parents wouldn’t hear about our errant rocket. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Anderson knew next to nothing about the Fugees when they showed up, but at a glance, he assumed they were a notch above the typical local team. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Among the general population with no known gross exposures to insecticides it may be assumed that much of the DDT stored in fat deposits has entered the body in food. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I didn’t actually know what was in that direction; I had always assumed more woods. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Even the 2,500-year-old Greek idea of an axiomatic geometry—a few self-evident axioms being assumed, and from them the theorems being derived by logic alone—is not being effectively taught in secondary school. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind him stood a barber, a slave, I assumed because of his African skin, with grizzled hair and an apron. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He assumed it would all line up exactly the way we wanted. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z When Luno had shown up at the trailer, Lice naturally assumed that Dusty had found out about his secret deal with Dad—the bonefish skiff in exchange for Lice’s testimony. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Nigro, an expert player of near master strength, sensed potential in the boy, and aware that Bobby was without a father, he assumed a mentoring position. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Then, from the bottle, a thick bluish smog spiraled to the ceiling, spread out, and gradually assumed the shape of a thick bluish smog with hands, feet, bright-yellow eyes, and a large frowning mouth. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z “Those are my friends,” Anya said, answering what she assumed his question was: Who are they? Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z “Enjoying yourselves?” asked a black officer who I assumed was an old-timer. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z From this close I could see it was bigger than I’d assumed. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z When they first began dating, I assumed she must have been blind, but she wasn’t. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Surratt then went to England under an assumed name and later continued on to the Vatican, where he served in the Papal Zouaves, the pope’s infantry unit. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Law enforcement officials assumed the role of drug “experts,” emphasizing the need for law and order responses—a crackdown on those associated with the drug. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Others assumed they were and asked how many had died. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Their faces weren’t hardened, and their guns were so clean I assumed they hadn’t fired a shot. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I’d assumed he was in for murder, for squashing a family to death with his bare hands, but it wasn’t anything like that. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She didn’t even look through the glass, probably because she assumed the tank was still empty. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Mother assumed she had made her point in the flowers and bees. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z She assumed he meant some kind of sport or maybe chess, but no, she didn’t know how those could be. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Feet up, fingers laced together behind his head, he assumed this completely relaxed posture. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z They asked me why and I replied frankly that I assumed the consultation room was bugged. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He assumed from Terrance’s eagerness and the size of the bounty that Cora was her master’s concubine. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He’d assumed that Bisguier would either win or draw his own game, and if so, Bobby would have at least a tie for first place. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Blacks here were assumed to be slaves unless they could prove they were free—unless they had their free papers. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Joe gave Benny what I assumed was his sad puppy dog face. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z “Watch your mouth, soldier,” the captain’s voice assumed captain’s status. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z When the Washington trip first came up, I just assumed I wasn’t going. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z He didn’t sing so I just assumed that the people in front of the microphones wrote the words. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He wasn’t on the bus home, so I assumed he’d caught a ride to the doctor’s office. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z To have gone through all that drama for nothing...What if she’d gotten her brother or James hurt, and all for a book that didn’t hold the answer she assumed it would. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I was, I’m sure he assumed, opening up. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z He grabbed Dad by the shoulder, but Dad pushed him off and assumed a fighting stance. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z But I heard no bad news, so I assumed things were more or less all right. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z But he assumed their passports and visas were being processed and they would join me in a matter of days. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She wasn’t sure there was anything she could do professionally, because at the time she assumed the accident took place in Box Elder County, where Tremonton was located. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Her older sister, Margaret, was matronly and dignified, probably from having assumed matronly and housewifely responsibilities too early in life, their mother having died when they were quite young. The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z Over his shoulder I could see Mom talking to Selena and a woman I assumed was her mother. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z It was hardly surprising then that we assumed the woods would be central in the plot to abduct Miss Geraldine. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z It now seemed really clear that, having assumed they were to hear a beaudful or entertaining violin recital, they were disappointed, and were allowing their peace and quiet to be disturbed only out of politeness. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z Because of their ravaged state when they arrived in camp the previous evening, I’d assumed that both men would decide to throw in the towel. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Inquests were a remnant of a time when ordinary citizens largely assumed the burden of investigating crimes and maintaining order. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Sorrento assumed that one of the glowing thermal outlines on the display was me. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I'm the one who assumed that if Mirjam ran from a hiding space, it would be because she wanted to be with Tobias. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “We weren’t doing anything wrong. Not only did Officer Cruise assume we were up to no good, he assumed we were criminals. Well, Officer Cruise is the criminal.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “You’re a history buff; I assumed that whatever you were scared of would come from history, and Nazis were pretty scary.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z And with the bravado of a seventeen-year-old, Bobby assumed that he had the energy and focus to play well even after very little sleep, night after night. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z She could tell by the positions they assumed, by their restless movements. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Penelope assumed it was one of the serving girls come to take away the breakfast dishes, but it was not. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Since he was twelve, Jack Mandelbaum assumed his life 1 II would always be a carefree adventure. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z So every time something was shiny or bright—and these boots were both—she assumed they were candy. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z For some reason he had assumed they were crew and that they were together. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I believe he naturally assumed Tracy, my stepmother, was my actual mother. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z “Well,” said Lupin, frowning slightly, “I assumed that if the boggart faced you, it would assume the shape of Lord Voldemort.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Armpit would have thought that with him caught in the act of beating up Kaira’s stepfather, everyone would have assumed he was the attacker, but nobody doubted his story. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z I assumed his hands were so rough from all of the sculptures he used to make. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Could not cast off the culture I had assumed. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I assumed she was a total dork, until I went to school with her one day. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z When people used to see us alone, I’m sure they assumed I was adopted. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I had always assumed he knew me as a baby. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z It was for that reason that I assumed the Nobel committee would never consider the man who had started Umkhonto we Sizwe for the peace prize. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He obviously had good manners and assumed that I wished to converse with Elizabeth. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Everyone in the grill laughed except for Cleve, who assumed a posture of righteous disgruntlement. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z And living here too, she assumed, at least until...until when? Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Then, too, did I wonder whether he’d assumed he could be an American engineer who spoke little English, but of course he didn’t. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I had assumed that the Pacific, but for passing schools of fish, was a sparsely inhabited waste of water. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I assumed people only slept here at night and went out during the daytime. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z He assumed that anything beautiful would be destroyed by her. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Once we reached the clearing that, I assumed, had once been used for campers to set up tents, we were surrounded by dozens of kids. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z We never actually saw him die when we escaped the Amity compound, but I just assumed he had—I’m not sure how I feel. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z But the following week the man who ran the fish market called Mrs. Sen; he assumed she wanted the fish, and said he would hold it until the end of the day under her name. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z When I would see him, his new status was just assumed and accepted. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z In the Qur’an, Gabriel is described as having six hundred wings, and is assumed to have accompanied Muhammad when he ascended to the heavens. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z There was a subtle limp to her walk, maybe, but if I hadn’t known what had happened, I would have just assumed she was coming in from a long afternoon of working in the Garden. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I always assumed the shopkeepers live a soft life. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I loved it—people assumed I was much older than fourteen. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Sputnik was proof, American policymakers assumed, that the Soviet Union had intercontinental ballistic missiles—many of them, hundreds perhaps, with the power to hurl an atomic weapon at US cities. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z I always assumed I would be the one rejected because that is what had happened before in foster homes. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z At least, what I assumed normalcy looked like. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He assumed that being a stellar student would make him a target. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z So when David left with my father and mother, and then later the dog disappeared, I assumed he had gone looking for David, through the gap into the deadness. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z It would mean I assumed that Aunty Ifeoma would get the visa—and besides, I was not sure Amaka wanted to hear that. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Everything in the dark assumed a spectral appearance through white netting: a ghostly bureau, a ghostly toybox, ghostly curtains. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z That’s what his father assumed and he supposed that was what he had assumed as well. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Several years ago, I was going through my family heirlooms when I came across a manuscript that was assumed to be a novel written by my great-great-great-grandfather. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I’ve always assumed I’m the only one with musical talent between us. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z We fed them; we gave them what and all we had and we would have assumed their wounds and left them whole again if we could. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z He was still wearing his haptic suit and was shadowed by a gray-haired man in a suit who I assumed was his attorney. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z So we didn’t confirm that she would be coming over, but I assumed the plan was on for 7:00 p.m., which was what we had arranged the week before. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “I mean, I guess I assumed. I know he reads all those comics,” I say. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The last page of all was “Z is for Zachariah,” and since I knew that Adam was the first man, for a long time I assumed that Zachariah must be the last man. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z And he assumed an expression of dim and mild agreeableness, the next best thing to being invisible. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z |
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