| 单词 | mock |
| 例句 | “Here is a small pup pretending to be a dog,” the emperor mocked. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “Oh Lydia, honey,” Madison said, her voice dripping with mock concern, “I think they missed a spot or two on your spray tan.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z It was a kind of escape, but it mocked freedom. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Stick opened the closet door to release Bucky, who put on a mock pout. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z I gave them all a mock little curtsy. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z And then, as if his brain were mocking him, trying to make it worse, he had a thought. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “It not only mocks in most instances the power of medicine, but it has spread thro’ several parts of the city remote from the spot where it originated.” An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z The look worked, because after that they just looked at him and pouted in mock disappointment. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “Blow something, man? Jelly Bones said, mocking the way Clayton said “man,” which was Cool Papa’s way of saying “man.” Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z The sun seemed to be mocking him, deliberately growing brighter to remind him of the time. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I scooted to the rear edge on the seat of my pants, ignoring Ayanna’s mocking look as I eased up next to her. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He looked beneath both seats and stood again for a while, cursing, seeing himself mocked by his own triumphing. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The gray rock mocked me, bobbing on the water easy as a lifebuoy. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Cardan must have been mocking him for letting me under his guard. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He turned then, with a mocking smile, and I stifled a gasp. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The sound of mock hunting, hysterical laughter and real terror came from the beach. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Valerian asks with mock sympathy as he kicks more dirt onto our lunch. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Then his father could not beat him any more, or despise him any more, or mock him any more—he, John, the Lord’s anointed. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z He knew everyone in Bone Gap mocked him for it. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Under that hawk's beak of a nose, her wide mouth twisted in a mocking grin. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Now his uniform looks more like something from a mock nineteenth-century navy. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Ammu looked at herself in the long mirror on the bathroom door and the specter of her future appeared in it to mock her. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Four smiling, mocking, threatening men remained in the drawing room. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He stopped and continued, in a mocking mimicry of an English accent, “Fantastically desirable bottoms.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z "You mock me with a king's style, yet what am I king of? Dragonstone and a few rocks in the narrow sea, there is my kingdom." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z "We all saw how eager you were to take it," mocked Ragwyle. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Tucker laughed and puffed out his skinny chest in mock bravado. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z The policeman gave a mock salute, smiled, and waved us through. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “You should not mock, little boy. You have no idea what I am or what I can do.” Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z They had mock battles and tumbled over and over, wrestling and biting. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t imagine Lord Krishna consenting to be stripped naked, whipped, mocked, dragged through the streets and, to top it off, crucified—and at the hands of mere humans, to boot. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “You weren’t pleading with him to come back. You were mocking him.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He wore a slashed velvet doublet in cream-and-silver, a grey silk cloak trimmed with black fox, and his customary mocking smile. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She mocked—it was what she did—and her mocking spared no one, least of all herself. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z The phrases irritated her, reminding her of countless hours spent huddled over her books, feeling as though they were only mocking her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Silvertongue did not mock his fear of the dark either, as Dustfinger had, and curiously enough that made the fear less, shrinking it as only daylight usually did. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Perhaps I could mock Tyler with more credibility if I had not remembered, as I did just now, that to this day I have never been immunized. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z But the minute my mother turned round to me again, Mrs. Tomolillo matched the tips of her fingers together the way my mother had just done and cast a black, mocking look at me. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z The last thing we needed was to give Cory any new reason to mock us. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z This isn’t a mock war; this is the real thing. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Bull mocked, but a glance from Lillian stopped his mimicry cold. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z When Kuti was gone—with a bland indifference that mocked our loss—the abundant grain grew ripe. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The younger Halliday gazes down at the corpse of his older self with mock sadness, then turns to address the assembled mourners.* Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z She looked at him sharply to see if he was mocking her, more than just the little bit of teasing that she allowed. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z I did try to accept my life, but unlike our perfect Jesus, I was filled with caution and suspicion, always expecting to be set upon or mocked. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z When he met Trey, he laughed, pointing at me, mocking. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z But I don’t mock him or tell him he is stupid. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z On his head was a mock helm fashioned from an old tin bucket, with a rack of deer antlers strapped to the crown and hung with cowbells. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “The irony is that everyone acted more concerned with us mocking their precious rite of passage than with drunk driving or girls getting roofied.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z He seated us alphabetically around the room—our session contained people with surnames from A to F—and then gave us a mock quiz. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And heard the tiny laughter beyond the door, mocking her. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z I was quite afraid that if I tried to say, “Hello, Reverend Thomas,” I would choke on the sin of mocking him. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The mocking chorus grated the inside of her brain. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z “Sí, an automobile, silly one,” he mocked her. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z They were mocking me, so I mocked them: I hoped I could find more cartoons that would help me. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z His wild laughter mocked the world and everyone he had ever known. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z I raise my eyebrows at Will, who is giving me a look that’s not mocking for once. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z It’s no trouble at all to muster mock sincerity. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z He went on to mock the speech, pointing out that most of the men in the legislature were married and had experience dealing with women. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z The ‘magnificences’ she oversaw at the French court had many components, from jousting tournaments and firework displays to water fetes and mock battles. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Rufus does a mock Harlem Shake to either impress me or make me laugh, and it works on both counts, mainly because his confidence is glowing and admirable. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z School continued to be a minefield, with kids shunning and mocking me, and I dreaded going there every day. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The girls had tired of mocking Momma and turned to other means of agitation. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The operative reported that Hale seemed to be mocking investigators. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “How dare you!” said Ron, in mock outrage. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “And now...the worst insult of all. The gods mock me by sending you.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Alba did not resent his mocking nickname for her; in fact, on more than one occasion she had fantasized about seducing the stalwart professor. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Who was it? Master Luzinay? He sent you here to mock me, didn’t he?” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Suddenly, he lifted his gloved hand to his temple, mocking a gun firing. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “Please,” the kid said in a squeaky voice, mocking me. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z She met his stare with a calm, bold smile, a smile mocking innocence, so that her face was filled with the age-old cunning of a woman. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z It was fierce, mocking talk, with only a trace of envy or awe, but even so the image played itself out behind their eyes. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Presently they were all jabbing at Robert who made mock rushes. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z “He doesn’t even believe there are atheists in foxholes,” the colonel mocked, and nudged the chaplain in the ribs familiarly. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z In his stubborn ignorance, he had not even known he was being mocked; the carts were for eunuchs, cripples, women giving birth, the very young and the very old. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He drew out the words of the nickname, mocking. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “Very classy. We get mocked by some of the other kids for it.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z The taller, leaner cop looms over me, and I duck my head in a pose of mock humility. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z He could hear the mocking laughter of colleagues in Washington and at Rand. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Chango, who believed the lizard was mocking him, aimed a lightning bolt at the tree, intending to scorch the sorry creature dead. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She had a shallow little nose and on either side of the bridge lay those long lashes which could mock him as well as her tongue. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I want to mock him, to show up his weakness without revealing mine, but I don’t trust my face not to show too much. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I wanted to be a jíbara more than anything in the world, but Mami said I couldn’t because I was born in the city, where jíbaros were mocked for their unsophisticated customs and peculiar dialect. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Bull sighed, placing his meat on his plate and lifting up a fork with mock delicacy. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s a directory in the media unit of the trailer,” Ayesha says, then widens her eyes in mock horror. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z But Cain didn’t smile at her, not in that mocking way. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Baba mocks the story behind this Eid, like he mocks everything religious. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The Other said something in a language that Will did not know; his voice was like the cracking of ice on a winter lake, and the words were mocking. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I hold up my hand in mock pledge, reciting what could probably be the CF motto by this point, “Six feet at all times.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z His faint smile was mocking; his eyes were still tight. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “Huh- ho!” the guitarist exclaimed, and jumping up, he snapped into a mock salute. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z She stood among my other relations mocking me when I no longer spoke Spanish. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I mock my parents for still having one. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z There were still times when the vision of the prunus vase he had once dreamed of making appeared in his mind’s eye, as if mocking him. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Within the hall the suitors, idly loafing after their meal, were in a mood to make fun of the miserable old beggar who entered, and Odysseus listened to all their mocking words with submissive patience. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Plato, who was small like his father, sang out with mock censure, “Shame on you, Callie. What did you do?” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He threw a mocking smile in my direction, and my breath caught in my throat. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z They would mock my accent, like I was putting on airs. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Poaching, trading on the black market, mocking the Capitol in the woods. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z "That it's a fool boy who mocks a giant, and a mad world when a cripple has to defend him." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The sound, mocking and cruel, came faintly to his ears, as though muffled by sand or sacking. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z To get the dragon’s pearl, they would have to ask to see the king, which, Pinmei suspected, would result in mocking laughter. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Some of these people had mocked me for months, and still they whispered, even laughed. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z I pretend to be taken aback and hold up my hands in mock defeat. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z There were mock lectures and sermons, and then Kerr, the second engineer, made an entrance dressed as a tramp and began singing a ridiculous rendition of “Spagoni the Toreador.” Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Thomas turned to see his original pursuer still coming, though it had slowed a bit, clasping and unclasping a metal claw as if mocking him, laughing. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z "But that essay isn't about God and country. It makes an idol out of Hitler. And anyone who makes an idol out of a leader mocks God." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z Why did he despise me and mock my virtue? Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z My father mouthed the word in mock horror. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He shakes his head at Greasy Sae in mock disapproval and walks off to join his friends. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z And I can always find something to mock in a blockbuster. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z The Negro widened his eyes in mock wonder. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z She wouldn’t choose me to be in the mock debate, would she? The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z I’m afraid they’ll mock me, think I’m ridiculous and sentimental and not take me seriously. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The two music stands are set up again for a mock debate. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Now whatever befell he was going to be there to witness it, with those mocking blue eyes and that maddening cool amusement. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z In a strange twist, many newspapers mocked Lincoln for the way he eluded the assassins by wearing a cheap disguise as he snuck into Washington. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z I have never been physically shoved around or beaten, but I have had to endure frothy-mouthed harangues from Bible-thumping fanatics, and I have been cursed at, shunned, and mocked openly. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When the mock war is over, my eye is blackened and both of my knees are skinned and the gold side has won the second and third battles. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “And you’re staying in Apartment A. I think the universe is mocking us.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z But the instant was gone before she could grasp it, and the mocking light had sprung again into his eyes. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Do I just take what they dish out, try to stop being "so sensitive"? What do I do when my very identity is being mocked by people who refuse to admit there's a problem? Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z It was a beautiful summer day, the sun wasn’t too hot, and the walk didn’t feel long either, as we chatted about all kinds of things, mocked and chased each other. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z There were shadows all around me, laughing, jerking, mocking. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She stiffened, seeing in her mother’s eyes a mocking pity. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z She insisted on speaking English with him, so much so that when Bloom tried to speak Spanish she accused him of wanting to mock her, make her angry, upset her days. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, it looks to me like it's mock. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z He must have known how they mocked him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She would mock her for her mistaken ambitions. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z If he was seeing anything, it was the mocking faces of the other alchemists, or the cool calculations of the queen herself, ordering up miracles like breakfast. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z My conscience mocked me, picking fights like a petulant child. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z These walls are mocking me, laughing at my tears… Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z That’s how we pick up accents— sometimes to the extent that our interlocutors think they’re being mocked—and how we lose them. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z They rose again slowly, circling and recircling over his head, mocking him with their cries, and they flew at last into the darkening sky. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z “Get away from me, crazy lady,” he mocked. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z They had mocked him through his misery and remorse, mocked him with how hideous a note of cynical derision! Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z He watched her bounce up in mock alarm and then tumble kicking into the grass. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Lord Lefford-made mock of ghosts at table, but always kept a candle burning by his bed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z This day, the rebels again changed guard full in sight of our fleet, as if to mock us for our inactivity; they paraded with their hats hung on their bayonets. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Ema raised her hands in mock surrender and quickly moved out of sight. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Even now, she recalled the thin, mocking quality of the creature’s voice, the cool prickle of his laughter. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z But if anyone, a boy, draws a silly picture on purpose, she holds the page up in mocking outrage. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The parrot and the mocking bird were the property of Madame Lebrun, and they had the right to make all the noise they wished. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z And had this teacher just mocked me for that? The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z “But you are alive!” the harpy said, her harsh voice mocking them. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Taryn watches me warily as I talk with the leader of the mock war, Fand, a pixie girl with skin the blue of flower petals. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z But he did not look triumphant or mocking. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z A sickly, mocking smile flickered across his face. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “So they are dream women,” rejoined Cuckoo; with mocking good humor, “but dreams such as a little silver will turn into flesh.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z How long is that madness of yours still to mock us? Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z His lips were set in a mocking smile. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The boys mocked him, bending their wrists as if they'd just shot a basketball and were holding the follow-through. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z Part of me wonders if the sluggers send pervy pics back to their home planet for their alien buddies to mock. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z The man was too clever by half, a mocking smile never far from his lips. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “You’re not getting away!” the soldier said in a tone that would have been mocking if it weren’t so vicious. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “Poor She Elephant!” mocked another with the speckled snout of a hyena. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I wondered if—for a lot of people—it was going to feel like the air had been let out of their angry protest, leaving nothing behind but a strange, empty, mocking silence. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z The light over my desk flickered as he said it, mocking him. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Even though he was breathing heavily, his mocking tone was still clear. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z She seemed aloof, watching the people in their group with a now indifferent, now mocking expression. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He looked around the front hall, took in all the signs of cleaning, ambled over and peered into the parlor, and put on an exaggerated mock expression of being impressed. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z But as for loving this insensitive person this mocking creature—it’s becoming more and more impossible every day! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Deborah, black, her body as shapeless and hard as iron, looked on with veiled, triumphant eyes, cursing the Florence who had mocked her in her pain and barrenness. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z She had her dog with her, the big grey hound she rode in the mock jousts. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Her dad sat up in mock astonishment, fumbling for his phone. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Each time Worsley calculated the number of miles they had put behind them, the bird seemed to mock their slow progress. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z I pictured the man as a raging demon, slashing with his pen, consumed with hate, denouncing everything American, extolling everything European or German, laughing at the weaknesses of people, mocking God, authority. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z "They will look, and they will talk, and some will mock you." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I couldn’t tell if the shaman was mocking me. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z “And I be’s full as a Jersey cow,” said Aunt Loma, mocking her. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He held the door for me, his smile polite but his eyes mocking. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z They looked about ten or eleven years old, wore banana leaves on their heads, and held mock guns made from bamboo. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The Fjerdans would stand outside their cages, eating and drinking, mocking their filthy clothes and the way they smelled. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Men would be standing on corners again, watching him pass, girls would be sitting on stoops again, mocking his walk. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z In the end he did close the windows — with mock groans — to please her. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “You will mock the Lord's assembly with such frippery,” he roared. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Fand calls up to me, wanting to know why I didn’t attend the rehearsal for the mock war. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The ringing continued, mocking him the way Janza had mocked him. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He had mocked her for wanting to charge a thousand-dollar jacket to her room, but maybe that was the reason he came to San Francisco, to live that kind of highfalutin life. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z “All I ask, all I ask, is some small minimum of trust, just a little bit of sympathy for all I am trying to do, and instead you disbelieve, you scoff, you mock and jeer.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z It’s like the most awful and sad opera, the strong music of his English, then her black English; her colorful, almost elevated, mocking of him, and his grim explosions. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Pollard let his mount dog him, mocking him, and Whichcee broke. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z This, and not that other, his deadly sin, having looked on his father’s nakedness and mocked and cursed him in his heart? Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Some of the men wave white handkerchiefs, mocking the Confederates, jeering that they should surrender. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z I looked up and saw some gentle amusement in her face, but no mocking. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Oh, something we old people used to study in school,” she mocked. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Gabriel came, from all his times and ages, to curse the sister who had held him to scorn and mocked his ministry. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Making a grotesque, mocking face, Nancy clapped hands over her ears. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Then you shouldn’t have smirked at me constantly—you think I am going to stand being mocked, here, now? You still so sure you’re better than me?” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “So, today,” Ms. Rochambeau starts off, “you’ll have just ten more minutes in your table groups to prepare your arguments, and then we’ll get to our first mock debate.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z It was funny how the buffalo boy’s whole manner changed when he talked about her — his vaguely mocking attitude and tough expression washed away and he lit up like a lantern. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z It mocked every bully that had ever picked on him. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z "In that case, I have a delightful palace in Valyria that I would dearly love to sell you," Littlefinger said with a mocking smile. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The harpy’s sickening red mouth moved again, but this time it was to purse her lips into a mock kiss. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Shades of creatures that he had slain through the years came back to mock him. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z There are to be three rounds in the mock war and two sides. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Moody could not tell whether Trip was mocking him or simply thinking about Pearl himself. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Sitting on the railing above me is the parrot, as if he’s been waiting there just to mock me. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Wash slid the watch back into his pocket and gave a single, mocking clap. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z No one mocked him in his bedchamber, but he would not live his life in bed. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He prodded the straw to close the gap but to no avail, so he threw his arms up in mock despair. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z I saw their eyes bespeaking confusion at this raillery, sorrow to hear our liberator mocked thus, and anxiety at what His Lordship’s uncertainty might mean. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Tyson said with mock excitement, raising his hand for a high five. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z The ache of his lost dreams would pierce him, and the dazzling gold mocked him. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Obinze checked his BlackBerry often, too often, even when he got up at night to go to the toilet, and although he mocked himself, he could not stop checking. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z ‘Or indeed with wit to understand me? Not thou at least!’ he mocked, turning to Aragorn with scorn. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The walk from Dr. Minerva’s office to our apartment is a short one, but loaded with mocking stores. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z “Bellatrix,” he replied, his thin mouth curling into a slightly mocking smile as he closed the door with a snap behind them. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z They asked Rosa and me to mock up a tutoring session, and this is the footage Marla’s voice speaks over. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z “When Jeremiah come home, he would start mocking Jeremiah. Mandela say, ‘As for me, I will play basketball.’” Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z “Free? Free to do what, Sam? Free to mock your King? To shoot your neighbor? To make a mess of thousands of lives? Where have you been getting these ideas?” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The snare drum rolls, and she stops, her mouth open in mock surprise. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He told himself Nero was mocking him, that it was all a prank. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z No, I didn’t miss that whole history lesson, she said, mocking him. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “Leo. Leo who? We’re his summer project. Black city kids—‘Let’s show them what they can’t do,’ ” he mocks, furious, hopping on his good foot. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z “Don’t mock me, Prometheus! Those cursed centaurs will be sorry they interfered. I will feed them to the hellhounds, starting with that son of mine—that weakling Chiron.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z With mock surprise, he settled into the love seat, draping his arms along its top. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “Then why did you mock her for the number of her children?” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z He stood watching her, thinking of the many times he had watched her before, when her walk had been so different and her laughter had come ringing back to mock him. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z “As you command,” Cardan says, mocking smile pulling at his mouth. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Even with the thick black lashes that Faris and Dex love to mock, my eyes are so much my mother’s that I hate seeing them. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z "That great wad-dling sack of suet? His own people mock him as Lord Lamprey, I've heard. The man can scarce walk. If you stuck a sword in his belly, ten thousand eels would wriggle out." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But as Nat followed her into the road, his mocking tone changed. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z It was like an ironic smile, on that finger; like something mocking her. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m not sure if it’s a mocking laugh or a disbelieving one. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Outside, a crescent moon mocks her from its perch. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “If I tell you something, will you promise not to laugh at me or mock me or be mean to me?” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “Goodness,” he said, when she had finished talking, drawing back in mock surprise. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I was confident, but the day before, we held a mock debate in which the journalist Allister Sparks ably performed as Mr. de Klerk. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z At this the suitors, while they dressed their meat, began to exchange loud mocking talk about him. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Because what am I going to say when she asks me why I ran away before the mock debate yesterday? The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z “This is the floating house they stayed on this summer” I said with mock authority. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “Oh, too much schoolwork, heh,” he said, doffing his worn-out beret in mock salute. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, well,” he mocked, “you don't have to be.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The first great, practical achievement of the new science was Newcomen’s steam engine of 1712—the very engine Swift was presumably mocking when he complained about mills being built where there were no rivers. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “Now she’s trying to drown me,” he exclaimed in mock horror. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Evelyn’s mocking smile twists like she has just tasted something unpleasant. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z In the Heart of Darkness they mock him with their lolling nakedness and their imported attention spans. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She worked her hips in a mock rotation, and the men all laughed. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “What you going to do about it, Fatty Patty?” mocked Ike. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Officers who lent their strength to help an inmate were openly mocked. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The mocking tone reminded her of Dr. Cable. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z In the early 1970s, a group of social scientists at Stanford University, led by Philip Zimbardo, decided to create a mock prison in the basement of the university’s psychology building. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Well, all the carrot and celery sticks her mother had given her for lunch mocked Cas as Frankie finished pulling himself through the gap and yelled that it was her turn. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The final stage of breaking to the cricket standard was by mock combats. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z However, leaving the sarcastic, mocking side of myself behind turned out to be a bad idea, because nothing really stepped in to fill the gap. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z These constructs may mock our self-importance, but approaching the world in any other way seems painfully naive. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z It was a nervous time: every afternoon, one of his force later recalled, several thousand Indian soldiers approached in canoes to within “a stone's throw” of the Spanish and mocked them as they labored. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z As for the people, as soon as they understood what Will was saying, they shouted and jeered and hooted with mocking laughter. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Sahil took a mock bow and his mom flapped her hand at him. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z "Do you think I sailed all the way from Eastwatch-by-the-Sea to be mocked by the likes of you?" he fumed, blocking the way. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They watch me warily, to see if I will mock them. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z If I mocked a crippled man, then God would make me crippled. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The envelope wavers, mocking its own danger, as if to say It’s only paper. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Around us, everyone was drinking and rowdily mock singing the school fight song and making out, but all we did was sit there, holding hands. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z When he looked up again, Hooper's eyes were on his, narrowed and mocking. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z They seemed suddenly to mock him, to stand in judgment on him; he saw his guilt in everybody’s eyes. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z I thought he would laugh or throw up his arm in mock surrender like he did when I beat him in an argument. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no mocking in it, only amusement. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Willem gives a loud sigh, squatting to the ground in mock annoyance with his bicycle chain, while really taking the time to observe the butcher shop. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “If God is really taking a hand in things,” I informed Thérèse, “he is bitterly mocking the hope of brotherly love. He is making sure that color will matter forever.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z His enemies, mocking him, put it about that he was working on a flying machine, and indeed he admitted that the thought had crossed his mind. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z If we were living past today, I get the sense he’d be mocking the Deckers swimming with sharks for a long time. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Olanna had expected Mama to dance and look at her with mocking eyes, but the lined face was dour, the smile as she hugged Odenigbo was strained. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Later, when he makes it to college, no one will mock him aloud. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked at Tino to see if he was mocking me. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “What disgraceful behavior!” he exclaimed in a mocking tone so familiar that it made her teary. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z I held the bundle in the air and waved it at her—almost making fun of myself with mock extra enthusiasm. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Stanley had also tried to explain that he needed to save his energy so he could teach Zero how to read, but the other boys just mocked him. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Or it may have been a fear of the whole position, of its instability and the nemesis inherent in it Women know, far better than men, that God’s laws are not mocked. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z At least the city didn’t mock my grief by being sparkling or winsome. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The singing filled his ears; it was complete, self- contained, and it mocked his fear and loneliness, his deep yearning for a sense of wholeness. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “It’s Comfort Snowberger!” she said with mock surprise and real affection in her voice. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Euron Crow’s Eye had oft made mock of him when they were boys. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I backed away till the honeysweet lure of the harp no longer mocked me. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z However, from the color of his rays she knew at a glance whether he was hatching a swindle, and she could defuse one of his tantrums with a few simple, mocking words. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The comet mocks my hopes, she thought, lifting her eyes to where it scored the sky. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They have an extravagant, mocking way of talking, which seems like an imitation of something, only it’s unclear what they’re imitating. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The friend had gone, with his kindliness and his easy camaraderie, and the brother too, who had mocked me for nibbling at my nails. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z "Trying to fight the snow?" the voice mocked him. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Disappointed at the lack of anything to mock, the soldiers returned to their meals. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z There was no one on the hill, nothing but the footsteps coming clearly along the path and the faint mocking laughter. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z “For how long?” mocked the profane old man with a gleam of malicious elation. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “Why, it looks as if our fire-eater would rather let someone else light the fire today,” he mocked. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Sarai detected nothing mocking in his voice, but she had to see his face to confirm it, which meant sitting up and breaking the embrace. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z They gathered at bars and apartments, discussing details of the campaign, mocking the silliness of the news stories. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Communist theory defined these people as the molders of the future of mankind, but the Communist speeches I had heard in the park had mocked that definition. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a small-minded and ludicrous insult, sure, but his mocking of my intellect, his marginalizing of my young self, carried with it a larger dismissiveness. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Matthias hid a smile; he tapped his foot in mock impatience. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Clara put her hands over her heart and mocked a swoon. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z “I had to have two heads, else they would have mocked me ... laughed at me ... they ...” A voice said, “Who are you talking to?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But the captain mocked him for a silly fool and bade the crew hasten to hoist the sail. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z "He has no coin and the only knight who follows him reviles him as less than a snake. The Dothraki make mock of his weakness. He will never take us home." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z After a cursory glance she threw up her paws in mock despair. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z They chased him on the street, and mocked him when he hobbled by. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z But I do not think Horatio mocked me, for his smile was kind. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He tilts his head and looks up at her with mock shame. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “What a pleasure,” the man said with an air of mocking hospitality. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z After my shooting exhibition, I still get teased some, but I no longer feel like I’m being mocked. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps there was something in Newlands’s manner of presentation, but the idea was considered fundamentally preposterous and widely mocked. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z It’s almost as if she were mocking us, since our moods and cares are far from “happy.” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z If Kainene were here, she would certainly say something mocking—There go the marauding Europeans. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Cluny goggled in thunderstruck silence at the audacious Basil, who merely scowled in mock censure. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z All she could see in the darkness was Dr. Cable’s mocking smile. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “You've drawn your father and his friends mocking the leader of the Soviet Union! Are there others?” he asked. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “There you see it, Hugor Hill. God’s wroth. The Lord of Light will not be mocked.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Her violin mostly sat on a shelf these days, calling out to her, almost mocking her as she washed endless piles of dishes and dirty diapers. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He shook his head in mock, exaggerated admiration. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Under the circumstances, it sounded a bit mocking. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z His thin dark face had become animated, his eyes had lost their mocking expression and grown almost dreamy. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “I don’t know,” confessed Clevinger, with a trace of mock concern. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Punished for being in a different circle at Cambridge, for not having a charlady for a mother; mocked for her poor degree—not that they actually awarded degrees to women anyway. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She thought about it, then put her hands up in mock surrender. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s music and mocking, teasing nonstop, but when the play begins all the talk ceases. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z Interestingly, the man who found the answer to that question was a cosmologist who heartily despised the Big Bang as a theory and coined the term "Big Bang" sarcastically, as a way of mocking it. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The older woman spread her hands and made a mocking bow. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z When he smiled, she knew he was mocking her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Henry put up his hands in mock surrender. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He wanted to hit her, to smash that mocking smile off her face. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A hint of a mocking smile lay in the flesh around her eyes. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Devine, obsessed by those repugnant crosses, could not stomach the thought that one of them, somewhere, somehow, might survive, mocking him into eternity. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, how scary these words are,” he mocks. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z At the Summer Tournament, in only a few days, our mock war will take place in front of the royal family. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z So he staked high and unsparingly, hating himself, mocking himself. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z “What she did, she did as much for you as for herself. I would not be so quick to mock.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Their leader clambered to the top of a great rock, and he mocked them for their lack of faith. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z But the next patch of cheatgrass mocked me. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z But nobody had ever said, “How funny,” in a mocking tone, as Kainene did that first day in the cocktail room of the Federal Palace Hotel. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z His bright Hawaiian shirt mocks the somberness of the day. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z She pronounces this word in a mocking drawl, to show that it’s the sort of word she herself has outgrown. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z We all laughed, as we knew he was mocking Musa for adding some details to the tale. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z She took hold of her dress with one hand and bobbed a curtsey, somehow managing to make it look graceful and mocking and playful all at once. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Even if they hated you for it after, and punished you for it, and stole from you, and lied and mocked you? Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He would, I feared, only mock my worries. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z The gold glimmered at him, mocking and taunting. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Turning a look of mock shock on me, “You don’t mean to infer that I talked too much!” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Our friendship, if you could call it that, had started a couple of months before with his mocking me, but in a way that I deserved. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He was mocking me, of course, expecting me to slink down into my seat, cowed and ashamed. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I used to mock him for it, just to see how angry I could make him, he remembered. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He stood at the edge of the pit, the crowd surging around him, hissing, mocking, their words scathing and dry as coals. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I raise one shot in a mock salute. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z People mocked him because he was forever praying or meditating on some Talmudic question. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Would they be mocked or even punished for worshiping? Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “Take my hand,” Dad said after we got out of the car, sticking his hand out with mock seriousness. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Where’s your friend with the sensitive taste buds?” she says in a mocking whisper. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “You can’t really believe that I would give in so easily,” he said with a sour edge to his mocking tone. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z After all, the Bible did say, “God is not mocked,” and the man was God’s representative. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother is not humorous, not like the girl at the end who lifts her mocking chin to pose like Girl Graduate. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Julian and he were talking—in jocular, mocking, pedantic Latin—like a couple of priests tidying the vestry before a mass. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z On June 11, 1859, Harper’s Weekly published a wood engraving mocking such conventions. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Because whatever mocking was to come, it was to come. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z After the race, Howard learned that members of the Riddle barn were publicly mocking him for being afraid of War Admiral. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z But that same touch of the childish also gave it an air of something not quite rational, faintly threatening and mocking. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Edward’s pocket watch was located later, deep within the bowels of the vacuum cleaner, dented, but still in working condition; it was returned to him by Abilene’s father, who presented it with a mocking bow. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z Kainene was inspecting her plate with that arch expression of hers, as if she were mocking the avocado. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Vic thought it too fancy a word to be proper, and soon had gotten the entire table laughing and saying “enjoyable” in mocking tones until Reynie had finally excused himself without dessert and retreated here. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The rest of the time, aside from a few furious cuffings to vent an ill humor, or mocking taunts to enhance a good one, he ignored Ranofer completely. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Robert squealed in mock terror, then in real pain. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z I didn’t understand that he was mocking us. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z He thought she was mocking him with this question, because the falcon had not fully obeyed his summons. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z The dead beasts in our hands seemed to be cursing and mocking us for having killed them. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I expected a mocking tone, but didn’t hear one, so I made myself meet his eyes. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z I mocked the material, the cut, and workmanship of everything he brought out. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “She not only saw past the beard, but she mocked me.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Jack didn’t say this in a mocking or condescending tone. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Classrooms, hallways, courtyard, lunchroom—everywhere I went I heard her disparaged, mocked, slurred. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z “Such is life,” I said, and mocked a sigh. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z The skinny soldiers—with no boots, no uniforms, no half of a yellow sun on their sleeves—kicked and slapped and mocked Ugwu during physical training. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z But a darker voice rose in her, rich with mocking. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Beowulf sounded another mocking note on his horn. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z As usual Cristiana seized the opportunity to mock my habit of study. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He made a sweeping bow to Sansa, so deep she was not quite sure if die was being complimented or mocked. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z We were even permitted one day to strap on a bag of sheep's blood, which gave an added luster to our mock death throes. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z The parrot bows his head in mock reverence and gives off a low whistle. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z He reared back suddenly and pounced in mock attack. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Kainene gave a mocking bow and led the way out through the back door to the orange orchard. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Rand held up her hands in a gesture of mock magnanimity. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “Pardon me,” cut in Thyon, with the pinched look of someone who believes he’s being mocked. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “But you won’t get far. No one leaves here without my permission! And no one—absolutely no one—is allowed to mock me!” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z He puts a hand to his chest in mock offense. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z She was being mocked, or she was being punished—she did not know which was worse. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He looked down at us, mocking, faintly sardonic, a ghost of a smile on his lips. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z It was mocking laughter, and the woman standing there beside him was laughing, too. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The woman’s eyes flicker, and for a moment, I think she’s mocking me. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “Mi niña,” Tía Rosa snickered in a mock whisper. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z The regimental commander arranged a mock dogfight, an air battle that would take place between the new pilots and the veterans—two men against two women. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z For some unknown reason, I was fearful of the place and wanted to turn back, but the sight, nearby, of shirtless, muscular impis engaged in mock fights using spears and knobkerries made me stay. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He did not do so, however; he could not forget Aurora’s mocking words. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, really,” he mocks in a high voice. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Whether they were shouting encouragement or mocking him he could not have said for certain, though he had a fair notion. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z On the trip to Holman, Tate was furious that McMillian had involved outside counsel; he mocked Walter for thinking it would make any difference. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Kaede flips her hair at the audience and strikes a mock pose for them, which makes them go wild. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Maybe Chess would growl like a bear and pretend to be angry, and then they could have a mock wrestling match before breakfast. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Lauren threw her a mock salute, then climbed the stairs as Maya slipped out the front door. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z However, he received no answer, save the mocking echo of his own voice ringing back at him through the dark woodlands. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “No need for a mocking tone, Lucille. We should use our windfall to improve our prospects. If it were up to you, we’d bury the money in the backyard to benefit the worms.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z With mock offense, he drew his chin back. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The young bounced around the adults, ambushing one another, rolling in mock battle, and shrieking for protection when an older animal lost patience and bared its teeth. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z There was nothing more for him but to efface himself, to destroy the unsuccessful structure of his life, to throw it away, mocked at by the gods. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z "I was promised a crown, and I mean to have it. The dragon is not mocked." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The white dude—Brad, Jus believes—raises his hands in mock adoration. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “It’s the American pastime,” he said with mock solemnity. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z She waved her hand to land a mock spank on Gilly s bottom, but by the time it swept the air, Gilly’s bottom along with the rest of her was well down the hall. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Below, men in mail and leather and crimson cloaks were making the morning ring to the sound of swords, and riding down mock warriors stuffed with straw. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z As we passed through the knot of them, men mocked us. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Jack didn’t say this in a mocking or condescending tone. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z "We all need to be mocked from time to time, Lord Mormont, lest we start to take ourselves too seriously. More wine, please." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Anything other than the world gradually freezing, you mean?” she mocked. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z At his feet, the ugly cauldron seemed to mock him. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z On Stanton’s orders, Lafayette Baker staged a mock burial, wrapping the “body” in a horse blanket and publicly hurling it into the Potomac. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z They shall not mock us for many days longer. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z They replayed the devouring, mocking their companion's struggles with malicious delight. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The ocean seems to laugh, but not in a mocking way. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Outside the window, the sky mocked her with its spectacular spill. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yessuh, Mr. Morgan,” Bigger said; his eyes filled with mock adulation and respect. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “Pray, would you do us the honor, Master Samuel?” said Constance with mock courtliness. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “My favorite is baklava,” he mocks me with a fake accent and laughs. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Then she turned to the class and said in a high, mocking voice,“Insufficient information to draw a conclusion.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Celaena gave him a mocking smile, and then returned her attention to the prince. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I would almost as soon believe with the old and ignorant cosmogonists, that fossil shells had never lived, but had been created in stone so as to mock the shells now living on the seashore. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “It’s no joke,” he says with mock seriousness. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The grate is locked by a steel padlock, its shine a mocking contrast to the muted green coat that covers the rest of the ship. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z His mocking tone and easy manner made her angry. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He’d mocked the lushness of her body, ashamed of his own response to her. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z "I do," a mocking voice said in his ear. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z I can hear the magpies—they’re laughing, mocking me, a raucous cackling. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z With their bright innocence I mocked his evil and called him usurper. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Ann Atwater’s refusal to be silent when she felt black aspirations for equality were being mocked in her employer’s house fits this pattern. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z He looks at me with mock solemnity, but his dancing eyes give him away. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z But even though I silently mocked Shawn for using it, I had come to identify with it. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I told her she had mocked me, that we had never been completely alone together, that I had only been able to kiss her once. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Moon Boy lurched about the hall on stilts making mock of everyone, while Ser Dontos chased serving girls on his broomstick horse. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “You can? Let’s see,” says Guarino closing his folder in mock excitement. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z The set was styled after a New England farmhouse, with mock Shaker furniture and antique farm equipment, pitchforks and so forth, hanging from the clapboard backdrop. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z DeeDee lay back on the pillows, bare-legged under her green wool dressing gown, and watched me with a little mocking smile. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z She made a face of mock outrage and showed me her tongue. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Go away,” he almost said, because lately it was only kids come to mock him. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Which is his way of promising to keep quiet and sort of mocking me at the same time. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Spurge demanded, “Are they mocking me? Teasing me? Laughing about the torture of my people while they’re dressed in our chopped-up clothes?” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z If you only knew, Kitty, how I seethe when they scold and mock me. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Sisi’s cheekbones were so high they gave her an angular, eerily amused expression, as if she were mocking you, laughing at you, and you would never know why. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Pinmei looked at him, his black eyes mocking and triumphant, and she felt something deeper than rage steel itself inside her. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Perhaps there had been other bodies, mocked, terrorized, and insecure. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z We sit in a room in Candor headquarters called the Gathering Place, which the Dauntless have taken to saying in a mocking way whenever they can. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “They are mocking me to my face, making a show of how powerless I am to stop them.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z This crazy lift, this question, would remain with him forever, and emphasize forever something mocking and sinister in Roy’s face. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z “Are you conceding?” he says, his mouth falling open with mock surprise. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z At die door die gave him one last mocking smile. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z And by doing so made it clear I was, in fact, mocking the Capitol. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Charles had figured out, looking at the finches and mocking birds from the Galapagos all those years ago, that certain variations helped the birds survive. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought, too, that he was mocking me with his mouth, which lay slack, agape. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Pilar was only ten years old and already mocking everything. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z It was not Robert at all; it was Littlefinger, grinning, mocking him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z ‘You didn’t invite me, you didn’t invite me,”’ he mocks. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Rodney was nodding, and I thought there was something a little bit mocking around the edges of his smile. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Three railroad workers had been thrown in jail for mocking a Liberty Bond poster, and a woman had been fined for sending twenty dollars to her mother in Germany. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The door of the stone house closed and the silence of winter mocked them. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He didn’t sing Don’t Fence Me In out of protest, as if trying quietly to mock the authorities. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z “On weekends, we went on overnight hikes, slept in tents, fought mock battles, and marched to the beat of the parade-corps drums,” he said. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Back behind the benches, trading japes and making mock of the proceedings, stood a clot of westerners. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z With a grin and a mock obeisance, Heqet began to arrange logs in the firing box, and Ranofer used his moment of leisure to watch the work going on around him. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z For a second, I think I hear a peal of deep, mocking laughter. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Had he been mocked, had anyone spoken, or laughed, or called? he could not remember. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z “You thought we would enjoy being mocked?” the surgeon said. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z With his mocking, hostile attitude, Trueba managed to frighten off this man who had survived a concentration camp, overcome poverty and exile, and triumphed in the ruthless world of commerce. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z They would repeat the words I said, mocking my accent and laughing hysterically. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z "Fifteen! For the prop of my old age and the delight of my eyes! Do not mock my grey beard, Tarkaan though you be. My price is seventy." The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z After half an hour of useless guessing, the children had come no closer to an answer, and Constance abandoned her silence in order to mock their efforts. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “Ah,” Mary Anne mocked, “the voice of sublime perfection. Was that the godly one? The sainted brother? The perfect son?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z And they are nice guys, so this is not threatening or mocking, just—it’s unusual enough to make them wonder. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Does he mean to mock me with this folly? A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He would let out a mock sigh, then wink at me. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z I had never had anything to do with weapons, beyond the mock skirmishes with elder sticks at the orphanage. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z The sellswords threw taunts at their backs as they pushed through the doors of the Merchant’s House, mocking them as bloodless cravens and frightened girls. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But I had a feeling he wouldn’t mock me again, and he didn’t. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Meggie couldn't decide whether it was mocking, supercilious, or just awkward. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z One single piece, mocking me with its bright colors and happy roses. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z In the spirit of mock inquisition, we called the subject the “victim.” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z The trees creaked in the mocking sunlight of the late afternoon. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z At the tournament he made the ceremonial first move and played a mock game with President Marcos—one that ended in a mock draw after eight moves. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z They even held mock trials, such as the one where Worsley was accused of stealing a trouser button from the offering plate of a Presbyterian church. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z When she asked “What’s this?” he rolled his eyes to the ceiling, mock moaning, “Goat meat. Kid goat meat.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Old-timers mocked them as “Boy Scouts” who had “college-trained flat feet,” and this was not untrue; as one agent later admitted, “We were a bunch of greenhorns who had no idea what we were doing.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Ged would not forget this, nor, it seemed, would Jasper, who always spoke to him with a polite voice and a mocking smile. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z “A walled city for the king of Bright Moonlight, the Vast Wall for the emperor,” Yishan said in a mocking tone. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Once, while reciting his lines in a school play, Kanue was mocked by another student because of his accent. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Not that I’m saying any of this to Rufus, since all my classmates used to mock me for saying things like that, and no one should feel bad for trying to be good. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “You don’t even wear boots,” Gum Baby mocked. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “Not much of a mountain, is it?” he said in a familiar mocking tone. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z A month later, in a mocking ceremonial pageant, the king of Mutal paraded around with the effigy strapped to the back of his palanquin. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “Welcome to the devil's house!” said the bearded man with a mocking bow before opening the heavy door. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Sansa kept her tone cool and polite, yet even so Joffrey's eyes narrowed as he tried to decide whether she was mocking him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Dearly beloved in the Lord,” he began—but her eyes were on him, that strange, that mocking fight—“let us bow our heads in prayer.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z The right side of the guy’s lips inched up, turning a grim line into a mocking smirk. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Teasing, my brother, sitting behind me, puts me in a mock choke hold. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z "I will not be mocked to my face, do you hear me? I will not!" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They mocked my style of dress and called me “Mrs. Gumbo.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He squinted at Lazlo to see if he was mocking him. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Her eyes rolled with mock alarm and her hands quickly hid one side of her chest. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “Maybe. I hope it’s jealousy and not something worse. I don’t even know, Faizah,” I said, throwing my hands up in mock surrender. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He swallowed, shaking his head in mock puzzlement. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And this she had remembered as she thrust him from her; with what had perhaps been her last breath she had mocked him and his father with this name. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z “Dear mountains! my own beautiful lake! how do you welcome your wanderer? Your summits are clear; the sky and lake are blue and placid. Is this to prognosticate peace, or to mock at my unhappiness?” Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z “Okay” He tries his hardest not to mock me. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z For others they sail forever on the horizon, never out of sight, never landing until the Watcher turns his eyes away in resignation, his dreams mocked to death by Time. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Feeling a little sorry for him, Dimple adjusted her tone from mocking to gently teasing, “This is really flashy for a non-date.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z She manages to both gently mock and support her sister at the same time—playing it in a way that would ring true to anyone familiar with sibling dynamics. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Tommy gave a sigh and was about to say something, but Ruth said in a mock whisper: “Tommy’s big Gallery theory!” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The sounds had apparently come from two boys mock sword fighting with wooden singlesticks. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z “No. Of course not. If this was fun, then you’d make sure to wake up the whole family and put me on some sort of mock trial at four in the morning.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z His entire conversation with Jen had been like that—she mocked, he defended, but she always got her way. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t really blame them; he looked like the kind of person you did that to, mocked. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “Jesus Jesus Jesus,” rang over and over again in his mind, like a bell—as he moved closer to her, undone by her breath, and her wide, angry, mocking eyes. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z She fluttered her hands by her shoulders in mock enthusiasm. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Its tranquil beauty mocked the relative prosperity peasant families had enjoyed for centuries, before the dam was built. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z The gaoler squinted at him, trying to decide if he was being mocked. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Now don’t you mock me, boy” I reel back. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z People made portraits and statues of him; they drew disrespectful, mocking cartoons about him. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Their mockery oft came disguised as praise, and sometimes Victarion had not even realized he was being mocked. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He implied he knew about Cardan—perhaps he glimpsed us after the mock war, Cardan jerking my head by my braid. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z But then, a bright sunny day would feel mocking. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Jesse Little Horse simply grinned in that cocky, mocking way he had. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z He turned and fled up the corridor, Artemis Fowl’s mocking tones carrying down the metal funnel. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “Can I come and finish the food for you?” he teased me, making a mock attempt to swoop down on my food. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Maribel darting across the street ahead of us, looking back and tapping her toes in mock impatience. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z The major had not grasped that he was being mocked. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z With mocking laughter they swaggered off to Odysseus’ palace. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z "Help me. Show me." . . . help her . . . the whispers mocked. . . . show her . A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Will clutched at Lyra and they both clung together as the scream turned into wild, mocking peals of laughter, which were answered by other harpy voices in the fog along the shore. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Red said with mock hurt and winking at the men who watched from the store. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Jean Louise was about to make the worst mistake of her life, and she glibly quoted those people at her, she mocked her. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z He makes a mock terrified face and takes a few running steps, as if he is escaping something. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Gus pulled down the corners of his lips, stepped out from the wall, squared his shoulders, doffed his cap, bowed low and spoke with mock deference: “Yessuh.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “Go on, Scar,” one mocked, “and be quick about it. Yezzan’s monkey gave you a command.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Cornflower winked at Matthias, shook her head at Methuselah and walked off with mock dignity, her nose high in the air. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z My first glimpse of the flat black stretches of Chicago depressed and dismayed me, mocked all my fantasies. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z There was an eerie smile on his face as if he were mocking her, his black eyes wide and staring. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z It was metal, of course, but like the relief on the walls of Sarai’s rooms—the songbirds and lilies so real they mocked the master carvers of Weep—it was utterly true to life. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Making mock of another man’s prayer is fool’s work, Pyp. And dangerous.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Oh, let it out,” I told him with mock severity. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Instead it was in a mocking sort of baby-talk tone, all whiney. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z “No, no,” says Auntie Lin with her mock exasperated voice. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z To America, Able Archer 83 was a mock exercise—neither the first nor the last that it would conduct during the Cold War. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z They sang exuberantly and with a mocking tone. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The tricks of the Antarctic atmosphere brought mock suns and green sunsets, and showers of jewel-colored ice crystals. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z I’d been mocked and threatened many times now, cut down for being black, female, and vocal. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “Runners, take your mark,” I announce, doing a friendly little mock of him, “set...pow.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z I look up at him with mock surprise. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Nothing malicious or mocking lay beneath his words. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z But it is probably a kind of mock period piece done only a few years ago. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Marlena does a double take and stands, her jaw dropped in mock outrage. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z What would everyone say, those scholars who’d mocked him, if they knew a fairy tale had held the key to azoth? Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Then he threw back his head and, with a mocking smile, added, “My concern is for your steed, not your skin.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z “I know so much about you now. From listening to your heartbeats,” he said with mock sweetness. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z They wave and blow mock kisses from their candy stands and ticket booths and from the bumper-car rink. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z If the gods heard, they mocked his hopes, for the nightmare they sent was worse than any wolf dream. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Aureliano Segundo and Meme took leave of her with mocking farewells and promised her that on the following Saturday they would have a big resurrection party. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I said, disguising my real dismay with mock dismay. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z When Muthu saw no response from you to your favorite food, he clapped his hands in mock joy. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Scythe Goddard and his crew showed up in a limousine—royal blue studded with mock diamonds, just in case there was any question as to who was inside. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z His sister would be scornful, the Sand Snakes would mock him with smiles sharp as swords, and Lord Yronwood, his second father, who had sent his own son along to keep him safe... A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The king's own fool, the pie-faced simpleton called Moon Boy, danced about on stilts, all in motley, making mock of everyone with such deft cruelty that Sansa wondered if he was simple after all. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z |
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