| 单词 | atmosphere |
| 例句 | Of course, the pool’s filled in now, but the outline’s still there, and they’ve left standing at one end—an example of this unfinished atmosphere—the metal frame for the high diving board. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a carnival atmosphere, with lots of pointing and laughing and high fives. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z So Lancelot, and all the other angry men, went circling round Camelot in a bitter atmosphere of knots and competition and bating hawks. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z One minute with Terrance and the cause of the terrible atmosphere was evident. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Bad seeing is produced by small-scale turbulence in the atmosphere above the telescope and is the reason the stars twinkle. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hmm? Oh, you mean besides the tea? I often come here. I love the view, the food, the atmosphere—you can just smell the romance and heartbreak in the air, can’t you? Centuries of it.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z But the atmosphere never quite righted itself, and when we said our good-nights in front of the Black Barn, we parted without our usual little touches on the arms and shoulders. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z This strange fact is caused by an electric charge which surrounds the spacecraft, and which in turn is caused by the great friction produced when the spacecraft hits the atmosphere at high speed. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A strained atmosphere existed in our house while Sourmelina stayed with us. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The transition to an oxidizing atmosphere posed a supreme crisis in the history of life, and a great many organisms, unable to cope with oxygen, perished. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Okay, then,” I said flippantly, trying to alleviate the suddenly tense atmosphere. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z It will provide enough aerodynamics in Mars’s atmosphere. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Striking the Earth’s atmosphere, a modest cometary fragment would produce a great radiant fireball and a mighty blast wave, which would burn trees, level forests and be heard around the world. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z There was almost always a good atmosphere around these sessions and I don’t remember anyone being refused a share of the headset. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z In those early days, lightning and ultraviolet light from the Sun were breaking apart the simple hydrogen-rich molecules of the primitive atmosphere, the fragments spontaneously recombining into more and more complex molecules. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Stendahl drank it in, the dreariness, the oppression, the fetid vapors, the whole “atmosphere,” so delicately contrived and fitted. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z An electric atmosphere excited the great, shifting masses of black people. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The high spirits with which we left Pretoria had been snuffed out by its stern atmosphere; we were face to face with the realization that our life would be unredeemably grim. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “To be contaminated by that atmosphere? It’ll be hard enough as it is, with the heritage she already has.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, the Granger Gunners are finally giving the crowd something to cheer about, Kevin. When you start playing with a little fire in your belly, the atmosphere completely changes.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Chlorofluorocarbons are also not very abundant–they constitute only about one part per billion of the atmosphere as a whole–but they are extravagantly destructive. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The most interesting of the moons of Saturn seems to be Titan, the largest moon in the solar system and the only one with a substantial atmosphere. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Since Hiroshima, there had been more than 190 atomic and thermonuclear tests in the atmosphere, underground, and at sea. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z There is no dust here, no clouds, just an atmosphere getting palpably denser. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z They were of all complexions, the whole atmosphere was of warmth and friendliness. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z They’d both asked to start their training, and went off with cheerful smiles, but after that, for our lot anyway, the atmosphere at the Cottages changed forever. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The atmosphere in the room had changed quite suddenly. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z But as spring blooms, the atmosphere in the apartment does warm. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Brought down by the destruction of the atmosphere or lack of resources or moral squeamishness. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Thus does the earth rotate together with circumjacent waters and encircling atmosphere.’ The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Minutes later, in the living room, the atmosphere was hot and close. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z By the late 1950s, the main focus of the espionage war was moving from the streets of Berlin to the upper reaches of the earth's atmosphere. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z As it climbed above the atmosphere and the air ran out, the aerospace plane would have to switch to rocket engines. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z From the moment we arrived at school the next day, the atmosphere bristled like cactus paddles. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z When I finally entered the planet’s atmosphere and began to descend toward the surface, it was like flying through a swarm of metal insects. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z My body was like a shuttle reentering the Earth’s atmosphere, hitting against particles of air and facing temperatures of three thousand degrees Fahrenheit. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Leon gave him the creeps, the way he could change the atmosphere in a room without even speaking a word. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z To forget the atmosphere, I bravely led our lads yomping over custard snow to ultimate victory in Port Stanley. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z And although it is hazardous to assume any of this had formative effects on his character, it is equally an exaggeration to say that Eratosthenes grew up breathing an atmosphere of pure royalist docility. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Like Venus, the Earth also has about 90 atmospheres of carbon dioxide; but it resides in the crust as limestone and other carbonates, not in the atmosphere. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The tense atmosphere had slowly subsided into a casual conversation; I guessed that Jasper was using his peculiar gift to control the situation. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z High in the atmosphere, perfect, tiny crystals that form, about a minute piece of dust, each a lace-like work of unique, six-sided fractal art. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z When the astronauts broke through the atmosphere and splashed down in the Pacific, we were repaid with an electrical storm. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z In other words, we were skimming along just above the atmosphere, which is very thin, thinner proportionally than the rind on an orange. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The music and the atmosphere make her feel a freedom she normally doesn’t feel. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The atmosphere seemed unbreathable, and even the birds fell silent in their cages. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z As it happens, that place is the Temple of the Holy Grail, Montsalvat, and the atmosphere is tense and unresolved. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z The doomy horrorhouse atmosphere of the church was not helping at all and he stared at his surroundings with frank terror, while Camilla took his arm and tried to nudge him down the row. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Both boys giggled and the atmosphere was easy again. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z You can feel it: it’s like the hum of electric lights, the change in atmosphere as the train pulls up to the red signal. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Aside from an occasional ruckus, the atmosphere was one of conviviality. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The central star has shed its outer atmosphere, producing a multicolored slowly expanding shell of glowing gas. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z On top of that you must make allowances for distortions caused by variations in the Earth’s atmosphere, by intergalactic dust, contaminating light from foreground stars, and many other factors. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The whole atmosphere, they carried it, the humidity, the monsoons, the stink of fungus and decay, all of it, they carried gravity. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps there is some major and as yet undiscovered atmospheric constituent—nitrogen, for example—which keeps the average molecular weight of the atmosphere high and prevents blowoff. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I began to hope that I had been overly pessimistic, that we might be able to live in Mansfield in an atmosphere of peace and under-standing after all. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The Moon from the Earth: the view from just The Earth from the Moon: the view that Kepler outside the atmosphere. dreamed of. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The guests were never less than courteous to one another, but for all that, a rather tense atmosphere, charac-terized largely by distrust, seemed to prevail at this stage. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Others would carry an entourage of suitable planets, but some would be already inhabited, or the atmosphere would be poisonous or the climate uncomfortable. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Leah slices it into perfect little squares, and seriously, it’s like waves of magical deliciousness have shot into the atmosphere. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z As we entered the upper atmosphere, there was a five-minute period in which we were “blacked out”; that is, we couldn’t talk on the radio. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Jacobs began to yammer on about the formation of snowflakes—supercooled droplets, layers of atmosphere, blah blah—which was the same information Hazel had ignored from her mother three days ago. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Ernest was soon to become entwined in the increasingly supercharged atmosphere of suspicion and accusation that anticommunism brought to the Berkeley campus. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Sputnik II orbited the earth 2,570 times before it burned up in the atmosphere five months later. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z Even Vannevar Bush, who had spent his career surrounded by accomplished scientists, felt overcome by the “stimulating” and “refreshing” atmosphere in the lab when he paid a visit in February 1942. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The amount of lead in the atmosphere also continues to grow, quite legally, by about a hundred thousand metric tons a year, mostly from mining, smelting, and industrial activities. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Can anybody honestly and seriously suggest that in this type of atmosphere the scales of justice are evenly balanced? Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z At the hilltop, behind two rocks, Spender lay, grinning with exhaustion from the thin atmosphere, great islands of sweat under each arm. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z A new brand of stink entered the atmosphere when the decaying stomach contents sat in plain view. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z That day, boiled cabbage had featured prominently on the menu, and not even the jam roll that had come after it did anything to dispel the heavy atmosphere. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “They got the latest philosophical instruments. Course they know what’s going on in the atmosphere.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The atmosphere inside number four, Privet Drive was extremely tense. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z In the touchy atmosphere of a country under embargo, you have to be careful not to step on any toes. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z They introduced an anesthetic into Billy’s atmosphere now, put him to sleep. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z This may have been made easier for me because I was something of a social outcast, taking on the overwhelmingly Mormon and sometimes oppressive and conformist atmosphere of my school and town. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I did not wish to spoil the pleasant atmosphere with unhappy talk, so tried to leave the topic again almost immediately. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z He understood why Aron could not work at home in an atmosphere not conducive to hard clean thought. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Modern planetary scientists sometimes argue that the collision of a comet with a planet might make a significant contribution to the planetary atmosphere. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z They brought a gust of freshness and vitality to the oppressed atmosphere of the hacienda. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The atmosphere is somber, vaguely abandoned, as the streets had been. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Come dark, however, the island takes on an offshore atmosphere of relaxed morals. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I didn't want to hang around in that stupid atmosphere any more. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z If they can terrorize the villages, then they can create a hostile atmosphere in them for us. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The humidity was so thick it dripped off our eyelashes, and in this damp atmosphere the first bouquet took so long that my metal embroidery hoops rusted in place. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I found an atmosphere of great courtesy, with students more dignified and more soberly dressed than one finds on most white campuses. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The worst case was the deceleration an astronaut would feel if his rocket engine quit before he reached orbit, causing him to plunge back down into the atmosphere. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z We turn a corner and suddenly the atmosphere changes. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Reilly tells me that I need to practice painting the atmosphere of Earth itself. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Kilvin was in his office, as always, but the atmosphere was more relaxed: busy, but not bustling. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The atmosphere of the crowd told him that they were going to use his death as a bloody symbol of fear to wave before the eyes of that black world. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The problem with Earth is there’s gravity, and atmosphere, and all that other sticky, tricky Earth stuff that slows the pendulum down until it stops. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z So if this was a new object it must be located not in the heavens but in the upper atmosphere—it could not be a star at all. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z By tracing the element carbon as it goes from the atmosphere into plants, then into our food, and finally, into us. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z As much as he had missed Uncle Jet, he didn’t like how his presence had changed the atmosphere around the place. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Consequently, the carbon dioxide content of the Earth’s atmosphere is increasing dramatically. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Even Warbeak was beginning to feel the effects of prolonged low nighttime fluttering, through the woodlands, around trees, over bushes; it was not the same as a clear, clean flight through the upper atmosphere. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Its whole purpose is to prevent the atmosphere from becoming lethal. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Five Soviet spacecraft— Veneras 8 through 12—have landed on Venus and successfully returned data from the surface, no insignificant feat in so hot, dense and corrosive a planetary atmosphere. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In the early history of our planet, however, when enormous amounts of organic molecules were being produced by sunlight in a hydrogen-rich atmosphere, very simple, nonparasitic organisms had a fighting chance. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In Montgomery, the capital of Alabama, I encountered a new atmosphere. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The atmosphere will always be around us and above us. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z As the day of the fair approached the atmosphere of anticipation mounted. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The entire atmosphere surrounding the assumption debate had become electromagnetic. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z It was a good atmosphere, and no one brought up Ruth’s possible or anything like that. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Thus, 99 percent of the Earth’s atmosphere is of biological origin. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is intoxicating, certainly, but might it not also be dangerous? An effect of the atmosphere of Hill House? The first sign that we have—as it were—fallen under a spell?” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z But as we approached Johannesburg, the atmosphere changed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Because the Martian atmosphere is only 1 percent as dense as the Earth’s, a very large parachute, eighteen meters in diameter, was deployed to slow the spacecraft as it entered the thin air of Mars. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In that somber house that held four Virgin Marys, where death sighed in every comer and candles sputtered, die gardenia smell and canary-yellow dress emphasized the funeral atmosphere surrounding them. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The dark, quiet atmosphere was a perfect setting for the mood I was in. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z In place of the atmosphere of malicious gossip, perversion, grafting, hateful guards, there was more relative “culture,” as “culture” is interpreted in prisons. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no plot, no action, nothing save atmosphere and longing and death. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I loved the carnival atmosphere that day—and especially eating cotton candy and candied apples. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The shoot takes place in a festive, picnic atmosphere of barbecued chicken, water ice and frolicking children. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z “Outstanding people left because the atmosphere at the Radiation Laboratory. . . did not make people who dissented feel they were welcome,” observed David Saxon, the future university president. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Like so many bullets, the particles slam into air molecules in the upper atmosphere, knocking off fragments that in turn strike other air molecules. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z It was the weight of the atmosphere pressing down on the mercury exposed in the pan that makes the fluid shoot up the column. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z His gaze passed over the assembled boys, and all at once the atmosphere changed in the room. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He pretended to be deep in thought before exclaiming, “I’ve got it! Bunk beds. They’ll save us space and give the place a youthful atmosphere.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He believed, for example, that there was a substantial lunar atmosphere and oceans and inhabitants. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Arthur was a flamboyant person and he gave the farm a buoyant atmosphere. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But if I told Papa the truth, he’d follow me around all night with that giant flashlight he keeps under his seat, and somehow I felt that might kill the atmosphere. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “They came here,” she explained, “to relax from the oppressive atmosphere of the rest of the house.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z After this affair the sticky, close atmosphere works more than ever on our nerves. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z This helps develop a trusting atmosphere because what the people say cannot be rehashed in a trial or harm other aspects of the case. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The tiny amount of Martian atmosphere that enters when I use an airlock is laughable. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Like I said before, I hadn’t exactly been taking notes, but all of a sudden the atmosphere was supercharged and from here on in the sermon got fairly hard to forget. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I sat down in the cliental chair placed over against Mr. Jaggers’s chair, and became fascinated by the dismal atmosphere of the place. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z However, there is a characteristic impediment to life on such a planet: the atmosphere is turbulent, and down deep it is very hot. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Kennedy held out until March 2, 1962, when he announced in a televised address that the United States would resume nuclear tests in the atmosphere. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z But apart from that, the atmosphere was oddly peaceful and reassuring. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Thus, thanks to her commercial vision, which had led her to create a different atmosphere in every available corner, the Hotel Christopher Columbus had become the paradise of lost souls and furtive lovers. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z That she could make such a mistake meant that she lived in a daily atmosphere that urged her to expect something like this to happen. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z What they found is everything you would expect to find if you were comparing children raised in an atmosphere of concerted cultivation with children raised in an atmosphere of natural growth. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z These ballistic missiles followed an arcing trajectory, piercing the earth's atmosphere and falling to earth with the force of gravity; once launched, they could not be stopped. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z In the place from which I escaped there was always an atmosphere of pomade, spice, excess and inertia. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z She saw a genteel centaur bearing a princess sidesaddle, and such was the atmosphere of magic that they weren’t out of place here. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The atmosphere is so thin that if Viking had landed at a high elevation there would not have been enough atmosphere to brake the descent adequately: it would have crashed. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She often stayed at her cousin’s estate for weeks at a time, enjoying “an atmosphere of love and peace, of freedom and good cheer.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z In a world without ears there would be no sounds, only vibrations; in a world without noses there would be no smells, only particles floating in the atmosphere. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The university was closed down until further notice as a result of the damage to university property and the atmosphere of unrest. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z All around me the happy atmosphere resumed its natural state. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The resulting, long final chord of The Song of the Earth - Western music’s symbolic ‘home’ of C major, naturally - was described by the mid-twentieth-century English composer Benjamin Britten as being ‘imprinted on the atmosphere’. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z The thin atmosphere doesn't conduct heat very well, but it cools everything, eventually. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Virtually any planetary atmosphere, no matter what its composition, should be partially transparent to radio waves. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In this triumphal atmosphere, rumors were heard again that Ernest might land the Nobel Prize. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The people in the shack were still staring, but Lyra’s words eased the atmosphere a little, and the woman invited them to sit at the table, drawing out a bench. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The inside of the rover has one atmosphere. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z In only about a hundred years in that city’s Central Park, its inscriptions have been almost totally obliterated, because of smog and industrial pollution—chemical erosion like that in the atmosphere of Venus. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It had become disturbingly clear that in the supercharged political atmosphere of the time, scientists could be placed on trial for their personal views, with their careers and reputations hanging in the balance. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z According to the main computer, during the blast, the internal pressure spiked to 1.4 atmospheres, and the temperature rose to 15°C in under a second. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Remember how the MAV made its own fuel with help from the Martian atmosphere? The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The atmosphere of non-thinking had been a godsend when it allowed me to forget my own failures as a teenager. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z While the demonstration was mostly peaceful, a racially charged atmosphere now gripped the city, with more and more people wondering if Durham would be “the next Birmingham.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z They have solid surfaces, interiors made of rock and iron, and atmospheres ranging from near-vacuum to pressures ninety times higher than the Earth’s. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Somehow, the atmosphere has to be set so that a disquieting sense of being wrong is the normal attitude of the investigators. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z We could also keep our brains and bodies accustomed to the rolls and turns of flight, although weightless space flight might feel different from flight in the atmosphere. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The vivid green of the trees along the sidewalk seemed to steal into the atmosphere so that there was a strange greenish glow over the street. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z It was too noisy and might shake up the atmosphere. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sir, the atmosphere is thin for breathing. But there’s enough oxygen. It’s safe.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z It was still clear, but a thin, wispy scum of cirrus had spread across the upper atmosphere, and a dark line of squalls was visible just above the southwestern horizon. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z What would have been a minor fizzle in Earth's atmosphere became an uncontrolled conflagration in the container's pure oxygen environment. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The atmosphere should probably sharpen your ears and restrain me to concentrate on those aspects which are tasty, edifying and constructive. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The extra noise was the same whichever direction the detector was pointed, so it must come from outside the atmosphere. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Since so much of learning anything depends on the atmosphere in which it is taught, Finny and I, to our joint double amazement, began to make flashing progress where we had been bumblers before. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Liyana knew he was trying to lighten the atmosphere, but a huge babble broke loose. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z She seemed comfortable and entirely at home; the hostile atmosphere did not seem to register. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z One person, however, seemed to be thoroughly enjoying the atmosphere of terror and suspicion. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z One way to make a living under these conditions is to reproduce before you are fried and hope that convection will carry some of your offspring to the higher and cooler layers of the atmosphere. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He maintained a serene comportment at all times but generated a threatening atmosphere, like a thunderhead that seems far away but then is suddenly overhead with loud violence. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z One of my tasks for the mission was to see how plants grow here, in various combinations of Earth and Mars soil and atmosphere. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone is mad at everyone else: Mother and I, Mr. van Daan and Father, Mother and Mrs. van D. Terrific atmosphere, don’t you think? The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I pressurized to a full atmosphere and waited an hour. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The sulfur-colored mist extends downward to some 45 kilometers above the surface of Venus, where we emerge into a dense but crystal-clear atmosphere. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z We pull away, but now the atmosphere in the train is completely changed. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Then, while wearing my EVA suit, I depressurized the trailer and backfilled it with pure oxygen at one-fourth of an atmosphere. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “I will create massive gusts that will continue to move through the atmosphere while I’m gone.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Currie admitted that the illness was “strengthened by a particular construction of the atmosphere,” but he insisted that the best way to deal with it was by quarantining the sick. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z But they stood thinking it, nevertheless, thinking of the honor and fame, while their lungs became accustomed to the thinness of the atmosphere, which almost made you drunk if you moved too quickly. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Venus didn’t have any moons or satellites or even a magnetic field, but it did have an atmosphere sort of similar to Earth’s, except it was super- hot—about five hundred degrees or more. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z But observation and historical records have failed to uncover a single case of a state’s being formed in that ethereal atmosphere of dispassionate farsightedness. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z For a start, Newcomen could not have devised his engine without knowing about the pressure of the atmosphere, since this provides its driving force. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Six months after the first Explorer satellite, the US Congress passed the National Aeronautics and Space Act to provide for research into problems of flight within and outside the earth's atmosphere and for other purposes. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z Just as with Libra, a colony on the moon would have to be sealed to keep its atmosphere from escaping into the vacuum of space. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The gas chromatograph on the Pioneer Venus entry probes gave an abundance of water in the lower atmosphere of a few tenths of a percent. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The interior re-created the atmosphere of a classic ’80s pizza parlor and video arcade in loving detail. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Jefferson had used the phrase “the Terrorism of the day” to describe the supercharged atmosphere of the late 1790s. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z In spite of the heavy fog rolling in, it was like some filmy gauze had been cleared from the atmosphere, or like a particularly nauseating stench had been done away with. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Red giants find their outer atmospheres blowing away into space; planetary nebulae are the final stages of Sunlike stars blowing their tops. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The atmosphere of fear, even terror, that McCarthy created inspired other organizations to conduct similar witch hunts. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z And though I did just drop it and carry on with the discussion we’d been having, the atmosphere had gone chilly, and could hardly have helped us get through the difficult matter in hand. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He had already attained Incentive Level A, the highest incentive level a young inmate could achieve, and he was housed among other low-risk youths in a hall where the atmosphere was generally relaxed. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Alvarez exploited his status as the scion of a prominent scientific family to haunt the place for several days, soaking up its unique atmosphere. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z It is probable, moreover, that the pollen content of the atmosphere is not related to roadside ragweed, but to the ragweed of city lots and fallow fields. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Ernest seemed to be trying to preserve the atmosphere that had helped Big Science win the war. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z It was so cold that the moisture in the atmosphere had frozen into icy crystals. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z There was an intentness to everyone, an odd seriousness, and a sense of worry—unusual in Village—pervaded the atmosphere. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z That little feature will let me share atmosphere with the trailer on my long drive. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Papa scanned the living room and took in the funereal atmosphere. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z We were met by guards with automatic weapons; the atmosphere was tense but quiet, unlike the boisterous reception I had received on my arrival on the island two years before. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We were to point backward when we fired them, so that they slowed us down enough to allow gravity to bend our orbit back into the atmosphere. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The atmosphere of the place reminded Ignatius of his own room, and his valve agreed by opening joyfully. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z After so many months of going to high-energy campaign rallies with crowds deliberately whipped up into a shouting, chanting frenzy, the atmosphere in Grant Park was different. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z So it took five minutes to add 0.2 atmospheres to 1 cubic meter. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The atmosphere is relaxed and informal, more like a school than a prison. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z All the atmosphere on the rooftop fled, blown away by Dad’s explosive admission. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z In the public gallery every seat had been taken, yet the courtroom suggested nothing of the carnival atmosphere sometimes found at country murder trials. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z On descending, I found the kitchen on the brink of pandemonium, and in general, an extremely tense atmosphere amongst all levels of staff. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Looking around, the only thing I see that can hold an atmosphere is the EVA suit itself. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z His friend owned the place, and the atmosphere suited his personality. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z When particulate matter in the atmosphere was sufficient, light from the ground got trapped and reflected back, and the entire Detroit sky would become the soft pink of cotton candy. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The atmosphere in prison was bright with hope. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I used C02 filters to regulate the atmosphere, and brought enough oxygen and water for the whole trip. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Having no way to separate out the C02, the suit deliberately vented air to the Martian atmosphere, then backfilled with nitrogen. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z It was spooky, with ghosts and spirituals and ‘ ‘ha’nts” seeming to be in the very atmosphere when finally we all came out of the church, going back home. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z An ugly tension curled the edges of the atmosphere. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z After the team meetings, the atmosphere in the Permian locker room seemed more grim and determined than it ever had been. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z His relationship with the Lilienthals wasn’t unlike the one he’d had with Jack and Ethel Collins: Together, the three created a family atmosphere that was consistently supportive, involved chess, and hopefully would last for years. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Snape had acquired a few more slimy horrible things in jars since last time, all standing on shelves behind his desk, glinting in the firelight and adding to the threatening atmosphere. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Pioneer 1 arced through space until, sixty thousand miles out, not quite one-quarter of the way, it lost momentum and dropped back, burning up in the Earth’s atmosphere. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The punishment against us was never enunciated as an official policy, but it was a renewal of the harsh atmosphere that prevailed upon our arrival on the island. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We have gone to the outer edges of our atmosphere and returned. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z He stared at her as if he was reeling back years, each year a ton of hate mixed with a love that never had had an opportunity to reenter the atmosphere and burn itself out. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z In this instant of its arrival in our atmosphere, everything in the meteor’s path–people, houses, factories, cars–would crinkle and vanish like cellophane in a flame. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z They took God’s power as their due, as something that made the more exciting their own assured, special atmosphere. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z After my weeks of travel, when I had seen constantly the rawness of man’s contempt for man, the mere act of resting in this atmosphere was healing. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Social isolation? Hostile atmosphere? Are you saying that Julian was the only kid who wasn’t nice to this boy? Or are you suspending every kid who stuck his tongue out at this kid?” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z But the atmosphere, plus the food, made the place one of Harlem’s soul spots. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a decadent atmosphere for me whose previous experience of dating had been mixers and parlor calls from boys at prep school. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z In its death throes, the Sun will slowly pulsate, expanding and contracting once every few millennia, eventually spewing its atmosphere into space in one or more concentric shells of gas. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But all the cleverness in the world couldn’t improve the atmosphere. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “The city atmosphere has improved her. Some way she doesn’t seem like the same woman.” The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z The average age in our platoon, I’d guess, was nineteen or twenty, and as a consequence things often took on a curiously playful atmosphere, like a sporting event at some exotic reform school. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z If the atmosphere weren’t so tense, he probably would have laughed as he watched Njemile’s shoulders drop. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z There was now a strange atmosphere around the table, a kind of tingle going round. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Brinker, Chet and I managed to be in the same group, but the playful atmosphere of the apple orchard was gone. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The afternoon was green; this do I recall; the haze in the atmosphere pregnant with the tinct of leaf and grass, so the water, the sky, all appeared submerged. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z We knew it had no atmosphere and we knew its surface could be either colder than Siberia in January or hotter than the Sahara Desert in August. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z We had won a host of small battles that added up to a change in the atmosphere of the island. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Berkner speculates that this is what happened to the great reptiles; their size may have been all right for a richly oxygenated atmosphere, but they had the bad luck to run out of air. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The atmosphere in the trailer was perfect—why change anything? The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z There is no atmosphere surrounding the moon to produce clouds or smog, so our view was impaired only by darkness. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, Susan Kidwell and her mother had managed to sugar the pill and install a cozy atmosphere in their apartment—three rooms on the ground floor. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z The days were long and the atmosphere tense. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z As for Pluto itself, nobody is quite sure how big it is, or what it is made of, what kind of atmosphere it has, or even what it really is. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z In The Stolen Prince I was the property man, and I also played a pennywhistle, in an imitation of Japanese music, for atmosphere. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z The Hab's atmosphere is over 100 times as dense, so it turns to liquid at much higher temperatures. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He said the atmosphere in the homeplace changed, as if wind had shifted, if Matty had so much as a cold. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z The Sales were a complete contrast to the hushed atmosphere of the Exchanges. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Libby's method was also based on the assumption that the amount of carbon-14 in the atmosphere, and the rate at which it has been absorbed by living things, has been consistent throughout history. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z He learned about acting from Mora, but more so how to teach it in an atmosphere of “complete trust and honesty. She accepted nothing less.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z In the Midway she found a very different atmosphere. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The atmosphere at the time was extremely grim, with newspapers routinely speculating that we would receive the death sentence. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything was smooth until we hit the atmosphere. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z According to Aristotle, comets exist in the upper atmosphere. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The resulting effect was striking: a bright streak ten inches long, glowing lavender from its interaction with nitrogen ions in the atmosphere. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z She imagines that she can see 2,700 miles up into the atmosphere. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z One second after entering the atmosphere, the meteorite would slam into the Earth’s surface, where the people of Manson had a moment before been going about their business. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Turns out it's been topping off the atmosphere from Tank 1. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He was amused at their trouble, and the atmosphere was normal. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Alternatively, they may be the steady state equilibrium between material ejected from a moon of Saturn, such as Titan, and material falling into the atmosphere of the planet. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Arthur, reserved and unhappy in the new atmosphere which had begun to pull away from him instead of with him, moved about the palace in his plain dress, trying to be polite. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Carbon 14 is continually being generated in the atmosphere by cosmic rays. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z In a press conference after the flight, Svetlana couldn’t hide her irritation at remarks made about women bringing a pleasant atmosphere to a space station. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z “Everyone has their own reasons for the choices they make,” Patria said, defusing the charged atmosphere, “and we have to respect that.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z You almost couldn’t believe people lived like this, burning trees to clear land, burning oil for heat and power, setting the atmosphere on fire with their weapons. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z She couldn’t send Billy out for ice cream or strawberries, since the atmosphere outside the dome was cyanide, and the nearest strawberries and ice cream were millions of light years away. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Only a month earlier, the atmosphere surrounding Ivory had been so different. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She hoped that the dinner would be a success, that it would help in the new atmosphere, that it would be a sophisticated dinner. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “They are brilliant with atmosphere,” Chandresh remarks to Celia as he joins their conversation, switching her empty glass of champagne with a freshly poured replacement. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z There were three signals she must feel: the fitness of her body, the rightness of the environment, and the chill of the atmosphere. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Such a drop in carbon dioxide may have impaired the “greenhouse” property of the atmosphere, which holds in the solar heat otherwise lost by radiation from the earth’s surface. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I tried, along with a couple friends from Soweto, to “integrate” with a group of whites who looked as though they were from Pretoria, but the atmosphere became so tense that we abandoned the effort. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Worse, we are still introducing huge amounts of CFCs into the atmosphere every year. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Another plus of parachuting experience was that early cosmonauts had to parachute thousands of feet after reentering the Earth's atmosphere. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z Occasionally someone remarks on what a lucky coincidence it is that the Earth is perfectly suitable for life—moderate temperatures, liquid water, oxygen atmosphere, and so on. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But especially this Muslim home’s atmosphere sent me often to my knees to praise Allah. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z In any case, after that day, the atmosphere got even worse. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The twinkle is caused by the starlight having to penetrate the atmosphere, which moves and shifts, but up here above the atmosphere the stars bum steadily and brightly. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She felt undeserving, unable to sink with Obinze and his mother into their atmosphere. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The problem so far with such an aerospace plane is that, in order to get into orbit, the plane must fly very fast through the upper atmosphere. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The atmosphere in the Trout was subdued for some days afterwards. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z After seven Everest expeditions, he explained, he’d fine-tuned a remarkably effective acclimatization plan that would enable us to adapt to the paucity of oxygen in the atmosphere. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z On the ground, kids are gazing up, pointing and cheering, as the silo heads out of the atmosphere. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z There were also choral competitions, with a festival atmosphere and plenty of group choreography - ancient versions, if you like, of the present-day carnivals in Rio de Janeiro, Trinidad and Notting Hill. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z But if you throw a rock fast enough, it won’t curve back down to earth; it will zoom out of the earth’s atmosphere and escape the earth’s gravitational pull. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z It was because of the atmosphere of hockey fields and cold baths and community hikes and general clean-mindedness which she managed to carry about with her. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Whatever had taken place in the banqueting hall after my departure, there was now a genuinely celebratory atmosphere amongst the guests. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z The atmosphere at the shore was more relaxed than at the quarry. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z So much so that after his arrival at Darlington Hall, even the brief exchanges necessary to communicate information relating to work took place in an atmosphere of mutual embarrassment. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z The atmosphere of controversy did give me some trepidation about a reading I was scheduled to give at the Ossining Public Library in June of 2000. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 In the course of time it cooled and acquired an atmosphere from the emission of gases from the rocks. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The sinuous channels, stacked polar plates and other evidence suggest that Mars once had such a denser atmosphere. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It radiates an atmosphere of respect for the work of one’s hands and mind, of human dignity. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Around them hovered an atmosphere of still passion, of devastating service, of unpitying self-denial. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z "Hell, yes, but —" "And you like our good, clean, sociable atmosphere?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z It was too noisy and might shake up the atmosphere. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z We deboosted from orbit and entered the Martian atmosphere sixteen days later. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps it is due to complex brightly colored organic molecules produced when ultraviolet light from the Sun breaks down the methane, ammonia, and water in the Jovian atmosphere and the molecular fragments recombine. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z A flashlight, a fishing knife, a pair of leather gloves, and a hunting vest fully packed with shells contributed further atmosphere to this curious still life. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Sixty-Niners was a smut pavilion, but up in the Garden the atmosphere was exotic rather than raunchy. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z There are mighty weather systems on the Earth—and in the high atmosphere of Venus and on Jupiter. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t mix socially with the other northerners, preferring the atmosphere and salty company at the Drift. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Sunlight passes through the atmosphere and clouds of Venus, which are semi-transparent to visible light, and reaches the surface. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Turns out, through a neat set of chemical reactions with the Martian atmosphere, for every kilogram of hydrogen you bring to Mars, you can make thirteen kilograms of fuel. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z And on Hurlbut Street, my grandfather, Lefty Stephanides, took down the zebra skin, dismantled his underground speakeasy, and emerged once again into the upper atmosphere. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z There was an instability in the upper atmosphere. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z The artist was trying, I think, to illustrate dust and high winds: Mars 3 had entered the Martian atmosphere during an enormous global dust storm. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It is hard to feel affection for something as totally impersonal as the atmosphere, and yet there it is, as much a part and product of life as wine or bread. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why, P. D., what on earth did you lock your car for here in this cloistered atmosphere?” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He was also aware of a change in the class, a subtle alteration of mood and atmosphere. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, today you’re sure as hell marking the atmosphere,” she snaps. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z In 1971, the Soviet Mars 3 spacecraft entered the Martian atmosphere. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Around the garden, to keep the atmosphere relaxed, the lights are kept low. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z The foxes hastened to do as they were told, glad to be out of the oppressive atmosphere of the sickroom. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Certainly there are spots which inevitably attach to themselves an atmosphere of holiness and goodness; it might not then be too fanciful to say that some houses are born bad. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Bo pretended he hadn't noticed the tense atmosphere and carried on feeding his kittens. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The atmosphere, like I say, was much more grown up. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I had never dreamed of anything like that atmosphere among black people who had learned to be proud they were black, who had learned to love other black people instead of being jealous and suspicious. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The air was so damp that fish could have come in through the doors and swum out the windows, floating through the atmosphere in the rooms. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z In the charged atmosphere after Littleton, it struck me as unwise to circulate such extreme stories among kids who already felt vulnerable and angry. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The Sun will become a red giant star, its visible surface so far from its interior that the gravity at its surface grows feeble, its atmosphere expanding into space in a kind of stellar gale. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z This early atmosphere was not one in which we could have survived. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He seemed to take pleasure in not being welcome here, in infecting this female atmosphere with his half-grinning, masculine irreverence. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z “He’s eleven. Have you ever known a boy his age who talks the way he does? A great deal of it comes from living in such an enlightened atmosphere.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He stared at Edward’s face, and I wondered if he was tasting the atmosphere with his unusual sensitivity. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z It is a subtle point: vacuums don’t suck; the atmosphere pushes. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z For reference, Earth's atmosphere is about 21 percent. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Would a squirrel need that? An atmosphere of love? Because Buffy is doing fine, as sleek as an otter. I groom and comb him every other day.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Side note: Mars's atmosphere does condense at the poles. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z That Monday, the atmosphere was expectant when the three red- robed judges marched into the courtroom. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We'd be skimming the upper atmosphere, so our orbit would rapidly decay. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z We had to dive into the earth’s atmosphere at precisely the right angle. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z This was done in a leisurely, painstaking manner; yet the people in the hall were charged with passion; a sense of human destiny lived; an atmosphere of human frailty was present. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z They also interact with particles in the upper atmosphere to create the bewitching veils of light known as the auroras. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Dumbledore was humming quietly, apparently quite at his ease, but the atmosphere was thicker than cold custard, and Harry did not dare look at the Dursleys as he said, “Professor — I’m ready now.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z There was an overall atmosphere of nervousness and intrigue, of children telling tales upon others, of children being deprived of food to punish them. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The very thin and tenuous atmosphere of Io was found by Voyager to be composed mainly of sulfur dioxide. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z So by the time we set off again, following Rodney in search of the office where he’d seen Ruth’s possible the month before, the atmosphere between us was worse than ever. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Moreover, the detector would have to be in space, because gamma rays cannot penetrate the atmosphere. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The vast, fluid space creates an atmosphere of quiet harmony while actively shaping our experience by determining how art shall be displayed. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z It was misty, with heavy, lowering atmosphere, one afternoon, when Edna climbed the stairs to the pianist’s apartments under the roof. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly the atmosphere felt close, like in a bunker; the light was all fluorescent. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It made a very loud noise, as if it were a broken rocket ship working to escape the earth’s atmosphere. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z “At least the tempo of life is not as intense as in the other Regions. It is a pleasant atmosphere.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z I could feel the press of something important in the atmosphere, the pressure of chill air against me. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z For those who don’t believe me: I’m assuming that after more than two thousand years the exhaled molecules are uniformly spread about the world and the vast majority are still free in the atmosphere. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The automobile gives us great mobility, but pollutes our atmosphere. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Most striking, however, was the atmosphere of easiness, of trust and warmth. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The atmosphere was like a Turkish bath without the heat, a lazy, draped feeling to everything, steam curling off pots of wax. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z As the observation train drew back upriver again for the start of the varsity race, the atmosphere grew electric, the dusky sky crackling with static. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z But I didn’t like the setup, the atmosphere; it was sort of too impressive. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Curiosity would not be sated until the mechanical finches that were now so abundant around the globe had evolved to fly to the limits of the atmosphere. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The mood at the dinner table this night differed from the friendly atmosphere the night before. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Fairview is hotter now than it was. The hotter weather allows more instability in the atmosphere.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z But probably it was only that carpets and couches and curtains just didn’t make the right atmosphere for a game about hidden splendors and giant mysteries, in a land of mud and sand. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z If a comet or an asteroid dropped into the atmosphere of Jupiter, we would not expect a visible crater, only a momentary break in the clouds. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z With abundant organic molecules on its surface and in its atmosphere, Titan is a remarkable and unique denizen of the solar system. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Separating oxygen from the atmosphere is difficult and time-consuming, but adding it is as simple as opening a valve. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z After that, it would be three long days on the highway back to Earth, then through the fire of the atmosphere and into the terrestrial ocean below. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z He was young, and not yet beaten down by the brutal atmosphere and the frustration of trying to help people in pretty hopeless situations. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z The “anything goes” atmosphere encouraged audacity and inventiveness. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The atmosphere felt like that of a crowd holding its breath with anticipation. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z That's why I started out with an atmosphere of pure oxygen, so the regulator could separate it later. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Now Brahe set about proving that the impossible had in fact occurred by showing, using elementary trigonometry, that the new star could not be in the upper atmosphere but must be in the heavens. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z For two days afterward, there was so much fine dust in the atmosphere that one could read a newspaper at night by scattered light in the streets of London, 10,000 kilometers away. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The sky was blue with a hint of that burnt orange that had haunted the atmosphere since the devastating sun flares had struck without much warning. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The atmosphere was so unhospitable I stepped outside where they could watch me and I drank the orange. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z While it may have been unthinkable for most to extend their social circles to include black colleagues, within the circumscribed atmosphere of the office, they were cordial, even friendly. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The rover heater is designed to heat air at one atmosphere, and the thin Martian air severely hampers its ability to work. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The atmosphere in the changing room was jubilant. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The building was also used for meetings in need of a more serious atmosphere than that of the common rooms, Cora noticed, such as the assemblies on hygiene and feminine matters. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Now it was decelerating with metal efficiency in the upper Martian atmospheres. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z The heirs, Mrs. English and Mrs. Jarchow, had removed a vanload of clothing and furniture, yet the atmosphere of a house still humanly inhabited had not thereby been diminished. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z The moon would be a great place to observe the stars because there is no atmosphere to get in the way and block the view. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z If the cameras look in the ultraviolet, however, we see a graceful, complex swirling weather system in the high atmosphere, where the winds are around 100 meters per second, some 220 miles per hour. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Timbre, tempo, and dynamics are so powerful that a few adjustments here and there can change the entire learning atmosphere of a classroom. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z On the return trip, the vehicle skidded through the friction of the increasingly dense atmosphere, building up heat that could reach 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Chandresh has an inherent flair for the unusual and curious; he understands the power of atmosphere. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z If we fired them while we were pointed forward instead of backward, instead of reentering the atmosphere we would be boosted into a higher orbit, with no way to get down from it. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I don't know if it was a "god surge," but I felt the atmosphere change. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The spinner started slowly, gaining speed like the cotton-candy machine at the fair, until it was sending heavenly smells into the atmosphere. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn't quite like stepping into a military ambush, or being on the front lines in Spain, or witnessing the aftermath of an atomic bomb, but the atmosphere around me was definitely hostile. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Mercury has almost no atmosphere and a daytime surface temperature that would melt lead. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z William, as the eldest son, the one upon whom “the nation’s eyes” rested, as the family always said afterward, lent the affair a casual, no-nonsense Darwin atmosphere. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z But because of the vast quantities of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, the sea could not be ordinary water; physical chemistry required carbonated water. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The atmosphere darkened, they heard reports of violence and unrest, and both Edmond and Isaac knew, in the way they knew things, that something bad was going to happen. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z At the centre top there is a representation of Papin’s piston powered by the pressure of the atmosphere: once the steam has condensed, removal of the pin labelled E causes the piston to descend. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The family reunion atmosphere of each practice where they knew everyone and everyone knew them. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The white bands are thought to be high clouds, probably ammonia crystals; the brownish-colored belts, deeper and hotter places where the atmosphere is sinking. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z When they die or people cut them down, the carbon is usually released into the atmosphere, driving global warming. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z My zeal made me forget these rebuffs, for I was sure that an atmosphere of trust would be created as soon as I had explained my project to them. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z It's a desert world with practically no atmosphere to convey sound. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Its atmosphere was alive, its spirit adventurous, its people resourceful. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The pungent gas, sulfur dioxide, S02, is present in trace amounts in the lower atmosphere. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Neither would the poisonous atmosphere, nor the treacherous landscape with its pits, cliffs, and jagged rocks. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z At the domestic level, then, Adams inherited a supercharged political atmosphere every bit as ominous and intractable as the tangle on the international scene. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The serene atmosphere is sustained throughout the stable composition. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z It can hold an atmosphere of air in. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z When Earth was only about a third of its eventual size, it was probably already beginning to form an atmosphere, mostly of carbon dioxide, nitrogen, methane, and sulfur. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Venus has a very dense but unbreathable atmosphere, and a human on its surface would be crushed by the pressure. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He stood in the hot atmosphere generated by the fiery rocket. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z We do not see solid surfaces here, only the atmosphere and the multicolored clouds. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He now made a proper addition to the general atmosphere of these meetings on Hyper Base. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z On that day, US reconnaissance aircraft flying from bases in Japan and outfitted with special detection equipment picked up signs of nuclear debris in the atmosphere. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z He lay back with his eyes shut, still sodden in the atmosphere of the dream. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z I hated living in the small and claustrophobic atmosphere of my house. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z One look at the charged, tense atmosphere would have made the facts abundantly clear. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The social atmosphere is that of a besieged city, where the possession of a lump of horseflesh makes the difference between wealth and poverty. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The atmosphere around the table had become one of deep embarrassment, and curious as we were to hear more, we wanted most for the talk to get away from this dodgy territory. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The nitrogen in the Earth’s atmosphere is much more chemically inert and therefore much more benign than oxygen. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Volcanoes inject debris into the atmospheres of the Earth and Io. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The weight of how many atmospheres is above me now? Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z They are not terrified astronauts floating in an endless atmosphere—they are just four ordinary explorers here on earth. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z It changed the atmosphere in the house to something festive. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z It was also the construction of a landscape of sacred power, built in an atmosphere of ecstatic religious celebration. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z G02 released by the volcanoes into the atmosphere will in time serve as an insulator, holding in the long-wave heat-energy reflected from the earth, while permitting direct solar heat to enter undiminished. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z The atmosphere of feverish excitement was highly infectious; Harry couldn’t stop grinning. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z On the moon, with no atmosphere, astronomers would not have this problem, and they would be able to learn a lot more about our universe. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z In our ignorance, we continue to push and pull, to pollute the atmosphere and brighten the land, oblivious of the fact that the long-term consequences are largely unknown. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It was one of those humid days when the atmosphere gets confused. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z However, the surface of the planet is a scorching 467 degrees Celsius, the ground is barren and rocky, and clouds of sulfuric acid roam the atmosphere. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Flickers of the electricity I’d felt this afternoon began to charge the atmosphere as he gazed unrelentingly into my eyes. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Nobody could accept that she did not want to hear about gaseous balls and layers of atmosphere and refracted light and tiny building blocks of life. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z I was accustomed to repetition in practice, but the atmosphere was more hard-core than I was used to at Bannon’s. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The audience atmosphere was almost as if the people had gone limp. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “It was part of the whole atmosphere of terror.” The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes, naturally, there would be strong disagreements, but more often than not, the atmosphere was dominated by a feeling of mutual respect. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z It was well after midnight, but none of us was tired, and the atmosphere was not at all somber. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The spacious halls brought again the school feeling, however the atmosphere was not conducive to study but one of uneasiness. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z If the angle was too shallow, we might skip back out of the atmosphere and miss the earth entirely. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a Lord of the Flies atmosphere—they taunted and sometimes physically assaulted weaker classmates. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z One morning the atmosphere in the village suddenly became tense. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z They did a great deal to liven up the atmosphere of the lab, where experiments usually lasted several months to years. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Mars has an atmosphere, but a very thin one, and it is composed mostly of carbon dioxide, so astronauts would have to bring their own oxygen to breathe. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The atmosphere of Venus is composed of 96 percent carbon dioxide. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The red planet's crater-pocked surface stretched out seemingly forever, its thin atmosphere a slight blur along the edge. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Rubio is over two hundred meters to the east measuring the atmosphere, and Feathers is way too close to the jungle’s edge, holding a rock up to the sun. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Never, in anyone’s memory, had a match approached in such a highly charged atmosphere. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Momentarily brilliant as they enter the Earth’s atmosphere, they are heated and destroyed by friction at a height of about 100 kilometers. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps organisms that float in dense planetary atmospheres will be very much like us in their atomic composition, except they might not have bones and therefore not need much calcium. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The atmosphere inside the spacecraft was 100 percent oxygen, instead of normal air, which is only 20 percent oxygen. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Only the goblin seemed untouched by the suddenly festive atmosphere, and after a while he slunk back to the bedroom he now occupied alone. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z So I go over to see Mittelstaedt in the barracks, and we sit in his room; there is an atmosphere about it that I do not like but with which I am quite familiar. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The rain squalls, now past, have rinsed the haze from the atmosphere, and distant, backlit hills stand out in crisp detail. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The first thin atmosphere came entirely from the degassing of the earth as it cooled, and there was only a vanishingly small trace of oxygen in it. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Under the hostile atmosphere at the time, he said, the judges might see fit to give us longer terms of imprisonment. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As we began to penetrate the thin upper atmosphere, the sky out our windows began to change from the black of space to a tunnel of light. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The atmosphere inside the prison was apparently stressful at present. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “What that extra time does is allow for a more relaxed atmosphere,” Corcoran said, after the class was over. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z I try to think about the distance between solid things; the color of the atmosphere. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Outer space is the universe outside the atmosphere of our planet.” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z It eats up the surplus of consumable goods, and it helps to preserve the special mental atmosphere that a hierarchical society needs. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Through a break in the clouds of Titan, you might glimpse Saturn and its rings, their pale yellow color diffused by the intervening atmosphere. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Parents often learn the instrument along with the child, acting as musical role models, and maintaining a positive learning atmosphere for the child to succeed. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z The earth was initially very hot and without an atmosphere. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It is a room dominated by heavy beams and rafters, and the floorboards have no carpet or rug to cover them, and yet the atmosphere is surprisingly cosy. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z They play, and the music drums through the church, and an atmosphere I’ve never felt before spills through the entire crowd. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Unlike Charles, she was not careful to put things back where she got them; the freethinking atmosphere at Maer had not inculcated order into her as the strict atmosphere at the Mount had into Charles. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Lord Asriel opened the doors, and they got out into an atmosphere so hot and sulphur-laden that Mrs. Coulter had to gasp. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Already the birdbath altar of Nefertiti, the fancy pillars from the porch of some Victorian mansion and the crumbling statue of Diana by the entrance were beginning to create a temple-like atmosphere. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The atmosphere of the stables and the breath of the bluegrass paddock revived in her memory and lingered in her nostrils. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z The floaters may propel themselves through the planetary atmosphere with gusts of gas, like a ramjet or a rocket. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But eventually they would understand that it lived not in their atmosphere, but out among the planets. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z "Increasing bridge pressure to 1.03 atmospheres. . . . Pressure is steady. We have a good seal." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I was served coffee but became uneasy in this aseptic, silent atmosphere as time passed. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The atmosphere was so still that the smoke from a mill in the district went up in a straight, unbroken line. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z It consisted of a single piston, powered by the pressure of the atmosphere. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z As word spread, an atmosphere of tension settled over Montgomery. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z Far too much methane gas is entering the atmosphere already, it will choke out the oxygen and perhaps cause the entire earth to become a giant greenhouse. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The hostile attitude rose thickly and tangibly into the atmosphere. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z All those unseen billions and trillions of charged particles, and possibly, she thought, of Dust, conjured a radiating glow out of the upper atmosphere. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z In this frenzied atmosphere, the inchoate ideas of Bush and Conant about international control made barely a ripple. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “Your irresponsible and misguided actions have created in Birmingham and Alabama the atmosphere that has induced continued violence and now murder.” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Duct tape might seal a hairline crack, but it can't hold an atmosphere of pressure against the size of my broken faceplate. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The atmosphere was so playful and lively that it was hard for us kids to understand why everyone was actually there. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He snapped his notebook shut and left Archie sitting there in the polluted atmosphere of the gymnasium. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It doesn't have a thick atmosphere to bend light and carry particles that reflect light around corners. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The mix of qualities he cultivated there-—an independence of mind, coupled with a respect for tradition—would serve him well in the very different atmosphere at Ptolemy’s court in Alexandria. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Closed into the two rooms, with only the soft light of two kerosene lamps, the atmosphere changed. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Though the topic had been brought up in the open-forum atmosphere of those postprandial Sundays, it was clear that, notwithstanding the impersonal tone of the discussion, the sperm they were talking about was my father’s. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z However, the small quantities of SO2, CO and HC1, all of which have been detected in the Venus atmosphere, seem adequate for this purpose. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z This gradually changed the atmosphere to the composition that it has today, and allowed the development of higher forms of life such as fish, reptiles, mammals, and ultimately the human race. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Lyra could tell that the atmosphere had changed. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z In reality I lay many hundred miles away in an alien land, and would wake, before many seconds had passed, in the bare little hotel bedroom, comforting in its very lack of atmosphere. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “Our scientists have said there’s far too much oxygen in their atmosphere.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z In this, the atmosphere, no matter how coarse, has a verve and an essential joviality that casts out morbidity. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z A substantial human presence on Jupiter itself is much more difficult to imagine—although I suppose great balloon cities permanently floating in its atmosphere are a technological possibility for the remote future. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Downtown Reykjavik, a charming city of almost 120,000 people, has the atmosphere of a typical Scandinavian village, although it’s somewhat larger. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The pervading atmosphere of sorrowfulness in much of Josquin’s music, whether applied to sacred music or secular songs of unhappy love, is typical of his strife-filled time. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z I arrived in the Masters’ Hall early and was relieved to find the atmosphere much more relaxed than when I’d gone on the horns for malfeasance against Hemme. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z What he needed was a way to compare lead levels in the atmosphere now with the levels that existed before 1923, when tetraethyl lead was introduced. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z People around here like football, but the atmosphere is underwhelming compared to the basketball games. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The only way the van’s atmosphere could have electrified faster was if I had thrown a live wire into a full bathtub. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Even in the bucolic surroundings of Columbia, Seabiscuit could not escape the carnival atmosphere. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of those atoms—when set free in 1945 into the atmosphere above the New Mexico desert—found their way into me: my hands, my head, and my heart. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z At many wavelengths the clouds and atmosphere of Venus are entirely transparent to radio waves. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The atmosphere made it hard to sing about summertime and cotton and easy living, but Piper kept it up. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I knew she would be feeling uncomfortable, and I did my best to lighten the atmosphere. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z For people who didn’t know anything about his life, America now provided a healthier, safer atmosphere to do so. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z A movie day — the lift in the class atmosphere was almost tangible. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z There was peace and tranquillity here; a sense of goodness and security; an almost exciting atmosphere of togetherness and love. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z A succulent hash arrived, and Mr. Wolfshiem, forgetting the more sentimental atmosphere of the old Metropole, began to eat with ferocious delicacy. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z I concluded that, as in everything else, the atmosphere of a place is entirely different for Negro and white. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The emotional atmosphere in the cramped quarters became tense, ugly, petty, bickering. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The lazy, empty days in the city and the irrational atmosphere in the house set my nerves on edge. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z A little of the official atmosphere seemed to have fallen away from him with the Newspeak words, but his expression was grimmer than usual, as though he were not pleased at being disturbed. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The language created vibrations in the atmosphere around them. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z This atmosphere of carbolic and gangrene clogs the lungs, it is a thick gruel, it suffocates. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The corresponding surface pressure is 90 atmospheres, 90 times the pressure we feel from the Earth’s atmosphere, the equivalent of the weight of water 1 kilometer below the surface of the oceans. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The two boys left and the atmosphere immediately cleared. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z But the foul air was thick and oppressive, clinging to us as if anything new, clean, and fresh had to be contaminated by this noxious atmosphere or it wouldn’t survive. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I thought Father was going to make us do a lot of chores or something to make up for yesterday, but the atmosphere in the house was punishment enough. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z The people in the audience waited; the atmosphere was tense and charged. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Capuano believed these winds were caused by the movement of the spheres being transmitted to the upper atmosphere. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Titan, one of Saturn’s moons, has an atmosphere about as dense as our own. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He also loved the atmosphere of peaceful hospitality at the Wedgwoods’ home. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The atmosphere feels hungry, like every sixteen-year-old is trying to devour as much as he can get of this last day. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z There was no planet-wide storm when this spacecraft entered the Martian atmosphere, and no reason to suspect a local storm, as sometimes happens, at the landing site. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly the atmosphere seemed to grow bitterly cold, and the wind became so icy that Jane and Michael shut their eyes against it. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z The atmosphere was suffused with the sweet scent of smoke. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The full force of the Hab's atmosphere rushed through the breach. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z On normal days, of course, Lord Darlington took his meals, as does Mr Farraday today, in the more intimate atmosphere of the dining room, which is ideal for accommodating up to a dozen. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Their dark slate roofs and tall hedges gave the buildings an atmosphere of solemn dignity, like matrons sitting shiva. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Most of the staff came from Tutsi families, so the atmosphere in the sanctuary was pretty grim. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Another time she might have made an effort to regain her composure; but her one thought was to quit the stifling atmosphere of church and reach the open air. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything about the pilgrimage atmosphere accented the Oneness of Man under One God. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The civilized atmosphere of the University had lulled me into a false sense of security. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z This egalitarian atmosphere helped to moderate the demanding routine of the average Rad Lab staff member. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z But this thin atmosphere can serve a useful purpose, because it may be just thick enough to protect the surface from the intense charged particles in the Jupiter radiation belt in which Io is embedded. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Anyone visiting the sheriff’s office, three underfurnished, overcrowded rooms on the third floor of the county courthouse, could detect an odd, almost sinister atmosphere. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z The intoxication of success had evaporated; he was soberly his old self; and by contrast with the temporary balloon of these last weeks, the old self seemed unprecedentedly heavier than the surrounding atmosphere. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt a tranquil atmosphere settle around me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Though the allegations did not point to race-fixing, in the sensational atmosphere following the unexplained suspension of two jockeys, the race was now being referred to as a “frameup” and a “fix.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Too, in this particular atmosphere my “escape” was an emotional thing felt by both of us. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She had a glow that warmed the otherwise murky atmosphere his father created. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Prepared by the Presidents Advisory Committee on Science in March 1958 as a primer on spaceflight, the brochure laid out the scientific principles of travel beyond the Earth’s atmosphere in terms a layperson could understand. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “Do you like this sunrise, Jane? That sky with its high and light clouds which are sure to melt away as the day waxes warm—this placid and balmly atmosphere?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z In the space of thirty seconds the atmosphere in the tiny room had changed completely and now it was vibrating with awkwardness and secrets. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z For the first semester, I was one of three Black students in the school, and in that rarefied atmosphere I came to love my people more. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The unopposed pressure launched the airlock like a cannonball as the Hab's atmosphere explosively escaped through the breach. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z That paralysing atmosphere of fear that had wrapped them round like a blanket yesterday while the wind howled outside was gone. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z You need to be able to get people out without exposing them to the Martian atmosphere. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z A collective assent to this rumbled through the blurring atmosphere of the Assembly Room. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Without it, the water would just boil immediately and I'd be hanging around in a steamy atmosphere. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she was standing before me, and suddenly the atmosphere underwent a peculiar change - almost as though the two of us had been suddenly thrust on to some other plane of being altogether. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z In the burning of coal and oil and gasoline, we are also putting sulfuric acid into the atmosphere. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The swirling colors of the universe, packed into our little atmosphere here on earth. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Agnes noticed and the atmosphere in the shop went tense and dark, like before a scrap at school. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Or was the atmosphere compressed merely by someone standing very quietly there, waiting? Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z In five minutes it leaked so much it pressurized the whole airlock to 1.2 atmospheres. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Matter blown outward from the Sun’s atmosphere, the solar wind, carries fragments of dust and ice back behind the comet, making an incipient tail. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The smell leaves me seized by desperate panic—panic not like my lungs are out of air, but like the atmosphere itself is out of air. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z She wore a dark-coloured travelling dress of some thin material eminently suitable for the heated atmosphere of the train. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z At dinner, an odd atmosphere seemed to hang in the air between the two gentlemen. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z I was far enough away that the thin atmosphere had no hope of carrying the sound to me. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The atmosphere in the school was one of great tension and excitement. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z For example, all the water in the atmosphere of Mars today could be accounted for by a recent impact of a small comet. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Since a lunar module flies only in space, high above the earth’s atmosphere, the designers didn’t have to make it streamlined, which is the reason it looked so awkward. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A quick check revealed a fist-sized chunk of frozen drool blocking the rubber valve that admitted ambient air into the mask from the atmosphere. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z It is just after six o'clock, so Father can well imagine the atmosphere in the kitchen at this moment.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z The cake was the single obscenity in an atmosphere of rigorous decorum. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z When you shout Durham! the gloomy and befogged financial atmosphere becomes clear and there is a mad rush and scramble for her bonds. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z A principal at a school in Shanghai that figured into the international testing was concerned enough about the stifling atmosphere that he instituted reforms to foster more creativity. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z But you could have cut the atmosphere with a knife. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z You could say that the breathing of oxygen into the atmosphere was the result of evolution, or you could turn it around and say that evolution was the result of oxygen. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Little drops of rain was sprinkling from the atmosphere. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z What Patterson found was that before 1923 there was almost no lead in the atmosphere, and that since that time its level had climbed steadily and dangerously. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The shrill low-oxygen alarm blared throughout the Hab as the regulator dumped pure oxygen into the atmosphere as fast as it safely could. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z His main work done, Patterson now turned his attention to the nagging question of all that lead in the atmosphere. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “Regarding Len...Chancellor, what if the atmosphere is not suitable for us?” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Here on the surface of the earth, we are protected against solar flares by our atmosphere, which prevents most of the radiation from reaching the ground. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The process could not be atmospheric, since Io’s atmosphere has mostly escaped to space because of its low gravity. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z All in all, the atmosphere was not very friendly as they took their departure. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She did not mean to say that she was right and he was wrong; she had, after all, grown up in the freethinking atmosphere of Maer, where all sides were openly discussed. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Powell said wearily, “Cut it, Mike. There’s a peculiar overripe flavor to your humor at its freshest, and the confined atmosphere here isn’t helping it.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Life with Monique and Jordan was so different from the relaxed, loving atmosphere of Aunt Queen’s house. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z In what amounted to a carnival-like atmosphere, vendors sold all types of food, printers sold postcards of the lynching and the corpse, and photographers took souvenir pictures of the smiling eyewitnesses. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z The turbulence tapered off and eventually fell to nothing as the atmosphere became thinner and thinner. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The atmosphere in the cafeteria is festive, with two long tables filled with snacks that parent volunteers brought. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Over 90 percent of the energy coming from the stars is blocked out by our atmosphere and never reaches the ground. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe, looking back, there was an atmosphere of something being held back, but it’s possible I’m only thinking that now because of what happened next. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z No, he continues, the stripes are due to Mars’s atmosphere. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z It was as though the surface of the glass had been the arch of the sky, enclosing a tiny world with its atmosphere complete. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The motions are almost never granted, but every now and then an appellate court finds that the atmosphere in a county had been so prejudicial that the trial should have been moved. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I still instinctively live and think in its atmosphere. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I emerged from an alley and was instantly struck by the difference in atmosphere between this part of the city and where I had come from. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z When I first arrived in Mqhekezweni I was regarded by some of my peers as a yokel who was hopelessly unequipped to exist in the rarefied atmosphere of the Great Place. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I led Dr Meredith downstairs, showed him into the billiard room, then returned quickly to the smoking room where the atmosphere, if anything, had grown even more convivial. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z On top of this, school rituals reinforced an intimate atmosphere. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Some seventy miles east of the Colorado border, the countryside, with its hard blue skies and desert-clear air, has an atmosphere that is rather more Far West than Middle West. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z With more oxygen we might breathe the atmosphere, and ozone would form to shield the surface from solar ultraviolet radiation. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why don’t you think about girls so we can get some more sex in the atmosphere?” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z According to Hickock, the “hostile atmosphere” in Garden City had made it impossible to empanel an unbiased jury, and therefore a change of venue should have been granted. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z The atmosphere in every hallway was like that of a surprise party, with no host in evidence but everyone, somehow, as the surprised and delighted guest. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z One problem: The atmosphere is very thin—less than 1 percent of the pressure on Earth. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Like familiar terrestrial balloons, the deeper a floater is carried, the stronger is the buoyant force returning it to the higher, cooler, safer regions of the atmosphere. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She hadn’t heard of odes or atmospheres before, but as she worked through the pages, these creatures took up residence in her mind. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z |
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