| 单词 | nearer |
| 例句 | When I stood nearer, I saw that the marker was the top of a photograph. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z The nearer the war came, the farther he went. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “It’s been paid, and raising your voice won’t make me change my mind. My policy . . He let go of the door and stepped nearer Momma. The three of us were crowded on the small landing. “ I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z But the nearer we drew to downtown, the more I felt that familiar, frightening quiver like Jell-O in my stomach. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Soon they reached the road and Hazel halted among the quickset on top of the nearer bank. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, as the great challenge of the conference drew nearer, an astonishing change seemed to come over my father. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z The nearer he got to his bedroom, the more afraid he felt. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z “Everything depends on yourself,” O’Brien had said; but he knew that there was no conscious act by which he could bring it nearer. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z As he drew nearer, I found myself unable to move. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z A noise nearer at hand made him quiver. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Miig and the twins joined two of the main campers nearer the road, just before the serrated edge of asphalt began. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Flocks of birds, flying at great speed, were wheeling and circling, and traversing all the land as if they were searching for something; and they were steadily drawing nearer. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z At the Maifeld, the boys began to hear the distant sound of crowds cheering, the noise slowly swelling and growing nearer, then loudspeakers blaring, “He is coming! He is coming!” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I didn’t know what this would achieve exactly, but it brought me a tiny measure of comfort to be nearer to him. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “See? I cannot approach any nearer than this. You try.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Briony drew nearer to her and covered Lola’s hand with her own. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Nearer and nearer it drew, looming blacker, like the oncoming of a wall of night at the last end of the world. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z And — several paces nearer, the gap between them closing all the time — Harry saw that the thing in the person’s arms looked like a baby ... or was it merely a bundle of robes? Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z But they work nearer and things begin to look bad. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Thomas Browne protested in 1646 against the general assumption that the further back in time one went, the nearer one approached to the truth. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Then, as the cries came nearer and nearer, he began to change his mind. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z But he did not go any nearer to the voice. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z As he drew nearer he saw where the lights came from —two barn lanterns, the shades tinted, one blue and the other yellow. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Vonetta inched nearer to me and I felt Fern’s small hands over mine. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z The footsteps were coming nearer: I raised myself on my elbow the better to listen, trying to still the thudding in my eardrums which impeded my hearing. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The bubbling hiss drew nearer, and there was a creaking as of some great jointed thing that moved with slow purpose in the dark. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Drawing nearer they would always stare at Anatole as contempt gave way to bald shock. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Trotter repeated herself getting nearer to hysterics with each repetition. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z I imagined Hurricane Gloria building up force as it drew nearer, leaving a trail of devastation in its wake. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z It had drawn nearer just like this, quivering with eagerness at the food Mercy set out, yet tensed to spring at the slightest warning. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The clomp of footsteps drew nearer until a tall, lanky man stepped out of the hallway. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Hyacinth squeezed her eyes shut and curled in nearer to Papa. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Maybe they figured they were nearer to the throne that way. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Slowly, with many halts and detours, the Costas’ boat drew nearer the fens, that wide and never fully mapped wilderness of huge skies and endless marshland in Eastern Anglia. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The girl said, “I’ll move nearer to a lamp if you like.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z On and on it came, nearer and nearer. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z In any case, discussion at the Solvay would turn not on predictions of the future but on results nearer at hand. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Hardly breathing, Pippin crept nearer, foot by foot. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z It was straight and branchless, and when the old woman got nearer, she realized it was made of metal. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “Now, then, draw nearer to the fire,” she continued. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The captain reached into his pocket and came nearer the wharf to throw a handful of pesos. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z “They are already in the tribal belt,” he said, “and they are coming nearer.” Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z There was the Brooklyn Bridge further away like an echo of the nearer bridge. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “She’s terribly ill. I couldn’t go, I just couldn’t, not knowing — ” Nat looked intently at her, and took one step nearer. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z And as the three drew nearer on the road, Kino dug little pits with his sandaled toes so that he could leap without warning, so that his feet would not slip. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z He slowed a bit, wavering off to the side, nearer to the trees, reaching out to lean against a birch as he paused. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z There was a ragged strip of grass bordering the street, and as Jake walked along the ground seemed to rise nearer to his face. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z A whole line has gone down before our machine-guns; then we have a lot of stoppages and they come nearer. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z They bivouacked in the woods much nearer to the road than he would have liked. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z We went twelve miles today, about five of them profitable, and the rim of the Gobrin is visibly nearer, north, above us. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z He moved slowly up from the foot of the bed, nearer to Adam’s head and staring eyes. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z For two more nights they marched on, climbing steadily but ever more slowly as their road wound up into the hills, and the mountains towered up, nearer and nearer. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Then he came nearer still, leaning forward and pushing his face so close to James that James could feel breath blowing on his cheeks. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z Neither of these returnings was very pleasant or desirable: no magnet drew me to a given point, increasing in its strength of attraction the nearer I came. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z On the contrary, there was a curious, rather unnatural gentleness about the way in which he waited for them to come nearer. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He could hear the footsteps of the man in black coming nearer. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He slumped back into bed, his eyes on the dark doorway to the hospital wing as the footsteps drew nearer. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z As we drew nearer the cliffs, I began to notice odd shapes lurking underwater. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z “This is too dangerous,” I said, even as I swayed nearer to him. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Anne swung the torch nearer the pile of refuse. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z She took a step nearer to the screen and inquired, “Alexander? Beowulf? Are you almost dressed?” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z As they hurried nearer, however, their hearts sank. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The disc of the sun was dull silver as though it were nearer and not so hot, yet the air stifled. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The Birthday, and the removal, drew nearer, and still he did not come, or send word. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z O’Brien picked up the cage and brought it across to the nearer table. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Then, as she comes nearer, I think that there must be something wrong with her. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z But how would it get to the cabin since no mailman passed and there was no mailbox like the boy had seen on the wider road nearer the town? Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I wonder what life will be like a millennium from now, when the average age will be nearer to one thousand. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The others may walk free for a while, until we come nearer to our dwellings, down in Egladil, in the Angle between the waters.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z A music came down the river as it drew nearer; and suddenly they perceived that it was a ship, wrought and carved with elven-skill in the likeness of a bird. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Subsiding on to his seat Mr. Blore thought to himself: He's nearer the day of judgment than I am! And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z The nearer bank was high and the trees stood close and thick, but on the further bank the ground was low and open. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The perspective gained in the classroom or the library does indeed permit an academic to draw nearer to and understand better the culture of the alien poor. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He found it easier to walk on the spongy grasses above tide fine instead of over the slippery rocks nearer the water. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Once we had gone to the mountains in Ruling which was nearer and beautiful too. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “The very strange situation was that by coming nearer and nearer to the solution,” reflected the promising young German theoretical physicist Werner Heisenberg, “the paradoxes became worse and worse.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The Taker is getting like this, stalking her, pacing, because she’s getting nearer and nearer to the point where she will stand on a stage and tell his story. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The throb would cease suddenly and then be taken up again at some other point, now nearer, now further off. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The fire was a big one and the drum-roll that he had thought was left so far behind was nearer. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Judith had just set the brass candlestick on the table one late afternoon, and the girls were moving the table nearer to the hearth in preparation for supper, when a knock sounded at the door. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “No one lives any nearer than the town. No one else will come any nearer than that.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z He looked round for a moment and then made his way to the nearer end of the bridge. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The nutty curved beak looked as it if were capable of doing damage, but Archimedes looked closely at the mouse, blinked at the Walt, moved nearer on the finger, dosed Ms eyes and leaned forward. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Gimli gazed with wide eyes for a while, as step by step the figure drew nearer. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z And like with listening, the subtle skim of a soul could be drowned out by a nearer, louder presence. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Harry could hear his rapid, shuffling footsteps coming nearer and nearer, his wheezy voice raised in fury. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z What was rather alarming was that at each turn he came a little nearer. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z “Come nearer; let me look at you. Come close.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z ‘Dad,’ I said, ‘the storm is three kilometres away. Even if it was nearer, your chance of being struck is approximately one in three million.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z They were speaking low and furtively, but they were near, and coming nearer. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z He looked up to see how much nearer the mountain tops had come. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Thomas came nearer and knelt by the bed. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He had reason to be thankful that his dream was broken, for the bus had been nearer and more distinct "Why-because?" Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z As she came nearer, she heard voices—men’s voices—in animated discussion. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z The men came nearer and nearer; their dark eyes looked at her, but without giving any sign of recognition, any smallest sign that they had seen her or were aware of her existence. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z As the Shy Maid drew nearer, though, the shape of it came clearer. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The howling of the wolves was now all round them, sometimes nearer and sometimes further off. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Because he was tired and scared, and because her feet were nearer, he pushed her in, feet first. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z They watched in silence as she drew nearer. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Argus was pleased at the sound and called to the musician to come nearer. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z As they drew nearer, an odd rattling noise reached their ears, punctuated by what sounded like minor explosions. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Very slowly the sun drew nearer to the western horizon. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z But as he drew nearer to the address he had been given, the other languages fell away and the familiar lilt of the Lithuanian tongue enveloped him. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He rode nearer and tried to reach over for Needle's hilt. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Thank you, but I would rather you did not mention the subject to her; till the time draws nearer, I do not wish to be giving any body trouble.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z I was no nearer than ever to my goal of saving enough money to leave. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The mighty groan resounded across the yard, nearer and louder. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Dumbledore and Ludo Bagman stood beaming at Harry and Ron from the bank as they swam nearer, but Percy, who looked very white and somehow much younger than usual, came splashing out to meet them. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Now the outside world seems to draw a little nearer: if food can be brought up, think the recruits, then it can’t really be so bad. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Presently Will came back and then they moved on, more slowly as the day went by and the track got steeper and the snow line nearer. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The Starling, with a start of surprise, hopped a little nearer. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Cole’s heart raced as the boat drew nearer. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Mother is kind to me, probably because I’ve stayed nearer at hand than her other children. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z As the vehicle in the distance gets nearer, though, she is starting to understand. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “I believe that a peaceful Asia is far nearer to reality because of what America has done in Vietnam,” he said. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z "I'm not in the mood," I said coldly, turning my back on him and hitching my chair over nearer to Doreen and Lenny. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z But then, as the moment of introduction grew nearer, from across the country the people came. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Joe threw his eye over them, and pronounced that the job would necessitate the lighting of his forge fire, and would take nearer two hours than one. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z All of a sudden I quit lighting matches, and sort of leaned nearer to her over the table. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z “You know, Mike,” he said, “we’ve really messed this up. We are no nearer finding out what’s wrong with Dave. It was a good idea but it blew up in our face.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z And when Edmund pressed him back nearer and nearer to the wall, he jumped up on a mounting block and stood there raining down blows on Edmund from above. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z The boy’s fearful feeling increased as he got nearer town. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Now she fought head winds from tack to tack, and some day’s sailing did not take her fifteen miles nearer home. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z At first it seemed a long way off, but it drew nearer: it was coming towards them. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z She sloped her nose nearer to the counter. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Then I heard Tommy’s steps coming nearer until he was right up to me. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z As the regular season’s close drew nearer and nearer, the Brooklyn lead grew more and more narrow. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z The dark shadows of a crowd of people pressed in around them, pushing nearer; Harry felt the ground beneath his head reverberating with their footsteps. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She shone with good nature and the same vitality that Eril-Fane radiated, but without the shadow that had grown over him as they drew nearer to Weep. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z As the barrage of noise gets nearer, there is a sudden wild whirring over their heads. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z The sound of the cavalry grew rapidly nearer and in a minute or two Shasta realized that they were at the cross-roads. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Clearer and nearer now the bells jingled, and clippety-clip came the quick trotting feet. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z But it was too remote, and soon the sport in New England moved to other mountains nearer main highways, and Moosilauke returned to a splendid obscurity. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z It fell short of the actual southern end of the Appalachian Mountain chain by 150 miles and of the northern end by nearer 700. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z He was on his knees with a pail of water, and a cloth, and as I drew nearer I saw that he was washing not the flagstones, as I’d thought at first, but a rosebush. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He was curled up on the floor, fast asleep, but jerked suddenly awake as they crept nearer. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z At once Lyra took out the alethiometer and edged nearer to the fire so that she could see the face. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The full chorus was singing again, louder as we got nearer. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The images fuel his anger, pushing him nearer and nearer to the cornfields. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She got nearer to the bend, bringing more of the huge tree into view. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The words loom nearer still and crawl into my ear. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Even as she spoke, he appeared, terrible to behold, and threatened to crush the ship with rocks if they drew nearer. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly the noise sounded again, nearer: and now there could be no mistake. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z His thin chest rose and fell rapidly as he watched Harry walking slowly nearer, his wand pointing straight at Black’s heart. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Another step back, another step nearer the tunnel. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z ‘For if ever we come through this darkness, many leagues lie beyond, and every hour that is lost there will bring the triumph of Sauron nearer. Follow me!’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Still, as the monsters got nearer, their voices didn’t change in tone. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Slowly, he watched the distance between themselves and that side street close, getting nearer by the minute. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z It was a place of heathenism and superstitious rites,—to be inhabited by men nearer of kin to the rocks and to wild animals than we. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The near ones got nearer and the far ones got near. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z She taped the mouse belly-up to a table in her laboratory, shaved his fur off, then watched on a monitor as the mouse came nearer and nearer to death. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Then far away, but coming nearer and nearer down along Menotomy road, he heard the throb of a drum. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z They stood absolutely still, and water went drip-drip, and the steps came nearer. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe. Nomadic peoples rarely have one language they all speak. I’m sure a lot of the Pecheneg bands nearer to the Kievan border speak Russian. Why?” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Most people park in the lots up the hill, nearer the big locker room in the Administration Building. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The weather worsened steadily as the first Quidditch match drew nearer. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z This time, nearer, he could hear her words. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Ralph said nothing more, but waited while the procession came nearer. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The egg-shaped rock didn't seem to be any nearer than it had been when Cal and I had looked at it from the shore. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z “Salmacis looked upon the handsome boy and her lust was kindled. She swam nearer to get a closer look.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Closer, within the boundaries of the balustrade, were the rose gardens and, nearer still, the Triton fountain, and standing by the basin’s retaining wall was her sister, and right before her was Robbie Turner. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z As I draw nearer, Mom waves at him and he kind of glides from the store. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z The water danced brightly in the early sunlight; away to their right nearer the river's mouth, they caught a glimpse of ships' masts. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z But a knight turned up and knocked him off his hackney—I’m afraid our family was never exactly in the heroic style—and there he was on foot again, with Galahad no nearer. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z We are not much nearer Karhide than we were when we set out. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z The theory of relativity says that the rocket power needed to accelerate a spaceship gets greater and greater the nearer it gets to the speed of light. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z At this, the two little boys drew nearer to the dog and the rest of the band gathered around. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z As Hazel came nearer, he saw that Blackberry had actually scrambled on the thing. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z As the hoofbeats grew nearer, she pulled her sun- bonnet farther down over her face and shortened the length of her steps, edging over to the side of the narrow road, hitching along. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘The labour would be hard and long: there are no stones that we could use nearer than the water-side,’ said Gimli. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z As I drew nearer to them I was fascinated by their well-shined boots. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I look thru them again, a little nearer to us where some trees are rustling. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z “The Russians draw nearer each day. Without you...I can’t bear to think what would have happened to me.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z She was about his height— not quite though, he was pleased to realize as she came nearer. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z Carry the laptop to the armchair nearer him. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z As the sound of the fight grew nearer, I could tell there were quite a few dogs mixed up in it. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z As I got nearer I noticed that below his long tan canvas coat with sagging pockets, below the red and black plaid woolen knickers and green puttees, he was wearing skis. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t understand,” she said, drawing nearer to Shilling, who was, thankfully, still a wolf dog. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z He waited with bated breath as it came nearer. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z We were nearer the southern edge of the Gobrin Glacier than the map indicated, for we began to meet pressure-ice and crevasses on the second day of our turn southward. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z I made certain requests I knew the authorities would never satisfy, such as our desire to be transferred to prisons nearer our homes. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But behind us the attack crashes ever nearer. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He couldn’t deny either that the idea that Sirius was much nearer was reassuring; at least he wouldn’t have to wait so long for a response every time he wrote. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He lay and watched his birthday tick nearer, wondering if the Dursleys would remember at all, wondering where the letter writer was now. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z It drew neater and nearer the hedgerow at the far end of the field. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z How peaceful it is, thought Kit, lazily stretching her toes nearer to the blaze. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps many stars have planetary systems rather like our own: at the periphery, great gaseous ringed planets and icy moons, and nearer to the center, small, warm, blue-white, cloud-covered worlds. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z As she drew nearer, an irregularity in the surface of the ancient glass foreshortened her image and she confronted the child of fifteen years before. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He was in the bed nearer the door, separated by a curtain from his roommate: the Hampden County postmaster, as we later discovered, who was in for a prostate operation. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z But inevitably the time was drawing nearer when the disappearance of the animals must be uncovered, the hue and cry begin, and every glimpse or smallest piece of evidence be of value. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z If the part nearer the verb is singular, the verb is singular: Neither the eggs nor the milk was fresh. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Come closer, Nell; keep warm,” and she pulled Eleanor even nearer to her under the blanket, and the sickening, still cold surrounded them. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z His panic fading now that there was no sound of Filch and Snape, Harry moved nearer to the mirror, wanting to look at himself but see no reflection again. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z But the running sound of the water got nearer. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z The carriage picked up speed on the long, sloping drive up to the castle; Hermione was leaning out of the tiny window, watching the many turrets and towers draw nearer. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z "Would that I knew," she said, with something nearer to despair than I had ever heard from her. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Wang Lung usually lay listening to it and moved only when he heard it approaching nearer and when he heard the door of his father’s room squeak upon its wooden hinges. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z While Xenophilius’s banging and scraping drew nearer and nearer, Hermione managed to free Ron with the use of a Hover Charm. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He still couldn't make out what it was, so he walked a little nearer before he stopped dead in his tracks. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z And you boys are nearer to home than you’ll ever get.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Cedric took a few paces nearer to the Stunned spider, away from the cup, shaking his head. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z On the contrary, the nearer he drew to his own street, the more slowly he walked. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The old man hobbled a step or two nearer, and then he put a hand into the pocket of his jacket and took out a small white paper bag. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z “Oh,” said the Professor, “then you are nearer the beginning, both of you, than friend John here, who has to go a long way back before he can even get so far as to begin.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Trade fell off out of sight of him and got better the nearer you came to Holman’s. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The three strings that joined them wound them ever nearer. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z As I draw nearer, I see it’s The World at the End of the Tunnel. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z The nearer we drew to the theatre, the more dense the crowd became. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z She usually avoided the monster, but now she sent a cluster of her moths winging nearer. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z But they did not seem much nearer to success. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The tide was setting in and the thing came nearer and nearer until she knew it was a dead body. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “But I have better tools. Come nearer where we can reach them.” The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Or if they climbed on, supposing the fire was all out, and they had to watch Piggy crawling nearer and the ship sinking under the horizon? Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z As he drew nearer, he saw it was a massive golden weather vane, signalling to him. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z It was as though they were intentionally stepping nearer to their graves. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Zbyszek stood next to his father, hands behind his back, studying the ceiling, and I could see that Mrs. Diamant and Izio had both sidled nearer, listening while pretending not to. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z His large ugly face came nearer, with the eyes a little narrowed. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The archery grounds were actually a wide field where Dyedka took the goats to graze during the warmer months, after they exhausted all the grazing nearer to their house. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z As the pirate ship comes nearer and nearer, the captain sends everyone but the crew under the deck. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z All eyes focus on them as they come nearer. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z As this date grew ever nearer, the pressures on myself, though of an altogether more humble nature than those mounting on his lordship, were nevertheless not inconsequential. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Time went on, and still he was no nearer to a choice. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He could not see anything ahead, for this new passage twisted and turned constantly; but he thought he was catching the two Orcs up: their voices were growing nearer again. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I lie motionless;—somewhere something clanks, it stamps and stumbles nearer—all my nerves become taut and icy. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Somehow, I thought that if I was a little nearer the road, everything would be all right. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The nearer we came the harder she squeezed. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z As the boat drew nearer, she could see his hair was curly. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The sound of snapping branches and undergrowth being trampled grew nearer. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “It is coming nearer and nearer and nearer/” “Nothing can happen to us. What could? Sleep now. Sleep.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z She drew a little nearer to him and said in a whisper, “I believe, if one should ask me, that they are feeling a pinch this year in that house.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z The watchman’s young wife eventually ran away with an Italian a little nearer her own age. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The boat came nearer, the searchlight sweeping to left and right, almost on course to hit the island, but at the last minute it turned a little to starboard and moved past. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z From nearer in the blackness I began hearing loud expirations and groans and grunts and various wet mouth sounds. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z McLaggen took a step nearer Harry, who stood his ground this time. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “What’s all this I hear?” cried the curious high little voice, coming nearer. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Once or twice he thought he saw something larger moving ahead of him, but when he got nearer, he discovered it to be nothing but a large, blackened log, or a dense clump of weed. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Dudley shrank nearer to his mother at the sight of the witch and wizard. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Both of them sat stark still and listened as it drew inexorably nearer. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z "It is clothes," said Lombard as they drew nearer. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z As I got nearer to him, the air crackled and smelled of ozone. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z As he came nearer, his face took on a look of concern. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z “Pretty! say beautiful rather. Can you imagine any thing nearer perfect beauty than Emma altogether—face and figure?” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z The nearer we come to the present, the more apt we are to see diversity rather than unity. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z As they drew nearer, their identity became dear. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It came direcdy from the slavery tradition that the “mulatto,” because he was visibly nearer to white, was therefore “better.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, huddled inside the ragged quilt, she was sucked down, in spite of herself, into a black whirlpool of slumber, where nightmare phantoms whirled with her, nearer and nearer, toward some unknown horror. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Steadily, throughout the day, the three boats drew nearer and nearer to Elephant Island. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z The voices drew nearer, and someone slapped the side of the crate. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Finally, I rounded a bend and there he was stumbling towards me, wild-haired and one-gloved and nearer hysteria than I have ever seen a grown person. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The voices come nearer to my jail cell. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z He wavered, groping in his pocket, and then fought with himself again; and as he did so the arm crept nearer. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “We are not playing hide-and-seek, Harry,” said Voldemort’s soft, cold voice, drawing nearer, as the Death Eaters laughed. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z A kind of grimness had been growing on the Godslayer the nearer they drew to their destination. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He was walking away from her, and she willed herself nearer—no sooner wishing it than she was right behind him. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z They had not lied when they said no garage or mechanic on duty was nearer than five miles. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “I am not really. You are not even an Italian. You are a foreigner. But you are nearer the officers than you are to the men.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z It was a queer-looking land that loomed up over the sea as he drew nearer and nearer. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z He comes nearer honesty than any Orgota government official I know. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Being nearer the top of the stairs than the badger, he ran straight into the intruder. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z As the match drew nearer, however, Harry became more and more nervous, whatever he told Ron and Hermione. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z More silence as I searched around for something that would take us nearer to where we had to go. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Hesitantly, the doctor moved nearer and glanced at the volume. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z My mom takes me by the elbow to draw me nearer, then raises her voice. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Two planets are nearer to the sun than earth, but neither Mercury nor Venus is fit for humans. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The light was more dim than ever as they drew nearer to the beleaguered city, and the Riders passed in long files like dark shadows of men and horses. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Snape stepped nearer, and his eyes flitted over Professor McGonagall into the air around her, as if he knew that Harry was there. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “It’s been lovely there this month,” I said, drawing nearer to Maxim's grandmother. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Over my shoulder, I saw many of the people who weren’t family but came to pay their last respects to Gran standing nearer the shade of the huge evergreen trees lining the cemetery’s edges. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “I did not even know that a First Folio of Shakespeare was any nearer to me than the moon,” she later wrote. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Percy was only a short way away from Harry, Ron, and Hermione, who quickly pretended to be asleep as Dumbledore’s footsteps drew nearer. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z She drew nearer, bursting with happiness to see her father, and then the man turned toward her. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z My footsteps got slower as I got nearer. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z It did not seem to be any nearer to the edge of the wood, the trees were thick, on all sides around them. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z She crept nearer and listened to what her daughter said. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z The line of the River grew nearer; and the Black Riders began to seem like phantoms of the woods now left far behind. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The sun in the west was a drop of burning gold that slid nearer and nearer the sill of the world. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z They didn’t move nearer, but neither did they flee. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z They could hear him; he didn’t seem to ever get any further away but they couldn’t get any nearer and maybe in time they could not even locate the direction of the howling anymore. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z As we get nearer, the first of the red-roofed homes trail up the hillsides. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z At ninety-nine they began to call him well-preserved; but unchanged would have been nearer the mark. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “Anyway, that would be the escape hatch. We’ll find the main hole nearer the middle of the bush.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z O’Brien leaned over him, deliberately bringing the worn face nearer. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z It towered over them as they sailed nearer and nearer to the cliff on which it stood. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z He sat up, listening to the drums that were beating again, now nearer at hand. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z There was no sound close by, but behind and below them, from the water meadow on the nearer bank of the Test, came faintly the shrill, incessant fussing of a pair of sandpipers. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It stood about a hundred feet away, and nearer, in the center of the grassy stretch, there was a shrub she did not remember. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I am up on the main path now; the lights from the houses are nearer, above me, on either side of me. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly as they drew nearer a terrific baying and barking broke out, and a loud voice was heard shouting: ‘Grip! Fang! Wolf! Come on, lads!’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He entered the elevator and together they moved nearer to god. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Then the skin of my throat began to tingle as one’s flesh does when the hand that is to tickle it approaches nearer—nearer. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z “I didn’t mean to butt in — But the wizard didn’t look up. He continued to read, frowning slightly. Harry drew nearer to his desk and stammered, “Er — I’ll just go, shall I?” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z And sometimes on a special Sunday they all visited one of the nearer churches of the Brotherhood. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z The nearer acres of rock flowers fluttered and for half a minute the breeze blew cool on their faces. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z ‘Don’t you come a step nearer! What do you want, and where are you going?’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Her words were more softly spoken than whispered, and I could tell she had moved away from him, nearer the door. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The sort that makes people want to pick up venomous snakes and drink poison to be nearer to their God. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z After the funeral, the daughter-in-law and her husband convinced Mr. Wilkinson to move into a retirement home in Silver Spring, nearer to them. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Then she’d slip below the surface, swim nearer, and attack them from beneath. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Which was all right — it made her feel nearer the center of the household, whatever that meant anymore. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z But if he moved at all, it might fall the wrong way – forwards, nearer to him. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z They interpreted the weak sources as being the more distant ones, and the stronger ones as being nearer. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z At first I could not make much sense of what I heard; for the discourse of Louisa Eshton and Mary Ingram, who sat nearer to me, confused the fragmentary sentences that reached me at intervals. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Lupin and Tonks had got up hastily and retreated so that Mr. and Mrs. Weasley could get nearer to the bed. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z And it was nearer every second and half second. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Then the mountains seemed to come nearer to us on each side and to frown down upon us; we were entering on the Borgo Pass. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z In the silence there was a gentle, tearing sound as a grazing cow moved nearer. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z As the heavy weight came nearer, the tree bent right over, and it was all that the cat could do to hold on. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Moments, even, that would bring them nearer to God. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The blade of light wasn’t getting any nearer. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Voices far-off but persistent, and gradually coming nearer. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z As yet he did not dare move nearer to her. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Rontu did not wait for the attack, but, leaping at the nearer one, turned his shoulder and with his head lowered caught the dog s foreleg. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z This part of the beach was nearer the mountain than any other that they had seen. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z On the benches below, Winterfell men mixed with smallfolk from the winter town, friends from the nearer holdfasts, and the escorts of their lordly guests. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But as Pa came nearer Laura screamed, and with a wild leap and a scramble she went over the wood-box, dragging Mary with her. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z A nearer cry stood him on his feet and immediately he was away again, running fast among thorns and brambles. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z A couple of minutes later another comes over, nearer this time. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The first task was draw-ing steadily nearer; he felt as though it were crouching ahead of him like some horrific monster, barring his path. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Frantically, his mind sought to fuse his feelings with the world about him, but he was no nearer to knowing than ever. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The Sneakoscope on the table had lit up and begun to spin; they could hear voices coming nearer and nearer: rough, excited voices. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Over the course of ten minutes I slid nearer and nearer to her. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Nowadays, the number is nearer a hundred, and the Box is always full. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Celia circles to the opposite side of the pond, nearer to where he stands. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The shining hair was far away, then nearer. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z As the police siren seemed to draw nearer—was it just one siren? The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z To-day I seemed to get nearer than ever before to the heart of his mystery. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Harry watched nervously as Draco drew nearer and nearer to his hiding place, examining the objects for sale. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The tide was coming in, creeping nearer and nearer to them, as they sat in front of the puppets. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Those fissures would fade to a gentler violet as monsoon season drew nearer, but they’d never truly disappear. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z If the part nearer the verb is plural, the verb is plural: Neither the milk nor the eggs were fresh. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Since it was nearer, we thought we would carry water to the house from that—two buckets at a time as needed. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Everyone turns in their seats, and a few of the ladies nearer the front gasp, though whether because of my terrible hairdo or because I dared to interrupt, I ain’t certain. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “Are you feeling unwell?” she said, coming nearer to me, speaking very softly. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z But Digory and the Cabby could not help feeling a bit nervous as each turn of the Lion’s walk brought him nearer. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z As he drew nearer, he saw that the younger kids were sitting in the backseat, among suitcases, and peering out at him through steamy windows. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She had never been in the rosebush before, never even really close to it, and now, the nearer she got, the more nervous she became. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z They couldn’t see him, of course, but it was a narrow corridor and if they came much nearer they’d knock right into him — the Cloak didn’t stop him from being solid. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z They slept behind the campsite rather than in it, in the woods nearer the water. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The feet of the Greater Being—oh, they heard them, they heard them, coming softly down the stairs, coming nearer and nearer down the invisible stairs. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z When the source emits the next wave crest it will be nearer to us, so the distance between wave crests will be smaller than when the star was stationary. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I do not even ask you to tell me whether I now speak nearer the mark. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z It is strange and perhaps fortunate that when one’s time grows nearer one’s interest in it flags as death becomes a fact rather than a pageantry. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z But when he knew he heard Odysseus’ voice nearby, he did his best to wag his tail, nose down, with flattened ears, having no strength to move nearer his master. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Ever the hornblasts wound on among the hills; nearer now and louder they answered one to another, blowing fierce and free. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “Meaning that Dumbledore’s very interested to know who’s got it in for that boy!” said Moody, limping nearer still to the foot of the stairs. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The clomp of footsteps drew nearer until a tall, lanky man stepped out of the hallway. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Every yard nearer our trench fills me with confidence—and with haste, too. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z They would have to make for the nearer coast, the uninhabited shore. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z It is plain indeed that in spite of later estrangement Hobbits are relatives of ours: far nearer to us than Elves, or even than Dwarves. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He slowed down, but still without any intention of stopping until, as we came nearer, the hushed intent faces of the people at the garage door made him automatically put on the brakes. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z At a camp nearer to the river, ten soldiers were struck dead by a single bolt. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z But when he got nearer the newsstand, he was even more surprised to hear the strains of the Grand March from Aida coming from the cricket cage. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z She went nearer, listened to the loud excited voices. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The children who came along the beach, singly or in twos, leapt into visibility when they crossed the line from heat haze to nearer sand. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z But as he got nearer, it became clear the She Elephant was not shouting at him. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The third supposition is, That these attractive powers are so much the more powerful in operating, by how much the nearer the body wrought upon is to their own Centers. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z The roar of the great falls drew nearer. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The Tombs—far bigger and nearer than he had thought they would be—looked grey in the moonlight. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z As we drew nearer, the castle appeared more vast than the entire village, and the sun itself was not able to brighten its gray stone walls. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Boldly I drew nearer, but I did not look in her eyes. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z As he bent nearer the light of the pitch pot, I caught my first glimpse of his features. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z The clock at the bottom, which was nearer the earth, was found to run slower, in exact agreement with general relativity. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He spoke to a spot over my head and nearer to the wall, like this was a story that was written in the space between us. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The various declination of the needle under different meridians was first discovered by Sebastian Cabbott, and its inclination to the nearer pole by our countryman Robert Norman. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Squinting tensely through the darkness, they watched the figure drawing nearer, walking steadily toward them between the graves. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Nevertheless he drew slowly nearer, ready to jump back at any moment. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Six times it came, nearer at each blast, and with his watch he timed the precision of its intervals—one minute went by between each. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z "The doom is nearer now: it is at the door: it has lifted the latch." The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Now the fire was nearer; those volleying shots were great limbs, trunks even, bursting. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z And as he drew nearer he said, in the same loud voice, “And how well you have fared! And your father, my elder brother, he is well?” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z A log barn stood back from it, and a steam-bath house at the side nearer the river. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z No woman was ever nearer to her mate than I am: ever more absolutely bone of his bone and flesh of his flesh. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z This is fortunate, because it enables us to measure directly the distance of these stars from us: the nearer they are, the more they appear to move. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z If only they could gather up the strings and wind themselves nearer, nearer, until finally meeting in the middle. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He moves off, and the preacher shuffles nearer. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z But when it draws nearer to you, they turn away. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z The lake was coming nearer and nearer, but there was no sign of anybody. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Four days passed, without the ground or the scene changing much, except that behind them Weathertop slowly sank, and before them the distant mountains loomed a little nearer. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z For they gave me no sign for a month yet that I was any nearer achieving that purpose than I had been at Fish Island. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z I inched nearer to where the two stood, dying for autographs, but shy of asking. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The only way I knew him was that hat, nearer brown than red now, with a rip through the brim, and the ring in his ear. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “Because you can see it best from here. Any nearer, we have to look up at it too much.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z She could hear it creeping nearer and nearer. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The match against Ravenclaw was drawing nearer and nearer, but Harry still hadn’t ordered a new broom. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z If sweet is the right word: wholesome, maybe, is nearer.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z But as soon as it did so there came two more lions' roars, immediately after one another, one on the right and the other on the left, and the horses began drawing nearer together. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z As he watched, it crept a length nearer. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Now further, and now nearer Isen flowed in its stony bed. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “Why, of course, my dear boy,” returned Herbert, in a tone of surprise, and again bending forward to get a nearer look at me. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z The nearer trees, or at least their trunks, had a human form. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Equally, if a real photon collides with an atom, it may move an electron from an orbit nearer the nucleus to one farther away. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He might be that voice just now drawing nearer. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z As she came nearer he saw that her right arm was in a sling, not noticeable at a distance because it was of the same color as her overalls. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z She walked nearer to them, gripping a cane made of wood and seeming unsurprised by the sudden visitors. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I row until the boat is further north, between our two houses, nearer to where our street becomes a stream. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z At first it was shapeless, but as it drew nearer it took on the look of a man. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Face level with the handlebars, Harry could see nothing but distant lights growing nearer and nearer: He was going to crash and there was nothing he could do about it. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z But even as I spoke with you, I drew nearer to the mark, and so deliberately shot wider. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Leaning against the window, Harry could see Hogwarts coming nearer, its many lighted windows blurred and shimmering behind the thick curtain of rain. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “No one was nearer to Henry than myself. Will you banish me as well?” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z As the castle loomed nearer Harry twitched the Cloak to make sure their feet were hidden, then pushed the creaking front doors ajar. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z But each afternoon it comes again, and it is nearer. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z And as it rushed nearer, nearer, it became more familiar, until when it reached the landing it was Tom! The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z The land was rough and hostile, and yet they made much progress, and ever the Mountain drew nearer. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z A line of cribs along one wall, and small beds along the other, with an adult’s bed at the nearer end, where a nun was sleeping and, as he’d heard from outside, gently snoring. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Or is she being hospitable to some rover come off his ship from lands across the sea— there being no lands nearer. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z This was the first part of the pageant The second part began with nearer premonitions on the trumpets. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The cage was nearer; it was closing in. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Winging the heavy air in a straight flight a crow, maybe, would have flown but a furlong from their hiding-place to the black summit of the nearer tower. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z As I drew nearer I recognized the loose gray shirts and pants worn by the veterans. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The tunnel forked, or so it seemed, and in the dark they could not tell which was the wider way, or which kept nearer to the straight. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “Ma,” my mind whispers, and I walk nearer to her. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The stories varied; some said there were a hundred men at Point Prospect; others put the number at nearer five hundred. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z In any case, sixty-two millions was no nearer the truth than fifty- seven millions, or than a hundred and forty-five millions. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z It starts to move nearer, but it doesn’t get any bigger. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z As we drew nearer to town, the chatter subsided and finally stopped. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z As I run I hear the blade landing nearer and nearer to me, slicing through the bushes around me. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Six times twenty-four—no, it would be nearer six times thirty-six. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z They were rushing upward and a warm green light was growing nearer overhead. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Together they leaned over the parapet, watching the dust-cloud draw nearer. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He sprang into the dark passageway and flattened himself against the wall, listening to footsteps draw nearer, nearer, then pass and begin to recede down the street. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z As I crept nearer, he leaned into my shin for comfort. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Treebeard now perched Merry and Pippin on his shoulders and strode on again, every now and then sending out another horn-call, and each time the answers came louder and nearer. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “What we need,” said Hermione briskly as Thursday afternoon’s double Potions lesson loomed nearer, “is a diversion. Then one of us can sneak into Snape’s office and take what we need.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Midnight ticked nearer as they heaved Norbert up the marble staircase in the entrance hall and along the dark corridors. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z When the war-sick arrive here, my family will have to move nearer to those colonies or go north, into the mountains. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Her breath grew shorter as the footsteps drew nearer, louder. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Always the noise of the running water was on their right hand, and it grew nearer and louder. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z It was Nox, actually, who surprised her most, with three bull’s-eyes into the nearer targets and the two final shots along the border of the inner ring. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The villagers nearer to the remains of the house held buckets, and a few were patrolling near the ash, looking for embers that still needed extinguishing. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z If we can get onto it from the slopes of the nearer volcano, it may provide us a road up onto the plateau of ice. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z But, for all of Grant’s determination, the North appeared to be no nearer victory than it had been before the fury and waves of death had begun the month before. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Sam heard the noise of their harsh voices, flat and hard in the dead air, and he could distinguish two voices from among all the rest: they were louder, and nearer to him. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z He came nearer, and near enough to speak. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Harry could not get a clear shot, but fought his way nearer, still invisible, and the Great Hall became more and more crowded as everyone who could walk forced their way inside. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z As the closest bead of light moved nearer to Harry’s wand-tip, the wood beneath his fingers grew so hot he feared it would burst into flame. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Mama said eight dollars would be nearer right. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He kissed her again and again, and each kiss was nearer to the last one of all. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “Yes, a dream,” and then sleep overcame her again and she fell back and began to snore, but the shock of the ammonia had lifted her up nearer consciousness and she was more restless. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I move to step closer, to steal back a few more inches, to be just that much nearer to him. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I steady my feet and turn with him as he steps round toward the pulpit half of the church, the half nearer the edge. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z The room became dark and silent, though the clack of Sam’s shears, now nearer to the windows, could still be heard faintly from the garden. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z As he approached nearer, Jody saw that he was dressed in blue jeans and in a coat of the same material. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z But no advance in wealth, no softening of manners, no reform or revolution has ever brought human equality a millimeter nearer. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z After work she would walk to the nearest night station to be picked up and driven to a drop-off point nearer her home. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z You had to stand at the end of the garden with your back turned to the rest, and one by one they crept nearer to you, advancing in short, furtive fashion. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z There was a silence as Merry crept nearer, and then the Wild Man began to speak, in answer to some question, it seemed. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z As the release draws nearer and the suffocating hype closes in like the walls of the Death Star garbage compactor ... I'm a Star Wars fan, but won't be watching The Force Awakens 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z The writers don’t go any nearer to Islamic extremism or terrorism. Review: ‘The Brink’ Stars Tim Robbins as a Sex-Crazed Secretary of State 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z Such is the pace of technological change, however, that some new additions might turn out to have been nearer the end of their useful lives than the beginning. Oxford English Dictionary adds new sense of tweet to its Big Data 2013-06-20T12:04:39Z There I would gingerly unfurl my sanitised plastic sheeting, lay it over several newspapers and lie down to cry-sleep until the next sunrise let me know that I was another day nearer home. Lucy Mangan: I'm in Edinburgh and I want to kick something to death 2012-08-24T22:00:00Z I'm less apt to critique her soft handling of Biden in her series premiere than I may be as the election draws nearer, and certainly if he wins the presidency. Cheers to a solid launch for MSNBC's "The ReidOut" – but from here on out, it's time to get tougher 2020-07-25T04:00:00Z She wriggled a few inches nearer the pond and stretched her arm out so she could dabble her fingertips carelessly in the water. Read Madeleine L'Engle's "Summer Camp," which kickstarted the "A Wrinkle in Time" author's career 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z And even as the film’s Feb. 13 release date draws nearer, Griffith remains resolutely non-curious. Dakota Johnson's Mom Won't See 'Fifty Shades of Grey' 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z For would-be biographers, Orson Welles is the colossus on the horizon that grows larger — and more incomprehensible — the nearer you approach. ‘Orson Welles was fundamentally insecure as an actor’ 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z That means a lot of expectation is building up as the debut of their late night Showtime series draws nearer, because it represents an upward leap in a lot of ways. "Desus & Mero" won't give 2020 candidates a pass: "We bring up receipts" 2019-02-03T05:00:00Z The 5 year old boy moved pillows to the floor and nearer the TV. ‘Into the Woods,’ Disney’s Take on the Sondheim-Lapine Classic 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z The calf, sensing her unease, moved nearer to her and the two took off into a trot. Want to help save the white rhino? Go see one. 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z He writes, “Men frequently say to me, ‘I should think you would feel lonesome down there, and want to be nearer to folks.’ Perspective | ‘Walden’ may be the most famous act of social distancing. It’s also a lesson on the importance of community. 2020-04-06T04:00:00Z “There he is yet nearer to us,” she wrote to her husband. ‘Rasputin’ Unravels the Myths of the ‘Mad Monk’ 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z I was a lot nearer to the stage at Hyde Park, but the crowd was still pulsating and when Jagger came on stage there were plenty of hormones to go around. At last – I get to see the Rolling Stones 2013-07-09T10:51:00Z We even tried moving again, nearer to my friends. A letter to … my partner’s late wife 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z He listened carefully, then beckoned me into his office, nearer the warning sign. Paul Theroux’s Mexican Journey 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z Eventually, a top-secret script arrives, high-waisted whites are fitted, and every day the "Promised Land" of the cricket match, to be shot in July, looms ever nearer. Downton Abbey: it's just not cricket 2013-06-07T14:59:01Z I told Shams, whose parents that same summer had made him transfer to a college nearer to them and cheaper for them. How to be a Muslim at NYU after 9/11 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z Grabbing rough, inch-thick rope, my team leans back with many a grunt and hauls on what’s called the throat halyard, raising the end of the gaff nearer to the mast. Taste some ales while you take a sail on classic schooner Zodiac on Bellingham Bay 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z Those two countries are at least nearer Europe than Australia is. A Guide to Eurovision 2023 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z The voice gets nearer, intimate and chilling: “So close, we could almost touch.” ‘Nosferatu, a 3D Symphony of Horror’ Review: A Lip-Smacking Scare 2023-10-29T04:00:00Z Almost immediately, he became close to the three Gaskell women and, though he was far nearer to the daughters in age, to the mother in particular. The Unjustly Overlooked Victorian Novelist Elizabeth Gaskell 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z Ultimately, as Hall rightly notes, Macaulay's distant prejudices may be nearer than we think. Macaulay and Son: Archtects of Imperial Britain by Catherine Hall - review 2012-12-21T22:55:02Z But this vignette is framed and enhanced by a darker one on the nearer bank, where DeCarava stood. The Photographer Who Found His Power in Shades of Gray 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z Yet as the 20th anniversary of Doe’s death grew nearer without leads, the sleuths decided they needed to try a new tactic. How the Internet may have solved a 20-year-old cold case 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z In the novella, Ivan continues to stumble into trouble after he has taken vows and ends up no nearer to finding enlightenment than before. ‘The Enchanted Wanderer,’ by the Mariinsky Theater, at BAM 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z But today I was speeding, going faster when the road flattened nearer Puebla. Paul Theroux’s Mexican Journey 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z Imagine the “desert” this bay provided as the first monk climbed that rock to get nearer to God. France’s stunning Mont St-Michel inspires 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z “I think you’ll see a lot of excitement as it gets nearer.” The media are agog but are Britons really bothered about royal... 2018-05-14T04:00:00Z In the nearer term, what happens if the revolutionary fervor that Grey Worm displayed last week sparks within Dany’s own ranks, demanding something more complex than the two-dimensional leadership we’ve seen so far? ArtsBeat: ‘Game of Thrones’ Recap: Flames in the Night Sky 2014-05-05T03:38:23Z The results showed motorists tended to pass him more closely when he had the helmet on, coming an average of 8.5 cm nearer. The big bike helmet debate: 'You don’t make it safe by forcing cyclists to dress for urban warfare' 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z Established a few weeks ago by celebrated internet sniper Popbitch, the full list will be announced nearer the Oscars. Trailer Trash 2013-02-10T00:04:04Z But as our tentative date drew nearer, my feelings of dread and discomfort mounted. Wasn’t I supposed to be sex-positive?: My teenage summer romance with an older man 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z Probably the Murdochs or the Trumps are probably nearer, because they're more of a dynasty. What the fraught "Elizabeth & Margaret" relationship can tell us about Prince William and Harry 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is not exactly at the North Pole, but it’s nearer to it than just about anywhere else, and well inside the Arctic Circle on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard. Dispelling myths around the Arctic Circle’s famed ‘doomsday’ seed vault 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z But even after 35 years, his life's work was no nearer publication. Vietnam road 2010-07-10T23:01:00Z Ken, satisfied, looks one last time at Dad's perma-kennel before heading to the hotel as the sounds of unrest draw nearer. "Succession" mourns the Roy "family way" in all its tragic glory 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z Its success at Sundance brings nearer the day when we shall be watching sophisticated films based on real political events from all over the world. Sundance 2011: fewer stars, more ideas 2011-01-30T00:06:59Z I don’t talk about my fears, because I believe that verbalising what truly scares me will draw it nearer. Priscilla Presley: 'My fear is that people will forget about Elvis' 2016-10-22T04:00:00Z Attempting to get nearer to a person by getting nearer to the things he or she cherishes is usually a thankless, humiliating path. The Sheltering Sound: Paul Bowles’s Attempt to Save Moroccan Music 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z And to begin with, during the events leading up to the invasion, the folly of the British is nearer to being comic than appalling. Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan by William Dalrymple – review 2013-01-23T09:01:01Z As the days go by the time of our departure draws nearer. The sappy, poignant, and risqué love letters of 7 world leaders 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z His doctors think it could take nearer three years: they simply do not get enough heart donations. Mark Serwotka: ‘I read on Twitter eight weeks ago that I was dead’ 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z The next attempt is so nearly successful that the inspector says to the intended victim, “If you ever get nearer to Death than you were last night you’ll be able to steal his scythe.” Classic Crime Novels That Still Thrill Today 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z His music is much nearer the Girls Aloud end of the reality spectrum than One True Voice territory, and his voice is genuinely powerful. Adam Lambert interview: 'I wasn't being controlled' 2012-06-04T17:45:02Z Though Rotterdam is far from Paris, Gaultier brought it a little nearer to his home by decorating a Thalys train with his famed nautical stripes that links the French capital with Rotterdam. Nautical but Nice: Gaultier opens Rotterdam show 2013-02-08T17:02:21Z They weren’t afraid to experiment with sounds that were nearer to the grotesque than the beautiful. Missy Elliott’s “Supa Dupa Fly” Came From The Future 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z More than 20 years on, despite the Leveson Report and many hours of negotiations between government, the press and harassment victims, a coherent solution seems no nearer. Torin Douglas: 24 years in media 2013-06-03T07:43:41Z He had observed that leptocephali larvae varied in size and deduced that the smaller they were, the nearer they would be from spawning areas. Eels have fascinated us for ages. Here's why we need to stop eating them 2023-03-25T04:00:00Z “You’re a bit of a fake yourself, I think. You’re no nearer the old country than I am. Your great-uncles didn’t know the words either. So you might want supporting reasons. Adjuncts.” Book Excerpt: ‘The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher’ 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z "Fiscal cliff" has drawn a lot of attention as the deadline for Congress and President Obama to agree on government spending and tax plans draws nearer. "Gangnam Style" in line for UK dictionary inclusion 2012-12-20T14:00:49Z The Japan of “Butterfly” felt nearer than the upstate New York of “An American Tragedy.” ‘An American Tragedy’ and More at Glimmerglass 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z In 2014, the musician Questlove wrote an essay about this idea of “black cool,” the detached air that draws people nearer, but never close. Everyday Excellence 2018-02-03T05:00:00Z Using it to keep warm could dangerously accelerate heat loss – one of the body's natural defences against the cold is to restrict blood flow nearer the skin, not increase it. Which film was the best box-office flop? 2013-01-16T15:00:01Z In our new age of “bordering,” the border is drawing nearer, all the time, to the edge of the body itself. What Are Borders For? 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z Or, as Mac Davis concluded in his cautionary song about the folly of trying to escape the Lone Star State, “Happiness is Lubbock, Texas, growing nearer and dearer.” An Unconventional History of Texas, From a Writer With the State in His Veins 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z Also making the situation more manageable: Mr. Plummer was nearer in age to the character, making it possible to forgo the kind of facial disguise that Mr. Spacey had donned. The Race to Erase Kevin Spacey 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z Even nearer is the Lion Park, about 40 minutes north of from the city. South Africa Scores! 2010-06-05T02:17:00Z I think whiskers mean that the Reaper is getting nearer . The readers' room: What you thought of G2 this week. . . 2011-03-31T20:00:02Z A person standing nearer the wearer than manners permit would be met with the brazenly synthetic aroma of artificial fruits. What in the World Is a $590 Scratch-and-Sniff T-shirt Doing in 2020? 2020-11-02T05:00:00Z But in the nearer term the doughnut-shaped structure will become the plaything of the artist Doug Aitken, who is turning it into a movie in the round. The Week Ahead: Mar. 19 ? 24 2012-03-16T16:22:18Z "Bit closer, please," says the photographer, so I edge a little nearer. Big mouth strikes (once) again 2010-09-03T20:30:00Z We edge nearer death every time we plot. Review: In Don DeLillo’s ‘Zero K,’ Daring to Outwit Death 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z As the pandemic’s end seems to draw nearer still, that line is — like so much else — virtual. Perspective | Americans have a long history of waiting in line, but waiting for vaccinations feels different 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z The writer stays nearer to the truth when writing about this subject and how black people were treated at that time in America. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee - review 2013-01-25T15:00:00Z “Who Sees You” kicks in with Colm O'Coisoig’s drums finally nearer the top of the mix where they belong, and the trumpet-like guitars try to punch through the distortion veil. Album review: My Bloody Valentine, 'm b v' 2013-02-04T16:43:00Z But this show was nearer to reality than its more outré pieces suggested and showed how far Mr. Simons has matured since he — and his image — were boys rather than men. Special Report: Radical Surgery on Regular Menswear 2010-06-28T11:14:00Z The nearer you are to the restaurant, the more of the DNA of the restaurant is in it. A Word With: Neil Moffitt: Neil Moffitt, Impresario, on Las Vegas Night Life 2013-04-23T22:05:59Z It became a fragment of the exotic lodged in the heart of the aggressively redeveloped capital; a zone that provided homes for waves of immigrants and a nocturnal playground for visitors from nearer to home. Nights Out by Judith R Walkowitz - review 2012-05-18T08:00:04Z US cinemas are no nearer reopening despite the publication of federal guidelines by Donald Trump at a coronavirus briefing on Thursday. No reopening in sight for US cinemas after federal guidelines issued 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z Bring the balloon near small pieces of paper and the nearer parts of the paper fragments become positively charged because the negative charge on the balloon repels electrons to the far side of the paper. What goes on when lightning strikes? 2013-05-25T23:07:12Z Prevented from transferring to Atlanta to be nearer to her daughter, she impulsively accepts a lucrative job as a United Nations peacekeeping officer in Bosnia in 1999. | 'The Whistleblower': American in Bosnia Discovers the Horrors of Human Trafficking 2011-08-04T21:18:52Z We clear our throats and climb up on Table to be nearer Skylight, holding hands not to fall. 'Room': A gripping tale of childhood, maternal love and survival in captivity 2010-09-22T23:17:00Z In the United States, many of our own “protected” animals are being pushed nearer the edge. Vietnam’s Empty Forests 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z Now, as the release of the documentary draws nearer, the late singer’s father is unloading even more of his anger in a Guardian interview. Amy Winehouse’s dad blasts doc makers: “You’re trying to portray me in the worst possible light!” 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z It combined sleek functionality with designs that optimised natural light and symbolised a return to life nearer to the earth. Toyo Ito awarded 2013 Pritzker prize 2013-03-17T20:08:09Z But inspiration was also nearer at hand: Beacon Hill Park, the subject of many Carr paintings. Vancouver Island, Through an Artist’s Eyes 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z One difference: When he moves family photos on a refrigerator to be nearer the bullet holes, or drags a fresh highway corpse into the dead man’s car headlights, he’s tampering with a crime scene. Review: Nightcrawler: Jake Gyllenhaal Wants to Take a Picture of You in Pain 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z Griffiths is refusing to release the full list until nearer the festival, but hopes the public will nominate their own alternatives. Lindisfarne Gospels exhibition triggers Festival of the North East 2013-04-24T14:57:00Z They exist “somewhere between Bakersfield, California, and Jacksonville, Florida,” we are told, “spiritually nearer the former and geographically nearer the latter.” Books of The Times: Padgett Powell’s New Novel, ‘You & Me’ 2012-08-14T12:00:00Z Geronte’s death appears nearer with every revolting expectoration and race to purge his heaving bowels. Theater Review: ‘The Heir Apparent,’ by Way of David Ives 2014-04-10T02:00:01Z "Lying on top of a building, the clouds looked no nearer than when I was lying on the street." Bay Watch: Vancouver Fairmont 2010-07-21T10:15:00Z I heard a siren draw nearer before fading away. Experience: I went jogging and lost my leg 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z Let us hope it’s not too long before we see them exhibited a little nearer to home. Aleah Chapin: The Whidbey-born artist is one to watch 2013-05-01T23:40:06Z As the release date has drawn nearer, anticipation has approximated streetwear-drop levels. Beautiful Merch, Where Are You? 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z “No, I’ve asked my man if he will find me a Turk or something…something nearer to the Oriental.” Reading Racist Literature 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z He quotes one senior academic saying that America’s fears are “nearer to outweighing our hopes” than at any time since 1979. America and China’s long embrace 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z As this was in the early days of 24-hour news and before the internet, I now imagine three-quarters would be nearer the mark. If you want my opinion, what we need are experts, not windbags 2013-02-24T00:05:40Z Despite protestations of peace emanating from leaders the world over, no one can say we are markedly nearer disarmament than we were a decade or two ago.” Arthur Herzog III, Author of ?The Swarm,? Dies at 83 2010-06-09T04:53:00Z This takes me no nearer the architects of Castlerigg, except in humility. These faces from the ice age give the lie to our idea of civilisation 2013-02-08T07:00:11Z Blackouts signal a new kind of movement and create a certain tension; as the dancers edge nearer to the audience, it’s as if they were posing for close-ups. Dance Review: ‘Eclipse,’ by Jonah Bokaer and Anthony McCall, at BAM Fisher 2012-09-07T22:53:36Z Leo is an attractive and successful writer; if he was after a fling, he could have found one nearer his own part of the country, surely. I'm involved with a married man. Will our affair survive the lockdown? 2020-04-18T04:00:00Z Owing to contrary winds nearer home, it took the first Company fleet of four small ships nearly two months to leave the shores of England. Special Report: Asian Art: How Maritime Routes Led to Cultural Exchanges 2011-11-04T13:00:10Z Dave has been installed by his record label in a swanky house in the Los Angeles hills, “working” on an “album” that everyone believes is nearer completion than it is. On ‘Dave,’ Lil Dicky Faces the Music 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z The link worked, and I was one step nearer! Pottermore: my quest to find the magical quill 2011-08-02T16:07:02Z But when it came to the nearer term — basically, any time after Dec. 20, when MTV will broadcast the final episode of “Jersey Shore” — she expressed an uncertainty shared by her soon-to-be ex-housemates. Television: ‘Jersey Shore’ Cast Looks at Life After Series 2012-12-07T18:48:56Z Their closeness never faltered through the tumultuous teenage years, and to Howard’s chagrin, Charlotte even decided to forgo Yale to join Jonny at an unnamed Southern university nearer where they grew up. Review: ‘The Mystery of Love and Sex’ Looks at Identity and Secrets Too 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z But for next summer the designer looked nearer home: to “Le Grand Hubert,” as the house’s original founder is still known. Fashion Review: At Givenchy, Sweet Tranquility 2012-10-01T18:52:38Z As we crept nearer to Christmas, the company authorized unlimited overtime and many of us started pulling 10+ hour days. I was an Amazon drudge 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z The author believes that not everyone in the West is disenchanted with religious faith, and that the end of religion is no nearer than Francis Fukuyama’s end of history. The search goes on 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z He got no nearer to New York than Halifax, Nova Scotia, and after returning to Liverpool developed tonsillitis and was given a medical discharge from the service. Lucian Freud, Adept Portraiture Artist, Dies at 88 2011-07-21T19:28:45Z Old Mr. Adams cries out in a shaky voice, “There isn’t a man nearer than Little Rock who can open that door.” Review | Why O. Henry is so much more than those short stories you had to read in school 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z The scene was a news conference on Feb. 9, 1956, and about 150 “photographers, newsmen and news-hens in Manhattan’s sedate Plaza Hotel were scrambling to worm nearer to their common goal,” in Time magazine’s words. Marilyn Monroe?s Strap Snaps Again on Film 2011-11-12T22:13:02Z On two of the nearer lakes, four dancers were afloat, each motionless on a raft as if lifeless on a bier. Trisha Brown Dances Animate a Scottish Landscape 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z Instead, what we find is two adults nearer in age than Elango’s earlier role of caretaker and mentor led us to believe, talking as equals for the first time. Forbidden Art and Star-Crossed Lovers in ‘The Earthspinner’ 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z By the end of the diaries, neither he nor the reader is any nearer to understanding the origins of his addiction. The Richard Burton Diaries edited by Chris Williams – review 2012-11-29T08:00:03Z If we lived nearer, I’d certainly move them in with us if they were willing. Perspective | What’s in a name change? For her parents, it could mean a deeper rift. 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z A bag is exterior to you, but with clothes you are getting nearer. | Miuccia Prada’s Circle of Influence 2013-05-27T13:00:48Z The people inside were nearer my age and it felt a bit more relaxed and fun. Pride and prejudice for gay men 2011-02-20T00:05:13Z The fifth film hasn't finished its global run yet, so it should finish nearer the fourth's take. Action sequels hit more targets beyond US shores 2013-03-05T13:13:51Z In this staple of wedding ceremonies, "mind" probably means something nearer to what we mean by the word "spirit". John Stammers's top 10 love poems 2011-02-09T10:26:17Z Meeting him in person, I had thought he was probably nearer 60 than he had said, so I hedged it with “late 50s”. My glass was barely clinked before my online date asked: ‘Guess my age?’ 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z But some of this year’s most striking gift books evoke the natural beauty of monuments much nearer at hand. The Season’s Fashion Books From Cindy Crawford, Terry Richardson and More 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z He finds Carpaccio, more than Tintoretto, “sailed nearer to perfection,” though he feels no need to dwell on the point, “his fame being brighter to-day,” James wrote in 1882, “than it has ever been.” Mysteries of a Venetian Perfectionist Revealed in Washington 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z I actually mean this until I have drinks with a couple of men nearer my own age. Confessions of a menopausal nymphomaniac 2016-05-07T04:00:00Z Even Republicans who live nearer to the border than Manhattan have shared Trump’s concerns. On this dark day for DACA consider what open borders really mean 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z As we inch ever nearer to a “Wicked” movie, let this serve as a reminder for all involved that just doing a good job on the songs will not suffice. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z In 80 minutes, he explores whether to reconcile himself to life nearer the sun, yet farther from a decent bagel, or return alone to Earth. Review: ‘The Outer Space’ is the Place, for an Unsettled Couple 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z The Smithsonian board also eliminated from consideration a site nearer to, and controlled by, the U.S. Smithsonian Picks Two Sites for Museums Honoring Latinos and Women 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z But how she still missed her two boys, especially as the anniversary of her disappearance drew ever nearer. Digested read: Untold Story by Monica Ali 2011-04-04T20:30:00Z Performers for A Night in Song will be announced nearer the event. Tribute night for Sir Tim Rice 2014-02-06T10:56:16Z As we made our way there, the driver noted that the road had recently been sealed – a vast difference from the deeply potholed gravel nearer town. Dark crystals: the brutal reality behind a booming wellness craze 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z A spokesperson for Paramount Pictures, the movie's distributor, said the company wouldn't confirm specific brands until nearer the release date. Chinese e-car set for 'Transformers' movie debut 2013-09-13T07:15:19Z A concern nearer to Mr. Garton Ash’s office is what he calls the “I’m offended” veto, an especially contentious issue at universities, Oxford among them. Timothy Garton Ash Puts Forth a Free-Speech Manifesto 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z As our wedding drew nearer, we put the name game on a back burner. If not my surname or my husband’s, could we call our child after a New Zealand volcano? 2017-05-20T04:00:00Z His conflicts are nearer the surface in The Beloved, and it's clear that his attitude was closer to a willed withholding of interest than an untroubled dismissal. Higher Gossip: Essays and Criticism by John Updike – review 2012-05-24T10:00:01Z The longer Ms. Metcalf goes on — in a tremulous rhapsody of disbelief, want and shame — the nearer she drew my face to the laptop screen. The Best Performances of 2016 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z But history—Clay’s own, in these photographs—is not so much a looking back as a drawing nearer to youth and its optimistic, forward-tending spirit. Mississippi History 2015-11-29T05:00:00Z “It’s meant to say ‘a celebrity story of our times,’ which is nearer the mark.” Far From Valhalla: A Tabloid Star Is Joining The Sisterhood Of the Fallen 2011-02-13T01:06:18Z There will be more from the interview nearer to the UK release date of the film in January so watch this space. Toronto Film Festival 2014: Reporter's diary - Part 2 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z I had seen photos of my father and heard a few stories, but none of them brought him nearer to me. Hearing His Voice Changed Everything 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z In the end, I spent another $9.50 in the gift shop for a slim paperback that got me nearer to understanding Eemia, Numina, Ossuary and the other peoples and places that make up this scenario. Paranormal Play in Denver From Meow Wolf 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z A "coherent" solution to press regulation "seems no nearer" despite the Leveson report And, despite the rise of the internet and mobile devices, the power of the traditional broadcasting media remains undiminished. Torin Douglas: 24 years in media 2013-06-03T07:43:41Z |
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