| 单词 | observed |
| 例句 | It furthermore counseled islanders “not to talk carelessly of army or navy maneuvers which may be observed.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I have observed, Mrs. Elton, in the course of my life, that if things are going untowardly one month, they are sure to mend the next.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z “He’s American,” observed a man sporting a prodigious beard. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z In general, the Virginians were the chief beneficiaries of all the highly stylized histories, though, as Adams observed, “not a lad upon the Highlands is more clannish than every Virginian I have ever known.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “As I keep the cash,” Mr. Wemmick observed, “we shall most likely meet pretty often. Good day.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z “This other gentleman,” observed Joe, by way of introducing Mr. Wopsle, “is a gentleman that you would like to hear give it out. Our clerk at church.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z “These fires burning off the old grass,” he observed, “in the ensuing Spring & Summer makes excellent fine sweet feed for the Horses & Buffalo, &c.” 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z It seems that this idea could explain many of the observed features of the universe, such as its large-scale uniformity and also the smaller-scale departures from homogeneity, like galaxies, stars, and even human beings. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Science is dependent on wealth for its material support,” observed Harper’s Monthly in 1936. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z She observed, “You are dressed to go outside. Where do you think you’re going?” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z We stood in the shadows of a ropewalk and observed the men dragging their cranked engines up and down the long corridor, twisting fibers into cord. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “How nice! But I wish she’d let us have them now. Procrastination is not agreeable,” observed Amy, taking a last look at the diamonds. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, you’re still alive, so she did a bad job of it,” I observed. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z As Greeks, we had our own Easter, which was usually observed anywhere from two to four weeks after what was known in our circle as "the American version." Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “I’m afraid he’ll laugh at our paper, and make fun of us afterward,” observed Pickwick, pulling the little curl on her forehead, as she always did when doubtful. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z As cultural ecologist Paul Shepard has observed, The nomadic Bedouin does not dote on scenery, paint landscapes, or compile a nonutilitarian natural history.. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Ammu, resting under the skin of her dream, observed them and ached with her love for them. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She also observed that it seemed to take Mr. Pineville a long, long time to read each question and response. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Now a large number of people in our fleet, drawn out by the exclamations and pleas of the refugees, observed the incident from the decks of their ships. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Supernovae are now routinely observed in other galaxies. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z John had observed his mother closely, seeing no swelling yet, but his father had prayed one morning for the “little voyager soon to be among them,” and so John knew that Roy spoke the truth. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z One evening he stopped by my workstation and observed me as I stood on my wooden box completing a casing. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z As she came walking in, looking very tired but as composed as ever, she observed that every vestige of the unfortunate fete had disappeared, except a suspicious pucker about the corners of Jo’s mouth. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z They had observed the intruders in their country. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z They can be observed by the very slight change in separation they produce between neighboring freely moving objects. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z One night, to my astonishment, I observed Colonel Minnaar, who was the head of prison, and a well-known Afrikaner advocate come to fetch him. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The first warning he had that there was trouble ahead came when he glanced into the Wasp’s cabin and observed that the barometer had fallen sharply. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z “Jefferson had a party,” Adams observed caustically, “Hamilton had a party, but the commonwealth had none.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “I think anxiety is very interesting,” observed Amy, eating sugar pensively. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z A reporter later observed, “Hale’s face expressed a guarded eagerness; Ramsey’s was a mask.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z As his son later observed, “To my father any waste was too much!” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Soldiers had observed him, hanging in the air like a plump gray fruit, were beginning to point and grin. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She paused in the entrance to the drawing room and observed that the chocolate-smeared cocktail glasses had yet to be cleared away, and that the doors into the garden still stood open. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The mention of Conococheague Creek provoked waves of sarcasm from incredulous congressmen: “Enquiries will be made,” observed one Massachusetts member, “where in the name of common sense is Connogochque?” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Or as the biologist J. B. S. Haldane once famously observed: "The universe is not only queerer than we suppose; it is queerer than we can suppose." A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z It occurred to him that this level of professionalism might mean that standard procedure—a phone call for the accused—would be observed, and he would be free within a day or two. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z In his guttural voice, he told us he was disgusted to have observed our laziness at the quarry. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Matt wasn’t afraid, although he saw more animals than he had ever observed on his travels with Tam Lin. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “He seems to be in a fine mood now,” Penelope observed. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z John Adams observed bemusedly that “Mr. Madison looks worried to death. Pale, withered, haggard.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z As he knelt, Tyrion observed that his cousin was losing his hair. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Shadow observed, with a wry amusement, that the bows of the stringed instruments, played by mechanical arms, never actually touched the strings, which were often loose or missing. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z It held its little wobby head up on its shoulders—it didn't seem to have a neck—and observed me with a wise, Platonic expression. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z “You ain give him a chance to say nothin,” observed one of the discontented women holding the sheet. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It was well-fed, Cora observed, gobbling down the treats and bones offered by the citizens. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z You can tell that the film is being run backward because this kind of behavior is never observed in ordinary life. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z "You can marry off your sister," Esgred observed, "but not your uncles." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The Persian beak, the long wings in which the first primary was the longest, and the mighty talons: all were the same, but, as Mandeville observed, the whole eight times bigger than a lion. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The entire community would fit in one tiny corner of Mr. Derby’s plantation, Amari observed, as she walked past the small gardens of the people who lived there. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I signed it as he observed and handed the pen to him. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Her text discussed the metamorphosis of more than fifty moths and butterflies, describing the timing of each phase, her repeated experiments and failures, and any other interesting insect behavior she had observed. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Jean de Satigny observed her walk off under the eaves of the house and in the shadow of the trees; he was going to follow her, but then he thought better of it. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z In this theory particles no longer had separate, well-defined positions and velocities that could not be observed. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Then with sudden clinical interest he observed the white man’s face, for in his eyes he saw a strange, fixed, and withdrawn look of madness. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Some part of the swarm is always at the same position in the Earth’s orbit, so the meteor shower is always observed on the same day of every year. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Though all the other members of the family observed her husband’s boycott of this beverage, she drank two cups every morning and often as not ate nothing else the rest of the day. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z This was evident by what Alfred L. Sewell observed while strolling through the city at around 9:30 that night. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z She had observed that her mother had begun to shed a few. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z They quizzed me on what 1 had observed staring at these walls. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z But no light that could be observed shows from us. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I met him in his apartment, listened to him intently, observed him minutely, for I knew that I was facing one of the leaders of World Communism. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z This was the first transit of Mercury ever observed. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z We don’t know which spirits they prayed to, which festivals they celebrated, or which taboos they observed. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Bad weather,” he observed, wiping his eye with his hand. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z It was something he felt in the air as much as observed with his eyes. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Word’s spread all over Manifest and beyond that you’re a con man par excellence,” Shady observed. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “As to my participating in the administration,” Jefferson then observed, “if by that he meant the executive cabinet, both duty and inclination will shut that door to me.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “Assuming the horses don’t eat you,” Geryon observed. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The black wolf also possessed wisdom, she had observed. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “To be sure. Oh yes! It is not likely you should ever have observed him; but he knows you very well indeed—I mean by sight.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z There are a number of objections that one can raise to the strong anthropic principle as an explanation of the observed state of the universe. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z When at last he did succeed in getting to the surface, tired and smelly, he observed that the truck was not making any more collections but was rumbling rapidly along. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z Dead fish of 27 species were observed, totaling about 1000 pounds to a mile of riverbank. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Across from me, my father leaned on the table and asked in a low voice, “What have you observed lately of the queen and Claudius?” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Malaria was the first in which a change was observed. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z He was “a nervous wreck,” a fellow passenger observed. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The busier he was and the more patients he could see, I observed, the happier he was. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z I checked my mask, then left my hiding place and stood with the others who observed the dance. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z I had only observed that your father was an able under-butler and addressed him accordingly. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Similarly, Ptolemy had demonstrated that no homocentric planetary system could account for the observed phenomena, but philosophers were still trying to produce such a system well into the sixteenth century. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z In the distasteful stillness, while he muttered and insisted that the terms should be observed, reluctant hands disarmed Sir Lancelot and tied him. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “You don’t look like someone who knows he’s going to be whipped tomorrow,” he observed. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The current holders had the obligations of contracts on their side, and such obligations must be observed. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “Cousin Raymond,” observed another lady, “we are to love our neighbour.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z She looked at him closely, observed every feature. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “Now see how terrible he looks,” the father observed. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Brutus sounded puzzled, and Mrs. Frisby observed that although he was greatly oversized and muscular, and his eyes were bright enough, he looked very young. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z As I scanned the room, preparing to speak, what I observed probably shouldn’t have surprised me, but it did, at least a little. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z But throughout the evening I observed small changes. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “Well,” he observed, “I am relieved that this has turned out well after all. What will you have me do with the baggage, ma’am?” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The camera observed them one by one, pausing when it got to Tendai. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “In just twenty-seven years I’ve already observed half the animals and nearly all the humans.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z All of these features distinguish Jomon people from observed modern hunter-gatherers who shift base every few weeks, build only shelters, and burden themselves with few and easily portable possessions. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z "Now that I have observed the courtesies, my lady, perhaps my sons will do me the honor of shutting their mouths. Why are you here?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z When I reached the testing station, I observed a white woman ahead of me in the middle of her test. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Ann concluded with an expert twist of the white Southerner’s tail: she observed that black cooks might be spitting in the stewpots and their white bosses would never know it. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z June 26 has since become a landmark day in the freedom struggle and within the liberation movement it is observed as Freedom Day. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Dr. Taylor M. Martin knew this because she asked questions, she observed Maxwell, she uncovered all the ways to make him better, and then she drove the 1,330 miles to take him home. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Du Bois once observed that the psychological wage of whiteness put “an indelible black face to failure.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Samuel showed no sign of having observed any change. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “The simulations stimulate the amygdala* which is responsible for processing fear, induce a hallucination based on that fear, and then transmit the data to a computer to be processed and observed.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z There, he adhered to the same WHO protocol, called DOTS—directly observed treatment short-course chemotherapy—that TB patients in Carabayllo followed. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z It has long been observed that black children, even before they set foot in a classroom, underperform their white counterparts. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z “Much good they’ll do me!” observed my sister; but rather gratified too. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z President Harry S. Truman, Stimson observed with relief, accepted his new responsibility “with the same fine spirit that Senator Truman had shown before in accepting our refusal to inform him.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z One Irishman observed bitterly: “The colleens who found jobs in the kitchens of the wealthy were called ‘pot-wallopers,’ ‘biddies,’ and kitchen canaries. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Roosevelt’s notebook became filled with detailed descriptions of the physical characteristics and habits of the wildlife he observed. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Nearby, a band of penguins, like an audience of formally dressed opera-goers, observed the proceedings. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z “Crew is one sport where a cut is not necessary,” he observed. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z As often observed, however, the 45,000 people killed annually on American roads are approximately equal in number to all American dead in the Vietnam War. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z As Colbert and Chamberlin observed, “there is a nervous system, of wires and printers’ types, which connect all together, and . . . places Chicago in close rapport with all parts of the world. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z The custom, the habit of slavery is established,” Jackson observed, and all responsible American statesmen had agreed that the southern statesmust be left to themselves on this subject.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z As she matured into her full wild self, I observed her at a distance. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z While making his rounds on a motorboat one day, Lima observed four men leaving a Walgreens carrying stolen goods. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “What a terrible mess,” observed the Humbug, with his knack for saying exactly the wrong thing. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Working with him was Broadbent, who at seventeen had observed pilot error in the RAF, and who was on his way to becoming a godfather of cognitive psychology. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z She planted a kiss on top of Christ’s head, then placed the statue on top of the fireplace mantel, which needed, Sanjeev observed, to be dusted. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The facts, as Hazel had observed them, were that Jack was not on the bus, was not at his desk, and was not at recess. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z In contrast I observed that Call’s hands were wide with short fingers, the nails bitten well below the quick. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In a recent study of the reaction to dying in patients with obstructive disease of the lungs, it was concluded that the process was considerably more shattering for the professional observers than the observed. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She observed, without turning: “I think I will go back, dear, and chance it Even if I am burned, that would be better than having the Trouble.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Oh, I’ve tied myself up in knots thinking about it, but how could I pass up the opportunity to approach that house, the one I’ve observed a hundred times from the trackside, from the street? The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “You seem more . . . optimistic than usual,” I observed. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The observed pattern of behaviour of the planets is also linked, in the Copernican model, to their distances from the Sun relative to the distance of the Earth from the Sun. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z “It certainly pays to have a good look at things,” observed Milo as he wrapped up the telescope with great care. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z "Don't let it escape! If it is in here it has observed the most secret things! It must be exterrrminated immediately!" The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z His sister was surprised not to feel jealousy and observed that Esteban looked rejuvenated. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z As legal scholar David Cole has observed, “The Court has imposed nearly insurmountable barriers to persons challenging race discrimination at all stages of the criminal justice system.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “It’s okay to drink,” observed the She Elephant. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “I have observed that different animals have different ways of surviving,” said the robot. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “I am afraid, Mr. Darcy,” observed Miss Bingley, in a half whisper, “that this adventure has rather affected your admiration of her fine eyes.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z This is a huge question, probably the subject of many a dissertation in the field of industrial psychology, and here I can only comment on the things I observed. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z A green monkey, for example, has been observed calling ‘Careful! A lion!’ when there was no lion around. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Such jets are indeed observed in a number of galaxies and quasars. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z As closely as Taran observed each step of the way, he knew the path to Medwyn’s valley would be lost to him as soon as the ancient man left. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z This can be seen in the bending of light from distant stars observed during an eclipse of the sun. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I let her think that I and my colleagues went to a company and covertly observed a warehouse or laboratory or retail floor, then exposed all the cheats and criminals. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z "I was living and working on the frontier between the totalitarian world and the West," he observed, "seeing both sides, and constantly angered by the contrast between the two." Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z "Quantum theory is very worthy of regard," he observed politely, but he really didn’t like it. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The surface of the tabletop was almost mirrored, and, had anyone cared to look, they might have observed that the tall man had no reflection. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z “These floors are dangerous,” Mrs. Reilly observed, studying the shiny linoleum intently. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z When we get back home, I write about all the things I observed at the march. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z “The boy was embarrassed, and confessed that he had observed nothing. His only concern had been not to spill the oil that the wise man had entrusted to him. “ The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z "Should Russia use the relatively simple and completely proven process of refueling in flight," he observed, "she would now have the capacity to deliver the bomb" into the American homeland. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Blue Bill turned his head upside down and observed the action until Perry opened the bird-barn door and stepped inside. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Given the rule that no one under twenty-one is allowed to drink beer, which of those people’s IDs do we have to check to make sure the law is being observed? The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Since Fischer’s Worldwide Church of God faith observed the same dietary and many of the Sabbath laws as the Judaic tradition, Grossinger’s was an ideal selection. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I had, naturally, been called to the drawing room several times already that night to replenish refreshments, and had observed on these occasions the gentlemen deep in conversation over weighty issues. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “However, I think we have now pretty conclusive evidence on the point. . . We have observed neutrons from targets other than beryllium in just the amount we expected.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z For this theory to give the observed value of the strong force between particles, the strings had to be like rubber bands with a pull of about ten tons. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Some of the cosmic ray enthusiasts are very likely to urge that nature has furnished us with particles of extremely high energies,” he observed. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I observed everyone around me, the thoughts they showed in their faces, and then I was ready. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll leave you in peace if you’ll only let your hair grow. I’m not aristocratic, but I do object to being seen with a person who looks like a young prize fighter,” observed Jo severely. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Lewis observed in a discussion of the words, “is a subject on which there is not much to be said.” The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z This “achievement gap” is a phenomenon that has been observed over and over again, and it typically provokes one of two responses. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z This means, as Stephen Hawking has observed with a touch of understandable excitement, that one cannot "predict future events exactly if one cannot even measure the present state of the universe precisely!" A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The myxo virus, native to a wild species of Brazilian rabbit, had been observed to cause a lethal epidemic in European domestic rabbits, which are a different species. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The consequences of the sublethal poisoning of the woodcock are now seen in a marked decline in the proportion of young birds to adults, first observed in the season after fire ant treatments began. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z "You seem to be kenned here," I observed when my breath had caught up with me. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Sociologists have frequently observed that governments use punishment primarily as a tool of social control, and thus the extent or severity of punishment is often unrelated to actual crime patterns. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He observed that the times at which the moons of Jupiter appeared to pass behind Jupiter were not evenly spaced, as one would expect if the moons went round Jupiter at a constant rate. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Having observed the moon, Galileo turned his telescope to Jupiter and discovered that Jupiter had moons. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Yes, everything was once water, but the Earth formed out of the oceans by a natural process—similar, he thought, to the silting he had observed at the delta of the Nile. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Scruggs had carefully timed it to include Veterans Day, observed annually on November 11. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Reek, Reek, it rhymes with meek “... bad and ...” “There’s blood on your mouth,” Ramsay observed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z From the observed orbit of the visible star, one can determine the lowest possible mass of the unseen object. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The creation of new breeds of magical creature is, of course, an activity usually closely observed by the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z After a silence of some minutes she observed— Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “Oppenheimer was not observed until 8:30 a.m. next day,” the agents reported, “when he and Jean Tatlock left the building together.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, this one has an attitude,” Demeter observed. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “Theorists tend to be more liberal in their politics, liberal ranging on into radical,” the Nobel laureate Edwin McMillan, Lawrence’s laboratory associate and brother-in-law, observed years later. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z As she got closer, she observed women squatting on the shore, beating clothes on rocks. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z In modern times the formation of states out of chiefdoms has been observed repeatedly. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z A warning look from her mother checked any further remarks, and the whole family ate in heroic silence, till Mr. March mildly observed, “salad was one of the favorite dishes of the ancients, and Evelyn...” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the things Galileo also observed around this time, using a telescope, was dark features on the face of the Sun—sunspots. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Madison observed the buying frenzy and complained that unscrupulous speculators “are still exploring the interior & distant parts of the Union in order to take advantage of the holders.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z As Compton observed, the demands of Big Science, including the staggering cost of the equipment, were already working changes in the academic world. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Every time the calculations were properly done, the paradoxical answer emerged that the crystals could not grow at anywhere near the observed rates. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z “I don’t believe that my particular body structure is easily adaptable to that type of device,” Ignatius observed, a gimlet eye fixed upon the rusting stool. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hairy nose,” you observed, looking up at him. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Lady Catherine observed, after dinner, that Miss Bennet seemed out of spirits, and immediately accounting for it herself, by supposing that she did not like to go home again so soon, she added: Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z In a field report, an agent from the bureau observed, “It is a matter of common knowledge that Rose...was of a violent and jealous disposition.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He observed her fingers, tipped with black nail polish, turn the pages of the book she was reading as she lounged on the fraying orange sofa. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z A visitor staying in Fairfax later recalled that people were overcome by “paralyzing fear,” and a reporter observed that a “dark cloak of mystery and dread...covered the oil-bespattered valleys of the Osage hills.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z As Charles Darwin observed, instinctive tendency to bake, brew, or write.” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “An auditory appeal, even with the patient dead,” observed Mr. Xxx as he shot the three men down. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z And so Roz sat there, right in the open yet completely unseen, and observed the wilderness around her. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “Were you really?—Well!—But you observed nothing of course, for it seems to be a new idea to you.—If I had been there, I think I should have made some discoveries.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z “The women who observed your training earlier today. Grace and Patience Edgar and their mother, Wilhelmina Edgar. They’re newly arrived from the Charleston Compound and were interested in engaging a couple of Attendants.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “I don’t call myself a child, and I’m not in my teens yet,” observed Amy. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Whenever Blanca told her husband the strange things she had observed among the servants, he replied that they were Indian customs to which she should pay no heed. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z On an unseasonably warm March day Charles had observed Jenny in her cage in the giraffe house. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I also observed that his name, backward, was the French verb for wearing one’s clothes threadbare, so I told him that as well, with no offense intended as his clothes were fine. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She had also actually observed that Gregor needed a great deal of room to creep about; the furniture, on the other hand, as far as one could see, was not of the slightest use. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z Even in the midst of war, certain decencies needed to be observed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “It’s too bad,” Father observed, “that you have to appeal to their sense of greed.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “In the whole history of the Foundation, no grant had ever been made for a destructive purpose,” Fosdick observed unhappily in the foundation’s official history, “let alone such a lethal weapon as this.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He kept the Sabbath on Saturday, observed Passover and other important Jewish holidays, and belonged to a small neighborhood congregation, whose members called themselves Hebrews or Israelites. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Ernest Orlando Lawrence, overlooking the 184-inch cyclotron at what is now Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. shaken off the torpor observed by Livingston in midsummer and were all operating again. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Standing there, he carefully poured himself a second drink; his hands, he observed, shook only very slightly. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z He observed that my gaze was fixed absently upon the stanchions, and after a time grew tired of waiting, and asked me what I thought of. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Like their contemporaries in Greece, the Han Chinese saw virtue in the relationship between musical pitch in music - the relative distance between notes - and the arrangement of the stars and planets they observed above them. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Another survivor—Tom the blacksmith—observed that the law had hunted Lander for months. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He guided her to a spot behind a bookcase where their conversation couldn’t be observed by the security camera blinking up in the ceiling. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z I observed how some speakers used emotion and dramatic language, and tried to move the audience with such techniques, while other speakers were sober and even, and shunned emotion. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I doubt whether any hack, under pressure, could pen such atrocious melodrama,” Ignatius observed. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, Biddy,” I observed, when I had done turning it over, “you were my first teacher, and that at a time when we little thought of ever being together like this, in this kitchen.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z “How happy those children seem together!” observed Mr. March, finding it difficult to become absorbed in his Aristotle after the young couple had gone. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, you haven’t starved to death or broken your necks,” Uncle observed, “which was more than I ever expected. Now.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z What made my fear all-consuming was the fact that I observed in many instances that my parents and all the other adults who were supposed to protect me were unable to protect themselves. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Obiora asked, calmly, and at that moment, as in many others I had observed since we came, he seemed so much older than Jaja. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The Wampanoag observed them suffer through the first punishing winter. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “What a queer smell! It’s like burned feathers,” observed Amy, smoothing her own pretty curls with a superior air. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “Looks like he has joined the work force,” Dad observed. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z My heart raced with fear and anticipation as I observed the process. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Nearly everyone, Washington observed with consternation and annoyance, had “matters of private concernment which required them to be absent.” An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Several people standing near-by observed the white Communist trying to find a black Communist a place to sleep. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z To her delight, he had drawn stages of each species on one page—caterpillar, pupa, and butterfly—which confirmed what she herself had observed. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z As Jeremy Travis has observed, “In this brave new world, punishment for the original offense is no longer enough; one’s debt to society is never paid.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “Without so much as a backward look,” his biographer observed, “Loomis quit Wall Street for good.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “I am one of the doctors you saw at the hospital. I observed your procedure.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Number twelve was visible to them, for they had been told of its existence by Dumbledore, its Secret-Keeper, and they rushed toward it, checking every few yards that they were not being followed or observed. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z A German chambermaid named Caroline Klausmann had tended the children’s room and observed the same wrenching scenes. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z But a small dark figure that none had observed sprang out of the shadows and gave a hoarse shout: Baruk Khazâd! The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Let us now summarize how variations in these three factors—time of onset of food production, barriers to diffusion, and human population size—led straightforwardly to the observed intercontinental differences in the development of technology. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The great Caltech physicist Richard Feynman once observed that if you had to reduce scientific history to one important statement it would be "All things are made of atoms." A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z His visitors might have observed, too, the green flag which tlew from the masthead. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z “If one could but go to Brighton!” observed Mrs. Bennet. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z "By night all banners look black," the knight in the spiked helm observed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “You didn’t eat your toast,” she further observed. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z “He has so much martial dignity in his deportment,” observed Benjamin Rush, “that there is not a king in Europe but would look like a valet de chambre by his side.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z I observed that he had a pistol on the desk before him. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The moment after the visitors left, the change was observed. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe he wonders what happened to a brilliant, growing concern,” Mrs. Levy observed. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z One school principal observed that black mothers instructed their children “not to take anything from a white child.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “This is a deal of land,” he observed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I am confident,” he observed, “that it will do him more harm than me.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z From sunset Friday to sunset Saturday, the Jews of Narewka observed the Sabbath. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z The milpa is an elaboration of this natural situation, unlike ordinary farms, which involve singlecrop expanses of a sort rarely observed in unplowed landscapes. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The majority observed that significant racial disparities had been found in other criminal settings beyond the death penalty, and that McCleskey’s case implicitly calls into question the integrity of the entire system. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Then two astronomers—the German, Johannes Kepler, and the Italian, Galileo Galilei—started publicly to support the Copernican theory, despite the fact that the orbits it predicted did not quite match the ones observed. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He was, as one biographer observed with an all but audible sigh, "almost entirely innocent of rhetorical accomplishments." A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “I don’t know what’s the matter with that guy,” he observed reproachfully. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Jean de Satigny, who had not admitted defeat in his romantic siege, observed her closely. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The cyclotron principle was still waiting to be observed and experimentally confirmed. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “Goodness knows what storm trooper will descend upon me and beat me senseless,” Ignatius observed coolly. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Every day they experimented and observed and took notes. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z I observed that the expressions of a dog’s face are mainly manifested by the movement of its eyebrows. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “You have been observed, Miss Podgórska, going back and forth from the ghetto. We have seen you passing goods at the fence. We have seen your sister at the fence...” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “You observed it, Mr. Darcy, I am sure,” said Miss Bingley; “and I am inclined to think that you would not wish to see your sister make such an exhibition.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z “You could look at him and size him up as the weak sister,” White observed. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “There seems to be a lot going on,” observed Michael. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z In the days previous, I had observed the key used to open the door. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Also, a very precise clock has been observed to slow down ever so slightly when flown in an airplane at great speed. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z He remembered the odd lights he’d observed through the Glade window with Newt. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “Some of us are astonishingly loyal,” Tool observed. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I had observed my father making his way through what, I now suppose, must have been income tax forms. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “There certainly are a lot of frogs around here,” Winnie observed. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z As he observed, if Vandenberg truly harbored doubts about Oppenheimer, why would he have appointed him to the committee in the first place? Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z "That's a fine drum," the man observed, "and a good, sturdy strap." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z And later he observed that it was exactly in solutions like hers that a person could see how well they Changs were going to do in their new life. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “In truth, it seems too light,” a reporter observed. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “Surely, My Lord, everything you say is observed, bandied about, and praised.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z As one of her admirers observed, “She has plenty of nerve and is as sharp as a steel trap. She moved her base up north and continued speaking out in cities around the country. “ A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He was “of an easy-going innocent nature,” a reporter later observed, “he mistrusted nothing.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Matt observed everything from behind pillars or wall hangings. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The remaining consideration affecting acceptance of new technologies is the ease with which their advantages can be observed. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “I’ve heard it said that a man’s soul may be observed behind the eyes.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z She was pleased to see me, but I could tell that she observed how shabby I looked. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m surprised the King still allows such an old-fashioned spectacle,” Ana observed. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “I observed you with General Lee. I would imagine that there are weighty technical matters that occupy your mind.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z To ensure the safety of all, rest hours must be strictly observed!!! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z He observed exactly what I saw four decades later: isolated hillocks of forest; long raised berms; canals; raised agricultural fields; circular, moat-like ditches; and odd, zigzagging ridges. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z In Los Angeles, a jury that had been hearing a bootlegging case was itself put on trial after having been observed drinking the evidence. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Gradually, I became aware that my mind had gone haywire in a similar fashion, and I observed my own slide from reality with a blend of fascination and horror. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Just like the prison and the embassy, the gatehouse in the drüskelle sector was built around a courtyard so anyone entering could be observed and fired upon from above. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I observed the crowd gathered around my crates, wanting to overhear their comments but feeling a deeper need to keep tabs on my mother. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “It looks like it might have been a hunter’s shelter,” Polly observed. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “At present,” he observed, “there is no more prospect of seeing a French army here than there is in Heaven.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Psychologists have long observed that when people feel hopelessly stigmatized, a powerful coping strategy—often the only apparent route to self-esteem—is embracing one’s stigmatized identity. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “I think this time I’ll just take my cow without signing the forms or paying the twenty bucks,” Joe observed calmly, casually tying the other end of his rope to the pickup bumper. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He played with them, and he observed them. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z No other animal has ever been observed to draw a recognizable image spontaneously in the wild. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The problem, as Donald Trefil has observed, is that "there are two sets of data, from two different disciplines, that cannot be reconciled." A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Papa observed the somber faces of his kids. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z One afternoon a woman a few seats away observed me looking at the change I had just acquired from paying for lunch. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z She had often observed the dassies as they foraged for grass. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Like a black brother recently observed to me, “Look, you ever smell one of them wet?” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “I see my father didn’t have a single friend,” Alba observed. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z As Mrs. Weston observed, “all young people would have their little whims.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z “I heard the commotion, saw the girl fleeing, and observed the destruction myself.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The planets themselves moved on smaller circles attached to their respective spheres in order to account for their rather complicated observed paths in the sky. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Everybody to his own taste,” Santa observed quickly. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I observed from the rear view mirror, madam, that the little boy grew quiet. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The patient excitement that Moss observed during the first meeting was gone now. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Something was shaking, Will observed as he woke up. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “Your dwarf is having a fit,” the widow observed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z For an instant, Brian observed relief sweeping the teacher’s face, as if a huge burden had been lifted from him. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He was not really surprised that it was good, for he had observed that people who did he were, on the whole, more resourceful and ambitious and successful than people who did not he. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z This world is observed from a temporary outpost near its lone satellite. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z If they were right, he observed, “such phenomena as heredity and memory and intelligence, and our ideas of morality and religion ... are explainable in terms of positive and negative electrons and ether.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Really, Mr Stevens, what would you have said if you had observed him in those days!' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z I observed their ordered fields beneath the moon. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Two days later, on the twenty-eighth, the country responded magnificently as several hundred thousand Africans observed the chiefs call. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He observed keenly, and he interpreted what he saw correctly. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “The gloom that fell upon the crowd was heavy and chill,” a reporter observed. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z But what I have observed is painfully little. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Nhamo ate the yams with an uncomfortable feeling that she was being observed. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “He’s a lot cleverer than we thought,” he observed. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z This was a noteworthy event because very few spots were observed on the Sun in the second half of the seventeenth century. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z What a grimy place, he observed as he walked across the roof to the elevator. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z They observed from their canoes; an audience little comforting to those who begged for mercy in the water by our side. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z But as he observed in recalling the discussion, that was before they actually had exploded their firecracker, which yielded a display that turned out to be very impressive indeed. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Halloa being a general observation which I had usually observed to be best answered by itself, I said, “Halloa!” politely omitting young fellow. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Throughout the eastern forest the open, park-like landscapes observed by the first Europeans quickly filled in. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z In the middle of the night on April 22, 1956, American agents guarding the Berlin Tunnel warehouse observed movement on the street located just above the tap site, in the Soviet sector. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z But how did this flow of biological information achieve the observed complexity of living systems? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z While looking out, I have observed some of the soldiers doing things they should not. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Physicists grappled with the mysteries of subatomic behavior into the mid-1920s, hoping that the steady accretion of observed results would lead them to the truth. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The rear door of the car opened and my father was observed to be standing there, a few steps back from the vehicle, gazing steadily into the interior. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Jomon skeletons show a high incidence of what pathologists term auditory exostosis, meaning abnormal bone growth in the ears as often observed in divers today. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He must work inside, Lon observed, but he left the house today without thinking to change his clothes. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “And he doesn't spill his food,” he observed. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Though her approach was markedly different from the work of others who studied insects, she wanted her book to portray this interconnection—just as she had observed it every day on her walks. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Warren Weaver, a New York Times journalist who reviewed the book upon its release, observed that Phillips’s strategy largely depended upon creating and maintaining a racially polarized political environment. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “The lawgivers of antiquity...legislated for single cities,” Adams observed, but “who can legislate for 20 or 30 states, each of which is greater than Greece or Rome at those times?” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z I felt as if my very heart was being observed by this stranger, and somehow his stare slowed the beating. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Broadbent’s interest also stemmed from the war, and the basic day-to- day challenges he observed pilots facing as they tried to stay focused. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Rowan looked around to make sure they weren’t being observed, and spoke quietly. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “Those are some big ears he’s got, too,” observed his uncle Alfred. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z “Sir Grummore,” he said coyly, “has observed a phenomenon, by Jove! “A phenomenon?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Though the heron is merely being observed by an unidentified birdwatcher at this point in the passage, the passive voice keeps it in the reader’s spotlight of attention. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z An Osage scholar once observed, “Walking through an Osage cemetery and seeing the gravestones that show the inordinate numbers of young people who died in the period is chilling.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “I have just observed from the top deck the arrival of hundreds of female naval auxiliaries. They are well dressed and quite clean.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “Five is very good, Milo,” he observed with enthusiasm, spying a ray of hope. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z But without the use of both hands, he could barely wind them, and so he oiled and observed as much as possible and anxiously compared the clocks with his railroad watch. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z The prices at the emporium had gone up again, he observed. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The argument for the existence of dark matter can be observed in the motions of galaxies. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “It appeared that Bill Hale’s lawyers—just as his friends predicted—had clipped the government’s tail feathers good,” one writer observed. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “Never mind what I make it, my friend,” observed Mr. Jaggers, with a knowing and contradictory toss of his head. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Roy observed that he had exactly four minutes to reach the bus pickup zone. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But he observed them each year, and he remembered Lily’s earliest Decembers. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z There is ambiguity, and some symbolism, in the elaborate ritual observed by each returning expedition of astronauts from the moon. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “The dwarf wants to buy himself” the girl on the shield observed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I weighed my fist, and observed my target; but I found I had no will to strike the gentleman. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z However, the particular spectral lines observed are often characteristic of very thin, diffuse gas, and not the astonishingly high density that must prevail near black holes. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The separation of the speakers by migrations had effects on language comparable to the speciation observed by Darwin on various islands of Galapagos. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The corner drugstore ran smoothly and profitably, although one woman in the neighborhood observed that he seemed to have difficulty retaining the young and typically attractive women he often hired as clerks. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Sailors and soldiers and tinkers had been observed dancing in the streets with nobles and fat merchants, and in every inn and winesink cups were being raised to the new triarchs. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Mary McDowell, a leading settlement house social worker, observed that the defeated strikers seemed “unmanly and without self-respect.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The boy observed in silence the progress of the animals and people across the desert. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “The days are getting shorter,” Orr observed philosophically. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z As a New York Times editorial soberly observed, “People caught in this impossible predicament are less likely to seek regular employment, making them even more susceptible to criminal relapse.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “Well I certainly don’t think much of his manners,” observed Judith. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Even though I’m not anymore, I used to be an atheist, which means I didn’t believe in things that couldn’t be observed. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z One of the things I always write about is what I observed about Yolanda’s hair. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Wandering in the basins south of Clovis, he observed what looked like immense bones protruding from the dry, blue-gray clay. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z For a moment she wanted to ask Ugwu if he too had observed that gesture, if he had observed anything at all. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “But people themselves alter so much, that there is something new to be observed in them for ever.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z So engrossed was she that she had no consciousness of being observed and one emotion after another crept into her face like objects into a slowly developing picture. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Harrison Smith, gently guiding the witness, said, “I will ask you if, after July, 1950, you observed any change in the personality and habits and actions of your son, Richard?” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “You must be feeling better,” he observed, without a question mark. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Concerned that I had been observed, I stood still and scrutinized the place where I’d seen movement. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Indeed, what I observed as the weeks went by forced me to substantially revise my presuppositions about some of my teammates. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z She had not known, until she had both experienced and observed it, that human females swelled and grew and reproduced. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “The conversation,” observed Archimedes, “arose out of whether birds could talk.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It was therefore with confusion that we observed companies boarding transports. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z These particles are virtual particles like the particles that carry the gravitational force of the sun: unlike real particles, they cannot be observed directly with a particle detector. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “As for Lancelot,” he observed, “it is Agravaine who is after him. My feud is with the merry monarch.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The regent never told me how to behave, and I observed him and followed his example. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There never has been a man who asserted anything with more effectiveness, nor whose affirmations rested upon greater oaths, who observed them less. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z This opinion has been held all the more in our own times because of the enormous upheavals that have been observed and are being observed every day—events beyond human conjecture. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z I saw a glassiness, observed before only in new marbles or a bottle top embedded in a block of ice. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She was sitting cross-legged in the chair and evidently had been watching him as he observed the scene in the kitchen. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Enthroned there under his hat, he observed our household through his un-glasses and swished the animal-tail fly swatter that denoted his station in life. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z If I stood still for a moment in the backyard between hanging up sheets to notice the damp grass tingling under my bare feet, His eyes observed my idleness. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z One day’s delay, she observed, would be of small importance; and her mother was too happy to be quite so obstinate as usual. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z Others, like Schiaparelli, had already observed something like the canals; they were called canali before Lowell began his lifelong love affair with Mars. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z This local form of tribalism that I observed as a boy was relatively harmless. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is silly to be nervous,” he observed. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She tasted their food, observed their rituals, and admired their clothing. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Ana Diaz, a student who, like Miguel, wore the insignia of the raised fist, observed that only rich women suffer from such pains; proletarian women do not complain even when they give birth. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z As well as his stellar cataloguing, Halley had observed a transit of Mercury across the face of the Sun while he was in St Helena. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z “Apparently Governor Stassen believes in the opinion of one group of scientists, and Admiral Strauss follows the views of another group,” Eisenhower observed. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “The news,” a Tribune writer observed, “was almost incredible.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Haggling over prices was another Persian Social Cue, one I had observed when I went with Mom to the Persian Grocery back in Portland. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “I’m so glad my French print is clean, it’s just the thing and so becoming!” observed Meg complacently. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z But what we observed and experienced in the natural world from afar was an aggregation of dots: pixels merging to form a seamless picture. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Kyril Montana observed this for a moment, feeling good about things in general, about his own slim body, then he took a fine deep breath and dove beautifully into the cool water. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z On the right, he wrote what he observed about each creature. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Great skill would have to be exercised, Lavender told herself, and great secrecy observed if she was to come out of this exploit alive. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z “I knows what I thinks,” observed the Jack. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z I listed again in my head the things I’d observed myself: the impossible speed and strength, the eye color shifting from black to gold and back again, the inhuman beauty, the pale, frigid skin. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “You was a-saying,” he observed, when we had confronted one another in silence, “that surely I must understand. What, surely must I understand?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Examining his frozen hands and feet, which had a dull whitish sheen like a dirty bathroom sink, Kamler observed grimly, “This is the worst frostbite I’ve ever seen.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z It will not get hot enough to emit X rays, but it could account for the very compact source of radio waves and infrared rays that is observed at the galactic center. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “I only said I wanted something to do,” he observed. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Inmates thought to be on the verge of killing them-selves had to be closely observed until they were deemed out of danger. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “You didn’t get the big thick scars some of the hands get,” he observed. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Breakfast was an hour later than usual, and after breakfast there was a ceremony which was observed every week without fail. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z “You must really like this guy,” he observed suspiciously. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z This variability in the flow of time might be hard to believe, but it has been observed. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Father sighs and runs his fingers through his hair, the only nervous habit I have observed in him. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z “From the former. I had narrowly observed her during the two visits which I had lately made here; and I was convinced of her affection.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z And even the thirty seem to have nested in vain, for no young grebes have been observed on the lake since the last DDD application. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z She took a new needleful of thread, waxed it carefully, threaded her needle with a steady hand, and then observed, with perfect composure— Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z I observed him for more than an hour afterward. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z When unknown white people visited our community during the day, the road they entered on was observed and the message of their coming was passed door-to-door by telephone, bicycle messengers, or messengers running on foot. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z In a subsequent paragraph, Terryl observed that the Utah public schools have a class on distracted driving in their driver’s education class. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z In the farthest balcony, unaccompanied women in masks raised their fans to obscure their pox-marks, observed by men guessing at identity. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The search for the new planet began long before it was finally observed in 1846. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “If the Americans mean to teach us about democracy, the lesson is quite remarkable,” Anatole observed. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z During the first of his three years in prison, Perry had observed Willie-Jay from a distance, with interest but with apprehension; if one wished to be thought a tough specimen, intimacy with Willie-Jay seemed unwise. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Ethel observed no disturbance in her old playmate’s face when they loaded her mother into the cart. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Abel Martinson stood at the end of the examination table exerting himself, Horace observed, to grow accustomed to this idea of conversing in the presence of a dead man. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I had no idea that Mrs. Wojcik observed me that closely. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z And the spectators observed these emaciated creatures ready to kill for a crust of bread. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “I have great hopes for my boy,” observed Jo, watching him fly over the fence with an approving smile. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z The Osage historian Louis F. Burns observed that after “only shreds and tatters remained” of his people, they had risen “from the ashes of their past.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z But what happened to stream fish in an area observed by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Game is perhaps a portent of things to come. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Consider, too, the Dobynsesque procedure for recovering original population numbers: applying an assumed death rate, usually 95 percent, to the observed population nadir. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The magistrate observed the burned home, the sooty villagers, and said, “You don’t understand.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z After listening one morning to their effusions on this subject, Mr. Bennet coolly observed, Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z “This is a pretty good tree,” he observed admiringly with proprietary gratitude. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z "I'm getting old," she said to the multicolored bird who sat on its perch by the driver's seat, and who had observed everything and forgotten nothing. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z “What I saw in school today wasn’t on any test,” I observed grimly. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Unhappily, no supernova explosions have been observed in our Galaxy since the invention of the telescope, and astronomers have been chafing at the bit for some centuries. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z As I observed the effect of this leak, it was as if clouds had suddenly opened,” Ellsberg later said of this turning point in his life. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Almost without thinking, she observed the dusty path below: Aunt Chipo’s footprints were short and wide, with the little toe tucked under. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He observed us in this rite, and though we shed no tears, he did. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “Oh! yes, I observed it, I assure you. It was not lost on me. But still I cannot imagine she would not be persuaded.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Seeing that the priest had properly and assiduously observed all the procedures, millions of devout French Catholics behaved as if God really existed in the consecrated bread and wine. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The doctor crept slowly to the bloody scene, observed it all, but made no comment. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I observed the others for a few moments, and then attempted to carve my little wing. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked around the counter and observed a middle-aged Black male of approximately 200 pounds. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z “The Anglomen have in the end got their treaty through,” he observed from his mountaintop in 1796, “and so far have triumphed over the cause of republicanism.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Even Amaranta, lying in a wicker basket, observed with curiosity the absorbing work of her father and her brother in the small room where the air was rarefied by mercury vapors. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The few times Bernabe had tried to break down the political and social situation in town, talking about how little land and money the farmers really had, Carolina had rather consistently observed. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “You know, you really have been making things terribly difficult for Colonel Cathcart,” he observed with flip good humor, as though the fact did not displease him at all. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Pausing, I looked about to make sure I was not being observed, then slipped within it. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z King Louis lost Lombardy, therefore, by not following any of the precepts observed by others who seized territories and wished to retain them. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z “You have put aside your suit of bones,” she observed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “It’s a useful thing to have in the house in case of fire or thieves,” observed Laurie, as a watchman’s rattle appeared, amid the laughter of the girls. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “Of course people became aroused when Mrs. Roosevelt resigned,” Marian Anderson later observed. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z I shall speak of Louis and not of Charles; and therefore about the one whose progress has been observed better, because he held territory in Italy for a longer period. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z White observed the way Ramsey kept saying “the Indian,” rather than Roan’s name. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Mr. Samsa turned around in his chair in their direction and observed them quietly for a while. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z “How curious everything looks,” observed the boy with some wonder, now that he had time to look about him. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Celaena observed her face; her lips were pursed, and the princess lifted her chin. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Von Tschermak had been a graduate student at Halle and in Ghent, where, working on pea hybrids, he had also observed hereditary traits moving independently and discretely, like particles, across generations of hybrids. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “This appears to be a receipt,” he observed. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “I would have said you’d be the last man in the valley to get a car,” he observed and watched through half-closed eyes for Adam’s reaction. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “And now the scene of confusion had reached its height,” Chamberlin observed through the folds of the blanket. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z He knew now that he was being observed. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z By the little light that seeped through a shuttered window, I observed a small room. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z In this cozy micro-world she forgot her hunger and recalled what she already knew about wolves so that she could put it together with what she had observed. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z In the fall they return to the South, their migration being observed at such famous vantage points as Hawk Mountain in eastern Pennsylvania. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “I have had hard work to get here, I assure you,” he observed, as he warmed his hands over the flame. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z "I say, you two!" cried King Pellinore, as soon as he had observed them. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He observed her for any kind of mistake, any jerkiness with the tools. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When first observed by white settlers, the Zulus were divided into dozens of little chiefdoms. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Oliver Wendell Holmes once observed that “a great man represents a strategic point in the campaign of history, and part of his greatness consists of his being there.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z My father observed this from his office by the tipple and came out to restore order. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Nipper observed from a booktop, swinging his head as if watching a Ping-Pong match. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z We sat in the living room and did what teenage boys and girls do when they’re being observed by one of their parents—fidgeted in awkward silence. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z I recalled how often she had observed me when I thought she paid me no heed. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “I don’t mean to act any more after this time. I’m getting too old for such things,” observed Meg, who was as much a child as ever about ‘dressing-up’ frolics. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “Then it must be a shilling,” observed the coachman. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z “Acquaintances and friends avoided each other in the streets,” Carey observed, “and only signified their regard by a cold nod.” An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z They’ve been sending me all kinds of stuff about my itinerary and what protocol will be observed in each district. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “The executive authority is so wholly out of my sphere,” he observed, “and it is so delicate a thing for me to meddle in that, I avoid it as much as possible.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Greek theorists called the orbiting motions they observed in the night sky ‘the music of the spheres’. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Physicians called these sores petechiae, which is Latin for skin spots, and Rush observed that they “resembled moscheto bites.” An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z One afternoon in February, just after Comanche baseball season had opened, I observed a new fixture in the Chiefs bus. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z The spaceling would have observed no food production in the eastern United States, because food production did not begin there until around 2500 B.C. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “I admire the activity of your benevolence,” observed Mary, “but every impulse of feeling should be guided by reason; and, in my opinion, exertion should always be in proportion to what is required.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z In consequence, every living cell has a consistent, low level of C14—they are all very slightly radioactive, a phenomenon that Libby first observed empirically. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I had never observed such a creature, for, whether from shame or fear, I had ignored the madmen and the poor who lived among us. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Milo observed with a preoccupied smile and started toward the door as though in a spell. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He ate little, Hotah observed: a spoon of soup, a bite of the pepper, the leg off a capon, some fish. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I had read widely in revolutionary literature, had observed many Communists, white and black, and had learned to know the daily hazards they faced and the sacrifices they made. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z It was hard not to compare what I was witnessing every day in Newark with what I observed back at Maplewood’s Columbia High School where I was coaching. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z But all by myself, I felt the need to keep a permanent record of what I observed. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Ernest’s colleagues observed his “obvious distress” all weekend long; Compton suggested that he was excessively swayed by the friendships he had forged with Japanese physicists who had worked on the cyclotron. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z When the number of incoming African Americans in a particular neighborhood reached a certain point — 20 percent, say — sociologists observed that the community would “tip”: most of the remaining whites would leave almost immediately. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z As historian Michael Lerner has observed, “The law that was meant to stop Americans from drinking was instead turning many of them into experts on how to make it.” 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Rambling through the Southeast in the 1770s, the naturalist William Bartram observed Creek families storing a hundred bushels of hickory nuts at a time. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “Looks like your costume’s not going over too well,” Liz observed. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, we have made a start and drawn a blank,” observed M. Bouc. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z The religious holidays to which the exams coincide are observed by many of our students. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Roy observed that a small section had been cut with wire clippers so that it could be pulled back. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “The end of the train is coming,” Tool observed. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z One of them observed dryly, “If it was me now—why, I’d invite a few, maybe three, friends to have a drink.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Dussel calmly observed the scene, his hands on his hips, while the rest of the audience roared with laughter. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Louis F. Burns, the eminent historian of the Osage, observed, “I don’t know of a single Osage family which didn’t lose at least one family member because of the headrights.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z However, I and several other people showed that, at least in its original form, it predicted much greater variations in the temperature of the microwave background radiation than are observed. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, as I mentioned, ABC was independently observed to have been the most hostile to Reagan. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I might have thought the same thing, if I hadn’t observed you beforehand.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Briony tried to recall similar moments when the symptoms of mania might have been observed. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “What an ‘absolutely clean’ H-bomb might be remained a mystery to most scientists and congressmen, as well as to the public,” observed Newsweek. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z You observed peasants from the comfortable distance of your artistic nook but you wouldn’t want to be one. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z By Mr. Rochester they were not observed; he was earnestly looking at my face, from which the blood had, I daresay, momentarily fled: for I felt my forehead dewy, and my cheeks and lips cold. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “These people certainly have a lot of reading to do,” Kate observed. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “Then,” observed Elizabeth, “you must comprehend a great deal in your idea of an accomplished woman.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z And sure enough, as Bear moved through the crowd, I observed the one-eyed man step out into the street and look after him. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Nhamo went over the weapons she had observed in the village. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “You can see where the lashings been cut,” observed Abel. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z But the ancients, including no less a figure than Euclid, believed that we see by virtue of rays somehow emitted by the eye and tangibly, actively contacting the object observed. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Kapasi observed it too, knowing that this was the picture of the Das family he would preserve forever in his mind. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z “My only fault,” he observed with practiced good humor, watching for the effect of his words, “is that I have no faults.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z As one of her fellow physicians observed, “Ingrid was in way over her head.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Cooksey “brought a certain idolization of Lawrence into the laboratory,” Livingston observed more than thirty years after his departure. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Now that Matt had observed Rosa, he understood that. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “The racists see before them something more than voting rights,” observed Elizabeth Hardwick, a New York writer who joined the march. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z “You have a fear look to you,” the dyer observed. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Lawrence and the Rad Lab, he observed waspishly, had “absolutely no experience in reactor design or operation.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Only in a handful of cases have zoologists observed groups larger than a hundred. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z In it he observed that wilderness as it was commonly understood simply did not exist in the eastern United States, and had not existed for thousands of years. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “In the queer mass of human destiny, the determining factor has always been luck,” Mr. Turner observed, raising one eyebrow to Miss Riley. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Some aspects of Islamic law are observed in Iran's legal system, but today the country mostly operates under civil law, ratified by the parliament. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z All meals would be halal, prayer would be observed five times a day, and hijab would be observed for the girls when they came of age. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z She then took another line of expediency, and looking into the doubtful room, observed, Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Gallatin, she observed, “that specious, subtle, spare Cassius, that imported foreigner,” was guilty of treasonable behavior by delivering speeches or introducing amendments “that obstruct their cause and prevent their reaching their goals.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Writing about this death, Edward Hoagland observed that Alaska is “not the best site in the world for eremitic experiments or peace-love theatrics.” Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “At least we found out what he dreams about,” Dunbar observed wryly. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “Very good, Pip,” he observed, when I had concluded, “I’ll go round presently, and pay our friend off.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Gawaine observed sarcastically: “It will be safe enough for you, my mannie. We ken the King has bidden Lancelot not hurt ye.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Since I’m sure this group was typical of all the school groups that I’ve observed at the museum, I can tell you what they were doing. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The gods who had watched the struggle did not seem, the wolf observed, to delight in his victory. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z It was spoken of again while they were at dinner, when Mr. Collins joining in, observed: Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z “It’s only six o’clock,” he observed with a yawn, and then, in a moment, he made an even more interesting discovery. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z If he had observed both peace and faith, he would have had either his reputation or his state taken away from him many times over. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z From all I have observed of Prince Dain, he has always seemed like a creature of honor. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I’d observed this quality in him before, but now that we were living together and I was considering making the first real swerve of my life, I came to value it even more. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Sequoyah observed that white people made marks on paper, and that they derived great advantage by using those marks to record and repeat lengthy speeches. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I observed, and I still didn’t understand half of it, but unlike at the shows I didn’t feel left out. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s not that I believe in things that can’t be observed now, because I don’t. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z As a boy, El Patron had observed the grand estate of the wealthy rancher who owned his village. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He observed and catalogued details outside his main object. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z As the Justice Policy Institute has observed, “the Clinton Administration’s ‘tough on crime’ policies resulted in the largest increases in federal and state inmate populations of any president in American history.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “You have a healthy appetite this morning,” the knight observed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I have some of my students who know more about gangs, guns, and sex than I do, because they have observed things. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Jess observed that it was the contrast between slaving under a tyrant and voluntary cooperation that arose from determination and good fellowship. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z However, as legal scholar David Cole has observed, “in practice, the drug-courier profile is a scattershot hodgepodge of traits and characteristics so expansive that it potentially justifies stopping anybody and everybody.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z As we tucked into big slabs of sour cream raisin pie, Grandma observed, “They’re putting on a talent show. We might look in on that. We won’t have to stay till the end.” A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Collins also noticed what Nigro had observed the year before: Bobby’s habit of procrastinating during a game, loitering over the board, taking just a little too long to make an obvious move. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z At the time they were first predicted, there was no way that neutron stars could be observed. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Historian Allen Trelease has observed that for nineteenth-century Klansmen “the main safeguard lay not in their secrecy but in their ability to thwart legal processes if they were identified.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z There, like Darwin, he observed astonishing differences between closely related species that had been separated by channels of water. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z She observed that Bobby’s ability as an analyst was awesome. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z But the process had never been tested and observed—not scientifically. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “Nobody ever did think well of the Churchills, I fancy,” observed Mr. John Knightley coolly. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Adult eagles, which had been seen at 43 nests in 1957, were so scarce that he observed them at only 10 nests. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z "That's fine, Esther," he observed, as I negotiated my slope for the twentieth time. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z It depended upon a pair of young men that he had often observed observing him. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z He surreptitiously observed everyone else as they scooped large ladlefuls into their bowls. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I sailed into Char’s arms observed by the stunned faces of Father and my new family. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Before stepping from the passage between the buildings, I took the precaution of looking up and down the passageway to see if I was being observed. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z The body slumbered on, and the self that observed was being borne away out of the canopy of leaves altogether and into the open sky. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z One newspaper editor had sagely, if cynically, observed that “the usual custom is for the capital of new empires to be selected by the whim or caprice of a despot.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z To an acquaintance who observed, “You’re always at the crest of the wave,” he was said to have replied: “Well, after all, I made the wave, didn’t I?” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Proof positive of our vulnerability would come when I observed white people saying insulting things to Papa, Mama, and Grandma. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z In other words, the black-white income gap is largely a product of a black-white education gap that could have been observed many years earlier. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z I just needed to find the right opening, so I lingered on the beach and observed. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Or, put slightly differently, until it is observed an electron must be regarded as being "at once everywhere and nowhere." A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The volcano with a bright halo at the rough center of the disc was observed in eruption just fifteen hours before this image was acquired: it has since been named Prometheus. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Last year it was observed that young women living at close quarters in dormitories tended to undergo spontaneous synchronization of their menstrual cycles. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “I know, Captain. It’s a weight, isn’t it? Well. You lead on as best you can. If you get nervous, call. But I don’t want us observed.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “You can’t trust everything you read in the demons’ papers,” Uncle observed loftily. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He had been observed singing “White Christmas” and dragging a plastic disposable cup top around his cell with a string, calling it his “car.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Though his long strides kept him beyond my reach, I could follow without being observed. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z I recall the first instance where I fully credited his quick parts: I observed him blacking his master’s shoes. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “He sure don’t like working in that store,” Elizabeth once observed to her aunt. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z “I am charmed by the fluency and rapidity of your Reasoning,” Adams observed, “but I doubt your Conclusion.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z They are ambitious, not yet mindful of money, and “sweet-natured through their not having yet observed much wickedness.” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Jamison was aware that his usual audience, milling outside the property, observed him with undefined expectations. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z A local sports- writer who watched them work out that month observed that “it rained and rained and rained. Then it rained and rained and rained.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “I am not aware,” observed the grave lady whose voice I had heard but once, “that to think of any person is to make a great claim upon that person, my dear.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z “It’s going to be a fine day,” he observed. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z Eddington observed the bending of starlight during a solar eclipse, confirming one of those predictions. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z On their way to the rooms containing Greek vases, they again observed the enormous crowd passing by the statue. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He sat me on the table, unwrapped the tourniquet and the soggy dressing, observed with interest the waning spurt of the little blood left inside me, and hauled out his suture kit. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Of course I had no idea of this at the time, so when Katz and Connolly caught up I simply observed to them what an attractive spot it was. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Knowing not to sit on the furniture, she crouched, instead, in doorways and hallways, and observed gestures and manners in the same way a person tends to watch traffic in a foreign city. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Another new inmate arrived on W and rightly observed that his cell was a mess. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z This was our slang, strictly observed at every meeting. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z He, too, stared at the prisoner, and observed that a cluster of veins had appeared in his left temple. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “Seems to me it’s blowing away bit by bit,” Adam observed. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Upon learning that Washington intended to reject the mantle of emperor, no less an authority than George III allegedly observed, “If he does that, he will be the greatest man in the world.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “White people,” the study’s authors observed, “are simply not perceived as drug offenders by Seattle police officers.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The lines struck me as wistful suggestions of a stricter time, of rules now observed in the breach, a memory fading like the strict lessons of the Academy. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z As the years pass, Valentine observed, racial violence only becomes more vicious in its expression. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z When a Soviet agent in Chicago made contact with Hiskey, the meeting was observed by FBI agents. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Mother praised me, but the principal dismissed her comments and said that my behavior would be observed during the year. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z “The ways of sin are curious,” Samuel observed. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Lady Constance, although wrong about some things, was certainly right when she observed that Penelope and the children had a great deal of work ahead of them. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “If your need is dire, you will scale them,” observed the troll. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z God had given one regulator the gift of a newborn son, and two others had observed their birthdays. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Dutifully she admired the golden-tipped canopy of leaves and observed how the sunlight could penetrate only here and there, dappling a lush undergrowth of ferns. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z She examined him, observed his fever, his red eyes, his jaundice, his abdominal pain, and came up with nothing definite, but wondered if he had gallstones or a liver abscess. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “It must be nice to be in Sweden now,” he observed yearningly. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z After a good long swig of lemonade, she observed the scene. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Herbie’s heart sank as he observed new ants methodically plodding into the death arenas around the sugary spots; they paid no attention to the shapeless compatriots over which their tiny feet scrabbled. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Lassa fever was first observed in 1969 in Nigeria, where it causes a fatal illness so contagious that Nigerian hospitals have been closed down if even a single case appears. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “This is clearly a case for the Civil Liberties Union,” Ignatius observed, squeezing his mother’s drooping shoulder with the paw. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It must indeed have been most galling for him to be so addressed by one such as I. 'Miss Kenton, it is dear from your tone you simply have not observed my father. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Everything they did was being observed and judged. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z Nesting usually occurred between February and July, but fledglings had been observed in dens as late as October Systematically, Roy scrolled down the search items one by one until he finally hit the jackpot. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z How could “particles of information”—pixels of heredity—give rise to the observed smoothness of the living world? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z A relative once observed that Hoover was “quite a tyrant about food” and that if the yolk seeped at all, he would send it back to the kitchen. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z But in reply Alkinoos observed: “Friend, my child’s good judgment failed in this— not to have brought you in her company home. Once you approached her, you became her charge.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z So, along with a group of other friends, Abu founded a new mosque in East Orange, New Jersey, where traditional Islamic precepts would be observed. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z By then, the Chinese had observed that a particular mixture of sulfur, charcoal, and saltpeter, which became known as gunpowder, was especially explosive. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The dull victim, staring, vague-eyed, at seasons that never were meant to be observed. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Astronomers have observed many systems in which two stars orbit around each other, attracted toward each other by gravity. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z They carefully observed the foliage of trees in order to discover fruits, beehives and bird nests. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Outstanding people left because the atmosphere at the Radiation Laboratory. . . did not make people who dissented feel they were welcome,” observed David Saxon, the future university president. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z You’d almost think it was real, Isidore observed as he headed back to the Van Ness Pet Hospital—that carefully misnamed little enterprise which barely existed in the tough, competitive field of false-animal repair. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z I wondered aloud as I observed the body markings swirl and transform in an endless dance. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z When he was told no, the prisoner seemed disappointed, as though he thought the protocol surrounding this ritual of vengeance was not being properly observed. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z In one respect, they matched each other precisely, Kamen observed: “They shared a common drive to be center stage.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Axel has observed many pairs of eagle babies come from that nest. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “I think it’s been a pretty hard one,” observed Amy, watching the light shine on her ring with thoughtful eyes. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Though they were in the same room, radio protocol was observed at all times. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z In less serious moments Dev said he liked that her legs were longer than her torso, something he’d observed the first time she walked across a room naked. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z It was only then that I observed that the key was reaching toward the bed. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z It was a quality of light Tristran had observed, unique to springtime. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z “Freedom is a delicate idea, like a pretty leaf in the air: It’s hard to catch and may not be what you thought when you get it,” she observed quietly. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “Loomis had ninety ideas a minute,” one of their financial backers observed. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Indeed, he and his fellow-visitors today had observed many features which they intended to introduce on their own farms immediately. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z He observed the fragility of confidence and the redemptive power of trust. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z This performance Nick observed with a jaundiced eye that proclaimed: Asking Bernabe Montoya to investigate this case, or any case, is like asking a pet goldfish to eat a crate of bananas. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z All in all, Eliot Hearst observed in Chess Life, the Candidates tournament had furnished “a series of early-round surprises that are probably without parallel in chess history.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z In his business, he observed human nature and came to certain conclusions about it. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Once I happened to notice this, I closely observed it thereafter. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z One soldier bitterly observed, I went to war, served eight months in France; I was married, but I didn’t claim exemption. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “That dog can’t do one trick,” Bull observed, lighting a cigar in the front seat. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I observed her as if she were a bird in an aviary. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z It seems better to employ the principle of economy known as Occam’s razor and cut out all the features of the theory that cannot be observed. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z But we are becoming able to detect the gravitational influence of an unseen planet on an observed star. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Matt was very far from feeling confident, but he’d observed El Patron give orders many times. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z One therefore has a theory that seems to predict that certain quantities, such as the curvature of space-time, are really infinite, yet these quantities can be observed and measured to be perfectly finite! A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Fire ants have been observed picking larvae of the boll weevil off cotton. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “The rock just creamed him,” says Beidleman, who observed the incident from a short distance above. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “The wind,” the Tribune observed, “seems to have a grudge against the World’s Fair grounds.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I nodded, remembering the painting I had observed on the wall. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “The eyes are very big and wide open,” a physician named John L. Capen later observed. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “You don’t see many homeless people wearing Canada Goose,” observed Mom. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z From his surprised expression, it was obvious he had observed the wolf-girl-bird, too. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “I’m not so sure he’s a crackpot,” the chaplain observed. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He had observed that a man got just as drunk on half a glass as on a whole one, that is, if he was in the mood to get drunk at all. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z As Cathy Cohen has observed, ministers and members of black congregations have helped to develop what she calls the “indigenous constructed image of ‘good, black Christian folk.”’ The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “Miss Eliott is a very sweet girl, and seemed to enjoy herself, I thought,” observed Beth, with unusual warmth. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “My Ambition leads me not to be first in Rome,” she observed somewhat coyly. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z And Mrs. Hempstock observed, with a certain perplexity, that Daisy appeared to be smiling through her tears. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z In his more than a score of years as custodian of the sanctuary there, Maurice Broun has observed and actually tabulated more hawks and eagles than any other American. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z He repeatedly found that the observed planetary motions could not be explained in this way, and repeatedly tried again. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z With her father’s words to buoy her, Katherine Goble observed the manifestations of segregation at Langley, decried the injustice they represented, yet did not feel their weight on her own shoulders. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z But Ben had been correct when he observed that Bull had thickened over the last years. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Parents observed their children and decided when the time had come. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z In humans the same is observed for children raised without physical affection—usually in institutions—where they are clearly in great pain. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z We saw them surrounded, and observed as they begged and importuned; we saw them towed to the island and dragged ashore, the mob awaiting them, engorged with victory, armed with brickbats and bayonets. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “I make mention in the following of nothing that I have not observed with my own eyes,” he declared. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “In the meanwhile,” he observed rather elliptically, “the voice of the nation will perhaps be heard.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Her large, black-brown eyes observed the forest, the cascading stream, a town tucked into a steep valley, and rolling mountains as far as she could see. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z They had children undertake tests of physical ability, like chin-ups or broad jumps, and secretly observed them to see whether they cheated in reporting how well they did. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I see that things have changed,” he observed, and Kaede flushed so deeply she couldn’t look at him. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Morrie observed that most of the patients there had been rejected and ignored in their lives, made to feel that they didn’t exist. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z But the second problem, Herschel thought, was more tractable: Once life had been created, what process generated the observed diversity of the natural world? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Only in that way would it be possible to obtain a structure regular enough to give the crystalline diffraction patterns observed by Maurice and Rosy. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z “Being therefore to receive exactly what she is to pay,” he observed triumphantly, “she will neither win nor lose by the measure.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “Notice the dent,” she observed with a chuckle. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z They observed how timbre is recognized at the mammalian primary auditory cortex to predict human sound source recognition. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Their sightless glass eyes made Penelope feel intensely observed, and the whole room gave her a sad and queasy sensation in her tummy. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z He watched people put down bags casually, observed wallets stuffed into back pockets, saw purses put down, unwatched, under chairs. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Chastened, they sailed on, but en route word reached them that Sumatra had fallen to the French and so they observed the transit inconclusively from the Cape of Good Hope. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “There was no regret,” observed the Chicago Tribune, “rather a feeling of pleasure that the elements and not the wrecker should wipe out the spectacle of the Columbian season.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “The days of the small Bureau were over,” Hoover’s biographer Curt Gentry observed. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z For a new prince is far more closely observed in his actions than is a hereditary prince. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z “Aunt March is a regular samphire, is she not?” observed Amy, tasting her mixture critically. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, I observed to him that as you were unused to company, I did not think you would like appearing before so gay a party—all strangers; and he replied, in his quick way—‘Nonsense! Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Above the walls I observed spires—some with crosses—from which hung a host of multicolored pennants tossed and turned by breezes. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z This red shift, observed in the spectral lines of distant galaxies and interpreted as a Doppler effect, is the key to cosmology. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z This has been observed not only in the United States but in the far northern parts of Sweden and Finland, where the diet is ordinarily deficient in vitamins. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z That rate is much higher than observed for hunter-gatherer populations but is easily attained by farmers: Kenya’s population is now growing at 4.5 percent per year. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The Indentured Servant Protection Agency also used it to monitor and record my daily activities, to ensure that my human rights were being observed. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z As all this unfolded, busybody that I am, I kept tabs, eavesdropped, observed. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The psychologist Walter Mischel argues that the human mind has a kind of “reducing valve” that “creates and maintains the perception of continuity even in the face of perpetual observed changes in actual behavior.” The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z For his part, Atawallpa observed the power of Inka gold and silver to cloud European minds.* 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “It might be good to hear a sensible person talk for a change,” Uncle observed, and stood up. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no pork served in the dining room, and from Friday sundown to Saturday sundown, the devout observed a sabbatical decorum. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “And wearing a king’s ransom on your back as well,” she observed. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z And they did: “My friends inform me that Mr. A. speaks of me with great friendship,” Jefferson observed, “and with satisfaction in the prospect of administering the government in concurrence with me.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Moreover, as Lac had observed frequently since she had been transferred to his unit, she was gorgeous. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He smiled, placid, as he observed some art student doing a live demonstration of pottery. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “Then you believe him when he says I never eat. You are a scientist, Dr. Lanning. Think of the logic required. I have not been observed to eat, therefore, I never eat Q.E.D. After all!” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z “I’ve got the key to my castle in the air, but whether I can unlock the door remains to be seen,” observed Jo mysteriously. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z The theory then turns an observed rough correlation in time into a postulated chain of cause and effect. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Many people have observed that adolescents tend to be more reckless, impulsive, and vulnerable to peer pressure than adults. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Those include confounding effects of natural variation in additional variables besides the one of interest, as well as problems in inferring chains of causation from observed correlations between variables. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z We observed good field discipline, not talking, keeping to the shadows and joining in with the darkness. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Nhamo observed Dr. van Heerden as he picked up dead flies with a pair of tweezers and put them into bottles. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The telescope, for instance, had given scientists the ability to find moons and stars that had never been observed before. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The Indians “died in heapes as they lay in their houses,” the merchant Thomas Morton observed. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “With enough determination, any bloody idiot can get up this hill,” Hall observed. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Many suffered from one illness or another, Farmer observed, and Lafontant confirmed that there was little or no medicine for them. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z No one had bothered about them then—and if they were observed it was the big Greek on whom attention was focused. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Mother pulled my arms back until my shoulder blades touched, the proper posture for a lady. observed Grandfather as we departed. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She put down her broom and observed one cloud passing behind another. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z I knew I probably shouldn’t ask him anything about my father, considering the row I’d observed between them, but I couldn’t resist. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Later, he was observed at a nearby Howard Johnson’s restaurant, having dinner. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Darting unseen from camp to camp, I observed a change come over their drunken boasts. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z As he came closer Fremantle observed with alarm that the man was spotlessly groomed; even his mustache was waxed, the ends slim and sharp like wiggly rapiers. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Anthropologists formerly idealized band and tribal societies as gentle and nonviolent, because visiting anthropologists observed no murder in a band of 25 people in the course of a three-year study. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “So they wouldn’t have much,” I observed, “even if they—” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z He could sit in perfect stillness while he observed an animal. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Real gravitons make up what classical physicists would call gravitational waves, which are very weak—and so difficult to detect that they have not yet been observed. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Even then, the forest was so dangerous that hunters observed a sacred ritual before their outings. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z I hunched upon the mud and observed that the transports did not appear like to come for us, the water erupting so frequently with the plumes of detonation. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “The credit given to Mr. Adams for a spirit of conciliation towards France is wonderful,” Madison observed caustically, meaning that it was wholly undeserved. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z |
| 随便看 |
英语例句辞典收录了117811条英语例句在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词及词组的例句翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。