| 单词 | owner |
| 例句 | The owner, Mr. Sutton, strolls over and introduces himself to me and grabs our coats. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z He once vanished without a trace a few days before the Preakness Stakes, throwing the entire Maryland racing community, including an owner who wanted him to ride one of the race favorites, into an uproar. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I am hoping the owner changes his mind by the end of summer. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The owner had already departed for the train station, bound for Philadelphia. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew each store owner and vendor I passed. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Control of the railroads is not returned to their owners until two years later. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z The mill owner changed my birthday on a piece of paper. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Someday, she was going to cost Eastern Shore plantation owners a huge amount of money by guiding three hundred of their runaway slaves to freedom. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z In fact, their numbers were so great in some areas that theater owners had to relax rules segregating black patrons and restricting them to certain areas of the theater. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Since the owner’s house was burned and the owner ostensibly burned with it, the employees of the tannery, out of respect, did not go to work. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z They swiftly returned it to its owner, but in that instant, Tendai saw a human face. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “The Story Box is just sitting there, waiting for its next owner to pick it up.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The Peri-Urban Police therefore regularly raided them, arrested the owners and confiscated all kinds of hooch. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Another owner “could do so much with it.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z In light of Rose’s statement to Morrison and the fact that the rooming house owner had confirmed Rose and Joe’s alibi, the Kaw Indian’s statement that Rose had confessed to her seemed puzzling. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z My mom took the flute, and the other business owners watched carefully. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z She spat at him when he fastened her chains, and once again when they reached her owner’s mansion. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The Lithuanians’ fearless union leader, John Kikulski, pointed a finger at the packinghouse owners. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z But she didn’t care what another owner could or couldn’t do. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Seventy-two percent of Colorado voters had approved an eight-hour workday, but the mine owners ignored them and paid Pinkerton detectives to incite violence and blame it on the strikers. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z Technically, it had no owner, which meant that I could claim it for my own. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z I was almost asleep when the owner of the shop opened the door and kicked at me, telling me to shove off or he’d call the guard. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Children in colorful T-shirts and shorts kick soccer balls on sidewalks with their bare feet, ignoring the grunts and screams of the food cart owners. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Like Olympic medals and tennis trophies, all they signified was that the owner had done something of no benefit to anyone more capably than everyone else. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z She introduces us to the restaurant owners, then leads us to her section. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “I am one of the owners. What can I do for you?” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Bobby Joe Spencer, white, an effeminate youth, had confessed to murdering an elderly Kansas City woman, the owner of a rooming house where he lived. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z They had just finished when the owner of the hotel came over to their table. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z The room was quiet as the owner drew close and solemnly shook the man’s hand. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z When driven with his mates to the new owners’ camp, Buck saw a slipshod and slovenly affair, tent half stretched, dishes unwashed, everything in disorder; also, he saw a woman. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z Judging by its extraordinary size, I had a suspicion the owner was just as extraordinary. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z In those days, working in the mines was almost as much of a rite of passage as circumcision school, a myth that helped the mine- owners more than it helped my people. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Once a day, its owner could write any avatar’s name on its surface, and the tablet would display that avatar’s location at that exact moment. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “I will show you how to clean it, and when you return it, the owner will thank you,” he says. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z No one had any doubt that it was not the animals but their owners who were benefiting from the law. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z “Congratulations, Tom. You are now the proud owner of three hundred twenty Montana acres. Good luck.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z His new friend pushed the owner aside, and pulled the boy outside with him. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He was currently the proud owner of a 1988 Nissan Sentra he would one day use to run over my foot. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z No one could get to it without permission from the owner. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z “Well, I’d still have to get the owner’s approval,” Carlos says. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z The club flew suddenly out of the troll’s hand, rose high, high up into the air, turned slowly over — and dropped, with a sickening crack, onto its owner’s head. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “The owner, Harold Tuttle himself, called here today. He said he saw you and your Legos on the news last night.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Men in khaki work clothes will pry loose the slats of Reba’s Grill, where the owner cooked in her hat because she couldn’t remember the ingredients without it. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Some absentee owners are merely letting him live on their land here, in another little trailer he stays in. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z "My grandson needs some new outfits," she tells the store owner. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Land went from being accessible to all to being private property where no one could go without permission from the owners. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Show her the video where the dog's owner dresses like Gumby, I write finally. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z The owner—a fat man in a Mets cap—shrieked, stooped partway to the floor in consternation, then sprang up, cursing, as if to grab the retreating Henry by the collar. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z In my era at Truman, many graduates did go on to achieve high levels of success—they became doctors, lawyers, college professors, engineers, business owners, high-ranking military officers. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z More commonly, owners will arrange to be home when we come so they can check up on us while we work. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “What about the Commies? When will they come here?” one of the shop owners asked. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “That’s what he said the store owner told him. He didn’t see it himself.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z As best anyone could tell, the owner also was a forgiving soul. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z "Such sweet balance. You want to find the owner, is that the reason for this visit? You have no need of Ser Aron for that, my lady. You should have come to me." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z "Just so you know: We're gun owners, so don't bring no drama when you come." Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z White restaurant owners followed up with the knockout punch of firing black men and replacing them with white women. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z For instance, we knew the owner, Miss Lilian Willis, had been dead for about ten years. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Its seedy appearance advertised to the whole world that its owner was close to bankruptcy. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z In the play, the invaders pose as hook-nosed department-store owners, crooked jewelers, dishonorable bankers; they sell glittering trash; they drive established village businessmen out of work. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Is it best to let owners set rules, which is likely to give all of us cheaper coal, or to have the government set standards, which is more likely to protect workers and the environment? Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Others in the community—including prominent settlers like Hale and Mathis, the Big Hill Trading Company owner—took a keen interest in the auctions. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The owner of the house, Mr. Gitney, or as he styled himself, 03-01, had a large head and little hair and a dollop of a nose. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z It reminds me of the abandoned new houses in Port-au-Prince, where the owner had enough money to build them but not enough money to put in windows and doors. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z By the time the owner’s representatives arrived to lay claim to what remained, much damage had been done. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Some owners leave out rolls of coins or even stacks of loose bills, perhaps with a video camera trained on them to catch some light-fingered or especially hungry maid in the act. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The owners were asking for tips on how to get it out. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I didn’t just want that cashmere vest back; I felt guilty for the cashmere vest, that it had been run through the muck and cast off by its owner. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Lingering sweat from the owner’s feet mingled with hers, causing her heart to race; it was the closest thing she had ever experienced to the touch of a man. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Sometime after the dinner, Howard contacted the filly’s owner and offered an exorbitant sum for her. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z In early March 2005, just after Heidi’s third birthday, he quit his job at the Queens diner after yet another heated argument with the owner. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Ishmael’s father—owner, publisher, editor, chief reporter, photographer, and printer of the San Piedro Review—had a special interest in these proceedings. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The newspaper vendor was talking with the owner of the cafe. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z The owner had been principal of the community secondary school down the road. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The new owner, a Nazi, needed a safe opened. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z He saw the Blue Monkey and his owner disappear into the shadows. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z What if she was the former owner of the house, or maybe she was married to the man in the painting downstairs? The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z All he finds in the glove compartment is the registration and the owner’s manual. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She told me the owner’s name was Donovan Circuit, but when I found an old picture of Carl online for her to look at, she gasped.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Powerful currents of distrust collided as immigrants and blacks sold each other out and business owners did their best to capitalize on the divisions. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z As the slave owners’ enforcers, the patrollers were the law: white, crooked, and merciless. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z To his annoyance he saw that the previous owner had scribbled all over the pages, so that the margins were as black as the printed portions. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Scraping the previous owner’s name off was hardly worth the trouble since he couldn’t scrape it from anybody’s mind. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z When the original owner wore it, black Americans could not vote because they were black. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The owner hunched in his chair, pretending not to notice. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The result was that Pete once said he’d “swing by sometime,” once explained that his boss, the owner, had some months ago done a bit of work on the roof. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The owner called it the World’s Fair Hotel. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z A gas station near the freeway gets looted, and the owner, this Indian man, staggers around bloody, saying he didn’t have anything to do with Khalil’s death. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z The more things these hands could do, the more successful their owners were, so evolutionary pressure brought about an increasing concentration of nerves and finely tuned muscles in the palms and fingers. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The owner of a gas station in War, I could tell he was used to Mrs. Plunk doing most of the talking. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z A plantation owner who lived openly with a slave woman would have been socially ostracized, and any offspring from the union of black and white would have been left in slavery. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z One owner hired a full-time nurse to care for workers and their families. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z From the beginning, it became obvious that what would become known as the Great Steel Strike of 1919 was much more than simply a labor dispute between workers and owners. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z “The owner of the Afghan restaurant near here donates meals to welcome new families. Let’s go there,” Salma Auntie agrees. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z One by one they gave their lunch money to the store owner, whom they called “Mr. P.” In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z We visited The Mystery this morning and Dad hit it off with the owner, Melanie—I mean really hit it off. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z To Jethro’s surprise he felt his brother’s large rough hand close over his own with a heavy pressure, as if somehow the owner of that hand felt a desperate need to clutch at something. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z He allowed himself to be pulled behind a wall, while the owner followed with a hangdog look. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Mathis, the Big Hill Trading Company owner and the guardian of Anna Brown and her mother, was a member of the inquest into Brown’s murder that failed to turn up the bullet. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Now Geyer and Cuddy began searching the records of real estate agencies and contacting the owners of rental homes, but Toronto was far larger than any other city Geyer had searched. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Bo blows bubbles into the Silly Putty and uses it to strip the ink from his owner’s manual while I weigh the Slinky, letting it slide back and forth in my hands, like Jake. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Francesca was also the owner of Lewis and Clark, my intrepid visitors. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “I wish I could, but it’s up to the owner. And those upgrades cost money.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Do the owners have any idea of the misery that goes into rendering their homes motel-perfect? Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He told the owner that his son was going to college in the fall. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Shop owners scream at him, What are ye doing? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z One day one of my father’s subjects lodged a complaint against him involving an ox that had strayed from its owner. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I think it’s true that dog owners can resemble their pets, like a guy with shaggy hair and a droopy face might have a dog with shaggy fur and a droopy face. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z The owner of the house in Mooers Forks where he boarded, D. S. Hays, noticed Mudgett often displayed large sums of cash. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Soon patrolmen under the command of Captain Horace Elliott began making regular walks past the store, where in accord with custom they stopped to chat with the young and personable owner. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Phones were raised up high, too, poking up above the crowd, their owners desperate to get a good shot. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The artifact still hadn’t been detonated, so its new owner still had it sitting around somewhere, waiting for the right time to use it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z By the time it was over, the owner of the White Sox was fully convinced that his players had thrown the series. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z The owner of an Indianapolis repair shop testified that Holmes had come into his shop on October 3, 1894, with two cases of surgical instruments and asked to have them sharpened. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Uhmma said it is my job to make sure the blanket always covers the cushions so no one will see the burn holes the old owner made. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z It had sat on the market a long time, and a story had been going around town that the previous owner had hanged himself in the basement. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They organized peasants into fighting cadres, seized land, expelled the owners and established People’s Courts to try Class Enemies. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Thanks. I’d love to know—I didn’t think the first owner would still be alive.” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z In one week he was the bemused owner of a cone five hundred feet high. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z This amount of property value has a vast influence on the minds of its owners, very naturally. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Fwooper owners require licences, as the creatures must be handled responsibly. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z At the third Korean restaurant he walked into, the owner offered him a job. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z “There are houses I’ve driven by for years, and I didn’t know they had panic rooms until the owners listed the house to sell.” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The owner of Lord Faro’s Belly would risk dragons, but not Dothraki. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “That wouldn’t be your fault. The owners should have built a stronger roof.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Their owners, such as J. P. Morgan and Andrew Carnegie, wore diamonds, while their workers wore rags. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z Like their owner — her reflection in the window was spindly and stiff, separated just this way, by a pane of glass, from some more vibrant world. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Worse, an owner who happened to be passing by saw the horse working and pulled out his stopwatch. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z My blinding ambition, you see, my dream of dreams, was to become one day the owner of a White Mouse Circus. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Caleb, the owner of the Drift, possessed a notoriously sour disposition; Sam had a reputation as the barkeep who enjoyed conversation. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z We hadn’t been worried about the new property owners seeing us because their new house was out of sight, up the hill beyond their new, three-car garage. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z He was very cooperative, and soon the police recovered three fully articulated skeletons from their owners. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The owner of the place came out to open the door in person. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Francie planned to pick it up and hand it to the owner saying coolly, “Do you mind? I have to get something out of my desk.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z We found her pigging out at an overturned hot dog stand while the owner was curled up on the sidewalk, sucking his thumb. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z When the beagle’s owner returned, I went back inside. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Granddaddy had read about it in the Austin papers and had bought it from an estate sale, the bird having outlived its previous owner. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Harry looked up at the owner of the hand on his shoulder and felt a bucketful of ice cascade into his stomach — he had walked right into Cornelius Fudge, the Minister of Magic himself. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z George Ticknor Curtis, the United States Commissioner, who presided at the hearing, decided that Sims, who was a fugitive slave, must be returned to his owner in Georgia. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Plantation owners were suddenly destitute, and state governments, shackled by war debt, were penniless. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Company owners seemed to be on the lookout for a chance to challenge and ultimately break the garment workers’ union. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z If the store owners thought our money was good enough to take for purchasing their products, then certainly our people were good enough to hire. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The Zeitouns were a high-achieving clan, full of doctors and school principals and generals and business owners, all of them with a passion for the sea. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The shop’s owner was the tall and white-haired John Graham Bell, who always wore a formal black frock coat. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z I loved that dog, even if he had a moron for an owner. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Bernabe likened the painted cattleguard to the sort of stickers—“Protected by Acme Burglar Alarm System”—store owners who could not afford burglar alarm systems put on prominent display in their business windows. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Valentine didn’t make a habit of visiting slavers in those days, but he’d gone in on a shipment of feed with Gloria’s owner. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The other nights the boarders had to stay elsewhere because of an after-hours club the owners ran on the weekends. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Such remarks infuriated Helmut, and he would rail at the restaurant owners and call them bigots. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Others found themselves at the mercy of Nazi officials, farm owners, and farm superintendents. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Others attacked the Jewish shop owners, punching and clubbing them senseless. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z And it was because of this that nearly all hog owners usually left four or five old barrows, or “bar’ hogs,” as we called them, to run with each bunch of sows. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Striking was the only way workers could try to influence the mine owners, but Fannie knew that the miners would not stay on strike if their children were hungry. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z The owner of the voice came backing out of the undergrowth so that twigs scratched on a greasy wind-breaker. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z As an expert machinist he was sought after by many factory owners in the area. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z “It’s our policy. Sadly, sometimes owners don’t return for their pets.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z A plantation owner was a kind of god or king, ruling over his empire of sugar. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z A trucker requires many more thousands of miles of good service than a passenger-car owner. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The counter is crowded with tired and hungry men, and they all look at me as I look at the store owner. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The owner of the aforementioned establishment liked the idea a great deal, but, he said, “Maxx is gonna love that. But no nudity. Not in front of the kids.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z “We can change lives. We can make a huge difference for the animals and their future owners and the whole town.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Monroe County had been developed by plantation owners in the nineteenth century for the production of cotton. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Thus the owners of immovable property find themselves supporting swarms of guests, and they are getting pretty angry about it. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “I hate her because she is always bumping into my boat,” continued the man, “and because her owner is a lazy boy who doesn’t understand sailing and who hardly knows a squall from a squid.” Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z She don’t flash it ’round or nothing, but folks say anyone that can buy fifty acres without no loan must be rich as a slave owner! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Each of them is carried under the arm of its owner. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Most people who are not dog owners, and even many who are, do not care very much for a tongue bath. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z Emily trailed her fingers along the varied book spines and thought about young Garrison Griswold, freshly moved to San Francisco, and how this bookstore and its owner had been an inspiration to him. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The master of the Dolphin berated them for wasting his time, and the owner of the Seventh Son accused them of being pirates. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “May I meet the owner of this place?” Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z He opened the door of the former restaurant — maybe he had taken control of the space after the previous owner was killed — and stood there for a while, chatting with the soldiers who passed. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Stuart decided that he needed advice on such an important matter, so he started uptown to find his friend Dr. Carey, the surgeon-dentist, owner of the schooner Wasp. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z The crowd erupted, and everyone from shop owners to warriors had their hands up, ready to fight. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The owner of the houses—and, therefore, technically, of me—was the one who’d called the police. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I am vacuuming the home of a retired couple and happen to look into a room I’ve completed, where I see the female owner’s enormous purple-encased butt staring up at me from the floor. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The air was thick with the cries of the stall owners promising the juiciest fish, the freshest fish, and fish fit for the King himself. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z At his high school graduation a year earlier, a classmate, a son of Emco’s owner, had approached him with a vague job offer. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He made his way to Philadelphia, where he hoped to situate himself in a drugstore and eventually to become a partner or owner. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Among its regional leaders were five former Confederate generals; its staunchest supporters were the plantation owners for whom Reconstruction posed an economic and political nightmare. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z The owner settled back into town to await the hundred- grander impost announcement. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Next, Booth visited a boardinghouse on H Street, a few blocks from Ford’s Theatre, to pay what looked like an innocent social call on the owner. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The owner lured Roux away with a shriveled pig’s ear, which is apparently a canine delicacy? From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The payments, even if high and festooned with interest, are no worse than renting an apartment and fighting the owner for heat. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z They knew important people, the Richardsons: the mayor, the director of the Cleveland Clinic, the owner of the Indians. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z If your performance impressed the audience and the owners enough, you were given a token: a tiny set of silver pipes that could be mounted on a pin or necklace. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Tendai struggled with the monkey, but the owner threw his arm around Tendai’s throat and plastered a rag to his face, too. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He figured he’d merely abandon it somewhere so that the owner, whoever he was, would have to chase around the school looking for it. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The only way to fight sugar masters, it seemed, was for the workers to be harder, tougher, and more willing to accept bloodshed than the owners. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z “The owners of this house left because it was not safe for them. Then it is not safe for us. We need our parents.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Harry had been staring down the packed Gryffindor table, wondering if the new owner of Riddle’s diary was right in front of his eyes. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Survival was such a habit with him that he put away his cleaver, moved down the block, this time to a building under siege by its owner’s ex-wife. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “Only hours old and already the owner of books.” The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She thought she could raise him up, help him make good on his potential, not merely as a mechanic but as the owner of his own workshop. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z If the owner of that voice stayed where he was, there was a chance he wouldn’t see her and would eventually go away. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Its owner was sprawled unconscious in the sleeping loft above, but the women were all up, moving about and serving. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It was peopled by letter carriers, firemen and those store owners who were affluent enough not to have to live in the rooms in back of the store. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The new owners are moving into the mini-mansion across the street today. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Once the ship arrived in Surinam, the slaves were sold at auction to plantation owners. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The building had once been a private house, but the new owner had divided it in half to make a two-room apartment in the back and a bar facing the street. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z He claimed he’d left the key at home and the new owner asked no further questions. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z While sitting there, he caught sight of an old friend from his Tijuana days, owner Bert Blume, and the two began talking. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z They’re tucked neatly under the bed, as if waiting for their owner to slip them on again. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z Hunts were usually initiated by one man, the mwini chisokole, or owner of the hunt, who called together all the willing men from the surrounding villages. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z Inside each shoe was a little paper package addressed to its owner. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The owner’s name was written on the lid in greasepaint. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Private security guards warned business owners of the danger to their property, urging them to get downtown to their stores and offices as quickly as possible, but the mob was not stopped until ten a.m. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Another owner expired from dropsy, whereupon his widow held an estate sale to fund a return to her native Europe, where it was clean. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Mr. Patrini, the owner, told us that the house was seventy years old. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Only when he got up and left, the restaurant owner came running after him down the street, all mad at Grayson for skipping out. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z But only if Carlos and the building owner agree to it. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Car owners were asked to lend their vehicles to the MIA car pool so that other people could drive them around town. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z The camera owner—a burly man twice the size and height of the one chasing Emily and James—steadied his tripod with one hand and grabbed the pursuer with his other. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z And why would the rich coal mine owners work the miners so hard they died young with their lungs hardened up with coal dust? Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I says to myself, ‘If I ain’t a gentleman, nor yet ain’t got no learning, I’m the owner of such. All on you owns stock and land; which on you owns a brought-up London gentleman?’ Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z The current owner of the cleaners, Rick Blair, was questioned but considered an unlikely suspect. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The owner is old and dignified, and I’m quite sure it isn’t him I’m here to see. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Suddenly the doorbell rang and Aunt Jody admitted the next-door neighbor, the owner of the house in which we lived and its former occupant. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though Baba was a manager at the gas station, the owner hadn’t offered him health insurance, and Baba, in his recklessness, hadn’t insisted. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z My uniform has obviously known some previous owners. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Caggo Corpsekiller the men were calling him now, though not to his face; he was quick to anger, and that curved black sword of his was as nasty as its owner. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Howard yelled across the paddock to the horse’s owner, “This is your last chance to be in front!” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The owner of the place told agents that Bryan and Anna had been drinking there until about 1:00 a.m. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z When I said yes, he called the owners down from their apartment upstairs. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Jackson won programs to educate newly arrived workers, selling the idea as a good way for business owners to win black allegiance. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Overnight Aureliano Segundo became the owner of land and livestock and he barely had time to enlarge his overflowing barns and pigpens. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “Maybe a dog whose owner died in the Tap-Out, and needs a family like ours.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z His parents, local store owners in Dearborn, Michigan, mourn him now as the hundred and twenty-fifth victim of the suicide attack. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z If you want a down payment on a store, bring the owner of the store you work in now. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “But, like I said before, I’m not sure the owner would want to pay to fix it up.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Papa had told her that cats were not like dogs in that they did not get their hearts broken when their owners left. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z This blatant disregard of the law outraged the packinghouse owners; future cases were removed to the court of another community where the law was better upheld. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Budgie’s owners had been confident that Apartment Search would find me a place. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The Memory Charm may be performed by the owner of the beast in question, but in severe cases of Muggle notice, a team of trained Obliviators may be sent in by the Ministry of Magic. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I was glad he was our bodega owner and not the guy who worked at the one on 62nd Street. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z Everyone in the village said he was a master of his craft, and his kites were often treasured by their owners like family heirlooms. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “I hired a fast powerboat. I guess the owner’s still around; he said he’s going to try and pick up some work in Oxford.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Once the property was seized, the owner had no right of counsel, and the burden was placed on him to prove the property’s “innocence.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z After a while, she worked up the nerve to ask the elderly owner of a horse-drawn gari if he knew where Jalil, the cinema’s owner, lived. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z The Islands have a long and complex cultural history, but are most known for their rich African-American heritage as white plantation owners left the islands in the 19th century leaving their slaves behind. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z In the end, I decided to grab a big bag of Utz Red Hot chips and handed Manny, the owner, four quarters. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z You move around the board and ask yes-or-no questions, and the first pair of pants to be reunited with its owner wins. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The owner, publisher, and editor in chief was Mike Armstrong. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z We waited in the car while my parents went to talk to the owner. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Finally, they located an old broken-down pirate taxi whose owner charged them four times the going rate. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Burson, the owner and proprietor of Riverbank Books, had always reminded Dill of a shambling, humanoid badger. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Every night the owners of those businesses go home with that black community’s money, which helps the ghetto to stay poor. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z It was an old Anglican private school, established for the daughters of English clergy, property owners, and overseers. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The owners’ access to strikebreakers was knocking the unions’ teeth out. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z This assertion generated immediate merriment among the restaurant owners and far finishers assembled in our living room. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The dogs sniffed the air, looking for their owners. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “We’re trying to figure out why no one ever sees the owner. We think he might have even been...” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z On the night after Woolf won a top stakes race, the owner of the winning horse called to invite him to a postrace soiree with the moneyed set. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Not long after moving in, I found out from the real estate agent that my boss is the owner. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Chaos continued to rule in our country when, two days later, nightclub owner Jack Ruby shot and killed Oswald as police led him through the basement of the Dallas jail. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes the owners or managers would feed him or give him a bit of money. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z A few days into my career at Wal-Mart, I return home to the Clearview to find the door to my room open and the motel owner waiting outside. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It was lucky that the owners of the two farms which adjoined Animal Farm were on permanently bad terms. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z The owners, old friends of Manolo’s parents, were allowing us to keep our things there until the day they should find a new tenant. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The mestizo business owners in town must realize that indigenas are important to our town’s economy. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The estate was being administered by Scott Mathis, the Big Hill Trading Company owner, who had long managed the financial affairs of Anna and Lizzie as a guardian. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The boys went straight to their boarding school, while Nana and the other employees readied the big house on the corner for the arrival of the owners. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Their leashes are stretched taut, and they turn their heads to see what's holding their owner back. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He approached Riddle as he approached the marketplace, tailoring the proposal to the owner’s desires. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z By 1866, the mill owners had learned how to break down cornstarch into a kind of sugar called glucose. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z The owner glared at me when I walked in. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z However, his owner is a very nice person, and when Graziella explained my concern, he agreed to get a companion for his dog—this time another dog. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z So the owner of Shadbush County Farm Equipment lets us use his empty warehouse for paper chain storage. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z And then all at once he remembered that the owner of the cat had zipped off to work. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z By the time the slave owner had resumed his search, Harriet had made her way safely to freedom. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z “They are now,” said the owner, “but you can hardly kill off the ones already made.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Doha recognized the speaker as one of the shop owners from the marketplace. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z And they were not believed; the owner of the store was being brought there to make the identification. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z He didn’t fight at all; I wondered if he was simply exhausted, or if his previous owner had been brutal enough that he didn’t dare protest. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Tommy was friends with the owner’s son and went to play with him in the back while Liz and I sat down to drink our sodas. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z It was mainly the wealthier Europeans who became land barons, plantation owners, and successful businessmen in the colonies. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z “It was disgusting. My brothers thought it was hilarious and took a bunch of pictures to send to their friends. But seriously, how did the owner not know teeth were there?” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z The rarest such items were artifacts, superpowerful magic items that gave their owners incredible abilities. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “And as owners of this house, couldn’t you let me stay?” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “No, because the owner got asthma,” the waitress said. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Each house consisted of two compartments, and each family at Lebrun’s possessed a compartment for itself, fitted out with all the essential paraphernalia of the bath and whatever other conveniences the owners might desire. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z He is the rightful owner of the space but was persuaded to let me hang out for an hour or two for a price of my one dollar. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Today, both business owners and the public are far more aware of the necessity of protecting the worker. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z “He—he’s not free to marry. There’s a wife ... in Concord. She wouldn’t come to live here in a factory town. Though her father is one of the owners.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z They say since the store owners don’t want to hire us or sell our products in their stores, we shouldn’t spend our money there. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry, but the original owner of that photograph wished to remain anonymous. For personal reasons. I’m not at liberty to give the seller’s name.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Missouri, back east, Georgia—it would be weeks before they delivered the man to his owner. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “I was sent to meet a train that’s due in. I thought I would make use of the valuable time and perhaps reunite some precious items with their owners.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Vanderbilt thought he could talk Riddle out of his boycott, but just as he was about to contact the owner, Riddle seemed to back out of his offer altogether. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Among them are the owners of the papaya orchard I visited, who have happily grown crops on their terra preta for two decades. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He also liked the owner, an intelligent, vivacious Thai woman named Sonja, and insisted that only she wait on him. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z His owner grew bored and sold the boy south. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I imagine the new owners of our house hitting that crack on trash day, their cans tipping and their garbage going everywhere. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z But instead of answering me, the store owner turned away and left me standing there. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z In one of my few exchanges with an owner, a pert muscular woman whose desk reveals that she works part-time as a personal trainer, I am vacuuming and she notices the sweat. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I kind of inherited her when her previous owner died. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I looked around, confused, as I tried to locate the owner of that voice. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Howard’s friend George Giannini, owner of a string of fine racehorses, thought he knew where Howard belonged. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Slave owners fought back, arguing that owners should be able to list their slaves as property when they arrived in France and take them with them when they left. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Kyle noticed that Mr. Peckleman, the motel owner, was in the crowd clustered at the remaining tables on the first floor. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z “Which is that the possessor of the wand must capture it from its previous owner, if he is to be truly master of it,” said Xenophilius. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Which you never answered, by the way, even though something was obviously wrong. You were frowning all through class, and not even at Mikayla. Does my owner wear glasses?” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z If all the workers stuck together and didn’t give in, the factory had to shut down, and the company owners lost money. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z I told him that the pound kept dogs for three days so that their owners could come and claim them and that after that they did with them as they saw fit. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z The owner shook his head but pushed the throttle forward a notch. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The owner, a nice man about Poppy's age, brought them steaming bowls of aromatic lentil soup, saying once they tasted it, they would keep coming back for more. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Gerry then presented his own personal estimate of the revenue required to compensate the slave owners for purchasing their slaves at current market value and came up with the figure of $10 million. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Because I had always noticed this house, I found it remarkable when, through the recommendation of a casual acquaintance, the new owner hired me to work three days a week as her personal assistant. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Harris Sinclair, owner of the island, declined any formal investigation of the fire’s origin. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z On charts and lists, he recorded their names, their owners, their bearings, and their radio signals. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Only for special occasions is this kerchief-protected conk exposed— to show off how “sharp” and “hip” its owner is. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Pollard begged Howard for the mount, and the owner relented. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Nothing like this has ever happened in our town before,” added George Rowley, owner of Chokecherry Real Estate and president of the local chamber of commerce. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z It had been fifteen years since they had seen an owner, and they had simply assumed that there no longer was one. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Periodically the owners killed the cattle for their hides and tallow and left the meat to the vultures and coyotes. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The owner cleaned some already clean glasses, clinking them together noisily, and clattered crockery on the counter to convey his displeasure to Margaret Kochamma. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, I’ll be; him being the son of a slave owner and all,” Mama said. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z This paid the taxes and satisfied the owner. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’ll tell me as soon as you hear back from the owner?” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z The thatch had been ripped from some, where others stood there was now only a heap of mud with their owners’ possessions studding them in a kind of pitiless decoration. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z One time the factory owner selected my father to attend an advanced course in tool design in the nearby city of Białystok. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Far more useful to me, for understanding the tics, pretensions, and insecurities of the owner class, are books and other print-related artifacts. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The vineyard owners let people come pick their own grapes for a nickel a pound. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Vanderbilt worked on Riddle for a few days to get the owner to rescind his boycott of Pimlico and bring his colt back to meet Seabiscuit. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z But now that it was deprived of the late owner’s dedicated attention, the first threads of decay’s cobweb were being spun. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Erwin’s beneficence, however, did not silence the rising critics of a system that traded informal “favors” for complete submission to the owner’s authority. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “It’s the only way we're going to track down the owner of that book.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Their owners shouted, plying their wares; the customers shouted, bargaining for the best prices. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z At this point the two cars had become exactly what cars are supposed to be; they were extensions of their owners. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Knapp's mother was a veterinarian, the owner and operator of Vet in a Van. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z Locked in a vault for 50 years, the owner of the jewels has decided to sell them. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z In the Philippines aerial spraying for mosquito control has cost pond owners dearly. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z But then she saw the owner of the voice, and froze. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Trying to direct team owners is like herding cats. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z The owner was delighted and said it was the happiest day of his life. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z It had once been a private home, but its owner went off to train as a minister, and when he came back he held services in his living room. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Each time she escaped from her owner and came back to her father. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The camera owner—a burly man twice the size and height of the one chasing Emily and James—steadied his tripod with one hand and grabbed the pursuer with his other. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Shadow wondered if he was the dog’s owner. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The monkey jabbed a toe at its owner. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “But think about it. The food is cheap, right? That means the owners can’t spend lots of money on good, fresh ingredients. What if we’re not even eating real meat?” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The death of Nana, who despite her age was in charge of the big house on the comer when the owners were away, sent the remaining servants into disarray. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The actor feels perfectly at home at Pumphrey’s, for the owner is known to be a Confederate sympathizer. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z They’re pretty busy salting down a new load of herring, but Devlin Murphy, the boss and owner, he gives me the eye and comes over before I can get away. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z If they’re in a hurry the shop owners will give me the chips and a sheet of paper for wrapping. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Again, the Jewish boys in high school were troubling because I could find no point of connection between them and the Jewish pawnbrokers and landlords and grocery-store owners in Harlem. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z Indeed, if you could can sardines with ledgers, the owners would have been very happy. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z A bicycle repairman was the closest thing to an auto mechanic available, and Howard’s shop was conveniently close to the neighborhoods of wealthy car owners. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z According to our instructions, she informs me, every one of them has to be taken down and polished with the owner’s special polish. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “My bicycle went to war one year before its owner,” he said. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Not so long ago H. Wayne Huizenga, the billionaire founder of Blockbuster and owner of the Miami Dolphins, wanted more elbow room and bought a neighboring house for $2.5 million. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z The glass factory prospered, and the owner decided to expand the business by moving it to Kraków, a thriving city about three hundred fifty miles southwest of Narewka. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z But it also boosted their racial pride: the Hillside Inn was the only resort in the Poconos with black owners. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The Blue Monkey spat in the direction of its owner. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z It was then thrown over to the dogs, who apparently hadn’t eaten anything since their owner fled. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He had chipped it into the base of the marble to identify himself as owner, much as brands are burned into the hides of cattle to identify their owners. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z That, too, was short-lived; the owner Walters trained for soon retired from the racing business. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Slaves called their owners Miss, did they not?” she say. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z So it had to be an abandoned movie theater, of course, one that had been closed down and forgotten about by the owner. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Modest, lived in, male, but otherwise no indication of the personality of its owner. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Dell didn't have any photos of his cat, which also struck me as strange because from everything that I'd read, photographing a pet seemed to be where most animal owners found their greatest joy. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “I suspect that you have effectively demolished the small car that someone innocently parked behind this bus. You had better succeed in getting out of this spot before its owner happens along.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “But it doesn’t belong to you. The Fugitive Slave Law says I have a right to return this property to its owner. That’s what I aim to do.” The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Given the power of the mill owners, it is not surprising that unionization efforts were, in the words of one knowledgeable commentator, “mere foam before passing gusts.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Ivy realized the owners of those voices were Drew’s parents. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z When other German factory owners took their profits and fled Kraków, intent on saving their lives and fortunes, Schindler increased his efforts to save his Jews. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Marshall was thirty years old, sentenced to 150 years to life for taking part in a robbery of a Brooklyn bodega in which his partner had killed the owner. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z If someone bought her from her New York owners and brought her South before the Northern laws could free her, she might spend the rest of her life picking cotton. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Patrick O’Brian, owner of the general store, hustled up next, arms laden with jars of thick green pickles and bottles of Pepsi-Cola. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The manpower needs created by the six-year war generated several emancipation schemes whereby slaves would be freed and their owners compensated in return for enlistment for the duration of the conflict. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Mel Willis was the owner of Hippie Queen Honey, and she lived on a shaggy, overgrown patch of berry bushes and brambles and flowers with her hives and with Priscilla. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Immigrants waited it out on the dock until the lumberyard owner showed up, then demanded that he fire the blacks. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He was anti-Union, antiblack, and the owner of up to eleven slaves before Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation had freed them. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Hicks and the other owners hired guards, passed out guns, and sent men to patrol company boundaries. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z The next owner took off the front of the cab and the windshield. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I wonder if he ever found his owners, his family. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z He knew the Special’s conditions would appeal to both owners, as both horses had won at Pimlico at the race’s lXe-mile distance. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Tendai saw a swollen eye and a bandage over one ear: it was the owner of the Blue Monkey. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Soon, the gym owner came over, carrying two sets of worn oversized gloves, and bellowed: “Who among you wants to go first?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Me, Anne Frank, the proud owner of a fountain pen. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Sometimes their owners stay for years in one place, plant gardens, build little walls of cinder blocks, put out awnings and garden furniture. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z And regardless of what the citrus growers do, they are more or less at the mercy of the owners of adjacent acreages, for severe damage has been done by insecticidal drift. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z On the seashore, where her owner’s ship lay, she prayed to Poseidon to save her from slavery and the god heard her prayer. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “The owner don’t want campers. They leave papers around and build fires.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I realized I was already the owner of nine blank postcards featuring photos of loons and lighthouses, but I had the urge to hoard. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z A ragtag group helps her: the owner of a local hotel, a fertilizer salesman, a woman who sells children’s clothing, a hardware store operator. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “It seems that Sirius knew what he was doing. You are the rightful owner of number twelve, Grimmauld Place and of Kreacher.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z In fact, most of the improvements dribbled out by mill owners over the years were really meant to prevent unions from taking hold in the South. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “Around 1921. The owner of the castle where he was buried needed money and put him up for sale. And we bought him.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Restaurant owners and patrons have come out of the restaurants to watch and cheer. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “So, it isn’t necessary to kill the previous owner to take true possession of a wand?” asked Harry. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Of course, the owners held a far more positive view of mill life and of their own role in the world of their making. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Not everyone paid him, but most of his customers did, like the grocery store owner and the bakery. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Since the pigs cannot find food or even find their way around without sniffing, this mutilation makes them completely dependent on their human owners. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The crisscross metal fence around the apartment we rent sags in the middle from the weather, from the weight of too many kids leaning up against it, from the neglect of the owner. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z When the conflict ended, they expected company owners to reward them with better pay, shorter working hours, and safer conditions. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z That was another super-mom moment because after she talked to the new owner, they agreed to special-order the dish—just for me! Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z An enormous voice over the loudspeaker said: “Attention, please! Will the owner of a Pontiac car, license number H-2439, please move your car away from the fireworks shed!” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z The owner of a heating and air-conditioning business, he had a big walrus-y mustache and sleepy eyes that made him look older than his sixty-eight years. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z The owner, Robin Coyle, offered a lower price for people displaced by the storm. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Charles Howard, owner of three erstwhile unsaleable automobiles, was suddenly the richest man in town. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I of course found myself prejudiced in spite of his deficiencies, being his owner, but the dog had one advantage over most dogs. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z On rainy days, the room smelled musty and dank from all the coats hanging in the back, soaking wet from their owners having walked miles in the rain to get there. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “Why, that the three brothers in the story were actually the three Peverell brothers, Antioch, Cadmus, and Ignotus! That they were the original owners of the Hallows!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The dry cleaner’s on the next block over had been held up, the white owner severely beaten. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Why are you doing all this?” mumbled the owner of the shack, a grey-haired old man in a threadbare coat, with deformed legs and a bent back. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Howard had the kind of money to turn the head of any major-league owner, and he could have used it to acquire a ready-made stable of proven runners. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Robbie, my great-aunt, my rigid taskmaster of a piano teacher, passed away in June, bequeathing her house on Euclid to my parents, allowing them to become home owners for the first time. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z This money was divided between the owner of the horse and the rider, and Johnny bought himself spurs, boots, and a fur-lined surtout, all second hand. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Their owners had simply no longer been able to afford fuel for them, so they’d just parked them and walked away. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Its owner had clothed it in a brown burlap rice sack with holes for neck and arms. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It was warm, clean, and, unless I missed my guess, only one owner from new. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z And the owners of them, sullen faced, unrepentant, pushed by the Eyes against the walls of their bedrooms, while the sorrowful voice of the announcer tells us voice-over about their perfidy and ungratefulness. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “All right, then. Let’s go find the owner of that book.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z According to the addition the previous owner had made, however, he ought to add a clockwise stir after every seventh counterclockwise stir. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z It was Lance Devlin, the mine owner’s son, with a couple of his buddies. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Mami and I are walking along the crowded row of new bikes inside the shop while the owner rents some beach cruisers at the register. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Usually I stay for a week maybe, then clean up, like it was an Airbnb, and take off without the owners ever realizing I was there. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The owner of a black baseball team remembered that he “moved four times...seeking desirable living quarters.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z It said that the factories had been closed because the owners were giving all their profits to foreigners and that the churches had been infiltrated by American sympathizers. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Bing wasn’t too happy either; his misadventures as a horse owner were becoming an embarrassment. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The country frightened slave owners; it did not change their views. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Two of the men who were able to walk made it to a nearby farmhouse and convinced the owner to call a doctor. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Dog owners out for a stroll would continuously pass by, pulling on leashes and calling out commands to keep their animals from scurrying under the tables and sniffing the ankles and shoes of the players. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z We’ve known Old Mike, the owner of the store, since we were tall enough to reach the candy shelf. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z He himself had visited Antigua in the West Indies, he had told her, and he was acquainted with some of the plantation owners there. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “Forty thousand,” said Mo. “But at least he didn't kill the owners.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z By “steel barons,” the strikers meant the owners and top executives of the steel companies, many of whom were among the richest men in America. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z “Then it’s settled. I’ll talk to the owner. He’s a friend of mine.” X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The owner of the rooming house—which was one of those seething places that often reeked of sex and moonshine—supported Joe and Rose’s claims. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Throughout 1918, property owners’ associations stepped up their rhetoric to stop the invasion. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Once in a while Papá did some light work for Bonetti, the owner of the ranch, to help pay the rent, but as time passed we fell further and further behind on the monthly payments. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z The tea stall owner was boiling a big kettle of water. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z Before anyone could stop him, Beowulf unbuckled the fancy collar that Reginald wore and pressed it hard against the hand of the dog’s owner. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “It was no longer yours—it belonged to the pawnshop owner.” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z “I’m just taking them down to the Palace to interview Mr. Greenbaum, the big theater owner.” Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z It was meant to flare at its owner’s waist, but the flaring took place at Billy’s armpits. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z It explained that the latest operating system enabled owners to charge their phones by placing them in a microwave oven. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z It was named for its owner, George Boldt, a very rich man who had it built it for his wife. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I knew the water rattling through the pipes when my uncle showered and how the dog in the backyard across from ours barked every morning when its owner let it out. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Artemis returned the tiny volume to its owner. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I hired a Negro youth to come and help me clean up my parents’ house so it would be spotless for the new owners. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z One on one, the lowly worker was no match for the powerful restaurant owner who could fire and replace him in an instant. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The thief wasn’t there, and the owner brought him a cup of tea. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z A horseshoe puckered on Sybil’s neck, ugly and purple—her first owner had raised draft horses. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The owners had advanced a month’s wages to the men, to clear their debts. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He knew enough about Riddle to believe that the old owner would never subject his skittish colt to a five-day rail journey to race in what he viewed as the sport’s minor leagues. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Ernie, the owner, seemed to be expecting me and gestured to the repair bay in the rear of the store. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The owner wanted a dollar and a half and didn’t come down to eighty cents for three days. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z A braying donkey rounded the corner, its owner in tow, causing the family to shrink against the building, trying to disappear into the shadows. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Sometimes an owner forgets we are coming or forgets to leave a key under the mat or changes his or her mind about the service without thinking to notify Ted. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Clarian, the owner, began filling another mug with golden ale while he spoke to the pretty young woman seated across the bar from him. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He is a short, round man, and if he hadn’t said my customers, I would have thought he was a customer himself, not the owner. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z At the coffin store the owner and the colmado-man look at each other in a funny way, but I used to this by now. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t try to explain the store owner to Henry, or otherwise defend him. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Lot sizes were small, and owners usually filled them up with cottages, barns, sheds, and outhouses — all made of fast-burning wood, naturally. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z These first owners lived in poor feudal settlements, and their cattle ranged freely and multiplied. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z A translator explained he was part owner of the hotel as well as a local oligarch who controlled Siberian gas and oil fields. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z He’s alone in the row of seats behind me, with the directions and the minivan’s owner’s manual spread out next to him. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z The dog is big, like a man dressed in a dog suit, and runs the same way its owner does, clumsy and wild and with the limbs flopping all over the place like untied shoes. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z “When the owner appears,” Úrsula said, “God will illuminate him so that he will find it.” One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The man who called himself our owner only let us go to the bathroom at dawn and at night after our work was done. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Certainly the owner never expected a horse and carriage to arrive—the fence gate is wide enough for a stout woman but no more. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z It was called Fyndoro’s Tablet of Finding, and it had unique powers that could give its owner a huge advantage in the hunt for Halliday’s Easter egg. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The farm owner knocked on my door and I invited him in. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z And jogging up with a pair of shovels was Mr. Jamison, the owner of the lumber mill. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The owner of the bag claimed the money before the friend could “make off.” Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I demand that you write letters to all other owners of Vermeer paintings. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z While the man accepts a few sheets of riel from the storefront owner, the boy shovels the garbage onto the cart. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He said, “I look like a boy to you? I’m not here about work. I’m looking for the owner. And if you put another hand on me you’ll be pulling back a bloody stump.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Mr. Fazio, the owner of the laundromat, has just come down the street. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z There was a gray house on the corner whose owners were indifferent to their dog’s feral displays, and a line of cottages where the wives stared out of the windows with flinty expressions. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z It did not seem to me to have the thrust of land that supports itself and its owner. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Mill owner Julian Carr went so far as to implement at his Durham Hosiery Mills a system of “industrial democracy” based on the U.S. federal government. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z As far as he was concerned I did not fit as the owner of that stately house because of the way I looked. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Excuse me, sir,” said Stuart to the man who was turning her, “but are you the owner of the schooner Wasp?” Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z “You can’t do that!” wailed the owner of Bud’s boat, throttling back hard. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The massacre brought criticism to principal owner John D. Rockefeller and highlighted the Colorado miners’ grievances, but little improved for them. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z Come now, they always said, and then you arrived to find two people waiting to get micro braids and still the owner would tell you “Wait, my sister is coming to help.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “We have a few different models to choose from. Our company takes care of the hard part. Then we ship them out and the owners can move right in.” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z “Well, you’ll have to learn these things. I made very discreet inquiries and you would never guess. She is the—well—the owner of a house of ill fame.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Then I saw one of them grab the drugstore owner by the collar. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z He had probably covered an opening and was grabbing a late dinner with the gallery owners at some fancy place on their dime. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z It was only the owners and maybe some of the foremen that could ever make a decent living at the mill. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z At Oh How Cute, a children’s boutique, the owner, Kira Alexander, checks out shoppers’ fingernails. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z I had examined the carts and belongings, evaluating the items and their potential owners to determine if it was safe to enter. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The owner has the key in his pocket and that is where it stays. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Man o’ War became a franchise of sorts for his owner, producing a long string of gifted runners whose winner’s circle visits made Riddle one of the most photographed men in sport. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “So, speaking of dead owners,” Mom said, “what’s going on with your top-secret investigation? Find any more clues about the Cavanaughs?” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Dozens of our animals, which had left the village when their owners had died, joined the wild pack that roamed the island. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “To its owner, it’s just warm. That’s how you can tell the difference between an arcanist and someone who has a knack for finding water or guessing at the weather.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Maybe this would teach the owner—the hard way. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Says owners who don’t “give dogs a bad name.” Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z They dragged the shop owners, bleeding, to the army trucks and shoved them inside. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z No, the first of the treasure trove cases: possession holds good against all comers except the true owner. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The startled owner, hearing the commotion, did what he thought was only appropriate: he took out his gun and shot Price dead. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z At the third service station, the owner took one look at my leg and listened to Dad’s explanation. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z The shop owner had just finished setting up a tidy pyramid of fresh-baked sweets: golden egg-flour cakes, the insides probably stuffed with sweet beans or pineapple jelly. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The packing company owners, the governor’s staff, and the deputy chief of police met to put together a return-to-work plan for the twelve thousand black employees. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Of course the owner would pick a job that took much more than seven hours, so a worker’s day stretched from sunup to sundown. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z The home owners aren’t going to thank us for a job well done, and God knows, people on the street aren’t going to hail us as heroines of proletarian labor. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Whether or not that speed was absolutely necessary, owners insisted on it. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Her owners came to ruin with startling frequency. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z As the opening draws near, apprehensions of small business owners rise, while others welcome the employment opportunities and shopping conveniences a SmartMart promises. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z She must have been the shop owner or at least the head seamstress. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z With those stamps, their owner could make copies much more quickly and neatly than if he or she had written out each of the script’s complicated signs at each appearance. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z To his credit, Baaz Mtombé certainly looked like the owner of a “spectacular” Night Zoo; everything about him seemed larger than life, like a caricature. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z She coquetted and played her owners against one another. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I tracked down the owner of the abandoned house, and once the papers were all signed and it was mine, I arranged for Marcus to help me renovate. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “My boss, the owner of Santa Maria Window Cleaners. I need to ask him.” Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z The previous owner of the ear necklace had been an Indian named Strong. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Caroline is with him behind the glass, scanning the crowd like she considers herself the owner of the school, so these people are all her guests. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z When my mom founded the sanctuary, she finally convinced Anastasia’s owners to let her live there. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z By mid-February the reporters had figured out that when Howard went to the training track Seabiscuit was soon to follow, and they had taken to trailing the owner around. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The store owner had crossed Fazlullah and had helped the army. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She and a couple of her friends would head out to Thirty-second Street Plaza, a popular nightclub where Mary knew the owner. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z But, paradoxically, that gave Haitian slave owners a new home. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z I wormed my way up to the auto-mobile and tugged on Granddaddy’s coat as the owner shouted “Sorry! She’s not for sale!” and climbed out of the machine. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z At last the coffee shop owner himself delivered the up order. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Each of the Big Three meatpacking company owners claimed a large corner of the Yard for his company’s facilities. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Henry Roan was killed on an Osage allotment that hadn’t been sold to whites; moreover, the Osage property owner was under guardianship and considered a ward of the federal government. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z In Haiti when you get hit by a car, the owner of the car gets out and kicks you for getting blood on his bumper. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z “No, but I haven’t lived here very long. I think the previous owner was.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “I suppose the owner wants to sell it. I’m just covering today.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Up above, shop owners had purchased Crimson orbs for their businesses. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z They helped prove that the real owners and managers of the I’m Alone were American smugglers. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z They were cold to the touch, and stank of old metal, but she held on to them, looking up and down the corridor until the owners of the voices emerged from its shadows. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z By the time the Haitian plantation owners and overseers reached New Orleans, abolitionists were pressing to end the African slave trade. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Each boy produced a fat peanut that had been marked with charcoal to show the owner. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Its first owner had planned to study it with care, perhaps to write a refutation or a commentary, for it was bound with alternate blank pages on which notes could be made. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Sometimes he worked the lunch and dinner shift, and by the end of the night he was worn out, especially since he often found himself arguing with the Greek owner. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z He had begun to set a value on heads, shoulders and arms—their owners’ value, even if the owner was a serf. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The lavish, loose-living owner of the Washington Post, McLean was a buddy of both President Harding and the secretary of the interior. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z However, the American worker now faces a much different challenge than that of abuse from greedy owners. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z They quietly occupied the stores, some sitting at tables reading and working on homework assignments, until the owners shut down their establishments in the middle of the afternoon. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z During that time, small groups of women sang and prayed and forced almost three thousand saloon owners to close their doors. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z The gyptian owner of the boat he was traveling on told him that in gyptian lore, extreme weather had its own states of mind, just as calm weather did. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “She’s the owner of the shop, Father,” she whispered, tipping her head in the direction of the woman. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z Its owner, who had a surprising number of bandages on various parts of his body, sat glumly in a chair and smoked a cigarette. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z To work their sugar fields, Dutch and Portuguese plantation owners had first tried to enslave the native Amerindians, but unrest and escape attempts grew so high that the practice was finally outlawed. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The owner of the premises was away on business, Royal told them as he untied the rags from their eyes, a ruse to hide his part in their enterprise. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Elizabeth was the self-appointed owner of the cat. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Not only was this tomb not finished, not even begun, but its owner, Pharaoh’s Master of Storehouses, was still very much alive. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z On the third day the Horse and Four had a new owner. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He wanted to know if we had stayed in the hut of our own accord or if the owner knew about us. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z He used them to put pressure on racing officials and owners he couldn’t influence with charm alone. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z But, given the number of people present during the autopsy—including the local lawmen, the undertaker, and Mathis, the Big Hill Trading Company owner—it seemed impossible to say who the culprit was. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “Sir, if you have a down payment of three thou, I can make you owner of something a lot better than a pair of rabbits. What about a goat?” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z He did so reluctantly, he said, because he was afraid that if the owners found out, they would no longer help him get his immigration papers. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z And in no time at all, hundreds upon hundreds of pairs of feet could be heard passing the tent, their owners talking excitedly, laughing, joking. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I didn’t know the man behind the counter, because the hardware store had been bought and the new owner hired people outside of Norvelt. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Abby’s dad said he’d set up a mobile One Stop food truck and would recruit other restaurant owners in town to do the same. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z The owner fusses over them with silks and brocades and taffetas. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Ogden Morrow had coded the place himself decades ago and was still its sole owner. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The mill owners sold their holdings and left the island behind. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z We seek the dead only, to return to earth the body, of which no man is the owner, but only for a brief moment the guest. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The son of a New England farmer and shoemaker was being accused of aristocratic allegiances by an owner of slaves with vast estates, much of both inherited from his wife’s side of the family. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Waiters light candles on the tables outside their restaurants; bar owners turn on neon signs. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Take the case of Wilbur Storey, the owner of the Chicago Times newspaper. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z “I feel like I’ve been holding on to it until the rightful owner came along, and it looks to me like he’s finally shown up. What took you so long, child?” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z The owner of the house might return, or the liquid black woman might wake or die or give birth or... Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Louis Swift and other owners of the large industries in dire need of workers gladly joined forces with Hill and Jackson. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The owner of a sugar plantation built a home—called the Great House—usually high on a hill, where the tropical breezes blow. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z He knew owners and ticket sellers and players. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z His owner had freed him so he could fight in the war. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z In 1782 the Virginia legislature passed a law permitting slave owners to free their slaves at their own discretion. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The boys went back to the town and found a house whose owners had just fled, leaving everything behind. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z Seeking his fortune, Mr. Carter bought the land from its absentee owners and began construction of a mine. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z But the pigeon owner, a youth of seventeen, stood on the edge of the roof with a long bamboo stick. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “One day," she added, “the owner of that fortune will appear and only he can dig it up." One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Or perhaps it had something to do with the owner’s name. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Levitan, the owner of Sepia, called and asked me to come in for an editorial conference with Mrs. Jackson. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The young man who ran errands for the owner of the building was standing in the hallway, one powder blue suitcase in each hand. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z The mill is shut down and the owners have moved on. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “You’re always alone in here. How about talking to the owner about giving us jobs?” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z He accepted the ironic smiles of the owner of the house, Blanca’s grimaces, and the perennial distraction of Clara, who, even after a year, was still asking him his name. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Turning the job discrimination they experienced on its head, Irish business owners lived by the rule “Only Irish Need Apply.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Man o’ War had made Riddle world famous, but the owner disliked the press as much as Charles Howard loved it. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z As the crowd streamed past, Ranofer tried impatiently to free his arm, but the donkey’s owner held it fast. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z O’Dell looked through the suits the owners had put out, shaking his head. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z C.P. was anxious about finding another job, but during a conversation with the owner of one of the stores on his route, he learned that a nearby service station was for sale. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The She Elephant swore and threatened, but the animal ordered his owner to put Tendai down. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Farid said the owner had told him that Kabul had been without electricity for two days now and his generator needed fixing. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Feeling the economic pinch, white store owners cried foul. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Mom thought about that and replied, “Maybe you’re right. Maybe this is some kind of early development. Maybe the owners of the packing plant built those houses for their workers.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z At first Vanderbilt had so much trouble just making contact with War Admiral’s owner that he nearly gave up. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The fountain pen remained unused on the table, while its owner, sighing, was forced to make do with a very tiny corner of the table, where she began rubbing beans. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The woman seemed thrilled to be reuniting the cat with the owner. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z The bookstore owner slapped his thigh and said, “Well, hey there, James! You finish the latest Puzzle Power? I hope not, because the next issue isn’t due for another month.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Much of the growth came at the expense of the workers, who were victimized by greedy owners much more interested in profits than the welfare of the labor force. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z “The owner of the park’s name is Joe Cavanaugh, but I guess no one ever sees him or seems to know anything about him. The accountant told my parents he never visits the park.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z There was the owner of an art gallery once, but when I went to his house, he had pamphlets with Adolf Hitler's face lying on the coffee table. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Or we pass around our routing sheet and study the day’s owners’ “Hot Buttons,” as sketched in by Tammy. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The waitress said the owner was not available. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z I recognized a few others: the librarian, the owner of a nearby hotel, and several men I had seen Papa speaking with on the street. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z It is suspected that the “great big man” mentioned in the song might be the slave owner. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z “Now return it to its owner before one of these lazy gentlemen calls you a thief.” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z He cupped it in his hands, feeling it the way its original owner had done. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z These loners have rented a tiny piece of land from the owner. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite the money to be made, some shop owners and other locals miss the way the island used to be. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z I glanced back at the girl with the glasses, so I could show her that I wasn’t cutting the line, that I knew the owner. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Small business owners refused to cash checks of individuals who were crossing the picket line. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Jared: Right here, right now, on these red hills of Georgia, a son of former slaves and sons of former slave owners are sitting down at the table of brotherhood, dude. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z She looked for the owner’s name on the card. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z To show that the owner of the phone was doing the returning, put her right after the opening phrase. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Two bread store owners give extra loaves at the end of each day. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z His rambling remarks described the predicament of slave owners as truly tragic and not of their own making. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The women found the hotel rather dreary, especially at night, but the presence of its handsome and clearly wealthy owner helped dispel some of its bleakness. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The two men exchanged some words in Arabic, and the bar owner seemed irritated. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Most looked almost ordinary; their owners had clearly tried to make them as Muggle-like as possible, but had slipped up by adding chimneys, or bellpulls, or weather vanes. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z In recognition of this, Swift and his fellow meatpacking company owners kept them on as part of the expanded work force and even paid them at a higher rate than the unskilled men. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z However, this violence was rarely, if ever, officially condoned or orchestrated by the unions, as it was on the part of company owners and managers. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z The owner was a young-old man with a gray face, I suspect a teetotaller. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z She hid with cousins until a friend of her owner recognized her at the market. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “T-Tehlu’s blessing be upon you!” the owner of the Half- Mast stammered explosively. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Like the apartment owners, the corporation had departed, evidently for good. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Union lawyers highlighted the inequities of the laborers’ lot by putting Louis Swift and other packinghouse owners on the witness stand to describe their own luxurious homes and lifestyles. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He had much to say about the shortcomings of the new owners of Bag End. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z On an overlooking hill was the turreted mansion occupied by the company general superintendent, a man sent down by our owners in Ohio to keep an eye on their assets. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z It took him a minute to figure out that everything was arranged in alphabetical order, by the owners’ names, and a few minutes to find the Bs. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z I then looked up Scott Mathis, the owner of the Big Hill Trading Company. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z When creditors came by demanding to see the owner of the building, Holmes referred them happily to the fictive H. S. Campbell. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The scrolls were borrowed, copied and then returned to their owners. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z When it became clear that the owners had no intention of doing so, workers began organizing strikes. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z As we passed the rows of Korean stores on the boulevard, John could tell me the names of the owners and previous owners. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z With emotions running high, the packing company owners and the governor agreed that the potential for reignited violence was too great to risk throwing the races together. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z It has never been an economic proposition for an owner of cattle to starve his cows, so why should an owner of slaves starve them? The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The man was Tom White, the owner of Boston’s largest commercial construction firm. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Former slaves literally walked away from their plantations, causing panic and outrage among plantation owners. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “My name is Andrew, and I’m very glad to be the new owner of this piece of art. I hear you are the artist.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Lee Wei has us all lined up on the stage in high heels while Dale, the bouncer/owner, sits at the bar sipping on a tall boy. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “Well, they closed it, and they arrested the owner, I think.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Jackson further parlayed the desire of the packers and other manufacturing business owners to win the hearts and minds of their black employees, setting up a host of company-sponsored social groups. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z If a piece of jewelry or a building ornament was to proclaim its owner's status, as the Inka desired, it needed to shine. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z We tried on so many of the brightly colored glass bangles that the owner complained, “You are keeping my customers away. Come back when you have some money.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z But when the lands that the agrarian reform had parceled out were returned to their former owners, they were reassured: things were returning to the good old days. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z ICF officials quickly conferred with Chester Fox, owner of the film and television rights, who agreed to remove the camera. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Franklin gave Deane a letter of introduction to Dr. Edward Bancroft, the son of a Connecticut tavern owner who had done some spying for Franklin when he lived in London. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I love him immediately and imagine him to be good-hearted and loud and the owner of a horse. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The owners, boys and grown men, raced around the cement shores hoping to arrive at the other side in time to keep the boats from bumping. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z Once this had been the top of a hill where the owners of the ruined house could catch an afternoon breeze. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Each of the other skulls, they found, had its own daemon-coin, showing its owner’s lifetime companion still close to him in death. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z "Return it to its rightful owner. You'll find him in Central Park." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The owners were not only willing but glad and proud to show their homes to me. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Howard hadn’t been in town long before the owners began showing up on his doorstep. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Its new owners circled it and touched it now and then, the way you touch a dangerous horse to soothe him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Any other business owner would be more concerned with the employees cutting themselves, not the stupid cans. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z During his senior year there, he became engaged to the daughter of the founder and owner of the school, and then suffered a mild nervous collapse. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The jewelry owner who was locked in a vault for fifty years is like the panel on sex with four professors and the recommendation of the candidate with no qualifications. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z I handed him the piece of paper, wondering what the owner would think when the University’s Master Archivist showed up to redeem the book a filthy street urchin had sold him. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Hast thou ever heard slave owners talk? They use that phrase to say the colored men are constitutionally unfit to mingle with whites.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z He did look at it, and into it for half an hour, was pleased with the situation and the principal rooms, satisfied with what the owner said in its praise, and took it immediately. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z “The owner’s brother manages his business from here,” Baraa says to Baba. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z As old and bleak as its owner, that’s what Toby liked to say. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z It changed owners a few years ago and now sells all kinds of arty things: pots, plates, clay animals. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z One day I am the owner of tennis shoes. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z But its administration was utterly unable to reconcile its responsibilities as a disinterested servant of the public interest and those of an owner of a commercially valuable patent. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z When she felt a body sit next to her, she half wondered if its owner even knew there was someone already there. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Darlene put the cage on the bar and uncovered a huge, scrofulous rose cockatoo that looked, like a used car, as if it had passed through the hands of many owners. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the chefs, a large man with rosy jowls, comes to our table and introduces himself as Mr. Milo, the head chef and owner of the restaurant. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z In the aftermath of the riots, most business owners on Springfield Avenue, the key commercial thoroughfare, didn’t bother to rebuild and left their stores abandoned and boarded up. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Twig found her pants owner first, reuniting her bellbottoms with the astronaut. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The owner of the adjoining pasture, his conapt neighbor Bill Barbour, hailed him; he, like Rick, had dressed for work but had stopped off on the way to check his animal, too. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z It was almost past understanding: Grover was whole or part owner of any number of buildings and restaurants. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The hardware store owner jumped, wondering how he’d been put in the position of judge and jury. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “Cut away all paper bags!” roared the owner. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z No one paid any attention to their owner. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z With no gas stations, owners had to lug five-gallon fuel cans to local drugstores, filling them for 60 cents a gallon and hoping the pharmacist wouldn’t substitute benzene for gasoline. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The monkey and its owner made up their quarrel at once and streaked off into the night. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Ruins of older buildings dot the lake, buildings abandoned by business owners and residents when the floodwaters rose. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z We looked up and down Main Street, taking in store owners and passersby. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Each of us had to present ourselves to the manager or owner. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z On the landing below lived the obsequious owners. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Along with promises made by the agents of the northern factory owners, thousands of African Americans were influenced in their decision to migrate by the black press. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z The successful man with his traditional ranch, at least in my experience, is no absentee owner. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes Rowan would catch her reading in various places around the mansion: mortal age books made of paper that had apparently been collected by the owner before he surrendered it all to Scythe Goddard. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z It was too big to steal and its owner refused to part with it to the sick widow with eight children whom Mack invented and patronized in the same moment. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z We would take Sister Nzila’s flyers out into the community and ask store owners to display them in their windows. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z But most of the stores were closed and the owners had pulled the metal gates down over the front windows and doors, padlocking them shut. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z His annoyance with the previous owner vanishing on the spot, Harry now squinted at the next line of instructions. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z She had sold quite a few of these, through her friend Anita, a gallery owner in New York—a person Pearl had never met in a place she’d never been. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The owner recognized Kwang immediately, and stopped arguing with the other man and quickly bowed. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The owner of the show stood smoking a cigarette by himself. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Granddaddy saw me and then spoke again with the owner and pointed at me. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Its owner, Mr. Pilkington, was an easy-going gentleman farmer who spent most of his time in fishing or hunting according to the season. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z The monkey quickly tucked the money into its collar and snapped its teeth when the owner tried to take it. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Their owners had hacked a space in the dense scrub that now covered everything, but the clearings looked temporary. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Somehow, now that I had once crossed the threshold of this house, and once was brought face to face with its owners, I felt no longer outcast, vagrant, and disowned by the wide world. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z In one coffee shop, when the owner presented a group of customers with their bills, they knocked him out and ransacked the place. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z One of the old men caught his visitor, another old fellow, stealing his bantam; the owner spotted its black feet sticking out of his guest’s sweater. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Fighting between labor unions and mine owners was so fierce, they called it war. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z The owner decided where and when the hunt would take place, and in the event of a kill, he’d receive the choicest portion of the meat, usually the hindquarter. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z But the appearance of its owner, the burliest of several women now employing the establishment’s facilities, deterred him. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z They were too busy figuring out how to counter Gustavus Swift and his fellow meatpacking company owners, who were relentlessly creating divisions in order to prevent the workers from showing a united front. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The act remedied this insanity to some extent; it provides an “innocent owner” defense to those whose property has been seized. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Or it had tricked its owner into letting it play in the courtyard, and then leapt over the roof of the new wing. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sue Griegson hasn’t got any bantam whites, and never has. Do you still want her phone number, or can I help you find the true owner?” Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z C.P., the proud owner of a service station, Durham, early 1960s. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Valencia was the daughter of the owner of the Ilium School of Optometry. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Released by Dr. Dale, Pete settled down on the front seat of his owner’s automobile and purred all the way to Holcomb. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z She muscled her car through traffic while regaling them with stories about the crazy families of Atlanta—the old plantation owners, the founders of Coca-Cola, the sports stars, and the CNN news people. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “From the look of things, the mine owners and bootleggers aren’t the only ones making money after all.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z We found the owner anxious and affable; Serjeant Clippinger paid him a small requisite sum for his livestock and an excellent supply of grain. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z It was only then she realized that Kainene had come with her and was silently holding her as she shouted, “Leave me alone! Leave me alone!” at the bar owner, who backed away. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z But they skidded to a stop at their owner’s barbed wire boundary, and sat there, howling and gnashing their teeth until he turned a corner. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z This widow was the owner of a rickshaw repair shop? Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z After a long tense silence, the Dancing Trout owner dropped his eyes and said, “Why you, Bernie?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z These are not pots for cooking, I should point out, just decorative pots deployed to catch stray beams of sunlight or reflect the owners’ no doubt expensively buffed and peeled faces. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally the Nines were all resettled in their seats, each having wheeled a bicycle outside, where it would be waiting for its owner at the end of the day. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Upon discovering that Bertha Palmer was the wife of the hotel’s owner, she inflicted a social laceration that Chicago would never forget or forgive. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z It turned out that the restaurant’s owner, Gul Khan, was one of Habib’s classmates from Kabul University, where Khan had studied biochemistry. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z He had been going from house to house looking for its owner. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z A machine gun leaned against a desk, its owner frozen in flight. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z My bedroom began to take on the appearance of all rooms when the owner goes away. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “A business owner who doesn’t visit his own business?” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z He had even reached out to tenement owners on Maxwell Street. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z For them this was just a change of owner. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The boy noticed that the owner of the bar stood nearby, listening attentively to their conversation. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z And oh! where meantime was the hapless owner of this wreck? Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The book was falling apart, from her use and that of the previous owners. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I see them as others do not; even their owners probably don’t see them from this perspective. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m Erica, the owner. I had a manager until yesterday, but she quit. Sorry there was no one here to greet you.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Scott had been recommended by the owners of the rental house to do yard work and housekeeping. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The fear of raids by Indian tribes led plantation owners to grasp for an alternative source of free labor. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Hoo spun around and stomped off from his fellow restaurant owner in a huff of anger. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z It was known among the neighbors in the brush huts, among the pearl fishermen; it was known among the Chinese grocery-store owners; it was known in the church, for the altar boys whispered about it. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z The former owner of the cleaners, an older white man named Miles Jackson, fell under suspicion, but there was no evidence that pointed to him as a killer. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Five four-poster beds with deep crimson hangings stood against the walls, each with its owner’s trunk at the foot. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z When Mom called the taxi company, the owner told her that he’d hired a new driver the day my father got arrested. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Eze was the wealthiest man in the room, an owner of oil wells, and as many of the Nigerian wealthy were, he was free of angst, an obliviously happy man. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The jury was shown the murder weapon and heard testimony from the store owner who sold it to Guiteau. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Eventually the owner came back, and we persuaded him to let Rickie join the Tchimpounga chimps before she got any older. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z But the Shibayamas were owners of a respectable house, and it seemed to them that Fujiko, the daughter in question, could do better than to marry a hired hand in America. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Eight dogs, their owners, the entire cast of the play, and The Souls attended the dog try-outs. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z The wealthy owner continued to pay Frank to do the gardening, however. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The owners didn’t ask their staff to be certified trainers. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Equal human beings, or goods that belonged to their owners? Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z The skeptical, reticent owner doesn’t say a word as he adds the bill on the cash register. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I spoke earlier of the emergence of the trailer home, the mobile unit, and of certain advantages to their owners. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “What I think of, Wemmick, is the poor owner of the property.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z “Shut up,” hissed the owner, pulling the animal’s tail. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “She said”—he wipes his eyes—“that the card belongs to the owner of this dog.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z I learn that one of our owners is a Scientologist; another proudly claims descent from one of the same Scottish clans my own ancestors belonged to. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Seven days of knocking on doors and making calls and begging with store owners and anyone who would listen. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Grace Wexler, the new owner, offered free meals to the sports figures who came to town, and everyone wanted to eat where the athletes ate. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z The owner of the tray was blue-eyed and handsome with a carefully trimmed beard and high Modegan cheekbones. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Someone—the owner of the booming voice—was emerging from the tent, and Ekon went rigid when he saw who it was. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The adults on T & T were always going bananas over something, so I wasn’t surprised when the police, the superintendent, the principal, the bus company owner, and Mrs. Donnelly all took turns screaming at me. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z There are complaints about motorboats, gossip about the owner of the general store, whose wife has run off with another man and is seeking a divorce. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He had been asked to go as captain, supercargo, and part owner on a voyage to Sumatra and the pepper islands. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The owners looked at each other and shrugged. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Allergic to gluten, afraid of spiders, proud owner of three Scotties, two of which sleep in her bed. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z She doesn’t play when it comes to violence because her parents got real extra when they tag-team-robbed a convenience store, assaulting the owner and his twenty-year-old son. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z In the first half of the nineteenth century, owners of whaling ships amassed fortunes from oil and built the still well-preserved Federalist and Greek Revival mansions on upper Main Street. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z One by one, the pairs of feet in front of Harry took the weight of their owners once more; hems of cloaks swung into sight, and Madam Rosmerta’s glittering heels disappeared behind the bar. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z When I was a little girl, I would go to the bakery, and the owners—two sisters—would tell me to sing for them. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He set up an appointment for my brother to see the owner of the Buster Brown Shoe Store on Broadway that Saturday afternoon. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “Despite the short notice, we had more than fifty entries. And the winner is...owner of the Fabric Barn, Holly Paine!” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z "Finest silkworms in the whole bazaar," the owner says, motioning at the opposite wall. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “Lucinda, I apologize, but the only way my office would not move forward would be for the owner of your land to pay what is owed by the deadline.” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Emily trailed her fingers along the varied book spines and thought about young Garrison Griswold, freshly moved to San Francisco, and how this bookstore and its owner had been an inspiration to him. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Neal, it turned out, was both the owner and the cook. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z The shop owner ran out of his store, puffing and cursing. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The owner of Boston’s largest commercial construction company, Tom White, for whom Zanmi Lasante’s tuberculosis hospital had been named, had befriended Farmer from the start and ultimately gave several million dollars to PIH. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Thus if a Southern plantation owner said you were a slave, you were—unless a white person interceded in a court of law on your behalf and testified that you were rightfully free. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z For if a private cow happened to wander out of its barren pasture onto National Forest land, the cow’s owner, and not the Forest Service, was to blame. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, I asked, “Holly Paine, as a local business owner, would you be interested in participating in the first Celebrate Hope Springs Rally?” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z She suffered severe beatings when she was sold, because she did not understand what her English-speaking owner was saying. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z But the Metropolitans ordinarily played only in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association, and when the owner of their arena did not renew their lease in 1924, the team folded. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z As I came closer, I could see the balloons had faces and shaped ears, and they looked like a little tribe, bobbing in the air above their owner, waiting for him. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Horses and animals, lost or abandoned by their owners, roamed helpless in the streets. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z A week went by and in that time Salvador found only a few hours’ work, guarding an automobile while its owner ate in a café. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z There were heraldic devices worked or stamped on the sides—enormous Mack eagles with two heads perhaps, or wyverns, or lances, or oak trees, or punning signs which referred to the names of the owners. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Detached from their owners, voices sounded unnaturally loud. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z If he had not fixed it the owner wouldn’t have taken him to Jimmy Brucia’s for a drink. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, he has chosen the roof of the mausoleum, a one- room crypt holding the remains of four members of the Conchalitos family, the owners of a local restaurant. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The owner tells us he’s a professor of anthropology, as if we care. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The owner of Microbiological Associates —a military man named Samuel Reader—knew nothing about science, but his business partner, Monroe Vincent, was a researcher who understood the potential market for cells. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z In the early days, mill owners greeted workers by their first name each morning, inquiring about the health of children, who might also be known by name. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z She had never seen a shelter that reflected so strongly the personality of its owner. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z When I get back, which will probably be by the end of the summer, they are to be returned to their rightful owner. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z I knew it was that bodega because I heard the owner, Hugo, say one time that they’re the only ones for fourteen blocks who use the blue cups. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z “Find the original owners if we can,” said Father. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z When slaves rebelled, they often took gruesome revenge on their masters, only to face even more horrific reprisals when the owners and overseers regained control. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z The middle-class whites living to the east formed property owners’ protective associations to hold the line against a black “invasion.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z But perhaps some of the enslaved people had the personal pleasure of realizing that they had knowledge that the plantation owners needed. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Hugo and Isabelle stared at each other until the owner of the cafe made them get up and leave. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z For this very reason, I was not one bit sad to say goodbye to our current apartment with its orangish carpet, watermarked ceiling, and faint smells left by previous owners. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z She thought she’d blown it because of the way the owner’s attention had wandered, but rather than give up, she marched into the kitchen and prepared a spicy tuna tartare. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z The owner was a kind man in his fifties. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z The difficulty lay not in finding vacant rooms—for there were whole houses vacant—but rather vacant rooms in houses where owners were present still to let out their property. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z When I ask a teammate why the rule against cursing in houses, she says that owners have been known to leave tape recorders going while we work. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z After a few weeks the deputy located his owner, but the tinker had no means of transport. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z And at the thrift shop in Fairview, as I watched her laughing with the owner about a big ugly hat somebody brought in, I felt like I was seeing her for the first time. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Ned was unaware of the existence of these debts and believed the creditors were trying to defraud him—until they presented documents signed by the previous owner, H. H. Holmes. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I walked around the shop while Eliza argued with the owner about his prices. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There was just one way for the owners to silence their workers: by making the price of flight or rebellion too high. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z “Are you sober?” asked the owner of the Wasp. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z I was the majority owner of the corporation that bought out Allen Textiles. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The owner of the ape-man finally recaptured it by luring it back into its cage with cooked pork and wine. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Immigrants nowadays were bandits, beating up store owners and stealing from them rather than working. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “And the gentlemen may be pleased to enjoy the claret. Its owner spake of it highly.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z With the jockeys’ efforts widely perceived as the formation of a union against stewards, owners, and trainers, Pollard feared that he might offend the Howards by crossing the street and walking into the golf club. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, this is indeed a Pleasure,” a huge voice greeted them, and Jane and Michael looked round for its owner. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Most important, they didn’t present their owners with a litter of new robots every six months. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z You saw his face on the walls of restaurants, large-format color pictures of him standing arm in arm with the owners, the captured mood always joyous, celebratory. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Its owner slumped in a chair at the side. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z If n it please you?” the owner offered quickly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Scott Mathis, the Big Hill Trading Company owner who was friends with Hale and Mollie, was asked to supervise the grim task, and he went to the cemetery with his undertaker and a grave digger. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Several Amerindians appear in the foreground, while the plantation owners residence can be seen along the horizon. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Nobody works like an owner, Lourdes thinks, as she places fresh doilies under the chiffon pies. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z A man store owners and landlords liked because he set the children’s toys in a neat row when they left them scattered on the sidewalk. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z We passed the yacht, beloved of Mrs. Van Hopper because of its ducal owner, and snapped our fingers at the glistening brass, and looked at one another and laughed again. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I glance down at the baseball card and pull it out of the plastic sleeve labeled with its owner’s name on a sticker. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Black business owners who didn’t take the “right position” had their notes called in, orders dropped, supplies of vital materials delivered late or not at all. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z They are sold for profit; the rebels inform us that the sale shall reimburse owners and fund commissions and weaponry for the rebel army, that the criminals might more efficiently defeat us. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z If the local horses were clearly inferior to his, he’d talk their owners into betting all of their cash. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z His owner doesn't notice and walks by the alley without seeing us. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “What am I going to do with her? You couldn’t find an owner, so you decided to give her to me?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Nathaniel Bacon was a white property owner in Jamestown, Virginia, who managed to unite slaves, indentured servants, and poor whites in a revolutionary effort to overthrow the planter elite. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z When news spread that Carrie Nation had arrived in a community, saloon owners locked up their establishments until they were certain the one-woman wrecking ball had left town. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z There are enough cyclists and joggers around that I feel comfortable, especially since Rufus is keeping his distance by staying on the grass, where a young golden retriever is chasing its owner around. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z There had been no time to mail it, so its sender, First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln, had used the president’s messenger to hand-deliver it to the owners of Ford’s Theatre. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z If the plants in somebody’s garden suddenly withered or became infested with mites and aphids, the owner of that garden had a tendency to blame Cleofes Apodaca’s evil eye. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z When it was detonated, it would kill every single avatar and NPC in the sector, including its owner. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The owner of the voice navigated his bulk through the doorway and jostled past Mr. Crane onto the porch, a tumbler in hand. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The store owner hands her a small bag of hot pork rinds. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z In fact, fences were constantly being snipped accidentally so that skinny cows, horses, or sheep might wander off their owner’s mini-dustbowls into their neighbors’ less parched fields. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And I saw with fear that many of their owners didn’t know how to moor. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z But perhaps their owner had died, and they had run away together, or perhaps they had been lost from some car traveling across country, and were trying to make their way back to familiar territory. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z They could be bought and sold, whipped and branded, used for the carnal pleasure of their owners, bred to make more slaves. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Knowing that he was putting Smith out of work again, the owner gave him a gift. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The owners of the gallery want him to sell paintings in the traditional style because they re popular and bring in money. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The river was still racing; a dog that fell in the water at Botley was whirled away and drowned before its owner could rescue it. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z V might have supposed he was the owner of the establishment, except that he didn’t seem to care at all about her presence. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z The two went, we are not told why, to the land of some cattle owners, Idas and Lynceus. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile Mr. Popper had abandoned his telephoning and was now busy shaving and making himself neat in honor of being the owner of such a splendid bird as Captain Cook. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t forget Papá,” I said, nodding to the shop owner and his wife staring at us from the counter. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “Do you have a room for the night?” the owner of the larger boots asked the desk clerk. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z The dwarf was pulled down roughly from the saddle and lashed to a post whilst his captor woke the stable’s owner and haggled with him over the price of his horse and saddle. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Ask the owner of that stall how much the sword costs,” he said to his friend. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “The tannery owners are buying the land. They pay good prices.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The skill of a man like Woolf was worth a lot more than $1,000 in a $100,000 race, and the owner turned down the offer. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Its owner was a Mr. Frederick, a tough, shrewd man, perpetually involved in lawsuits and with a name for driving hard bargains. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z I told the gym owner that I wasn’t afraid of anybody. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “We want to learn how to box,” the leader of our group said eagerly to the gym owner, an old man with a receding hairline. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he asked the café owner, “Has she been told of the forged card?” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Madrina, the owner of our building, who lets us rent for mad cheap, has to catch her breath when she reaches our apartment. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z That night, I took the bed and Farid lay on the floor, wrapped himself with an extra blanket for which the hotel owner charged me an additional fee. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z On the inside of my closet door, I wrote an epic poem to the new owners telling them the house would always belong to me: Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z The dog had beady eyes like its owner, intelligent and vicious. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The following day he tracked the owner down and asked him point-blank if he was going to take the mount away from Pollard. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I go to a lot of movies and because of who Pa is, the theater owner lets us kids in for free. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Anya almost asked who, but she knew: the owner of the headstone outside the little house. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Again Amari wondered how a slave owner could speak so strongly about freedom. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Papa figured the original owner must have been an important man because behind the rear seat of the car he found a blue necktie. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z And there are countless other headstones engraved with names he does not recognize, and more that have been so worn by time and wind that they are illegible, their owners long forgotten. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Like in Marshall or back in Tennessee, whites were the owners or the foremen. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Mostly they report the same facts and allegations as earlier in the day, trying to talk to girls who work at the club, hounding its owner as he gets into a car. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The owner of the bar approached him, and the boy pointed to a drink that had been served at the next table. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z After thirty years in business, the owner of the store was looking to sell and retire. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Perhaps it was partly because of Frank that the new owners said there was a nasty feeling about the place, which, in the absence of inhabitants, started to fall into disrepair. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The owner, Mr. Fields, is mean as can be, but Daddy says he’s honest with his books, don’t charge more than he has to, and that’s good enough for him. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z When the entire store save for the owner was empty, Milkman hurled the broken bottle into a comer. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z But none of that belonged to me and my mother; none of the owners were family. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The new owner made my father the official liaison, akin to a translator, between himself and the Christian Poles still allowed to work. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z It was not unusual for the owner of a beautifully decorated and well-kept yard to wake up in the morning and see an empty bag of Lay’s potato chips or Cheez Doodles drifting through. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “I cannot accept your service, child. We only employ slaves run away from rebel owners.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Isidore said, terror spewing through him; he had not thought of it naturally but the owner had a wife, who of course was home. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Where workers couldn’t be enticed into rejecting unions, owners simply mobilized to crush the movement. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z But the owner was busy at the far end of the place. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z On the upside, Dad said, the house had cost only a thousand dollars, and the owner had waived the down payment. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The owner was colored, but he didn’t look at me like I had three heads, just took my money and went on to helping someone else. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Moon Orchid remembered many of them from the village; the cigar store owner, who looked like a camel, welcomed her. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Now he understood why the owner of the bar had been so upset: he was trying to tell him not to trust that man. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The real Adeline, the Lady of Mercy, the original owner of his legendary gun, didn’t wear makeup and wouldn’t be caught dead in a dress. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Finally, the house is to be sprayed with the cleaning service’s signature floral-scented air freshener, which will signal to the owners, the moment they return home, that, yes, their house has been “cleaned.” Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z To suggest that directing team owners is like herding cats is to give cats a bad name. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “Mami made me the principal owner of this restaurant, and I am going to do what is best for this family.” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z As the owner of the sword got out of the car, I moved back very slowly. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Neither the owner of the property nor anyone else need be charged with a crime, much less found guilty of one. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Before we could truly embark on this journey as small business owners, we needed investment capital to help launch the business. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “The owner was contacted. A Henry Winter. Goes to school up at the college. He says he lent the vehicle to Mr. Macaulay for the evening.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z But Mom was expecting that I’d literally watch my little sister, not hand her over to the E Motions owner, so maybe I should check. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “He was pulling on my dress and whining a bit, and this store owner comes over with a wooden paddle and says, ‘This little n-word bothering you, ma’am? Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z The card also said that all the holes had been made during the owners’ lifetimes, because the bone had healed and grown smooth around the edge. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It didn’t look as if it belonged to anyone: no collar, not an ounce of fat on it, nothing to suggest it had a caring owner. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z If something has two owners, who really owns it? Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The sheep fidgeted nearby, uneasy with their new owner and excited by so much change. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Lucy and Titania never spoke, the former because she chose not to and the latter because her tongue had been hacked out by a previous owner. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z When they returned, the shop owner approached Henry and nodded very slightly, in the barest bow, and offered him another watch, this one boxed in clear plastic. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z This law held true for private property owners only, however. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She watched him grow from youth to artisan to business owner to a man in love. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The owner of the shop is an elderly man who wears a white tunic and cotton fez. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, Nye was glad to have seen it; each item—the palliatives for sore gums, the greasy Honolulu pillow—gave him a clearer impression of the owner and his lonely, mean life. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z He and his father had bought two silver rings, washed with gold, and silver earrings, and these his father had taken to the woman’s owner in acknowledgment of betrothal. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z We returned to the schooner with our spoils, as we feared that the owner of the place even then sought out his neighbors to repulse us. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z While Pong listened to the Violet lights hanging outside shops and homes, Ampai distracted the owners, chatting them up as she peeled her tangerines. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z She knew that not only would her father shoot the promised bullet into his head, but that any of the owners in the region would gladly do the same. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Though physically mature, Desdemona’s body was still a stranger to its owner. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “I didn’t know that. In any case, I am the fortunate owner of a book he printed with his own hands in the year 1503.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He got up to pay the bill, but the owner grabbed him and began to speak to him in an angry stream of words. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z At first we shared one big bed that had been left by the previous owner, but Dad decided we were getting a tad old for that. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The owner gave him a paper telling the Captain to give him every facility in doing whatever he chose on board the ship, and also a similar authorisation to his agent at Varna. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z I created a map that covered Brandywine and the Hollows outskirts, and I checked the addresses of the Civic owners with Google Earth Street View, one by one. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z That was pretty shocking coming from a restaurant owner who had never hurt a fly. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z On the way back from the slaughterhouse, we stopped for Cokes in the village of Mojo, where the gas-station owner had arranged a few tables and chairs beneath a dying canopy of vines. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The owners must have forgotten it in their hurry to leave. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s my old owner. The man who called Jenny. This is where I used to live!” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z When the owner came to see what the excitement was about, the boy cowered—threw up his arms as if to ward off a blow. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Then if we got permission from the owner to use the space, we could fix it up. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z The theater owner showed silent black-and-white films, and his wife played along on the piano. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z “I’m hoping the new owner might need a helper. Do you know if the shop’s hired someone already?” Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z The Baron, who was living here when I arrived, considers himself the real owner of the moun- taintop, but because he finds me interesting, he lets me stay. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The owners saw it as an effort to shake them down, but for the Mexicans it became a class struggle pitting powerless workers against hard-hearted owners. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z With Pantalaimon a sparrow, she went up to the counter and reached up to gain the owner’s attention. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The cafe owner, Betty Christopher, drove up in her car and poked her head out the window. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z No longer was he the jolly owner of a spectacular Night Zoo; now he was just Baaz, her master, glaring at her. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Eventually she sends the bin and its owner away from her. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z She wants to protest, to picket, to write letters to the owners of the place. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z “Now suppose that you were, in truth, the owner of that house, and could not still get in; and think there was to you no conscience of the housebreaker, what would you do?” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z When Toño calls we dash to the little store, then pass the owner’s cell phone around, all the family, and we talk fast fast as if to whoosh out everything to Toño in one breath. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z The man, who I realized was the manager and owner, was saying how honored he was for Master Kwang to have come in to his fledgling establishment. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t help but wonder what happened to his owner. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The owner, an older woman, gives me more fortune cookies and an extra pair of chopsticks. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The Kneazle has an uncanny ability to detect unsavoury or suspicious characters and can be relied upon to guide its owner safely home if they are lost. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The woman gave the handbag she was searching back to the owner. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z At the same time, housing subsidies for home owners—who tend to be far more affluent than renters—have remained at their usual munificent levels. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z If the British had considered the Indigenous peoples to be rightful owners of the land, British laws against squatting might have worked in their favor. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z The busboy and the Mexican who intervened were paid several thousand dollars and the owners promised to promote a current Mexican employee to waiter within a month. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z "And who do you think the owner of the ring is?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Then he heard, above the other voices on shore, the voice of the owner of the Wasp yelling directions and telling him what to do. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z Both of us could conceal ourselves well enough without the Cloak, the true magic of which, of course, is that it can be used to protect and shield others as well as its owner. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Here the shop owners wrung their hands nervously. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The owner shouted back, “Left!” followed by a string of curses. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The government still existed and the government owed the owner of that lottery ticket ten thousand dollars. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Even though I was not the owner of the shop, he always greeted me, shaking hands, holding them too long. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Desks come to resemble their owners, the way dogs do. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z His new owners had tied his leash to the leg of a plastic restaurant table, and he was sitting on top, holding his hurt foot in his hands, lips pulled back over his teeth. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Daddy bought it when I was nine after the former owner, Mr. Wyatt, left Garden Heights to go sit on the beach all day, watching pretty women. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “The girl is your patron, not mine. If you enjoy dying for the sake of your owners, that is your business.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The owners insisted that during the work hours the grinding never stop, no matter what. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z As the men sailed off to war, the business owners who manned the home front were in a pickle. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I could go to a phone booth at one of the nearby stores, but all the store owners know the Doctorita and are prone to gossiping. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z In his youth he’d been a devoted scholar of foreign languages, the owner of an impressive collection of dictionaries. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Mr. Towsen, the second mate, had his berth at the request of one of the owners. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “A new building? On this side of the island? Who’s the owner?” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Packinghouse owners provided a male escort for women strikebreakers. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z A few have become owners of large corporations, some have risen to top levels in Fortune 500 companies, and larger numbers work as midlevel managers. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Zeitoun had painted and repainted probably every room in the house, and the owners showed no signs of stopping. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z A few of the dogs belonged to the residents, but most of them had no owners. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The store owner was a gruff white man who, like many of the whites in St. Albans, was on his way out as we blacks began to move in. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z To be passed from one owner to another like a cow? Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “There are some legit reasons, too, though. Like the owner died and nobody in the family could take the dog, or an allergy or something. It’s sad.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z I am terrified, especially at the beginning, of being recognized by some friendly business owner or erstwhile neighbor and having to stammer out some explanation of my project. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside, Wash introduced them to Mr. Mason, the owner, who had gentle eyes and shaky hands that reminded Beto of Abuelito. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z When I was built, I was supposed to be a top-of-the-line resort, but the owners never secured a liquor license, so I became an instant disappointment. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z The Blue Monkey and its owner fell to the ground in a furious fight. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z "Thanks," Hamilton said coolly to the marina owner, and we pulled back over to the street. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Some of them had been wounded by plantation owners who had attempted to halt their flight. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Thomas Thistlewood, the plantation owner who cataloged his sexual exploits, had a lifelong relationship with a slave named Phibbah, whom, by all accounts, he adored, and who bore him a son. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The probable cause showing could be based on nothing more than hearsay, innuendo, or even the paid, self-serving testimony of someone with interests clearly adverse to the property owner. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Plantation owners thus viewed Africans, who were relatively powerless, as the ideal slaves. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z I know the name of every owner of every British moor, yes—and their tenants, too. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “I wonder if any of the other owners would pay for a dog walker.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z He had found a bar close by; only last week, the bar owner had come to the house asking for him because he had not paid his balance. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “What do you mean why? Because I’m the owner!” The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Alone, I imagined the owners returning to find me in their house, and realized that I didn’t even remember what they looked like. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z If they knew the owner, they would call him, but they didn’t. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Years later I would acquire a horse who had mistakenly killed his owner, a young woman who was checking his back feet, when a dog came too close. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z There were predatory real estate agents roaming South Shore all the while, whispering to home owners that they should sell before it was too late, that they’d help them get out while you still can. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z When the owner of Bobby’s apartment returned from her work abroad, as planned, she notified Bobby that he needed to vacate. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Consider: There is no division of humanity into strong and weak halves, protective/protected, dominant/submissive, owner/chattel, active/passive. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z People were still painting on the shopwindows, but this time the painters were the bearded people, the shop owners themselves. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z “Well!” said the owner of the voice, surveying his odd visitor, whose eyes were now rolled so far back that they had almost disappeared into his head. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z For example, he goes into corner shops and shows disrespect to the owners who can’t speak much English. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z He thought of how he’d find a church at last and take a team and of the owner coming out, shouting at him and of himself striking the man down. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He told the owner he was quitting, collected his pay, and boarded a bus bound for Shanghai, about ninety miles to the south. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z “Yeah. The owners get these really cool editions from all over the world. So you can just sip, eat, and read, I guess.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z On the third day, the owner informed me that Denna had left in the middle of the night, taking all her things and leaving her bill unpaid. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z A store owner throws animal crackers, day-old pastries, and half-liter bottles of water. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Because I recognize this name, although I have never spoken directly to its owner. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I recognized the owner of the disembodied voice. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He had been the owner of the best broom in the world for a few short hours, and now, because of her interference, he didn’t know whether he would ever see it again. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Pogrebins are attracted to humans and enjoy tailing them, staying in their shadow and crouching quickly should the shadow’s owner turn around. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Since this type of mammal had last existed thousands of years ago, the spear point and its owner must have been of equivalent antiquity. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z In Cuba large-scale sugar planting began in the 1800s, brought by new owners interested in using modern technology. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Most passengers were not amused, and the captain had Sapphire and his owner put off the ship at the next port. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z They would rise up against their white owners, “and listen to the voice of liberty which speaks in the hearts of all of us.” Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z When the owner turns her back, Claudine leans in, kisses the servant girl on the mouth, and runs her fingers through her cropped brown hair. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The owners were home and busied themselves in their chores, chasing each other in and out of the small cottage. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The packinghouse owners pulled out all the stops to shut them down. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z And to Claire and Thomas, her bosses and the new owners of Essential Baking Company, and to all her teachers, especially Coach Kwan. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z After losing one major race on a highly regarded runner, he flatly told the national press, surely to the horror of the owner, that the horse just wasn’t any good. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Sunlight streams through the window, filling the room like it’s the rightful owner, and as soon as he gets his eyes all the way open, he has to shut them again. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z And there was no Mattie; Mr. Watson, the quiet, tan, cafe au lait owner, had sole authority over the restricted merchandise. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z We stepped apart to let the wheezy fossil-shop owner lug a signboard outside. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Business owners locked their doors and joined the uncounted thousands of servicemen and civilians in the celebration that lasted through the night. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z My hands are trembling as I hand the iPad back to its owner. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He and the Fin Chaser owner were really tight until Mom got sick and Dad quit working. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “Brings sorrow on anyone who carries it. I heard all nine previous owners have committed suicide.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He conveniently ignored the fact that the ex-slaves wanted to work their own land, not labor for their former owners. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Usually the store hummed with noise as people chatted, laughed, and exchanged jokes with the tiny white-haired owner who sat at his usual spot, next to the register. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Some of the stories were conjured by white plantation owners taking advantage of the long-held African belief that ghosts caused disease and death. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z In the small powerboat he’d hired, Bud Schlesinger rode the wild water, scouring the chaos all around with his eyes, and trying to calm the fears of the owner. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Especially when your dad is George Rowley, owner of Chokecherry Real Estate, the largest—and the only—real estate agency in Chokecherry and greater Shadbush County. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z “What used to be the House of Wu has opened its doors to all travelers—the new owner, I guess she used to be the servant there—is truly a hero to...” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Since the car didn’t have an owner, I couldn’t prove I hadn’t stolen it. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He was drifting into the great slipstream in which many promising jockeys are lost, their talents never tried for lack of the skilled trainer, the wise owner, the “big horse.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z They are quiet and peaceful till the owner sets them in a circle. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Daniel’s and my definition of share was that, because we were part owners, she should have driven us everywhere we wanted to go, every time we wanted to go anywhere. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He was her true owner, that was clear to him. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z They found Negro teachers, doctors, dentists, and business owners. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The judge agreed with the company owners and told strikers that they must stop protesting and return to the factory, or they would lose their jobs. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z It was a two-page, mimeographed form, and it was obvious that Mr. Pitt, the owner of Central Florida Tire, had typed the form himself. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z Former owner and boss of a frozen fish packing company, who retired and became the solo skipper of his own ship—an RV he drove around the country. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z With its wealthy clientele, middle-class owners, and low-income workforce, 3 Guys is a template of the class divisions in America. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Then one of the owners, in the back at the meat counter, called a greeting. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Up ahead a few of the gas station owners could be seen sweeping snow from their driveways. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The owner was a giant with a scarred face and an evil white eye. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I took a megaphone to the end of my pier and tried to protest against this foolishness, but the owners either did not hear or did not know or did not care. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Einarsson managed to convince the owner to let Bobby stay an additional six months, but it was obvious that he’d need to arrange a permanent home after that. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Also, it was big enough for Missus Nedraw, the owner of the Rorrim Mirror Emporium, to take her favorite mirrors for a walk. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “Do you know how I can find the owner?” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Like the books confiscated from foreign ships, the originals stayed in the library, and the former owners had to be content with a handsome set of copies. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Arguably the most significant reform is the creation of an “innocent owner” defense. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Finally the owner slapped his thigh and nodded. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z They were coming in slowly and hesitantly, as though the owners of those shoes were frightened of entering. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z The teashop owner stuck his hands on his hips. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z When owners forget we are coming, he explains at one of our morning send-off meetings, it “means something,” like that they’re dissatisfied and too passive-aggressive to tell us. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now back your foresail and give her a full!” screamed the owner of the Wasp. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z The pawnshop owner says, “Reynolds Pawn closed last month. I’m the only shop in town.” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The bookstore owner slapped his thigh and said, “Well, hey there, James! You finish the latest Puzzle Power? I hope not, because the next issue isn’t due for another month.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z People don't like to know that three quarters of their tampon strings are being buried, or that their paychecks have less to do with their company's profitability than its owner's compassion. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z After the meal, there’s the hush of a surprise, and then someone turns out the lights, and the owner of Bambino’s, Sue, appears in the doorway with a cake. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Not long after that, Nazi entrepreneurs arrived on the scene in the hope of making their fortune off the misery of Jewish factory owners who were no longer permitted to own a business. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z We pass a bookstore, closed for the night, whose owner I find coffee for sometimes, and an optometrist, and a cobbler who is willing to trade shoes for beer. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The streets near the city gates were almost entirely evacuated, owners fearing too much the assaults of enemy artillery. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z They were friendly when we picked them up from their owners. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z And when Grayson told him he was a rookie just picking up his free first meal, the owner got even madder. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He remembered ruefully the time Mack sold him fifteen tom cats and by night the owners came and got every one. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Ever since the young man had been chased away by the owner, he had become a hero. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Physically, the Southern general resembled the owner of a dry-goods store more than a career warrior. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The Station Inspector leaned in close to Hugo’s face as the cafe owner and the newspaperman held tightly to each arm. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z No, the owner of the photograph had been anonymous, but they would be happy to give Mrs. Richardson the name of the art dealer. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z But it was also true that Walker needed money badly, having incurred debts as the owner of a bar in Charleston, South Carolina. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The owners have thrown up some walls, put in a door, and installed a toilet. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The owner of the gun took the clip out and handed the gun to them. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z No cursing in a house, even if the owner is not present, and—perhaps to keep us in practice—no obscenities even in the office. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I wondered how many years the owners had left the chalkboard out there, knowing no one would take it. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Then he bit the stream off sharp, made a quick lift with the wine-bag and lowered it down to the owner. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z “This is September. Harvesttime would be wrapping up soon and then there would be nothing till next spring. Most of the crop goes to the owner anyway.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And while it’s true that the owners of the larger yards paid me more—I was getting thirty to forty dollars a lawn the second day—there was also the distance factor. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z When rival thieves took up the racket, he suspended the stealing until the culprits were caught and the bakery owners dropped their guard. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Perhaps the owners have come up to their country home to avoid the troubles in the capital. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Mary O’Neill, the owner of Velva’s Freeze, was a childless widow in her late fifties. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Then shining cars bring the upper classes down: superintendents, accountants, owners who disappear into offices. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z But the most amazing part of the whole operation—V remembered the stories distinctly—was that the factory’s owner, the maker of every jar of peanut butter the place produced, had been Fair. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Domestic workers, laborers, small- business owners, and many of the doctor-lawyer-preacher-teacher class moved in alongside the drillers, riggers, and civil servants. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Mrs. Diamant nodded and smiled when asked if I was her daughter, elbowed me to do the same, and whispered that she wished I could go to a shop owners’ meeting twice a week. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z That day, about noon, the owners of the other winning teams and I were called for a conference with the head judge. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The others listened to him because he was the hero the owners were after, but they were convinced that he was talking nonsense. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The store owner positively prohibited the reading of magazines and a sign said No BUY NO READ. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z To give you an idea, the owner of the neighboring house was the New York Yankees baseball club owner, Dan Topping. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Papi disappears to the back office with the owner, whose nickname, Wimpy, is also the name of his store. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z On May 5, a property owners’ association convened a raucous meeting, exhorting white residents to hold the line against the threatening wave moving toward them out of the Black Belt. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The girl had sold quickly and was being bundled off to her new owner, clutching her clothing to small, pink-tipped breasts. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Some boat owner in Florida misspells “Grandma” and look what happens: a myth is bom, a province is renamed, a Communist party newspaper is launched. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z In some cities outside the Northeast, evangelical business owners list their names in Christian Yellow Pages. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z He paused, with an expression that she would come to know well, a virtuous narrowing of his eyes that announced the high-mindedness of their owner. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Townsend then wrote all that he learned in invisible ink between the lines of an ordinary-looking message and got it to Austin Roe, the Setauket tavern owner. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I hear the men talking one night about this one drugstore where the owner, a sympathizer, will sell you a pill you can take if you get caught by the SIM. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Doc is the owner and operator of the Western Biological Laboratory. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The labor group promised that the owners would never know. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z The crow, who had been watching all this activity, turned a beady glance on his owner and flapped his wings with such vigor that Gurgi roused himself in alarm. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z The barite mine where Dad worked had a commissary, and the mine owner deducted our bill and the rent for the depot out of Dad’s paycheck every month. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z When the store owners would trade the old rolls for new bills, we’d open them at home to see what was inside. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Harry estimated that their owners were fewer than twenty feet away, but the cascading river made it impossible to tell for sure. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The factory owners in Germany have grown wealthy;—dysentery dissolves our bowels. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Sugarcane plantations stretched in all directions, worked by imported slaves and native Arawak Indians who were pressed into service by Dutch and Portuguese plantation owners. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “Just the right size,” the owner of the black horse said as he poked Tidbit with his toe. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “They are drawn from several of the Colonies. They are, for the most part, merchants, the owners of some few plantations ... rice, tobacco.... They have been most generous in their funding.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z State solicitor W. H. Murdock advised store owners to order demonstrators to leave, and when they didn’t, have them arrested for trespassing, invoking the Royal Ice Cream case as a precedent. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The second voice flew away and returned, skidding on the back of the owner of the first voice. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Even Bing Crosby, owner of a promising colt named High Strike, began goading Howard. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The body of the car was so battered that its next owner cut it in two and added a little truck bed. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “All right, if Thomas Jefferson was a slave owner…” “Mr. Oliver?” Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z And then you had to throw these mistakes in a barrel, which counted against you because the owner could sell those only as scraps. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z And the new additions, the girl and her mother, cleaning and helping as the owners saw fit. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z She scratched an insect bite on her arm, unrolled a sheaf of paper, and leaned against the wooden wagon of Mr. Percival Derby, owner of Derbyshire Farms. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The owner was happy to chat us up about the Grasshopper. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Ever since getting repaired by the Amazons, the metal dogs had been frisky and full of energy - unlike their owner. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He is the owner of Sepia, an internationally distributed Negro magazine with a format similar to that of Look. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The spring I turned sixteen, Mrs. Diamant began sending me to the monthly shop owners’ meetings. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “I have had five owners since I saw you last, Amari. Owners!” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The next owner promptly dropped Knighthood into another claiming race. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The white-coated owner was leaning on the counter talking to the two or three customers. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z They both do portraits, Babs of children, Marjorie of dog owners and their dogs; they are doing Life Drawing as a refresher course, they say. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Someone called the police even though according to the store owner, there weren’t any problems. And when the police got there—” Daddy’s voice breaks and he runs a hand over his head. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z And if the owners of the animals used the dumb nicknames, if they asked about his split eyebrow and split lip with a weird mixture of pity and satisfaction, Finn didn’t much care. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z He eventually bought out his partners, making him the majority owner, president, and CEO of his company. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The owner of the house, who was my grandmother, told my mom that my dad lived here. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z We encounter many signs of “spirituality” among the owners—books like Ten Things I Learned about Life in My Garden and inspirational wall hangings urging centeredness. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Not when oil well millionaires and timberlands owners and god-knows-who-else get away with murder and pay nothing. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “You crowd into a pub with your mates and drink until the owner throws you out.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Ranch owner Joe Crisp has installed three locks on each window of his home. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The dog owner stepped up to the car and reached for the back door. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Cigarettes dangle from manicured fingers; tiny dogs wait patiently for owners to finish espressos; every female foot is shod in a high-heeled designer shoe. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The owner of the inn kept three rooms on his top floor for transients, which he rented to girls for two-week periods. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “The owner’s not going to pay for that,” Carlos says. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z They stopped at a hundred miniature stores with crooked floors so Poppy could greet the owners, kiss-kiss on both cheeks, introduce the family, and be offered coffee or tea, though he kept saying no. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Some have nothing to do with Lincoln’s death, like James Pumphrey, the Confederate- sympathizing owner of a stable, who spent a month behind bars. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z The only two cans of sardines had no keys and the owner stared at the floor, nodding no when 1 asked if he had a can opener. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “The owner agreed to let you fix up the room, as long as she doesn’t have to spend any extra money.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z And I didn’t give the owner an estimate, Isidore realized gloomily. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z A court had made it clear that Malcolm X and his family would have to vacate the Elmhurst house for its return to the adjudged legal owners, Elijah Muhammad’s Nation of Islam. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Rosebud tried to bite her owner, causing Mariam to smother a giggle. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Proud owners of these new, improved stills endowed them with special names. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z The owner knew me for a Dane, but as I spoke French, I believe his attempt to cheat me failed somewhat. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z But the owner, William Hamilton, was living in England at the time, and his caretaker, Thomas Boyles, could do little to stop them. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Along with selling cartoons, shebeen owners sold illegal concoctions brewed in the backyards, often under unsanitary conditions. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z As owners of land, the Ulster Scots could think of themselves as wealthy, as having their own kingdoms to rule over. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z When reporters rushed to attempt interviews, another man in the party waved them away, saying, “A silent tongue does not betray its owner.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The owner—evidently a guy named Randall Spilker—had felt no need for a password, and the home station popped up immediately. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z They went to see the owners, and met the first and second mates. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z They know that it has all been buried and that they will have to dig to find it; so much easier to do when the owners are on vacation . Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “You will return them to their owners with your apologies,” said Dumbledore calmly, putting his wand back into his jacket. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z |
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