| 单词 | package |
| 例句 | The samples were packaged and shipped to a forensics laboratory in Germany for testing; the Icelandic DNA laboratory was ruled out to avoid any possibility of compromise or conflict. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The fifty-foot umbilical line was all wrapped up in a ball; but even so, it was a big package, nearly as big as a basketball, and I was really crowded. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The hermit spoke again, quickly, and held out a package in his hand, wrapped in newspaper. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z As they unrolled the leather ground cover to sit at the side of the road, they found a package with a generous supply of rice balls, most likely smuggled in by Sifen or Old Sai. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z They bundled me off and got me to the station in a cart, making sure I had a ticket and a whole package of saltines in my hands before they left. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Powell glared, still refusing to give up his package. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The small package contained a measure of gunpowder and one lead ball. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Once inside, she was able to settle her three charges in a corner of the children’s section to watch the packages and flip through books. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z My mother carried the brown package to a clearing where several men, women and children sat underneath a blazing sun; some rested, tired from digging; others munched hungrily at dug-up sandwiches and other viands. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Aunt Louise sent them to me at summer camp, the only care package I got. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z There was a problem with the turkey—not enough time to nuke both packages—but one would serve. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He wanted the CIA to pass him instructions for how to give them a large package, containing information on every known missile or rocket inside the Soviet Union. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “I’m getting out what I need and hanging it on the poles. Getting stuff ready. Opening up packages of bandages and getting them ready to go, because I know which ones I’m going to need.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Then he ate a whole tin of Cheddar cheese from a package of K rations. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z My eyes land on my mother’s face and she holds up a package. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z The packages were heaped in the corner where she had left them. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z I set it down, and we look for a while at the packages of pink and purple and neon. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z There was a new annex on the south side of the house, where younger women were filling bottles and packaging orders for shipment. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I run across Tatarska and throw myself at him, and his package goes rolling down the paving stones. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He handed her a small, oddly shaped package, wrapped in leftover Christmas paper. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Roy held the package of meat on his lap, covering it with both arms like a fullback protecting a football. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And apart from a few reportings of football games, the mental fare has been as generalized, as packaged, and as undistinguished as the food.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Luckily my financial aid package didn’t require me to fence, so I was free to make this decision without worrying about my tuition. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “Is that the first time you’ve shot a horse?” he says, plucking the cigarette from the package with his teeth. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He lifted several packages onto the table he used to display goods for trading. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Tucker Mouse rummaged through the crowded corner of his home which was the pantry and found a tiny package bound with Scotch Tape. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z This year, the prank was as follows: Some seniors filled the swimming pool with about six thousand packages of grape Kool-Aid. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z “Oh,” says Justin at the same moment I peek inside my package. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z And believe it or not, the day before we left on this campaign trip, we got a message from Union Station in Baltimore, saying they had a package for us. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z She handed over a package of tissue paper. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z We all dove into the huge stack of packages, grabbing anything with our names on it. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z A moment later he had shot back over to the boys with a brown package in his hands. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z We are given dissecting kits with scalpel-like knives that could be sharper, and trays with a coating of wax at the bottom, and a package of pins, as in sewing classes. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z George, who was wandering up Carondelet with an armload of packages wrapped in plain brown paper, heard the cry and went up to the gargantuan vendor. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the paralegals drops off a package for Namrata, and she barely even looks at it. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z When Ivy was warm and dry, her parents brought over a double chocolate cupcake with a candle sticking out of the top and a small wrapped rectangular package. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The West Coast went back to packaged English. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z In back there was also a bedroom for the nights when they finished packaging too tired to walk home. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite its handsome packaging, Yu tar’s address was a garbled summary of the prosecution’s case and did not explain the indictment or assess the evidence. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Store-bought, and so many colors,” Cari said when she tore into her package and saw the ribbons Naomi had gotten her. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z This time the device exploded as intended, severely wounding the senator’s maid when she unwrapped the package. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z George opened the locker in the waiting room of the bus terminal as quickly as he could and took out the brown-paper packages lie had stored. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He undid the newspapers around the package, and I saw it was our portable radio. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Wynn made a big show of dropping the packaged ground beef in the sink, and then both pans hit the floor. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Those little packages look more precious than bricks of gold right now. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Being misunderstood was all part of the package. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z I take the package into the kitchen and set it on the counter. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Bigger crushed his cigarette and took out another one and offered the package to Gus. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “A package for you,” her dad said, raising a medium-sized cardboard box he balanced on one hand. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He went to the improvised infirmary to get a package of cotton and found some handkerchiefs, but it was soon clear that they were insufficient. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She brought empanadas and sugared breads wrapped in tinfoil, arroz con pollo and chicken soup packaged in plastic containers. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z We ended up at school with the cream of the American crop, the Hoover girl and the Hanes twins and the Scott girls and the Reese kid who got incredible care packages once a week. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The molecule had to be able to carry vast amounts of information, yet be compact enough to be packaged into cells. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z While he was waiting for the anesthetic to numb his finger, he did more digging and found a sterile package with a curved needle and thread, a needle holder, and forceps. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z We were warned that we could be targets, and for weeks we carefully hauled our mail packages to the federal courthouse for X-ray screenings before opening them. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z She took out of her handbag a neatly wrapped package and handed it to the principal. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Papa turned his bag upside down on the table, and out fell a package wrapped in newspaper. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The first drawer she tried opened only a couple of inches—it was jammed, crammed full of bottles and a cardboard package. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Tip: Use only green apple candies, then dip them in melted caramel and let them rest on wax paper before packaging. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Grandfather disappears, returning a few moments later with a long package wrapped in black silk. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z We lived in Salinas and we knew when Tom had arrived—I think he always arrived at night—because under our pillows, Mary’s and mine, there would be packages of gum. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “There’s a baby in here!” repeated the old man, backing away from the package in fear. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Possibly, he was worried that that a letter might contain poison or that a package could contain an explosive. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Mr. MacMahon said, “Give me one more minute, Elijah. I know there’s a package in the post office and perhaps a letter or two. Not much.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z On the floor there were packages wrapped in brightly colored paper and tied with gleaming ribbons. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z He picked up a package from the butcher shop, and pedaled off, unaware of the sweat-suited figure trotting half a block behind him, and went into Sunset Towers to make his deliveries. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Cigarette packages that lacked a New York State revenue stamp—cigarettes purchased out of state, for example, or on Indian reservations—were not allowed to be distributed to inmates, and were apparently thrown away. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Dill handed over a battered package of off-brand yellow cake mix that he appeared to have snagged from work for free. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z She put the brown package in the basket she always carried when she went to the store. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Just as our bread, mixed and baked, packaged and sold without benefit of accident or human frailty, is uniformly good and uniformly tasteless, so will our speech become one speech. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z In addition, the Fertile Crescent package penetrated Africa southward to Ethiopia at some still-uncertain date. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z First, when Martian soil was mixed with a sterile organic soup from Earth, something in the soil chemically broke down the soup—almost as if there were respiring microbes metabolizing a food package from Earth. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z We climb out carefully on the opposite bank, take out the packages and put on our boots. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z One bag of balls and one bag of blocks is the same thing as one combination package from the neighboring store. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Each C- ration package was supposed to be a three-meal-a-day food source. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I put the hands-free flashlight on my head, for the heck of it, and pulled the tent from its plastic packaging and erected it on the floor. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z I took the brown package and began to pry the tape off the edges. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Three weeks later another package arrived at the station house. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z To make soup we use brown beans, navy beans, potatoes, packages of vegetable soup, packages of chicken soup and packages of bean soup. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The man with the clipboard placed a sticker on the package. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “The first package I got was from the Peppers,” he said. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z “Was you planning on taking a third hoss over to carry your package back?” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z For a while, I worked at a canning factory where we packaged chiles and salsa. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Pin to the inside of her coat was candy bars, bags of chips, packages of peanut-butter crackers, little sacks of cookies, and all kinds of stuff. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Harry sat down on his bed and grabbed Errol’s package, ripped off the brown paper, and discovered a present wrapped in gold, and his first ever birthday card. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Ron had taken out a lumpy package and unwrapped it. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “One package, many thoughts. If you have mastered the material, then the proper phrase will conjure it—like the magic words that coax a genie from a bottle. Do you see?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The grandmother comes out to look at the package. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z She laughed when she shook the package and heard the clinking of coins. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The store is not very deep but has a few racks filled with packaged foods and a case holding premade sandwiches that make my mouth water. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z It was Ma in her nightgown holding a gift-wrapped package in her hand. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z He pulled a package out from under his arm and placed it on the table in front of her. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The package that had been in his hands was now heavy in mine. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z And though he knew better, he grabbed a package of pink and white marshmallows for the children. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z She clutched a letter from an opened package that sat on the kitchen table. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z She had brought into the bathroom a small, oblong package wrapped in white paper and tied with gold tinsel. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z When they finished pruning the rose bushes she washed her hands and took the package to her bedroom to open it. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z She opens her palm, revealing a little package of earplugs. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z He might perfectly well have delivered his own package. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z A man in a black apron reaches into a box and unwraps a package of brown paper to reveal a thick yellow slab of cheese, and my stomach rumbles. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Units of hereditary information, encoded in DNA and packaged on chromosomes, are transmitted through sperm and egg into an embryo, and from the embryo to every living cell in an organism’s body. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z We sat at the end of the hallway outside my bedroom where no one could see us, and I handed her the square lumpy package I had wrapped. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Inside were three packages, wrapped up in white tissue paper, and clustered together in a tender, intimate way like eggs in a nest. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Mrs. Brill, without waiting to see what emerged from the package, went in to the Twins. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Nor would they be led astray by the packaging for Christian Brothers, or be as easily confused by the difference between something they truly don’t like and something they simply find unusual. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Indeed there were two letters awaiting me: one was a regular letter from George Toley; the other was a thick, yellow package from Princeton University. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hmm, seems to be only one package and one letter, Elijah. I could have swore there was more.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “Maybe it’s an entire elephant,” jested a beady-eyed, one-armed man in tattered pants and without a shirt, referring to our package. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Pedro Tercero was put in the trunk of the car, curled up like a package, and covered with market baskets full of fruit and vegetables. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “When you return home, Percy, you must make an important choice. You will find a package waiting in your room.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z She neatly lines up little bags of beans, sugar, and laundry soap—items a local grocery store donates because the packages are damaged and cannot be sold. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z An unopened package of peppermint candy next to it. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I was excited to send him my next package with Richies shirt, so I could do the same. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z He pulled a package of biscuits from his pocket, helped Helena stand up, and gave one to her. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z There were a lot of years where we were lost, too much pain drowned in forgetting that came in convenient packages: bottles, pills, cubicles where we settled to move around papers. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z I turn around to see her hurrying toward me, a package tucked under her arm. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z A few packages had the telltale shapes of Caboodles cosmetic cases. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z As the owls flooded into the Great Hall as usual, everyone’s at-tention was caught at once by a long, thin package carried by six large screech owls. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z I was surprised to see the superintendent come forth with a package wrapped in white tissue paper, and, gesturing for quiet, address the men. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s the same corner where there’s a little market perfect for buying bottles of orange juice and roles de canela, cinnamon rolls packaged in bright pink wrappers featuring a white bear wearing a baker’s hat. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z “Look, these are Idaho spuds,” Jesse called out, picking up a package. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Is it true that you came all the way here for your friend? That she actually sent you with a package of her materials?” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z The fragrance of cumin seeds, sent in the package along with the pajamas, lingers in the weave. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Percy’s letter was enclosed in a package of Easter eggs that Mrs. Weasley had sent. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Improbably, she found a package of two flashlights, the last one, and reached for it a split second before another woman did. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z For his pitiful sake, I ripped open the package he’d brought. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z On the morning of her eleventh birthday, she wakes to find two new packages where the sugar bowl should be. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Sneaky tosses me the package of Oreos from the door and says, “Yeah?” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z I figured one of them was the license plate CD case, but I dug my hand inside anyway and pulled out a strange package. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z He was to go to the guy’s house at nine and get a package to take downtown. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z It was a big, soft package and inside there was blue-and-gray-plaid wool that looked like a blanket, but it was not a regular blanket, my father said. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he moved the Gemini back into position near the end of the Agena, and I decided to make another try for the experiment package. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z There was one small icebox that held milk, butter, eggs and cold cuts in plastic packaging. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Only when the packaging is hacked away does the object come into view. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “Sir, I don’t remember some of the topics in this package. Is everything in here going to be on the exam?” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Finally, Mo came back carrying a package wrapped in brown paper. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Cradle mentioned an officer friend who had just returned from a package tour to the Virginia attraction and sang its praises. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The rest of the package was in her bag, along with a bottle of Advil. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Mama pours me a glass, and then takes a package of cookies from the pantry, the ones we brought back from Pakistan, and hands it to me. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z He could make out, on just one side of the package, at least three of his old A.P.O. numbers. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z While Jonas watched, the people began one by one to untie the ribbons on the packages, to unwrap the bright papers, open the boxes and reveal toys and clothing and books. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z “You too smart fer me. Yes, suh,” he says, looking busy as hell, putting five or six little packages into the wagon. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “Cookie?” she asked, pointing to the package of wafer cookies on the table next to her. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z I said, pointing to a package of pink worms. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z If Mr. Dalton, Britten or Peggy missed him and asked him where he had been, he would say that he had gone out to get a package of cigarettes. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z We sat there for nearly twenty minutes before Frank was given a package to take downtown. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z I turned and saw her leap away from the package she was opening. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z On the table was a large gift-wrapped package. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She turned to Doha’s sister and handed her the package. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z After that, Vivi found us a motel room with a stove, and we learned how to cook macaroni and cheese from the package. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Here, let me start it off,” he said, reaching into the pocket of his London Fog and producing a package of cigars. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z But before I took one for myself, I held the package out to Trevor, who had been watching me carefully. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z There was another FedEx package sitting on my bunk when I got to my room. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Mr. Lias made three buggy trips a week, delivering letters, newspapers, and Sears, Roebuck packages in Banks County. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I hand them the packages, which are wrapped in Bubble Wrap and Urdu newspaper. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z I turned the cookie package around in my hands, feeling like a princess who’d just granted a favor to a pitiful subject. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z And before I could squawk he also gave me the package that was wrapped up in brown butcher paper. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She gave her the one package she hadn’t recognized. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Whitepeople literally threw money at you—just for being neighborly: opening a taxi door, picking up a package. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z From this he drew a flat rectangular package, and he undid the plain cotton cloth about it. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I remembered the package of underwear I was carrying. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z The children opened the packages with the appropriate sense of wonder and spent the morning happily leafing through their new treasures, which of course Penelope promised to read to them at her earliest opportunity. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Everything we use comes in boxes, cartons, bins, the so-called packaging we love so much. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z We have package upon package of biscuits to tide us over till our rescue.’ Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z People come up from home to see how the army was doing, to deliver a package to a son, a brother. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He nodded toward the package sitting next to Grace, a mail order from the kitchen store. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z There were the contents of her father’s care package. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “Let’s go, Bull. My God, that uniform’s tight on you. You look like a package of pork sausage.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He went to the dresser and pushed her jars and combs and brushes aside and took the package from his pocket and laid it in the cleared space. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z ‘I got two hard-boiled eggs—already stuffed—with separate little packages of salt and pepper. And sandwiches—blackberry jelly with butter. Everything wrapped in oil paper. And paper napkins.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Next, I tear open the bedding package and make up the bottom bunk, saving the other set of sheets. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z He’d been out since dawn, hauling people and packages from place to place. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z He had to find a building where Bessie could stand in a window and see the package of money when it was thrown from the car. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes the only meat we had was a packaged meat you could buy at the butcher called “sawdust.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Those copies will be released in a very public manner if this package doesn’t make it through all of you. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z The quick spread of the Fertile Crescent package preempted any possible other attempts, within the Fertile Crescent or elsewhere, to domesticate the same wild ancestors. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Kiyoshi stood up straight and pressed the package into her hands. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Inside the second package: a fat stack of pages with Braille on the cover. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Mom and Dad might get us a little present—a comic book or a pair of shoes or a package of underwear— but at least as often, they forgot our birthdays altogether. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I opened a package of Tom’s peanuts and shook them carefully into my bottle of RC Cola. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “We may not have much in the fridge, but we have coffee,” she said, triumphantly holding up a package of beans from Calaca. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z When the ink had dried, he tipped all the powder onto the inscription and folded the paper swiftly into a little square package. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Dobby now handed Harry a small package, which turned out to be — socks. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The total financial package, moreover, once the Potomac location was factored into the equations, should make most Virginians smile. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z At several more meetings in May and June, Fuchs delivered packages of documents with technical information on his work. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z She had smelled it even before he opened the package. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z If one of those packages broke open on the street, he could plan to spend the next few years in a juvenile detention home. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z To make his story more believable, Powell carried a small package wrapped in paper and tied with string. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z One package of uncooked chicken and a package of ground beef. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z When we’d finished the food, August produced four bottles of ice-cold Coca-Cola from the refrigerator, along with four little packages of salted peanuts. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Each grieving father sent a small package, carefully wrapped, to the Imperial palace. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z For, while it was not quite square, it was definitely not round, and for its size it was larger than almost any other big package of smaller dimension that he’d ever seen. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z I wasn’t too worried about being able to remove the package. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He found what he was seeking, pulled one from the package, and said, “Have you a match?” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z An address on a package wrapped in plain brown paper was as damaging as a fingerprint on a gun, Jones thought. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She pulled out the school notebook that she’d stuffed under there after school, as well as a package wrapped in a piece of worn leather. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z She was standing in the aisle with all the cheap dinnerware, looking bored while her mom turned over a package of plastic silverware. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z At the funeral home in Harlem, policemen inspected all packages and floral pieces being delivered, as well as the large handbags of women mourners. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Here Captain Cook insisted on looking over the window display, which consisted of several open packages of shiny white boric crystals. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z He was looking at Mother, and Mother moved to him and took the package from his hand. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z At that moment, Hedwig swooped into the room, carrying a very small package in her beak. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Besides, the other package was sitting next to her on the couch, waiting impatiently with its red bow. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z There is a simple way to package information that, under the right circumstances, can make it irresistible. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He lowers himself onto the sidewalk, twists the bottle of water open, and pulls out a chocolate chip cookie from the package. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Whether in a bottle, a tin can or a carton, water is unmistakably packaged. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z We bring our used clothing, from home, and Miss Lumley ties it up into brown paper packages and sends it to England. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Max was waiting, but instead of taking the packages, he lifted the fence post out of its hole and pulled me inside. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Sien comes to visit him with a package that had arrived at the flat from Ma and Pa: clothing, underwear, cigars, and even some money. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z All I could find was a package of orange fruit drink mix, so I made a gallon of that, and drank it all down. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Just add water, it said on the packages, and cook for half an hour or so until everything was normal-size and done. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z A happier place, for sure, than the tin-and-cement box that packaged us up with all our griefs in Kinshasa. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z We would fly alongside the second Agena, and I would space walk over to it, and bring back an experiment package from it. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He ripped open the package of hot dogs; Cruz ate four, one after another. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z One of the favorite things that we salvaged were the supply packages that were the Japanese equivalent of our cans of C- rations. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z We had to buy five packages of candles to make sure we’d have enough. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z There are packages of grapes and tomatoes, blocks of cheese, cartons of milk and juice. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z He saw her coming slowly toward him, and when he reached out to touch her, she hurled her package to the ground, shattering its contents at his feet. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Only reason I ever tried to hook Ty was that it seemed like him and Tariq were something of a package deal. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He took out the package and unwrapped the battered book. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z They leave invitations in our mailbox every few years with mints—individually packaged melty mints with the KKK symbol on the wrapper. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z The boy quickly opened a package—quickly despite the injuries and scars on one of his hands. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Those packages let me know exactly how much they cared.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z They also bought five packages of paper cups. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z When we get out of the car, Dray gives Kasim a package—a thick yellow envelope. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The inside of the cabin was getting dark, so he took the package topside to open it but stopped with his head out of the hatch opening. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “Come in with me,” she says gently, and she gathers packages from the back seat. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z I was holding Raulito in such a way that his blanket covered up the package. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There were mounds of cans, heaps of clothes, rows of jars and bottles, stacks of light-bulb packages. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He came toward her with his light buoyant step, carrying under his arm a bulky package wrapped in a bit of sailcloth. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z There are tables around the gymnasium covered in clothes, toys, books, and packaged foods. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z We meet in the multipurpose lounge, and I grab him a package of his favorite chocolate minidonuts from the vending machine, tossing them to him on his love seat. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Mr. Kugler hasn’t been able to find anyone else to fill the packages, and besides, it’s cheaper if we do the job. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z She had given away everything in their little house except a package of garden seed that Tea Cake had bought to plant. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z As they walked home with her packages, Lupita’s eyes filled with tears. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Each package contained the sender’s right index finger. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Cartography came as a technological package, along with gunpowder weaponry; and gunpowder weaponry really is about power, and nothing else. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z My father unwrapped the package and took out a very large ginger jar. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I was nearly out of stove fuel and down to a single chunk of cheese, my last package of Ramen noodles, and half a box of Cocoa Puffs. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Our privilege smacked of evil and mystery whereas theirs came in recognizable panty hose packages and candy wrappers and vacuum cleaner bags and Kleenex boxes. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Earl came back with a couple of packages. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “Without them, you wouldn’t have your bottled vitamin water, your eye shadows, the packaging on your favorite perfume, your colored contact lenses, clothes, hair color, and nail polish.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z I was there trying to convince her to go wildly corporate, while packaging the trinkets for her. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z She burrowed into her coat pocket for the little package. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I put the meat in my basket, covering the package with a newspaper, which soaks through in minutes. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The package had been thrown to the floor when she stopped short. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z When I came to work the next afternoon, one of the bartenders handed me a package. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Singer handed him the card and stood quietly, his arms heaped with packages, his weight resting on his heels. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z A package from Owl, an up-and-coming online budget fashion retailer. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z She nudged me with a little travel package of Kleenex. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z At my back, while I unwrapped a hot dog from its plastic package, Arturo asked, “How was she today? Did you hear from the school?” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Ignatius happily pocketed the new bills and ripped one of the packages from George’s arms, saying, “I must see w’hat it is that I’m storing. You’re probably selling goofballs to infants.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z A runner was the one who moved packages for local suppliers who needed to make drop-offs for the street-level dealers but didn’t want to carry the weight themselves. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “What is it?” he said; he carried the packages and bottle to the kitchen, set them down and hurried back. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Justin still wore his satchel and had put the powder package in it. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z They dropped the packages in the windows of Claire’s big white station wagon. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Like how awkward he was when talking about my “big package.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Every so often Mami received a letter from her with a money order, or a package with the clothes my cousins in the United States had outgrown. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z He tossed the package, which felt like a wrapped-up book, to Andrew. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z But some of the white men pried into my packages when I was absent and they questioned me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the dancers, a guy in electric blue with an enormous package, presses play on a boom box. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z He had never heard of the advisers-for-hire who managed kids’ applications, edited their essays, helped them package themselves. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Any parcels or packages to go out today?” A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Two days later a package arrived, express from Idaho. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Of course, if you’ve ever gotten a surprise package, you can imagine how puzzled and excited Milo was; and if you’ve never gotten one, pay close attention, because someday you might. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Publicity, of course, tends to obscure these numbers, but like the Surgeon General’s warning on cigarette packages, the figures would eventually begin to filter into the public consciousness. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “She received an important package from Madagascar and instructions to take good care of what was inside.” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z It was like trying to wrap a loose peck of potatoes into a neat four-cornered package. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Both of them have hats that look like packages of felt carelessly done up, with several ends sticking into the air. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I buy licorice whips, jelly beans, many-layered blackballs with the seed in the middle, packages of fizzy sherbet you suck up through a straw. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Who could possibly have left such an enormous package and such a strange one? The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z She pulled out a package of assorted Ghirardelli chocolate and passed it to me. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z A dog took the package of hamburger meat and ran away with it. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Each evening I had to take sacks of packages to the post office for mailing. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z A moment later he darts back in and grabs the rest of the cookies in the package. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Once he was back inside his jeep, I unlatched the chain, opened the door, and picked up the package. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Other group members stored their bodily fluids in baby-food jars or wrote cryptic messages on packaged skirt steaks. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z She sat across the Rec table from him and carefully opened the steaming package. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z His package is open to the second-to-last page, and he’s pointing at the bottom. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Middlings, warm water, apple parings, meat gravy, carrot scrapings, meat scraps, stale hominy, and the wrapper off a package of cheese. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z Matt celebrated with a bottle of water and a package of cookies. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He opened the package without any interest, without even looking at the return address. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z However, it is not yet known whether Ethiopians were cultivating these local plants before or only after the arrival of the Southwest Asian package. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z What was a black baby doing in a package? Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He held out a package, a gift, like he thought it was enough to win me over. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “Bryce, quit it!” my mom yells, and both of us are soon on our knees picking up packages of paper plates and paper cups covered in hearts and containers of heart confetti. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z On the Cascadian package there’s a picture of a pretty little farm—the original commune. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z If Matt had become El Patron, then he’d gotten the whole package: wealth, power ... and the evil that created it. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Her mom grabbed a package of king salmon from the fridge and held it up to her. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Which was the same color as them, worshiped in their language and packaged in the boxes they made. Now that we take their god back to them, shouldn’t we at least repackage it?” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I go to the reception afterward, which offers the usual university fare: bad sherry, thick tea, cookies out of a package. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z On my way back to the cash register, I stop for a couple Starbursts, a package of Twinkies, and an indeterminate number of GoFast nutrition bars. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z A series of letters, photos, and packages went back and forth through April. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z There are at least four giant containers of pastas and two massive meatball subs on the table, not counting the empty packaging that my brothers already cleared out. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “Here, Laura and Mary,” Pa said, and he gave them each a little round package out of his pocket. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mice are nothing but little packages of blood and bones, afraid of everything. They are despicable, laughable, the opposite of everything we strive to be. Do you want to live in their world?” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z I found the package of Post-it notes, my calligraphy pen, and bottle of ink and after making sure that the ink was tightly closed, I put those in the wagon, too. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z The package I toted in from the mailbox is open and on the bed are a dozen bottles filled with brown liquid. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Sperm, this theory argued, already contained a minihuman—a tiny fetus, fully formed, shrunken and curled into a minuscule package and waiting to be progressively inflated into a baby. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z He looked into the little cabinet, and there he saw, neatly stacked, about ten packages wrapped in plain paper. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z When I got home that day, my father handed me a package. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z From his toolbox, Papi pulled out a package of green thumbtacks. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Then he noticed a grubby little package wrapped up in brown paper lying on the floor. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z He was afraid to put the packages down on an adjoining seat, especially in a theater like that one. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It even came as part of the packaging of toothpaste tubes. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The ground is littered with torn food packages, babies’ diapers, empty water bottles and spent cigarettes, dirty tissues, plastic bags. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z In the pre-pre-pre-internet landscape, when the world came packaged almost exclusively through three channels of network TV, this stuff mattered. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Half an hour later, Bryce and Aurora are driving packages of Matchbox cars around in the toy aisle when my mom shows up again. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Garvey pulled out a small package and presented it to Cole. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z There are pyramids of imported chocolates, an ice cream counter, aisles and aisles of fancy cookies and canned gourmet food, ticking away like little clocks toward the obsolescence dates stamped on their packages. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I gave them each a package of cigarettes, Macedonias, loosely packed cigarettes that spilled tobacco and needed to have the ends twisted before you smoked them. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z I read the ingredients on food packages and the words on T-shirts. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Bernabe tore the floppy wrapping paper off the fishhead package, crumpled it in a ball which he left in the ashtray, then lugged the box out to his truck. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z This idea came to me when I took some men on a package run—the package room was open because of the potential for late-arriving Christmas presents. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Ifemelu’s mother opened the carton, gently stripped away the Styrofoam packaging. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Chickens wandered the aisles; women walked back and forth carrying packages on their heads and selling bags of peanuts and dried vegetables. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Under one arm he carried a large package, and in the other hand was a big, covered, wooden bucket. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z A small package thumped to the floor, but I didn’t bother to examine it. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I was mostly telling him the truth about the packages. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z August watches me for a moment and then digs a package of Camels from his shirt pocket. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The package had arrived a week after Mo died. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z And in the pantry: peanut butter, jelly, cans of tuna, packages of Top Ramen. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Art3mis: So I'm supposed to believe you’re one of those mythical guys who only cares about a woman’s personality, and not about the package it comes in? Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Tootie was on the couch with a package of frozen peas on her head. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z He set his package on the tree stump. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z A few weeks later, Beatrice herself was at the store with Jeremiah when she reached for a package of bacon at the meat counter. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z “So apparently I’m supposed to pick up a package from the lobby right this second.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Mama’s stacks of packaged food containers pop into my mind. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z And so did the cells: When the package arrived in Minneapolis about four days later, Scherer put the cells in an incubator and they began to grow. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Incredibly, Powell, thanks to the little package he showed as a prop, had still not created suspicion about his true intentions. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The fat woman said she’d be back for them that night, and she gave them a package of food. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z A hurried scribble on the wrapping addresses the package to Clay Jensen, so I pick it up and head inside. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z She goes through her own package, disbelief growing on her face. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z I imagined Nurse Evelyn and Dr. Eastman, opening the heavy package I might send, reading the letter inside. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Hermione was stomping up the stairs, looking disapprovingly at the package in Harry’s hand. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “But whoever it was has had a narrow escape. No one could have opened that package without touching the necklace.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z In the end, only nine of us were actually the first to integrate Central High School My hopes and dreams were all tied in one package as I approached Central High on September 4, 1957. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He helped Federal Express develop its package tracking and tracing system, then moved over to McCaw Cellular, the mobile phone company, built that up, and oversaw its merger with AT&T in 1994. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z After telling her to wear the gray one, I motion for her to take the packages I've been holding since I arrived. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Zooey didn’t reply till he had opened a new package of razor blades. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z He was also carrying a long, thin package and didn’t answer Aunt Petunia when she asked what he’d bought. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Sohrab produced a small package, wrapped in advertisements from an Iranian newspaper. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z It was really very strange that a woman as beautiful and slender and willowy and graceful, a creature as perfectly packaged, as supremely dressed as the Countess should be hung up on teeth that way. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Min’s wife placed the cloth package in his hands. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z She glanced at the package, and seemed to understand immediately. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z That night, Dede, Mama, and I stayed up late preparing the package. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She opened the cabinet under the bar and gave George a package wrapped in brown paper. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Rudyard had packed a tall thermos of milk and a package of tall biscuits slathered with butter and bright strawberry jam. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Why did the same plant package launch food production throughout western Eurasia? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The school’s 4-H club made care packages for departing servicemen and hosted a community discussion entitled “What Can We Do to Win the War?” Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z He picked up the packages from the floor and laid them on the bed to distract his friend. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z She helped the old couple pick up all their valuables and retie their packages. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z None of those packages ever reached the emperor. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a package, about the size of a deck of cards, wrapped in white paper and tied with green ribbon. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z It hadn’t broken open, and neither had the packages of fish. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z I take a sip of the milk and tear open the package. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z “What a long, hard journey that will be! You'll need some nourishment,” she cried, handing Milo a small brown package, neatly wrapped and tied with string. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Cari pulled a small package out of the pocket of her plaid cape. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Economic stimulus packages could have sailed through Congress to bail out those trapped in jobless ghettos through no fault of their own. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Taking a deep breath before picking up the package, he took a bound plastic bag out of the brown paper wrapping. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z I’m opening the package when my phone chimes in my jacket pocket. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I’ve heard nothing from Missus Stein and don’t even know if the package made it on time. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Everything I needed was there: the safe-suit, the packages of food, the air tank, even the Geiger counters. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z “No. And you have to buy school pictures, those packages that they sell.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I sat down on the floor and ripped open the package right there. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z There was no return address or sender’s name in the upper left-hand corner, the way a package or letter should be addressed. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Besides the letters he'd written, he left a package for the New York Herald that contained his book, The Truth, with his suggestion that the newspaper print it. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The packages containing the cake mix were mildewed. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The clerk raced to the post office and found the packages. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z There was a large package tied to its legs. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z After a flurry of more “gung-shis,” the servants left and there were the three of us in front of a huge mound of packages. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She gave them to my mother to keep, and each year on Jenna’s birthday, my mother sends her one of the packages in the mail. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z He carries the mail upstairs and opens the package. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z She needed a suitcase to ship the care package. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Beatrice worked a night shift, folding cardboard at a packaging factory that made boxes for takeout pizza chains. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Joan chattered on about Egos and Ids, and I turned my mind to something else, to the brown, unwrapped package in my bottom drawer. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z I spot a package of napkins on the counter, but Sara’s in my way. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Thirsty for information about friends and family and folks from all around, everyone loved Spoon Man’s visits—sometimes he even carried mail and packages, saving folks the cost of stamps. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z "Wouldn't you like to see? Wouldn't you like to open all my packages?" Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “Well, this’ll be fun at any rate,” she said as she ripped open The Club’s packaging. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Ben ripped the paper off the package, then lifted the cover off the box. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The small boy in buttons put the package on the table in the centre of the room. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Trying to hold on to their packages and small children, they jostled for balance even as the aisles became jammed with dozens of seatless passengers. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z It’s just like ice cream in a cylindrical container as opposed to a rectangular package. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z I followed up a solid base of meatballs with a couple of packaged cupcakes and washed them down with a can of cream soda. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z My financial aid package at Princeton required me to get a work-study job, and I ended up with a good one, getting hired as an assistant to the director of the TWC. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Isabelle asked everyone to wait for a moment in the hallway, where Monsieur Tabard put down the large package he was carrying. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z When I awoke later in the afternoon I found a package resting next to me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She retrieved a package of sausages and was walking back to the hotel when she heard yelling and footsteps. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z I gesture toward the desk, where an electric kettle rests next to packages of Top Ramen. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Which ones did they actually cultivate, and how did the resulting local crop package compare with the Fertile Crescent’s founder package? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He showed me how each word is a little package of letters. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Hence the package that worked well in the latter valleys also worked well enough in the Nile Valley to trigger the spectacular rise of indigenous Egyptian civilization. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z She felt in the pocket of the wolfskin coat and took out the velvet package. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I bought an orange drink and a package of cracker sandwiches. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Jake opened the package of tobacco and rolled himself a cigarette. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z On the street, she presented the package to Neeley while they frowned solemnly at each other. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Calder pulled two packages of peanut M&M’s out of his coat and passed one to Petra. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z The young man had built a small fire and was cooking a piece of sausage he had taken from a package. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z He was a poet, or a college president, or a movie star; he drank expensive whisky, and he smoked Lucky Strike cigarettes in the green package. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z I don’t tell her that my meals are free and part of my scholarship package. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z On the way down the steps, Wash steadied her as if she were a fragile package he did not want to break. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She unwrapped the long package and leaned four wooden crutches against the wall. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Curtain had laced his fingers together atop the brown package in his lap and was looking at the boys expectantly. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z And they became more palatable when folded into a total debt package produced by a war for independence. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Approved delivery drones fly in and out of each dorm, busily dropping off packages. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Then he gathered up his packages and went out onto Chartres Street. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He paid the money, put the package into his pocket and went out to the corner to wait for a car. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z She had meant to bring a package of Dr. Dee’s Nerve and Flesh Builder to stir into the malted milkshake, because the milkshakes alone didn’t seem to be doing any good. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “And I wonder whezzer you could oblige me by delivering a package to Bill’s Auntie Muriel? I never returned ’er tiara.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He plucked a wad of cotton from a package and turned to her. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Then I struggled to raise my package to the counter. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Teashop Aunty disappeared into her kitchen again, and emerged with a small package of beads—many fewer and not as pretty as the first set she’d given us, but enough to get you going again. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I set down my packages, dropping my coat on top. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He sat in one of the pews next to a bank of vigil lights and decorated his hands, his packages stacked beside him. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z There it is, beside the tissue package she takes out, the little green book with embossed-gold writing that she carries around with her, One Hundred and One Evils and Their Islamic Cures. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Singer had some packages in his arms and the big Greek gave them his first attention. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z But months later, I got the large package in the mail. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z He wore crisp new blue jeans and an equally new white T-shirt that still had the lines from being folded into its package. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The whole package disappeared in a few minutes, wrapping paper flying away in the wind. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z His mother had unwrapped the package and was opening a bottle of peroxide. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z The small boy in buttons carried the package. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Two years ago, we got a special package in the mail. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Thanks to this availability of suitable wild mammals and plants, early peoples of the Fertile Crescent could quickly assemble a potent and balanced biological package for intensive food production. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The mail carrier hands Big Bird a package, and Big Bird is immediately puzzled: “If this is the first time you have ever been here,” he asks, “how did you know I was Big Bird?” The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I asked the waiter to get us a carriage and he took Catherine’s package that I was carrying and went out with an umbrella. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Indeed, I am unaware of anyone’s even seriously suggesting any supposed distinctive biological features of the region’s peoples that might have contributed to the potency of its food production package. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z From almost one to three every afternoon George was stuck with the packages. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I had the package now, and there was no reason for me to doubt the glove was inside it when everything else Jack said had been true. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z He crossed to the desk and took from a drawer a small package wrapped in black velvet. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z He tapped at the package sitting on his desk. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z A moment later, an identical package landed in front of Ron, crushing beneath it his minuscule and exhausted owl, Pigwidgeon. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “Then lend me one package of pitted dates,” he requested. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Fatima held up a blue package of cookies. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The easiest way to disregard a woman’s voice is to package her as a scold. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I take out my birthday gift, a package of sparkly pens Mama Ya-Ya has given me. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z He went to one of the baseball equipment bags and reached in, tunneled down to the bottom, and came up with another package, this one wrapped crudely in newspaper. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The last stop on our tour was at a small market where Akhi had me buy a package of plain crackers, bottled water, almonds, and two bananas. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Then her eyes flashed excitedly, like a child’s, as she looked at the package Hanako was holding. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He was more interested in watching the string burn all the way down than in opening the package, but he opened it, finally. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Cordelia rummages in the fridge and brings out an opened package of store doughnuts. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z One package of chicken thighs and one package of wings. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t want it, but I found the package in my hand. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z People expect it’s going to taste better and they are willing to pay five, ten cents more—just on the strength of that package.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z The little man sniffed and fumbled at the lock of his huge package. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z And Ma got a pound of tea, and a little paper package of store sugar to have in the house when company came. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z He was allowed to submit a list to stock the kitchen, but apparently it was too hard to get Helados on short notice—all that’s in the freezer is UK-brand packaged ice cream cones. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I have mentioned, too, the general reluctance to exchange the devil you know for one that you don’t know, even when the latter is tempting you with a better wage-benefit package. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He nodded, looking tired, and held the package in his hand. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z The package was placed on a charter plane and flown to Edwards Air Force Base in California. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z My father and sisters and brothers would be at their own jobs mending, folding, packaging. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I wrote this on a piece of paper, dropped it into the prayer box, and began to fantasize about how they would arrive, in a package from Sears, Roebuck. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Just as evening came down he found a package wrapped tighdy in a garbage sack, tied tightly so the water hadn’t seeped inside. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe he’d dropped this care package here years ago to help demigods like her with this quest. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z In the same way, when we buy a package of hamburger at a supermarket, we rarely think of the living cow. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z But Howard was blessed with an uncanny ability to see potential in unlikely packages, and he had a cavalryman’s eye for horsemen. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The packages were wrapped perfectly—too perfectly, the way packages are done up when they have been wrapped by a nameless clerk in a store. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z She arranged the little packages in neat rows on the empty seat in front of her as though she was setting up a phlegm stall. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z In addition to the American packages, presents were being delivered to my parents from Chinese friends. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Empty coffee cups rested on every surface; take-out packaging littered the ground. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z She went into the kitchen and came back after a moment with a small package which she held out to Kit shamefacedly. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z For instance, a merchant marine sailor who knew me and my reputation came into a bar carrying a package. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z In a whisper, I explained it was for the Lomotil and Trinalin and vitamins I wanted her to include in the package. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Because he’s the whole package—like an all-expenses-paid trip to Disney World package. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z He’s not exactly my type because he’s a little too fit, the kind of guy you see on a package for underwear, but there’s no denying how handsome he is. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z I do love the rectangular chocolate sandwich cookies, though, and pile a few on my plate, making a mental note to take a few packages with us when we go home. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z “Hey, where can we get that packaged naan? Your pizza idea is genius. My mom’s working when I get home from school. I can never find anything good to snack on.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z The discard box was large, and it was quickly filled with toiletries that contained alcohol; clothing colored blue, black, gray, or orange; packages of food that hadn’t been factory-sealed; and . . . cigarettes. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Letters, postcards, packages that rattled like loaded cassette tapes. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Because he works all day packaging candy, he always has problems with his body—cuts, back pains, glue burns, and swollen legs, just to name a few. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The package was still held tightly in his arms. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z They gave him packages of cigarettes, but they lay on the floor, unopened. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “We were the front desk security team. We greeted visitors, signed for packages, important mail, and, most of all, welcomed the workers. Thousands of them. Each day, they’d swipe their badges and we’d say ‘Hello.’ Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z Pastor Ambrose went back to his room with a newspaper-wrapped package. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I don't want to make it easy for her to forget that I'm here, so I set her packages on a table, stand in her foyer, and drip. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Like us, they carry with them light bundles of clothes and small packages of food. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It looked as though Harry had found out where the grubby little package from vault seven hundred and thirteen was. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z A woman passes by with her packages, and Sala’s breath comes fast. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “Yeah. I might have to make this part of my skincare line. Shanticeuticals. I could do a whole cosmetics line for ethnic skin. The packaging would be killer! Sort of a henna tattoo thing?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Tears filled her wrinkled eyes as she proceeded to unwrap the rest of the package. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z And I guess I wasn’t a pretty package either. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He finally pretended to give up, stuffed the package into his pocket, turned around, and started to walk down the stairs. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Benji had booked VIP packages, which allowed them to skip lines and do everything in a single weekend. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z She picked up a package of cigarettes and three kitchen matches, stuffed the matches behind the cellophane wrapper, and walked quietly into the hall. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z A package of blue American Spirits pokes up from the inside of one. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Boo Boo tossed the package down to him. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Maybe Sam Gardiner understood the look on the boy’s face; at all events he scooped up a handful of gum- drops and put them in the package with the other things. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z “Did they? That is the last time I order the ‘Madison Lucas brain activity MRI’ spray tan package.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z He was apparently out on an errand; there was a package in his front basket. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z And then, a few weeks later, a package arrived in the mail. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I looked away from the sheet and noticed one of Mom’s partially eaten casseroles on the kitchen table along with an open bag of Thin Mints I had helped Miss Volker package up. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Roy’s mother bustled to the refrigerator and retrieved the package of meat. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the country's most famous modern-day exports - Lurpak butter - features the horn both in its name and on its packaging. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z He bought a package of typing paper and wrote straight through the stack, then he turned it over and wrote on the backsides of the pages. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z George put his two packages in the bun compartment and sat down on the curb. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I wonder if the same clerk helped the other people on the list, those who got this package before me. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z “You’ll want to put it in the fridge,” Billy noted as he handed me the package. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He took two fresh hot dogs out of the package, loaded them up and brought them back to Styx. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Maniac, in his turn, opened packages to find a pair of gloves, a box of butterscotch Krimpets, and a spanking, snow-white, never-ever-used baseball. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “But that package was big. Is this the only thing you will give me? Is there no canned food there? Or are you saving it for your saboteur friend Alice?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z As she picked up the package she noticed a red, white, and blue Express Mail envelope sticking halfway out of her mailbox next to the doorway. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z What he meant was that I could become one of the bodies pushing packages through the streets of the garment center. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z As tiny as it was, this extra-small package of fire, poison, and evil would be much harder to kill than a large, bulky lizard. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z With trembling hands and pounding heart I opened the fat package from Princeton University. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z We did two loads of laundry, washed out our cups and food bowls and pots and pans, bought and sent postcards, phoned home, and stocked up liberally on fresh and packaged foods in the shop. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z In some outlying areas, elements of the package arrived at different times: for instance, sheep preceded cereals in southwestern Europe. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He carried the package upstairs, unwrapped it, and discovered Booth’s binoculars. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s a man coming up the opposite sidewalk with a package in his hand. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z You will find a shirt in this package, too. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z She could have fired the jig, and he could have kept on picking up his packages at the old time, two o’clock. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He with-drew a package from his pocket, discovered it was empty and tossed it away, watching the breeze move it along on the sidewalk. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z A handful of Mentos, a handful of Snickers, and— Oh, it’s not on the list, but screw it, I love Nerds, so I add three packages of Nerds. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Instead of sitting down to knit, she pulls three silver-wrapped packages from behind her chair. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “There is your package on the seat,” the waiter said. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z “But it depends on the financial package. And if they accept me, of course.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z His grandmother would pack small packages of food for Doha and Yuni to deliver to the elderly. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Supermarkets in Denmark have experimented with adding a second bar code to packages of meat. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z And that when I held up the package, he would recognize it. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z Petra grabbed a jacket from the Lost and Found box in the lobby and covered the package with it just as the secretary came around the corner carrying her lunch. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Only once a year did the need to dispose of a mountain of wrapping paper and cardboard packaging overrule Desdemona’s objections to using our fireplace. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He brings back three packages of duck sauce and a cup of wonton soup and hands them all to me. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z I go to our Christmas tree and come back with a large square package that I didn’t mark with a name. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Then he gave her one last squeeze and shoved a heavy package into my hands and before I had a chance to see what it was he was running back in the direction we came. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly the agent noticed all the refuse that had been left behind, pieces of waxed paper and tinfoil, discarded Baggies, a few aluminum bean dip cans, empty cigarette packages, and some crushed coffee cups. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The 2nd juror rises, goes to the coat hooks and takes a package of cough drops from his jacket pocket. 12TH juror: I’m sorry. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z At noon George had left his outpost and gone down to the Quarter to get the packages from Miss Lee. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “How is it twenty-six fifty to send a package?” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Only when European settlers arrived by sea in 1652, bringing with them their Fertile Crescent crop package, could agriculture thrive in South Africa’s Mediterranean zone. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He was carrying a plain brown package under his arm. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Want this?” she repeated, waving a package at us. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z She looked longingly on as her uncle found the package of candied chestnuts and ripped it open. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z A few throbbing minutes later, when he opened his eyes, he found himself squinting at a small, unopened package wrapped in green paper. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “And this would be your home base. Where I work. We could see each other at least one week a year, more depending on the package your mom chooses.” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z As if she had read my mind, she handed me a package of peanuts. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z She lingered by a package of chicken wings, which, at twenty-nine cents a pound, held some interest for her. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “Camp food is so boring! I couldn’t wait for the packages my mom would send with snacks.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z David and I spent most of our days going to the prison, taking with us packages of food carefully prepared and wrapped by my mother. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z She followed me to my room, where a large flat package covered in bright, flowered wrapping paper lay on the bed. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z So they stood there with the folks backed off with hand-kerchiefs to their faces, until in a minute the girl came up with that newspaper package. As I Lay Dying 1930-10-06T00:00:00Z There was a package on the floor of the wagon, bulky. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I dug into the tin box for the cellophane wrapped package of big wooden matches. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s a package that came for you, Miss Sokoloff,” said the clerk, smiling. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z People lie in sleeping bags, surrounded by car tires and orange life jackets, empty food packages, crumpled papers, water bottles and crushed cans. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z She then opened the chewing gum package and gave them all a piece. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Somewhere in there, another nurse came in with a wrapped package about a foot and a half long, addressed from Samantha to me. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z He eyed the throngs of shoppers marching down the sidewalk, arms overflowing with packages. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z When she came out a few moments later, she had two packages wrapped up in the brightly colored comic section of the newspaper. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z It can be either singular or plural, depending on whether it’s supposed to mean two individuals or a package deal. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But this is only part of my debt to the internet: day after day the postman has brought packages of books to my door, acquired from far-flung corners of the world. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Marti watched as a CIA technician, toiling away in the cramped embassy office, carefully assembled a dead-drop package designed to look like a beat-up pack of cigarettes. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I pay the bill, overtip, gather up my packages, an Italian scarf for each of my daughters, a fountain pen for Ben. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Get away from me, Satan!” shouted my mother, continuing to back away from the package as if fleeing a ghost. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He took the package from Grace without looking up at her. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z When he finished, Slannen handed the package with the wolf to me. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z We live in societies that mass-produce facts: packages are marked with weights, road signs tell you distances and, in some countries, the populations of the towns you are passing through. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Some gifts were only small packages of nuts or raisins and others were boxes almost too heavy for a man to lift. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “What the hell!” exclaimed one old man as he peered into the package. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t care what my gift was, but I opened the package, for his sake. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I wrapped, logged, and put the postage on packages of jewelry, which went to stores throughout the country. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z I left the package right on her desk. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He claimed to have deposited one package of dismembered cadaver in the Fidelity Storage Warehouse in Chicago. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “No, no, no. You're not allowed to miss me. You gotta get your mind right from now, Z. Study for your next SATs, get your college list ready, financial-aid packages, scholarships...” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The young female admirers who seemed to come along with the package added to the allure. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z He was holding a rifle in his hands — now they knew what had been in the long, thin package he had brought with them. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Just as he raised a gloved hand to wipe them, Leanne made to grab hold of the package Katie was holding; Katie tugged it back and the package fell to the ground. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “Excuses. You have exactly one minute to get my packages to the back door, or I will cut your food rations for the week.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The outer door would hiss shut and relock itself; then the package would be scanned, X-rayed, and analyzed eight ways from Wednesday. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I forgot to add: The whole package is bow-tied in a billowy, diaphanous, organically grown hijab. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z He had a package in his hand, sort of square, wrapped in brown paper and string. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z On the wooden Agena was an exact copy of the experiment package I would find on the real Agena, and it was attached in the same way. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Stella gnawed on her pencil as Mrs. Grayson put on her reading glasses, slid away the twine from the package, and snapped the wrapping open. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I picked up my package and flung it at him. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z He made space for it on the messy table surface, pushing aside the collapsed pile of unopened letters and packages. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z There were only three types of communications that arrived by post: packages, official business, or letters from the eccentric—the only type of people who still wrote letters. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z We have a new pastime, namely, filling packages with powdered gravy. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z In early 1949 Jack Tenney, who had staged the earlier hearing into Rad Lab security, resurfaced with a package of thirteen bills targeting suspected communists at the university and elsewhere in state government. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “We got our paperwork,” the relocation package, he said. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z “Get him the peanuts in the yellow package—not the red package. He likes the dry-roasted ones better.” The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z Refusing to unwrap the package in his presence, or even seem interested in the contents, they carried it, like a coat in need of a closet, to some other part of the house. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z I still wasn’t very keen, but after a while Mom sent me into her bedroom to retrieve a package, all wrapped up, that she’d left on the bed. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z I tell him, “My favorite afterschool snack for my brothers is shredded cheese and red pepper flakes on packaged naan from the grocery store. I heat them in the toaster oven and voila—naan pizza!” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Lloyd returned in a moment, bearing a small package wrapped in twine—the binoculars—and a loaded Spencer repeating carbine. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Parcel Day, the first of twelve, in which food packages were delivered to every person in the district. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z He opened the door and took the small package without a word. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I know they’ve sent countless packages that are piled up somewhere in the great, crumbling postal edifice downtown. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “The packages of chocolate marked X are for you, the other two are for Mrs. Roos.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “If I want to hang out with Victoria and Francesca and that whole crowd, I have to hang out with Hannah, too. It’s sort of a package deal.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z When we walked into math today, Mr. Mason handed out a ten-page package, copied back to back, entitled “A Course Review.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z She handed him Booth’s package wrapped in newspaper. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Farmer decided that all TB patients in the catchment area should receive the full package of services, including the equivalent of five American dollars per month. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “Then I can send it to you. Someday you’ll get a little package saying 'To Eleanor with love from her friend Theodora,’ and it will be a blue cup full of stars.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t forget to stop at the package store,” said Henry coldly. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I took up the two packages and gave the bread to the little girl, the woman all iron-gray behind the counter, watching us with cold certitude. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked confused at the sight of the package, but all it took was a single stroke at the back of her hand. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The city of Winchester, Virginia, ordered “a guard at every avenue of the town leading from the Potomac, to stop all suspected persons, packages, etc., coming from Philadelphia.” An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z A big, lumpy package bounced off Neville’s head and, a second later, something large and gray fell into Hermione’s jug, spraying them all with milk and feathers. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z And in their place will be a national speech, wrapped and packaged, standard and tasteless. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s a two-foot package sitting next to the mailbox, in the grass. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “What you want to take home with you and how you want to pay for it. We'll take the package to our sales manager and get his big okay.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Now they knew: Mr. Benedict’s Receiver was able to detect the “package” phrases, but not the information contained in them. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The product is the package and the product combined. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Ben asked, lifting the package and measuring its satisfying heaviness. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind them, leaning against the wall, was a small package wrapped neatly in brown paper. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Somewhere, behind the brightly colored packaging, underneath the labels covered with information, there is a mountain of corn. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z My mother’s latest boyfriend distracted Luke while she gave me a bracelet, a package of crayons, and a coloring book. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Frank told me that the same fellow on 123rd Street who had hired him to deliver a package had offered him money to beat up a junkie who owed him money. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z It was like someone had written over the grocery store door, over each package of food, you are not welcome here. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Flossie opened the package—which contained about twenty huge trout heads—and burst out crying. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I kept telling myself that we wanted to make Christmas last but whenever it was my turn to open a package, I yanked at the ribbons and tore off the paper because I couldn’t wait. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He made his mother a sandwich, peeling the last thin pieces of turkey out of the package and pressing them between twin slices of white bread. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z We see a naked soldier, in boots, just like ourselves; he has a package under his arm, and gallops onward. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Jean Louise pecked at her aunt and missed, took a package of cigarettes from her bag, and hurled it at the sofa. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z How was the material packaged and transported from one body to the next? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z His Bible and the packages were the only time he had any feelings other than meanness and a desire for revenge. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z What he had wanted was for her to take the package so that he could take the baby, but Tina stepped back and the package fell to the floor. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Bigger bought two packages of cigarettes and shoved one of them to G.H., who looked at him in surprise. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He turned the package upside down, and out of it spilled hundreds of little pieces of paper. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The Balkans provided ideal growing conditions for most Mesopotamian crops and livestock, and received those domesticates as a package within 2,000 years of its assembly in the Fertile Crescent. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He pulls out five small packages of cheese and crackers, the kind that get packed into school lunches. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I divide the package in half and give the other portion to Taryn. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She handed him an enormous basket of cookies, all packaged in clear cellophane with jaunty little tags. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Evy brought along some sweet butter and a package of soda crackers and made tea. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He would always ring his bell and then call out the names of people who had letters and packages. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z He kept the package in his hands, lost in thought. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z They both got jobs in a factory, packaging clothes. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z I saw he was carrying a package wrapped in newspapers. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z When we stopped at the bog’s edge to catch our breath, Enoch reached into his bulging coat and handed out packages wrapped in cheesecloth. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I nod as I reach into my bag with a gloved hand and pull out a wrapped package. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z She crawled to her right, as close to the bowl as she could get without showing herself, and tore open the package. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z The woman's niece and another little girl came out instead and saw the peculiar package. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z When she’s standing beneath a tree, for instance, listening to the leaves vibrating in the wind, or when she opens a package from a collector and that old ocean odor of shells comes washing out. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z It was literally the dust of the meat, the bits that fell off the cuts being packaged for the shop, the bits of fat and whatever’s left. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Getting rid of me and subduing the districts all in one neat little package. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Jake pulled the package of Target from his pocket and passed it around. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Maybe the world wasn’t made of universals that could be summed up in neat little packages. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z The desk guard prepared to throw the package into the trash. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z We couldn’t understand why, if the state was willing to give us packages of meat, sacks of potatoes and fruit, and cans of all kinds of things, our mother obviously hated to accept. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The inmate offered to help him out by paying him a hundred dollars just to bring in a package from his brother. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Sticky, trying to do his part, cleared his throat and squeaked, “What...what is that package for?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z So while cartography and navigational instruments taken in isolation are neutral devices, in practice they are part of a package of technologies that ensured Western global dominance for five hundred years. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He tucked the packages higher up under his arm and realized that be was also carrying the book he had taken from the undercover agent. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z At some point during the day you’ll feel the sudden, unexplainable urge to clean out that closet, and there the package will be.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “My point, little fairy man, is that I am not someone to be trifled with. Now, if you would please observe the package.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z It can package ideas into bigger and bigger units, which the psychologist George Miller dubbed “chunks.” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Then she reached in and tucked a tiny package into Travis’s suit jacket, where it made a slight bulge. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z When she pulls the little drawer open and removes a small package of tissues, I catch sight of a picture of Courtney taped to the bottom of the drawer. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z And, as he did, the package of sounds broke open, filling the air with peals of happy laughter which seemed so gay that first he, then Tock, and finally the Humbug joined in. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z It was addressed in strong but elegant handwriting that I’d seen once before, on a package Poseidon had sent me last summer. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z A barn owl brought Neville a small package from his grandmother. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z In the post-office that morning he found a notice in his box that a package had come for him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z She’s my parent; worry and love are part of the package. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Hagrid had emptied vault seven hundred and thirteen, if you could call it emptying, taking out that grubby little package. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z When I got to Petaluma, I looked for a pretty little red barn, a cornfield, and farmhouse, like the ones on the Petaluma package. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Now he wasn't only stuck with the packages. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Eliu turned the pack upside down and kicked through the things that fell out, the dehydrated food packages, socks, extra shirt, matches, and the posse’s picnic garbage. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z When he walked away, he didn’t have the package anymore. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z He took off his hat and put it on top of the package. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z “I made a package. Would you like some?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “Well, this package just came in from someone on your beat and it’s addressed to your shield number.” 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Our first job, after a hasty breakfast, was to find the old Agena, the one with the experiment package on it. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Fortunately, I didn’t, and I was able to pull the experiment package free easily with one hand. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Burdened with a number of small unmanageable packages and unabashed public adulation, he felt obliged to perform. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z That it was more than just coincidence I’d been delivered into the Pastor’s hands like some package of damaged goods. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “And that package he was carrying was just the right size....” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z The pale yellow bolster pillow is the ugliest thing I’ve ever seen, packaged on the ends like a big yellow hotdog. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Zombielike, my mother pointed at the package, unable to utter a word, her face a mask of indescribable horror. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The week they’d arrived, Mia had gotten a job at Lucky Palace, a local Chinese restaurant; several afternoons and evenings a week, she took and packaged up takeout orders at the counter. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z —CO, will you call to see if they got a new package list? Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A beggar shuffled in front of it, then dove out of the way as a dark purple stegosaurus trundled by, nearly trampling him, bags of mail and packages flapping at its flanks. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z At one point, lacking a better plan, the CIA considered signaling to Penkovsky simply to toss the package over the wall of the US embassy as he walked by. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Such findings raise the possibility that scientists might be able to create a “package” of charcoal, nutrients, and microfauna that could be used to transform bad tropical soil into terra preta. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He’ll be the last to receive a package with no return address. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Or was the founder package instead brought by invading farmers, who were thereby enabled to outbreed the local hunters and to kill, displace, or outnumber them? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z They were adopted for cultivation in those areas of their wild range outside the Fertile Crescent as soon as they arrived with the whole package of food production from the Fertile Crescent. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “Let’s put together a package for that poor family.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Along with it came a package of papers from her attorney for Nan to sign, making Nan my official guardian. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z To play it safe, I sent a package to both countries. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Everything from silk robes to chopsticks to packages of hand laundry littered the shelves and chairs. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom opens the package and pulls out a sheet of paper. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z On weekends I hustled in front of the A&P, carrying packages for women, and sometimes I ran errands for neighborhood people. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z MOM: Well, did you get the package I sent? Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “One package, yes, but one package may contain many things, do you see? Now clean up these paper scraps—I despise a messy floor.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t mean package. Just. Your box. Is big.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z There the leaves are sorted, mixed, washed, dried, and packaged. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z I check the other pages in my package. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z He pulls a white paper package from his jacket pocket and holds it out to me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z George indicated the brown paper packages he was carrying under his arms. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Will put down the package of food; Lyra put down her little rucksack. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Mother had given Ulyushka a whole package of cigarettes for Christmas. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Only a few days later, however, a similar package arrived at the Atlanta, Georgia, home of US senator Thomas W. Hardwick. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z He returned a moment later with a couple of wrapped packages that he set on top of the coffee table. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z A can of camomile flowers for me, a package of fortune-telling cards for her. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I took the red package out of my suitcase and tore off the tissue paper. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z We sat with Kazi for the rest of the day while he packed up the kitchen and made food packages for us. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z And I said, “Stan the doorman. Sometimes he runs around the corner for coffee, and I want to be sure all of my packages get to me, so I thought, if Alicia—” “Who?” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z She took from the pocket of her shorts the package of cigarettes she had bought the night before. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Many of his guests, and especially the Sackville-Bagginses, were insulted, feeling sure they had only been asked to fill up the required number, like goods in a package. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The author was Jo Ann Robinson, who had been up all night with two student assistants at Alabama State, feverishly running the flyers off on the college’s mimeograph machine and bundling them into packages. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z Once we’re seated he opens the box and, surprisingly, a small package of birthday candles. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’d like to very much,” began Milo, “but——” “Or perhaps you’d be interested in a package of ‘goods’—always handy for good morning, good afternoon, good evening, and good-by,” he suggested. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z He went by his old West Baltimore neighborhood to pick up a package. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z I throw my purse, an ashtray, a package of chocolate chips, which breaks on impact. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Welcome to being human. It’s part of the package.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The grease leaked from the packaging, and the aroma of the Cheeze Whiz and grilled onions rose from a puncture in the aluminum foil. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Then he holds up a package of pretzels in his free hand. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z He nodded for the old woman to deliver the package at the altar. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked so desperate, waving that cookie package. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z He stacked the packages back carefully, straightening the pile to its original symmetry. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z While everybody stood about the package, petrified, an old woman with a decided limp in one leg hobbled from the back of the crowd to where the package lay. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The mother rustled off and returned with money and a package. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “Since we cannot confirm that this is merely food, we will confiscate this package.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “He can help me get the things out of the car if he won’t pinch all the packages.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Pens and pencils packed a dozen each in flimsy cardboard packaging with retro fonts and design. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Powell’s second problem was that he would have to track down Secretary Seward himself—not just deliver the package to a servant or nurse. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z In the meantime, Harry filled Ron in about the package that seemed to have been moved from Gringotts to Hogwarts, and they spent a lot of time wondering what could possibly need such heavy protection. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z The second important thing that fall was the arrival of a package at the door of Nick’s apartment one day—a large, heavy package. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Facing them were two Keepers, and next to them, trussed up like a lumpy package on the floor, was Ton-Ton. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z We put it all together into one large package, which we then dropped overboard, opening the hatch for the third time in two days. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z When they reached the corner, they saw the man in the blue sweater walking up the stairs to the third floor, carrying a smallish rectangular package. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z “Auntie Fatima asked me to try to come by to pack the care packages for Syria. That’s why Fizz probably needs you. We can work together.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z And there were packages of Top Ramen, tins of sardines, crackers, protein bars, oranges, and chocolate. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z When she gets home tomorrow, or the next day, she’ll find a package on her doorstep. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z It was Galileo who first wrapped everything up in one package. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z No one said much as they made a simple camp and ate a dinner of packaged food brought up from the Asheville factories. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Then Grunt came loping forward holding a package wrapped up with paper and twine. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The food stamp program, in turn, was a vehicle to let “some fellow ahead of you buy a T-bone steak,” while “you were standing in a checkout line with your package of hamburger.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z I wanted to slice that package open, plop it on the poker table, and take out what was inside. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z He has not checked his mail in over a week, and among two flyers and a paycheck and a single utility bill is a small package from a veterans’ service organization located in West Berlin. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z She could be carrying a high-powered rifle in that package and no one would notice. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Letters, postcards, yellow padded packages that rattled in her hands. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z She found that the package was sticky with blood. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I held up the small package I had brought. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I swear, all that’s missing from that package is a billboard. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z We had waited since April for the magic package containing the packets and packets of seeds we were to sell for five cents each, which would entitle us to a new bicycle. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z The rooms and halls were bloodstained and strewn with medical packaging. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He and his groupmates congregated by the tables in front of the Auditorium and took their packaged food. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Frank offered me five dollars, which I think was half the money he had made for delivering the package, but I didn’t take it. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z "I got the cotton tips," said Henry, putting a cellophane package in Bud's hand. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s two packages of colored paper, he told me. And some cough medicine. And there’s three pairs of girls’ shoes.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “What package do you speak of, Frank Zhang? Have you brought me a present?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “I know where there’s a package of soap flakes in the woodshed. It has writing on it. I’ll bring you a piece of the package.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z We bring our used clothing, from home, and Miss Lumley ties it up into brown paper packages and sends it to England. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The pages and covers are black, tied together with something that looks like a big black shoelace; there’s a package of black triangles with glue on them to stick the photos in with. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z If you see nobody, then go and get the package and go home. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z In the meantime, we’d take the welfare packages, with their bundles of meat and cans of things. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z With relief he peels back the foil covering his breakfast, extracts the silverware from its sealed plastic packaging, asks the British Airways stewardess for a glass of orange juice. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Third Wife welcomed me warmly and allowed me to carry one of her packages. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Rabiya squeals as she unwraps her package and holds up her outfit, which is extra sparkly in the garage light. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z If you double the size of the chips in chocolate chip ice cream and say on the package, “New! Bigger Chocolate Chips!” and charge five to ten cents more, that seems honest and fair. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z "And all those packages! I bet they're all for him. And you're still not sorry you put her off so badly that she doesn't want you back?" The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z We drove past a barbed-wire fence, through a gate, and into an open space where trunks and sacks and packages had been dumped from the baggage trucks that drove out ahead of us. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Upon seeing the size of the package, an old woman nearby quipped, “Madam must have had one of her sumptuous banquets.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “You came over just to give me a package of dead goat?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But he needed more than one hand to open the package with the needle. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z ‘Beer. And one of them little packages of cheese crackers with peanut butter in the inside.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Another package holds gauze, herbs, and oils for healing. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z But four seed crops and a container fall far short of a complete food production package. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z For example, hunter-gatherers in parts of southeastern Europe had quickly adopted Southwest Asian cereal crops, pulse crops, and livestock simultaneously as a complete package by around 6000 B.C. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z She looked at the packages of groceries I was putting away. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He untied the package and then dumped everything onto the floor. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Jack had brought little packages of sandwich crackers and fruit snacks. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Then Sarah bounded into the room before him, and his mother looked up, reached out for the package, and saw him. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z He pushed the package to my side of the counter. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He unwrapped the package and balled the paper into a knot and threw it into a corner of the room. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I’ve been to her house twice since I mailed the package to New York, both times to trade out her library books. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Perfect A reminder of how unpopular I am combined with a reminder of how much I disappoint my dad, all rolled into one package. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z She came back with a package and got in and we drove on. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z I would be spending brief periods on a gallery but would also have a lot of time off, accompanying inmates to the mess hall and, later, to the commissary or package room or school building. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Our condo was strewn with baby toys, toddler books, and packages of diaper wipes. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z How would they ever keep them still enough to package and mail? Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z From the packaging to the taste, fast food is designed to be eaten quickly. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z When Ethel unwrapped the package right at the table it was a big bottle of Hoyt’s German, enough to keep her smelling sweet for a long time. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Frank got five dollars with the promise of another five when he brought back the package. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z “I sent Mira Hancock a package to be opened in the event of my death. I . . . you’ll drop by and see her, after this is done?” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They return to the Parker House with a multitude of packages in tow, stopping by their rooms for hardly enough time to sit before Elizabeth comes to take them down to dinner. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Monsieur Tabard held some kind of large package under his arm. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z She fished inelegantly in the oilskin pouch and handed him the velvet package. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z But until that factory got going and packages from friends outside began to fill out our wardrobes, warmth was more important than style. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z “What am I supposed to do with them packages all afternoon? I can’t do nothing till after three. I don’t want to be carrying that stuff around.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Before Joseph climbed into the black car, which had already picked up his suitcases from St. Anthony’s, Albert handed him a package. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I left Mr. Polite’s package on his stoop then took Jingle Boy back to Mr. Segee. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “I don’t care! I’m in love with your mind—with the person you are. I couldn’t care less about the packaging.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Each of the flanking booths had a small pile of onions on it, and two thick packages wrapped in cloth sat on Mama’s cart, probably fish she had traded onions for. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z The owls circled the tables, looking for the people to whom their letters and packages were addressed. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z And I hugged the package, which I’d cleaned off with a bottle of water and a handful of napkins from Mama’s glove compartment, tight to my chest as we moved through the hallways. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z She shook her head, opened the package to free the curved needle and silk thread. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z He set down his knife and Beanie Baby and took the velvet package from the chair. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z It’s like spending hours opening up a perfectly wrapped package only to find there’s no present inside. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z He was warned that if anything happened to the package, he would be in big trouble. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z She really looked like the wrath of God, and I was too scared to go over and buy a package of peanuts for myself. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z “I can confirm that we did receive your package at some point during the holidays. Someone from our office will notify you after Missus Stein has made her decision. Thank you for calling.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z In every package there’s one oddball thing from Adah, a sort of secret message is how I think of it. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z His face was proud as he bowed deeply, still holding out the package. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Rosa had paper packages of cookies and glass bottles full of honey. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The package is for Big Bird, and I’m a big bird. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She set the fish package down on the wall, where it would stay chilled until she was ready to cook it. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z He took the package of money from where it lay on the mantel and put it in the inside pocket of his coat where it had been before. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I looked at the picture of the pretty orange cream cookies on the cover of the package. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Angela took the eggs and a package of sausages and paid for them. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Some filled tubes, others inserted rubber stoppers, sealed tubes, or stacked them inside a walk-in incubator where they stayed until being packaged for shipping. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z “Here, Caroline,” he said, handing the package and the bucket to Ma, and then he put the gun on its hooks over the door. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Of course, not all pieces of the package spread to all those outlying areas: for example, Egypt was too warm for einkorn wheat to become established. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z She handed Mama the package she had somehow managed to keep safe. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Bill Thorpe asked, sticking his tongue out good-naturedly at Mercedes as he got the tickets on the package from Nick. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Auntie Seema sent me a pair of sneakers for my birthday, and I kept the box because it's not too often that I get packages addressed to me, Mr. Jason D. Riazi. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I pulled the tape off the package and opened the envelope. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I suspected that nobody wanted me because Luke was part of the package. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z My hand reaches down inside the package, through the sweaty, greasy paper. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z "There's a guy that walks by here twice a week and drops off a bunch of these packages. Never anything else. Just these." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Inside in the hall there was piled a large assortment of packages and parcels and small articles of furniture. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Then I removed the Glock from its clear plastic blister packaging. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z People had just left work and were lining up at the shops and hurrying along with packages. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Please sit down,” she said, taking the package from me, putting the battery and cassette in the Walkman, and handing it to me. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z He took the packages up to his room and then wandered down to the lobby. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Upon arrival, the package was carefully transported by special convoy to Pasadena. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He carried a flat package under his arm. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. de Vries waves me vaguely into her apartment but doesn't bother to take her packages, or to thank me for coming out in a monsoon just to bring her some beef. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He spent the morning cutting it up, separating the good from the bad and packaging the meat. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “For under a dollar to $350, with an incredible luxury package, we give the perception of a very expensive product.” Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z At the front door, he set the package down carefully and patted all his pockets for his house keys. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The packaging on the products lining these shelves was more subdued. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Finally she dropped her arms and folded the shirt into a neat package. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Nest, eggs, and hens were all one package, wrapped in a vivid, slender twine of brilliant green. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z We were just about to move on to pancakes when Richard handed me a hard, rectangular package that had to be a book. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z The chairs were empty, but one had a small velvet package on the seat. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z She wrapped packages and handed them across the counter and rung the money in the till. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z "Don't be surprised if you get packages of my laundry." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z He sat down on the edge of the bed and put the package down next to him. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z He handed the tom package back to George and looked at the piece of tom wrapping between his fingers. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He picked up his package and took the covered bridge across to the Keep. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He pressed the side button and said, “The package—it is ready to deliver.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Freddie’s janitor duties at the department store were supplemented by his function as a messenger and package deliverer. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “Two years ago. My birthday. I found a package on my front step. A porcupine necktie. I never found out who gave it to me.” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z She tore into that package with ribbon and paper flying in the air. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z They sat down by a clump of gorse bushes, and the woman began to undo paper packages. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He reaches for a package wrapped in aluminum foil. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z I hope the leaves of the fern or whatever will conceal the package. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He got the tarp into a neat package and stood. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Then Ma did extra cleaning and cooking, and opened the package of store sugar. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Joe trotted inside, returning to the yard a few seconds later toting a package of Chinese firecrackers. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They had planned to walk to the post office after school tomorrow and send their package to Acclaim’s offices in New York City. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z Someone had left a package inside her storm door—a box wrapped in green paper with a red bow and a white envelope taped to one end. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I told him dynamite came in little packages. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Booth asked if she would mind delivering a small package wrapped in newspaper to her tavern. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Each time Deborah got a package, she’d call to talk about what she read, and gradually her panicked calls grew less frequent. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z And while I weighed out the apples and wrapped her packages, she asked me questions. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z She opened the glove compartment, found a package of cigarettes, took one out of the pack, and lighted it. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “I’m used to just saying whatever is on my mind. Mom used to say that politeness is deception in pretty packaging.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z A shoebox-sized package is propped against the front door at an angle. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z At the booth, Mama gave Anya one more hug, handed her the cloth packages that definitely smelled fishy, and said, “Home.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Our stock boys shovel driveways and deliver groceries and packages. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Old packaging and papers and the eternal ash. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z He gave me the package and waited as I settled it in my basket. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z But instead of partying, he was walking his children to the Arab supermarket on Roosevelt Avenue to buy packages of chicken and spare ribs, and hoping to get to use the kitchen. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z At each place was a safety razor, a washcloth, a package of razor blades, a chocolate bar, two cigars, a bar of soap, ten cigarettes, a book of matches, a pencil, and a candle. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I threw the package with the cap and glasses as hard as I could, yelling as it disappeared into the night. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The meal was fully paid for in every sense; there was no pollution or packaging left over. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Before turning to those regions, however, we must consider two related questions arising in regard to any area of the world where food production never developed independently or else resulted in a less potent package. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Packets of information were themselves packaged—into chromosomes, and ultimately in cells. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z She produced another package and held it out to Cassiopeia. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Our American relatives wrote letters and sent packages to us, packages filled with food donated by other friends from Narewka now living in the United States. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z A moment later, Harry had given a loud yell and leapt out of his camp bed; the package contained a large number of maggots. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Then I run a scissor blade around the package and lift off its top. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Even if Dad came he wouldn’t be much use because he never carries anything, parcels, bags, packages. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Folks from New York to Florida stopped by, dropping off or picking up packages. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I go to my bedroom and bring out the package from Reverend Johnson. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Ivy devoured the cupcake, and now the package was on her stomach, still wrapped. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Our ideas are silly—mailing ourselves to the lab as packages or parachuting in. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z The bag was halffull of water itself, the wrapped packages of UN food bobbing. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z “Someone signed for the package. What did your mom do, shove it in a closet without opening it?” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Mr. Dalton pulled out a package of cigarettes. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z His other instructions: When guards ask for identification, give them a few cigarettes and a package of crackers, along with small amounts of cash. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z She even went out to the car and brought in a package of marshmallows she’d meant to roll in nuts and chocolate for Christmas candy. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z All week Francie walked home slowly from school with her eyes in the gutter looking for tin foil from cigarette packages or chewing gum wrappers. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She handed me two packages wrapped in tissue paper. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z There was also a little package of hair barrettes with the same polka-dot ribbon wound through them, which were for me. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I don’t have any choice but to open the package in front of them, and I just hope to God it’s nothing embarrassing because, from Theodore Finch, you never know. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I get packages weekly from designers giving me their pieces to feature on the blog. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z I want some silver paper out of cigarette packages. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z But he refused to travel by airplane or accept packages COD, lived in fear of unexpected visitors, and had not been abroad in eight or nine years. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z My interview outfit is freshly pressed, and all the matching accessories are packaged with it. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z We passed through a town and stopped in front of the posada, and the driver took on several packages. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z The squirrel grabs the box like she’s going to lift the package up. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Then, on Saturday mornings, I began carrying packages for women at the A&P, sometimes earning as much as three dollars in a single day. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z He reached into the dining room hutch and pulled out a gift-wrapped package. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z I slung the backpack over my shoulder and carried the package upstairs, closing my bedroom door behind me. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z And once again everything was wrapped so nicely, with pretty pictures glued to the packages. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Inside each shoe was a little paper package addressed to its owner. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Mrs. Glass had undressed the package and now stood reading the fine print on the back of a carton of toothpaste. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z She rips the package open and peers inside of it for what feels like ten minutes—but when she finally turns back toward me, she’s smiling. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z She resumed digging, and presently she excavated the package— square, wrapped in thick brown paper and tied with a strong cord. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z By some miracle, we did get a package at Easter time. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z We took the package Frank was given to an apartment downtown near Roosevelt Hospital. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z She signed for the package and brought it to her house for safekeeping. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z He ripped open one of the packages and dangled a pair of bangles in front of you. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z But somehow, when put together and set in motion, the full package conveyed sheer majesty. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z She landed in front of him carrying a large, square package. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “I’ve still got this, anyway,” she said, and she hugged one package tight. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z He pried open the package carefully, afraid to drop a crumb. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z Monsieur Tabard and Etienne got the package from the hallway and unpacked the projector. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z But as I gratefully took the warm package of food from him, he did ask us to get going. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Gus came forward slowly; he opened the package and lit one. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Håkon sat down next to her, on the other side of the package, and put his arm over her shoulders. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z But after three hundred thirty-seven days I’m sick of fetching packages. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z Instead she opened the little package of pictures that she had placed on a table near her chair and handed one of them to him. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z There was apples, some collard greens, four or five tin cans, and a package that spilt; it coulda been cornmeal. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Thus, the food production package quickly became superior to the hunter-gatherer package. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Several men and women left their places and hurried over to where the brown package lay half-opened. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z They sat down and ate some of the dried, packaged food scavenged from the Berg. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z When Appa came home that evening, his eyes bloodshot and his breath reeking as usual, he set packages wrapped in newspaper on the cracked kitchen counter. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z He placed the package he’d picked up on the table, sat down, and put his head in his hands. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z He threw the package across onto Ron’s bed, where it joined a small pile of them that must, Harry assumed, have been delivered by house-elves in the night. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I saved your address off the corner of your package. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But it had been said, and the little paper package was safe in Ama’s pocket, and they knew how to use it. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The rows were straight planted under a tight-stretched string, and the pegs at the row ends car- ried the seed package to identify the row. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z We had mailed our packages to America months ago. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “We have not thought of stopping tests without some kind of package deal,” he said. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Mrs. Frisby did what she was told, first grasping the precious packages of medicine tightly between her teeth. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Rachel opens the package and falls in a faint on the floor. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z It was wonderful, and it was wonderful because the whole charmingly diminutive package was seamlessly and effortlessly integrated. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z I had landed on the opposite side of the Agena from the spot the experiment package was located, so I had to go hand- over-hand around to it. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Without question she filled her water bottle to the top, and then Kino helped her up to the shallow cave and brought up the packages of food and passed them to her. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Ade Coker was at breakfast with his family when a courier delivered a package to him. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The pupa hardens into a weather-resistant package that can lie dormant for weeks or months. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z More favors, innocent enough — packages to the mailbox, expeditious disposal of a bumblebee. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z With a serious look on his face, he tore open the package and handed Hanako three of the five pieces of gum. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She and Omer sprinted toward the windmill, where they found her mother tapping her foot and staring at her watch, arms crammed with packages. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The merriment resumed the next day when someone produced a package of balloons. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z On her head is the felt hat like a badly done-up package that she used to wear on Sundays. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Calculus is the combination of these two tools, differentiation and integration, in one package. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z With almost inappropriate grace, she pulled a cigarette from a package of Lucky Strikes. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I fought the urge to open the package right there, in front of everyone else waiting for mail. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z MICHAEL: We've had packages from over forty states, and countries all around the world. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z She rummaged under the counter and brought out a package of chocolate-covered cakes that looked exactly like Ding Dongs. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z George took his packages and started to slouch away. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Amaka laughed and took the package inside to get a plate. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z They were the same cookies she packaged up for the old ladies. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The package floated off the table and disappeared with a pop! The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Monroe County is a "dry county" where no alcoholic beverages can be sold; for the convenience of its thirsty citizens, several package stores marked the boundary with Conecuh County. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Alex looks over at Henry, who’s groaning and rolling his eyes under his mother’s preening, and smiles at how much closer this packaging is to the real, messy, complicated Henry. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z In three or four such areas, the arriving founder package came from Southwest Asia. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Inside is a thick envelope and a package covered in newspaper. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z It has lots of woods but also castles and farms and steepled villages and winding river valleys—the whole, as it were, European package. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z All linen was swept aside to be washed, but she carefully wrapped the useless cord and the afterbirth and laid the package at the feet of the Virgin on the small altar. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Chicago companies slaughtered and packaged only enough meat to satisfy the needs of local residents. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She looked at the package on the table. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “If it’s any problem—” I began, handing her the package. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In former times they would send you a little package, of the belongings: what he had with him when he died. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Or sometimes just the FedEx man needing a signature for a package. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z So they stood there with the folks backed off with handkerchiefs to their faces, until in a minute the girl came up with that newspaper package. As I Lay Dying 1930-01-01T00:00:00Z Page fifteen is a picture of him the press team took two weeks ago, a nice, neat little package on him helping the Smithsonian with an exhibit about his mom’s historic presidential campaign. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Would you like some cookies before your operation?” she cheerfully asked, and nodded toward where she had a package of them spread out across the kitchen counter. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Also available are episode-specific craft packages, a line of print fabrics designed by Paisley, and a weekly class focusing on a craft from the show. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z When he tossed a package in my direction, I didn’t even try to catch it. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Ms. Hussey was carrying a thick package under her good arm. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z No “grazing,” that is, eating from food packages that somehow become open; no “time theft.” Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z There he stood somewhat bewilderedly beside his suitcase as Bill Thorpe raised the side hatches and Nick flung a package into the luggage space. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom hands one package to David, one to Justin, and the last to me. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z They came out of the package looking like normal, udder-pink wieners, but as they got hot, an amazing transformation took place. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She bent and grabbed her package of fish. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z We were supposed to pick up a package from a man in the subway at 96th Street. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z “Some of the kids I work with are doing a poetry slam to raise money for juvenile justice care packages. You...uhh...” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Packaged foods in warehouses are subjected to repeated aerosol treatments with DDT, lindane, and other insecticides, which may penetrate the packaging materials and occur in measurable quantities on the contained foods. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Annie applauded and then sat on the curb and opened a package of cupcakes. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z She produced the chamois-cloth package, but when she unfolded the cloth it was empty. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z As he moved all these things aside, he saw a long, thin package lying underneath. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z There, as we shall see, the expansion assumed a speedboat pace, as bearers of the cultural package raced eastward into the previously uninhabited Pacific Ocean beyond the Solomon Archipelago. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “So don’t talk about getting me out of here, because I’m not leaving, not unless you’re part of the package, too.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Ma unwrapped the package and there were two hard, brown cakes, each as large as a milk pan. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z While the inmates milled around, waiting their turn at the window, I got the package room officers to let me inside, where I sat in a comfortable chair. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A flurry of papers and heavy-looking boxes seemed to be floating up the hill beside her, small grunts coming from behind the various packages. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z To put it another way, Cheskin believed that most of us don’t make a distinction—on an unconscious level—between the package and the product. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “A package for you,” her dad said, raising a medium-sized cardboard box he balanced on one hand. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Box Boy walks over to a short counter near the entrance, props the package beside him, and starts filling out a mailing label. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z How many times had he used me as a go-between to deliver packages to her, undercharging her so that later they could split the difference? Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z He nodded, picked up his package, and led me out of the alley. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Her green rhinestone-studded glasses slipped down her fleshy nose as she grappled with a tall triangular package and a stuffed shopping bag. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Cal went to his bureau and got the flat package from under his handkerchiefs in his drawer. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He put some packages down by the bed, on the floor. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z I find a package of chocolate chip cookies that have been there for months and a bottle of kiwi-flavored water that Mom hates. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z When he woke early in the morning, however, the first thing he saw was a small pile of packages at the foot of his bed. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z On the way through the corridors he stopped to pick up the packages he had left at the door of the ward. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Mr. Pignati had some sauce left in the refrigerator, and there were three packages of number nine vermicelli, so I decided to let the little homemaker go ahead with it. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z He was holding a small package in his hands. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z If anybody looked suspicious, I’d quickly cross the street, or go through a door, or turn a comer, loosening my arm enough to let the package drop. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Lighting the main fuse, he tossed the entire package at the scruffy intruder, setting off a berserk orchestration of flash-bangs. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he sneaks into the hall and hangs the package on the inside of the doorknob. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z She could work at the laundry from 6:30 a.m. until midnight, shifting a baby from an ironing table to a shelf between packages, to the display window, where the ghosts tapped on the glass. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I wrap some packing tape around them to close the package and to make a handle. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z They had said this to her as if outlining the terms of a job offer, laying out the benefits package in the most attractive way. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He plops the packages down on the Formica table. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z On all sides were crates and boxes, sacks and bundles and packages. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I carried about fifty sticks in a small package inside my coat, under my armpit, keeping my arm flat against my side. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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