For instance, if we want to find a particular particle, we need to determine the particle’s position and velocity—where it is and how fast it is going. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

I frowned, calling back more of the list of Presidents I had memorized for no particular reason when I was in school. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

But the fact is, the letters I have had from you over the years, and in particular the last It tter, have tended to suggest that you are - how might one put it? - rather unhappy. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Former faction members are required to move closer to Erudite headquarters and mix, no more than four members of a particular faction in each dwelling. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Inside the CIA, one man in particular fretted about Howard's espionage skills. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Why did the English, in particular, need a low-cost, filling hot drink? Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

A nearly extinct breed of giant snake particular to the island leapt onto the sand, blocking the path. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Just try to come and get it,” he mumbles to no one in particular. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Having any brother would be horrible, I suppose, but having my particular brother, Jeffrey, is an unrelenting nightmare. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

For all of her street smarts, siphoning gas is something she’s clearly never done, and for all of Kelton’s survival skills, he’s useless in this particular pinch. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Let me say a couple of things about this particular case,” he continues, talking over his shoulder to me as we walk on. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Long strolls were her favorite pastime, and that particular afternoon, the temperature was breezy enough to prevent her from getting too hot in her coat and head scarf. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Out of the thunderous rain the words came to my ears in Anatole’s serene, particular voice: You must not run out of your house if it rains. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

In pointing to school systems he thought were skewed in favor of extracurricular activities, Perot took particular aim at Odessa. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The particular knot she was using was called the Devil’s Tongue. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

I had had my eye on one horse in particular, Prancer, the one I had dreamed about during all those months as I saved up the five pennies I needed to ride him. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Doppler effect is the key to cosmology. explosions, that produced any particular sample of magnesium. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t say it any particular way, but somehow, there was a shift in the air, like she’d been there for a moment, and all of a sudden I was losing her again. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

There is an obvious reason why we focus on those particular facts: blacks are the sole native Africans familiar to most Americans, because they were brought in large numbers as slaves to the United States. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The thing about enthusiasm—especially Liam’s particular brand—was that it was catching. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Great,” I say out loud, to no one in particular. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

I have heard more than a little hissing and roaring through the factory door, but my presently somewhat enervated condition precludes a descent into that particular inferno at the moment. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mindful and particular about what in its path it chooses to bury. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The Thousand and One Nights,” I said, for no particular reason. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

But we did have some happy times, and some pieces of great good luck, two in particular, that help to explain how we got here and what our plans are now. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Because Shorty had a feeling he was going to have to draw on those particular resources sometime soon. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the number of incoming African Americans in a particular neighborhood reached a certain point — 20 percent, say — sociologists observed that the community would “tip”: most of the remaining whites would leave almost immediately. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I watched the elaborate movements of her hands, the tide of my thoughts took me to a particular telling of a story I had heard many times as a boy. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

We could protect our women and daughters from their jungle urges, which Dr. Bertram understood to be a particular fear of southern white men. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I had never been in a car with this particular combination of people. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

One particular university’s “token-integrated” black Ph.D. associate professor I never will forget; he got me so mad I couldn’t see straight. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no soap, but in the forest there was an area that had a particular kind of grass that could be used as a substitute. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Aye, the valleys and trenches. And one in particular. The Marianas Trench...and that place in its icy depths called Challenger Deep.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Along with all this, I suppose I’m trying to say that I know how bitterly you resent the years when S. and I were regularly conducting home seminars, and the metaphysical sittings in particular. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

“I doubt if she would have had the strength to inflict that particular left-handed blow,” said Dr. Constantine dubiously. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jason had never met this particular giant, but he’d heard stories. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

This particular portion of the wedding ceremony turns gender roles in the Iranian culture on their head. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

I made a detailed sketch of the prison grounds with particular emphasis on the exact location of the prison hospital and the gates leading out of it. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When it came to the budget, Moore did have reason to rejoice this particular year. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Make her presentable," he said to no one in particular, "and make certain she knows how to pour wine without spilling it." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

There were, by his count, only eighteen people on this particular road. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

And children, weaving between the groups of adults, not confined to a particular color of clothing—factionless children. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Its poverty was of a particular kind—lack of imagination, color, zest. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

These are the qualities we admire in things that have style, for style has a way of impressing itself upon us even if we do not know what particular kind of style is involved. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Larson noticed she was reading Incident at Hawk Hill, and his mind tried to recall the plot, searching for some hidden meaning in Cara’s choice of that particular book. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

But apart from one particular time, which I’ll come to in a moment, a little prickle was all it was. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tapped by the hand of God to bring my particular skills to bear on the issues facing blacks in America. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The baby chose this particular moment to let loose a large, warm, wet stain across the front of Gherland’s robes. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

For all our map lessons with Miss Emily, we had no real idea at that point about distances and how easy or hard it was to visit a particular place. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Pontellier himself had no particular leaning toward horse racing, and was even rather inclined to discourage it as a pastime, especially when he considered the fate of that bluegrass farm in Kentucky. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes little things are symbols or triggers for much bigger issues in our lives. Think about why that particular moment caused you so much distress.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

At this point I don’t remember much from that particular stay. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Con halted, unsure of what to do, and the rider walked slowly around him, examining him as if he were a new dog, acquired for a particular purpose. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Shelves of goods—buttons, handsaws, sugar, rifles, bullets, scissors, pencils, bolts of cotton cloth, medicine, toys, in no particular order—lined the walls. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

On that particular occasion, had I not recognized Miss Kenton's footsteps on the boards as she came towards me, I would have been able to identify her only from her outline. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I think you heard more than enough on this particular subject,” Old Chao kept saying. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re going to have a nice scar, young man, to remind you of this particular adventure.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

This particular Hallowe’en night is cold and crisp. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“First of all, I’m feeling fine at this particular moment, if you must know, and second of all, I’m not in love,” I say. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

After the charge had been read in full, I always advised my colleagues to do one thing and one thing only: ask the court for “further particulars.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked at him in surprise, and he shouted it again, aiming it at no one in particular. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

When all is done, a single enzyme molecule has been produced, which then goes about ordering one particular aspect of the chemistry of the cell. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

On this particular day, she had a bottle of red soda from Dr. van Heerden’s fridge. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps, Cinna's beautiful costumes have even brought on this particular torture for me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Iowa had given me, in particular, real faith. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The players on this particular Lightning team were big, and looked on average a good two years older than the Fugees. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Minnows and catfish can recognize each member of their own species by his particular, person-specific odor. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I mean, no particular time. Just...maybe, someday.” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Like Darwin’s finches, the mechanical birds had begun to differentiate themselves, branching into distinct species adapted for success in particular environments. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

There was continual disturbance and the does in particular were startled and uneasy. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Abnegation children rarely know their parents in any significant way, because Abnegation parents never reveal themselves the way other parents do when their children grow to a particular age. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Expensive for one thing, and most newlyweds just went to the courthouse if they were not particular, or had the preacher come in and say a few words if they were. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, but this particular one doesn’t understand the gift of a good education.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Penelope knew it was unlikely that any squirrel would possess even a fraction of Edith-Anne’s resourcefulness, and this one in particular had already shown signs of muddled thinking. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

I mean, it’s not like I thought they were really looking at me—it was just a funny thought I’d bounce around for no particular reason. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The Stability Research Division, where Dorothy Hoover worked, was a particular target, as Perl had been a member of the group before leaving for Cleveland. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

It’s an arrangement so specialized and particular that it has never been tried before and will only exist this once. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

It may make a big difference to your particular environment if you and your group plant trees. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

We head down the sidewalk, just walking with no particular place to go. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Because of Ashoke’s passion for this particular book, the spine had recently split, threatening to divide the pages into two sections. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

It is certainly true to say that premodern agriculturists tended to be theists, but it does not teach us much about the particulars. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Power distance is concerned with attitudes toward hierarchy, specifically with how much a particular culture values and respects authority. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

They then went back and began monitoring their bodies during particular facial movements. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“Stuart said you were trying to get into more serious subjects. Anything particular?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Guitar must have left that particular message so Milkman could know who was looking for him without his giving his name. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Records from this era do not report whether or not this particular black serviceman had seen action overseas. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“You bombed our church!” they screamed to no one in particular. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Every house I had ever lived in was so particular about its food, and especially when the food involved me. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

Carlos, in particular, wouldn’t stop looking at me. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

She, in particular, was having a hell of a time sizing him up. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Addison himself claimed to be neutral on the subject: he believed in witchcraft in principle, but not in the validity of any particular accusation of witchcraft. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

"As it chances, I own this particular establishment, so arrangements were easily made. I am most anxious to keep the Lannisters from learning that Cat is here in King's Landing." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

They had a son called Michael and a daughter called Matilda, and the parents looked upon Matilda in particular as nothing more than a scab. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

For these anatomical details, these particular signs of life, are the ones she has the most difficulty picturing when she imagines the baby in her arms. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The report was not explicitly marked “Confidential,” but nor was it evident anywhere that it was to be made freely available to others, to Franklin’s competitors, in particular. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Such a turmoil followed Rotch’s entry, Johnny could not hear any one particular voice. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He directed it to no child in particular. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dewey, speaking of his encounter with Perry Smith on this particular day, remembered that he had been very surprised when Perry refused to sign the statement. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even in his discussion of Harvard, it’s as if Langan has no conception of the culture and particulars of the institution he’s talking about. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

He walks with no particular destination in mind, but the place he ends up most frequently is the very same oak tree he so often sat in with Caroline and her friends. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Jonas,” she said, looking down at him, “I apologize to you in particular. I caused you anguish.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was so different from the simple markets in Kabul that Fadi couldn’t help but become distracted by the amazing array of stores, in particular the shop selling electronic gadgets. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

David shot everyone a mean look and said, “Shut up” to no one in particular. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Let’s move to the second condition, then. That charm bracelet you carry. I’m guessing it was your mother’s. Why do you carry it with you? Why that particular thing?” Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The Old Bear was particular about his hot spiced wine. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

There was something extra that had to be proved, a burden this particular war placed on him, and if he would not carry it, who would? Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I did not feel that I had been really challenged so far; no particular boy had stood his ground and taunted me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

In particular, my research on the history of words has been internet based. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He knew very well how particular Grandma India and Mother were about that precious room. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

That particular breed began as a joke, but had multiplied into an epidemic. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

The thing of it is, I left this particular reference in because, for once, I totally happen to agree with Mrs. Morgenstern. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

In addition to the baseball and sprinkler incidents, Oliver felt the Beiderman had a particular dislike for him because he used to practice dribbling on the sidewalk in front of the brownstone. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Somehow they knew their newly hatched caterpillars would want to eat these particular leaves—indeed, needed them to survive. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

If one state did not pursue some particular innovation, another did, forcing neighboring states to do likewise or else be conquered or left economically behind. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

It is important not to overdo any particular endeavor. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“Your eyes. I told you I had a theory. I’ve noticed that people — men in particular — are crabbier when they’re hungry.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

But then that day in Miss Geraldine’s class, Tommy had done this particular watercolour—of an elephant standing in some tall grass—and that was what started it all off. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe someone needed a particular kind of lamp or pen or typewriter. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Moss was familiar with this particular dance between Esperanza and her parents. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The striking reluctance of whites, in particular, to talk about or even acknowledge race has led many scholars and advocates to conclude that we would be better off not talking about race at all. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

This last category in particular had thrived over the centuries. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Matt had seen these particular words so often, he knew them by heart. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

On that particular afternoon, the girls had built a dungeon out of cardboard boxes in the corner of the storage yard. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

My work is to give you what I know of my own particular path while allowing you to walk your own. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

In contrast, most ancient Southwest Asian crops exhibit just one of the alternative wild variants or alternative transforming mutations, suggesting that all modern varieties of that particular crop stem from only a single domestication. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

He questioned the competence of the U.S. military, the wisdom of U.S. foreign policy around the world and in the Middle East in particular. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

It was as if she and her aunt shared a particular bond at those times, as if the magic was still, somehow, alive. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The way it turned out, though, we got lucky and were spared that particular ordeal. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She rarely deviates from her original pattern, her hymn of particulars. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ancients did refer to the ‘laws’ of nature when they wanted to say that nature is regular and predictable, but they never identified any particular scientific principle as a law. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

How could I privilege the spectrum of dark energy over each particular ray of light? Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

I wondered how long it had been since this particular square of soil had seen the sun. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

But they were wages nonetheless, and Harry couldn’t afford to be particular. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Even with so many different groups to choose from, I wasn’t a natural constituent of any particular one. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Though he had been tortured by thoughts of Desdemona, he was glad for the darkness of the lifeboat, glad, in particular, that he couldn’t see her face. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Besides, such, a cup as he had pictured could never come from this particular goldhouse. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“Of any particular activities or errands we should be aware of?” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I was distressed this particular evening to see that he was dragging his ears, as it were. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

I would then request the particulars of the case, the charge, the evidence, and the testimony. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Dalton looked round the entire kitchen, not at anything in particular, but just round the entire stretch of four walls, his eyes wide and unseeing. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

On the cave floor what looked to me like nothing in particular turned out to be an ancient midden: a refuse heap. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

From the air, I spied a particular rock lying in the rose garden by the fence. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Kochu Maria, in a bad mood for no particular reason, was in the kitchen standing on her low stool savagely cleaning a large fish, working up a smelly blizzard of fish scales. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

In particular, the most distinctive Bantu languages, and the non-Bantu Niger-Congo languages most closely related to Bantu languages, are packed into a tiny area of Cameroon and adjacent eastern Nigeria. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was why I admired Julian, and Henry in particular. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The world does not revolve around humans or around any other particular group of beings. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

When it came to feeding them he had no imagination, but that particular task he was up to. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

An arrow does not make enough noise to upset more than tire particular rabbit that it is shot at At the fifth shot Kay was lucky. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The Hall of Man is quite spectacular. And our zoological collection is beyond—” “I would like to see the minerals you do not reveal to the public. One in particular.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

In law, a covenant is a contract or other agreement between people or groups, in which they agree to do or not do a particular thing. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

Her dæmon sat up beside her, but she didn’t want to move closer to the door; it was simply the sound of Lord Asriel’s voice she wanted to hear rather than any particular words. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Most people are still keeping them secret, but one, in particular, is tossed out for Ms. Steck and me to hear. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

In particular, the Louisiana clients serving life without parole for non-homicides faced many challenges. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

"First," Rik continued, "before we get into the particulars, do you think you could help us sail this boat to New York, like, leave this week? And take, say, six weeks to deliver it?" Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

I hate it when Mr. Gore asks me irrelevant questions—especially this one in particular. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Phenomena are too subjective: they are appearances, not realities; things and particulars are too much in the real world: none of them corresponds to that peculiar blend of reality and thought which is the fact. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

When I saw that the smoke trail was angling off to the left of the tipple, I knew we’d escaped at least that particular disaster. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s going to hide it in the bathroom,” Hannah said to no one in particular. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My brother’s car had a flat,” JT announced to everyone and no one in particular. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when the sun finally dared to rise on this particular Boxing Day morning, all such hopes were dashed. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Conor looked to see if Mrs. Marl was watching, but she was too busy expressing mild disappointment that Sully’s life had an awfully close resemblance to a particular insect-based superhero. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Twentieth century art music, in particular, was very interested in breaking down or even rejecting these rules. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

In particular, two species of beetles in southern France, pea-sized and of metallic color, have their whole beings so adapted to the presence of the weed that they feed and reproduce only upon it. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I thought of Ob, this particular cold morning, not even bothering to fix his usual cup of cocoa when he got out of bed. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

The amplitude of a sound is a particular number, usually measured in decibels, but dynamics are relative; an orchestra playing fortissimo sounds much louder than a single violin playing fortissimo. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“I know you have a boy friend. My father made me go tonight, too. Do you have any particular place you want to go?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally the black man said, looking at me from bloodshot eyes, “Now, young bahss, I mos’ feel like dat my own self, Timothy, but ’twould be of no particular use to do dat eh?” The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

That particular afternoon, coming back from Sally’s, Annabeth had felt even more drained than usual. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

You don’t see anything odd about these guys in particular making a statement about the inherent “equality” of men? Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I watched one particular couple walking an old bulldog. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

There are ways to tell with absolute certainty whether someone is having a heart attack, but those involve tests of particular enzymes that can take hours for results. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

In particular, let me clear up this matter of a supposed bar against Jewish persons on the staff at Darlington Hall. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

That night in particular he was getting all hot and bothered, as Mom would say. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

At first it’s the typical rush hour stop and go, but on this particular Tuesday things start to feel different right away. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The kind of girls unfazed by each other’s nakedness and pain, who had nothing in particular to hide from one another. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

A Socratic dialogue raged within him: How unusual was the resulting position if he followed that particular line? Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

But shellfish never hit that particular watch list. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Chord manuals, fingering charts, chord diagrams, and notes written out on a staff are all very useful, especially if the composer wants a very particular sound on a chord. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

You know—one arm up, the other pointing game show-style at nothing in particular. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

He didn’t feel cured of anything in particular. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

There was no particular day on which I said, From henceforth I will devote myself to the liberation of my people; instead, I simply found myself doing so, and could not do otherwise. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then for a few minutes we talked about nothing in particular, just like the lunch-queue business hadn’t happened. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ain’t out for nobody in particular. Just perched himself up in the attic window and commenced to waving a shotgun. Say he gotta kill him somebody before morning.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

At one time or another, the patriotism of particular immigrant groups—such as Italians, Germans, and the Japanese—has been questioned. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

This means that scientists, although they may not be aware of it, are never obliged to adopt any particular theory: there are always alternatives that would work as well, indeed, for all we know, better. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

This particular think tank was the Thornton Unified Research and Development Institute. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

There’d been a lot of new lessons today, one in particular just might be New Maneuver Worthy. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The others stood by in silence, but the longer Chubs spoke, the clearer their eyes became; Mike, in particular, shook off Clancy’s influence with a look like he was about to be sick. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Nor do I have any misgivings about her, as I take no particular precautions. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

About one in five boys suffered from cholera on any particular day. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The crowd was excited; the youth in particular were clapping and cheering. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In particular what he couldn’t find was a structure known as a caldera. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

A verb phrase is a string of words of any length which fills a particular slot in a tree. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

More important to me at the time, the back of the book had an aerial map of the Wayne area and, on this particular copy, handwritten notes with clear directions to the train station. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

They make the same mistake I made as a boy, when I thought a disadvantaged life was circumscribed by particular occupations. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

In contrast, our team had no particular uniform, and each of us wore whatever he wished: dungarees, shorts, pants, polo shirts, sweat shirts, even undershirts. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Women, in particular, may end up in lower- paying fields because they do everything in their power to avoid a chemistry or an economics course with mathematics or statistics prerequisites. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

That some viewer will be relieved of his gastric pains just as a television evangelist calls out the symptoms is considerably more likely than that a particular viewer will be. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Words were coming out of my mouth, but they weren’t aimed at anybody in particular.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

I was given a yellow Amity shirt and black Candor pants earlier as a result of that particular edict. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Xavier Glitts had a customer who had wanted for many years to own this particular Vermeer masterpiece. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

In particular, they can raise a child’s awareness of different moods and aesthetics, allowing them new modes through which to experiment with self-expression and also new material with which to enhance stories and narratives. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

You don’t hear about women like that anymore, but there used to be more—the kind of woman who couldn’t live without a particular man. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Apparently, he only smiles in private, if then, and he certainly isn’t smiling this particular Friday afternoon. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

She looks up at Marco, who is now deeply engrossed in a particular volume. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Told you,” he said without any particular smugness. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

His voice bore a hint of sarcasm; also a suggestion that, if it was all the same to me, he would prefer not to continue this particular conversation. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

And then after a long pause, he said, “It’s a particular sin for rabbits to dance.” The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

I was surprised at this announcement, which Bunny had made at the beginning of December, especially since the two of them had been out of sorts for over a month, Henry in particular. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The captain sees me standing there with no particular orders. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

One house in particular, a small rounded hut made of rough logs and covered with thatch, stood very close to the road. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My dear, you are too particular,” said her husband. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Listening, I scanned all the children’s faces but watched one in particular, that of the child nearest me, on the end seat in the first row. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

I was caught in a particular moment of national history, smack in the middle of a city known as the nation’s hotbed of racial injustice and violence. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Thank you, I thought, to no one in particular. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

They were assembled around a particular building, and stood gazing up at it in dumbfounded wonder—just as we were, now. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Holidays were always bad—my mom in particular got homesick sometimes like it was a genuine illness—but that Christmas was the worst. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

From your berry-picking days, you know that you select particular berries or berry bushes. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

In particular, a tribal big-man’s role in dividing the meat of pigs slaughtered for feasts points to the role of chiefs in collecting and redistributing food and goods—now reconstrued as tribute—in chiefdoms. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not particular but would appreciate Your help.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

It stretched out before him, narrow and stony and pocked with weeds, a road of no particular promise, yet die sight of it filled Jon Snow with, a vast longing. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The freshman boys, in particular, were in high spirits. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The businessman could only hope that this particular scythe didn’t have his sights set on seat 15C. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Ms. Byrd made no particular facial expression to the murmurs and rustling from the left-hand side of the church. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

The first thing I tell them is that at least where my own particular Black Nationalist organization, the Organization of Afro- American Unity, is concerned, they can’t join us. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

And eager to see Roger—in particular, eager to see him before he saw her. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

As it would turn out, that particular decision was about to be taken out of my hands. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Most common were the crisp nguka caterpillars, favorite snack of Anatole’s schoolboys, which resembled small twigs and were impossible to see until I learned to sense their particular gray curve. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, with this particular story, Rat never backed down. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Was there a particular reason for what you did? What you drew?” Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

A short time later, when his personal physician finished removing his sores, he asked him, without showing any particular interest, where the exact location of his heart was. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

One by one, in no particular order, the scythes came to the front to recite various names of people they had gleaned over the past four months. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

But today the most common reason to choose a particular key is simply that the music is easiest to sing or play in that key. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

He stood at the top of the stoop and stared out into the busy street, but not at anything or anyone in particular. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Rhymes with actions, in particular, are enjoyable to children because children live through all of their senses and their whole body. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

By the time they were done, dinner had broken up and the others were going about their particular evening routines. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Horses have strong preferences for particular courses, and Belmont was War Admiral’s home track, the site of his greatest performance. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m goin’ out for a smoke,” he said to no one in particular. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

First Turkey asked, “Is there any event in particular that you can summon to memory that might shed more light upon this illness?” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The war did not disturb them there, and they continued to view themselves as exceedingly fortunate in the particulars of their secret existence. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Outside that particular window was a small storage yard surrounded by a high board fence. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t do much boasting about himself—but by interpellating the crowd in particular terms, Antony is casting himself as one of their number.* Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

Sure enough, though the other arrows followed no particular pattern, the wiggly arrows all directed him toward the same door—the one whose wiggly arrow pointed straight ahead. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

In particular, there was a vision of Jesus harrowing Hell, the demons frightening to behold. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Those are Sean’s friends. I’m more particular about my dance partners.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want a smoky fire on this particular evening. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

This dynamic poses particular risks for racial justice advocacy during an Obama presidency. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

We are not their particular “problem,” nor their national guilt. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Even Newton, though, relied on his immediate predecessors, in particular Galileo Galilei and René Descartes, and in that sense his contributions followed naturally from what went before. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

And from that time on, she used one hand to knot the fibers, sharing the task with a female zalif who had become her particular friend, fingers and trunk moving in and out together. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Linton argued that the Supreme Court found that such testimony didn’t necessarily say that a particular alleged victim was abused but, rather, that such behaviors could fairly be raised as evidence of such abuse. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Hundreds of music listeners end up voting on particular songs, and over the years the rating systems have become extraordinarily sophisticated. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

In order to be familiar with the particular notes that a piece of music is likely to use, musicians study scales. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Nothing unusual about this—there were many such cactuses set along the Institute paths—but this particular cactus seemed to have several arms. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Peugeot belongs to a particular genre of legal fictions called ‘limited liability companies’. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

And what did he really know about this particular office? Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m all right,” he said to nobody in particular, or to his father maybe. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it wasn’t like there was one particular moment you could point to. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

He walked toward the comer, thinking little at all about nothing in particular. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Look in particular at the awful goblin women—brutish, roaring things. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

By the time I was ten, that particular fire had been forgotten by most, replaced by other dark days: mudslides, fevers, droughts, more fires. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

She said, “I’m going out to the storage bin today to get winter clothing for all of us. If there’s anything particular you want, let me know.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was at a time when the whole region of Tuscany, and Florence and Pisa in particular, was flourishing in the Renaissance. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Once, for instance, Washington requested “hard money,” meaning gold or silver, “to pay a certain set of People who are of particular use to us.” George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The others were more practiced at this particular dissimulation. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

My life in particular never has stayed fixed in one position for very long. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remember one particular weekend morning when my dad forced me to walk to the grocery store to buy my sister ginger ale, since she had a stomach virus. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

He consulted his notes, keying in on one thing in particular. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

We’d left Georgia at the height of a peach-blossom summer and now stood in a bewildering dry, red fog that seemed like no particular season you could put your finger on. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is obvious hazard in trying to assign a particular meaning to this special kind of sound, and problems like this exist throughout the field of bioacoustics. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The specific antibodies that we gradually build up against a particular microbe infecting us make us less likely to get reinfected once we become cured. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was a particular kind of bravery, one that often got mistaken for selfishness or laziness. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

This close, it was clear this particular Time Suck wasn’t as large as the one that had frightened them at Mr. Archie’s store. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

There was one bookstore in particular that he had in mind, a place he stopped in regularly on his way home from school. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Currie admitted that the illness was “strengthened by a particular construction of the atmosphere,” but he insisted that the best way to deal with it was by quarantining the sick. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Boots singled out one roach in particular and patted it between the antennas. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ekman calls that kind of fleeting look a micro expression, which is a very particular and critical kind of facial expression. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“In particular I want the TV set. So we can hear Buster’s announcement.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

As things turned out, it was a good thing rrty mom had watched that particular drum lesson, because it would be the last one we’d be able to afford for a long while. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lean down and pick it up, hoping he doesn’t choose that particular moment to open his door. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

It was simply another campaign stop, another orchestrated moment; the only difference, as one correspondent wearily put it, was that this particular rally had two high school bands instead of one playing at full throttle. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The moral, again, is that some unlikely event is likely to occur, whereas it’s much less likely that a particular one will. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m never going to leave this tree,” Karen said to no one person in particular. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

This particular lodge was the home of a Lakota medicine man named Worm and his two wives, their daughter, and their two sons. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

There was one in particular that made me ache. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

They were under court order to hire a certain number of black employees, but in my particular office, I was the only black person. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Car salesmen even have a particular word to describe the customers who pay the sticker price. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Strange, the way hummingbears were so particular about what they ate and where they nested. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

He believed that Mrs. Wilson had been running away from her husband, rather than trying to stop any particular car. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

The war was over and there was no place in particular to go. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Evans could swing his little sixteen-inch telescope around like a tail gunner in a dogfight, spending no more than a couple of seconds on any particular point in the sky. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Here, the historians were acknowledging, they were under a particular obligation to study the history of science. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“The General bought more than I needed in the house. There was nowhere to put this one,” Aunty Uju said, a general statement made to nobody in particular, a way of shrugging off thanks. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Genie’s dad made them all have a long moment of silence every Memorial Day, but Genie couldn’t remember him ever going into particulars. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“There is only one teacher of ancient Greek here and he is very particular about his students.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

We talked a little more about Laura’s problems—in particular about a certain nursing sister who seemed to have it in for her. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He smiled when I came up to him and we chatted for a minute about nothing in particular. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lie here in the pitch-darkness, reading that particular line on my phone again and again. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

It did not pack the stands with twenty thousand people on a Friday night; it did not evoke any particular feelings of pride one way or another. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But why this particular wedding? Why this night?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

On this particular day, for this particular banquet, Cook had outdone herself. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Woodcuts and engraving in particular were traditionally dependent on craftsmanship, which may explain why so few creative geniuses have made them and have generally been content to let others produce prints from their designs. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

That particular work, Ignatius thought, was rather lacking in the sensual department. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have not heard the particulars of my sister’s death, Biddy.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

But its convenience is limited to the time you need it while you are in that particular town on that particular business; you hope it is comfortable, but prefer, rather, that it be anonymous. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m very particular about my toast—at least at Dad’s house. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

For instance, I recall overhearing at dinner one evening, when a particular newspaper had been mentioned, his lordship remarking: 'Oh, you mean that Jewish propaganda sheet.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

But this particular girl gave him the impression of being more dangerous than most. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

It should synthesize a particular grievance into a succinct and pithy phrase, while mobilizing the people to combat it. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The garden provided many excuses for breaking that particular rule. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

In particular, it might seem that if we observe all other galaxies to be moving away from us, then we must be at the center of the universe. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although everyone is singing exactly the same tune, at any particular time different people will be singing different parts of it, so the final effect is of independent parts. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

After Chris unearthed the particulars of Walt’s divorce, two years passed before his anger began to leak to the surface, but leak it eventually did. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hated when Rowdy asked that particular question. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

In this particular instance the medicine had proved ineffective; there wasn’t enough enamel left to hook a string on, and the prayers were being ignored because the Balancing Angel was blocking their passage. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

What I notice first is the absence of a sound—a particular sound. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Not that I’d want to read these particular books, but I could have if I wanted to, and that makes all the difference. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

One in particular caught her eye: Cupcakes, Cookies & Pie, Oh, My! Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

Carla figured the driver was looking for an address, just as Papi drove slowly and got honked at when he was reading the signs of shops before stopping at a particular one. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Einstein introduced a new “antigravity” force, which, unlike other forces, did not come from any particular source but was built into the very fabric of space-time. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

If the larger picture of ancient forager life is hard to reconstruct, particular events are largely irretrievable. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not at this particular moment. But it don’t make no difference nohow.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I felt that I owed more to children in general, and in particular to girls. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Some ethologists go on and on asking questions about one particular kind of animal. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

The particular activity that Reggie had undergone while his brain was being imaged in the tube is called a dual n-back test. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

During these discussions Aravis became a little, a very little, less unfriendly to Shasta; one usually gets on better with people when one is making plans than when one is talking about nothing in particular. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

In particular, I remembered a final match that my team, which consisted of Junior and some friends, won. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Assume the probability to be one out of 10,000 that a particular dream matches in a few vivid details some sequence of events in real life. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I mean those particular cops were so dumb it was pathetic. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

I wish I still had it now, especially since in some of the pictures—like the ones for June and for September—you can make out the faces of particular students and guardians. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

A set designer, in particular, had appalled him too many times in the past. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then V noticed one particular fist-size photo in the bottom left corner that, for just a moment, elbowed all thoughts of the chameleon clean out of her head. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

What made the tape so special for me was this one particular song: track number three, “Never Let Me Go.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

On one sleeper in particular, though, she found an undue portion of her attention fix, without her even meaning it to. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

It was a material thing that lived in a particular location, and a particular form, within a cell. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

And the General—Lieutenant Dubose’s own particular General—had suddenly looked ten years younger. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Will looked at each of the bodies in turn, but none of them was Serafina Pekkala, the queen of the witch clan, Lyra’s particular friend. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

They were casually accepting of him, did not pay him any particular attention, and perhaps because of that he felt comfortable sitting on a sofa in the living room and listening. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He was skimming them for the telltale flourishes of a particular rare alphabet. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Everyone inside was exhausted and on edge, Nixon in particular. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Women in general, and Marina in particular, weren’t his number one concern when he faced up to the enormous reality that his country was at war. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Jason didn’t think he’d seen this particular satyr before, but he was sure the guy was from the Greek side. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

But they don't have a particular pitch, so they usually aren't considered musical notes. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

What if by “know the provenance,” Orlagh literally just meant that she knew where particular blusher mushrooms had come from? The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I had no particular rationale for wanting this. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

On that particular Holy Thursday, Severo was pacing up and down the drawing room worrying about the scandal his daughter had provoked at mass. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

This particular manuscript escaped the waves and the flames, but evidently fell into the hands of the fishermen, for part of it has disappeared. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Over time, engineers might bring their computing directly to the section head, or even to a particular girl whose work they liked. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“Why is that particular section so breathtaking? Why do we not find ourselves attracted to some calmer or more pleasing one?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Marxists gave serious attention to national liberation movements and the Soviet Union in particular supported the national struggles of many colonial peoples. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is time for us to turn our attention elsewhere, time for us, reader, to speak of rats, and of one rat in particular. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

In particular, only a few weeks’ work should be necessary to see whether the DNA structure was dependent upon the exact ions used to neutralize the negative phosphate groups. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

The philosopher Willard Van Orman Quine goes even further and maintains that experience never forces one to reject any particular belief. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s very Swiss, clean and particular and precise. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“I blocked everything and everybody out. I used to be so particular about cleaning the house. I got to the point where I’d see a shoe, and I’d just kick it over.” Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Their angles had prevented their seeing that particular fissure in the rocks. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Can you think of some other percussion instruments that get particular pitches? Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Sociologist Devah Pager explains that those sent to prison “are institutionally branded as a particular class of individuals” with major implications for their place and status in society. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

And then one day, as it happened, they each turned a particular corner at the same moment and headed off in the same direction, side by side. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Any heroes? Any particular man who interests you most?” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

In particular, notice that some symbols, such as the 11minus11 sign and the triangle, can refer to different chords, depending on the assumptions of the person who wrote the symbol. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Mr. Chris in particular, she said, looked at us girls in that way. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s a relief at this point that he doesn’t go on about God knowing all of us and the rest of that particular sermon. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Then I say, “I like that one in particular.” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Perhaps you noticed the vigor I applied toward your walk in particular? Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Mr. Edwards wanted with all his heart to believe in her goodness, but he was forced not to, as much by his own particular devil as by her outbreak. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“We were great last night,” Cha-Cha said with a self-satisfied sigh to no one in particular. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Kodály in particular spent a great deal of effort on developing beautiful singing voices for young children. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Studying his fingers as he delivered his words, he attended in particular to his cuticles. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“And,” she added, “I would need a letter from your mother permitting you to read that particular book. Do you have such a letter?” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Brother Luke set Robin down beside him on the oaken bench in his own particular place, where he could spread out the pages of handwritten manuscript on which he was working. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

The Fashion Minister would want me to highlight which dresses best match each particular look. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

They did not know who I was or why I was to be given particular treatment; their ignorance was evident, but made no difference. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I suppose we’d better start having a look along the banks soon, although I must say I’m in no particular hurry. But I’ve got an idea it may be going to rain before much longer.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

One person in particular, Ucho, had changed his ways toward me as quickly as the air turns frigid once Inti sets from the sky. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

By then Cora only needed the candlelight for company, having collected the particulars of her prison. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

This last part was not true; in fact, Harry had seen his father use the spell on Snape, but he had never told Ron and Hermione about that particular excursion into the Pensieve. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Once a girl finished a particular job, the calculations were whisked away into the shadowy kingdom of the engineers. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

He knew that revolvers of this particular model had a penchant for accidental discharge when bumped or dropped, so he loaded it with only five cartridges and kept the empty chamber under the hammer. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Sensing the group’s anticipation, though not mine in particular, Josn slowly undid the brass clasps and drew out his lute with an air of studied nonchalance. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

On one particular day I went with Jenner. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

It was rather as if someone under surveillance kept turning up at particular locations but was never observed traveling between them. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

That particular combination stands as one chance in seven, by the way. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The radical generalization offered it, i.e., its existence, not as a particular object, but as a member of a general group, was too much for it. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Yet here was a scattered grove of trees, none of them of any particular grandeur. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The particulars change each time, just enough that I can’t predict the outcome of the dream. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

What he should have said is that it takes twenty- three people to be 50 percent certain that there is some birthday in common, not any particular birth day such as March 19. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was demonstrated in particular one day when a bonfire of leaves in the driveway got out of control and spread to the side of the house. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

What he liked about it was the smallness, and the fact that it seemed never to have had any particular function of its own. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

One particular trip to Port-au-Prince stood out in her memory. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

It hadn’t occurred to me that I’d been looking at him any particular way. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Either he really loved history, or he really loved this war in particular. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

In this particular tale, he serves only one purpose. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Or, of particular interest to Mr. Go and his fellows, you see the source of life, the thing of things, purified as it were, without the clutter of a person attached. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

But on this particular night, the glide slope was down. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

“Did you notice anything in particular about this corpse, anything that could help identify it?” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

You come to know the pattern of your particular chemical bombardment. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

This particular sign of maturity ended up giving his father sclerosis of the liver, so he doesn’t drink anymore, but John does. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Seth and Kendra related the particulars about turning the fairy into an imp and the subsequent retribution. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He was vaguely aware of this particular young man, who had built a reputation during basic training as a thoroughly eager warrior, ready to kill and businesslike every bit of the time. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“At first Trucho didn’t exactly think you’d be Mr. Right for this particular moment in that particular town, all things considered.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I can see it’s a book. I was hoping for the particulars.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know the particular nature of the work. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There we have an opinion that overturns three hundred and seventy-five years of critical appreciation. Is there a particular reason that you find it ‘stupid’?” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

On this particular Friday afternoon in October, Mr. Larson was reading an important article about the baseball pennant races. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

In particular, why is the temperature of the microwave background radiation so nearly the same when we look in different directions? A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Countless other plants have fruits adapted to being eaten and dispersed by particular species of animals. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The vomit that yellow fever patients spewed forth, as well as the blood and offensive odors, were particular horrors to most people, even those medically trained. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

When I returned to the classroom, I was surrounded on all sides by sympathetic faces and voices, but one particular incident has always stayed with me. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know why he was calling me names, or why he’d chosen that particular one. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The central quality in Elijah’s face is pain, and his smile is a witness to it—pain so old and deep and black that it becomes personal and particular only when he smiles. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

Descriptions of how each articulation is done cannot be given here, because they depend too much on the particular instrument that is making the music. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

This particular tune-up just happens to be centered around the fact that I need to be pumped with antibiotics to finally get rid of a sore throat and a fever that won’t go away. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I must admit I was glad to be spared that particular humiliation. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

She had found an arrangement that kept her things secure and within easy reach, and she was very particular about it. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Neither variant was morally or biologically superior; each was just more or less adapted to a particular environment. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

It was said they were brethren and sistren, each tasked to watch over a particular piece of the world—the skies, seas, jungles, deserts, mountains, and realm of the dead. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

"We're human beings again, Gerta. Let's not talk about our particulars. Let's talk about why I'm here. I'm taking people home." What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

This is a very powerful conclusion and is in no way based on the idiosyncrasies of a particular civilization. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

That particular flag had thirty-six stars, a new number, because of Nevada’s recent admission to the Union. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

We kept it going for years and years—it became a sort of in-joke, I suppose—and it all started from one particular lesson we had when we were pretty young. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Occasionally, focussing on a linguistic alteration can mislead us into thinking that something important has happened when it hasn’t, or that something happened at a particular moment when it actually happened earlier. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Usually nobody remembers who originally wrote it, or who changed it, and there may be more than one version of any particular folk song. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

I could tell Mr. Leroy didn’t particular want to hear all this. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

It is important to understand where the particular mastery of that moment comes from. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

This particular old woman, though she was often nearby, never glared at the group of boys, as others did, or chided them for their behavior. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

After that particular ritual was over, Oliver leaned down and pulled out the bag of cookies his mom had made for their family. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Dicey just watched the people, with no particular thought in her mind. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miig sighed, looked around at the tops of the trees with his hands on his hips, and said, to all of us and to no one in particular, “Today’s the day.” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

One telling in particular has stayed with me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He rarely showed up when a particular movie was about to begin, so he’d seen beginnings, finales, and middles of dozens of movies, but hardly any in their entirety. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The process began with Swann’s interest in a particular phenomenon of electromagnetism. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Number eight was that the best programmers Pembroke knew for that particular problem happened to be two high school kids. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

He remembered one soldier in particular from whose hands the skin had peeled like fine transparent gloves; even the fingernails had come away. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“How tall are you when gliding across the floors on your knees, and are we ready to show that particular trick?” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

In particular, we used to have these talks, the two of us, usually up in my room at the top of the Black Barn just before going to bed. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The White House has had no involvement whatever in this particular incident,” Nixon told the nation at a press conference on June 22. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

There are no coordinates, no way of directing rescuers to a particular place, no pointers to towns just off the map’s edge. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m just so tired,” she says to no one in particular. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

The sight of men being whipped as they struggled to move carts prompted consternation among a legislative committee convened to examine the prison in 1832, with particular attention to the system’s harsher aspects. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thanks to Theo’s influence, to the artists he’s met, and to his own tenacious work, Vincent’s paintings are better than ever: they are imbued with color and light and Vincent’s own particular style. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“This particular design will only work in one place. My ma’s garden.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

In particular you don’t need to know how to draw a cow with no clothes on. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

That there was no better way to learn about that particular war than to jump right into it. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

And if there was one thing he didn’t like more than black folks in general, it was black men in particular. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Consequently two different scientific communities will always produce two radically different bodies of scientific fact and theory, and science is not a cross-cultural form of knowledge but a local consensus, specific to a particular community. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

One group in particular decided to take action. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

She looked out the window, but not at anything in particular. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I was really scared to go to one particular pledge night, because they told us to wear clothes that could get messed up. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

They grow peanuts because they are high in protein and fat, which is important for the factionless in particular. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

She was not dwelling upon any particular train of thought She had done all the thinking which was necessary after Bobert went away, when she lay awake upon the sofa till morning. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Filming is the way I see things. Really see them. I can capture what is important to me at a particular moment. That way, I keep it forever.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

One slaver in particular, a young man with sideburns in a dark suit and a bowler hat, seemed to be staring directly at Magdalys as he charged, six-shooter raised. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

For more than an hour we’d been heading down the highway, obviously to nowhere in particular. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

A thousand numbers, in a particular order, and you have to hold it all in your head. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a particular gift of Oliver’s that he could say things that adults couldn’t hear but his sisters could. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Not because I don’t want to, but because the particulars don’t matter anymore. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

On that particular day my mother was lingering at home and it was a nice change from her running out with briefcase in hand. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

The Labadists in particular embraced simple communal living and sacrifice in order to flush out the poisons of self-love. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Each master craftsman ran a workshop for his own particular trade. Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction 1973-09-19T00:00:00Z

“I just looked in. I don’t want anything in particular.” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

They are concerned not with the public as a statistical entity but with their particular public, their audience; quality rather than wide approval is what matters to them. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

My father taught me to see Erudite a particular way. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I laid particular emphasis on our resolve to cause no harm to human life. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Goetz case has become a symbol of a particular, dark moment in New York City history, the moment when the city’s crime problem reached epidemic proportions. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe you just liked seeing who was getting notes and who wasn’t…with a particular interest in me. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

On this particular trip Jupiter had determined to find out how hospitable the people of Phrygia were. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

They ran in no particular direction and found themselves back in the shrine room, right behind the giant Mimas. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The variables were clearly weighing heavily on him, though I knew better than to ask too many follow-up questions or insist that he walk me through the particulars. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He came straight to the table without having to look about for me, as though he had expected me to take that particular table and no other—although many tables were vacant. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He counseled me always to think of my body of work rather than to concentrate too heavily on a particular book. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Among the courtesies and privileges which this brought to me, especially—shamelessly—I relished the chauf- feured car which toured me around in Mecca with the chauffeur- guide pointing out sights of particular significance. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hercules watched them with no particular emotion, as if they were some form of seabird he had never noticed before. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I hated Cancer Team Meetings in general, but I hated this one in particular. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Well, Mr. Bowditch,” he growled, “what do you think of the Dutch East Indies in general and Sunda Strait in particular?” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Today this particular strain of Marburg virus is known as the Musoke strain. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hit my board once more, aiming at no word in particular. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

In English, before the fact, there were particulars. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

There were many things I needed to think through on this particular issue, things that were only beginning to occur to me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Antain’s mother stood in the doorway of the workshop late one morning, her nostrils wrinkling from the sawdust and the sharp smell of Zirin hip oil, which gave the wood its particular sheen. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Realizing medics faced particular challenges, he started a support group just for medics. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

The actual particulars of the event are unclear, obscured by the accretion of myth. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Course, I won’t be selling this particular pin on the Armchair Shopping Network.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

While he couldn’t give me particulars about the attack itself, it meant he would be more willing to talk about the events leading up to the wedding. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

That particular morning was Wednesday, and the papers reported another source of blame for the event. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

He was watching her closely as she played for time, taking her napkin, dabbing her lips, but he felt no particular dread. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Several people had followed up Galileo’s lead by the 1660s and, as we have seen, Malpighi in particular had already made important discoveries, especially those concerning the circulation of the blood, with the new instrument. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

It included food science, this particular lesson being on Correct Menu Form and the question of what one should place first on the menu when writing it out, shrimp cocktail or Jell-O salad. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I slept for a long time, ten hours, possibly because of the slow recovery and possibly because sleep fights cancer and possibly because I was a teenager with no particular wake- up time. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“I have no doubt you’re smart enough, and that we can find a good one to take you. Going after this particular one, though, is the toughest possible road. You should know that.” Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The most these psychiatric tests can accomplish along these lines is this: they can tell us that someday a particular person may commit a murder. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

On this particular day, I found my dad in the break room with bunch of guys his age who were wearing the same overalls and helmets. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

And Billy and the Maori and others helping them with their particular hole came at last to a membrane of timbers laced over rocks which had wedged together to form an accidental dome. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Often she spends this time with Tsukiko, but instead of seeking out the contortionist this particular evening, she sits alone at her table, shuffling her tarot deck compulsively. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She was still thinking about it as her eyes roamed over the items on the blanket, stopping on one in particular. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Why she bestowed this particular name upon me I have no idea. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

However, they had little respect for monarchies in general, and they disapproved of the Ptolemies in particular. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

In particular, Devine remembered a single day in his youth, an experience, a brief moment of horror that had not returned to plague him for decades. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said, “You used to wear a sort of a coat, it was orange, and whenever I saw that particular color orange, I’d think of you. I don’t suppose you still have the coat.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

It was the particular way she told the truth that got things hopping around town. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leaning over a fence staring at nothing in particular. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

She scanned the clear plastic one with particular interest. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

In particular, note the length of the silences between utterances and to the tone of Klotz’s remarks. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

And my dad would sometimes shake his head at her melodrama and other times would just stay quiet, like he’d fallen into the haze of a particular memory himself. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“She is not suffering her particular ailment, is she?” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chaff, a man from 11 who I know to be one of Haymitch’s particular friends, is also in. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“But doesn’t this play in particular pose a problem for your new method, Mr. Hoodhood?” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

I do not go into particulars, such as that I did nothing but stand around for two hours, except for maybe fifteen minutes of helping Mr. Kellerman rearrange tie displays that did not need rearranging. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

I joined him, and we did some of the moves we had learned together for a group dance to this particular song. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Since in this particular case the bird is of little value, Edgar may be lucky enough to get off with a whipping. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

Then there were all the problems and particular dangers of solitude. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

In particular, this sudden obsession with Harry Potter . Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

Supposing that the mechanics of the process have been rightly described, what is the motive for this huge, accurately planned effort to freeze history at a particular moment of time? 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“Oh, I read that book,” Naheed whispered to no one in particular. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

In particular he spoke of the backbreaking work he had to do on various white farms, and on chain gangs digging trenches and roads in the white people’s world. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Field Notes are a compilation of the reports of seasoned observers who have spent many years afield in their particular areas and have unparalleled knowledge of the normal bird life of the region. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Nita finished her food, said to no one in particular, “I’m getting pretty good at eating with my hands.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Did you know Lena move to Woodside?” asks Auntie Ying with obvious pride, looking down at the tiles, talking to no one in particular. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

For him, several experiments amount to experience—experiment is particular; experience general. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

As the Vonnegut streaked through hyperspace, I pulled the Director’s Cut of Blade Runner up in a window on my display, then jumped ahead to review two scenes in particular. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Coahuila is a desert, isn’t it? It’s next to Chihuahua, and Chihuahua is a desert,” Velia asked no one in particular. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“I’ve told you how to make sense of that,” she said, her irritated tone indicating they’d had this particular discussion before. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

This is another reason that modes sounded very different from each other, although that particular difference may be missing today when chant is sung using equal temperament. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

A long tradition of using scales in particular ways has trained listeners to expect certain things from a piece of music. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Mariam grieved for this baby, this particular child, who had made her so happy for a while. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Animated by this belief, I paid particular attention to their policy statement and activities, with the idea of finding affinities rather than differences. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Are you in particular pain when you exercise? Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

I confess that in that moment, with that particular view, I did wonder whether there was any path forward. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

After lunch, when the dishes had been cleared away and we were talking about nothing in particular, Julian asked, out of the blue, if I’d noticed anything peculiar about Bunny recently. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

That genes could be regulated—i.e., turned “on” and “off” by particular cues—deepened the understanding of how genes function in time and space to specify the unique features of distinct cells. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Ebola attacks connective tissue with particular ferocity; it multiplies in collagen, the chief constituent protein of the tissue that holds the organs together. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

If a student pleased her during a particular period, he could not count on special treatment in the next day’s class, and that was as true the other way around. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The men laboring near Water Street had particular reason to curse. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

In particular, no two electrons of the same quantum state can be forced into the same spot. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

I’d hosted many families by then, mice and chipmunks in particular. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Not at her, not at anything in particular. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“He crushed me,” he said to no one in particular. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Even before Alex’s parents split, they both had a habit of calling him by the other’s last name when he exhibited particular traits. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He spoke English with the accent particular to Baja and knew Jule’s drink: a Diet Coke with a shot of vanilla syrup. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

This particular ritual of my parents’ was actually a thing I loved; I’d spent many nights sitting at the kitchen table with my parents, moved to tears by a particularly powerful line of verse. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

On a particular afternoon when I was slipping off the bar every time I tried to catch it, I sobbed to Aimee, “I’m never going to get it!” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Obviously those who can’t confine themselves to a particular way of thinking would be most likely to leave a faction or fail its initiation, right?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Down the way, I recognized one boat in particular: it belonged to Johnny Cakes. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

At this late hour there are no patrons lingering in this particular tent, and it is unlikely that any other visitors to the circus will stumble upon it in the remaining hours before dawn. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

We then switched to the black tennis situation in South Africa and, in particular, the conspicuous lack of champions of Arthur Ashe’s calibre. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Was there a particular noise today that made you walk out of class?” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

It is, as I say, irksome to have to hear the way these same people now talk of those times, and in particular, what some have said concerning his lordship. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

The moments begin to come thick and fast and in no particular order. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Raymie had not imagined any of these gruesome outcomes in particular, but she did feel a very deep sense of dread. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

“What was I saying? Oh, yes. Henry tells me that this particular sort of mushroom was a great favorite of the emperor Claudius. Interesting, because you remember how Claudius died.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Sometimes it’s a particular joke, sometimes a rumour. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

What she had to do was submit a query about the catalog number of a particular book, which would tell him that she wanted to pass a message to the service. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Chairman Mao said, ‘In a class society everyone is a member of a particular class, and every kind of thinking, without exception, is stamped with the brand of a particular class.’ Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I go to the crow’s nest to ponder the obstacles and consequences to getting this particular boss key. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The training-table fare was hearty—rich in protein and calcium in particular. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

But I am beginning to sound like the Beards and Parringtons and will soon totally forget Levy Pants, the commercial muse for this particular effort. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

A white man approached Kirk and told him he could not drink water from that particular fountain. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

It was not, admittedly, the most subtle of strategies, but you will appreciate that this particular task, though no doubt important in its way, hardly took the highest priority at that moment. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

And I was sorry that I had never felt this particular loneliness before— that I had never felt myself so far outside of someone else’s dream. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“Forget books,” said Rosewater, throwing that particular book under his bed. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

That particular point, so obvious it was utterly stupid, hadn’t even occurred to me. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Like him? It’s himself, you know. The cast was made in Newgate, directly after he was taken down. You had a particular fancy for me, hadn’t you, Old Artful?” said Wemmick. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

It was all random stuff too: a particular kind of shampoo, or a face cream, or even Tylenol PM, which apparently you couldn’t buy in Iran. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

This particular case study on West African music relies solely on aural learning, which means that a rote method is applicable to the music learning. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

And yet they were obsessed with it, Henry in particular. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The captain paces the upper deck, looking down on the crew, going on about the great importance of the mission, and the importance of this particular day. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

On this particular day, I felt like I should prove them wrong. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

He laid the things out in a pattern particular to him and hummed a soft, light tune I hadn’t heard before. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Unlike Naples or Syracuse, it was not the result of a dedicated colonizing effort by a particular parent city. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

But normally it’s no song in particular, just a hodgepodge of tunes. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

One particular subject which encouraged artists to explore the vanishing point was the Annunciation. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

‘Buddy, you up for another flight to nowhere in particular?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

One boy in particular, Ronnie King, is sweet on me and gives me a promise ring. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

It seemed that it would be a good idea to visit the kiln when this particular load had finished firing. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Too, in this particular atmosphere my “escape” was an emotional thing felt by both of us. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pressed her hands against her swelling belly and focused her eyes straight ahead, on nothing in particular. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

We fill Oscar in on all the particulars of the unlocked door and cigarette butts. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“As a matter of fact,” Mrs. Frisby explained, “they didn’t plow the particular spot in the garden where we live. It’s behind a boulder.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

They ate most of the day, picking fruit where they could reach it and not particular about ripeness and quality. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

There are boys who have been admitted not because they are good at anything in particular but because their fathers work for ministries. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

In the Jefferson-Madison collaboration, Madison was not just responsible for handling the messy particulars; he was also accountable for shielding his chief from the political ambitions throbbing away in his own soul. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

He glances at her table where a few cards remain laid faceup, one in particular catching his attention. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Somewhere over there,” he said, without motioning in any particular direction. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

At least Nina wasn’t here to witness that particular shame. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“There are several in the Temple of Lkossa’s library, but the one I’m thinking of in particular is inside a journal, and it’s special.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The first was a series of questions required of everyone in a particular grade. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

In this particular case, it was a song about a man driving with his friend to Chicago and sleeping in parking lots. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

All of these songs have musical characteristics particular to the genre from which they emerged. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

The best antidote to astrology in particular and to pseudoscience in general is, as Carl Sagan has written, real science, whose wonders are as amazing but have the added virtue of probably being real. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why didn’t I get a permit?” he asked no one in particular. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

In particular, he thought that the earth was at rest. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was envisioning one particular spot on the floor, a pile of imported Tunisian pillows, perfect to curl up in and e-mail friends. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why he chose that particular one. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

It’s the sort of communication there’s no particular reason to believe in under ordinary circumstances and I’m generally not big on ghosts. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Blue flame is obvious, of course. But I’d hesitate to attribute that to the Chandrian in particular. In some stories it’s a sign of demons. In others it’s fae creatures, or magic of any sort.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

My hopes had nothing to do with these men in particular. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Chemistry was his particular love, and my father said he’d never known a man to run a better still. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Daisy and I were scanning stations in search of a song by a particular brilliant and underappreciated boy band when we landed upon a news story. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

The answer is that the success of any kind of social epidemic is heavily dependent on the involvement of people with a particular and rare set of social gifts. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a story of how the outliers in a particular field reached their lofty status through a combination of ability, opportunity, and utterly arbitrary advantage. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

The terms in the infinite series didn’t have a limit or a destination; they seemed to get smaller and smaller without any particular end in sight. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“There is, I believe, in every disposition a tendency to some particular evil—a natural defect, which not even the best education can overcome.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

He did not seem to like black children and he certainly took no particular liking to or interest in me. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tapping the right girl for a particular job was a big part of the manager’s responsibility. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

It comes from our time: from the particular opportunities that our particular place in history presents us with. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

He wondered what point on this dismal path these particular does had reached. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thus a fingerprint left at the scene of a crime is an Evidence-Index, an indication, or token, that someone in particular has been there. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“I usually am — but about what in particular this time?” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

In particular, he wanted to get his book out in time for copies to be shipped to Frankfurt ahead of the spring book fair. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“This program helps us to interpret the data in an understandable way. What you see here is a simplified depiction of a particular DNA sequence in Tris’s genetic material,” he says. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Women, in particular, express complicated, conflicted views about crime, because they love their sons, husbands, and partners and understand their plight as current and future members of the racial undercaste. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

She hasn’t said this with any particular malice—quite the contrary, her words are very matter-of-fact. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

One particular letter came from a schoolteacher in Pennsylvania who taught a special class of nine children; every child in the class had suffered the death of a parent. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

After he goes, I look up kangaroo on Wikipedia and find out that kangaroos don’t make a particular sound. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Others have concluded the planet is lifeless because a preliminary search for a particular manifestation of life has been unsuccessful or ambiguous. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

They normally do this only within Europe, but for this particular holiday they have decided to chase it around the other side of the Atlantic. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

This phenomenon leads to nonsense when people attribute the regression to the mean to some particular scientific law, rather than to the natural behavior of any random quantity. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He flipped through the ledger, found a particular page and frowned. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Perspective painting thus involves the application of theory to particular circumstances. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Why did I have to be looking for anything in particular? The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I do not know why I am taking this particular body to the cemetery. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

As the fall training season got under way, Joe in particular struggled to keep up his spirits. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Biddy,” said I, with some severity, “I have particular reasons for wanting to be a gentleman.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

What the pioneering television researchers of the 1960s and 1970s — in particular, Daniel Anderson at the University of Massachusetts — began to realize, however, is that this isn’t how preschoolers watch TV at all. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Likewise, insurance policies with broad coverage which compensates for any mishap are apt to be cheaper in the long run than insurance for a particular disease or a particular trip. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was one in particular, in the west above the mountains but low in the sky, that shone more brightly than all the rest. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Neither one of us—but him in particular—was in any big rush to get back to school. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

And if something particular wasn't on show, then the redbeard would get hold of it—by crooked means if necessary. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

They were in good spirits, and Ruth in particular seemed determined to make up for the bad scene earlier on. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like most drums, they don't have a particular pitch, but make more of a "noise"-type sound. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

After repeating “are” a dozen times or so, that particular shape disappeared and another one came on the screen, still under the picture of the rat. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Every person who bought a particular model of television came to believe that TV shows had become particularly mean-spirited of late, and they all canceled their cable and took to other hobbies. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Besides, this particular display is worth watching, if only for the expressions on everyone’s faces.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

In short, that given the variables in our case, our particular falling body was traveling at a speed greater than thirty-two feet per second when it hit the rocks below. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The warmth of dark energies that drew me to The Mecca, that drew out Prince Jones, the warmth of our particular world, is beautiful, no matter how brief and breakable. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Then they joined in with the applause, which was tumultuous at the Gryffindor table in particular. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know I had no particular look on my face; how was you s’pose to look when you was ’bout to get beat down by a gun? The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

I found myself caught between looking back and looking forward, mulling over one question in particular: What lasts? Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Mother didn’t think this particular book was suitable for Margot, but she saw no harm in letting her read most other books. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I continued to watch without any particular expectation as she emerged, next, with our clothes and books. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

This particular summer afternoon, in a dusty geological library in Vienna, Sergeant Major von Rumpel follows an underweight secretary wearing brown shoes, brown stockings, a brown skirt, and a brown blouse through stacks of periodicals. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

In particular, perfect fourths and fifths and major thirds are not too far from the pure intervals. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Then, that particular time, I remember how she paused and drifted off into thought, maybe because she hadn’t planned what should happen next instead of a picture. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The FBI, in particular, was eager to take action and make a splash, even at the risk of giving the game away. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Basta in particular was the object of enough scorn and derision for ten men, and from his failure to react at all one could only guess at the depths of his despair. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

One of the first steps in learning to read music in a particular clef is memorizing where the notes are. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

There are seven ways for a foot to touch the ground, each with its own particular power. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

In particular they preyed on our people walking alone in isolated areas or at night. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luckily, my superintendent, Dr. Cohn, and the president of the Board of Education, Karin Po- lacheck, realized that this particular boat needed rocking. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

On the particular afternoon I’m now thinking of, we were standing up on stools and benches, crowding around the high windows. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was nothing holy or particular in my skin; I was black because of history and heritage. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

From being ordered often to bring some particular scroll to Pai, he had become superficially familiar with these drawings, which at first had looked like meaningless bird tracks to him. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“There are probably more peculiar animals buried here than are currently alive in all of Europe,” Addison said, moving through the graves to reach one in particular, which he leaned on with his forepaws. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

This particular day was icy-cold, and I went out through the snow into the out house and entered the number one lavatory, which I knew was reserved for Boazers only. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Schiem and I chatted about nothing in particular until the pig was crispy and crackling on the outside. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

They it is who tend to be always insisting this or that figure is the one to emulate, or repeating what some particular hero is said to have pronounced upon professional matters. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

You would think I would have more important things to think about at this particular moment, but this is how my mind works. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

And then her eyes settled on one face in particular. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

In memory—and Briony later gave this matter some thought—she had no particular expectations as she placed her hand on the brass handle and turned it. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

She saw something rare there, and when she thought of him a particular image often came floating back to her. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it would be two strategies in particular that Alice Paul made central to the NWP’s agenda, which made the campaign so powerful and ultimately so successful. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

The one quality they all have in common is an informed love of works of art—an attitude at once discriminating and enthusiastic that lends particular weight to their judgments. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

That particular kind of magic—and it was a hex, really—had been outlawed hundreds of years ago. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

"There's one facet of that process in which your mother and I are particularly interested at this particular juncture in your life." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

Anyways, they love their satellite TV down there, and it so happens that this particular cantina picks up one of the Miami stations loud and clear.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Nevertheless, their exact meaning is specific to each particular culture, giving rise to art’s incredible diversity. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bogert interrupted softly, “Anything in particular happen the morning you last saw it?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

The people at this particular meeting didn’t believe in Mojo, for its magic, like everything else in Odessa, had never extended across the railroad tracks. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now I just eat the soup, taking no particular interest. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Two portraits in particular always had me thinking: one depicting heaven and God; the other, hell and the Devil. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

This spring in particular has seen quite the baby boom. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Mainly because as each of us gets better and wiser in our particular areas of expertise, we have to toss everything and start over, deeming the old material to be childish and unprofessional. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

It ain’t nothing particular noticeable, but the air inside of ’em changes like it’s saying, “I’m watching you.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Had I not married a preacher named Nathan Price, my particular children would never have seen the light of this world. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Type of birth defect. When I was younger, about your age, I used to be angry. At my father in particular.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

There does not seem to be a particular section for the circus; bits of it are mixed in with books of theater receipts and lists of box-office returns. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The two children sleeping peacefully in the bed above her gave no particular cause for alarm, and yet, as Jinny piled her cushions and slipped into her clothes every day, she couldn’t shake her worry. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

As a result, representatives in the United States had drawn up the Constitution with particular attention to the issue of where they would meet in the future. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

“Then how about you, sweetheart,” he said, and Emma held a particular finger up and made a flame dance atop it like a birthday candle. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Wringing her hands, Mrs. Lincoln pleaded, “Where is my husband? Where is my husband?” to no one in particular. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

One day, about a year after my father passed, my wife anti I went out to visit her; no particular reason. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“God Almighty,” he said to no one in particular on the sideline. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He furrowed his brow in his particular way “Why are you so sure she can’t get what she needs here?” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

They are not characterized by a particular virtue. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

One poem in particular, written before the storm, intrigued Ivy so much that she read it twice. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“The circus itself seems a bit different as well. Nothing in particular, only something...” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I’m not concentrating on anything in particular, just reading a lot of fiction now—Dostoevski, Flaubert, Dickens, Hemingway, Faulkner—everything I can get my hands on—feeding a hunger that can’t be satisfied. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Follow me,” the Gran said to no one in particular, and they headed out in the direction of Twilight Square. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Kuhn had a particular term for ‘the consensus in the field’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Criminals who would have previously been set free—for drug-related offenses and parole revocation in particular—were instead locked up. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

The official program dedicated dances to particular officials and guests. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

By the time I realized what I was doing and thought about my inexperience in this particular art, I was already at the top of the branches and plucking coconuts. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

We have formed your society in a particular way in the hope that you will rediscover the moral sense most of us have lost. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Ben had heard the players discussing Coach Spinks’s addiction to this particular soft drink. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I attempt to thank her, but she is looking the other way at nothing in particular. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t particular; in fact, I never minded an excuse to go anywhere outside of our town—if you can call it that. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

I really had never given that particular subject much thought. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Not content to show up under the canopy wearing her charity clothes, one particular bride-to-be had her fiancé barter cigarettes with a soldier for his old parachute, which had the perfect drape for a gown. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

We’d been walking in silence, side by side, heading in no particular direction. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

One reason is that music and identity are closely related, and groups or cohorts of people listen to particular songs targeted toward their age group produced by the market-driven music business. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

No, caution was most definitely the best part of valor in this particular situation. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

In that conundrum would lie the deeper injury the controversy caused the university in general and the Rad Lab in particular. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

There was one song in particular called “Waiting for Vengeance” that I listened to and read over and over until I had it memorized. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lucas Cader looked for his lost brother in everyone he met, but in Gabriel and me in particular. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Drum towers and half-moons held up better against catapults, since thrown stones were more apt to deflect off a curved wall, but Raventree predated that particular bit of builder’s wisdom. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

By then, the Chinese had observed that a particular mixture of sulfur, charcoal, and saltpeter, which became known as gunpowder, was especially explosive. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Oppenheimer in particular had evolved; he no longer was the aloof, self-absorbed intellectual who had gone off to Los Alamos anxious to prove himself in the world beyond theoretical physics. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Something about this particular memory made her shake her head, stifle a laugh, and stare out the window with a wide smile—like the opposite of an ache, more like a relief. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

The relative importance of local invention and of borrowing depends mainly on two factors: the ease of invention of the particular technology, and the proximity of the particular society to other societies. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

At this particular moment his light was on. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Outside the windows of O’Hare International Airport, the sky was painted a particular shade of gray and leaving droplets of water on the large glass windows that looked out onto the airstrip. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

We’d evolved this system where we called for particular favourite scenes to be played again—like, for instance, the moment the American jumps over the barbed wire on his bike in The Great Escape. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

A white hand of no particular sex held another, smaller, blue and yellow bouquet. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Emily stood irresolutely in the hall, wishing to be in no particular room, straining for the voices of the searchers outside and—if she was honest with herself—relieved she could hear nothing. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

But there would also be times when I sensed the deepest truth about language and intimacy: Intimacy is not created by a particular language; it is created by intimates. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

An examination of the candidates that were never domesticated, such as Africa’s big herd-forming mammals, reveals particular reasons that disqualified each of them. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

While the chances of avoiding any particular disease or accident may be encouraging, the probability of avoiding them all is not. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Having not yet entered this particular room, she first noticed the huge desk cluttered with books and papers. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Jason had hoped that particular ghost would stay away, but every night the dream got worse. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Even Polgar and Spassky, both World Champions, understand what I’m talking about,” he said to no one in particular, becoming more strident as he went on. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

They had endeavoured to see through the maze of conflicting particulars to a clear and outstanding solution. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Any reason in particular you’ve decorated this fine establishment with our mortal enemies’ symbol?” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

In Denver, displaying any two of a list of attributes—including slang, “clothing of a particular color,” pagers, hairstyles, or jewelry—earns youth a spot in the Denver Police’s gang database. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

My win on vault in particular meant a lot to me. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

In particular, Afroasiatic speakers mostly prove to be people who would be classified as whites or blacks, Nilo-Saharan and Niger-Congo speakers prove to be blacks, Khoisan speakers Khoisan, and Austronesian speakers Indonesian. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Once there, I refill my water and wash, taking particular care with my injured ear. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

"Now, my cousin Alfie can be quite particular about the way his wife should look. He's been through quite a few." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

It is, however, a bewildering, essentially scatterbrained kind of business, expanding steadily without being planned or run by anyone in particular. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I suppose we’ve got time. None of us are in any particular hurry.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

On this particular day, Mr. W. got called to the office for something, so I had about fifteen minutes to just play drums, with nobody else around. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

In particular, archaeologists often cite considerably older claimed dates for domesticated plants at Coxcatlan Cave in Mexico, at Guitarrero Cave in Peru, and at some other American sites than the dates given in the table. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Their son nods to me, then stares with red-rimmed eyes at nothing in particular. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Lulled by the warm sun, cool shade, and birdsong, he trekked onwards, thinking of nothing in particular and enjoying the sense of freedom amid so much beauty. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The rich are very particular about what they stick between two slices of bread. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

There was only one particular group of demon boys I did not have to watch out for; I still had to be careful whenever I left the stable. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Out of the corner of my eye, I could see them all just fine, but if I focused on any one of them in particular, they started looking . . . transparent. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Though not generally given to gloating, he would have liked to see the other faranji’s faces just now, Thyon’s in particular. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“You stuff food, you stuff people. If you don’t like what is inside a particular food, then leave it alone, don’t stuff it with something else. A waste of garden eggs, in my opinion.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Because of the championship voters’ pronounced bias toward eastern horses in general and War Admiral in particular, Seabiscuit almost certainly could not dethrone the Horse of the Year without beating him on the track. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Modes also may imply or suggest specific moods or they may be meant to have particular effects on the character of the listener. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

"I'm nobody, nobody in particular, I mean," said Shasta. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Among those who flocked to the house at number 20 Hermann-Goring-Strasse, certain young starlets were of particular interest to Goebbels. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I’d traveled to Poky early one January with the crazy idea of visiting a particular resident. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Other idiophones, though, like xylophones, are designed to ring at more particular frequencies. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“Running all around. Getting into trouble. I can’t abide them. So, there’s a party looking for a particular boy?” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

In particular, our planet has experienced numerous cycles of cooling and warming. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

You can also be sponsored through an employer if you can prove that no one else can do your particular job. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

The particular residents had fluttered gratifyingly in response. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It is all about the mice who live in the Abbey beneath us, and of one mouse in particular called Martin the Warrior...” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“This particular dragon has already evinced a fondness for roast pork. And roast dwarf is twice as tasty.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

As they filed into the room, his great walrus mustache curved above his beaming mouth, and he greeted Harry and Zabini with particular enthusiasm. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I remember the stars had a particular brightness to them, like snowflakes on a black table. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

One particular night, as Cabot Searcy was coming in late from a date, he looked over at Benton, who was reading some thick novel, and began to talk. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Tucker and I had exhausted the library’s databases on Scarlet and McCoy, with no further clues about McCoy’s particular brand of psychosis. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

With Fadi’s help she’d kept the camera focused on a particular spot, at the center of the hardwood floor, waiting for the whirling dancers to enter the frame. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Secondly, there was a particular type of syncopation that originated in son that proved irresistible to late-twentieth-century ears. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

No particular observer’s measurements are any more correct than any other observer’s, but all the measurements are related. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He then got just what he needed: The bird let out a loud call that, according to the National Ornithological Institute, is unique to that particular species. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

"No. I... I just want to know if there have been any problems with this particular blanket." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Do you often mistake one particular interval for another? Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

By and large, scientists use the simplest model they can which is consistent with all the facts relevant to a particular set of circumstances, and they don’t all use the same model all the time. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Of particular interest to a brainy, idealistic youth such as Farmer, Virchow helped define the field of medical anthropology—the study of human health and disease and public health care systems. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Sometimes my mother would break the silence and state what we were all thinking: "How will we make it through the winter?" she asked repeatedly to no one in particular. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

And it is true that there is something particular about how the Americans who think they are white regard us—something sexual and obscene. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

It is also associated with a particular form, so knowing that a piece of music is called a symphony should lead you to expect certain things about it. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

He said the words with a particular kind of scorn, and Koffi had the sense that, perhaps, he wasn’t just talking about the sky anymore. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Has anybody seen the running order yet?” he calls out to nobody in particular. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

Some callers sought clarification of a particular point in the case that had been the subject of serious debate in a barbershop or at a social gathering. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Over time, she could hold herself in a particular form for slowly increasing durations. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

He had no particular reason for staying awake. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Herbert was not unintelligent—in fact, he was quite smart, with a particular aptitude for electronics and mechanics. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“I wish you would tell me her story. I feel a particular interest in being acquainted with it. You know that what is said between you and me goes no further.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

The probability that the particle, say, passes through some particular point is found by adding up the waves associated with every possible history that passes through that point. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Somehow I knew, in that moment, that all that mattered in this particular world was talent. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t the kind of place that would exhibit particular patience for anyone, male or female, who took too long to scale the learning curve. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Zu, in particular, as she twisted her hips and threw her arms in the air—at least until she ran up to us and began to tug on our arms. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

In particular, North and South Chinese are genetically and physically rather different: North Chinese are most similar to Tibetans and Nepalese, while South Chinese are similar to Vietnamese and Filipinos. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Ella took a special interest in me right away—Hilda must have mentioned some of my troubles in particular, since she was always concerned about me being separated from the family. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

These were the last days, she felt, and they would shine in the memory in a particular way. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“What seems to be going on?” the man asked no one in particular. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

And since this is not the story of two young lovers meeting by the river, it has no particular place here, and I will keep it to myself. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He drank some water, swallowed a couple of aspirin for no particular reason, and opened one of the cans of red beans. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

When the experimental method is successful in explaining what was previously inexplicable, it thus not only establishes particular scientific theories, it also confirms the validity of the general approach which underpins experimentation. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He first elicited Michel’s name and address, his length of service, and the length of time he had been on this particular route. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first her questions were legitimate enough: Arithmetic, spelling, languages, geography, and the sort of purposeful confusion—about ringing numbers and underlining words—in which some psychologists place particular store. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Is there a particular genre of music, or particular song or set of songs? Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

At the time he was not conscious of wanting it for any particular purpose. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“What’s so special I should bring back out of all the hundreds of people pestering me every day for my miracles this particular fella? And, believe me, it better be worth while.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Drug laws in particular have had a huge impact on the number of women sent to prison. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The El Camino was behind him, parked in no particular way. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He never cries out and never asks to leave, and this in particular seems to make the commandant quake with homicidal frustration. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

"I'm sorry, but that's what I think," she says to no one in particular. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The noise did not appear to be coming from any particular direction. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

According to Osbert you could try to send e-mails but they’d bounce back at you for no particular reason and the same with text messages. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since the troupe was not on any particular schedule, we had decided to wait for a day or two to give the roads time to dry. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

In the moment, I knew no particulars beyond what they had spoken. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

That particular breed of white rose, the only one hardy enough to survive the wet weather of Ketterdam, had no natural scent. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I didn’t realize how much he preferred my company in particular until he came in one night a little drunk and found Alice and I eating together in her cabin. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

He went at the few books they had particular harsh, tearing pages out of ’em and wadding ’em into balls afore he pitched ’em on the pile. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

She asked if there was a particular reason why he was tired. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

But the question for our purposes is whether the broad pattern of world history would have been altered significantly if some genius inventor had not been born at a particular place and time. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Which was exactly what happened this particular Sunday morning. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He was reminded of words he had heard a few weeks ago, words that had a horrible and particular meaning to him: Neither can live while the other survives... Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

But we no longer feared death, in any event not this particular death. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

For instance, the reaction time grows if the person must make a choice, or engage a particular motor skill, like pressing a specific button. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

He had no idea how long dragons could fly without landing, nor how this particular dragon, which could barely see, would locate a good place to put down. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

But still, some part of him seemed to understand that this mattered to us—to Craig in particular. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

For instance, during the War, after the pipelines were blown up, he and his classmates had ferried water up to the girls’ dorm, each leaving his bucket at the door of a particular resident. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our own particular Price family sadness seemed to belong to another time that we didn’t need to think about anymore. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without definitive documentary evidence of particular sources we may never know if this research included tribal melodies he later passed off as his own. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

She has never been in this particular room before, but she doubts it was always so covered with blueprints and sketches and empty brandy bottles. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Ekman paused, then reconstructed that particular sequence of expressions on his face. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Music in a particular key tends to use only some of the many possible notes available; these notes are listed in the scale associated with that key. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

As things turned out, that particular visit was simply the first of a whole series of such 'unofficial' meetings between Lord Halifax and the German Ambassador of that time, Herr Ribbentrop. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

The blood I managed to collect gave off no particular smell. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

She liked the outdoors, and a particular friend of hers had been assigned Farm some months before; she hoped to spend the next part of her working life in the company of someone she enjoyed. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

But if I’ve learned one thing in my short sad life, it is that that particular platitude is a lie. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

East Oakland in particular was awash in crack, blood, and bullets. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

It was a neighborhood that had degenerated from Victorian to nothing in particular, a block that had moved into the twentieth century carelessly and uncaringly—and with very limited funds. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The series of equations we needed to work described the parameters of thrust coefficient, nozzle-throat area, combustion-chamber cross-sectional areas, and velocity of the gases predicted for any particular propellant. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

But as to what really caused such changes, just what particular chain of events was really responsible, I have never quite been able to decide. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

In particular, I’m pretty sure he hoped some of Momma’s love would bounce around to him. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

He was a particular favorite of Miss Flatebo, the music teacher. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

When we got home, we asked Mama, who went through a whole family tree of Viftas, only to declare she didn’t know this particular one. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was his special talent, a particular point of pride. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Well, I’ll admit I hadn’t any particular idea when I went out to help it,” said Hazel. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

They could look at it, though, and many people did this. wondering what was so special about this particular tree. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

But all I was thinking at that particular moment was that the police could not kick down the door. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

It was corrupt and demeaning, another way of repressing prisoners in general and political prisoners in particular. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’ll smell the trees and know that a particular tree grows in that place, or he’ll hear a certain bird and know exactly where that bird lives. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of all the dorados, I remember one in particular, a special dorado. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I discovered that there was a great deal of writing on this very subject, and I made my way though the available literature on armed warfare and in particular guerrilla warfare. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

On this particular day, Bobby was going over once again, perhaps for the hundredth time, the fourth game of the 1985 World Championship match between the two Russian grandmasters Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

One advertisement in particular grabs my attention: I sign my name on the list for the new camp musical society. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Most of the heavy work was done by laborers, men with no particular skill. Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction 1973-09-19T00:00:00Z

Of the higher brain functions, some—reading, writing, speaking—seem to be localized in particular places in the cerebral cortex. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She did not say this with any particular emphasis, but Roza knew she was being warned against jumping. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Only it had not been right for that particular boat which would never come back again. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

In this particular rural Southern community, the population was about 27 percent black, but African Americans made up only 10 percent of the jury pool. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I’ve always known this—lived by it, even—but in this particular instance, I was caught woefully off guard. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I don't think we talked about anything in particular. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Such a large collection would obviously be unusable without some means of locating particular titles. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

Every animal has particular habitat needs that must be met. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I had no particular reason for having decided this—particularly given that I hadn’t read the book—but I decided it and reacted thusly. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Of all the people who lived in that particular flat-building, Boori Ma was the only one who stood by the collapsible gate and wished them a safe journey. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

The directions I had simply said to head down the Interstate, take a particular exit, find a certain road, and turn left. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s hatred with a particular shape, the shape of Mrs. Smeath’s one breast and no waist. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes it was hell to conceal her impatience over the male of the species’ general ineptness, and Lane’s in particular. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Representatives from each of the other factions can speak in the meetings on behalf of a particular issue, but ultimately, the decision is the council’s. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

And this particular afternoon, I’m about halfway up the road along the river when I see something out of the corner of my eye. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I told her of the harshness of the warders, and mentioned Van Rensburg in particular. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would also be struck by the dramatically elevated significance of one particular institutional force in the perpetuation and deepening of those patterns: the criminal justice system. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Why did I insist on that particular job? I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ellsberg instructed Bagdikian to get confirmation from his bosses, and then to travel immediately to Boston and check into a particular motel under the name Mr. Medford. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“I had pneumonia when I was just a tiny baby,” Denna said with no particular inflection. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

In the first edition of his Essays two were of particular importance. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

As she watched poor Margaret turn pale and loosen the braid, Penelope was overcome by a particular type of irritated feeling that is known as “having one’s feathers ruffled.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

On this particular day, things took a severe turn. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The next school day, I met up with Lula at the main road as usual, and we walked the last quarter mile to school together, chatting about nothing in particular. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Then my eyes stop on one particular photo. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But it was Joyce’s mother, and in particular her mother’s religious views, that most oppressed Joyce. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

One test required Mary to clamber onto the catwalk of the wind tunnel, measuring how rivets disrupted the airflow over a particular model. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

If he became too absorbed in rubbing a particular horse’s nose in his defeat, he risked being unable to regain his momentum when the closers came after him. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Part of the particular power of Paul Revere, for example, was that he wasn’t just a networker; he wasn’t just the man with the biggest Rolodex in colonial Boston. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alex made sure they were okay, asked if they needed anything in particular, and then had them sign the sheet showing he’d actually been there. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

State legislatures enacted harsh new punishments for crimes, naming statutes after particular victims. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Clearly something about this particular man has motivated her to open her purse, just as it had motivated me. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The goblin tossed the coin he was holding aside, said to nobody in particular, “Leprechaun,” and then greeted Travers, who passed over a tiny golden key, which was examined and given back to him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“And since imps are banned from the yard, her news came from a particular imp.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Out loud, I said, to no one in particular: “Tommy’s got his shirt on. His favourite polo shirt.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was tugging the Time Suck’s hair the way a cowboy tugs the reins of a horse, directing the beast toward one particular Clock Watcher. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

But there was something ’bout that one particular spot that was calling Mrs. Brown and telling her to brush at it with her bare hand. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Brown sensed that Jesse, in particular, was in distress, but didn’t know exactly what land; Jesse never talked about personal stuff. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He puts on his potato-peeling face, and when it’s set in that particular way, it would be impossible for him to turn out anything less than a perfectly peeled potato. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

There’s an odd expression on her face, both eyes looking left, not at anything in particular. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a blown-up detail of the ghostly wings, just the wings—you couldn’t tell it was an ATA crest in particular. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

He stood staring off into the distance, at nothing in particular, and indeed he looked as if nothingness were exactly what he wished to see. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

But on this particular morning, an unusually large group of animals had come out to discuss some important news. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

But on this particular night, of course, the circumstances were much different. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

And Mrs. Atanabi was so particular about the way each one was danced! Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Someone had rigged up a sling for those without the Wraith’s particular gift for flouting gravity. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Notice in particular the relationship of the altered notes in the harmonic, melodic, and dorian minors. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

But after that term, I worked extra hard so I would never have to learn that particular lesson again! Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I felt like I was floating in a cloud that was passing from one year to another in no particular order. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

She says again, to no one in particular: "Temporary." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry,” he said to the young Spaniard who entered his shop one particular morning. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

On top of this, there was a trouble which distressed the children in particular. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

As always, the key is to practice the particular skills that you want to develop. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

They were a kindly couple, and I got the sense that Peggy in particular spends a lot of her time talking people into not quitting. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

To be honest, on that particular day, Hanako hadn’t felt astonished to see their home invaded. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He has never had someone to try this particular feat on before, and he is uncertain he will even be able to manage it. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

And he focused on Abdulrahman in particular, so much so that one day, a few years before, Ahmad had called in the middle of the day in New Orleans and made a very strange proposal. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I began to hear about one particular rocket scientist named Dr. Wernher von Braun. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

But the next instant, for no particular reason, I changed my mind. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I will never be able to throw off the weight of this particular day. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She seems distracted and says to no one in particular, “I just can’t believe that this happened.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

It was while he was sitting there, facing southeast, that he noticed how the four windows along the south wall of the kiva had a particular relationship to this late autumn position of the sun. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Levy could think of no reason for her having moved to this particular location. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

A “food cycle” is a period in which we have only one particular dish or type of vegetable to eat. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

And before he could run off in pursuit of this particular bit of grown-up stuff, I said, “So, wait, where’s the street?” Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

It had to do with this particular donor I had once, in my third year as a carer; it was his reaction when I mentioned I was from Hailsham. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rest also presented particular opportunities for strengthening cognitive and analytical skills. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, there didn’t seem to be any particular harm in Buck-beak. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I would dishonor our closeness by holding on to a particular language and calling it my family language. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

These particulars he already knew, but the routine questions served to put the man at his ease. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But I think the Chicago experiment, in particular, has been a success for so long that they’ll be a little reluctant to just ditch it now. It was the first one with factions.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

‘Tour shoes make a par-ticular sound and you have a particular smell.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“My sisters are Jesuits and my little brother I don’t know yet. I’m nothing in particular.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

On one of the smaller screens above her is an image—a piece of the surveillance footage we just watched, frozen at a particular moment in time. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Are you guys looking for anything in particular today?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Harry rather doubted he would be able to bring off this particular spell; he was still having difficulty with nonverbal spells, something Snape had been quick to comment on in every D.A.D.A. class. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

They look exactly the same, just as a particular correct answer on a true-false test looks the same whether the test taker is a straight-A student or someone who’s guessing at every question. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those few species lived in particular places, and those are the places where agricultural revolutions occurred. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

All of a sudden, the doctor recalled two things; he remembered that the priest was a member of the hospital board and he remembered that he liked being head doctor at that particular hospital. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once, years ago, for no particular reason, I wrecked the place; broke up the wooden gods like kindling and toppled the gods of stone. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

How did I know that households everywhere didn’t use this particular roach-ridding method? The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to know if he was messy or clean, and if he was nice to his mom when she was around, and if he arranged his CDs by any particular order. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, there seemed no point in taking particular pains to get hold of rabbits who were going to behave like Toadflax. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since Francie never read newspapers outside of office hours, she had no way of knowing what was in that particular issue. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can only hope these two particular guards subscribe to the antigerm fanaticism that the Nazis are well known for. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

She switched her blinker on as she made another right, signaling her turn to no one in particular. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

"Is there any particular reason why you're nicer than usual today?" Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Volpe bestowed praise—based on a particular thing a student had written, said, or acted onstage—and it resonated for life. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

In this particular stream, game fish had been reduced by 80 per cent. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Many seconds pay particular attention to the openings of the other players and attempt to scout out any weaknesses. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Kuhn’s concept of a paradigm, which he presented as an amalgam of a practice, a theory, and an educational programme, represented a particular way of interlocking these three variables. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The amount of displacement at any particular spot changes as the wave passes. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“This particular one could probably afford it,” I said grimly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

And that's when I realized Mrs. Baker's whiteness was of no use to her in this particular situation—facing my sister and having to look up as she decided whether to repeat herself. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Figure 1.43: In any particular section of a piece of music, a half note is always twice as long as a quarter note. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

There’s got to be a reason why he chose this particular one.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The other two are nouns as well as adjectives: epidemic refers to something widespread in a particular community or population, and pandemic to something that has spread to an entire country, continent, or beyond. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

They are not universal gods, but rather a particular deer, a particular tree, a particular stream, a particular ghost. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

But this particular beast didn’t even shake his shaggy head. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“Our duty, and Isabel’s particular care, is to restore you to soundness of body and soul.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

This particular girl never wore shoes, and like Hanako, she seemed to own only two skirts. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Clearly, the purpose of the black codes in general and the vagrancy laws in particular was to establish another system of forced labor. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Programming, the installation of software, getting computers to speak properly to one another, all require very particular languages, protocols, and conventions—in sharp contrast to the emotional, visceral, manipulative drama of the political system. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And of all the remarkable events that occurred in 1919, one historic aeronautic achievement in particular held the attention of people across the country. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

“That particular wound had been inflicted with considerable force.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t address her question to either one of us in particular. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

The words “Oh, you’re late” had the effect of making someone who was ordinarily compassionate into someone who was indifferent to suffering — of turning someone, in that particular moment, into a different person. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Puffskein is a scavenger that will eat anything from leftovers to spiders, but it has a particular preference for sticking its tongue up the nose of sleeping wizards and eating their bogies. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Led by their noses, and by Joe Rantz’s nose in particular, they quickly discovered the best feature of the new place—a cookhouse on the beach, just twenty-five feet from their front door. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“You couldn’t testify whether texting caused this particular accident?” he asked Dr. Strayer. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

On this particular June Sunday they rode up through the lanes between the drystone walls that Beryl’s laboring ancestors had built, and over the top of Highdown Rise, with mud up their bare shins. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

The two populations now evolve independently, à la Darwin—until particular gene variants are selected in the two sites that become biologically incompatible. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

“I wonder, was there a particular reason you wanted to know more about the Shetani?” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

But I could now see that my avatar was being drawn toward one game in particular, a game that stood alone at the very back of the game room. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He didn’t like me, or any of the kids younger than him either, but he didn’t like me in particular, because while most kids my age played mute around him, I sometimes mouthed off. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He really fell for one particular white pigeon. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

I could take risks— that was on me—but I wasn’t about to drag Spoon and Ema into that particular hazardous zone. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Had she been a disappointment to him in this particular regard? A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

A pair of shoes or a warning or an infection or a new movie can become highly contagious and tip simply by being associated with a particular kind of person. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rees maintains that six numbers in particular govern our universe, and that if any of these values were changed even very slightly things could not be as they are. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

When it comes to the task of understanding ourselves and our world, I think we pay too much attention to those grand themes and too little to the particulars of those fleeting moments. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Worst of all was his head: a helmet of twisted rock and metal with no particular shape—just jagged spikes and pulsing patches of magma. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

That particular bitterness was Minya’s, but sometimes he fell prey to wistfulness, too. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

For long moments, they ate in silence, his lordship in particular seeming very far away. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

And there was in particular this one gesture Ruth picked up from the veterans. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed to Hazel that there was no particular hurry. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She changes from her bloodstained gown to a flowing one in moonlight grey, bound with ribbons in black, white, and charcoal, which had been one of Friedrick’s particular favorites. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Tino answered to nobody in particular, “We were in jail. They put us in the vandalism jail.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think I’ve figured out the story problems,” she says this particular afternoon. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

For no particular reason, I felt like picking a fight. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

In all, the mural was about 120 feet long, and it sought to depict the entire history of Louisiana in particular and the United States generally. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

They had not been particular friends, just acquaintances and schoolmates who had happened to share a birth year. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

What is it to be admitted to a museum, to see a myriad of particular things, compared with being shown some star's surface, some hard matter in its home! Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It didn't seem like a good idea to try to force him to do anything in this particular situation. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

When the flurry of motion became too much, she looked up ahead and fixed her gaze on a particular tree, following it as it slowly approached, streaked past, and then gradually receded behind her. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“A delightful repast, delicately prepared and elegantly served,” he announced to no one in particular. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

It dawned on me, as we ate lunch in the prison auditorium, that there had been no particular need for us to go into that yard, or to linger there. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

To the wingless a more arresting phenomenon is their dissimilarity in every particular except shape and size. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what got into me on that particular day. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

These are what—in connection with forensic rhetoric in particular, though they have their analogues in the deliberative sphere—Aristotle calls “nontechnical proofs.” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

The other boys were now completely out of view, and Tommy was no longer trying to direct his comments in any particular direction. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

In that particular flat-building and all the neighboring buildings, creaky shutters were closed and tied with petticoat strings to the window bars. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

On this particular Christmas, I was overjoyed to find a place where we belonged, where we could touch the merchandise and behave as though we were free and equal. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

With contracts, as with laws: “A contract is a private and particular law, and contracts do not make the law binding, but the laws do make legal contracts so.” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

The particulars were new, but the attitudes on which they rested were familiar. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

For whatever the outcome of our labors in any particular case, we shall certainly learn a great deal about works of art in the process. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

And now, with his bottle and his fountain pen drained, he simply sits, dragging a hand through his hair distractedly, staring across the room at nothing in particular. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“She means vampire, not seaweed, but it doesn’t matter. It’s too warm to be particular about one’s parts of speech,” murmured Jo. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stretched out his arm so his fingers brushed five words in particular in the few lines that were understandable: Only the three of you…. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

But there are also two formal systems for naming the notes in a particular octave. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Furthermore, by not being dependent on any single kind of food, they were less liable to suffer when one particular food source failed. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

For particulars, as every one knows, make for virtue and happiness; generalities are intellectually necessary evils. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

We joked and poked at each other and talked about nothing in particular. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My word will be absolute law, beyond appeal. If you don’t like a particular decision I make, I’d be happy to discuss it with you afterward, but not while we’re on the hill.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to reassure the ANC in general and Oliver in particular that my loyalty to the organization was beyond question. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pointing his wand at nothing in particular, he gave it an upward flick and said Levicorpus! inside his head. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

My mother used to tell me that she was going to do such a job on my particular butt that I would have to go down to Macy’s to buy a new behind. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

But the fact was, the way they regarded us newcomers, and Ruth in particular, was far from straightforward. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like Jekyll I crave that particular darkness curled up within me. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

In particular he wanted a Herald picture of himself in a full beard. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Most human groups are a scattershot mix of HLA profiles, which means that almost always some people in the group will not get sick when exposed to a particular pathogen. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Within these broad period styles we in turn distinguish the styles of particular phases, such as the Old Kingdom. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

There will be other dark places, but she’ll never see that particular one again. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Not feeling any particular need to be nice to anyone, I said, “Why do you hate him?” 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

And he was impressed by this new investigator: “He was meticulous. He was very, very particular. Not that Rindlisbacher isn’t,” Baird recalls. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

If you have grown up listening to a particular musical tradition, you will automatically have these expectations for a piece of music, even if you are not aware of having them. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

But one game in particular made a difference to me. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father says we’re to pray for all three of them, but when you get down to the particulars it’s hard to know exactly what outcome to pray for. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some would say that it was an artifact of the particular way war games are run. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

He has no particular destination in mind, wandering from tent to tent. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

This particular morning it was gray and cloudy, which didn’t bother the Baudelaire youngsters one bit. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

She talked about pigs in general and her Myra in particular. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Computing pools attached to specific tunnels or branches grew larger, spawned their own supervisors, and gave the female professionals the opportunity to specialize in a particular subfield of aeronautics. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

The thing about getting dumped generally, and getting dumped by Katherines in particular, was how utterly monotonous it was. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Then, too, the particular political moment favors what almost looks like a “conspiracy of silence” on the subject of poverty and the poor. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is striking, for instance, how many different professions and disciplines have a word to describe the particular gift of reading deeply into the narrowest slivers of experience. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

She was just curious, having no particular intention to leave the Christian faith. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Don’t ask me why I’m thinking about Thanksgiving in particular. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Bailey wonders whose wish that particular flame might be. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Nothing in particular,” he said, flipping his glasses onto his head. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

He would have to dig very deep to uncover the good in this particular scenario. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

I read and reread one section in particular: The Army was living the democratic ideal ahead of the rest of America. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Von Rumpel’s particular gift is for diamonds: he can facet and polish stones as well as any Aryan jeweler in Europe, and he often spots fakes at a glance. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

"Young man," Enrico Fermi replied when a student asked him the name of a particular particle, "if I could remember the names of these particles, I would have been a botanist." A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Duntz agrees with him; having studied the files on unsolved Las Vegas homicides, he knows Smith to be innocent of this particular deed. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a tightness in her voice that reveals she doesn’t agree with this particular line of thinking, but the old white man doesn’t notice. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

However, the particular spectral lines observed are often characteristic of very thin, diffuse gas, and not the astonishingly high density that must prevail near black holes. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I assured him of my keeping the secret, and begged to be favoured with further particulars. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Hacking’s identification of probability theory as a particular mode of thought could, however, have served to clarify the intellectual alternatives that were available before the emergence of probability. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

There was one step in particular she felt was essential in spurring her children to be engaged at home and in school. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

His evidence concerning me in particular made me realize that the state would certainly be able to convict me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s not much to be particular about,” said the sergeant; “it’ll do you small good, my man, being in the same plight yourself. Handcuffs there!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

In particular, federal authority was questioned and tested west of the mountains from Canada to Spanish Florida. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

Restricting myself more to particulars, let me say that one sees a prince prospering today and coming to ruin tomorrow without having seen him change his nature or his qualities. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Better to be the one not chosen in this particular game of chance. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

When one is dealt a bridge hand of thirteen cards, the probability of being dealt that particular hand is less than one in 600 billion. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bailey notes his place in the middle of an article that is comparing the interplay of light and shadow in a particular tent to Indonesian puppet theater before putting the book down. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Entropy is a way of measuring just how disordered that state is and of determining the likelihood of particular outcomes with further shuffles. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Holy . . . ,” he breathed, looking around at nothing in particular. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

There was one particular fact that he remembered, but it was not at all important to him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Each such line is made by a particular kind of molecule or atom. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were telegrams from all around the world, from presidents and prime ministers, but I remember one in particular from a white Cape Town housewife that amused me greatly. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Much of the difficulty in the past has been due to the fact that Ernest Lawrence in particular had strong ideas in regard to policy, and talked about them generally,” Bush wrote Frank Jewett. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

If a caterpillar died before pupating, there was no guarantee they would be able to find that particular species again—or its host plant—in the riot of vegetation. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

At first she didn’t appear to be headed anywhere in particular, she just zigzagged across the open field, a thousand pairs of eyes following her along. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Calculating the pressure distribution over a particular airfoil at a transonic speed could easily take a month to complete for the most experienced of mathematicians. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“You,” Mr. Curtain repeated, looming over the children and glowering in particular at Reynie. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

For a couple of hours, they talked and laughed incessantly about nothing in particular while they dried slowly. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

They wanted to know in detail how Olmsted felt about the sites selected for the fair, in particular about a central feature called the Wooded Island. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t so popular with the rest of the world, and European nations in particular watched uneasily as Germany suddenly got a lot bigger. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

There is a particular moment he remembers vividly. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“The only thing commoner here than plain-looking middle-aged ladies are flocks of pigeons. And you want to search all of London for one flock in particular?” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The school days that followed were noted in my diary in terms of the particular indignities I suffered. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn't want to seem oddly interested in a particular group. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It attacks. with particular ferocity the internal organs, connective tissue, intestines, and skin. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The second line of the table below indicates the vocal syllables for this particular 16-beat cycle. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

On this particular evening, Naomi was six; her father was dead; she and Estella still lived in the back bedroom of the nice house Abuelito and Abuelita owned before the stock market crash. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

This particular hoodie has been through a lot in the last week. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

On this particular day he takes his binoculars and his butterfly book and heads out into the countryside on his secondhand bicycle, to look for Californian butterflies. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

What things in particular do you mean, Mr Stevens?' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

The Supreme Court's Eighth Amendment precedent requires not only that a particular sentence offend “evolving standards of decency" but also that it be “unusual." Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

As they came online, he noted one in particular. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dasch, in particular, was a target and often moved from town to town. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

The smell, in particular, but also the numerous varieties of texture and taste. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have a great respect for curiosity,” Lorren said with no particular inflection. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

There was a moment of silence as the two of them sipped their drinks, not looking at anything in particular. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Even this particular assignment involved him—if Brother Jacques failed to come up with the cue, then Obie had to find a way to feed it to him. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Can you believe that he killed them all? D-U-M-B. How stupid can you be?” she asked no one in particular. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I’m looking for something in particular, but so far I don’t see it. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Ada liked her kebabs a very particular way. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Nick had no particular use for the dictionary. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some find a particular tent so fascinating that they are unable to exit it, opting instead to stay there the duration of their visit. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Cathy was different from other children in many ways, but one thing in particular set her apart. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The particular details of Jenkin’s story were ugly—perhaps deliberately so—but its conceptual point was clear. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

He sang for pay, for the praise of women—one in particular—and for the honor of a famous king’s hand on his arm. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

In some cases I have felt an explanation for the classification of a particular beast is necessary and have added footnotes accordingly. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Other ethologists are interested in a particular kind of behavior, such as the migration of birds. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

All during one particular day I sensed that something was wrong, but I didn’t know what. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Regardless of the particular interests of the tenured scholars who worked there, they were understood to represent a community devoted to the larger reverential purpose. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

It was horribly depressing—and not just because it was for someone who’d died tragically young and for no particular reason aside from some bad arterial luck. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Doc had to know not only the tides but when a particular low tide was good in a particular place. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hills,” says the old man to no one in particular. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

"Perhaps a dish of peas and onions, some fresh baked bread with butter, and a flagon of mulled wine to wash it down. Or beer, if that's easier. I try not to be overly particular." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He stared at nothing in particular as he processed what he'd just heard. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Girls, she believed, needed particular attention; it wasn’t lost on her that the derby, while open to black boys, would have rejected her daughter’s application because of her gender. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

This particular Sunday, the Sunday I was hurled from a moving car, started out like any other Sunday. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want to have this particular conversation in this particular store.” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Nothing seemed to be hurting in particular; she just felt utterly breathless. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“We don’t, exactly. But we’ll try to chase him in a particular direction, and at any rate, the stag will likely run straight, down the most direct path.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

In particular, I told her about the portraits I had seen in several of the homes. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

We joked about all the commemorative marches and boring speeches we had been spared by leaving this particular weekend. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

On this particular day, which was fine but cold, he was painting. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

For the Americas, in particular, the 1492 snapshot captures the end of the independent trajectory of Native Americans. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The highs and lows on that particular holiday had been intense. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“I guess we better stop,” Ruth said to nobody in particular. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I got the suit and brought it in, but a few minutes later that particular nightmare ended, and he was in another, even worse, perhaps brought on by the sight of the suit. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Pay particular attention to jewelry, as that may be the best way to identify the person for whom you’re searching. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I remember one particular time when Keffers had collected up six or seven of “Steve’s mags” and stormed out with them to his van. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

"And do you happen to know what that particular type of poetry is called?" Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I have met her. I cannot rightfully say that I know her in any particular fashion.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

In particular he elaborated the Second Law of Thermodynamics. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

In those first weeks, Bolles’s topic varied each day, depending on factors as unpredictable as the Seattle weather or what particular infelicities of technique he had noticed in the previous practice. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“I’m a cynic!” she announced for no particular reason and in a too-loud voice. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

The day was warm and sunny, and we were in no particular hurry. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

One day there was particular trouble with a thistle, and he had miscalculated the amount of food which ought to have been given the day before. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the visual arts, style means the particular way in which the forms that make up any given work of art are chosen and fitted together. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Pager puts it, “it is the state that certifies particular individuals in ways that qualify them for discrimination or social exclusion.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

This particular afternoon, Cora walked out with Molly once the bell sounded. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I had so much—an education, a healthy sense of self, a deep arsenal of ambition—and I was wise enough to credit my mother, in particular, with instilling it in me. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Cecilia was getting to her feet without any particular hurry, and was retying the silk cord of her dressing gown. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

We hadn’t even known we would be in this particular country until just before we got on the plane. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Of particular interest are the “effigy mounds” in the shape of animals, presumably the totems of the tribes that produced them. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had no particular reason to be friendly, but there was something in Hazel’s look that made a civil answer natural. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

For that reason, if the signs are not pretty strong in a particular direction, it must be some dark stranger, some wanderer from the outside world where such things happen. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

That particular dinner, he saw me by the BBQ and told me the Cowboys would beat the Dolphins again next week. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I made sure to know where she was going, who’d likely be there, the particular milieu, whether dancing or a sauna might be involved, those kinds of angles. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Turner did not know how he and Nettle came to be here, in this particular narrow street. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

This particular mood in John had been building up ever since the night that he kissed me in the bedroom. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t after anything in particular and I didn’t go up as far as the coast. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We walked the grounds a bit while you were upstairs, and toured the lower rooms. Was there something in particular you wanted to show us?” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Their partnerships were known as “white-shoe” firms — in apparent reference to the white bucks favored at the country club or a cocktail party, and they were very particular in whom they hired. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

If a particular method or tactic enabled us to defeat the enemy, then it should be used. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whether or not Bobby was hypersensitive, he did suffer from hyperacusis—an acute sensitivity to noise and even distant sounds—and it was clear that Tal, in particular, knew just how to rattle him. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I have no particular wish to speak to Cordelia right now. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

And he chooses a very particular point of view. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

But maybe one lady in particular, because he turns down dinner at Mrs. Quaker’s house, and shortly after that, Annabelle gets a glimpse of his e-mail, and sees Dawn Celeste’s name and name and name. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He’d regularly got cars this way in the past, but this particular time, the arrangement broke down the day before we were due to set off. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is, they argued, no such thing as a form or essence, there are only particular objects. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Try to pick out one particular fish for a conversation, but they’re swarming, so I keep losing ’em in the crowd. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

But at that particular moment, I was furious at what Ambrose had cost me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Strangely enough, even though Mother has wounded me thousands of times, this particular wound still stings whenever I think of how angry I was. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

When the penance had reached the appropriate level for a particular sin, the penitent was granted absolution in advance, though he might never be called on to commit the sin. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

This particular sheriff’s department was more progressive than most. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

To wit: If they came back to their cars or trucks too soon, the birds at that particular radiator would miss out on some amount of food. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

This particular fantasy had been creeping up on my dreams for weeks, invading the slips of time when I wasn’t holed up practicing my abilities. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

This particular crater was lined with oil lamps the size and shape of bowling balls. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

They were all looking away — away from each other, away from the other students, away from anything in particular as far as I could tell. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I was imitating this particular warrior to make fun of him. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d seen hundreds of shattered windshields in the junkyard, each one unique, with its particular spray of gossamer extruding from the point of impact, a chronicle of the collision. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

And the water just kept gurgling into that field, sending ants scurrying for their lives, while Joe puffed a cigarette, on one of the quietest lavender mornings of this particular spring. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

They fell in love with this particular two-year-old’s fat arms and freckled nose. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The one different thing about this particular dance was my sister. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

But even if they wanted to share the particulars of the days toil, finding someone outside of Langley who understood what they were talking about would have been well nigh impossible. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Dinner done and we sitting with our feet upon the fender, I said to Herbert, “My dear Herbert, I have something very particular to tell you.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

They carry specific information in their surface receptors, presented in the form of a question: is there, anywhere out there, my particular molecular configuration? The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Also, there’s a particular kind of rope used to bind the arrows. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You see, I do not know how to pick out any particular part of the diary.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t take particular notice,” he said, dubiously, “not knowing the ways of the place. But I think there was a person, too, come in alonger me.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Of course which of these she is at any particular moment would not be random or capricious — it would depend on who she is with, when, how, and much, much more. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I take it this particular pirate forgot to pack his mouthwash?” said Kojo. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

"My lords," he said, smiling at nothing in particular before he turned to Ned. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She developed a particular empathy for people who lost their moms or dads. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

In my particular case, I could not hide behind the curtain of voluntary goodness. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

How could I ever have predicted the circumstances of this moment—this particular night, this particular place, this particular boy. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Either that, or that particular cabdriver was an out-and-out louse. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“He’s awake!” the boy yelled to no one in particular. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Bagman didn’t seem in any particular rush to spill the beans, though. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

A particular sequence of DNA—ACT-GAC-CAC-GTG—was therefore used to build an RNA chain, and the RNA chain was translated into a chain of amino acids, ultimately leading to the construction of a protein. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

In the minutes they’d been there, the crowd didn’t seem to have moved at all or in any particular direction. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

With a brave face he immersed himself in the sour odor of the parakeets, and in my grandparents’ own particular aroma, a mixture of mothballs and hashish. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Much of history revolves around this question: how does one convince millions of people to believe particular stories about gods, or nations, or limited liability companies? Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Axel’s mind thinks of one parent in particular. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

As it turned out, Turquine did sit better when it came to the tilt, so that this particular criticism came to nothing—but it throws a sidelight on jousting and may have been worth mentioning. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

This culture emerged at a particular moment in time: before it came into existence there could be no science as we understand the term. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

In particular, they shaped the world around us to a much larger degree than most people realise. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some days we rode our bikes to nowhere in particular, and once in a while we sold vegetables and bread-and-butter pickles out of a wagon at the end of our driveway. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I took pleasure in doubting myself about whether we’d seen a particular friend last week or the week before, or whether our favorite crêperie was next to the library or the museum. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I shared this particular paralysis with Mama and Papa, but not with my older brothers and sisters. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Keep your hands flat,” said the aquarium worker to no one in particular—which was fine, because nobody was listening to him anyway. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

But patents do not last for ever, and they give you a claim only within a particular jurisdiction. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Punishment is frightening, and confinement, the modern punishment of choice, frightens in a particular way. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each side within this particular organization had legitimate grievances and each side was implacably opposed to the other. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A lot washed out to the sea. And they’re still removing bodies from the subways. You looking for anyone in particular?” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

This particular winter, however, because of the severe cold, she would keep it inside the house until we children were asleep, which was usually round midnight, then she would take it out. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Squirrels are harmless, but this particular one seems determined to open the window. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

The tests had questions you answered on a scale of zero to three, with zero meaning something wasn’t a particular concern and three meaning the client was bothered “a lot.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

His experiments showed that these germs could be killed by heat or particular chemicals. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The man stumbles forward, looking nowhere in particular. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

They were fiercely opposed to this particular settlement, in which they had to enumerate their crimes before receiving indemnity. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like most of the ladies, this lady could he particular about her roses. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He liked the character of these particular freshmen. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

His nose, in particular, was very tiny and mouselike. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“That music box played a very particular tune,” the man in the yellow suit went on. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

An event is something that happens at a particular point in space and at a particular time. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I quietly slipped into the club and was thankful that it was mostly empty on this particular weekday evening. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Just as I was thinking that this particular hippie chick was kind of hot, a horrible realization hit me: It was Bat Lady. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Bear pointed out London, Flemish, and Italian merchants, identifying them by their particular garb or badges. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

It’s just a word for a particular sequence in my DNA, like a word for all people with brown eyes or blond hair. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

These particular refuges occupy critical positions in the conservation of western waterfowl. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I went in no particular direction and never paused to look back. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

They spent the afternoon playing with Boots, trying to make each other eat and often, without any particular reason, reaching out to touch each other. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Given the number of handguns in the United States and the number of homicides each year, the likelihood that a particular gun was used to kill someone that year is 1 in 10,000. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

They lined up in what seemed like no particular order, facing the conclave like a chorus line, so Citra joined the line next to Rowan. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

One demon building in particular was very bad. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like whether a particular tree—the one whose roots grew up its trunk—was in bud two days ago or a week and exactly where it was. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

In most of physics and chemistry the concepts of “ultimate cause,” “purpose,” and “function” are meaningless, yet they are essential to understanding living systems in general and human activities in particular. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Ma cast her eyes on nothing in particular and blew on her coffee. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

Societal This chapter will concentrate on the harmful social effects of innumeracy, with particular emphasis on the conflict between society and the individual. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mohammed’s incredible rise and premature passing had shaped the trajectory of Zeitoun’s family in general and of Abdulrahman in particular, but he didn’t like to dwell on it. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Geographic isolation might have solved some of the “grey finch” problem—by restricting interbreeding between particular variants. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

“I don’t believe that my particular body structure is easily adaptable to that type of device,” Ignatius observed, a gimlet eye fixed upon the rusting stool. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The problem is not that the clock radio feels underdressed, the problem is that I cannot bear to watch the numbers advance in the heartless way common to this particular model. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Besides, he knew that anyone looking through this particular peephole and hoping for excitement would be sorely disappointed. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

This was fascinating news, and I queried him on the particulars. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

And in that exchange there was so much of the private rapport that can only exist between two particular strangers of this tribe that we call black. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Early next morning everyone dressed with particular care. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I want my child to pass the eighth grade; she acts like I’m a prison warden,” she says to no one in particular. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Only in one area have scientists discovered younger dung balls: on several Caribbean islands, in particular Cuba and Hispaniola, they found petrified ground-sloth scat dating to about 5000 BC. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He never says he is going to do a particular play to open minds, but that is often a secondary consideration, and an important one. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

However, he wouldn’t care to repeat that particular test of strength. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

You will find them all admirable; and if their deeds and their particular methods are considered, they will not appear different from those of Moses, who had so great a teacher. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Just before eight in the morning, the Colonel announced to no one in particular, “I think there are bufriedos at lunch today.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

But when he’d planted them he had not really known what he was doing, and he had certainly not anticipated the particular consequences that had occurred. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

AM news fills his ears as soon as he turns on the ignition, startling him; his father had always been particular about turning off the radio at the end of a drive. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

One scientist in particular, David Strayer, played a pioneering role, though he faced great opposition when he first started his work. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The German film industry had become one of Goebbels’s particular interests. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

And some of them, whom I had wanted to mention in particular, some of them had got themselves absolutely determined about that mountain. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Today, for game number ten of the duodecimalthon, we’ll do a little role-playing. You Olympians will play librarians, and I will play the patron who has come here seeking a very particular, very special book.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

But this particular argument just would not stop. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I endeavoured to gain from Frankenstein the particulars of his creature’s formation, but on this point he was impenetrable. Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the sake of children, in particular, you had to find ways to have fun. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Later, when he signs the required paperwork, his signature is completely illegible, and that particular form is lost within weeks of being filed. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The widow of a big Boston lawyer, she collected funds for various ventures, the publication and dissemination of colored literature a particular concern. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Although his friends had no idea, for quite some time the Pope had been keeping his eye on a particular girl. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

“I must say, I think it’s rather selfish of him. So unlike him, too. He’s generally so particular.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

It was frustrating that she didn’t have clear symptoms that could point to a particular illness. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It must be something particular, to take him there at this time of year.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

“What particular moments in your young life do you wish uncorked?” he said. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“He read this particular article in Scientific American” Milton said. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“You just have to ask yourself what the most logical response to a particular situation is.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

But on this particular night, there was another light I’d never seen before. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

What advantage did that particular Mediterranean zone of western Eurasia enjoy? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Two hours of writing fiction leaves this particular writer absolutely drained. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

The crime wave of the 1920s and 1930s, the great gangster era, increased public interest in prisons and punishment, and the interest of Hollywood in particular. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The father in particular became less cocky and unbearable for several days after receiving a dose of Matilda's magic medicine. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

The twins thought they had been trying hard, and Jackson in particular, feeling he was still in disgrace in the Tallis household, thought he might begin to rehabilitate himself by pleasing Briony. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

His head did not turn as he spoke, “Which particular dot of light do you claim to come from?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

The holes certainly were rough—“Just right for a lot of vagabonds* like us,” said Bigwig—but the exhausted and those who wander in strange country are not particular about their quarters. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was one bookstore in particular that he had in mind, a place he stopped in regularly on his way home from school. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

We could decide, after intense discussions, that a particular student was a plotter, but then we’d always find a reason not to challenge him just yet—to wait until “we had in all the evidence.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Toby, in particular, hated to lose Thoth—he was a sort of keepsake. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Who is he when he isn’t Dauntless, isn’t an instructor, isn’t Four, isn’t anything in particular? Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She complied with their request and gave them particulars, like Keith’s Social Security number and a bunch of dates and names she rattled off. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Every time I see this one particular movie star on a magazine, I can’t help but feel terribly sorry for her because nobody respects her at all, and yet they keep interviewing her. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe, he said, there was a reason he’d stayed, a reason he’d bought that canoe, a reason he was put in this particular situation at this particular time. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

First are cases in which the word for a particular crop is very similar in all those southern Nigerian languages. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

He’s spent four years on an experiment looking at whether a particular kind of scientifically engineered video game could improve the attention span and memory of people over the age of sixty. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

He’s not looking at anything in particular, his gaze too fair. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

They appear to be in no particular pattern or order; they are simply strewn across the table. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

When they looked at him suspiciously, he said that he had to meet with the warship’s captain because of “particular business from Washington.” George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The officer stalled for a moment, like he was mentally searching his protocol book for how to handle this particular situation. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

But it was like trying to identify one particular cell that coursed through the torpid veins of my body. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Holmes was, however, beginning to feel mounting pressure from creditors, in particular from several furniture and bicycle dealers. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

And since neither of us wants to spiral down the rabbit hole of this particular madness, we excuse ourselves and go outside. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I let “Rebel Girl” distract me from my general hatred of cafeterias and my particular dread about sitting with the band. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Jasmine turned, saw them standing there, and scowled at Lydia in particular. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

A web search for classical music from a particular country may turn up some sound clips. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

She said she’d learned that particular strategy by watching a documentary about guys who get killed in jail. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

If he looked like a bluesman on his way to some place in particular, no one would look at him the way the lady on the platform, now sitting before him, did. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

When he opened another jar, and said, to no one in particular, “This one smells like pineapple,” she detected only the hint of an accent. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Then I stared at one rose in particular. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I paid no particular attention to them until they had surrounded the junkyard. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The same evolutionary forces prevailed to replicate a particular model’s positive traits and breed out excess drag and instability. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Dicey walked to the store, not thinking about anything in particular, just taking it slow. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Consecrated means to dedicate somebody or something to a particular purpose. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“The old man paused and then continued, ‘If you will unreservedly confide to me the particulars of your tale, I perhaps may be of use in undeceiving them. Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z

This particular one talked more “hip” talk than we did. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a particular blue, made of light and darkness mingling, clear as glass, smooth as glass, as much like water as sky. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is nothing intrinsically best about our particular configuration of fingers, which we ordinarily think of as so natural and inevitable. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d come to this particular courtyard because the wind moved oddly here. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

There was one particular poem I didn’t want to forget. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the same time, it seems to be more of a reading for the circus as a whole than for Celia in particular, but it is so emotional that it overwhelms the details. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He’d cast that particular book aside early in his browsing, but he picked it up again. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The mourning of the hippies, in particular, had an almost anthropological significance. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

My father had not shown any particular pride in me and very little affection. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

In Congo a slashed jungle quickly becomes a field of flowers, and scars become the ornaments of a particular face. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But that, even today, I can clearly remember particular incidents is proof of their impact. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

But this particular beast was worse than mean, he was scared. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

I could not think which particular journalist would have given me such a high recommendation; there had been so many. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

That particular laugh came on our one and only camping trip. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

And it seemed that he, disgusted by Bunny in what appeared to be virtually all respects, would be far more disgusted in that particular one than even I would be. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She showed Will and Lyra how to gather a particular kind of mollusk by finding their breathing tubes just above the sand. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Although Wagner regarded all foreign influences as potentially threatening to German purity, he singled out the Jews for particular venom. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Such was the case on that particular morning when Reynie’s life had so suddenly taken a turn. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t have any particular style; some of her paintings were what she called primitive, some were impressionistic and abstract, some were realistic. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

There were too many things she could say that Tom Weylin in particular would resent. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone on deck is occupied in their own particular obsession. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

We would gather with other kids under this one particular tree to play. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

After I burnt out on that particular worry, I had just enough energy left to stare out my bedroom window. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The particular program she was in required her to stay off the phone and offline, but she was encouraged to write, and we’d exchanged a dozen or so letters. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

When her mother said go out and play, she merely drifted around the yard, or lay on the lawn, daydreaming about nothing in particular, wondering what to do. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could suddenly smell him—his particular, familiar scent—everywhere. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

One voice in particular rose above the rest, and Roy was distressed to recognize it. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Under particular circumstances there may be an economic or institutional investment in a bad solution that allows it to persist. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

She had pulled Pauline close and breathed her in, her particular scent of lavender and eucalyptus, and turned away again before Pauline could see her cry. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Secret mailing spots were picked out all around the neighborhood, such as a certain clump of weeds in an untended parkway or the crotch of a particular plum tree. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I explained that it was customary to note down the witness’s particulars, such as name, age, address, and place of birth. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Casing the joint” means observing a particular location in order to formulate a plan. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Your mother is, uh,” his father said now, squinting at nothing in particular. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Two young boys, brothers named Martin and Amos, took a particular interest in Edward. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

The air smelled fresh and icy and like a particular type of vegetation I’d never learned the name of, but the scent of which seemed to come alive only in the late evenings. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

On this particular morning Alyssa's finishing up yard work out front. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Mares cried for their own particular Young & struggled to drag their broken Limbs through the Grass. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I worried that in this new condition he might not tolerate another male in his territory, his night territory in particular, especially if his insistent cries went unan­swered, as surely they would. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

For some reason this particular day Fulton Street felt like Broadway, or Fifth Ave, one of those kind of streets. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Frontier lawmen, in particular, were primarily gunfighters and trackers; they were expected to deter crimes and to apprehend a known gunman alive if possible, dead if necessary. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Speaking-engagement requests came in—twenty-two of them in one particular Monday morning’s mail. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the toys—we thought at first—we had no particular use for. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Her first thought was to pick a young teenager's romance of the kind that is written for fifteen-year-old schoolgirls, but for some reason she found herself instinctively walking past that particular shelf. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

She’d had plenty of uncomfortable experiences, but this particular kind of discomfort was new. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

A grammatical function identifies not what a word is in the language but what it does in that particular sentence: how it combines with the other words to determine the sentence’s meaning. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

But they claimed later they went to remind Cold Sassy in general and the Methodists in particular that God loves sinners and forgives them, “and we ought to, too.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

NOTE—In Division II, the English derivatives from Latin roots are given in abbreviated form, and are arranged in paragraphs under the particular radicals, from which the several groups of derivatives are formed. New Word-Analysis 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the summer I could duck down and run through the rows undetected, which is what I did on this particular day. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“I have a very particular set of skills,” Arthur says, quoting Taken, which gets him a dozen cool points. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

There was one time in particular, when I drove into the Kingsfield after a long journey and stepped out of the car. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t reaching out to airwomen in particular, but she was certainly including them, as she urged the youth of the Soviet Union to fight for their Motherland. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

For example, at the Columbia session, I paid particular attention to a young woman with pale skin and blond, curly hair and a tall, energetic man with green eyes and long brown hair. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

One in particular seemed to hunger for sorrow. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

But a body with a particular temperature must emit radiation at a certain rate. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

But they are so smart, so wonderfully smart about how they play it, because it all comes back to reflect on the government and President Snow in particular. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

In any particular sense, though, I don’t think I have any academic regrets. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

In Europe, and in the capitals of Asia and Africa, people devoured the particulars of the Little Rock crisis. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Nor did he seem very concerned with that particular mission. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Liszt’s fifth innovation was a product of the particular political geography into which he was born. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

In particular, we know the basic laws that underlie all of chemistry and biology. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It was her very particular friend, you know.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

I wondered this, at that particular moment, because something beyond anything I have ever understood drove Mable Jones to an exceptional life. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

The Ossining police probably had several crack houses to deal with, and its proximity to Sing Sing did not constitute a reason to go after that one in particular. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though there has not been a review in some time that vexes him the way that this particular one does. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

There’s got to be a reason why he chose this particular one.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

But he is also a great salesman because he understands when to put the brakes on that process: when to consciously resist a particular kind of snap judgment. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

She poses the question out of curiosity, without hoping for a particular response. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He visits one such winemaker on this particular trip, to pay his respects and sample the latest bottles. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

On this particular night, the Midnight Dinner is a comparatively intimate one, with only five invited guests. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

No doubt Max would’ve liked it, the irony in particular, but Max had become a pure idea, which was its own irony. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Through my friendship with Gaur and Walter, I was beginning to see that my duty was to my people as a whole, not just a particular section or branch. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why does this property—being the least divisible unit of a larger form—imbue these particular ideas with such potency and force? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

It is possible these particular persons are simply united by the anticipation of the evening ahead. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Right. Unless I think you’re a danger to yourself or others, in which case I’m legally obligated to say something, but I think we’re out of those particular woods.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

How dark and stupid it was to be mangled and strange, to be no particular shape, to have no self when life was stretching out before her. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

While Hoover had no particular devotion to the niceties of the law, he did not seem to believe that White was capable of such tactics. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

In spite of the fact that there is nothing in particular to do, the days assume a pattern. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

More than anything, she wished to trace the path of each marvelous creature, from egg—laid on a particular host plant—to larva, to pupa, to adult. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It harbored, in the crook of its inner curve, a particular shell that could be found nowhere else on the beach. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Tycho in particular made an intensive study of the star to see if there was any trace of the parallax shift that could be expected if the Earth really did move around the Sun. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

The last time Bailey entered this particular tent, Poppet was with him, and it was filled with a dense white fog. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

In the succession of houses that Ralph had known, this one stood out with particular clarity because after that house he had been sent away to school. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

But there is only ever one thing which happened at a particular time and a particular place. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Land belongs to a particular clan, not to the whole tribe. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The maitre d’hotel, with the particular bow reserved for his more special patrons, was ushering the new arrival to his place. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Masks, in particular, revere the Augurs, for it is the Augurs who decide which Martial children will attend Blackcliff. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

But the particulars of those lessons vanish from my memory as I soak in the enormity of this room. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

In this particular case, of course, I had been set a slightly extraordinary task, but I had nevertheless not been neglectful to incorporate 'margins' wherever possible. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

It determines the core of the phrase’s meaning: in this case married his mother is a particular instance of marrying. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“Indeed. How the Sender’s messages accomplish such profound effects, what the particulars of his plan are—anything you uncover may help us find a way to defeat him.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

"Be a little more precise, my dear. To what in particular are you referring?" And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

No one seems to pay any particular attention to me-—and for all of Nora’s reassurances, I can see that she’s as relieved as I am. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Back once more in Goblin’s saddle, he turned to watch them, Cilia bent under the heavy load, Isannah skipping about and for no particular reason chanting the shorter catechism once more. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had said to start my story with the dictionary and this definition in particular. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

This particular invention lunged with one arm stretched toward the girls; it seemed to be chasing the Ellisons. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

These particular brown girls from Mobile and Aiken are not like some of their sisters. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few buildings had advanced at a far greater pace and appeared to be more or less complete, in particular the Mines Building and the Woman’s Building. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

But in the particular, unguarded way that people watch the news, a little bias can suddenly go a long way. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Louisiana’s grandmother had a tissue in her hand, and she waved it back and forth in front of her face and said to no one in particular, “I am positively prostrate with grief.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

On this particular evening, only the ladies are present. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

My headaches, the sensation of tightness around the temples, have a particular and sinister cause. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Then again, we’d talked over so much in the previous weeks, it wasn’t as though we had anything in particular we had to get through. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She knows that would be illogical. Without each faction, society doesn’t function, because each faction trains its members for particular jobs. What she wants is control.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was the right verdict and a just one, but it was largely as a result of a superior defense team and the fair-mindedness of the panel of these particular judges. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And you had to write the poem to a particular person. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps our memory is at fault, maybe it is not this particular stone pillar but another, there are so many and one is like another, I thought. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every time he thumped his chest or made a brief, halfhearted wail, he felt his ears get hot; and from time to time he announced to nobody in particular, “Sheesh! I feel like a kook.” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why do you think I chose this particular day, little brother? He’ll melt like a Popsicle out there.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Did you have any particular reason for doing so, or was it a mere whim?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Every particular detail of these operations was known and approved by the highest authorities in Washington.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

For any narrow "container" of a particular length, there are plenty of possible standing waves that don't fit. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Moss was unsurprised that this particular man was white. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He had devoted a lot of thought to his initial boat assignments, and in the first few days of rowing two of the new crews seemed to show particular promise. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Maybe, I think, there’s someone, someone in particular gone, for her too; a man, a child. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

They want the things of life, just as you did, and they’re not particular about how they get them. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

On this particular night it was bitterly cold with a biting wind. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

And embryogenesis attempts to capture the future: How does a single cell create a living thing that will eventually acquire its particular form? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

“I know your teacher gave you a dress for graduation. You weren’t so particular then.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

But Helene has always had a particular fascination with the holy men—it's no surprise that she hoped they'd come to graduation. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

A mercenary is a soldier for hire, who is not loyal to any particular government, group, or ideology. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

God was testing him like Job, he declared, and the point of that particular parable was that Job had done no wrong to begin with. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the thought of these intimacies in particular, which she imagined as painful acts of perversity, that filled her with dread and made her break out in a sweat. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

“It’s possible, yes. Just talking about a particular memory can help you to clarify things, going over the details in a setting in which you feel safe and relaxed . . .” “Like here, for example?” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the end of one particular evening, Anne became almost hysterical. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the walls of his room are a few random video game posters, but one in particular sticks out to me. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

In many places, prosecutors started introducing themselves as the lawyer representing a particular victim, rather than as a representative of the civic authorities. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

At this, the sergeant took out his notebook to record my particulars. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the case of the king, he makes a particular kind of choice of expert, in that he licenses people to practice—above all, in Hobbes’s world, he licenses the clergy to preach. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

In particular, they can produce and use sophisticated tools. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cicero and Quintilian, for instance, both regarded the Greek orators in general—and Demosthenes in particular—as unfunny. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

Many had feared Farmer would be criticized for going to costly extremes to save one particular life, and that parents would besiege Zanmi Lasante with demands that their sick children be flown to Boston. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Bishop Colenso, whose views on everything were considered unsound that day and are archaic in this, was the little dean’s particular pet. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Burnham and Root clearly favored one location in particular: Jackson Park, on Chicago’s South Side, due east of Englewood on the lakeshore. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

One Sunday morning he played the organ with particular gravity. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Sophia would probably barely remember her; they had not been particular friends. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She was getting particular about how everything she wore had to be hung up on a hanger just so. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I got quite the lecture about that particular collaboration,” Celia says. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He glanced at me, of all things, as if I in particular were too young to know what that meant. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She scanned the pages quickly, not reading the foreign English symbols, seeming to search deliberately for nothing in particular. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

No doubt Reilly could have stayed on the East Coast, writing one paper after another in air-conditioned comfort on this or that particular problem. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Mostly, though, it is up to the performer to know what is considered proper for a particular piece. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

This was back before that particular captain in charge was really confident about having an Indian on the radio. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll tell you. People only like the idea of fairies. When they bump up against a particular, real-as-corn fairy, there’s always trouble.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

As he does his rounds, he makes sure everyone is occupied with their particular trivial pursuits. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

There were certainly strings somewhere, though—easy as it seemed on the face of it—I wasn’t sure that this was where those particular strings led. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Junha in particular was pleased to be free and run around on his own two feet. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

He glided open the back of the case and his fat hand groped lovingly for some particular dainty inside which he had wanted. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Nothing in particular,” said Tonks, picking, apparently unconsciously, at the sleeve of her robe. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

NOTE: In some kinds of music, the notes of a particular scale are the only notes allowed in a given piece of music. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

When the connection is made, and a particular lymphocyte with a particular receptor is brought into the presence of the particular antigen, one of the greatest small spectacles in nature occurs. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

These particular boys caught Nel once, and pushed her from hand to hand until they grew tired of the frightened helpless face. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Nonetheless, I think she deserves an honorable mention for her intense, best-supporting cameo in the Luke Hunter: Death Prophet saga, although I came off as a bit of a wimp in that particular episode. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“No one in particular,” I answered her, and my parents exchanged a look of relief and conviction that yes, they did the right thing by chasing Finch away. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I slammed out of the Priest Hole and started walking, heading nowhere in particular. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

But on this particular Friday afternoon, January 22, 1965, Selma’s black schoolteachers were about to risk their jobs, their freedom and their personal safety. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

This, of course, is a particular high school syndrome: the feeling that if you’re in some emotional distress, other people are always focusing as intensely on your problems as you are. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

A teacher who understands harmony can help tremendously with this particular skill. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“I said the war will happen for dozens of reasons, not for one. Another of the reasons for this particular war is because Queen Morgause wears the trousers. Perhaps I ought to say the trews.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was the prayer of Athena— granted in every particular by herself. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sumpweed, in particular, would have been a nutritionist’s ultimate dream, being 32 percent protein and 45 percent oil. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

This particular night’s venture was called Operation Dogstar, which seems appropriate. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Girls do have to help their mothers, sometimes; Grace in particular has to help her mother. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

We would spend a lot of time working on our technique, practicing a series of footwork or a particular move over and over again, so at game time, we would instinctively be able to execute. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The sentence that holds his name is the particular one that has incensed M. Lefèvre to the point of knife throwing. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

When I entered prison, they took away my belt, my shoelaces, my tie, and everything I had in my pockets, my cigarettes in particular. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

The question became if his sisters, Bri in particular, could make it until then. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

On that particular day, the game about Marshamosis, the boy pharaoh, and Set, the god of evil, didn’t get very far. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here, ancient Athens resembles a modern democracy even less than in the previous particulars. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

It would be of particular interest to determine whether the torment of this tissue in any way interfered with the augmentation of bilious fluxion. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Fortunately I know that particular keel pretty well, and remember where it curves.” The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

In particular, numerous white American psychologists have been trying for decades to demonstrate that black Americans of African origins are innately less intelligent than white Americans of European origins. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I assure you,” the doctor said, “that Hill House will be quiet tonight. There is a pattern to these things, as though psychic phenomena were subject to laws of a very particular sort.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

As the girl had lived in my house and I was the only one home that particular night, it was my job to cheer him up. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

The flowers had the petunia’s distinctive mauve hue and the pansy’s particular petals. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Garner had sown the seeds of Caesar’s flight in many ways, but one instruction in particular brought him to the attention of the underground railroad. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

What was clear, however, was that a particular version of politics and political leadership embodied in the Washington and Adams administrations had been successfully opposed and decisively defeated. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Each guest is very particular about his or her diet, constantly complains about the slowness of the service, and never, ever tips. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

In particular, they intentionally burned much of the landscape periodically. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

In particular, Bantu farmers who acquired cows and sheep spread out of their homeland in West Africa and within a short time overran the former hunter-gatherers in most of the rest of sub-Saharan Africa. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I bet by now you’re pretty sorry you picked that particular ledge that particular day.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Our tax dollars shouldn’t do this particular thing at all. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Africa has parasites so particular and diverse as to occupy every niche of the body: intestines small and large, the skin, the bladder, the male and female reproductive tracts, interstitial fluids, even the cornea. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ivy had never seen her hang out with anyone in particular. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He lifted Rufus with no particular care, and strode up the steps to the house. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Happily he let out that for years organic chemists had been arbitrarily favoring particular tautomeric forms over their alternatives on only the flimsiest of grounds. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

But I had seen no particular fairness in him. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Teresita hadn’t said the knots had to be set apart by any particular amount of space. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

It was hard to make out any one particular person. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

“Around here,” according to the proprietor of one Garden City hardware store, “locks and bolts are the fastest-going item. Folks ain’t particular what brand they buy; they just want them to hold.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

In this particular context, the nearest translation might be “the maiden all forlorn.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there was one in particular that struck me more than the others, and the funny thing is, I’m not really sure why. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Ah, this car,” her mom said, to no one in particular. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“It’s also extremely complex. It might take you and all of the other teams to unravel this particular puzzle.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

The sense all the children had—including Izzy—was that she was a particular disappointment to their mother, that for reasons unclear to them, their mother resented her. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But if you’re like me on this particular Saturday morning, you also want to wake up so you can see your mom and brother when they get home. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

But that particular verb doesn’t do the action justice. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Grandpa seemed to focus on this news with particular interest. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

If his lordship wishes these particular contracts to be discontinued, then there is little more to be said.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Jase was running very fast, but he didn’t seem to be running anyplace in particular. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

They had never bothered much with clarifying at the farm as there had hardly been enough syrup or sugar for the family, but the mistress was very particular and stood over Lyddie directing her. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

The boy assumes they are there for some manner of lesson, but no particular area of study is specified. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Holy he breathed, looking around at nothing in particular. By this time, Alby had gotten a good look as well, with a similar reaction. “No way,” he murmured, almost in a trance. The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z

The tip would be discussed, as would the disadvantages of living in this particular neighborhood. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Aimee knew I was struggling; she’d caught me rolling my eyes once or twice at having to repeat a particular move again and again. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I am still not entirely clear on the particulars here, but I do know that once I fully commit to going, I’ll go. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You were competing with men who were aware that their own particular suns were fading, and they resented your moving into the places they would leave. They fought you, and you fought them back.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a few minutes, I just felt...not tired, exactly, but more like my mind was wandering and going nowhere in particular. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The particular path he chooses to wander down has no obvious doors, it is only a passageway between tents, endless stripes illuminated by flickering lights. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Conducting opera, in particular,” he wrote, “was a fine introduction to the problems of managing creative and independent-minded employees.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

He couldn't take his eyes off Basta in particular, as if he couldn't believe what he was seeing. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Judge de Wet looked to him to reply to Bram’s argument, and instead of offering particulars he began to give what the judge derided as “a political speech.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

That flapping hand commands my execution, but to her it is just crossing off an item from a list of tasks, the only logical progression of the particular path that she is on. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Even though every cell contains the same set of genes—an identical genome—the selective activation or repression of particular subsets of genes allows an individual cell to respond to its environments. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Court would then have to be adjourned while Van Rensburg went out to gather “further particulars.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then we checked the newspaper for supermarket specials and made out lists for each of the stores, depending on which one had the best buy in a particular item. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

What was worse was when he chose to zero in on one person in particular. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Maya had all the support she needed in that particular arena, and she was grateful for it. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Piper had heard that each giant was born to oppose a particular god, but there were way more than twelve giants gathered in the Parthenon. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“I’m home,” I say to no one in particular. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z

The argument for the antithesis was that if the universe had a beginning, there would be an infinite period of time before it, so why should the universe begin at any one particular time? A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The more difficult it was to love the particular man beside us, the more we believed in Love, abstract and total. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, the essence of noise, "white noise," is basically every pitch at once, so that no particular pitch is heard. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

They chatted for a while about nothing in particular, neither of them in a hurry to go to dinner and just enjoying the pause between intense meetings. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want to be anything in particular.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

States found countless ways for individual victims in particular crimes to become decision makers and participants. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

It was known that planets were inclined to orbit in a particular kind of oval known as an ellipse–"a very specific and precise curve," to quote Richard Feynman–but it wasn’t understood why. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Though infuriated by leaks, he thought this particular leak might not be too damaging. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

When Ruth came up and asked if I wanted to go for a little stroll, it was obvious she had something particular on her mind. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

And no T-14 android—insofar, at least, as was known—had managed to pass that particular test. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

I notice his use of she, acknowledging that I'm not merely curious about procedure in general but about one person in particular. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

They passed one huge tank full of tropical species, and when Frank pointed to a particular fish and asked what it was, Kate said, “Oh, those are the yellow ones.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Of particular interest were details that could be used to humiliate and discredit Ellsberg—tales of recreational drug use, and rumors that Daniel and Patricia enjoyed visiting nudist camps. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Sophie Mol said through the iron railing, to everyone in particular. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her mother gathered the flowers of particular climbing vines and sapped them of their essences and combined them with honey that she pulled from the wild hives in the tallest trees. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

They knew I had no immediate means of finding out the truth, and they did not believe that I should go into the matter unless my suspicions were aroused against one particular person. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chester wanted everything to be perfect on this particular evening. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

The night they got him, he told me he had been planning to get that for you, that particular brand. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

He had been assigned his own particular duty. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thanked the assembled nations for exerting pressure on South Africa, citing in particular Ghana, Nigeria, and Tanganyika, who spearheaded the successful drive to oust South Africa from the British Commonwealth. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

For all my lack of enthusiasm for the Hayes Society, it is my belief that this particular pronouncement at least was founded on a significant truth. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Whenever I needed a particular book for school, and my mother didn’t for some reason have the money to buy it, Granny would. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you want to talk about a particular incident, Rachel?” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the very least, the border patrol would keep an eye on that particular area of the river in case anyone else tried sneaking through that gap in the fence. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The two of them knelt beside a clam siphon to discuss the particulars of its appearance. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

One large crow in particular would not leave the rabbit alone. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

The later pattern was for Jefferson to provide the sweeping vision while Madison managed the messier particulars. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Supposed that one counts the number of cases of some particular infectious disease in some geographic area, and watches how the numbers change with time. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

He did not notice anything particular about her, because his mind was filled with previous pictures winch he had made for himself. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

In particular, that conversation got me looking at Miss Lucy in a new light. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Farmer thought for a while, then said, “In your particular case, that would be a sin.” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

This particular visit with my mother is encased in my mind like a scene in a snow dome. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Ellis Carter had been the chief Flipper singer and whistler on one particular Wednesday. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The same terms used to identify vocal ranges are also often used to identify particular instruments. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

This particular morning was cooler than most summer mornings had been, so I had my eye on something else. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

If the phone was not working at all, they told her, she would have gotten something like a busy signal, a particular sound to indicate that the lines were down. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

There were two or three varieties, but each subtype was markedly distinct, and each was endemic to one particular island. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

One dog in particular seemed to hate her—the big yellow one. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

On this particular every-other-Saturday, Axel is already deep into imagining today’s Pokémon game when he hears the rumble of tires on gravel, all the way down the driveway. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“A waterfall,” I mumbled to no one in particular. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Black street gangs in particular flourished in Chicago, with membership in the tens of thousands by the 1970s. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

It has happened before, many times, before color was invented, and the hope of Heaven has always been a metaphor for the achievement of this particular state of grace. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

In an epidemic those people with genes for resistance to that particular microbe are more likely to survive than are people lacking such genes. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

We all of us have our particular devil who rides us and torments us, and we must give battle in the end. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I said; “he’s never seemed particular to me. I don’t think he notices what I wear at all. I don’t think he minds.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The monks who ran the school were very particular about tests and qualifications, and it was time to try the certifying exam again. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Like Pollard, he seemed to have lost the need to belong to any place in particular. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

How could one determine if any particular feature—height or intelligence, say—was the product of nature or nurture? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

This particular form of discrimination altered the destinies of generations of African Americans, including many of the men in my family, limiting their income, their opportunity, and, eventually, their aspirations. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The only thing left in this particular drawer is a red velvet box with a Christmas ornament inside. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“I did not have anything in particular to speak to you about. I simply wished to interrupt your...conversation with Miss Bowen.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

In particular we have to watch the supply dump as that is not empty yet. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Big Bird is saying that Big Bird is merely a descriptive name of the type of animal he is, and that he wants a particular name. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I understood his particular style of greeting, by now: He’d buzz me into the Cave, leaving the door ajar. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The affection of the whole family, the warm attachment of Miss Campbell in particular, was the more honourable to each party from the circumstance of Jane’s decided superiority both in beauty and acquirements. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Only later will I realize that the want ads are not a reliable measure of the actual jobs available at any particular time. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was a great friend of Arthur’s, and like him, had a particular interest in engines and electricity. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, I nearly died, since that particular page contained a rather unflattering description of her. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

The particular morning I’m talking about, it was really foggy, and I knew the field would be soaking, but Tommy had been insistent we go there for a walk. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

On this particular day, two days after my trip to the morgue, I decided to call Lucas and see what he had planned. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“I taught her that particular trick. I do not think she understood the nuances of it, but it appears she performed fine regardless. Do you feel unsteady at all?” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“But this drakon has a particular fate. It will be killed by a child of Ares.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

In 1693, they made a proposal to the Admiralty for an expedition to find ways of improving navigation at sea, in particular by studying terrestrial magnetism in different parts of the globe. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

"They . . . they told me I was to come here for . . . for training," he said to no one in particular. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

This applies, in particular, to the designation “planets.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

If the members of a particular “society” never behave cooperatively, their lives are likely to be, in Thomas Hobbes’s words, “solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short.” Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

One building in particular appears smoothed and worn by the insistence of fingers: the building he’s in. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Hsu stepped in and said, “I would like to give particular priority to those who initiated the cell lines, whom Dr. Gartler has attacked. If there is any defense, we would like to hear it.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

And every musical note you hear is not a single pure frequency, but is actually a blend of the pitches of a particular harmonic series. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

They were the ones, Arjuna in particular, who had publicly reviled him for being a lowly charioteer’s son. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wished she could wipe the memories of that particular word from Ess’s mind right away. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

It is conceivable that new clones of cells with a particular receptor are stimulated to emerge in the process of training. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

In particular, Kristin used her nursing skills to help care for him. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

This particular evening, I stationed myself on Toby’s stomach. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

“The factions, the video Edith Prior left us . . . all lies, designed to make us behave a particular way.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

One Egyptian village in particular symbolizes the problem. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

That particular swath of lawn was also pictured in a photograph taped to the wall next to the window. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Greenery enveloped the stage front, and in the center, for no particular reason, were large red cardboard letters: MCHS. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“This particular comma,” Thurber explained, “was Ross’s way of giving the men time to push back their chairs and stand up.” Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

This particular one did seem extra long, though. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Woundwort would give them tasks—to search for hlessil in a certain direction or to find out whether a particular ditch or barn contained rats which could later be attacked in force and driven out. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Women Scientists,” the photographer labeled the picture, though the particulars of the occasion would be lost to the passage of time. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

This particular candy bar had as much chance as any other of having a Golden Ticket. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

The book’s subject matter is history, but the approach is that of science—in particular, that of historical sciences such as evolutionary biology and geology. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

And, if I had to guess, I’d say this particular piece of insolence was the main reason Ambrose eventually tried to kill me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

In particular, Frisian, the other Germanic language most closely related to English, is confined to a tiny coastal area of Holland and western Germany. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Some expressions are so common that they're allowed to dangle at the beginning of a sentence, even though they're not connected to anything in particular. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

So there are two massive layers of data to be mined here: the information that people include in their ads and the level of response gleaned by any particular ad. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

I’m actually glad for that—at least at this particular moment—because there are no expectations, and not the slightest hint of awkwardness. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I found other black writers, in particular the journalist Chuck Stone, and I met John O. Killens, who in turn introduced me to James Baldwin. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Everyone in the fifth grade had messenger bags, everyone but Hazel, who had not been cc’ed on that particular school-wide email. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

That particular day, I threw a fit when it looked like our dealings at our lawyer's office would take longer than expected and I wouldn't get to hang out at Izzy's. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

In order to justify this, proponents of this position insist that evidence is never discovered: it is always ‘constructed’ within a particular social community. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

In particular, I will remember that as my five younger sisters and I gathered onstage for Harry Belafonte’s closing remarks, 1 remained full. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you fancy anything in particular?” she asked Obinze, unbuttoning her brown suede coat. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

As it happened, the particular marks in which they were interested had not been touched, so they made no protest. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Della Porta was clearly intrigued, and if he did not actually perform a number of the experiments described by Garzoni which he claimed to have, it seems he did perform these particular experiments. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“I make them all the time, I am at no loss for yarn. I started this one with no particular rêveur in mind to wear it, so clearly it is meant for you.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The way in which they all blew the smoke from their cigars out of their noses and mouths in particular led one to conclude that they were very irritated. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

The stories from the southern half were chilling, in magnitude if not in particulars. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I’m having to remind myself of that particular hard with each passing sunrise that takes us closer to them thieves and farther off from Possum Moan and the last time Cap’n Buck took a bath. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Both he and his wife express pride that their marriage has withstood its particular problems and stresses. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

But at this particular moment, the exclamation mark seemed entirely appropriate. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

The Kerch Council would owe him, to say nothing of what this particular heist would do for his reputation. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

‘I’ll drink my beer standing up for a few days,’ he said to no one in particular. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The infamous tangle of narrow streets and minor waterways known as the Barrel was bracketed by two major canals, East Stave and West Stave, each catering to a particular clientele. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

This particular Kozlov house had stood for fifty years, having replaced the old home when it was damaged in a flood. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“I am very pleased that you, in particular, are here,” says Jeanine. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

This “next year country” makes for many sleepless nights for this particular farmer. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

If you are looking for Number Seventeen—and it is more than likely that you will be, for this book is all about that particular house—you will very soon find it. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Could Colonel Forster repeat the particulars of Lydia’s note to his wife?” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z