| 单词 | period |
| 例句 | The following morning, they walked separately to school for the first time, took seats on the opposite sides of the classroom in first period and every period after that. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Who did all his schoolwork and didn’t spend the period with his nose in the corner. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z One officer was able to search over three thousand bags in a nine-month period employing these techniques. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z We were poor, but in the way Japanese are poor, meaning we never borrowed money from anyone, period. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “This is a period of discovery,” he went on. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to think about him, period. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I feel lethargic and tired and I’m not even in first period yet. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “Take out your math notebooks. We shall have double period math.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “You know I mean girlfriend, right? Not, like, girl, period. Friend, period.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z A typical surgeon’s kit from the period contained a variety of knives and bone saws, thus inspiring the slang term for doctors “sawbones.” Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z The famous rock paintings in Chauvet, France, made by cave- dwelling people of the Upper Palaeolithic period, or European Ice Age, are 32,000 years old. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z The decon shower takes seven minutes, and you are not permitted to leave during that period, because the shower needs time to work on viruses. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Just as the period’s architects designed buildings from the same limited collection of motifs and shapes, Haydn and his contemporaries were designing music from a similarly limited catalogue. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Because Soraya and I never had an engagement period, much of what I learned about the Taheris I learned after I married into their family. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z On a few occasions, his scams got him arrested and jailed for a short period. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Its agenda was more basic—that is, to determine who was the best American player period. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I missed the first three periods, and didn’t see either of them until lunch. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z In one seven-month period in 1971, Gates and his cohorts ran up 1,575 hours of computer time on the ISI mainframe, which averages out to eight hours a day, seven days a week. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z "Upper-division drama is second period, every day, and we rehearse after school three days a week. Monday, Wednesday, Friday." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Then in the spring, the sixth-grade girls watched a seventh film while the boys got an extra period of gym. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z This is the fastest route and doesn’t come with any of the long waiting periods. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z It’s sixth period chorus and as usual I’m not the only one ignoring the teacher. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Then after a while, my period was late. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Which means the rest of the period is pretty much devoted to staring at Bram’s knee. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z There had always been a wide path of empty chairs immediately surrounding our eating area because other students shunned us during the lunch period. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Through most of this, Kathleen had seemed to enjoy the foreignness of it all, the exotic food and animals, and even during those periods of boredom and discomfort she’d kept up a good-humored tolerance. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z His embarrassment would have pleased me, but once he recovered, there would be that awkward period that sometimes culminates in a handshake. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z And my emotions were similarly amplified: The highs were higher; the periods of despair were deeper and darker. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I decided to spend my next lunch period in the library. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I thought how that question would have bowled me over at any time in my five- or six-year period of adoring Buddy Willard from a distance. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z You don’t get to change your life, period. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z In second period, when Mr. Powell hands back a history test and I see I only got a 92 when this boy in my class, Alex, got a 94, I don’t even care. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z This was the period when Blanca’s beauty was at its peak. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z "Good," he said, "good, we have to work with all these forces during the coming period." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I do not know how long I remained standing there; at the time it seemed a significant period, but in reality, I suspect, it was only a matter of a few seconds. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Platt simply moved to a different seat at the dining table each night, was served there, and, without a word, left the plates for some future period. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He asks them to meet him at the end of the period. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z There were only ten minutes left in seventh period. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z In the angry period to come I would be able to move about. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z But I wasn’t worried about my period, which couldn’t possibly be worse than the worms I’d found in my panties. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The healers had been sent a name, a picture and a list of symptoms and had prayed for the person for an hour a day over a couple-month period. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Not a very happy period for either of us, but at least it’s coming to an end. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z At the time, only a couple men had been to space and just for very short periods of time. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z “For the clubs fair—sixth period,” one explained. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Indeed, our faith in the very existence of period styles has been severely shaken, even though we continue to refer to them as a convenient shorthand in discussing the past. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z As the landscape evolved, there must have been a long period of trial and error in which plants attempted the colonization of this high and windswept land. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z After nearly six years of operating at full capacity, there began to be slow periods, nights when the place was only two-thirds full, or just half. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z It’s a tax-related crime in Utah to reside there over an extended period of time while claiming you live in another state. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z During this service period, city boys and girls were sent to the country to help farmers plant crops and bring in the harvest. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The arrival of the electric chair in 1891 marked the beginning of the grim period for which Sing Sing grew world famous: as a center for executions. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The third number didn't answer and, at the fourth, the party hung up the minute Joan mentioned it was about a period. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z By the time Ngawang’s heart started beating again, however, a period of approximately ten minutes had passed in which little oxygen had reached his brain. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Between first and second period, a group of girls comes in talking about me. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Boys ambled past our door toward the bathroom, and there was a period of steadily pouring shower water. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z That is about 80 percent less than I normally would in an 18-hour period. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z When I got home at night, and delivered this message for Joe, my sister “went on the Rampage,” in a more alarming degree than at any previous period. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Finally, by last period, I think I have it. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z The bell pealed again, and it was time for first period. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z He has a prep period after lunch, so I know he won’t have students in his class. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “At this auspicious period,” he wrote, “the United States came into existence as a Nation, and if their Citizens should not be completely free and happy, the fault will be intirely their own.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z If she says, Actually, I don’t want to miss sixth period, I will disconnect. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Then the bell rings and we head to fifth period. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z For many Hitler Youth, the realization that they had worked and slaved for a criminal cause came about only after a period of many years. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z And in the same way that the first attack finished off one period in our lives, so this appalling climax marked the end of another. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z After a period of recuperation, he brought Oriley back on the track, sound and fit. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z After eighteen hours of discussion and debate over a two-day period, the suffrage resolution passed by a narrow margin. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Once Mr. Mwila outlined our aim for this period, he sat at his desk and opened his little red book. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z The men’s faces, too, were covered with stubble because they would not be allowed to shave until the period of mourning was over. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z My God, but he found himself almost crying out loud as she puffed her Gauloises during the volunteers’ weekly discussion periods! The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z When Burr first demanded an apology, Hamilton refused to comply, complaining that he could not possibly be expected to recall all his remarks about Burr over a fifteen-year period of interaction. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z At the end of the period, I still want to fall through the floor and I’m trying to get out of the room as fast as I can. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z However, a closer examination of Muggle bestiaries of that period demonstrates that most magical beasts either escaped Muggle notice completely or were mistaken for something else. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z In the last doze period before daylight, before he awakened finally with the morning light and the clouds of new mosquitos, he dreamed. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a period of quietude, a kind of spiritual preparation for the trials of manhood that lay ahead. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I hadn’t given much thought to getting my period, although I knew it would come one day: I had older sisters, after all. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The staff is generous with their time, since they have little to do while they ride out the brief period of calm until the next wave hits. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z I was getting good grades in the third marking period, I was still improving rapidly on drums, I continued to be oddly popular at school. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z There was one class for nonnative speakers, and all the rest of the periods were for fluent speakers. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z When Mitch walks into second period, I am studying my notes, trying to recall some of what I studied. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “Mom agrees. But we’ll start with a trial period. If it gets too hard to keep that many dogs under control, you’ll have to stop.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z While I was focused on Public Allies, Barack had settled into what was—by his standard, anyway—a period of relative tameness and predictability. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z In the last year of this period only 43 nests were occupied. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Grandpa soon let everybody know that the contagious period was over and insisted on going to ride with her. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z When forced to leave my house for an extended period of time, I take my typewriter with me, and together we endure the wretchedness of passing through the X-ray scanner. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z My sisters and I might quarrel but we didn’t stay mad or gone too long a period from one another’s sight. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z About a week after Aaron and Evan came home from the hospital, Ivy started her period for the first time. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z After silent reading period, she went to art and music, and I went to gym and science. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z “Next period will be a study hall. You can study Chairman Mao’s works by yourselves.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She worried about other things: how her periods were sparse and no longer red but a muddy brown, how Baby’s hair was falling out, how hunger was stealing the memories of the children. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z This route comes with an incredibly long waiting period, but it’s the only course of action my family was able to take. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z But at the end of the period, she pulls me aside. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z He pointed out a framed illustration demonstrating how clothes of the period were worn. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The next day, I was thrilled to see Jenna in first period social studies. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Within a year Gnadenhütten would be the scene of one of the most outrageous war crimes of that period. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Their internment starting in 1942 and spanning the war represented one of the darkest periods in American history. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z He calculated when I'd last had my period, when I'd probably ovulated, whether a certain night was a safe time of the month. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I spend all period trying to figure out how she knew just from my face that I wasn’t prepared. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z For the next couple of periods plus lunch, I sat around worrying about how much work I was going to have to make up and fuming about how Annette had known my secret all along. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z There followed another period of waiting while the sentry passed again on the wall. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z She’s a year above me, so we don’t have classes together and never have the same lunch period. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “Mrs. Kastor will deduct five points off my grade if I don’t hand my paper in by the end of first period!” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Looking back, I realize that this period of my life has irrevocably come to a close; my happy-go-lucky, carefree schooldays are gone forever. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “But if we have a record of people’s scientific discoveries or histories, they can relearn them in the hazy period after their memories are erased. People are very pliable then.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z During this period, total sales of The Autobiography of Malcolm X reached record numbers. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I concerned myself with career changes and the adjustment period of living with a boyfriend for the first time. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z When reciting its texts, one raised and lowered one’s voice to replicate the natural pauses provided by commas and periods, stopping for emphasis or to take on a questioning tone. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z My fifth period, study hall, was the only class he wasn’t in. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Coach Raskin discovered me at the end of last period when he came to shut off the lights. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z And when the period was over, they were the ones who had to stay in the gym to roll up the mats and put them away while everyone else changed. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z The next period is English, and I know that I won’t be able to get by quite so easily. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z “Do you boys have someone in there with you? You know that’s against the rule. No room visits, period! And even more no room visits during lights-out!” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z There wasn't a boy in sight during that period, so we talked a lot about them. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Progressives concerned about racial justice in this period were mostly silent about the War on Drugs, preferring to channel their energy toward defense of affirmative action and other perceived gains of the Civil Rights Movement. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Two periods later is social studies, and Ms. Rochambeau is coming around to collect an essay that’s due—that I’ve yet again done a wonderful job of not doing. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z We didn’t talk all the way to first period English, and when we sat down in our seats, a few snickers came from Cliff’s corner of the room. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Because right now, only about half the high school who had lunch fifth period sat in the cafeteria that day. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Jim Crow” laws, dating to the Reconstruction period following the Civil War, upheld white supremacy and kept blacks in their place as second-class citizens. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z So far as Lupita was concerned, the rest of December was a sad time, a period of beloved Mexican holidays she missed observing. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Just before first period, more students began walking out of classes. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Vancouver answered in the third period, scoring the game’s deciding goal, and then, when Medicine Hat pulled its goalie in desperation, Vancouver scored a third time. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z No, Dr. Strayer said, except that he believed it was illegal for a period of time just after someone got his or her license, new teen drivers. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z After fifth period, on my way to shop, I run right into Principal Trask. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Ever since he had grown so queer, the other members did not wish him about, even in his lucid periods. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s not happy to see me or unhappy to see me; he regards my presence as a fact, no different than the bell between periods. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z For the present, he could not be spared, to his “very great mortification and regret; but still he looked forward with the hope of coming to Randalls at no distant period.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z We are supposed to talk about it tomorrow during lunch period. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z By the time we get to sixth period, the portables’ air conditioners have been struggling along for seven hours, with the doors constantly opening and closing. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “If it’s still raw, it will take longer to work its way into your system. Which is good, as the effects will be spread out over a longer period of time.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The first period of the day was algebra. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Sixth graders head straight to the cafeteria and seventh and eighth graders are supposed to line up in the gym before first period. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z For some considerable period this uncompromising interpretation has been the dominant position in the history of science. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Even after the term of punishment expires, some states deny the right to vote for a period ranging from a number of years to the rest of one’s life. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Or maybe getting your period in the middle of gym when you’re wearing white shorts and the teacher is a man and you left all your sanitary napkins at home. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, Nhamo! Having a few periods doesn’t make you an adult. You have so much to learn—and you’re so clever.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But of all the culturally sophisticated ancient civilisations that were playing and enjoying music in this period, there is one group that emerges head and shoulders above the rest. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “That there’s going to be no transition at all? No interim period for—I don’t know—a provisional government-in-training? Just wham, the Belgians are gone and the Congolese have to run everything on their own?” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z One day near the end of seventh period, Mrs. Granger asked Nick to come talk to her after school. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But during the breaks for recreation periods and the midday meal, the other new Twelves were abuzz with descriptions of their first day of training. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z By writing worthless checks right around the clock, he expected to haul in three, maybe four thousand dollars within a twenty-four-hour period. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z To turn around and keep myself busy, doing anything, till second period. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z The period between the late eighteenth and the mid-nineteenth centuries, wrote Michel Foucault, saw “the disappearance of torture as a public spectacle” and the gradual phasing out of corporal punishments. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Sorry about the short notice, Will Grayson The reply comes before the period is even over. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z I talk about the woes of living at Fairchild Towers for the rest of lunch period with Tats acting out the more colorful neighbors. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z The universe would have started off with a period of exponential or “inflationary” expansion in which it would have increased its size by a very large factor. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “We’re all going to Frauenburg. Come with us and she can ride in the cart. The contractions and symptoms she described speak to early labor. She shouldn’t be walking for extended periods.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z C Average Middle School had three lunch periods of forty minutes each. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z On my affording an opportunity, through the medium of the currency of the realm, of the allaying, at a later period, this beneficial evil, one of the men remarked:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z The next morning, my brother, who had a zero period and always left for school an hour before I did, stopped by my room to borrow the Wu-Tang CD I’d stolen from him. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Orgoreyn and the Archipelago has been increasing during the last ten or twenty millennia, and presages the end of the Ice, or at least a recession of it and an interglacial period. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z But this period of hectic experiment was under threat: a religious storm was whipping up across the continent and music was in its path. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z What consumed him in this period mostly was something new: his first purely commercial venture, built around his first invention totally unconnected with the work of the Rad Lab. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z No wonder James Weldon Johnson labeled the period the “Red Summer.” 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z I hadn’t had my period for more than two months, but it finally started last Sunday. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I’m heading down the back hall to first period when I spot Pam running in the opposite direction. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z For the third time in the century, the United States found itself trailing technologically during a period of rising international tension. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Even after he went to work for the Greenbrier, neighbors black and white would call on him to see sick horses through a period of crisis. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Miss Kinnian says a period is punctuation too, and there are lots of other marks to learn. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z If the songs were true, as I suppose at least one or two of them were, there had always been wars, and what I’d seen was merely a period of mutual exhaustion. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she wrote it down again in fourth period, erased it during fifth, and finally perfected it in sixth. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z If his wife had chosen this occasion to have one of her special “I simply don’t understand” periods he wasn’t going to fight her. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z In this period the word ‘model’ is ambiguous: it can carry the modern meaning but more often it refers to a graphic representation, a plan or drawing. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z How Madeline, at seventeen, had still not gotten her period, and how the doctor had then examined her and discovered that she had no uterus. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z They just never wanted to believe that I was a normal teenager who liked boys, period. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I told her I thought she meant all the periods had to have tails and be called commas. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z After Bobby’s period of post-Reykjavik idleness had stretched to about a year, he decided that his first priority should be accumulating more money, always on his terms. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z There could be two hundred and fifty Woodstock Festivals of viruses sitting on that period—the combined populations of Great Britain and France— and you would never know it. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I decide to corner Tats in the locker room after gym, second-to-last period, the only class we share. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “I received an email from your math teacher. Ms. Finch said that she graded those unit exams. She listed the class averages for each period.” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z "The schedule gives us time to shower before second period," she says. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z We did get a lot of free periods to paint in the studio or practice music. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite what he had said to Luke, he was waiting for Lily to come with a new story, maybe a disguise this time, that would spring him for a few periods. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z In some books, too, you will find the tertiary and quaternary taken out and replaced by periods of different lengths called the Palaeogene and Neogene. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The boy continued his taunting throughout the period. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Our friend said there were long periods when he was given one banana every two days. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Since everyone had the same lunch period, the cafeteria was beyond packed, so we exercised our rights as seniors and drove to Wendy’s. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “We have first period, which will also be our homeroom, plus lunch and two more classes together. It’s perfect ’cause, you know, it’s all new for me, too. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Instead of going directly to her locker, she stopped in the big recreation room where some girls were making the most of their fifteen-minute rest period. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The teachers had set aside a period before recess for everyone to exchange valentines. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He informed us that at the end of every class period we had to take a shower. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z At school I skip lunch period, and go over to the library and hand in my stuff for the contest. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z Shakespeare called the full stop a period in A Midsummer Night’s Dream when he described nervous players “making periods in the midst of sentences”. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z “Okay, everyone, a few announcements before we head to first period,” Ms. Lafontaine said while she wrote on the Smart Board. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z In third period, kids really light into me. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z Since the fantasy, which W'as the beginning of it all, you have been undergoing a period of crisis which is culminating in overt sexual aberration. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She sometimes removes her sign early, or for periods of time when she is tired from reading or in need of a respite. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Later, in the hall between third and fourth periods, I saw Digger, and I know he saw me—because I watched him do a double take and then turn a complete one-eighty. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Late in the second period, it was Medicine Hat’s turn, as the team’s scoring leader, Darren Helm, fired a quick shot past Vancouver’s goalie, Tyson Sexsmith. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Then stop for long periods when the guilt gets to me. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z 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 Within a five-year period, the homicide rate among young urban blacks quadrupled. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Throughout the history of music, periods of complication and innovation are followed by periods of simplicity and consolidation, which are then in time followed by more complication again. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z The first reaction to his killing the six men this morning had caused a period of stunned blankness, then sickness, and now, a strange peace. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z After fifth period, my head is swimming with numbers and equations, and getting to make something pushes that all away. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z And with that, I grab my big-mouthed friend and drag her to next period. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “The material as a whole,” reported Kurchatov, “shows that it is technically possible to solve the entire uranium problem in a much shorter period than our scientists believed.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “One time I went through a short period—chicken nipple—when I said, ‘I’ll punch a baby’ every time I saw a baby. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Over a period of several weeks, the competitors must fight to the death. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z He had not been particularly happy in this period, but in that regard he was like other veterans. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z At home, her friends are already in fifth period. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “Look, I’ve got to get Ms. Wilson’s quizzes checked before the end of the period.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I manage to make it through the period unscathed. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z In a period of about five or six years, these telecom companies invested about $1 trillion in wiring the world. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z Her life had always been strenuous—field work, internment, more field work on top of housework—but during this period under Mrs. Shigemura’s tutelage she had learned to compose herself in the face of it. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z "You aren't ready for the rigors of industry. Now I want you to rest, undertake a period of convalescence. You need to become readjusted and get your strength back." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a matter of intense pride to Bull that the regulars had accepted him after a brief period of trial and initiation. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z When the waiting period was up, they tried again. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z In second period, this is one of those days when Mr. Powell lets the class out early before break. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z A period of 15 to 30 years or even more has been demonstrated for some cancers caused by occupational exposures to chemical carcinogens. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The glow from an actual, normal conversation with Mom keeps me from thinking that the talent show might kill me, until about second period. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z At a very early period she had apprehended instinctively the dual fife— that outward existence which conforms, the inward life which questions. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a girl about her age, which made sense, since this was the seventh-grade lunch period. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z Susan said nothing at that seminar; took no part in the hectic discussion period that followed. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z During this period, too, the city fathers resolved to change Durham’s reputation as a manufacturing center with no culture. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “At this period of history, man began to learn more about his environment—” Suddenly, pandemonium reigned. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z My last period in the morning was typing. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z As Emily moved through the crowded hallways during passing period, she felt largely unnoticed, except for when she accidentally bumped into someone. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The term ‘natural philosophy’ is not unproblematic for the period before 1650. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z In the same period, there was a burgeoning international trade in the devastating non-nuclear weapons coyly called “conventional.” Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z John wasn’t at the bus stop that morning, but we finally got together during third period lunch. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z Benzene, a frequent constituent of insecticidal solvents, lodges in the marrow and remains deposited there for periods known to be as long as 20 months. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z In fact, I’m not a señorita, as I haven’t gotten my period yet. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z If this is indeed the case, you have only to say the word and I will offer my services gratis for an indefinite period of time. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z The struggle to survive by fermentation continues for a long period of time. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z It’s sharp and stings my nose as soon as I walk into sixth period. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Anyone possessing a television set during this period would likely have had some awareness of the extent to which black men had been demonized in the War on Drugs. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Everything they saw suggested "that at no very remote period this country had been far more populous than at present." 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Beginning in the 1960s, crime rates rose in the United States for a period of about ten years. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The reformers, Gold writes: strove for ways to reduce time spent studying, because long periods of respite could save the mind from injury. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The grease made a stain on the mat like the spots her period often made in the back of her dresses. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z During the discussion period, one white man went to the microphone and made the dubious claim that cities with such commissions “suffered more violence than Durham.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z He treated us with complete seriousness, as if we eighth graders, during fifth period, might settle something scholars had been arguing about for centuries. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Better than most people, he knew that Durham was about to enter a particularly difficult period, after enjoying a brief peaceful interval. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z His argument for the thesis was that if the universe did not have a beginning, there would be an infinite period of time before any event, which he considered absurd. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z When I think about Ruth now, of course, I feel sad she’s gone; but I also feel really grateful for that period we had at the end. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “Her period started and she has cramps—” Mama said. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Fights still break out at lunch, during passing periods, and in other classes for stupid reasons like somebody walked through a group of people who were different than them. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Occasionally the two met at Mutra’s, or at the stonecutting shop to study the scrolls, and presumably to confer for long dull periods over building plans. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Anything we do in this transient, secondary social way, compulsively and with all our energies but only for a brief period of our history, cannot be counted as social behavior in the biological sense. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Seventh period, I take this video game—design class. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z Can it be that there is a malign influence of the sun at periods which affects certain natures—as at times the moon does others? Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z After several successful 5-minute sessions, he can come in for the activity preceding the final activity, and so on, until he’s in music class for the full period. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z People dropping dead at a feast or slowly, inexplicably declining into shadows over a period of months. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z After a period of time, usually less than thirty seconds, Squire would order the power turned off while he checked for a pulse. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Van Deusen slurp-sips from a paper cup filled with what, at the end of the period, has to be very cold coffee. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z “You see, if the y coordinate and the x coordinate change, the point they describe changes too. Then if you change the time period—” He stopped in midsentence. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z But since I was already going to be late for last period, I decided it didn’t matter. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z The transition from prehistory to the First Dynasty is known as the predynastic period. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Etchmiadzin Cathedral still stands today, an impressive rebuttal to the notion that the period following the fall of Rome meant the temporary end of civilisation. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Lunch period was long past; it was almost eleven thirty and now Aimee was hungry, but she had to find her next class. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z This period of control may last a lifetime, even for those convicted of extremely minor, nonviolent offenses, but the vast majority of those swept into the system are eventually released. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “The notes say a Nightbeast emerges exactly six months from the beginning of its hibernation period, and it prefers to do so on the waning moon,” said Valley. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Kepler’s third or harmonic law, a precise connection between the size of a plan- et’s orbit and the period for it to go once around the Sun. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But it should also be remembered that the balance among the relatively small powers around the Aegean could not last forever; history has a way of alternating periods of political fission and accretion. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z “You see that I don’t talk much, period. Right?” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Justyce is still in a daze when he gets to Societal Evolution two periods later. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I caught up with him in the hall on the way to first period. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z The center had all of the trappings of a high-security prison, and its inmates were incarcerated there for relatively long periods. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He had begun to gather and eat large quantities of wild potato seeds on July 14, during an extended period of rainy weather. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z They skidded to a stop at the loveliest ball park in Chamisa County, the only ball park with a grass infield and outfield—in fact, the only ball field with grass, period. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z During spring and summer—the most strenuous periods of foraging—a worker bee, as a rule, does not live more than four or five weeks . The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Inevitably, this highly productive system of intensive agriculture triggered an immediate population explosion in Kyushu, where archaeologists have identified far more Yayoi sites than Jomon sites, even though the Jomon period lasted 14 times longer. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z There followed another period of five or ten minutes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The only way to build Göbekli Tepe was for thousands of foragers belonging to different bands and tribes to cooperate over an extended period of time. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Henry Schacht, a veteran industrialist now with Warburg Pincus, was brought in by Lucent, the successor of Western Electric, to help manage it through this crazy period. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z Then we talked about the year 1942, and how different we were back then; we don’t even recognize ourselves from that period. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Most survivors suffer physical problems associated with long periods of deprivation. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z As though it were merely invisible for the five-year period when the field sat empty. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z We’ve finished the Mediaeval period, with its reliquaries and elongated saints, and are speeding through the Renaissance, hitting the high points. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z During that period some medicinal substances were being pressed into service as substitutes for liquor, being exempt from the prohibition law. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The universe would have then undergone a period of rapid expansion, as in the inflationary models. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z These were held over a five-day period at a game lodge in the bush. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z One could slip away unseen for short periods of time and have the temporary illusion of freedom. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In the past, in the period of his success, two kinds of people had access to all homes and all gossip—the seamstress and the handy man. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “During the last twelve months we have gone through a period of grim dictatorship.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In this blooming consciousness, in this period of intense questioning, I was not alone. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z There was a period of blackness and then the cell, or room, in which he now was had gradually materialized round him. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z In that period, Saharans began to tend cattle and make pottery, then to keep sheep and goats, and they may also have been starting to domesticate sorghum and millet. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z This does not mean that its rightness was always apparent, although careless historians and scientists often imply as much; it does mean that its rightness becomes incontestable, at least for a period of time. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z We wait the rest of the period for Dr. Cobb, but it turns out he doesn’t have time for us. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z If artificial selection can make such major changes in so short a period of time, what must natural selection, working over billions of years, be capable of? Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z A similar survey of 400 skeletons from the same period in Israel discovered a single crack in a single skull that could be attributed to human violence. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The Irish and Italian immigrants who came to New York in the same period didn’t have that advantage. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z But the fact that I survived physically, that in a time period well into my fifties I never collapsed or needed time off to recuperate, is something I am inordinately proud of. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z They had five minutes before the start of second period. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z I wait outside of second period for El. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z More students poured into the classroom, a couple darting in just as the bell rang for the start of third period. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Then the period ended and Karen came right over to me. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Smallpox has an incubation period of about twelve days, during which time sufferers, who may not know they are sick, can infect anyone they meet. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Now there would be a question period, and before I would be allowed to have my dinner, I would be required to perform before this distinguished gathering. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z And it was all right with me because we had chopped off at least fifteen minutes of the period. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z I just have to get to first period. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Eventually the vibrations die down but not in so short a period as eight hundred years. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z When I sit down for second period next to Mitch, there’s a huge blue, yellow, and white mum spread out across my desk. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The third quarter was as dull as the first two, but Cypress Bay’s offense suddenly got it together in the final period. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Zeus, greatly angered in his turn, condemned Apollo to serve King Admetus as a slave—for a period which is differently given as one or nine years. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z After a brief period of progress during Reconstruction, African Americans found themselves, once again, virtually defenseless. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z One funny thing—in all that hectic period, something quickly struck my notice: the Europeans never pressed the “hate” question. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z It is being designed so that four people will be able to stay aboard for long periods of time, working in a laboratory, exploring ideas that involve gravity or the lack of it. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z When you talk about Churchill’s “great rolling periods”— meaning his long, mellifluous sentences—you are primarily talking about sound effects: the gather and surge of a sentence toward its climax. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Most kids probably liked to use their lunch period to, I don’t know, eat lunch and socialize and all that. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z As Emily moved through the crowded hallways during passing period, she felt largely unnoticed, except for when she accidentally bumped into someone. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Then there was the reality that funding for basic research was always in danger of cutbacks, especially in periods of economic strain. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Not only was it too late to get more sleep — it was too late, period. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z There is a very extensive literature devoted to the relationship between Christianity and science in the early modern period. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I only see her once in the morning, a brief passing in the halls between first and second period. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z I had returned to that period of innocence in my life, that period of exploration of the human condition. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Later in life, she would hint to visitors of her own misery during this period. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “I didn’t get in until the start of the second period.” The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z Then the period is over, and we go our separate ways. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z I liked picking up my book satchel each time the bell rang and looked forward to talking about something entirely different the next period. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z In this early period it may be impossible to get agreement about which is the right answer. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The only other class I had with Jenna, it turned out, was PE, so I’d have to wait till last period to find out more. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z She sits up with a finality that I guess is supposed to be the period on our conversation, but I know I can’t give up, not that easily. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z It gives great pleasure to the Editor to hear, from every quarter of our City, that universal health prevails in a degree equal to any former period. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Some colleges, like Emory University in Atlanta, have climbed fast in the rankings over precisely the same period in which their percentage of low-income students has tumbled. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z “But now he’s hanging with us for the entire lunch period.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z A simple measure of this is to count books in which Newton’s name appears in the title: the peak period clearly runs from 1715 to 1745. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z As much as he knows about all things girlified, I know for a fact that he’s grossed out by the thought of girls getting their period. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “Maybe if you just went for first period.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z On seeing my person, he took the opportunity to inform me that he had just that moment finalized plans to return to the United States for a period of five weeks between August and September. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z However, towards the end of this period, comets entered Halley’s life for the first time, although at first only in a minor way. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Kids filtered in for Mr. Quisling’s seventh period as she approached his desk. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “If you want, you can put your head down on the table and rest until second period.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “I didn’t have a mom, and I started my period all by myself, and I needed you because I can’t talk to Daddy about boys, but you weren’t there!” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z During this period, she had another key rebuilding project on her hands. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Were they all really bounded by a single day, by one period of unbroken wakefulness, from the innocent rehearsals of her play to the emergence of the giant from the mist? Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z It is not possible to create weightlessness here on earth, except for very short periods of time. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It seems Principal Wertz called my mother when I failed to come back for the rest of third period, or show up for my fourth-, fifth-, sixth-, and seventh-period classes. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The farther away a planet, the greater its orbital period. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z I see him between second and third period when I walk past his locker; his hair looks unwashed and his eyes are wide. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z It rained so hard, so long and so incessantly that the thought of a period of no rain provoked a mild wonder. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z “This period was one of the most intense, frightening, and meaningful times of my life,” Patricia Ellsberg later said of the months leading up to the trial. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z But during the whole period up until that night, the medical stuff had only sunk in to a point; I only accepted what I had to accept to make sense of any given moment. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Prone to nausea and stomach problems, she remembered her early years “as one continual period of throwing up.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I would be spending brief periods on a gallery but would also have a lot of time off, accompanying inmates to the mess hall and, later, to the commissary or package room or school building. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I can still hide out in the bathroom all period if I need to. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z “Nah. It looks good if you nail it, period,” says Trey. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Other cities saw their crime drop in the same period. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “And what are you doing outside the nurse’s office again? Having another period scare?” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z She never knew when this would happen or for how long a period of time. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s also our only fifteen-minute period, which means that I have about eight minutes left to do this. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The German countess then began to speak, but I was at this point, for some reason I do not recollect, obliged to leave the drawing room for an extended period. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “I saw you last period in the gym playing badminton and you sounded perfectly healthy.” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Someone called him “Nazi” in the hallway after fifth period, and he just kept on walking. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z At our school, the older you get, the stupider your lunch period. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z Now, however, we’re going through the most delightful period so far, because there are no vegetables at all. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z He read slowly and didn’t stop when he was supposed to at the periods. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z This period of carefree idleness was due to end soon. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z It isn’t that every atom in the sample will exist for exactly 30 seconds or 60 seconds or 90 seconds or some other tidily ordained period. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z This is her first day, and if she stops to look at her phone, she may just stop, period. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Huygens had always suffered from ill health, and although he was based in Paris for the next fifteen years, he twice had to return to Holland for lengthy periods to recuperate from sickness. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Seventh and eighth periods were Music with Mr. Kempsey, our form teacher. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z With him, during some previous period of boyhood reminiscence, of confidences exchanged. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z For example, they can take a few seconds on one move and perhaps thirty-five minutes on another—as long as all the moves are made within the period specified by the tournament organizers. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z An Osage scholar once observed, “Walking through an Osage cemetery and seeing the gravestones that show the inordinate numbers of young people who died in the period is chilling.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Now there began a period, a phase, during which the town and the county watched him with more puzzlement yet. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z Information loses a lot of value in a short period of time. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z In another pocket he carried a sketch of the island bridge, which Reynie had spent most of two class periods working on from memory. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z She invented “rest time,” a period of endless inactivity stretching out after school and lunch, in which we were ordered to stay in our beds, under our mosquito-net canopies. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Normally on that day, after third period, Stargirl and I would pass each other on the second floor around the teachers’ lounge. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z After a long period of silence, he said: “I’m sorry about just now, Kath. I really am. I’m a real idiot.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Greater shape and clarity, of course, was what the fledgling record industry preferred to long-winded periods of virtuoso meandering. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Had it not been for the letters Clara and Blanca exchanged, that entire period would have remained submerged in a jumble of faded, timeworn memories. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z During the discussion period after Woodhull’s speech, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Representative John Bingham, a Republican from Ohio, told Woodhull: “Madam, you are not a citizen.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Early sixth period, right after lunch, my brother is called down to the principal’s office. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Separated from her daughter, with whom she had always been very close, Clara entered another of her confused, depressed periods. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I sat there through the final period of the day, not even agonizing over what “I’ll deal with you later” might mean. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z From then on, for a period of at least two generations, philosophers had a hard time in that country. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Instrument-specific music seems commonplace to us now, but it was a real novelty during this period, and one which was rapidly taken up by composers on mainland Europe. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z The school had sent us a computerized schedule that showed my six periods, teachers’ names, and classroom numbers. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She pressed it against her head while he filled out papers at a desk, followed by a period of poking around for keys in a file drawer. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “The Mahabharata is about the time after the Ramayana period.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z I’d gotten my period, which I announced immediately and with huge excitement to everyone in the house, because that was just the kind of household we had. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “Well, it’s the same thing. Your poor mom. Geez. Why does he think he has any right to tell her how to deal with her period?” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Trouble was brewing, and a period that began with fear of Apocalypse was replaced with one in which the Apocalypse might be played out within music itself - by that same firebrand on a Dresden street. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z All through this period of selection, no one was told what the special duty would be. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Four more bunker missiles fall over this period, all massive, all very damaging, but there’s no urgency to the attack. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Whatever excitement and girlish joy I felt before the bombing simply died for a long period after the bombing. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z As the head of the family and chief mourner, Jinjoo’s father stayed at the home of the deceased with Gomo for the entire mourning period. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Put another way: Turn off the device for a sustained period— whether hours or days. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Mesoamerican cultures understood all this, and realized that by citing dates with both calendars they were able to identify every day in this fifiy-two-year period uniquely. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z But then, toward the end of that period, I saw the schools financial manager standing at the doorway. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z It had a lot to do with thinking through things and making smart decisions and not taking dumb risks for no reason at all and in fact not taking dumb risks period. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z And neither of us spoke for the rest of the period. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z There is a small quiet gray period then. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z This began a period of time some historians call the Peace of Pocahontas. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z For one period each day, you were not allowed to touch me or snicker behind my back no matter what the latest rumor. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z “The basic thing about the Amazon is that these people had a longterm period to learn about and experience and benefit from their knowledge of the environment,” Meggers said. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z ‘We shall probably go faster than that,’ the sister announced, pulling on her driving-gloves and tying a scarf over her head in the approved driving-fashion of the period. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mom. I can’t. I have a biology quiz next period. And I’m meeting—I’m meeting somebody after school. I’ll just see you at home, okay?” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Audrey leapt to her feet and whispered in my ear, “Your period started.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Even in the song we sing when we miss having a mother—and not her but a mother, period—we sing about a mother. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I put my sweater on when I go into school, because I don’t want Principal Trask to see my armband before I even get to first period. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Now that he wasn’t playing anymore, he found himself flunking three classes at the end of the second six-week grading period. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The afternoon stretched the shadows like taffy and the park entered its period of diminished popularity as supper approached. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Friday afternoon, when the bell rang at just after one, Pearl settled herself into seventh period and set her bag beside her chair. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It would have seemed absurd, given that racial segregation was the primary vehicle of racialized social control in the United States during that period. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z I had seven kids, and I had no time to think about my period. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I began to rest more frequently and for longer periods, to try to cool down a little, but each time I set off again the heat came flooding back. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The boy would not tell her that the teacher had told him that dog days got their name from the Dog Star because it rose and set with the sun during that period. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z As the lunch period was ending, she got up but did not head straight for the exit. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z He spent nearly four months in the bush all told, and during that period he didn’t encounter another living soul. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z His phone is on his desk, and for the rest of the period he watches us. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z His rolling periods impressed his audiences, but if the chief object of rhetoric is to persuade, Churchill’s didn’t—much of the time—do that. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z So does what is known as latency, the period of time that lapses between the moment one speaker stops talking and the moment the other speaker begins. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mr. Clarkson gave some of the yearbook staff notes for first period,” she said. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z The cases described, on the other hand, were predisposed to gross lapses in reality contact and extreme weakness in impulse control during periods of heightened tension and disorganization. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Though the wound in her head had healed, she was subject to periods of troubled sleep, she had strange dreams which recurred night after night. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z And what this meant was that we were together—the four of us—exactly one period a day, which was lunch. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Friday is really far away, and we have a double period of math after lunch. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Then he told the crowd that he had already contacted the White House for permission to fly the United States flag at half-staff for a period of mourning. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z We survive this period because Pa is friendly with the chief. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And if I felt that way after spending only short periods in the past, what must Kevin be feeling after five years. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z But a million years is a very long period of time. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z A lot of kids were absent from first period. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Ms. McCrea spent the whole class period trying to get us to open up about whether we felt the school was a safe and welcoming community. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z We found out that only a few days before, the state law had been changed, and now Indiana had a long waiting period. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The pleading was followed by an extended period of screaming that ultimately gave way to more begging. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Luke was pretty sure Toby had physics this period, so he peeked into the classroom as the room began to fill up. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Margie was told that it had been a good marriage, a period of happiness for her grandmother. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “Oh, no. Once I knew what they were up to, I stayed at my place in Kennebunk. Your mother and I hardly talked during that period.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z But between third and fourth periods, I’m dragged right back. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z If ‘Romantic’ still means anything specific in the history of music, it best refers to a period when the composer’s or performer’s personal emotions, or sentiment, became paramount in the dialogue between music and audience. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z In this period, the Army and the Navy were fierce rivals, often acting more like enemies than allies. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Throughout the whole period of his seeming friendship with Pilkington, Napoleon had really been in secret agreement with Frederick. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z And this change of attitude and mood is audible in the musical style of the period, particularly within the harmony that supported melody. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Eventually, for a period of time, Asher stopped talking altogether, when he was a Three. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z He reached the conclusion that what was wrong with all existing systems of knowledge was that they had been cobbled together by lots of different people over long periods of time. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z If a comma is a yield sign and a period is a stop sign, the semicolon is a flashing red—one of those lights you drive through after a brief pause. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Hayden was discreetly driven from the park in one of the fair’s innovative English ambulances with quiet rubber tires and placed in a sanitarium for a period of enforced rest. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z American Indians became a growing impediment to white European “progress,” and during this period, the images of American Indians promoted in books, newspapers, and magazines became increasingly negative. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “Now, anyone interested in running for student council on either ticket has until Thursday, seventh period, when the nominating conventions will take place—Republicans in the auditorium, Democrats in the media center.” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z “I started my period a few days ago.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Within a remarkably short period, Sapiens reached Europe and East Asia. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Women need extra underwear when they get their period. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z So I was definitely in a bit of a funk, a bit of a bleak period, when I did the next stupid thing. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “I told the nurse I got my period so I could get out of PE.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z When he had to go away for a quite long period, poor Rickie was shut out of the house. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z I spent the rest of first period and all of second in the nurse’s office, watching Animal Control pass through the hallway. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Moreover, a drunk driver remains impaired for the whole ride, whereas the impairment of a cell phone user is intermittent, and impacts the brain only in the period surrounding their interaction with the device. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z In history we are divided into groups of four and told that each group will have to present a big project at the end of the marking period. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z In March 1956, after several months of relative freedom, I received my third ban, which restricted me to Johannesburg for five years and prohibited me from attending meetings for that same period. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I zeroed in on the linen cabinet behind her, which reminded me of the day when I got my first period. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z It went three periods, and Luke won by a single point. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z It was the beginning of the deadliest period of racial violence in Chicago history. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z I was at school, backpack on my shoulder, heading out of first period when you grabbed my hand. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Some of my recollections may be wrong; this was over eight years ago and I only knew you for a period of about eight months. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z All those weird moments that had been bugging him since second period suddenly made sense. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z You cut first period together, just talking in the stairwell. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Sometimes we’re halfway through the period before he notices someone who doesn’t belong. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z In the same raid, more than two thousand other persons were taken into custody and held for a period of time without any charges being filed against them. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z He wasn’t doing fifth-period Office Duty anymore, since Mr. D’Ulney had nominated him for Math Olympiad in April, so fifth period he was tutoring Joseph in trigonometry. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z The conservative philosophy, by contrast, attracted wide support and was implemented in various contexts over a considerable period of time. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z In fifth period, I feel his eyes on me like a shadow. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “I’d already gone through most of the books in the public library near us and was beginning to want chess books of my own,” Bobby said later, reflecting back on the period. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z After the customary period of quarantine, they were permitted to leave the island, and Jewish welfare workers helped them settle in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Instead of putting periods at the ends of sentences, her mother sighed. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z So when Mom drops me off at school, fourth period has only just started. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Except one time, in the hallway right before third period, I thought Dante might have bumped into me on purpose. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The commission sentenced Alfons to restriction to his town limits for a period of two years, six months’ expulsion from college, and one month of hard labor. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The period of plentiful food did not last long. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I imagined myself making a speech and caught in striking poses by flashing cameras, snapped at the end of some period of dazzling eloquence. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Now Khalid is gone, and Sandy hasn’t come back to our free period ever again. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z The Democrats are not eager to find flaws in the period of “unprecedented prosperity” they take credit for; the Republicans have lost interest in the poor now that “welfare-as-we-know-it” has ended. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Because some grade has to get early lunch period.” Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z Tycho’s observations of the apparent motion of Mars and other planets through the constellations were made over a period of many years. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z And she held out a box of sugar-coated question marks, periods, commas, and exclamation points. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z It would be better to give Mancuso a probationary period and kick him off the force. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I manage to get through the whole lunch period without ever speaking to Tyler directly. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Everyone agreed: it was the best homeroom period ever. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z “The last time we had a new driver, we didn’t get to school until second period.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, this period from 11/9 to the mid-1990s led to a huge advance in personal empowerment. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z "There was actually quite a lot of bad science going on throughout the period–people rushing in with results that didn’t always stand up to scrutiny." A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Unlike Easter Island and other remote Polynesian islands, Greenland could not support a self-sufficient food-producing society, though it did support self-sufficient Inuit hunter-gatherer populations before, during, and after the Norse occupation period. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z When he was a baby and going through his nightly fussy period, he’d only calm down after I played him a lullaby on my cello. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He spent long periods bushwhacking over tangled mountains or following the wrong path when the trail forked. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z In spite of the tensions and uncertainties of this period something profoundly meaningful is taking place. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It’s filled with a mixture of gorgeous gowns and costumes from different time periods. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z During lunch period, I got called to the principal’s office, where I sat for twenty minutes and worried about the unknown emergency. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Capitalize the word if you’re referring, even metaphorically, to the historical period. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z "We both have P.E. first period, so I'll get her there on time." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “This is his spare period, and I was like, perfect, an opportunity for Jeremy to see the real Janna!” says Tats. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z The new manufacturing jobs that opened during this time period were generally located in the suburbs. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z I kept looking at the clock to see how many minutes were left until the end of the period so I could turn and face him. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z The bell to first period rang and Courtney, as usual, ran in a couple seconds late. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z I wasn’t a silk feathered hat person, but just for that period of time, I wasn’t a groundling either. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Sometimes I’d catch a ride with him, but he had that zero period in the mornings and he usually ditched me after practice to do something with his friends. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z This was a severe period on that plantation, and saw many unhappy restrictions upon the small luxuries and freedoms the servants had been accorded. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The job suited Singleton after a long period wandering. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I spent my free periods in my room trying to read about religion. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z She lay back down and presently drifted off into the first of many fitful periods of sleep. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Shadow turned, slowly, streaming images of himself as he moved, frozen moments, each him captured in a fraction of a second, every tiny movement lasting for an infinite period. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z From age ten until his arrest, Joe had no stable home; he had no fewer than ten different addresses within this three-year period. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Death is not a period that ends the great sentence of life, but a comma that punctuates it to more lofty significance. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The Tudor period witnessed a boom in food/drink/Baby Jesus-related carols, surpassed in enthusiasm only by the Victorian era. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z On some mornings, he sent Grog out to gallop in Seabiscuit’s name at standard morning workout periods, then snuck the real Seabiscuit out to exercise at night. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I’ll have to fib when I tell the nurse I got my period and that I need to borrow fresh clothes, but it’s worth it to keep the secret of the underpants safe. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z They’re sitting at a lab table in an otherwise empty chemistry classroom at the high school during lunch period, as they do every other Wednesday. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Mrs. Shigemura taught Hatsue to sit without moving and claimed that she would not mature properly unless she learned to do so for extended periods. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “Oops, I forgot. Ms. Keaton said it was a study period,” I say, feigning a look of dawning remembrance. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “So even if I overdose I’ll have a certain advantage, a grace period. With an antidote on hand for myself, just in case...” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Instead, it is usually preceded by a long gestation period in which all the hard work is done without finding the key to the solution to the problem. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad specifically never talks about the past, and Mom never talks about much, period, in front of Dad. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z She entered one of her long periods of silence—I think it lasted several months—during which she used her little slate, as she had in her days of muteness. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Neither Kalinda nor I dare to look at each other for the rest of the period. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I mean, that’s supposed to be the real danger period because they feel energetic, but if they exert themselves, they can have another attack and croak. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z His new boss, he decided, went through phases of extroversion followed by periods of intense quiet. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z I would remember to dissemble for short periods, then I would forget and act straight and human again, not with the desire to harm anybody, but merely forgetting the artificial status of race and class. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Every little light of New York City was a period at the end of a sentence. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Van glanced out the window, into the seminary, a Mormon teaching center where students are allowed to spend a period each school day learning the gospel and earning credits toward seminary graduation. 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 second period, we passed the hour watching a film of the football game that Welch High had played several days earlier. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z This makes it painful to hold a camera for a long period. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The girl felt sorry for the strange-looking animal and offered to allow him to try on her clothes for a short period. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z I had already missed most of first period but grabbed my English book anyway. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z I filled in all the Presidential Physical Fitness charts for him, in both periods. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Of course, over a period of two hundred and sixty years a lot of Tang men no longer knew what the queue had originally symbolized. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, after six periods, we had learned “Long live Chairman Mao,” “Long live the Chinese Communist Party,” and “Long live socialist China.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z When I got my first period over the summer, Mama was so hush-hush about the whole thing, as if I should keep it super secret. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “I was just messing around. I agree it was probably not the best way to spend first period.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z After a while guards came to take her food tray away and announced a rest period. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The rest of my periods drag painfully long. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z You may be astonished that in such a short period of time I could go from weeping over the muffled killing of a flying fish to gleefully bludgeoning to death a dorado. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I saw him just before first period, and he walked right past me and Dre. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Moving from one prison to another always requires a period of adjustment. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The other great composers of Western music lived during other periods: Bach and Handel were Baroque era composers, for example; Brahms and Wagner, Romantic53 ; and Ravel and Debussy, Impressionist. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z On the drive over to the hospital, I had an odd realization: This was the first time in weeks that I had laughed with each member of my family within a 24-hour period. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z From his Sea Island, Georgia, retreat, Governor Faubus urged our leaders and school officials to allow a cooling-off period before resuming integration. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “We’re hanging out in the bathroom next period. You coming?” she asks. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z It was accepted; and from that period Jane had belonged to Colonel Campbell’s family, and had lived with them entirely, only visiting her grandmother from time to time. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Between cheerleading, the play, and all of her committees, there’s always a reason for Abby to be late to first period, but she never gets called out. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z But for one brief period in the 1980s, Manson was the most geologically exciting place on Earth. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z That summer—while the President’s lies were also getting more elaborate—I started faking my period. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Not organized in any fashion at all—and spanning a period of months. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “They should call the FBI in,” Nixon ordered, “and say that we wish for the country, don’t go any further into this case, period!” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Matter of fact, I wasn't on nobody's side, period. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z “Are you feeling better about...you know, what happened with your dad when you got your period?” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z She worked for a brief period as a bookkeeper at Hampton Institute’s Health Service but left after the birth of her son, Levi Jr., in 1946. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z In first period, this one guy has cereal glued all over his clothes, and a plastic knife stabbed through a Froot Loops box on his head. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z 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 Under so much physical stress, many women stopped having their periods throughout the war, which meant that even their bodies didn’t seem to be functioning like women’s bodies anymore. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I forgot that she has her first period free. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The rise of literacy, of the culture of writing and reading and bookselling, had reached a critical stage in the classical period. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z The bell rings for the end of sixth period and we start to get up and Kristina stops dead in her tracks. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z But a number of idealistic mountaineers continued to insist that a gifted athlete blessed with rare physiological attributes could, after a lengthy period of acclimatization, climb the peak without bottled oxygen. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z And the case seemed to have little impact on Southam’s professional standing: soon after the end of his probationary period, Southam was elected president of the American Association for Cancer Research. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z It leads through the front doors and turns into a hallway, which meanders between rows of lockers and classrooms on both sides, finally entering the always-open door to first period. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z “There’s a guy in my first period who’s really cute. He has the greenest eyes and he makes everyone laugh all the time.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Francie enjoyed the lunch period and was glad she had found out what they wanted from her. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Late one afternoon, after a long period in a cushioned window seat behind a painted screen, I emerge and turn left instead of right. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Afternoons were her time with Mia, and she spent the last few periods of the day anticipating what Mia might be working on, thinking of things to share. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Luckily, while I was having an emotional meltdown in third period, Rebecca suggested we ditch the rest of the day at school and walk home. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “Very well, let this be a warning to you. To all of you. From this moment on there will be no talking, period. Now then, are there any questions?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I don’t think he ever stopped to consider that the Wrights were about the only demons to whom I could have talked for any long period of time. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “I finally got my period, like, two weeks after you left for Texas,” I said with some pride. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z “The winter of 1892-3 will always be remembered by those who served on the guard during that period,” wrote Colonel Rice, their commander. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Berkner suggests that there may have been cycles of oxygen production and carbon dioxide consumption, depending on relative abundances of plant and animal life, with the ice ages representing periods of apnea. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Here are the stats from my first match of the period: One takedown...of me. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The owner of the inn kept three rooms on his top floor for transients, which he rented to girls for two-week periods. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z A hundred million crystallized polio viruses could cover the period at the end of this sentence. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z To appreciate its absurdity, one can imagine future historians lumping American history with Canadian, Australian, South African, and later South Asian histories, into a conceptual monstrosity called the “Britishistic” period. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Still, every class period there would be a scramble to see which small group of friends would take possession of the dome. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z In English, we’re reading some boring old book, by some boring old dude, set in some boring old time period. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Ramu and I sit together every afternoon after lunch period so we can practice our English. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Thirteen of the state's sixteen pulp and paper mills were opened during this period. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z It's hard for me to imagine why my mom wasn't in a state of constant anxiety during this period in her life. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “Oh, not now. Now we’re in that sweet period where everyone agrees that our recent horrors should never be repeated,” he says. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Challenges to the racial order during these periods are easily marginalized or suppressed, and the prevailing system of racial meanings, identity, and ideology seems “natural.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Of course, the Klan opposed any changes in the status quo, but the Durham unit engaged in no actions in this period. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The homeroom period would be over, but I was only fifteen minutes late for the first class. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Howard Clement of the BSC rejected an attempt by merchants to settle the dispute before their most lucrative period. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The conviction marks the beginning of the second phase: the period of formal control. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z After the revolutionary period of the Fifties and Sixties, society regrouped itself, as always, into High, Middle, and Low. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Throughout the class period, things began to change drastically. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z The earnestness in her voice was persuasive, and on the afternoon of the appointment, after tenth period, Lexie parked her Explorer outside the house on Winslow. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z These people covered astonishing sweeps, for considerable periods. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z In history, Mr. Pape does an interesting exam review period, where he puts the desks in a rectangular formation with one historical war image on each desk. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Each worked for him throughout the period of construction and continued to associate with him after the building was completed. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “There will obviously be an adjustment period, but Jessica is young and fit, and I have full confidence that she will return to a completely normal life.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z “It’s because I got my period. My first one ever. And it was horrible.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z By the time I find it, the period is almost over. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Tyler ambushes me in between third and fourth period. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Hatsue settled into missing her husband and learned the art of waiting over an extended period of time—a deliberately controlled hysteria that was something like what Ishmael Chambers felt watching her in the courtroom. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z For the same reasons, I was always glad when Sergeant Holmes sent me to the PSU after a period on the galleries. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a period of time when he ate gari with honey for over a week. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z In her professional life, she was so good at lying low that it is difficult to discover exactly what she was up to during this period. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Then we spend the rest of the lunch period talking about what Dad told me about Gram’s childhood and what I found in her closet. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Because music must be heard over a period of time, rhythm is one of the most basic elements of music. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z She was the youngest of the two daughters of a most affectionate, indulgent father; and had, in consequence of her sister’s marriage, been mistress of his house from a very early period. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z From time to time she persuaded herself she remained for Briony’s sake, or to help her mother, or because this really was her last sustained period at home and she would see it through. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The harpsichord’s heyday lasted from this period until the piano gained popularity in the mid-eighteenth century. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “Remember, it’s still the trial period, so we get to take all their classes for free.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Before I know it, the first chance I’ve ever had at making a friend is gone before the first class period has even ended. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Did you know that bovines have a typical gestation period of approximately two hundred and eighty-three days?” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Then lunch period is over and they don’t know you haven’t eaten anything. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z The boy’s mother had longer periods of just humming without drifting into soft singing. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The bell rings and I gather my things to head to fifth period. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z At eighteen, Martin left North Carolina and after a period of lonesome meandering took a position as a clerk in a Norfolk shipping office. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Harry was least surprised by this, because he had suffered periods of near starvation at the Dursleys’. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z We go into the hallway just as the bell for second period rings. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z According to one study, during a twelve-year period, the number of people returning from prison back home to “core counties”—those counties that contain the inner city of a metropolitan area—tripled. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z When I slouched into the cafeteria after fourth period, I spent the hour doing homework instead of eating. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Still, I’d rather not have kids gawking at me all period, so I park myself in the back of the room and wait for Mr. Ward to call our English class to attention. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Winston, in addition to his regular work, spent long periods every day in going through back files of the Times and altering and embellishing news items which were to be quoted in speeches. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “I’m walking Maya to first period. Unless, of course, you want to abscond with her?” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z This happened about once a year in the dead period between the Fourth of July and the County Fair. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Other types of cancer may in time be found to have a relatively short latent period, also, but at present leukemia seems to be the exception to the general rule of extremely slow development. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Had we gone into the trenches without this period of training most of us would certainly have gone mad. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Kids filtered in for Mr. Quisling’s seventh period as she approached his desk. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The school bell rang and a warning flashed in the corner of my display, informing me that I had forty minutes until the start of first period. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Despite these obstacles or maybe because of them, during the forty-day mourning period Lefty had set up a study for himself in the living room and returned to his scholarly pursuits. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z In the initial period everything was going well. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z That weekend, I filled out the scholarship applications and took them to Mr. Penney on Monday morning during my study hall period. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z “Oh God,” Em said to Bridge after last period. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z But when Connie Chung called during my third- period class, I knew in my heart that she would be the best person to tell our story for ABC’s Prime Time Live. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Despite some erosion, money retained value over relatively long periods. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The shower cut off and there was a period of silence. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Two different time periods, two different sets of issues. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z This would require little effort to demonstrate, since the present ruin of Italy is caused by nothing other than its having relied on mercenary troops for a period of many years. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z The next morning, on my way to third period, I see him in the hallway—Theodore Finch—only he’s different. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Guess she got held up in second period.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Then an engagement period would have followed which would have lasted a few months. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Ten days or so in the hospital and then home for the long recuperating period. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z One lunch period she gave me a flat, brown-speckled shell from her collection. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Although we know that the chemicals have almost certainly undergone change during the long period of transit, we do not know whether the altered chemical is more toxic than the original or less. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I shall speak of Louis and not of Charles; and therefore about the one whose progress has been observed better, because he held territory in Italy for a longer period. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z There are diagrams, numbers, lines and charts—strings of words with terminal punctuation at the end—some are periods, some question marks, and none of it makes sense. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z She sat down a few rows ahead of Park and, as far as he could tell, spent the whole period staring at the sun. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Did you ever wonder what all of your subject teachers do second period, if every single student on your team has gym? Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The boys blinked, startled, for in a single moment an entire lesson—an entire class period of listening to Jillson drone on and on about bad government—had blossomed in their heads. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z So instead of going to fifth period and sitting next to him, I’m going outside. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z Again when reading about the period when he had discovered the prison library, Malcolm X’s head jerked up. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z On the eleventh day they invite their friends to mark the end of the mourning period. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Long periods of rain were the teachers’ despair, as the children couldn't go out and the teachers had to supervise indoor play, and everybody became frustrated and fretful. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Eighth period is the only class they don’t have together, so I decide to run with it. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z “It’s just that I’m on my period, and it feels like someone is stabbing me in the uterus.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Or whoever scores the most in three periods. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z After a period in which the Western world had enjoyed order, tranquility, unity, and oneness with its True God and Trinity, there appeared winds of change which spelled evil days ahead. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The stage was set for one of the most important events of the prewar period. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z When you reach the period, it’s all over. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z They chose the United States because they'd already lived there for a period of time, while my dad was in college. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Mitch: No. I asked my math teacher first period if we could wheel in a TV to watch it, but he said we had to review for the chapter test this week. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But he made that prediction before the bombs fell—indeed, it was during that grim period when the failure of the Alpha racetracks had laid him out in a Chicago hospital room. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Farmers using arsenic dusts over long periods have been afflicted with chronic arsenic poisoning; livestock have been poisoned by crop sprays or weed killers containing arsenic. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z My period is a week early, but that’s what I get for lying. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z She grew thinner than she’d ever been in her life, so that in the few pictures taken of her in that period her face is faintly unrecognizable. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The headmaster read through Caitlin's letter before agreeing to a month-long grace period: Things had gotten so bad that even the schools had to be lenient. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z We're watching Twelfth Night in first period, because every English teacher is a comedian. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z When it is necessary they can be prodded into frenzies of fear and hatred, but when left to themselves they are capable of forgetting for long periods that the war is happening. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z After a period of convalescence, the horse returned to racing, only to be injured again. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z For the next two periods I did not hear anything the teacher said. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The one I just received in my last class period. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z In this period, he also began to pay serious attentions to the sixteen-year-old daughter of George Blumer, Yale’s medical school dean. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z If the individual was in the female role and was impregnated, hormonal activity of course continues, and for the 8.4-month gestation period and the 6- to 8-month lactation period this individual remains female. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “Its orbital period is the same as its rotational period, locked in place by its red dwarf sun.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z But even if it happened, he told me, “The entire Maya florescence took place during a prolonged dry period.” 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z As Dill was about to ask Lydia what she had first period, he heard laughter off to the left. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z They had to listen to as many as a hundred contestants a day over a three-day period, so they didn’t waste time. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Chasing a dopamine hit runs counter to focus and goal-setting; needless to say, it becomes hard to sustain periods of attention. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The bright hours when the young rebelled against the descending sun had to give way to twenty-four-hour periods called “days” that were named as well as numbered. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z His third sentence is missing a period, which she now carefully inserts with her finest-nibbed fountain pen. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z But way back in the Jurassic period, some Stegosaurus went to the bathroom in our mountains. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Someone standing at the window started rambling about a dark mushroom of smoke rising from across the river, and the bell, without any awareness of what was going on, rang for first period. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z If Cecile cared where Fern put her period and if Papa’s lady friend was nice, or if Vonetta planned on being a flower girl, she didn’t mention it in her letter to me. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z He’s surrounded by teenagers whose clothing, hairstyles, and dance moves all indicate that the time period is the late 1980s.* Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Mr. Trig walks by me after first period. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z He erases the board slowly, then says, “I could use a helper next period, just this one time.” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z He glanced at his watch and said, “Third period is almost over.” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z After an immeasurable period of time, she went out into the corridor and along to the end where there was an open door to an unused bedroom. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I was not, however, to be let off merely with the long period of uncertainty. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Gaskets had to survive extreme temperature changes and maintain their airtight seal over long periods of constant operation. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I was given two weeks to prepare, a period I spent searching for a briefcase and standing before my full-length mirror, repeating the words "Hello, class, my name is Mr. Sedaris." Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Which explains why for a period of time previously considered humanly impossible, I maintain my life force without benefit of breathing. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z It’s the last period of the day, and if you don’t owe work in any of your classes or need tutoring or have detention, you get to do fun stuff. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Wahzhazhe chronicled the sweeping history of the Osage, including the period of the Reign of Terror. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He knew Benji had made some charges to party places, which could have been for anything—for the wedding, for their lunch period, for an actual party. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z We have a break right after second period, and it’s the first time of the day when I can meet up with Isabella and Julia. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z I feel the same way as when Lucinda told me how one day I, too, would get my period. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z “The wrong story? The wrong period, you mean. Yes, I’ve often thought so myself.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z When she got home, Stanton started work on the second volume of History of Woman Suffrage, which covered the period of the division of the women’s suffrage movement in 1869. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z I went through a period of obsessively cultivating rare corpse flowers. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Probably the closest I ever got to a spiritual sort of experience was during my mom’s O Brother period, which coincided with me being about eight or nine years old. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z This happened around 600 million years ago, at the beginning of the Paleozoic era, and accounts for the sudden abundance of marine fossils of all kinds in the record of this period. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z We had an hour and a half for lunch, to give our minds time to firm back up before the second exam period of the day. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z There was one problem: My math period was Annette’s piano period, so who would bail me out in math? Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z There's a drowsy in-between period when I can hear the last few strains of her music although she's lost in the leaves. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Joey came back at the end of the period and sat down with the leftover group behind me. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Vanessa, please remain in class for just a minute. I will write you a late pass for next period,” Mrs. Walton says. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z After the period, he went back to his office and left two guys—me and Alfred Hartnett, hilarious—to roll up the mats for Christmas vacation. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I check over my shoulder once more for El even though I didn’t see her in second period. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z That afternoon, during our free period, I went over to check on the caterpillar. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Fifteen seconds into seventh period, and Nick was onstage. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Afterward there was a period when he felt sleepy and a little foolish. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z In fifth period I found out the fight was all about Noah Randolph getting commanded to take off his armband and he wouldn’t, so a bunch of other boys started whaling on him. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Even though I mostly spent the periods cleaning Mr. Peck’s hermit crab tanks, I liked the time with them. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z I know I’m going to be in trouble for skipping first period, but anything is better than facing what’s beyond the bathroom door. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z After eight months, the blackouts seemed to be getting worse, as if her soul were attempting to live in two different time periods at once. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “And you have to let me in because I have my period,” Adina said. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z I called her after sixth period, from a stairwell. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z I thought about this during “range week,” one of the most enjoyable periods of training because of the time we got to spend away from the Academy, at a shooting club. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The period of tearfully passing judgment on Mother is over. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z A visitor’s visa grants you entry into the country for a temporary period of time. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z That was the period when divine good humor and the hidden forces of human nature acted with impunity to provoke a state of emergency and upheaval in the laws of physics and logic. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Most history textbooks about the colonial period refer to the militias, which were organized groups of armed farmers or townspeople, not trained professional soldiers. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z “When oxygen combines with an element over an extended period of time, the result is slow oxidation, rust being a good example of it,” he said confidently. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I was afraid I might be trapped in Rufus’s time for a longer period if I went again. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Then came the long period of mourning and the obligatory withdrawal and they separated for a time. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Out of the eight periods a day, I only saw Tina in three—language arts first period, lunch fifth period and science seventh period. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z What made their partnership extraordinary was that during this nascent period of nuclear physics, theorists and experimentalists customarily regarded each other with mutual condescension and suspicion. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z My stomach is aching in that crampy way that means I’m about to get my period, and my palms itch so bad, it’s like fire ants are biting me. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z My phone buzzes after third period, and it’s Finch. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Above all, the music of this period was characterised - as were the contemporary sciences - by a powerful marriage of imagination and ambition. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Time went on, and Alicia started having morning sickness, her period was still AWOL, and her belly began to rise. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z I had study hall coming up third period; I’d look into it then. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z She seems like she’s playing a part—an extra from an old-school Disney cartoon or from a period movie set in the 1950s that called for secretaries. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z She’d spent much of the same period being an unrelenting disciplinarian. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z It included photography, with the class spending the period learning how to feel comfortable in front of a television camera. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Uncle Dill, Uncle Thyme, Uncle Chive, and during a period our parents wish we would forget, Uncle Cannabis. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z My favorite rocks to find were geodes, which Monyaid came from the volcanoes that had erupted to form the Tuscarora Mountains millions of years ago, during the Miocene period. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Bull needed no period of adjustment, no time for the luxurious stretching and lolling that Ben thought was the most exquisite pleasure of morning. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I got up and walked to Latin, and then to physics, and then finally it was fourth period, and I found Ben in the cafeteria and said, “I really need a nap or something.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z You’re better off avoiding them when you want to indicate time periods; instead, use “every two years” or “twice a week” or whatever. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He breaks us into groups and gives us the rest of the class period to use our tablets and laptops to start our research. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z So, one day right before last period, I slipped Jack a note to meet me in room 301 after school. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z I was in the fifth grade, so my day was divided into periods, with different teachers and classrooms for each. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z That week, which included the hottest three-day period in the nation’s history, the heat would kill three thousand Americans. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z There was an exercise period on the roof and because it was cold we wore big army jackets. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z To judge by the archaeological record, this development took place in an astonishingly compressed period; what took the Sumeri- ans six thousand years apparently occurred in Mesoamerica in fewer than a thousand. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z By the time of the Kofun period, all Japanese skeletons except those of the Ainu formed a homogeneous group, resembling modern Japanese and Koreans. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z There were four minutes remaining in my lunch period, which was the perfect length for a Mom conversation. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Each rest period got longer, each walking period got shorter. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z I catch her in the hallway, after second period. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I don’t even know if I can sleep, period. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z “I got my period too,” I say boldly. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z I don’t want to give the wrong idea about that period at the Kingsfield. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a short period of time when I was obsessed with the study of the ocean, since it takes up more than 70 percent of the planet. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z With a click she shrank the spreadsheet and like magic there it was: a window listing the patients in just the period she’d wanted. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I forgot to mention the important news that I’m probably going to get my period soon. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Then during the warm-up period right before the meet, guess what? Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He saw the emotional effect the injury was having on Boobie—the prolonged periods of depression as one Friday night after another just came and went. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He did okay until third period, when Mr. Lyons passed out a social studies pop quiz. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z During this period my writings from day to day were nearly incomprehensible even hours after I had finished them. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z When I walked into first period, all I could see of Mr. Gunthrie was a pair of thick-soled black boots propped on a class roster. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z At the rate he was going, he would no longer be eligible for football once he received his grade for the six-week period. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z After tenth period, she tracked Pearl down at her locker. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z They walked back and forth in the hall between classes, and at lunch period students hung around the gym. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He reported that they were studying Julius Caesar and the principal read from the Bible each assembly period and that was enough for Neeley. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Its orbit is so irregular that for substantial periods on each of its lonely circuits around the Sun it is closer to us than Neptune is. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z I never did know the little boys, period. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z In the early colonial period, when settlements remained relatively small, indentured servitude was the dominant means of securing cheap labor. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Momma says it’s totally normal for a Black girl to start earlier with stuff like developing and getting her period and having “grown-up bumps.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z A first step is to recognize that Of Natural Magic is a book written over a period of more than thirty years. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Over a period of years Doc dug himself into Cannery Row to an extent not even he suspected. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z She could remember what had gone on just before the period of unconsciousness, could pick up a conversation, the threads of it. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Two books published since then have increased our understanding of that chaotic period of New Zealand history, placed it in a broader historical context, and made its relevance to GGS even clearer. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The judge declared that he was sentencing them to the penitentiary for the “period of your natural lives.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z In his second period French class, he opened the letter and placed it inside his book. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Since Dad thought eating was a form of unavoidable delay, he utilized the dinner hour as an instruction period. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z “If we can keep this up then I think that his difficult period will be behind him.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z In spite of time, of the superimposed periods of mourning, and her accumulated afflictions, Úrsula resisted growing old. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z For a period of time, immeasurable now that nothing can be quantified, my caseworker tries in a variety of ways to convince me to leave with her. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Every kid in the room knew now that the period was more than half over, and that Nick’s report wasn’t just a report. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Women fared somewhat better during this period because the social-service sector in urban areas—which employs primarily women—was expanding at the same time manufacturing jobs were evaporating. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z At the start of fourth period, Ms. Fender had arranged the chairs in a perfect circle. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The rest of the school day is unexceptional...except for a moment in seventh period. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Right before lunch I change books for the last periods of the day. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z A 1993 survey found that 13 percent of jockeys suffered concussions over a period of just four months. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Almost everyone danced but the twins, who could not be induced to separate during the brief period when one or the other should be whirling around the room in the arms of a man. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z In the entire period of their inshore life, the welfare of the shrimp populations and of the industry they support depends upon favorable conditions in the estuaries. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Although these deceptively simple ancient flutes are almost all that survives of Palaeolithic music, acoustic scientists have recently made an extraordinary discovery about the lifesaving importance of music to cave-dwellers of this period. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z There wasn’t enough time between periods anyway, even when your locker was cooperating. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z They seem to be a matter of perspective: the more remote or alien the period, the more clear-cut the period style—and the more limited our knowledge and understanding. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z You are technically free, but as a result of your arrest and period of incarceration, you lose your job, your apartment, your furniture, and your car. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The bell rings, and crowds of students pack around me on their way to first period. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z “I love being a sixth year. And we’re going to be getting free time this year. Whole periods when we can just sit up here and relax.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The second bell rang for the beginning of the next period; by that time students were expected to be settled into their seats. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Alongside death and despair, this was also the period of astounding Gothic architecture, with the most extraordinary cathedrals, abbeys and churches being built all over Europe. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Justin finds her before last period and asks her if she wants to do something. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z We’ve had to assign a student to act as receptionist in each class period. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z That is, until I go to the bathroom during fifth period. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Most of my free periods are spent in the library. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Our history teacher is sick today, which means it’ll be a free period. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z And given that we had math last period, we also knew that, while Thorp always locked the classroom after school, he usually left the supply room open. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “Good work, Carter,” Coach called out to me at the end of the period. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Everyone walked slowly, reading as they made their way to their first period. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z My PE teacher was a dude and missed the memo that tampons had been invented and that periods didn't last for three consecutive months. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z In last period, Mrs. Newman gets a call on her wall phone. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z The second fellowship was not for the customary twelve-month period but explicitly terminated after eight months, in the middle of May. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Seniors don’t even have to check into first period. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z It may seem odd that a book about Indian life before contact should devote space to the period after contact, but there are reasons for it. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Moreover, they also discovered that if you placed a map of Europe’s magnetic patterns alongside an American one from the same period, they fit together as neatly as two halves of a torn letter. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Solitary bucks and unmated rabbits who are wandering do this for quite long periods, especially in summer. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He would have sneered, then, at the upholstered period chairs, the looped drapes, the men and women cut from a glossy whisky ad. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The first volume dealt with the interval from the Creation to the Flood, a period he took to be 432,000 years or about a hundred times longer than the Old Testament chronology. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Sure enough, when I make my way to the library after last period, the chairs are filled and there are even a few standees at the back. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Most of the babies of the period were conceived in Model T Fords and not a few were born in them. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z And then, looking down at his wife in the tub: “Oh Christ, what—” “It’s only my period,” Linda said, shocked, not quite comprehending: the water was tinged with menstrual blood. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The first period of hegemony was that of Chavin, which from about 700 b.c. to the dawn of the Christian era controlled the central coast of Peru and the adjacent mountains. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Virtually the same applies in Egyptology, in which the study of the Ptolemaic “late period” has long been the neglected stepchild of a discipline engrossed by the Rameseses and Thut- moses of high antiquity. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Their daughter, Pearl, became commensurately more difficult to manage, her behavior marked by periods of sullen withdrawal and eruptions of anger. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z In third period, I hook my bag over my chair and take out my calculus book. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Finally, they wanted the chair to be comfortable for people who were stuck at their desks for long periods of time. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z About gym class—You wouldn’t believe what the gym teacher’s name is—and about math, and lunch period. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z After filing in with the other kids, we drop our bags at our lockers and grab our books for first period. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z This coincided with a period of cold in Europe known as the Little Ice Age. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z The Hundred Years’ War had progressed to approximately its twenty-sixth year with no indications of anything more than periods of uneasy truce. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Were they all just stories whose endings had already been written, the dates of their deaths pinned to the page with periods? The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Marcus, Jay, and Adrian spent the entire period whispering to one another, cutting up like they didn’t think anyone could hear them. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z By second period, though, I realized that something bigger was going on. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z In other words, a fire swamp is just a swamp, period; the rest is embroidery. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He handed it to me one morning after we finished a period’s chart. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z But most people do not know which music is from which period. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z One of the times was last year and the other was the period before that. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The many strikes that characterized the year 1919 came at a time when American industry stood at the threshold of a long period of unprecedented growth and prosperity. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Then, the modern age was an age of restoration, after a lengthy period of catastrophe, crisis and collapse. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z This motet is a reasonably long one for the period, and so he also moves the ‘home’ of the music to new places during the piece, returning at the very end to where he started. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z I went through a lazy hair period sophomore year. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z There were ten minutes left in the period when I raised my hand. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Both felt that it was a period of high visibility, that their faults and blemishes were sinking into obscurity in an inversely proportional manner. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z But I needed time, and quiet, and a few weeks’ grace period in the States if I was to do anything of the sort. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z If you were “cornered” by three “squires,” you were “neutralized,” which meant you were “dormant” for the rest of the lunch period. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Although mangolomera never weakens, it can be neutralized for short periods of time using the green vines from a sweet potato plant. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z The teacher gave no instruction the entire period, except to applaud the actions of a man who, in broad daylight at an airport, killed a manacled criminal suspect accused of molesting the man’s son. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Surprisingly, however, a random sample of 747 death notices published in Salt Lake City, Utah, newspapers during 1977 indicated that 46 percent of the decedents surveyed died within the three- month period following their birthdays. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z In that brief period of suggested peril, he thinks, always, of that other train he has never seen, the one that had nearly killed his father. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I went back to my seat and actually paid attention until the end of the period. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z My day went smoothly enough until seventh period, when I had an unpleasant surprise. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z After the kids finished, there was a prolonged period of silence while Auntie Harrigan chewed on her lip, deep in thought. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Its rolling periods, its fine orotundities, its balanced pairs, and its vivid sense of how history pivoted on this moment, on these men ... it was a tour de force. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Throughout the warm-up period, with only our team in the yard, he kept thumping his right fist into his left palm and shouting at us to be a solid defensive front. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z People employed by Gregarious Games during this period say that Halliday frequently locked himself in his office, where he programmed incessantly, often going without food, sleep, or human contact for days or even weeks. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Horace had two wives and six children and over a period of years he had managed through pleading and persuasion to build a grocery debt second to none in Monterey. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Her third period is way on the other side of the school, so she always dashes as soon as the bell rings. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z It’s lunch period, and I need to switch books for afternoon classes. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z However, in American tournaments, where hotel ballrooms are rented and contracted for a specified period and players have made arrangements for flights home, it’s necessary to apply a tie-breaking system to determine the winner. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Until Vanessa showed up right before the end of the period, just when—as promised—Tom Cruise gave the class a few minutes to “socialize.” Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z “I’ll tell it to you, and then I’m going to leave you alone for the rest of the period.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z This was the start of a period that blurs as I try to recall it. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z In photos from this period I’m struck by the symmetry: I look like everyone else. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Every day, we took our cheese sandwiches back to school and ate them at our desks during silent reading period. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z They didn’t say another word to me, period. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z She talked like a run-on sentence, no pauses or periods. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z But it is probably a kind of mock period piece done only a few years ago. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z There was a short period, though, when the barrier could be avoided—or at least some scientists so believed. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I can read my journals from this period and trace the evolution—of a young girl rewriting her history. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Yet somehow for the period of your existence they will answer to a single overarching impulse: to keep you you. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “Fifth period is my lunch period,” I said. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z It is a distinctly 1960s take on the Gospel of St. Matthew, a sort of period piece within a period piece that was initially criticized for its flower-child vibe and hippie-dippie costuming. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z So after fifth period, instead of going to the office to work, I head to the lockers with Char, Raina, and Raise. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z The United States Army had ventured here before, in the early twentieth century, to restore order during another period of turmoil, only to leave and watch from a distance as the new government eventually collapsed. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z For a brief period I wondered if Salim had a girlfriend. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z The revolutions in both notation and harmony during this period had been hundreds of years in the making, but once they were in place the pace of innovation accelerated rapidly. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z With little more than a week left in the six-week grading period, school principal C. C. Russeau transferred Gary Edwards out of the course to one with another teacher. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The reality of that grim period stayed locked inside him, like a code that could not be broken. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Now, of course, I knew it had to be Annette — she was the only unbelievable keyboard prodigy in the building, and I knew that she had this independent-study piano period. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m not really good at talking to people, period. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z In the early twentieth century, husbands and doctors had the right to have their wives and patients held in psychiatric wards for indefinite periods, sometimes confined by straitjackets and leg irons. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z It was a frightening and confusing period in our history. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z During this same time period, however, a war was declared, causing arrests and convictions for drug offenses to skyrocket, especially among people of color. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “Sorry, Moss! Turns out I couldn’t read my own schedule, cuz I definitely thought that I didn’t have a sixth period on Fridays.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I made it through homeroom without speaking to anybody and was just settling in for a nice period of off-topic journal writing in Miss Palma’s class when the intercom blared, calling me to the office. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The heavy dookie-brown doors slammed shut behind me like a period marking the end to that dream. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Even today, in a period of decline, the average human being is physically better off than he was a few centuries ago. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z In the course of a 250-year period, all the possibilities were fully explored. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I run to my room, wondering how, merely a moment ago, I was this close to considering the possibility of maybe, perhaps, loaning him my room for a brief period of time. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z There were dreams, nightmares, but nothing solid, periods of heat and cold and shaking images of his father peering into his eyes... Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z When whites finally spread east to encounter the Xhosa at the Fish River in 1702, a period of desperate fighting began. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “Look,” said Ron delightedly, gazing at his schedule, “we’ve got a free period now...and a free period after break...and after lunch...excellent!” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z For instance, there is much archaeological evidence for exchanges of people and material objects between Japan and Korea in the period A.D. 300-700. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The warning bell rings as she hurries me along to first period. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z The Lighthouse was so well constructed, however, that it was among the last Wonders to vanish: Arab travelers describe at least part of the tower surviving well into the medieval period. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z It was probably the longest period of time he remained idle on his boat in the history of the Clara Belle. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z In cartoons of this period, the image of a thick-lipped, grinning man was often used to depict blacks and an apelike man to depict the Irish. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z That was the period of our lives when we had least contact. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z This is the fact that heptachlor, after a short period in the tissues of animals or plants or in the soil, assumes a considerably more toxic form known as heptachlor epoxide. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z For most Soviet citizens at home, 1940 remained a period of uneasy peace. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z "Good," he said, "good, we have to work with all these forces during the coming period." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z But I don’t want to look like some high school kid skipping third period—even though that’s totally, 100 percent exactly what I am. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z He had bought it on the installment plan to be paid for over a period of two years. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He stared into my eyes for an immeasurable period of time. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “Because the next bus isn’t for forty-five minutes, and by that time you’ll have missed first period.” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z She can feel the hum in the building, and the lot is full, and there are only a few kids milling around during their free period. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Even during a period when a high percentage of the city’s elms were affected, no cases of Dutch elm disease were found among these trees. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Even for Barnard’s Star, the investigation must be painstaking, a search for microscopic displacements of position on photographic plates exposed at the telescope over a period of decades. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z So how many calories do I need to generate per day along the entire time period to stay alive for around 1425 days? The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z And the Cavendish itself was about to embark on a long period of greatness. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z After a long period of silence, I turned to Katz and asked him abruptly, in a tone that was hopeful rather than accusatory, “Do you know how to make anything besides noodles?” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z While he had inherited problems in 367, he was determined to purify it of difficulties, procedural or spiritual, within a short period of time. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I scheduled my periods right through December, by which time I was certain my real menarche would have finally arrived. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z But we have no documents from the Natufian culture, so when dealing with ancient periods the materialist school reigns supreme. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z A straightforward sentence that states rather than asks or exclaims something starts with a capital letter and ends with a period. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “After a period of anxious waiting,” he said, “about an hour and a half, I finally obtained a bus going back to Albuquerque.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z When Miss Agnew’s first period class showed up at the bell, they found the three of us up to our elbows in color and wet fabric. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z I persist, dunking them for longer and longer periods, until the cold finally numbs my blisters. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Not that the wife would feel bad about another woman, period, but that she would feel bad because the woman was black. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z During that three-day period where there was no other news to be heard except relating to the murdered President, Mr. Muhammad had a previously scheduled speaking engagement in New York at the Manhattan Center. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The introduction of printing happened over a period of decades and for a long time affected only a relatively small part of the planet. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z “I think it’s about more than youth though. I think it’s about us, period.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z I remember that period as a time of many “firsts”: The first time I heard Baba moan in the bathroom. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z So to avoid conflicts at home, she’d practiced here fifteen minutes before and after school and eventually during her half-hour lunch period. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Not that many girls carry purses in junior high, but I got my period back in elementary school and got caught one day without any “supplies.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Today was Tuesday and it was B week, which meant a double period of science. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z There are still ten minutes left to my lunch period, but I don’t have it in me to be in the same room with Edna. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Inhabitants of those islands developed intensive dryland agriculture requiring a heavy input of labor to build terraces, carry out mulching, rotate crops, reduce or eliminate fallow periods, and maintain tree plantations. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z But it was obvious that the waiting period would have to be extended in those cases where an animal’s intelligence had been increased two or three times. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z The period ended, and Coach wanted to leave Greg in there to get him some more time. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “Okay. How about fifth period? We all have specials. We could meet in the library.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z The ANC has never at any period of its history advocated a revolutionary change in the economic structure of the country, nor has it, to the best of my recollection, ever condemned capitalist society. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The man police blame for his murder was killed four days later in an outbreak of violence that left four people dead in one six-hour period. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Okay, so period five was a stretch, and sometimes I wouldn’t get there until after you’d left, but periods one and four were at least in the same hall. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z After lunch, periods five and six went by in two ticks. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Toby would explain it all to her after the bakeoff tonight, after Miss Mallory had declared the trial period officially over. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z And the blanket is unconditionally guaranteed for a period of three years by Sears, Roebuck and Company, Chicago, Illinois. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She complains to her brother that she's just gotten her period and needs to go home. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z After a period of simplicity, Chopin was nudging music’s pendulum back towards complexity once more. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z And we had to do so in a matter of months during a period of extraordinary change. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As the period went on, I got more and more curious about Webb’s paper. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z “Will the dog be left alone for long periods of time?” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z I ask, completely nonchalant, as if I wasn’t hiding in the girls’ room two periods ago, waiting for him to pass by. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z But then his stomach started to growl, and by second period he had a serious case of cupcakes-on-the-brain. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z She draws four boxes, one for each marking period, then writes “GOALS” in each box. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z There are many slides of columns as well, various kinds of columns from various periods: Doric, Ionic, Corinthian. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Halfway through the last period, I slip out of the building before Russ or anyone else can find me. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I sat in the chair closest to the door and kept a watchful eye on him for the rest of the period. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z It also involves long periods of hospitalization, lots of nursing, lots of involvement of nonmedical professionals in and out of the hospital. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z During a period of unexampled intellectual ferment in physics, there were few topics on which Oppenheimer failed to publish a letter or paper. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z It brought him a period of sexual release that seemed to last for hours, even though in fact the screams and pleading faded rather quickly. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z One of the most compelling accounts of the postemancipation period is The Strange Career of Jim Crow, written by C. Vann Woodward in 1955. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Ms. Connors: “Meet me back here during activity period. You are Going Places with That Arm.” Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z The fortifications at Jericho were an enterprise of this kind, requiring sustained and specialized labor over a long period. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The firstborn son had been in line to inherit his father’s rabbinic position, but during a period of study in Odessa he suddenly vanished. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z The day before the start of the Passover school vacation period, he told me that his father had asked him once again why I wasn’t coming over to their house anymore. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z She even called down to the office and got Cap and me excused from period one so we wouldn’t get in trouble. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z I can’t need him, period—or really, we can’t need each other, because who knows how long either of us will last in this war? Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z There is no question that the Red Summer was one of the most shameful periods in the nation’s history. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z On a congressman’s yearly salary of $7,500, Representative John Langley, in a three-year period, deposited $115,000 in his bank account. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z I try to remember Rhiannon’s schedule from when I was inside her head, and have a vague recollection that this period is gym. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z I measured it against its own aims, as well as against other movements and theories from the same period. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z This development was a huge bonus, with music of the eighteenth, seventeenth and sixteenth centuries first in line for resuscitation, followed by music from even earlier periods. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z This cap was a beacon to the inquiring eyes of her family, who during these periods kept their distance, merely popping in their heads semi-occasionally to ask, with interest, “Does genius burn, Jo?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z For sixth period, I worked in the attendance office, so I knew every one of your classes. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z No one was there because first period had started and everyone was in class. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z I would need new books for afternoon class, and I would miss being with my friends for the full lunch period. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone continued to hear terrible sounds: things being dragged across the room, banging and hammering, and low guttural noises, interspersed by periods of quiet. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z At the end of the first period, we were up one-nil. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z These four eras are further divided into anywhere from a dozen to twenty subgroups, usually called periods though sometimes known as systems. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The second one is about how Monday’s schedule will change because for third and fourth periods, the entire school will recognize a Day of Tolerance with an assembly and a “No Hate” pep rally. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z But the coast of North America lay effectively beyond the reach of ships sailing directly from Norway itself, given Norse ship technology of the period A.D. 986-1410. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The teacher tells me I can sit on the bleachers for the rest of the period. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z By seventh period chemistry, the last thing I wanted to do was stand at a lab table for fifty minutes with Miles. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z We spend the rest of the period trying to translate the sentence. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z I pull open the heavy front door right as the bell rings at the end of sixth period. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z They had one of their rare joint free periods after Charms and walked back to the common room together. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z A third blow came in this period, but of a different character. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z But if you want to emphasize a deliberate trailing off, omit the period. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I decide to schedule something cooler for fourth period. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z The thought of sitting in women’s clothing stores for any period of time immediately put him off. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “Would all members of the student government please report to the auditorium at the start of the fourth class period? Thank you.” Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z After a long period of comfortable silence I stopped to look at a plant. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Yet Hazel did feel different... more grounded, as if she wasn’t trying to live in two time periods anymore. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I went back to class during third period and was bombarded with requests to retell the story. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Well, what was I supposed to do—*it there while the period ticked away? Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z “No. Just the tapes. But it didn’t make any sense because Hannah and I have third period together and she was at school that day.” Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z “It represented an additional delay, an additional period or interval in which something could happen, and I just for once got up on my hind legs and almost flatly refused to go to New Mexico.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z No comma, no period, no adjective or adverb was beneath his interest. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Only in the 1950’s did their study become an exciting and fruitful field of research; suddenly they began to engage so much attention that 1000 papers on this subject alone appeared within a five-year period. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z These items are power-ups—temporary bursts of super speed, wings to help you fly for short periods, shields of defense that can stop an enemy attack, and so on. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Oh no. We don’t keep secrets on this ship. But perhaps Lieutenant Reynolds will give you a grace period... assuming you stay motivated.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The buildings at Garland were made of wood, period. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z As the bell for the last period rang, the guests arrived. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z The destruction from the earthquake plunged the country into a long period of mourning. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I stay through last period, only because I have a test. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Just then the bell rings for next period. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z He was convinced that a period of dictatorship was necessary to bring the country back into the fold it never should have left. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z But no, I elected for another free period where I could shut down and nap. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z She spent the entire lunch period staring at her lunch tray and listening to them snicker about Mrs. Fields, the kindergartners, and, of course, George. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z During this period, the exact date unclear, a milk peddler named Joseph McCarthy stopped his cart near Chicago’s Humboldt Park. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “Like, why are lunch periods thirty-seven minutes long instead of fifty? Or twenty-two? Or whatever?” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z I’m standing at my locker, collecting my things for social studies after second period. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Others, like Laborers and Birthmothers, would have a much shorter training period. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z The one doctor who settled in Odessa during this period, Emmet V. Headlee, used the dining room of his home as an operating room. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The belt showed, by the worn shiny places opposite each hole, the gradual increase of Billy’s middle over a period of years. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z He explains the branches of marine evolution and the sequences of the geologic periods; on her best days, she glimpses the limitless span of millennia behind her: millions of years, tens of millions. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z What I recall then, when the last detail had been spilled, is a period of whispers and waiting. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Here are the stats for the second match of the period: One takedown...of me. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z First and second periods seem to drag on forever, and at break I seriously consider going home “sick.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Four days after Anna’s wedding, Vincent moves to Brussels for his trial period at the school. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The only time I encountered English was during the English period, one of the shortest in school, devoted mainly to honing servanthood English. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as I walked into Ms. G’s second period class, I picked up The Color Purple, a novel written by Alice Walker. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z The period was almost over, so Ben and I got up and put our trays onto the conveyer belt. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z I don’t know how to use the right emotions when I speak—I'm just not good at speaking, period. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z But Siddhartha went outside and sat in front of the hut all night, listening to the river, sunk in the past, simultaneously affected and encompassed by all the periods of his life. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d started last night after they got back from Bayside Press, and now it was almost the end of lunch period and she still wasn’t done. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Her art teacher had said that the Renaissance was a period of glorification of the human form; as best she could figure out, that meant bare bodies. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The hatred in Mars Bar’s eyes was no longer for a white kid in the East End; it was for Jeffrey Magee, period. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z "If she can't behave herself here, she goes back with us, period! I'm not going to send them anymore to cause trouble!" How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Right after last period, I pulled Henry over to talk to him. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z I fence defensively for the rest of the period. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Just this—I’ve either bled a baby or had a period. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Every peculiar had struggled through a period of painful uncertainty. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z I think many girls in my class have their periods already, but as far as I’m concerned there is no rush to cross that threshold into womanhood. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z I thought of Jack London not putting a final period on the last sentence of the book as Martin lost consciousness and drifted into death. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z I wondered what the incubation period was for tetanus or—or for rabies. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z He too had felt that the period of waiting was over. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I just keep relying on the trusty old period card. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The first period bell rings, and Simon stands, tugging the straps of his backpack. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z At lunch, in class, and even in our free period, when we’re supposed to be sitting together, I see the three of them with bent heads, giggling and whispering. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Cady had only ever dreamed that this day would come— the seventh and final day of her trial period with a new family. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z About 18,000 years ago, the last ice age gave way to a period of global warming. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z There is nothing peculiarly present-centered about regarding Cayley as important, unless the present is extended to include the period of the first flying machines. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z She started referring to periods in her life as “before London” and “after London.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z We didn’t share any classes, but our classrooms for periods one, four, and five were at least close to each other. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z This was by far the biggest prayer meeting we’d ever had—the biggest thing that had ever happened in the history of our home, period. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The pending period is sort of like a safe zone, but the fear and anxiety lie in your application getting denied. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z I feel okay until we have to go our separate ways for first period. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z But that period has gone—and gone for good. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z During this period the whales evolved their extraordinary audio communication system. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Here’s what you do: • If a sentence ends with an abbreviation that has a final period, don’t add another period. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z As more documents become declassified over the coming years, I will be freer to speak openly about my role during that dark period in our history. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z There were long periods of silence, because Ito spoke only English and Papá spoke only Spanish. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Fifth period has become this horrible little slice of hell where the volume in my head is turned up. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z And for the period of time that he was away, Mr. Hollick suggested that Ammu be sent to his bungalow to be “looked after.” The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “You guys. You think everything’s about hormones. Hormones and periods. If men ever got periods, believe me, you’d all be in a ball on the ground from cramps.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “The period is almost over and you two dingdongs are wasting time,” Worm says. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z In the same two-year period, fifteen hundred miles away, near Buffalo, New York, another man — a kind of Boss Man clone — worked the distressed downtown streets of Jamestown. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “She gave it to me last period. She said she thought you should know who was on your side, Jack.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z I didn’t want Mr. Mwila to catch me giggling or going, “Aw, shucks,” over having to do two periods of math. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z He knew the reaction period down to a fraction of a second, the correct reaction period; there should have been none. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Knowing the difference was critical, especially since Endurance often passed more than 400 bergs in a twenty-four-hour period: it was a crowded sea. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z We were both late to our next period, but somehow it didn’t matter. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Red and Agnes returned from a honeymoon on Catalina Island, and the broken-legged jockey began the period of his life that he would call “a long, hard pull.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Usually, I spent that period passing notes with Lauren, my best friend, or staring out the window daydreaming about boys. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z So subdued, in fact, that there are long periods of silence relieved only by the removal of old dishes and presentation of new ones. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Their first object was her sister; and she was more grieved than astonished to hear, in reply to her minute enquiries, that though Jane always struggled to support her spirits, there were periods of dejection. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z They have pressure seals, allowing the occupants to drive without space suits during long periods traversing the surface. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I was staring at Renee in fifth- period math and praying nobody would make her change her outfit, Jeffrey was getting strapped down to a gurney. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z They raised prices at the start of the teaching period when demand was high, only to offer bargains at the end of the term when there was no longer a need for a specimen. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z My other example of how ancient peoples apparently used their ethnobiological knowledge to good effect comes from the Jordan Valley in the ninth millennium B.C., the period of the earliest crop cultivation there. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z There was a period of about twenty-four hours, then, when she wasn’t much help to anybody. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Her freedom, her independence, her period of learning—about herself, about the world, about her career. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Tuesday morning in first period, Ms. Aloi reads the announcements like she does every morning. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z “I might be finished period. I might not be able to get home.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Infractions resulted in suspension by Mr. Muhammad, or isolation for various periods, or even expulsion for the worst offenses “from the only group that really cares about you. ’ The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The newly reenergized suffrage movement finally started having some success after a long period of stagnation. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z When we start to encounter other kids—kids without classes this period, kids also cutting—she grows a little more cautious. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z I try to catch Plutarch Heavensbee’s eye, but he seems to be intentionally ignoring me, as he has the entire training period. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I remember sitting at my desk in school, last period of the last class of the last day, and waiting for the minute hand to tick along until the bell rang. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z In a period of a few weeks, the Arecibo Observatory could transmit to a comparable observatory on a planet of a nearby star all of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z They were all thin limbs and hollow cheeks, as if they had stretched out a great deal in a short period of time. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z That afternoon, I had two classes and two free periods. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Its cultural unification accelerated during that same period, as literate “civilized” Chinese states absorbed, or were copied by, the illiterate “barbarians.” Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z If you were a member of J. T.’s gang for all four years, here is the typical fate you would have faced during that period. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z At the end of the period, Jenna ran off to her next class. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z That is far beyond our capability and will probably be so for a very long period of time. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I arrive the period before lunch and park in my usual spot. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Or if you were born during a dry period, you could be named Drought. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z As I seem to be going through a period of reflection at the moment and letting my mind range over anything and everything, my thoughts have naturally turned to Father and Mother’s marriage. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The period during which these records were being forged was one of deep personal turmoil and pain for me, and for those who surrounded me. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z While some areas and some periods of time may have enjoyed peace and tranquillity, others were riven by ferocious conflicts. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z But the freshmen are pretty geeked to be missing first and second period, which makes them the most wildly awesome audience ever. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Not that anybody would notice, but my name doesn’t have to be called in every period. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z At PacificVista Middle, the sixth graders had a separate building and a different lunch period, so we never had to run into Conner and the Morons last year. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z It was during this period that Ernest acquired the reputation of a relentless taskmaster in command of a growing brigade; the recurring term in personal reminiscences of the Rad Lab is “slave driver.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z In the period when the New York epidemic tipped down, the city’s economy hadn’t improved. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I told him I was studying hard because I wanted to become either a veterinarian or a geologist specializing in the Miocene period, when the mountains out west were formed. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z And I was actually daring to think that the day was going down much easier than I thought it would when I saw Dean Wykoff walking down the hall between second and third periods. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z And what Mrs. Granger had said about words at the end of the period finally sank in. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z And 11 years is the period for Jupiter to go once around the Sun. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He had been my teacher during my period of indoctrination and now I realized that I shouldn't have come. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z And rowing makes these muscular demands not at odd intervals but in rapid sequence, over a protracted period of time, repeatedly and without respite. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He could barely move as Connor looped a leg around his and rode him until the period ended. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Perhaps there are periods of unconsciousness, but what can it matter if I can’t find refuge in them? Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z In Portugal, a survey was made of 400 skeletons from the period immediately predating the Agricultural Revolution. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I find myself looking for her after second period, and then again after third and fourth. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z After last period was over, I looked out of the second-floor window. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z This is alternated with little smacking sounds, followed by a long period of tossing and turning and rearranging the pillows. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z After a day or so, you would meet your family and your official period of visitation began. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z At the end of the period, I checked in my locker again and looked all around the locker room. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z She had hoped that he would run home for a moment during the two o’clock eating period. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z To grasp the significance of these two discoveries, we need to transport ourselves back to the sound world of that period, one thousand five hundred years ago. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Over a period of weeks, criticism mounted steadily in volume and color; in one interview, Harold Urey labeled the measure the “first totalitarian bill ever written by Congress.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “This traffic covered a period of more than a year, was from many different sources both on the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts, and the volume was increasing daily,” Elizebeth reported. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Over a period of months, the feared black rhino had killed over a hundred people. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z Nor is the prescribed period adequate in view of the persistent nature of the residues. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The American name “period”, incidentally, was one of its original English names too. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z By the first period after lunch nobody even has to be convinced anymore. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z During the trial period, boys and girls demonstrated their physical fitness: They ran races, threw baseballs, swam, and performed gymnastics stunts. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t say anything else worth remembering for the rest of the period. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Few would guess that our prison population leaped from approximately 350,000 to 2.3 million in such a short period of time due to changes in laws and policies, not changes in crime rates. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z What looks like a brute fact—the distance a body falls in a certain period of time—turns out to be in part dependent on language and institutions. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z A student could flunk every weekly test as well as the final exam and still pass a course for that period. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z And if there was an electrical storm, there was no television to watch, period. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z In a test on an island in the Florida Keys in 1961, a population of flies was nearly wiped out within a period of only five weeks. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Because BHS has some two thousand students, they have us divided into three different lunch periods. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I can look through a microscope for a shockingly long period of time. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “Sandwiches. Probably the best thing here. But it’s so popular you’ll spend most of the lunch period in line.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z 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 His years there represented the best period of his priesthood. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I went down to the gym between periods to watch him practice free throws from his chair. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z We should have made it a period ball, not the hotch-potch of humanity it was bound to be, with Giles, poor fellow, well-meaning and hearty in his guise of Arabian sheik. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I’m talking about the period from when we were thirteen to when we left at sixteen. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z After a brief period of mourning, my mother informed me that I would be leaving Qunu. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Alice used to sneer at me when I left our class for my special daily period upstairs. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Permian was down by a point with two periods left to play. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Although English music outwardly toed the religious line, it is important to stress its one great anomaly during the Reformation period. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z In the case of money, the subjects were asked if they would prefer to take a small amount of money, say, $5, versus waiting a period of time to get more money, say, $100. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z At the present period of his life he had only fought one joust with Arthur himself, and the accepted captain of the knights was Gawaine. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I'm sitting against my locker ten minutes before the first period bell when Tiny comes running down the hallway, his arms a jumble of Tiny Dancer audition posters. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z My mind had become the same way, dozing empty for long periods. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z As a freshman, she had no free periods, but she devoted several lunch periods to research in the library. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z These stars shine for ten million years or so, a period corresponding to only 5 percent of a galactic rotation. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “I was one of the last girls in my P.E. class to have a period. I was beginning to think I was never going to have one.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It started with a period—it might have been a month, maybe longer—when the pranks went on pretty steadily, but Tommy failed to lose his temper. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Now there were long periods when he heard nothing except the wind in the trees and the plop of buckeyes on the earth. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Doors burst open all along the walls, and skeletal warriors marched in, hundreds of them, from every time period and nation in Western civilization. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z After class, I run into Isabella in the hallway, which is weird because her fourth period isn’t on this floor. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z The most famous gun-control law is the Brady Act, passed in 1993, which requires a criminal check and a waiting period before a person can purchase a handgun. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z “They lived from the late Triassic to the Cretaceous period, though technically they’re not dinosaurs,” Kavita says in a know-it-all sort of way. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z And it’s weird how the period makes it feel like he really means it. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z I was overweight, period, which is why Stephen Kellner was always handing me the salad bowl. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z The Fullbrook fans stomped and clapped as we began the second period, and Freddie took another two shots in the first three minutes. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z In the periods between attacks, he noticed that her hands were as cold and clammy as his own. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z By comparing this to the longest-lasting written notes of the period, researchers have painstakingly teased out what composers might have expected from slower directions such as largo and adagio. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z By the time we get to math class, fourth period, the day has turned into an exquisite form of torture. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z The development approach involved taking small cells of melody or rhythm, or both, and making up a whole discourse from them over a twenty- or thirty-minute period of growth. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Therefore, I have spent my last two lunch periods either in the bathroom or in the library and am savage with hunger by the end of the day. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Everyone agreed to that, and the meeting was adjourned just as the period ended. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z They were standing at their lockers before fourth period. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z I even saw trashcans fly across the quad and fights broke out between passing periods. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z In the days that followed Edwin’s surprise visit, Cole spent long periods standing beside the totem log, staring down at the blank space still at the bottom. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z During third and fourth periods, we have the group debate in the gym, and Ms. Steck invites some of the school administrators to watch and argue with us. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Math class doesn’t start right away, because we are assigned our lockers during 1st period. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z They are born and die in periods of tens of millions of years. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The first intruder drill was scheduled for fifth period, and everyone was even noisier than usual walking into English. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z When the bell rings for second period, I slowly get my things together so he has time to catch me. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z On Tuesday, he made three guys in the Wrestling Unit run the bleachers all period because they weren’t trying hard enough. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Spreading can occur rapidly and stop abruptly, or it can occur slowly over a long period of time. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z It was late in the period and late in the day and everyone needed to relax, let down, take it easy. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Of course my first period would wait to arrive until I was sleeping outside on the ground in the middle of the woods, surrounded by boys. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The feeling was a thirst, a thirst borne of time, of memory, of blood; an almost diabetic thirst that afflicted him whenever he passed a long period of time without flying. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z In fifth period, Bo sits with his arms crossed tight over his chest. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z And then there was the period that I had to wait for the results. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I go for long periods without saying anything at all. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Gloria then explained what a period was, how long it lasted, what a woman had to do so her clothes wouldn’t get soiled. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Before seventh period, I drop in and tell Ms. Steck I’m skipping lit mag this week. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Today only tertiary remains as a common designation everywhere, even though it no longer represents a third period of anything. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Accordingly, we speak of “period styles” if we are concerned with those features which distinguish, let us say, Egyptian art as a whole from Greek art. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Even if a fifth grader started out the period with a ball, it was sure to be in the hands of a sixth or seventh grader before the hour was half over. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z “There are notes here about its hibernation period I didn’t have before,” Valley said. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z It’s for times when you want something stronger than a comma but not quite so final as a period. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t say anything to me for the rest of the period. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z It became a habit for six whole months, the three of us sitting together during our free period, talking about anime and manga. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z I get out my National Geographic Complete Birds of North America and read it under the table until the period ends. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z The sensei talked about the samurai and the feudal period in Japan, but she didn’t use the word “samurai.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z We go to 4th period, which for me is science. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Survivors of Hiroshima began to develop leukemia only three years after the atomic bombing, and there is now reason to believe the latent period may be considerably shorter. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z In the period leading up to the election, a Transitional Executive Council with members from each party would ensure the right climate for the elections. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But the couple seemed to have no troubles with the difference in their historical periods. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Nobody was around at all, probably because it wasn't recess period, and it wasn't lunchtime yet. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z “You need to get outside before next period? Was that where you were headed before I called you over?” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The first semester of seventh grade they had me in the counseling center for one period a day—the orphan in residence. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z During intense periods, if the work exceeded the available hands, computing supervisors working in the East Area might put in a phone call to Dot Vaughan for reinforcements. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z She imagined it becoming as tiny as the period at the end of a sentence. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z Maybe she was looking for a clue as to why he had been grounded, or how he felt about her returning to Atlanta, or how he felt, period. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “You better not say anything, period,” Jay says. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Do we have any hope of leaving Earth and traversing the immense distances even to Proxima Centauri in convenient periods of time? Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Although there was no reliable way of dating periods, there was no shortage of people willing to try. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z I put the note in my pocket, curling and uncurling my fingers around it for the rest of the period. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z It says that the squares of the periods of any two planets are proportional to the cubes of their distances from the Sun. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z “You won’t need this piece of information for a while,” Manet said quietly after a long period of silence. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The three-year test moratorium had been a difficult period for Livermore, now under the leadership of Edward Teller. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z That was Hiram’s point, and we really went round and round, arguing over, I guess, a period of a month, in person, through letters, on the phone. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The next period was English and we hated it because it was Blessington. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Most of the class period was spent discussing the next major assignment. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z There are few records, at least authoritative ones, of Mollie’s existence during this period. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z She called this period of her life “a season of doubt and conflict” and broke off the engagement with Henry. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z So towards the end of the hieroglyphic period, when he’d learned about as much Egyptian writing as he felt ready for, he hadn’t had very much to do. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The public would see this room, I supposed, and Frith, if he showed them round, would know the history of the pictures on the wall, and the period of the furniture. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z As for the difficulties, even this apparently simple procedure taxed the primitive measuring technologies of the period. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z What they couldn’t do was distinguish one fifty-two-year period from another. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z When the planet is far from the Sun, it covers a much smaller arc in the same period of time, but that arc corresponds to a bigger area because the Sun is now more distant. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He was also a major literary figure of the Restoration period, writing on many subjects, including works of fiction. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z “No, but I have a special class second period where I get help with my work.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z The recreation period was over and a new bunch of girls came in. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “I just keep thinking about bedbugs, and it’s freaking me out a little. And maybe I’m getting my period.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z By the end of fifth period, I’m still so busy thinking about it that I don’t even notice Austin barreling through the doorway into the computer lab right as I’m trying to get out. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z It was near the beginning of the second lunch period, a time when the cafeteria was most crowded. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I was glad I was too thin to get my period because that would have pushed me over the edge. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z When I get to sixth period, I see Mrs. Walton has made some big changes in the room. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z When Bridge walked into first period the next morning, there was a sheet of paper face-up on every desk. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z My father became shorter and thinner, visibly shriveled; he sat for long periods, without doing anything. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I ran through my schedule in my mind as I staggered to first period: 1. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z By sixth period the whole school knew: Stargirl had been invited to become a cheerleader and had said yes. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Slavery, we were taught, was a distant and unfortunate period in American history and had led to the Civil War. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Similarly mournful love songs were cropping up all over Europe during this period, their woeful lyrics gaining popularity in courts, noble houses, and other places where a sheet of printed music could be afforded. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Thus art, like language, requires that we learn the style and outlook of a country, period, and artist if we are to understand it properly. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d started last night after they got back from Bayside Press, and now it was almost the end of lunch period and she still wasn’t done. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The next period has started, and there’s no one in the halls. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z They looked back on their own youth as a period of ignorance, and regretted that they had not made more of it. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z By his own account, he became “a mental and emotional wreck” and spent most of the period crossing Maine weeping copiously. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The infinitesimal time period o drops right out of the equation, oy/ox becomes y/x, and o need never be thought of again. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The final stage has been dubbed by some advocates as the “period of invisible punishment.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The couches up front by the magazines and newspaper racks are usually occupied during study periods but were empty this late. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z "However," as Deborah Cadbury notes in her excellent history of the period, Terrible Lizard, "this piece of work was not quite as original as it appeared." A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z This prolongs the period the larvae must spend in the hazardous world of the plankton and so decreases the chance they will live to adulthood. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z In first period, Mr. Porter’s class, I watched her a lot. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z During one ten-month period she gave 123 concerts in fifteen different countries, performing a repertoire that included over two hundred songs and arias in German, Italian, English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Finnish, and other languages. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Once, toward the end of this period, he took it on a longer ride than just around the barn. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z During the entire period of my relationship with her, she had but one demand to make of me: She wanted me to take her to a circus. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Her voice trailed off as if she had ended that sentence with a comma and not a period. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Three late afternoons a week I spent in a dentist’s chair, where, within a period of a few months, I had eight teeth extracted, three of them front ones. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z There was a period of silence between us as Grandma India worked on the globe. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Eventually, much would be made of the fact that Holmes had erected his building during the same period in which Jack the Ripper, thousands of miles away, began his killings. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The question-and-answer period opened, I suppose inevitably, with someone asking me, “What do you think about President Kennedy’s assassination? What is your opinion?” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z We spent the next period writing paragraphs about Zambia, choosing one minor subject. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z During this period, Nixon called for a “war on drugs”—an announcement that proved largely rhetorical as he declared illegal drugs “public enemy number one” without proposing dramatic shifts in drug policy. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z It was a sunny morning after a rainy night, third period on a Friday. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z I caught it in the middle of Spanish class, fourth period. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z When Pecola gets her period in The Bluest Eye, her foster sisters tell her that she could get pregnant now. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z During library period, which came next, a lot of people got stuff to read about oracles, and that afternoon there was another discussion in class. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He had periods of chills followed by sweating. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I spent my lunch period sitting in one of the green fields bordering the school, staring at the simulated scenery while I munched on a protein bar with my visor on. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I held a series of petty' jobs for short periods, quitting some to work elsewhere, being driven off others because of my attitude, my speech, the look in my eyes. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Miss K promised personally to deliver the letters to the paper during lunch period. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z “I shared a common belief that the horrors of war would bring our various leaders to their senses and usher in a period of peace and harmony,” Hall said. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Others suggested that a longer Academy would not be necessary if short classes weren’t booked into long class periods, leaving us to practice pool shots in the lounge for a couple of hours each day. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Here is how one history of the period describes the advent of time-sharing: This was not just a revolution. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z This may yet be his salvation, for, if all go well, it will tide him over the despairing period; he will then, in a kind of way, wake again to the realities of life. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z I’m on my way to fifth period when I realize that the girls behind me, who are talking really loud, are actually talking about me. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z On Tuesday, all 7th graders have to miss part of 1st period for an assembly. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I stash them in the locker and change into them before first period. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z In the evening, I could little abide company, and when we were admitted above for our period of exercise, I removed myself from the others. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z It was, of course, the end of her era, but with the death of a pet there's always that urge to string black crepe over an entire ten- or twenty-year period. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z I felt a pinch of anxiety when I thought about her, but I was sure she’d explain what was going on with her when I saw her during second period. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z I believe it was during this period my mother became acquainted with alcohol. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z The red for the world to see meant that our mourning period had ended, that we were beyond our grief. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z They would give themselves over to the worship of their bodies, discovering that the rest periods of love had unexplored possibilities, much richer than those of desire. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z What I needed to think about was the algebra quiz I had first period because I hadn’t studied much for it. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z “You had all lunch period to discuss this matter. Move along now or you’ll all be in detention.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Francie dreaded the drinking periods—not on moral grounds but because Papa wasn’t a man she knew then. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She continued forward, sidestepping open trunks that held plumed garments from every period, curled wigs, and ostentatious hats. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Over a period of several years I doggedly sifted through the scientific literature, hoping to find a clue that would explain this conundrum. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “French toast,” he said at last, and grew silent for a long period before inclining his head towards me very slightly and saying: “You?” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The long latent period of most cancers is the time required for the infinite number of cell divisions during which fermentation is gradually increasing after the initial damage to respiration. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Those years with Clara were probably the only happy period in her life, because only with Clara could she be herself. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “I have to get to second period, Bernard.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Today Zeitgeist, as the glue that holds period' styles together and accounts for their inner unity, is rarely invoked. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z When the first period bell rings, I throw my backpack over my shoulders and head for class. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z In class, too, I just started basically blanking out every period, every day. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z As I headed to first period, my ears burned with anger at the unfairness of it all. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z The period between the late eighteenth and the mid-nineteenth centuries, wrote Michel Foucault, saw “the disappearance of torture as a public spectacle” and the gradual phasing out of corporal punishments. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I spent the rest of the period staring at a blank piece of paper, trying to sort out what had happened. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Their skill level tended to peak at around age twenty-two, when they were older and stronger, which meant they were able to enjoy competing over a much longer period. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z It was so bad that the teacher decided we weren’t learning anything and we got a free study period instead. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z The students were asked about other time periods, too, and other amounts of money, enabling the researchers to assess how the students value money over time. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The time-traveler was the first one up the ladder, dressed in clothes of the period, and he leaned close to Jesus so people couldn’t see him use the stethoscope, and he listened. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Four hours later: I'm in the middle of the line of people rushing out of the physics classroom fifth period when I see Tiny walking past the window. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z It was a singularly eventful period in science. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The cutting-edge computer of the period would hardly have been seen as distracting, unless by virtue of its sheer size people couldn’t take their eyes off of it. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He said that meant he was still in the “interim” period. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z “Hey. Where were you before sixth period? Tab and I waited by your locker.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z I’d seen the store, but I’d never stopped there — not having much need for any supplies required for being outdoors over an extended period of time. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I was among those leaders, and my movements were restricted to the district of Johannesburg for that same period. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There is, however, one presently known exception to the fact that a long period of latency is common to most malignancies. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The dragon, the griffin, the unicorn, the phoenix, the centaur—these and more are represented in Muggle works of that period, though usually with almost comical inexactitude. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though the place was deserted, the aftermath of that final period of calisthenics lingered, the stink of boy sweat; armpits and feet. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “And to put a period where we want to.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z I've memorized our new third-year timetable and I knew what was coming up in the third and fourth periods. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z We were dipping the first shirt in a tub of purple when Miss Agnew came in to get ready for first period. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z The prohibition would only last “within the period mentioned”—that is, until 1808. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The New York Times has a history of deploying teams of talented people for long periods on big, hard subjects. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z The men were brought up on deck more often and allowed to stay for longer periods. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “I didn’t even hear my name because everyone in seventh period started cheering, and I had to ask someone who won. I was sure it was Julie.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Though I was only seven, my images of certain people from this period are very precise, because I had begun to see adults for the first time. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z In postwar Greece enlargement of the male breast was a common accompaniment of periods of starvation. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Sonny’s rough period was only getting worse: most of his income now came from a food-stamp ring he ran out of Lawrence’s convenience store, and soon he found himself in jail for narcotics trafficking. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z From then on, even in the bloodiest periods of the war, the two commanders would arrange truces to exchange prisoners. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z There is power in controlling something that can do so much damage—in controlling something, period. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z A common error in student writing is to shift the tense from a main clause to a subordinate one even when they refer to the same time period. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z About fifty-four seconds before first period on Tuesday, I walk straight into Jeff Garnet and drop the books I’m carrying. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z The marking period isn’t over until Thanksgiving, and that seems very far away right now. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z If you're wondering how bacteria on Earth survive longer periods of cold, the answer is they don't. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z We were supposed to study incandescent lamps, but he spent the period telling us about commemorative stamps. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z Meantime, Mr. Rochester affirmed I was wearing him to skin and bone, and threatened awful vengeance for my present conduct at some period fast coming. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Fifth period, we had Office Duty with Mr. Canton together. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z And at some period within about five to six years it’s likely that each will have won ten lunches in a row. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z This meant that the irregular warfare waged by militias against Indigenous peoples in the colonial period would continue, approved by the central government and assured by the Second Amendment. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Few people in history have achieved greater fame in a shorter period with less useful activity in the brainbox than Gen. Thomas J. Jackson. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z On Wednesday, during the Wrestling Unit, he made two guys run the bleachers all period because they weren’t trying hard enough. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z In the brief periods of rest he was sometimes able to gather a little food—a few wild mushrooms here, a handful of fern sprouts there. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z By the time I get to art class, which is last period of the day, I am the Freedom Party candidate for treasurer. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z By the time the late arrivals straggled in at 7:52 and the bell for first period was ringing, the hallways were crammed with gleeful students, bewildered secretaries, and furious teachers. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z During this period, I hardly had time for meals and saw very little of my family. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In politics, science, philosophy and literature this was the period of the Enlightenment. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z I spend lunch period in the counselor’s office pretending that the racist graffiti is still upsetting me, which is sort of true. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “I had my first period this week. That means I’m a woman now. That’s what Mom said anyhow.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z But through negotiations over the past months, the ANC and government teams had put together a tentative agreement involving a two-stage transitional period to a fully democratic South Africa. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In English it said the ration consisted of eighteen fortified biscuits of baked wheat, animal fat and glucose, and that no more than six should be eaten in a twenty-four-hour period. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Seventh grade is really great, except I have PE first period. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Since the typical well-educated European was male, I use masculine pronouns when writing about the early modern period; I do not do this when writing about our own intellectual life. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z After eating, we’re free to go outside to the courtyard for the last fifteen minutes of the lunch period. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Within the period covered by the rise of modern pesticides, the incidence of leukemia has been steadily rising. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Linear statistical projections, to cite a frequently abused model, are often invoked so thoughtlessly that it wouldn’t be surprising to see someday that the projected waiting period for an abortion is one year. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z No one died or was even injured in these escapades, but it was the beginning of the most crime-ridden period in American history. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z “What does this man mean, ‘Have you gotten your period yet?’” How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z After almost a whole period of nothing to do, Joseph pulled Octavian Nothing out of his backpack. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z He took out a pad of paper and pen to write me a note so I could show up late to next period. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z As if this period was suddenly the new episode of a soap opera, and the long-thought-dead evil twin had just sauntered back into town. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z There was no apprenticeship period, no learning curve. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Conclude from that that Gary Edwards had actually been ineligible for the past three weeks, which meant, under the rules, that Carter would have to forfeit all three games played during that period. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I ask, ten minutes before the end of the period. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z My only class without Fiona is math, and it’s the last period of the day. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z “Okay, everyone, you can socialize later. I’ll give you time at the end of the period. Right now line up into the same teams we made last week.” Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z They agreed and then parted for the next period. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I don’t know what they said, but afterwards Aunt Gloria announced that Salim wanted to give New York a trial period of six months. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Poems of the period were either descriptions of objects, plants, weather conditions, geographical features or emotional states, or they followed a narrative. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “So we were in PE, you know, and we had to go to the outside track and run a mile. And I have PE sixth period, right?” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z See, there was this weird period between my dad's passing and my mother losing her legs that my mom always calls "the funky zone" because I was acting, well...funky. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z This morning before school, and going from first to second period, I saw them. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z All of which brings us to the key point: the ancients, particularly in the classical period, had no notion that equates exactly with our modern conception of “science.” Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Home in his apartment in Brooklyn, Bobby went through what was becoming his routine: elimination of social engagements, long periods of solitary study, analysis of games, and a search for innovations in openings. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I answered miserably that the disease hath a period of quiescence before it blooms. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The Clovis cul- ture arose just after the only time period in which migration from Siberia seemed to have been possible. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The Malaclaw’s bite has the unusual side effect of making the victim highly unlucky for a period of up to a week after the injury. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Bouts are three periods of three minutes each with a minute rest between each period. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z When first period ended, our English teacher, Mr. de Milo, came outside to inspect the carnage. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z We can only assume that he did a lot of pushups in this period. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z It’s between periods, and I have all of two minutes to find her. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Then he wrote a slip for Danny the K and me to spend the rest of the period in detention. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z My repeated refrain that DNA could fall at any moment sounded too suspiciously like Francis in one of his overwrought periods. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z But when I asked if I would finally get my period, Dr. Luce was frank. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “First in space means first, period,” declared Senate Majority Leader Lyndon Johnson. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z To save energy, she flapped her wings strongly, then soared for long periods on the errant winds. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z You have only to turn to the literature of the period, with its stories of the mythological families such as Plantagenets, Capets and so forth, to see how the land lay. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I barely get there in time for first period. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Using a broadly similar concept, he arranged the elements in horizontal rows called periods and vertical columns called groups. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “No exceptions. If you don’t want to do this assignment, my esteemed colleague, Mrs. Garrett, just told me she has some openings in her English class. They meet this period, too. You can transfer over.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z It is during this period of uncertainty that the backlash intensifies and a new form of racialized social control begins to take hold. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z During this period of her life, Anthony took a moment to look backward—and forward. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Selective spraying was developed by Dr. Frank Egler during a period of years at the American Museum of Natural History as director of a Committee for Brush Control Recommendations for Rights-of-Way. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z They walked nonchalantly and talked tough, explaining how the hour-long recreation period was mandated by the courts. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Even where the primitive notation used was crude or unclear, the same chants continued to be sung without significant alteration into the period when reliable notation did exist. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z He got worse and worse, and during this time I missed my period. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The Moon controlled the tides, the life cycles of many animals, and perhaps the human menstrual' period—of central importance for a passionate species devoted to having children. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z R. M. Renfield, ætat 59.—Sanguine temperament; great physical strength; morbidly excitable; periods of gloom, ending in some fixed idea which I cannot make out. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z During that whole PE period, when I wasn’t doing a relay up and down the rope—which, by the way, is a stupid relay—I watched those three guys watch Joseph. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z For a considerable period in Latin transcriptions there were no gaps between words either, if you can credit such madness. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z He cursed, wishing Zalmay had the same lunch period as him. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z They talked among themselves and agreed that six months sounded like a reasonable amount of time for a trial period. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z The buildings, which were grouped around three irregular quadrangles, dated from every period from the early Middle Ages to the mid-eighteenth century. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Bobby’s life during this period was not all theological, political, or philosophical, however. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z In third period when I’m trying to keep my eyes open while Mr. Schroeder drones on and on. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Instead it serves only to warehouse poor black and brown people for increasingly lengthy periods of time, often until old age. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z It mattered because Dvorak’s New World symphony has to be seen in the context of the period. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z As I wrestled to make that choice, I entered into a phase that would become famously known in my family as “Simone’s bratty period.” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Meet me in the gym after last period. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “You want to know what pain is? Try running out of Advil when you’ve got a Category Five period. I’ve had cramps that would make grown men beg for a bullet between the eyes.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z And that was just the start of my depressing What’s the Point? period. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z No undercover wizard would have chosen to pose as a Magizoologist at that period. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z In periods of acute shortage doctors themselves helped mine the newly departed. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Duncan Priest says it's to do with periods. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z During this period, the initial non-uniformities would have been amplified until they were big enough to explain the origin of the structures we observe around us. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Several times during the mourning period he awakened and complained and got the dipped rag again and went to sleep. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I would sit for long periods and study his photographs. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “He sees me go out every day at the beginning of the period.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Such fees are typically charged on a monthly basis during the period of supervision. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z I stood there, trying to figure out how to tell Brij that I have literally never had a sleepless night about school, period, let alone about...all the stuff he said, when Maddie walked up. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Maybe due to the fact that I was in my romanticist period, or because children have a built-in survival apparatus, I feared he was interested in marrying Momma and moving in with us. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Back at my seat, I worked on a zine for the rest of the period. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z “Probation means ‘period of testing somebody’s suitability; period when student must improve.’ All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z So the first documents telling us about life in that region come from a much later period. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Maybe as a toddler he was locked in a woodshed in a cold climate for extended periods of time. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z It was during this period that she would wake in the night and get out of bed to go to her parents’ room, only to realize, standing in the hall, that she had no parents. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z She still gave me money for milk and a snack in the cafeteria every day, even though I now spent every lunch period in Mrs. Turton’s room. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z When I get to school, the tardy bell for first period is ringing. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z And there were pills for cramps, and to expect pain the first few days of every period. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Yet the U.S. incarceration rate quadrupled, the Finnish rate fell by 60 percent, and the German rate was stable in that period. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Each morning there was a delicate period, between six and six-thirty, when there was a chance, however remote, that they could steal another ten or fifteen minutes of sleep. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Warburg’s ideas received confirmation in 1953 when other workers were able to turn normal cells into cancer cells merely by depriving them of oxygen intermittently over long periods. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z At the end of the period, I quickly took a shower, got dressed, and rushed to the main office to pick up a petition. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z They said it was a period of rest and meditation. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z When I had a long period of time alone on a Saturday, I leafed through the pages of my diary. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z This time, however, he remained at the site for the entire period of the firing. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Darwin’s calculations showed that the toil of earthworms might add a laver of soil an inch to an inch and a half thick in a ten year period. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Occasionally he would sense a Red Guard watching and pull himself up, but for longer and longer periods his gray head was bowed. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Just the same, she is bound to go dry within a year, and then we will have a milkless, creamless, butterless period for a while, until the bull calf grows up. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z When in doubt, look it up. • a comma or period. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z A test was scheduled for the end of the period, and Mrs. Granger had been known to forget about such things, if you handled it just fight. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Before the summer she would alternate between kindness and malice, with periods of indifference; but now she’s harsher, more relentless. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t the lowest grade he received for the six-week period. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She decreed an end to the numerous superimposed periods of mourning and she herself exchanged her rigorous old gowns for youthful clothing. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Then she went right into the New York Yanks without putting in a period. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Radar and I have agreed to keep drinking it until two hours before our rest periods. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z He was a pilot, and years later helped fly ANC people out of South Africa during the worst periods of repression. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Forager societies were hardly immune to natural disasters, and suffered from periods of want and hunger, but they were usually able to deal with such calamities more easily. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z By fourth period, I’m wearing the baseball cap I brought from home, just in case. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z During the brief question and answer period that followed, a reporter from El Pais asked Mr. Levy if by “return” he meant “safe return.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Geographical knowledge in the classical period of fifth to fourth centuries bce—the times of Socrates, Plato, Pericles, Sophocles, and Aristotle—was not much broader than in Homer’s day, four hundred years earlier. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Books of drawings produced in the early modern period are mainly intended to advertise an engineer’s skills, not to provide you with the information you would need to do the job yourself. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z But her period had always been erratic, so that was no help. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I learned about girls getting periods not from biology class but from my friend Paris. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “The notion of disappearing into the New Mexico desert for an indeterminate period,” he recalled, “disturbed a good many scientists.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Even if I get it to you next period?” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Although sedentary in adult life, they discharge their spawn into the sea, where the young are free-living for a period of several weeks. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Techniques for drying, smoking and freezing food also made it possible to stay put for longer periods. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Doctors performed the operation while he was in the incubation period after his exposure to Ebola. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The period is the stop sign at the end of a sentence. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He gives us the last 10 minutes of the period to work on our projects. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z And each kid has 7 class periods a day. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He too, he said, was happy that the period of misunderstanding was at an end. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z It was a dark period all around, a time that saw several of my father’s closest friends die or go to prison, while others simply vanished. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z An electronic river of true pain had sprung up in that period of national soul-searching, far deeper than I’d imagined, and it was wrenching to have so much of it run literally through my fingers. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The fight was finally settled in 1879 with the simple expedient of coming up with a new period, the Ordovician, to be inserted between the two. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z I walk in the door and up the stairs to first period. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z The questions continue until the end of the period, and Mr. Griffiths seems relieved when the bell rings and stops his last answer midsentence as everyone jumps out of their seats. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z The bell rings and we pack up for sixth period. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Question-and-answer periods are another area where, by now, again blindfolded, I can often tell you the ethnic source of a question. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The room is full of painters, sculptors, and sketchers during activity period, and some kids stay there until the late late buses are ready to roll. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Then there were the words “period” and “ears” and “city.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Kat’s struggled with periods of depression since her mom started drinking hard. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The agricultural economy was based on a seasonal cycle of production, comprising long months of cultivation followed by short peak periods of harvest. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z In certain periods my mother seemed to live from her bed, rising only to clean the tub or cook dinner for my father and me, which she would do in any condition. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z There were two fifteen-minute rest periods in the work shift and half an hour for “lunch” at nine o’clock. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It was only third period on Monday morning and already she’d left a couple of notes at my locker and had tracked me in the hall between classes. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe the truth was that I didn’t relate well to people, period. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He had a short, compact body, and often did isometric exercises between class periods. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The outcome of a revolution is, he argues, culturally relative, contingent, peculiar; but it leads to a period of stability during which progress is the norm. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “But the simulation only lasts for a certain period of time,” he says. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z It was Thursday, third period, and for the first time in a long while Fadi felt a sense of eager anticipation buzz through his body. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z In fifth period: “If I don’t look at the clock for five minutes, class will end early.” Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z My teachers will assume I’m missing third and fourth period for the play. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z But about two weeks after her second radium treatment, Henrietta got her period—the flow was heavy and it didn’t stop. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Ma glances at the lush tropical landscape and concludes, “This must be the Mesozoic era. Jurassic or Cretaceous period, I’d say, judging from the flora and fauna. What do you think, Jax?” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Little wonder, then, that this period is sometimes called the Scientific Revolution - although advances in science would also offer the artistic community a series of technological breakthroughs. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z He might last for weeks without food, but no animal, however mighty, can do without water for any extended period of time. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Filling an entire session with one activity was out of the question, so I began breaking each session into a series of brief, regularly scheduled discussion periods. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z In that relatively short period, more than twenty-five million newcomers poured into the United States. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Seventh period, Amelia has study hall in the library while I have gym. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z The bell rings, marking the end of the lunch period. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z He had spent all of homeroom and most of first period thinking about that dog. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Beyond the security gate were neighborhoods of beautiful houses from every time period in history, Roman villas and medieval castles and Victorian mansions. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I remember sitting in second period the morning your list came out. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Clues as to the time period were everywhere. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Small periods of socialization are granted to alleviate the tedium. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z She studied in her rest periods and ate her meals with a book propped up on the table before her. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z With my forehead still pressed against the metal, I turn my head just enough to look into the nearest hallway, toward the always-open door to first period. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z I had gotten my period for the first time. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z She taught us all the different nations of Africa and the periods of African history. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z The good thing is I have gym last period on Thursdays so I get to go home—well, whatever home I’m scheduled for—and shower. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z The story really began in the middle Sixties, the period of the great purges in which the original leaders of the Revolution were wiped out once and for all. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z During that period I looked at the arch of heaven so religiously my neck kept a steady ache. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I still remember the day I got my period, and how he looked at me with proud eyes, hugged me, and then drove me to the drugstore down in the Pagoda Mall. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z This limited them to very short feeding periods at dusk. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It turns out that the eastern U.S. founder crops were four plants domesticated in the period 2500-1500 B.C., a full 6,000 years after wheat and barley domestication in the Fertile Crescent. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z As to whether their blood would glow tomorrow or the next day or the day after that, only time would tell, but he and Geisbert were climbing out of the incubation period. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The gossip energy alone could power the building’s electricity for the rest of the marking period. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z As we entered the upper atmosphere, there was a five-minute period in which we were “blacked out”; that is, we couldn’t talk on the radio. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe the room and the stairwell had been built during different time periods. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z When Mr. Tuffett faced them and read some announcements, Jean Louise was grateful that he was killing the first period, which meant no math. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z And wherever it seems appropriate, we differentiate national or local styles within a period, until we arrive at the personal styles of individual artists. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z And are shaky about when to use periods. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z In the American South during that same period, it would have been highly unusual for a white landowner to have such a public relationship with a slave. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Although the convict laws enacted during this period are rarely seen as part of the black codes, that is a mistake. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He has had short periods of consciousness during which time he has begged me to write to Jenny Creighton—he calls for her constantly in his delirium. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Apart from girls, Nicolas’s primary interest in that period of his life was to cultivate Clara’s capacity for predicting the future. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z By contrast, the public view of the progress of medicine during the same period is restrained, qualified, a mixture of hope and worry. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Lawrence, unmoved, pointed out that Alvarez himself had produced an impressive number of research papers during the very period he claimed that scientific research had been hobbled. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Neither Mate nor I had had a period for months. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I was going through that empty period after the baby is bom when you ache to take it back into yourself. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They enlisted some of the top creative minds of the period. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t until I stepped into the hall on my way to second period that I thought, Wait a sec. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Meteorologists at Los Alamos scanned their weather reports, searching for a period of clear skies under which to stage the test at Alamogordo, some 250 miles to the south. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “The whole period was one prolonged, hideous nightmare.” Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z For the first period, I had West Virginia history. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Everything was in order . . . except that her period was coming on. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z There wouldn’t have been a joke in the world funny anymore, period. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The obstetrician had given her a chart to map out her most fertile periods, and during that week, she would visit the Ryans every other day. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Then he tells everybody to proceed in a civilized fashion to our next period class. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z |
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