| 单词 | pleasant |
| 例句 | “If good things are coming, they will be a pleasant surprise,” said the seer. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Next day they went on into northern Dunland, where no men now dwelt, though it was a green and pleasant country. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z It is pleasant to sit quietly somewhere, in the beer garden for example, under the chestnuts by the skittle-alley. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Dr. Holiday was a beautiful black woman with a very pleasant scent. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z There are many combinations of notes that share some harmonics and make a pleasant sound together. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z As if on cue, a transparent bubble appears in my center view with a pleasant ding. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It is a small, typical New England college town, pleasant, sedate, and compact, full of old trees and sunny steeples. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z He took another deep breath of the pleasant air and pulled himself out of his thoughts—there was a lot more he wanted to see. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The next morning promised to be pleasant as well, for Holmes had announced he would take Anna—just her—to Englewood for a brief tour of his World’s Fair Hotel. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z There followed a long and not too pleasant silence. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Don’t you think that was a pleasant thing for her to say?” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z Things were cheerful for a while in a pleasant, bustling way. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “But it isn’t a very pleasant story to tell.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z It was pleasant, floating there, a welcome change from lying in bed waiting for the next dose of Dilaudid. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z An afternoon breeze had kicked itself into a gusty wind, and the shade on the window tapped out a steady beat that was pleasant and reassuring. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z It allowed her to feel as if she had been accepted as part of the household, which was pleasant—but it also made her realize that her place in the household was among the servants. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z When there’s no response, Scoob checks to make sure Dad heard him—and on Dad’s face is a look of surprise more pleasant than Scoob expected. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z A pleasant ding echoes around the suite, and a light near my bed’s headrest alerts me to an incoming call. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The woman behind the counter is pleasant to Mam in her American coat till Mam shows the St. Vincent de Paul docket. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “A pleasant brew. The Dutchmen make good whisky. Oh. Beg your pardon.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He was in luck this time, for there could not have been pleasanter people or a more welcoming house for miles around. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Grant finds the conversation so pleasant that he momentarily forgets the reason for their meeting. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z The cream’s pleasant tang complemented the honeyed taste and spongy texture of the cake layers. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z She normally kept it sealed in a jar with a tight-fitting lid, but the afternoon breeze was so pleasant she brought Mother out to enjoy it. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Life was pleasant in Lorimer Street and the Nolans would have kept on living there if it hadn’t been for Aunt Sissy and her big but mistaken heart. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z We left late that afternoon, tired from the heat, but tired in a pleasant way. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “It’s so pleasant to have you home early, darling,” Lillian said lightly. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z In the large and pleasant salon which extended across the width of the house, the Ratignolles entertained their friends once a fortnight with a soirée musicale, sometimes diversified by card-playing. The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z “A pleasant place for the world to hide from its problems while human civilization slowly collapses, primarily due to neglect.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The priest said, “It is pleasant to see that your first thoughts are good thoughts. God bless you, my children.” The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry to say,” Chiron continued, “the other news is less pleasant still. Quintus has disappeared.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z They were here--and they accepted Tom and me, making only a polite pleasant effort to entertain or to be entertained. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z I replied that I did not remember her name, but recalled her number, and that she was a pleasant woman of perhaps two-score years. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z After that first day, he was always pleasant to me. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Still, it had been a pleasant thing to think about; I had even let my imagination run to the point of making several trips, building up a real home library. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z And August brought us no pleasant dreams at all. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It felt better to think about pleasant things. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Even the tiresome call of the cuckoo in the walnut tree was only a pleasant sound of summer. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Though long-distance travel in antiquity was never a trivial undertaking, a summer voyage to Egypt would have been a pleasant journey. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z She drew them out, turned them over, and relived that pleasant winter at kind Mrs. Kirke’s. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z And no pleasanter light was ever designed, although old timers say that whale oil makes a nicer flame. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Classic prose is a pleasant illusion, like losing yourself in a play. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z There was nothing evidently religious or, for that matter, interesting about the place, but it was pleasant and quiet. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “Very well. That reply will do for the present. Perhaps by and by I may observe that private balls are much pleasanter than public ones. But now we may be silent.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z Not many in the Russian government liked to pleasant past. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Once, one of the warders, a very pleasant young man named Warrant Officer Brand, actually took me to his family’s flat and introduced me to his wife and children. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He was young, almost an adolescent, with no sign of timidity and with a natural pleasant manner that had not shown itself until then. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z It is not always a pleasant position to be in, but it is the way of such things, and Chandresh knows this process well. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Mom is pleasant, but not giving an inch. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z And then repeated, with her former pleasant change, “shall we walk a little farther, or go home?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z The ride was pleasant, though the road was wet in some places and rutted. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z "It's just it's a”—Hangman blocked "nice”—“a—pleasant morning, so...” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z All of a sudden, this pleasant and intelligent young man had changed. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “I hope life has been pleasant since you took all the attention at the Wardraft.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Stella noticed a few townspeople slowing down as they passed by; none of the faces looked pleasant. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Of course, we gave the entire office staff a blow-by-blow account of the incident, which had been far from pleasant. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z She lets that pleasant fact sink in for a moment before going on. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z It was a pleasant place to stay, there on the headland. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z It was so strange and pleasant that she wanted to share it at once with her kindred. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z His fair hair, his blue eyes, his habit of looking you straight in the face with a pleasant air of straightforwardness. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z Milkman followed her into a pleasant living room full up with sunshine. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Tom stirred like a man shaken out of a pleasant dream. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Actually, the chaplain was almost good-looking, with a pleasant, sensitive face as pale and brittle as sandstone. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z It made his head swim in a pleasant way. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z It was easy to see that the manager had his help keep the white one to looking nice and pleasant. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He picked up Ansley Matthews at her house on Command Circle, charming her parents with a pleasant volubility that marked him as a blood member of the tribe. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It was hot walking through the town but the sun was starting to go down and it was very pleasant. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Knowing that she would hate him long and well filled her with pleasant anticipation, like when you know you are going to fall in love with someone and you wait for the happy signs. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Maribel is pleasant with the customers and gives the correct change, but she doesn’t show much initiative. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z And she will accept the strangely pleasant sensation that comes when he writhes beneath her hand and flattens his eyes with a surfeit of sensual delight. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z It is pleasant to picture the scene: two hard-drinking alpha males in serious trilbies smacking a big desk and barking at each other over the niceties of punctuation. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z It was pleasant down in the furnace room. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Up close like this, he didn’t look as old as Florida had first thought, but she wasn’t going to trust his pleasant face. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z In his stern presence, I could never recall the pleasant way his lips used to twitch, before they were burned away, when a memory tugged tears from his eyes. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Of course, the fact that my mother thinks I’m a complete loser is not pleasant. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Her hand, feather-light, grazed his neck, and a pleasant shiver ran down his body. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “They fill in the gaps and make for pleasant scenery. We wouldn’t want everyone to be a celebrity, would we? They’d do nothing but fight!” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Mrs. Dodson was a tall, brown-skinned woman with an intelligent, pleasant face anchored by a resolute lower lip that signaled that she would put up with no nonsense whatsoever. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z After some pleasant conversation, each neighbor would choose their spot, leave their droppings, and be on their way. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I drank mine, wandered off to get another, found myself roaming in a fluid, pleasant daze. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z What would it be like to have just one lovely day of school amid pleasant people who smiled when you looked them in the eye? Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The whole of Miss Honey's pale and pleasant face blushed a brilliant scarlet. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z The store itself was a pleasant place if only she didn’t have to sell things. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z “Produce them at once or by God I’ll have you shipped somewhere a great deal less pleasant than Wales!” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z He said it had been a very pleasant race, and would have been worth watching if Bottechia had not abandoned it at Pamplona. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z The smell of the beeswax was strong, pleasant. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z It wouldn’t be hard, he said, if Estraven would take a false name and hire out as a cook or farmhand, which would not be pleasant, perhaps, but certainly better than returning to Orgoreyn. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “That’s interesting—not man and beast, not black and white, but pleasant things. My wife told me of an old old man who said, ‘I remember a time when Negroes had no souls. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “We’ve travelled about. Mr. Ratchett wanted to see the world. He was hampered by knowing no languages. I acted more as a courier than as a secretary. It was a pleasant life.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z “Thanks for the compliment,” I said, looking at him with the pleasantest expression I could muster so he would believe I wasn’t annoyed. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “It was pleasant, in a way, to know that outside their windows, the devil was still capering in a flare of brimstone.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He laughed again and shook his head in pleasant amazement. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Nothing was neat and pleasant but ‘Marmee’s corner’, which looked as usual. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Tendai thought it was a pleasant way to tell a story. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z So he decided to resolve the situation in a pleasant way. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The pebbly voice, the sun, and the narcotic wine smell weakened both the boys, and they sat in a pleasant semistupor, listening to her go on and on. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z He had never had to try to make a pleasant impression on a stranger before, never needed anything from a stranger before, and did not remember ever asking anybody in the world how they were. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a cruel face, but his manner was pleasant, and this was an attractive combination, Lola thought. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z More modern Western music, on the other hand, does not sound pleasant using Pythagorean intonation. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Red Jack watches me but says nothing, his face a pleasant half smile that could easily mean he’s enjoying a fine tale or he’s planning on stealing someone’s watch. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z A pleasant side effect is the drill cools even faster. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “It was pleasant just to have a conversation with so sensitive and intelligent a comrade and scientist,” the woman later said. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z A slender stream twisted back and forth in its broad bed of gray sand, and the water was not milky with silt but clear and pleasant. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It's even got a pleasant name: "night soil." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a pleasant, comfortable, welcoming place; and he found himself wishing that he was really coming here to settle down in quiet retirement. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z They glowered in sulky silence through the rest of dinner while I made light and pleasant chitchat as I’d been taught ladies do, discussing the weather and inquiring about everyone’s day. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “It feels pleasant on my skin,” I lied. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Home was not a pleasant place in his mind. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I try to be polite, act pleasant Henrietta turn the radio up loud in the back room. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Nonetheless, Cape Cod winters are often mild and pleasant. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z It was pleasant living with that sign of a visitor, his only one. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z "It's pleasant. It's a good place, I think, to wait." And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z It was all so pleasant, and Laura felt so gay and good that no one would ever have thought she could be as naughty as she was that evening. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z It was pleasant to be drinking slowly and to be tasting the wine and to be drinking alone. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z I’m also aware, dear Jesus, that their players are all clean cut boys and also pleasant to your sight. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z But it is not a pleasant thought, so he drowns it in brandy and attempts to ignore it. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The waters cool and pleasant on my bare feet as I head downstream. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z But was Rowan overcompensating now by choosing the most pleasant looking of them? Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z He feels a pleasant ache at his temples, and a sudden gratitude for the day and where it has brought him. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z What Laila saw was the calm, self-assured face beneath the wig, the clever eyes, the pleasant, unhurried manners. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z The new term started next morning with a pleasant surprise for the sixth years: a large sign had been pinned to the common room notice boards overnight. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Life could also be pleasant on the moon. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sometimes responsibility is worse. It doesn’t carry any pleasant egotism.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It was pleasant and tempting to think about those beautiful eyes and the sweetness of that voice, and to recall the way her arms rose to push back that shining hair... The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z And I could have asked Cassie Hiney, who was actually perfectly nice and pleasant and cute, despite having a fantastically unfortunate last name. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z As I was bolting the door, I noticed Miss Kenton waiting for me, and said: 'I trust you had a pleasant evening, Miss Kenton.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z As they lay naked on her bed, all pleasant and all warm, she wished it were different. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He had an almost pleasant sense of power in knowing, and he could evaluate actions and expressions, could interpret vague references, could even dip up and reorganize the past. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Percy tried to breathe through his mouth, but it wasn’t the most pleasant hiding spot. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The voice was pleasant enough, though there was, Antain realised, a bit of a growl, buried so deeply in the voice that it was difficult to hear. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The Virgin Mary is showing her heart and it would be a pleasant heart if it didn’t have that crown of thorns. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The cadence of it is pleasant to me now, and this spin around the track feels easy. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z “Delicious. Of course, I don’t really eat them. I drink them—drink their blood. I love blood,” said Charlotte, and her pleasant, thin voice grew even thinner and more pleasant. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z And this is how we sit until a pleasant female voice announces it's time to prepare for launch. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The smoke of hearthfires lingered blue over the slate roofs of little towns among those hills, a pleasant sight in the vast sameness of the sea. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Jed chuckled for a few seconds, but there was nothing pleasant or cheerful about the sound. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Did he say: “Hullo, Pippin! This is a pleasant surprise!” The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z On sunny days, it was actually quite pleasant. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Yes, our winters are often mild and pleasant. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “Basically, it’s fancy aspirin,” she tells me with a pleasant laugh. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z We recently put in a second small covered patio with a bar so that while my guests are enjoying a meal, their chauffeurs will have a pleasant place to bide their time. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He said he himself liked working, but he wasn’t sure if he didn’t like it because it made vacations so much more pleasant. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of the parks had benches, and if the weather was pleasant, he’d sit, read, think, and just be, an activity not atypical of many men entering late life. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z When he spoke to me, his voice was pleasant enough, but he had about him the smell of a hungry dog. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z ‘A few nights ago I dreamed about our mother. It.. . wasn’t pleasant. Then I got Nico’s message in my dreams - about Orion hunting you. That was even less pleasant.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z "A sword plucked from fire, yes. Men tell me things, it is my pleasant smile. How shall a burnt sword serve Stannis?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It was really very hot and the accordion music was pleasant in the hot night. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Of course she still did not know exactly what fate awaited her—and if her niece knew more than she did, she hadn’t told her—but she could be sure it would be nothing pleasant. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The whole home smelled sweet, but...not pleasant. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z But if the answer was no, then Briony was surrounded by machines, intelligent and pleasant enough on the outside, but lacking the bright and private inside feeling she had. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z It was nice to ride when the days were pleasant and we found two good places where we could ride out to eat. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z For a while they tried a Chinese kitchen-god figurine from Schmitt’s Variety Store, but he was all wrong—much too nice and pleasant looking. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He sees a stone bridge, scattered islands the size of rooms, gracious gray and white homes with pleasant views. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Don’t know why I’m thinking pleasant—never ever used the word before—but it popped inside my head. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z The pleasant voice of the answering machine that never had to feel sorrow or pain answered cheerfully, “You have reached the Washington residence. Please leave your number, and have a nice day!” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t try to flatten another bird—that had been sheer luck, and besides, it wasn’t exactly pleasant finding shreds of bone and intestines in her soup. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The thought of her mortification kept me company for a long time, but the sounds of music and laughter and Cisco Kid screams broke into my pleasant revengeful reveries. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Jude, you keep smiling a pleasant smile in front of Madoc, but all I can see anymore is bared teeth.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z A pleasant, British woman’s voice asked for the floor. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Like a weakening swimmer I edged to the right into a pleasant street only to be stopped by a policeman, who informed me that trucks and such vermin were not permitted there. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z After this pleasant jaunt I meant to go through Golden Valley, drawn by its name. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The young women were much pleasanter—smooth-skinned and sweet-smelling. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z In my last I told you about our London visit, how kind the Vaughns were, and what pleasant parties they made for us. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z A formal bow, a polite wish for her pleasant arrival, and he, too, strode eagerly into the fog in quest of his new teacher. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z It was not pleasant and Aunt Elizabeth was annoyed. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z It slid easily into the wood, peeling off the smallest slivers which fell in a pleasant litter around him. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z The ride to town was pleasant and quiet. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z So after each birth, Mrs. Richardson had returned to her job, crafted the pleasant, wholesome stories her editor demanded, come home to fawn over her little ones, waited for the next baby to arrive. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Then it’s not a punishment at all, but a pleasant perk of rudeness. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z "A leg of lamb would be pleasant," he said, from the heap of soiled straw in the comer of his cell. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Shasta thought it had been much pleasanter when he and Bree were on their own. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z And once again, I would wish you a very pleasant evening.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z As she worked she chatted to herself in a pleasant, soothing voice. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z If she had to describe it to someone else, she would dutifully relate the obvious details: light brown eyes, a pleasant nose and chin, and a mouth that smiled easily. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z And then, after I ceased to be amazed with the pleasant sounds of my voice saying new words, I tugged Amah’s sleeve and asked: “Who is the Moon Lady?” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “That would be very pleasant,” Violet said, “and we’re sorry we didn’t contact you before we stopped by, but we find ourselves in an urgent situation.” The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z It was strange and pleasant to hear water. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z NOTE: Nobody has yet proven a physical basis for why simple-ratio combinations sound pleasant to us. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z But he had a pleasant face and a nice smile. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z He spots Katherine and his face relaxes into a pleasant smile as he rides over. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z It wasn’t very pleasant, but I was used to discomfort. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The pleasant little bed-sitting room was crowded with photographs, bottles of toilet water, lace pincushions, brushes and combs, and the china and silver bureau-knacks of many birthdays and Christmases. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He reported in the ship’s log that the Javanese players made 'country musick ... of a very strange kind, yet the sound was pleasant and delightful. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z We ourselves have been first created and then spared to enjoy the rejoicin’s of this pleasant evening. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “They wanted to be safe and protected and have a pleasant life,” Volpe said. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z She found the house in a pleasant street where each smallish building was separated from its neighbours by a bit of garden. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z It’s pleasant to imagine the brothers becoming reacquainted, hunting, sleeping, and playing together as they roamed free across those stony, broken hills and warm, sheltered valleys. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z The weeding and hoeing he had so despised at Caer Dallben now seemed, as he thought of his past journey and the journey yet to come, infinitely pleasant. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z The innocent yellow train that was to bring so many ambiguities and certainties, so many pleasant and unpleasant moments, so many changes, calamities, and feelings of nostalgia to Macondo. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Late July was a good time to get out of murky, hot, dirty London, and Charles loved the Staffordshire countryside around Maer, which “was very pleasant for walking or riding.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z But before that most pleasant and sometimes exhausting human trait took hold, I had three days of namelessness in a beautiful motor hotel in the middle of Amarillo. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t the most pleasant way to start my day, but it got me moving. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He was pleasant and patient in his instructions. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The Baxters would introduce us to their friends, who were all very pleasant, but none of them had kids our age. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z “This is very pleasant—very pleasant, indeed. It is long since your Birthday fell on a Full Moon, my dear.” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z But he would smile that bland, pleasant smile—the smile of an uncle, a teacher, a clerk, all those men with all those teeth—a smile that just made him all the more terrifying. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z In fact our shoes filled with mud and our clothes turned to slime, and it was the farthest thing from pleasant. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z These require constant attentiveness if you are not to twist an ankle or sprawl on your face—not a pleasant experience with fifty pounds of momentum on your back. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z And it will be pleasant to think of that and set it against my injuries.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “Well, as a matter of fact, I asked that Swedish creature—a pleasant soul—if it was bolted, and she said it was.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z If you had walked through the pleasant Tuscan countryside in the 1890’s, you might have come upon a somewhat long-haired teenage high school dropout on the road to Pavia. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The Astrea crowded sail now, moving north and east through pleasant weather. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Hardly “feisty” or “emotional,” as Claudette was rumored to be, Rosa Parks struck almost everyone she met as a contained, pleasant, committed, and levelheaded individual. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z With a pleasant smile, she pointed me to a spot near the net and warned the other girls not to bother me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In his pleasant softly tinted room, Mr. Justice Wargrave removed his garments and prepared himself for bed. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z The answer’s simple, thought Tendai, feeling a pleasant ache in his legs as he rested from the long climb up the well and the flight across Dead Man’s Vlei. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I listen for the shy laughter of his most pleasant dreams. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z It wasn’t always a pleasant part of my Olympic experience, but it was one I felt a duty to embrace. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “Now we shall try a new way. You and I will read these pleasant little marchen together, and dig no more in that dry book, that goes in the corner for making us trouble.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z He placed the cup of soil before them and stuck some incense sticks into the soil and lit them, so that Monkey and the Buddha-to-be would be comfortable in the pleasant smoke. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Hearing him say my first name sends a pleasant shiver down my spine. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Well, it wouldn’t be pleasant. Let’s leave it at that.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z My other best buddy—who coincidentally had the same first name, but let’s call him Tommy—lived on the other side of the woods in a pleasant working-class neighborhood made possible by the GI Bill. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z His father smiled and lied easily, too, about his busy and pleasant day the day before. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z I have been able to be kind and pleasant to him because every time I think of what happened in Erudite headquarters, I immediately push the thought aside. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z His face was the same creased, pleasant face she had known now for many weeks. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Very well. But before we administer it, I must warn you that purging is not pleasant. You’re not going to enjoy this one bit.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Dancing at the French court, though, was not merely a way of passing a pleasant evening. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z But she found that the barn was not nearly as pleasant—too many people. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z I was horrified, too, but there was something pleasant about a guy so despicable that he wouldn’t treat us deferentially. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z He drops his lips to my ear, and the spice of his breath sends a pleasant shiver through me. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “Oh, yes, it was quite an excitement. We love anything like that. We keep a scrap-book you know, and paste anything to do with the family inside it. Anything pleasant, that is.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z There he received a wire from Swope, who had a pleasant surprise. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Bramble wanted to say something pleasant to Matt after the unhappy incident. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z So pleasant was her company that my father, a man loaded with initiative, decided to see what he could do to turn his vision into reality. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Chip couldn't tell what Dub was saying, but whatever it was, it didn’t seem pleasant. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z A fellow needs to think of pleasant things like that. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Over the summer I had learned what a pleasant land Karhide was for walking in. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “Apparitions?” she asked with a pleasant Dutch lilt. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z It was the wildest daydreaming and very pleasant. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a pleasant change from talking to his sheep. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “It must be pleasant, living in a small town like this. I come from the city.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z “But chastity means passion, chastity means neurasthenia. And passion and neurasthenia mean instability. And instability means the end of civilization. You can’t have a lasting civilization without plenty of pleasant vices.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s pleasant of face, not so much handsome as he is gentle-looking, and pink of cheek; he only shaves in spots. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It would be safer and more pleasant to take a companion; but not more than one. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She was in too pleasant a mood to harm anything. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of my memories of the Pottses were rather pleasant—except for that film. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Mrs. Huckaby wore a pleasant smile as she explained to Minnijean that the day to register for the tryouts had long since passed, and they couldn’t violate the rules for her. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I let my mind drift into a pleasant nowhere as I breathed the mamas’ peanut-and-manioc scent. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z But with the khal off hunting, it was pleasant to lie back on soft cushions and be carried across Vaes Dothrak, with red silk curtains to shield her from the sun. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Predominantly, we concerned ourselves with very happy memories, and those two hours we spent together in the tea lounge were, I would say, extremely pleasant ones. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “I can see this is going to be another pleasant family meal,” he said facetiously. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z One was very pleasant; crawling out of our pressure suits and stowing them away in bags. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She speaks in a mild, pleasant way and smells like rose-scented soap. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Both of these, depending on how they liked the waiter, could make his job miserable or pleasant—and I meant to become indispensable. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He thought that might make the world a slightly more pleasant place to live in. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I was frightened; it is not a pleasant sensation to know that someone is about to hit you and you are unable to defend yourself. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In the pleasant little city of Stillwater, Mr. Popper, the house painter, was going home from work. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z She also felt a strange flattery: the idea of herself as swift and darting and birdlike was new and pleasant, because she had always thought of herself as dogged and plodding. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “Still, it can’t be pleasant to be one’s own companion at all times.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He’d often smelled of the same sort of tobacco, aromatic, a little strong, but, unlike cigarette smoke, pleasant. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z The trip was much less pleasant than Tally’s first ride that day. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Even though a pleasant breeze rolled off the lake, the heat and humidity were relentless. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The weather cool for the last of June, and sitting on the porch with Albert and Shug feel real pleasant. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z After a pleasant week at the New Jersey shore with Lucretia and his family and friends, James Garfield returned to Washington on Monday, June 27, leaving Lucretia and the children in Elberon. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z A big fire like that is not a pleasant sight, but fortunately for us it was all over, and we went back to our various chores. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z He could feel it through his clothed parts, too: a pleasant, all-over sensation; and when he licked his lips this time, the air was hot and heavy. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z The stable smelt dry and pleasant in the rain. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The day was a bit humid, but the temperature was pleasant. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z It would be pleasant to ride in the light for a time, to let the bright mountain sun soak through their cloaks and chase the chill from their bones, but they dared not. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Her birth had been welcomed and, in spite of recent troubles, everyone would rally around to make her future as pleasant as possible. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It was pleasant to think that men still sang, even in the midst of butchery and famine. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z If this one had been the prince, things might have gone elsewise, he could not help but think... but there was something a bit too pleasant about Drinkwater for his taste. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He was accustomed to staring at Lavinia Lyte’s famous beauty and to feel a pleasant tingle up and down his spine. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z On the same stage where Fischer and Spassky had fought it out for two months, an orchestra now played, but the music was a pleasant potpourri from The Tales of Hoffmann and La Traviata. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It was pleasant to know that they would linger here for a while, that she would not need to climb back on her silver on the morrow. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Oh! yes, very. Nobody cares for a letter; the thing is, to be always happy with pleasant companions. I am quite determined to refuse him. But how shall I do? What shall I say?” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z “I cannot see that London has any great advantage over the country, for my part, except the shops and public places. The country is a vast deal pleasanter, is not it, Mr. Bingley?” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z To earn the words of power he did all the witch asked of him and learned of her all she taught, though not all of it was pleasant to do or know. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z His smooth dark hair was parted in the middle, framing his pleasant round face. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Daddy’s voice was pleasant, but there was a bite to it. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z "Hello, girls!" he shouted, as though it were a pleasant surprise to see us out this early. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z It occurs to me that parrots always appear to have a pleasant smile, kind of like dolphins, so you never truly know what they’re thinking. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Most occupy a vast middle ground of ordinary, while others are more distinct: pleasant, even beautiful, or sometimes slippery and unaccountably wrong-feeling. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z While smell was not the primary bait, Petey’s workshop became much more pleasant when it smelled like dessert. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The scent of lemongrass and sage, once pleasant, turns sour in my nose. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z But the most basic way that music is organized is by arranging the actual sound waves themselves so that the sounds are interesting and pleasant and go well together. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z They warmed you up and left a pleasant glow, but you couldn’t hold them. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Sometimes still pleasant and fond and warm and breakfast and lunch. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z “The boy seems pleasant and well spoken, but...” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Hogwarts isn’t actually that pleasant a place when you don’t fit in. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z A large, pleasant Negro woman smiled at me across the aisle. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He got another pleasant surprise when a van from the Trace Middle School Athletic Department rolled up and Beatrice’s soccer teammates piled out, some of them carrying posters. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “The following week,” answered Edna, adding, “It has been a pleasant summer, hasn’t it, Mademoiselle?” The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z “You with an old father, and you with pleasant and playful ways?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z A kind of pleasant stupor was stealing over me as I sat by the genial fire. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The weather was pleasant—sunny and warm without being hot. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z A glint came into his eyes, and Sam catching the gleam in the darkness thought it far from pleasant. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z As a matter of fact, supper was a pleasant meal. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Best Thanksgiving ever, he thought, everybody so easy and pleasant, even Wilson. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The position looked silly but was no doubt very pleasant. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The snow still fell, a mild spring blizzard, much pleasanter than the relentless rain of the Thaw just past. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Even though our family never has the same kind of outbursts they have upstairs, I find it far from pleasant. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z When she entered the cafe, wearing her nurse’s cape, startling him from a pleasant daze, he stood too quickly and knocked his tea. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She was obliged to break off from these very pleasant observations, which were otherwise of a sort to run into great length, by the eagerness of Harriet’s wondering questions. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z “You talk about charm and beauty and sacrificing yourself to make things pleasant for people. I don’t believe you care a bit for that. You’re too conceited and stubborn and selfish...” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z His house — 46, Seventh Avenue — was small, particularly as he had six children, but it was pleasant, with a veranda and a tiny garden. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Both towns were about as pleasant and peaceful as anything back home in Washington. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “I was looking for someone else. Handsome, petulant, short, not pleasant until after ten a.m.? Have you seen him?” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She chose the portal on the right, for the other two were dank and unwelcoming, and this one seemed to be warm and pleasant. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Indeed, by their very existence they and their fellows make his life more pleasant. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The hotel was very big and grand and empty but the food was good, the wine was very pleasant and finally the wine made us all feel very well. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The home of the Little family was a pleasant place near a park in New York City. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z You did not have friends nowadays, you had comrades; but there were some comrades whose society was pleasanter than that of others. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Slight adjustments are made in tuning and intervals to make them more pleasant to the ear; and the medieval ear had different preferences than our modern ears. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Trying to be pleasant, they give Dad forms to sign. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “Afraid to jump out of that tree? I expect it’ll be a very pleasant jump.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z He made pitiful efforts to appear gay, pleasant, talkative, but it was enough to see his sweat and paleness to know that his heart was not in it. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “I have pleasant news for everyone,” he said. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z On Sunday the mall exchange is practically pleasant. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z “You can indulge in any number of pleasant vices with a freemartin and run no risks of having your eyes put out by your son’s mistress. ‘The wheel has come full circle; I am here.’ Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I did not hear of this charade until the next day, and did not understand its purport; rather thinking it a pleasant interlude from the more brutal games of the Sons of Liberty. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Even though I knew full well that I wasn’t any good at tatting, having this fact confirmed by strangers was not pleasant. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z It was a pleasant, mellow-toned bell, but even the airiest, tinkling chime can be rung insistently and in a panic, and that was unmistakably the type of ringing this was. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z A pleasant smell, hot and pungent, which made my nostrils water and squirted the tears into my eyes, so that every few minutes I had to stop to wipe them. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The riders were perfectly pleasant, complimenting Ethel on her ginger cake. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The silences between them were pleasant and understood. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It's too bad, really, that they hold the reaping in the square -one of the few places in District 12 that can be pleasant. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “Make it so pleasant he won’t want to go away. My dear, he’s longing for his little home, but it isn’t home without you, and you are always in the nursery.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Not that they’re pleasant, but they always feel like they could be so much worse. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z “It seems,” he opined, “a very pleasant day for a walk.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “People who say they are no good are always the good ones. Let’s change the subject and talk about something pleasant England, for instance.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She sends me out for a bottle of stout for Dad and I wonder why she’s so pleasant and generous all of a sudden. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z His face was lean and pleasant, his forehead broad, firm, and sensitive, and his lips curled in a perpetual smile. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He must be hallucinating, creating pleasant images to distract himself from the inevitable. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z After a bit, lulled by the bobbing of the raft and by the soft, pleasant sounds of the sea against the oil barrel floats, I went to sleep again. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z It was beautiful and pleasant to go through the world like that, so childlike, so awakened, so concerned with the immediate, without any distrust. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z She had worried that all he drank was organic pomegranate juice, but now the thought of organic pomegranate juice was pleasant if he drank beer as well. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The only pleasant thing about cleaning one’s bailie was that this was the one moment in those early days when we could have a whispered word with our colleagues. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Cornflower was only picking up one word in three, but by the fierce scowl on Foremole’s face, she was certain that the rats would not find it a pleasant experience being given “owd ’arry.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I look up at him, hoping I can school my expression to be as blank and pleasant and dreamy as that of the mortals in the kitchens. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z It’s not as bad as usual, to my pleasant surprise. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z “This is a pleasant thing, that you should cross the Ocean of Space, and then add another thousand miles and a crossing of the Karga to your journey to come to us here.” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z From the fields across the creek came the monotonous shout to the field horses; up at the house Jenny’s voice came clearly, pleasant as the sound of a little bell ringing. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z It was cool, as if the sun had had no power to warm it; but at that time this seemed pleasant. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “Best garden pond in the village it'll be, Mr. Broadwas said, once my shrubbery's got a grip. Have a pleasant tootle round Tewkesbury, did we?” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z They were posting cannon along the ridge by moonlight: pleasant looming shapes, rolling caissons. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z A lady’s Attendant is always supposed to have a pleasant expression, but I can’t seem to keep a grimace from my face. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z She assumed she would go to college, get a degree in something pleasant, then settle into a comfortable job, meet a comfortable guy, and have a nice, unremarkable life. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z For Kaiserman, that morning had been a particularly pleasant one; weirdly so, he thought. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “Very pleasant, thank you,” said Mum, as a tubby man with joke-shop sideburns trundled a large, white, lidded wheely bucket round from the front of the house. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Again, the pleasant smile in that pleasant, even handsome, visage. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z I liked sitting there, with my head against the sofa back, planning the future idly in a hazy pleasant way. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The more she thought about it, the more pleasant the dame school sounded to Kit. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z And then, because a pleasant breeze was blowing, I spread my sheets to dry on some low bushes. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z This memory was both happy and sad: happy because it was so pleasant, and sad because it made Penelope think about how much she missed Swanburne—the girls, the teachers, Miss Mortimer. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z It was so pleasant to feel the beating life and see the funny little awkward movements of a young thing. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “All I am is on the receiving end. It isn’t terribly pleasant, you know. You think everybody’s made of iron or something.” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, it was extremely pleasant to lie on the warm stone and let the breeze dry his skin. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z No light for fourteen days; that’s a pleasant thought, isn’t it? The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z It was pleasant to take a hot drink up to her room and have it beside her as she sat in her silent room reading in the empty house in the afternoons. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z "Yes, sir. Thank you, sir," I said, pleased that he wished something pleasant for me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z His face was open and ordinary, its features unremarkable but pleasant and regular. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “I don’t think you quite understand the situation,” said another man’s voice, educated and pleasant. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “The ship. It came from the sky again, landed, and the tall man stepped out and talked to me, telling me little jokes, laughing, and it was pleasant.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “I wonder if you really mean it. Of course under the circumstances it’s the wisest thing he can do. Gossip is an unpleasant thing to some people. It’s more pleasant to avoid it, isn’t it?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z That day, Cora was more pleasant to me than usual, Rita more surly. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z In Narnia the Beasts lived in great peace and joy and neither the Witch nor any other enemy came to trouble that pleasant land for many hundred years. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z It’s pleasant there till Michael starts to worry over Alphie getting Mam’s disease and me getting hanged for an outlaw. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I did not wish to spoil the pleasant atmosphere with unhappy talk, so tried to leave the topic again almost immediately. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z She took it and deftly did the last stitch, the punch of the needle through his skin almost pleasant. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z It was snug and if I blew out, it made a pleasant pop sound and flew off. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “Two weeks! It’s fourteen endless days after your explosion before you pass on. And it’s no pleasant death either, you finally die from starvation.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Upstairs there was a large attic, pleasant to play in when the rain drummed on the roof. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z His wink or pleasant expression sometimes came just at the moment I needed to know I was alive and valuable. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He was only about two inches high; and he had a mouse’s sharp nose, a mouse’s tail, a mouse’s whiskers, and the pleasant, shy manner of a mouse. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z “Perhaps it will be easier harvesting the other things that grow here. Perhaps picking fruit from trees will be more pleasant.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Obviously, what seems pleasant or unpleasant is partly a matter of opinion. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z “Grandmother Lucy says, ‘A lady always honors her societal obligations, no matter how it ruins her more pleasant plans.’ Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Any way you want it,” he said ingratiatingly, and a surge of pleasant expectation grew in him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z "Yes. I want to know why you brought a revolver down here on a pleasant social visit?" And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z She only knew that the past ten days since the dame school had begun had been the pleasantest she had known in Connecticut. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The chimneys were contributing their thickness to the clammy air, and the pleasant reek of smoked herring and mackerel and haddock seemed to breathe out of the very cobbles. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Luke would jog over sometime before the match and be as pleasant as possible. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z As the noise of the market rose to an irregular hum around me, I tried to enjoy the pleasant sensation of having a full belly and a clean body. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Her head rested on his shoulder, the pleasant smell of her hair conquering the pigeon dung. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Any number of pictures showed various members of the family, who had received discipline within a matter of seconds before the shutter clicked, looking anything but pleasant in the swivel seats of the car. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z It was always so pleasant, chaotic, emotionless, nameless—everything vibrating so beautifully in the universe without words. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z The place reeked of dust and mildew—a big contrast to the pleasant smells outside. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Starvation is not a pleasant way to expire. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “I hope every body had a pleasant evening,” said Mr. Woodhouse, in his quiet way. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z In spite of all to which they have been subjected, Negroes are nonetheless a rather pleasant folk for the most part. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It made such a pleasant combination that I closed my eyes. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The soldier in white had been filed next to the Texan, and the Texan sat sideways on his own bed and talked to him throughout the morning, afternoon and evening in a pleasant, sympathetic drawl. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z And now, as he turned to face them, he didn’t seem quite so pleasant. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z A feedlot is not a very pleasant city, however. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Jesse didn’t have to imagine this fate: Such people were all around him, ticked-off employees in their late thirties and forties, lots of them pleasant and adequately compensated, but few of them happy or stimulated. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a pleasant park in a wooded valley, quite empty on this fine morning. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z She made her voice as pleasant and unquarrelsome as she could. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Milkman made his voice pleasant, but he knew something was developing. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z He was almost positive the smell would bring back some sort of pleasant memory, but nothing came. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “Seems like you've got quite a pleasant life ahead of you.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z It is so pleasant that we spend our evenings talking there when too tired with our day’s work to go out. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Even so, city life was comfortable and pleasant, thanks to the wide streets, parks, gardens, and extensive system of canals. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Like the boy I saw at the mission, he is tall and pleasant looking, but his hair is as white as the other boy’s hair was black. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z It took her daddy forty years to learn to be pleasant. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z His childhood had been a pleasant, though disciplined, one. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I did, in September, have a pleasant overdue lunch with Hillary Clinton, the two of us sitting in the residence dining room. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z It was not a pleasant week, because I worried the entire time that they would find something wrong with me. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z And it occurred to me that cleared of its ramshackle fences and planted with flowers and grass, it might form a pleasant park. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z But they were certain we would have a pleasant trip. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z For when the maple sap began to run it meant that warmer days, pleasant sun, all the beauties of spring were close at hand. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z We were both Methodists, and I was assigned to his hostel, known as Wesley House, a pleasant two-story building on the edge of the campus. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I had to watch the road so I only got a glimpse of his expression, and it wasn’t pleasant. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Make a gesture, he must have thought, let my Asian friend in the suit have a pleasant moment with her. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z This was one of the pleasantest ways to pass the time. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She was pretty enough, pleasant enough, and her father had the money they could rely on if needed, but she lacked drive. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The house was a roomy chamber with a pleasant, earthy smell. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z It was pleasant; the coffee had warmed me up, and the smell of flowers on the night air was coming through the open door. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z She made no reply, so I said again, as we were making our way across the darkened expanse of the kitchen floor: 'I trust you had a pleasant evening, Miss Kenton.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z But Mrs. Anderson had been a patient employer, especially after her doctor’s prescriptions, and the children were pleasant. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Inside would be tombs, or perhaps something less pleasant. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The next day was pleasant but less exciting. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Then together, saying little, the two of them journeyed to the roof field, where his hovercar had been parked by the pleasant white-clad human attendant. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z What I see clearly is the face of my fourth-grade teacher—a pleasant face, but completely invulnerable, it seemed to me at the time, with sharp, commanding eyes. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z A beast of prey—pleasant to the eye. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z The crescent moon on the child’s forehead dimmed to a pleasant shade of pink, and her dark curls framed her darker eyes. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z He spent long hours lying on his side, half asleep, dreaming pleasant dreams. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z It was pleasant and comfortable sitting there and nothing mattered very much. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “What made you stay away so long?” she asked presently, finding it so pleasant to ask confidential questions and get delightful answers that she could not keep silent. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z I tell them, with pleasant vagueness, that I live on the outskirts of town, where I recently moved from Ibarra. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Of course, we all pray that won’t happen. The Zamborskas were pleasant enough, and I enjoyed being here, but this whole assignment has certainly mucked up my plans.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It is not pleasant to be arrested in front of one’s children, even though one knows that what one is doing is right. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Is there a problem?” asked Nero, his pleasant tone belied by the sharpness of his eyes. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I dogged it on through La Fayette and Morgan City and came in the early dawn to Houma, which is pronounced Homer and is in my memory one of the pleasantest places in the world. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He gained trust by acting pleasant and friendly. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The pleasant feeling it gave me was unaccustomed, too, and gave me a small hint of what the players must experience when the audience applauded their efforts. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z His last experience with Monster Donut hadn’t been pleasant. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I do hope you have a pleasant evening. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Life in this vision of early America was hard but pleasant; in most ways, archaeologists said, it was not that different from life elsewhere on the planet at the time. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z As the pleasant countryside flashed by and the wind whistled a tune on the windshield, it suddenly occurred to Milo that he must have been gone for several weeks. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Others departed to watch over children so their parents could partake of the pleasant evening. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z It would have been pleasant to think that all the deaths were the work of a single enemy who might be caught and killed, but Dany suspected that the truth was otherwise. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Once it had probably been a pleasant little piece of forest, but now it looked like it had been struck by a tornado. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z This was safer and more pleasant than working with Ebola, but it was a little dull. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I dare say, but nothing pleasant ever does happen in this family,” said Meg, who was out of sorts. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Her name was now Sally Gustafson and she lived in a pleasant blue house on the less expensive side of the lake road. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Please tell me that you’re going to help me get to that different, more pleasant future. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Have I not described a pleasant site for a dwelling, when I speak of it as bosomed in hill and wood, and rising from the verge of a stream? Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z It was pleasant to see the earth getting smaller and smaller in our windows. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Then a pleasant female voice spoke from the steam: Phase deposit one drachma. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The river was wide and pleasant, bordered with trees and edged with a pleasant meadow. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Thomas grabbed the two bars outside of where she held on, moved close enough to smell her—a surprisingly pleasant scent of sweat and flowers. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z We had a few beers and it was pleasant. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Whatever conversation they were about to have, it wasn’t going to be pleasant. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Liyana felt a pleasant mischief lay its cool hand on her head again. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z You paint slightly the way he spoke, in many pleasant ways, in my opinion. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z She had a large pleasant nose that sniffed the air at irregular intervals like a heifer catching the scent of blood in the stockyard. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A chill swept through Thomas that was surprisingly pleasant. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Or a wry “Not too bad,” with a face indicating that it had not been pleasant. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “The witness can sit down. The witness can sit in the pleasant warmth of the gallery. I have no further questions.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The guests were not disappointed: they had a very pleasant feast, in fact an engrossing entertainment: rich, abundant, varied, and prolonged. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “Dull and perfectly pleasant. We live for the evenings and weekends. When are you going to come?” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “I’m a great deal better for it, and ever so much obliged. I’m only afraid you are very tired of talking to me. It was so pleasant, I couldn’t bear to stop,” said Laurie gratefully. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Except on the high moors of the Northfarthing a heavy fall was rare in the Shire, and was regarded as a pleasant event and a chance for fun. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The returning midwife, angry at Alyce for ignoring her earlier, set her to do all the least pleasant chores: roasting frogs’ livers, boiling snails into jelly, stripping the thorns from dogberry roses. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z She would speak in her gentle way with the pleasant mixture of Norman French and good English words that were becoming the fashion. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z This had a pleasant effect on Billy, who began to enjoy his body for the first time. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Amari was fascinated with this white woman who seemed to be so pleasant and gentle. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Town is very pleasant just now, and we go a good deal to picture-galleries and for walks and rides in the park. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Reader, it is not pleasant to dwell on these details. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z It was always pleasant crossing bridges in Paris. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z The pleasant, remotely masculine smell of him hit her when he walked into the hall, but shaving cream, tobacco, new car, and dusty books faded at the memory of the conversation in the kitchen. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z She was a pleasant enough woman, with her steps made mincing by age and her little hands like gentle claws that liked to touch young skin. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z It was aimless, pleasant chat, but it served to remind Claire that she was freer now than she had been in a long time. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z That house was, as Bilbo had long ago reported, ‘a perfect house, whether you like food or sleep or story-telling or singing, or just sitting and thinking best, or a pleasant mixture of them all’. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z A cheerful affirmative letter wishing me a pleasant journey came by return post from Washington. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z "A pleasant fate," he repeated, "and I hope yours will be as pleasant." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he slumped forward, into a crouch I recognized, and his pleasant smile slowly widened, grew, till it wasn’t a smile at all but a contortion of teeth, exposed and glistening. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Mary Gearhart, a small, pleasant woman, worked at a number of restaurants before finding a job in a German hotel in Martinsburg, West Virginia. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Chords built only of consonances sound pleasant and "stable"; you can listen to one for a long time without feeling that the music needs to change to a different chord. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z She was a good teacher and a pleasant boss, and they were awed by her code-breaking skills. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “I don’t know where you came from, little girl, but I can assure you that where you’re going won’t be nearly as pleasant.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Our visitor was an older woman with a shapeless figure and unadorned clothes, but as she stopped to greet each of us, she had some small pleasant thing to say. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z There was a slow pleasant movement in the air, scarcely a wind, promising a cool lovely day. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z The sun came out—finally—as I started plowing, and was pleasant and warm on my back. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z It had been pleasant to forget that affair in the store for a while. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z It must have been pleasant for him to see her looking so lovely, and know he had been away with her and that every one knew it. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Though I wasn’t doing anything wrong, it seemed to me that I was sneaking around somehow, leading a secret life which, pleasant though it was, was bound to catch up with me sooner or later. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z To tell you the truth, the three orphans were so excited to be out of Count Olaf’s house, and in this pleasant library, that they were a little distracted and unable to concentrate on cooking. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z It’s not like his parents’ divorce was a pleasant time for him, or like he runs himself ragged about grades for fun. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z When the tour resumed, Farmer kept remarking on how pleasant and peaceful the quarters were, and finally I said to him, “I find them kind of depressing.” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z The air was still cold, but the wind died down and the snow stopped falling, so it was almost pleasant sitting by the fire. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “If something very pleasant should happen now, we should think it a delightful month,” said Beth, who took a hopeful view of everything, even November. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Their passive, silent, almost pleasant greeting made me uncomfortable, and the more I thought about their attitude, the more it concerned me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The path along the river was shaded and pleasant at this time of day. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z A pleasant surprise was discovering that our clothing appealed to non-Muslim women as well. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Lemore was always pleasant company, despite her penchant for scolding him whenever he said something rude about the gods. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Because it is not pleasant; it starts in your stomach and goes in waves around and up and down again like something alive. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z It’s pleasant enough, even cozy, with a firm bed and views of a tree-lined street—except for the bird. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t pleasant for me either, because I was at the bottom. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z “And yet,” she paused, as if choosing her words, “it’s rather a pleasant feeling, too. As if laughter were running up and down inside me.” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Thomas felt a pleasant chill even though he was sweating. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z It’s a pleasant little stream that gurgles through the Alisal against the Gabilan Mountains on the east of the Salinas Valley. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z At home I used to spend calm, pleasant nights with my family. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z "I remember the first time I saw myself this way and it wasn't pleasant. And don't think I wouldn't rather have my old one back." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She was not beautiful, as Amaranta had never been, but on the other hand she was pleasant, uncomplicated, and she had the virtue of making a good impression on people from the first moment. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The pleasant autumn days were all too quickly eroded by the winds of time. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Though he could not catch or understand any of the words — he supposed the language was Entish — Pippin found the sound very pleasant to listen to at first; but gradually his attention wavered. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z My first night in a proper hospital turned out to be quite pleasant. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He was all too familiar with the whims of Lake Washington, from his coxswain days, and the weather on the Oakland Estuary had been typically but frustratingly calm and pleasant. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He made a comment about the pleasant weather they had been having, but Anthony made no effort to put him at ease. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Dr. Newman is known for being pleasant, especially to people who give money to our school for things like athletic fields and greenhouses. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z She had learned early how to swamp ugly imaginings with pleasant ones. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z I can't even begin to imagine what mysterious circumstances led to your being outed to the universe, but it doesn't sound pleasant, and I know it's not what you wanted. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Once you got over the brightness of it all, the general effect was quite pleasant. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z But maybe she’ll grow out of it It took her daddy forty years to learn to be pleasant. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z But at the same time I was puzzled: How could anyone's fate be pleasant? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z As I can’t, I’ll merely say that I don’t see any harm in that pleasant little game, if all parties understand that it’s only play.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z The primrose was more vulgar, a homely pleasant creature who appeared in every cranny like a weed. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “At least the tempo of life is not as intense as in the other Regions. It is a pleasant atmosphere.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z He says there are many ways to die and some are less pleasant than others. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I scowl at him, wriggling my toes as I feel the pleasant tingle of the splendor in my feet. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z So, since it was still light after I had cleaned up the kitchen, and the evening was pleasant, I went with Faro for a walk. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z When he awoke he would be pleasant again, sitting in the fur- and scrap-filled room, making moosehide masks for the summer tourist trade. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now shall we go home?” he asked, as if the words were very pleasant to him. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Gogol is unaccustomed to this sort of talk at mealtimes, to the indulgent ritual of the lingering meal, and the pleasant aftermath of bottles and crumbs and empty glasses that clutter the table. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Weasley pointed her wand at a lamp on the bedside table and it ignited at once, bathing the room in a pleasant golden glow. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The sun shone down through a hazy sky, and there was the smell of burning in the air, as well as something less pleasant. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z So, with a quiet sigh for me, Biddy rose from the bank, and said, with a fresh and pleasant change of voice, “Shall we walk a little farther, or go home?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z “Your whole skin erupts in heat. It only lasts while the thing is pointed at you, but...it’s not pleasant, honey. And there are a lot of people here.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z She felt shy, a pleasant shyness, hearing him say she was beautiful. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z If this was a movie, I thought, looking pleasantly into the pleasant beefy face of the policeman—if this was a movie, we’d all be fidgeting and acting really suspicious. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The ground was littered with rotten fruit and corn silk, their fermented scent lacing the more pleasant aromas of sizzling sausages and beer. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “You with a pleasant home?” said Mr. Jaggers. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z The elevator bounces to a stop with a pleasant chime, and the doors open. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The tongs made a pleasant clicking sound and I could see Catherine in three mirrors and it was pleasant and warm in the booth. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z It was a pleasant evening and my first night of relaxation in a long while. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They had passed a pleasant evening, joking and playing games with the little creatures. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Inadvertently, she caught a lingering whiff of it, and a pleasant thrum tickled the edges of her senses. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “I will take good care of her, Father,” Clay replied, pleasant anticipation in his voice. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z There had been nothing pleasant about it and I had tried to forget it. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Two dozen coves and inlets, each with its pleasant muddle of sailboats and summer homes, ran the circumference of San Piedro, an endless series of pristine anchorages. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “It ain’t my job to be pleasant to live with. It’s my job to fly birds.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I fell asleep with a pleasant sense of security, an assurance of Karhide’s extraordinary and unfailing kindness to the stranger. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z He opened his arms and Laila went into them, greeted by his pleasant and familiar smell of sawdust. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Still, he was pleasant, respectful, generous, and accommodating, which made him well liked by the people with whom he did business, whether black or white. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z "I think I'll stay rather drunk. This is all awfully amusing, but it's not too pleasant. It's not too pleasant for me." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z It was one of the pleasant parts of life. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z “You’ll find it quite pleasant here,” chuckled the policeman as he slid the bolt back and pushed the door open with a screech and a squeak. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z This seemed a pleasant Evening until he announced that he has completed his Work & the Time hath come for his Leaving. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I pushed my way past him, flashed a smile and a pleasant “Thank you.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She had a pleasant round face and huge, enormous sky-blue eyes. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z “No—not alone. I’ll go along to my pleasant things now.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Tell him in a pleasant way how you want to have it done. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z If you got him started on the subject, it was the end of any pleasant meal. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Adding, though pleasant and easy, is often inappropriate. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you head due west, you will run into a swamp. It’s not pleasant, but he’s not likely to pursue you there. Hide for a day or two, then head south.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z "A girl would be pleasant as well, but I suppose that's too much to ask of you." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z There was a pleasant humming sound in the small cabin. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z But the frowns had at last faded away, replaced entirely by the pleasant, contented smiles. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The day could not have been more pleasant. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z “It was much easier, and more pleasant, to understand round-faced young Professor Ernest Orlando Lawrence of the University of California tell how he transmuted elements with ‘deuton’ bullets.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z It is a sunny spot and, Theo thinks, a pleasant churchyard. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z She rattled her iron jewelry and imagined how pleasant it would be to step up behind Stannis and throttle him with the chain that bound her wrists. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Agent Jones closed his eyes for a second and tried to cast his mind back to a more pleasant time, when he had helped stage a brutal coup in a small South American republic. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z He called into the house, and was answered by the pleasant, warm voice of a woman. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Home had never been a very pleasant place to me, because of my sister’s temper. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Captain Pierce was a heavy man, with round shoulders, gray hair, and pleasant eyes. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “Our leaders always look clean and refreshed at the end of the hottest day, because they work in very pleasant environments,” charged Reynolds worker Mabel Jessup. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Knowing that she thinks of the circus as an exhibition comes as a pleasant surprise, as he had stopped considering it antagonistic years ago. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z This meant that he didn’t think it smelled pleasant, but what he said was, ‘That should do nicely.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z The air was cooler in the shadow of the black-roofed huts, a pleasant breeze rolling off Lake Michigan. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Dicey couldn’t see her face, but her voice sounded pleasant enough. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The day would be hot, but for now it was pleasant. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I looked and saw her coming through the crowd in the square, walking, her head up, as though the fiesta were being staged in her honor, and she found it pleasant and amusing. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z A trace of a smile appeared on his face, as though he were savoring something pleasant. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z It hath been so pleasant these Months with Octavian offering Company. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z After so many years of being branded a radical revolutionary, to be perceived as a moderate was a novel and not altogether pleasant feeling. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We bolted that direction, but the doors opened with a pleasant ding, and three more warriors stepped out. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z It was rather pleasant being able to do something well that none of the rest of them could. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Work did not disappear with the departure of the mistress, but it became as pleasant as a holiday. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z It is not an easy or pleasant task for men shackled together to use a sanitary bucket in a moving van. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It had been such a pleasant evening that Harry’s good mood couldn’t even be spoiled by Malfoy, who shouted through the crowd as they all left the hall, “The dementors send their love, Potter!” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The haggling that ensued was a blot upon an otherwise pleasant day, but I finally won my point by explaining to the man the dangers of my valve and of my health in general. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It would be nice to say that I smiled and spoke of pleasant things in carefully metered rhyming couplets, like Prince Gallant from some faerie story. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It was a pleasant day, but no one smiled as they walked by. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z It was pleasant up there, with the grand view and the breeze, and though none of them said it, they were reluctant to go back down and meet the Executives again. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z It would be pleasant to be able to say of my travels with Charley, “I went out to find the truth about my country and I found it.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The air had been heavy with perfumes, some pleasant, some not, from the flowers Celia had become interested in. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, it must be very pleasant to be free from all this doubt and pressure,” insisted Major Danby. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z All in all, riding the “Wheel” is not a pleasant way to spend your days. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Gonzalez, my “boss,” is rather a cretin, but is nonetheless quite pleasant. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “You have that pleasant air of a dog in heat.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Only now do I realize how pleasant a streetcar is, but we Jews are no longer allowed to make use of this luxury; our own two feet are good enough for us. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z One of the things that makes music pleasant to hear and easy to "understand" is that only a few of all the possible pitches are used. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z A dry, pleasant voice behind her said, “I don’t know why you can’t. Hypocrites have just as much right to live in this world as anybody.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z So when everyone was gathered around the fire, they tried to keep things pleasant by having conversations like these. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “Wait till you have been here for thirty years. Then you’ll welcome the pain. They were once as pleasant to me as they are to you.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z It gave the smoke a spicy scent, a pleasant enough smell, yet Eroeh fled sobbing, and Dany Was filled with fear. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z In the meantime, it was extremely pleasant to laze in Mrs. Horsepool-Worthingham’s kitchen after a vigorous day’s work. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I found estimable characters amongst them—characters desirous of information and disposed for improvement—with whom I passed many a pleasant evening hour in their own homes. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z A pleasant “thank you” seemed meant to laugh it off, but a blush, a quivering lip, a tear in the eye, shewed that it was felt beyond a laugh. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z The conversation is pleasant enough that Alex almost forgets it’s not always like this. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Kim said, “I was not, I was just making pleasant conversation.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z “It’s really a very pleasant city,” said Alec as he strolled down the street, pointing out several of the sights, which didn’t seem to be there, and tipping his cap to the passers-by. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z “Lots more pleasant than a stagecoach in August.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z And one pleasant summer afternoon, deep in the interstices of one of his interminable lectures, he was visited by a revelation that was to alter radically the future of astronomy. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It was called Cumberland Lodge and it was nothing more than a pleasant medium-sized suburban villa. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z “Isn't your lucky old father in for a pleasant surprise when he comes home?” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z “I hope Her Majesty was in good health; was your conversation a pleasant one?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z A dog that tries to make itself pleasant to a cat may very well get scratched for its pains. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He had a tidy, pleasant, boyish face that tended to blend with the scenery. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Later, the pace of the column slowed as the pleasant meadows wrinkled into hills. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z For many years, it had an odor, a pleasant one—sweet and a little moldy. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The air smelled strongly of dampness and moldy rubber, which seemed to him a pleasant, interesting smell. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He was a pleasant fellow, and during a lull in the singing, he offered his unsolicited opinion on our future. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z That first morning at the firm, a pleasant young white secretary, Miss Lieberman, took me aside and said, “Nelson, we have no color bar here at the law firm.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I tried to tell her and Aunt Gloria about our trip to the London Eye but Kat started coughing and Dad said we had had a very pleasant walk by the river. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z I decided to hang out on the swing for a while, half because the heat had finally dissipated into a pleasant, if muggy, eighty-something, and half because I thought Alaska might show up. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z In a press conference after the flight, Svetlana couldn’t hide her irritation at remarks made about women bringing a pleasant atmosphere to a space station. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z Usually, winter makes me glum, but every once and a while, moments like this are peaceful and pleasant—the icicles, the glittering snow, the silence. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z In my travels, it was pleasant and good; in writing, it would contribute only a disunity. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The cool air is pleasant on his face after his hours on the train. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z My pleasant, placid expression, combined with forward momentum, gets me to Prince Dain’s chambers without so much as a second look, even though I lose my way twice and have to retrace my steps. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “I said ‘pleasant people’, you know,” and Meg carefully tied up her shoe as she spoke, so that no one saw her face. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s a pleasant change from their usual routine—Nikhil showered, in his suit, flying out the door as she’s just pouring herself a first cup of coffee. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes are pleasant but unoccupied, as if she’s observing a staged drama. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Gabe, watching him, could see that already he was changing in some way; he was becoming something different from the ordinary and pleasant man he had been. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z And here was Mrs. Pontellier leaving, no doubt a pleasant evening at home to devote to her? The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z The voice was reasonable and kind, in the way that pleasant adults sometimes have with children. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The quarry was on a hillside, not the calm and pleasant Chamundi Hill, but another, lesser hill, bare and rocky, with here and there a few clumps of prickly pear. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z “There are buildings coming up,” I say in a pleasant tone. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He had said I must have the script for him that very night, or—well, he had not made it clear what the alternative was, but I knew it would not be pleasant. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z The "bright"-sounding major chords and the strong feeling of tonality are what give major keys their happy, pleasant moods. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z The effect is almost magical, erasing the pain on contact, leaving a pleasant cooling sensation behind. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I couldn’t feel the temperature of the air outside, but I knew it must be pleasant and sweet with late-year crops. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The valley itself, with its brown, cool river, and grass and moss and wild flowers and rhododendrons, was such a pleasant place that it made you want to ride slowly. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z "Well, I hope you have a pleasant trip, sir," I said. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She saw a different physician this time, one more pleasant than Dr. Campbell. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The day promised to be sunny and pleasant. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z It was a man’s tenor voice, a very pleasant, generic voice — the kind of voice that you heard in the background of luxury car commercials. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Now that her scars were gone, Pinmei could see her wide, pleasant face, dimpled with laughter. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z From the daughter’s bright and pleasant manner, Cora decided she took after her father, and filled in her broad face using Martin as a template. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Nok liked it quiet, and this would have been a peaceful and pleasant outing if she didn't know why she was there. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Laika didn’t seem worried at all, but then again the place probably had that pleasant reek of death which so satisfied my dog’s finely tuned sense of smell. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z “That would be very pleasant,” Violet said, very sadly. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z “Ah yes,” she sighed; “I keep forgetting that many people do. But I suppose they are necessary, for you’d never really know how pleasant one was unless you knew how unpleasant it wasn’t.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z They had a pleasant five minutes conjecturing about how much was in the bank. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Her speech was pleasant enough, but she kept walking straight on to her gate. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z "It's a pleasant view, isn't it?" a voice said, and I whirled to see a tall dark man. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z When she awoke, it was dark outside and Amari could smell a hint of a pleasant, flowery scent. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The whole thing was extremely pleasant to listen to. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z To tell you the truth, the food wouldn’t matter so much to me if life here were more pleasant in other ways. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “I hope,” Isidore said happily, “I can help make your stay here on Earth pleasant.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z It was cool, but still and pleasant, not yet very light though it was almost seven o’clock. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z A few lessons in that sort of dancing and a pretty costume to match would have been a perfectly pleasant way to spend the afternoon. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z His features, which would later settle into pleasant collaboration, were growing at different rates, giving him a curious face that seemed designed by committee. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z He struck me as being very reasonable and, overall, quite pleasant, despite a nervous tic which made his mouth twitch now and then. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z “I know it isn’t exactly pleasant to think about.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Jo’s eyes sparkled, for it is always pleasant to be believed in, and a friend’s praise is always sweeter than a dozen newspaper puffs. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z However, the oil lamps gave a pleasant light. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z He said in a pleasant tone, “Why, I know Bellows and Harvey, know them well. I wonder what they want?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It sounded so pleasant, Matt wondered why Ton-Ton didn’t want to return. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Odd, she thought sleepily, that the house should be so dreadful and yet in many respects so physically comfortable—the soft bed, the pleasant lawn, the good fire, the cooking of Mrs. Dudley. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z My mother seemed to regain her pleasant nature. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z A completely alien yet very pleasant position for him to experience. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z A pleasant young Negro woman took my order and fixed my breakfast: eggs, grits, bread and coffee—forty-nine cents—no butter and no napkin. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Fifteen miles to the southeast, in the leafy and pleasant lakeside community of Griinau, preparations for the Olympic rowing, canoeing, and kayaking events were also well under way. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z This scythe’s ivory robe was pleasant, and far enough from true white not to assault the eye with its brightness. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z He cast a pleasant but impatient glance my way. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Here comes Ned Moffat. What does he want?” said Laurie, knitting his black brows as if he did not regard his young host in the light of a pleasant addition to the party. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “My dear Emma,” said he, moving from his chair into one close by her, “you are not going to tell me, I hope, that you had not a pleasant evening.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z And Jo’s eyes went slowly round the room, brightening as they looked, for the prospect was a pleasant one. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z "I'm glad you find it pleasant, Brother," she said. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The kitchen was sweet with tarts, and some of the berries had boiled over in the oven and burned, making the sharp, bitter-sweet smell pleasant and astringent. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Around this pleasant round face, her hair—as yellow as a crows foot— curled in short ringlets. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z “I can’t exactly say. He was always quite pleasant in his manner.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z The next day at Sunday dinner, Papa had hardly finished serving the baked hen when my mother said, real pleasant, “I wonder who played the piano for the Methodists today.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Her reply survived: “I am sitting with Mamma instead of going to church. I shall find it much pleasanter to have a little talk with you than to listen to Allen’s temperance sermon.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The sensation, as always, was pleasant and induced in him a warm languor, like the feeling he got after sitting too long in front of a hot stove. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z At least Darlene had been pleasant to him at the Night of Joy. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He felt the pleasant rubbing of the stick along his itchy back. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z He shifted slightly as some pleasant dream put a smile on his face. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z After sharing such a pleasant journey in the fresh air, she felt that she and coachman were now friends and could trust each other. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “I hope you and your family have a pleasant flight on TWA, Mr. Winter,” said the operator cheerily, and hung up. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z "It's a pleasant view, isn't it?" a voice said, and I whirled to see a tall dark man. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z "It's been quite pleasant, our little palaver, sir," I said. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z It was not yet midnight and hot—hot enough to make people angry, had it not been for a pleasant smell in the air, like sweet ginger. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The receptionist, a chunky, pleasant woman with lots of makeup and frizzy hair, directs us to the staging area. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z It wasn’t painful like the White Noise, but it wasn’t pleasant, either. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The office was cramped, with filing cabinets the proctor had to squeeze through to get to her desk, but she kept it pleasant with samplers on the walls detailing farming scenes. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z She had a dour Presbyterian mind and a code of morals that pinned down and beat the brains out of nearly everything that was pleasant to do. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “So, you three have been on the run how long?” asked a new, mellow, and pleasant voice; it was vaguely familiar to Harry, who pictured a round-bellied, cheerful-faced man. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Now I shall learn something pleasant, I am sure; for it will tell me the other side of a true love episode of which I know one side already.... Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Detective Frank Geyer was a big man with a pleasant, earnest face, a large walrus mustache, and a new gravity in his gaze and demeanor. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Piper wasn’t sure what he meant, but the background noise of the river was invading her mind again—reminding her how hot and thirsty she felt, how pleasant a nice swim would be. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Don’t say my John, it isn’t proper or true,” but Meg’s voice lingered over the words as if they sounded pleasant to her. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z I started out the evening with every intention of being pleasant and making friends. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z I sought some pleasant sensation, a comforting memory, but felt only growing panic. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Aye, I do. It is more pleasant, is it not? Than tombs, and rooms, and...” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The lawns were “rather poor,” the gravel walks “not pleasant to the eye nor to the foot.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Nobody knows why you go to a picnic to be uncomfortable when it is so easy and pleasant to eat at home. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It became something to look forward to, a pleasant interruption to the long hours of lab work, which held little interest for Claire. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It could not be pleasant, either, to realize one had made an enemy of a rogue like Setma, and to wonder how soon and in what way that rogue might inform against one. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Perhaps, with the kind Justice Strauss and her library right next door, the children could prepare pleasant lives for themselves as easily as making puttanesca sauce for Count Olaf. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z He leaned on the sill, the cool night air pleasant on his face after a long time under the blankets. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Says he, “You will find the Effusions of Europe too stifT and dainty after the Delights of such pleasant Jigs.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z At this moment, Special Branch Detective Sergeant Heiberg entered the office and said, “Hello, Nelson!” in a pleasant way. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, some of the students wore pleasant expressions. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a pleasant voice with a slightly husky edge and plenty of sleep in it. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Many of the trees that had lined the gracious and pleasant walks of the Common were cut down, and the smoke of countless cook-fires hung heavily in the humid air upon those denuded slopes. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I could picture Diego sitting where Jesse once had, and that stirred up emotions—both pleasant and painful—I wasn’t equipped to deal with in the cereal aisle of the grocery store. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Madge, so pleasant, and the smell of Ma’s good bread rising. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “My report from Mrs. Goddard’s,” said she presently, “was not so pleasant as I had hoped—‘Not better’ was my answer.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z He was very pleasant and went with us twice to the Irati River. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Mrs. Taylor had been a very pleasant woman, smiling all the time and patient. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Striding along the sidewalks, he bathed all whom he met in the boyish grin, and his conversation with any who came up was quiet and pleasant. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The three orphans spoke of pleasant memories of their parents and about Justice Strauss, who they agreed was a wonderful neighbor and in whose library they planned to spend a great deal of time. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z It was a pleasant, warm day, and the sun was nearly overhead. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The cap’n was starting to catch on to what the man was saying, and wasn’t finding it too pleasant. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Calvin says, “Well, there are several reasons for that. The cafeteria is anything but a pleasant dining environment. It’s loud, overcrowded, and likely to be hostile.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z Could there never be a pleasant moment without this senseless argument? The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The drive to El Puerto was always a pleasant one, but today it was filled with strange portents. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “You,” I said, “have that pleasant air of a dog who ” “Stop it,” he said. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The pleasant days when he was happy and Mama was around. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z My days had a pleasant identicalness about them. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z The pools were cool and shadowy; it was very pleasant work. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z If I had to spend seventy hours a week somewhere, my office was a pleasant enough place. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The day was warm, and the breeze which blew from the river was very pleasant She removed her hat and laid it on the piano. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z He gave her as pleasant a smile as a man with half a nose could manage. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I think we need to have a talk,” Clancy said, his voice pleasant. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Unseasonably pleasant weather inspires people to pay at a higher rate. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z He reflected upon the pleasant afternoons they’d spent walking in Oldwood Park, discussing this thing or that—her mother, or the aged trees in the park, or baseball, or dogs. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z No one I knew spoke of it as pleasant—not even Woodridge, who made us read Greek plays. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “She has exactly the same nickname in my story. How amazing. Be careful of her. She’s not a very pleasant character.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Even so, Dolley returned with her mother and son to her pleasant brick home on Fourth and Walnut Streets in November and began taking in gentleman boarders to pay her bills. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Neither of these returnings was very pleasant or desirable: no magnet drew me to a given point, increasing in its strength of attraction the nearer I came. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Weariness flagged me down and I stopped in a pleasant motel. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z "Everyone has been very sweet and pleasant, Your Grace, thank you ever so much for asking," Sansa said politely. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She gave up this life “As one who wraps the draperies of his couch about him and lies down to pleasant dreams.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The Aged’s reading reminded me of the classes at Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt’s, with the pleasanter peculiarity that it seemed to come through a keyhole. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z "And I get texts from him like every forty-two seconds and he's a brilliant texter, which is nice because it's just a little pleasant leg vibration, just a reminder-in-the-thigh that he's—see, there's one." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z Later, in bed, I keep waking to the dull, pleasant sound of voices coming from the patio outside my window. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z “Not pleasant. And there’s no countercurse. There’s no blocking it. Only one known person has ever survived it, and he’s sitting right in front of me.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z It would be pleasant to sleep in comfort in that place and wait for the baboons to bring him more food in the evening. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z He had a pleasant little apartment, and his daughter was getting an excellent education. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Every time I write to you, something special has happened, usually unpleasant rather than pleasant. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z It was so pleasant too, to dine in a comfortable peignoir. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z The house, like the others on the slanting hillside street, was a conventional suburban ranch house, pleasant and commonplace. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “I understand you had a pleasant afternoon with some of my wards yesterday. And a lively discussion as well.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z He nodded his head as though answering a question, and said, in a pleasant conversational tone, a tone of cooled butter, “Always.” Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z It was now an exceptionally pleasant way to reach one’s destination. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Hazel tried to settle her stomach by thinking of pleasant things—the euphoria she’d felt last night when they’d won the war games, riding Hannibal into the enemy keep, Frank’s sudden transformation into a leader. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “I’m going very fast, and he’s getting dearer every minute,” added Jo to herself, then with a mental shake she entered into the business with an energy that was pleasant to behold. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z After two years engulfed in Chicago’s smoggy warrens, it was such a pleasant change to return to the land. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z There was a plate of biscuits, slightly burnt, and bacon, just as warm and pleasant as you please, on the cook-stove. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z If you can remember how that first terrific stretch feels, pleasant and painful, then you may understand how my mind felt after all these years, stretching awake on the rooftops of Tarbean. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I whiled away many a pleasant hour gnawing at a flipper joint or splitting open bones and licking out their marrow. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The taste was pleasant enough, but the smell was disgusting. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It felt pleasant to be going to work. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z With the optimism of ignorance I thought that the morning was bound to bring a more pleasant solution. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z It burns my throat and sends a pleasant warmth all throughout my body. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Jonas went home the next morning, cheerfully greeted his parents, and lied easily about what a busy, pleasant night he had had. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z “I know them a little. Their brother is a pleasant gentlemanlike man—he is a great friend of Darcy’s.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z He loved Maer, too: “My life has been very happy and very fortunate, and many of my pleasantest remembrances are mingled up with scenes at Maer, and now it is crowned.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z At the same time he looks rumpled and bewildered, as if he’s just wakened from a pleasant dream to find himself surrounded by Munchkins. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z It was a pleasant time, warm, with occasional thundershowers, some of which we stayed out in. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z And on came the voice of this senator’s wife, pleasant and warm. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I sat on the high stool before the pleasant mahogany, the brass and the mirrors and did not think at all. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z “Come along. Stick ’em on!” repeated Mrs. Corry, rubbing her hands with pleasant expectation. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z We practiced the slump of the shoulders born of defeat, the shuffling gait of those who knew that there was no pleasant or agreeable end to their pilgrimage. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He smiled--and suddenly there seemed to be a pleasant significance in having been among the last to go, as if he had desired it all the time. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z And for our part, we sang some pleasant songs and acted out some of the stories about Monkey, which we had done once for a guild banquet. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z It was altogether pleasant, but I never forgot that it was a gilded cage. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Not too far along I found a pleasant resting place where I could sit and munch and contemplate and stare out over the stately brown, slow-moving Father of Waters as my spirit required. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The walls were pale pink, the lighting was soft and pleasant. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z It was hot, but the town had a cool, fresh, early-morning smell and it was pleasant sitting in the café. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z He didn’t know what he had expected to see, but it wasn’t this: two handsome men, one of them impressively tall, staring back at him with pleasant, welcoming expressions. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z He loved Tom and he tried to give him the things he himself found pleasant. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It was almost as if she were peering through a lens at some other, more pleasant reality. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He turned to her when he answered, and she saw that he had a pleasant, tanned face, and deep blue eyes. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z The manager followed Holmes to his second-floor office and there in the pleasant cross breeze from the corner windows studied Holmes’s drawings of his kiln. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The open windows provided a kind of air conditioning, making even the hottest days more pleasant. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Before dinner they had ransacked the other downstairs rooms for comfortable chairs and lamps, and now their little parlor was easily the pleasantest room in the house. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Routine can be a pleasant mistress whom it is hard to resist, for routine makes the time go faster. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Heil Hitler,’ he said, which, he presumed, was another way of saying, ‘Well, goodbye for now, have a pleasant afternoon.’ The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 2006-01-05T00:00:00Z It was by now the first week of April, not a pleasant time for me or anyone. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z It would have been pleasant to have parents, of course, or at least parents whom she could more clearly recall. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z To my very pleasant surprise, I was not the only pilgrim on the path that day. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z When you need nothing, what else can life be but pleasant? Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “Though she may look pleasant, she’s still a witch. You are to keep your distance, understood?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “The pleasant feeling of vast superiority, the easy success with women—” “Monster!” he howled. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z All, of course, were happily unaware that their pleasant, anonymous town was quite doomed. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “How pleasant that you could join us,” the hook-handed man said in a sickly sweet voice. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z In the large and pleasant salon which extended across the width of the house, the Ratignolles entertained their friends once a fortnight with a soiree musicale,sometimes diversified by card-playing. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z Something pleasant squirms inside me at the compliment. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z However, for your sake, I hope that a different, more pleasant future comes about. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Perhaps I might have done better to have lodged here in this establishment where I now sit enjoying a pleasant mid- moming cup of tea. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z The wetness against her skin was very pleasant, but she couldn’t waste time enjoying it. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z A bacon bouse of two-score ribs, A wattling of tripe—support of clans— Of every food pleasant to man, Meseemed the whole was gathered there. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Here we were, enjoying a pleasant evening, and now Dad was about to launch into his positivity theory. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z She thought that it would be pleasant to visit them and see their new home, their small lake and their crops growing. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Even from the outside the inn looked a pleasant house to familiar eyes. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “You can’t say nothing pleasant ever happens now, can you, Meg?” said Amy, trying to decide how she would group the lovers in a sketch she was planning to make. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’re being my own pest. Leave me alone,” he said, but he smiled at some pleasant memory. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “It would depend on the life. This life is very pleasant. I would like to live forever,” he smiled. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z He noticed how pleasant it was to have someone to talk to instead of speaking only to himself and to the sea. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He supposed he had been pleasant in his way, but he had also seemed vain and, whatever he said to the contrary, much too surprised that a Muggle-born should make a good witch. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The rest of us had no trouble looking pleasant after the photographer lectured Dad. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Almost immediately a warm feeling spread through my gut: pleasant at first, then painfully hot, searing, as if the mixture were coming to a boil inside of me. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z His fair and pleasant face was hideously changed; a raging fire was in his eyes. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Their ancient ancestors had found the Galapagos Islands so pleasant that they had not returned north. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “You seem a good and agile worker and very pleasant to talk to. I think you would make a very nice addition to our home.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Horror pierced Mom’s face, the first true emotion to shatter her wall of pleasant, half-true smiles and utter, utter blankness. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The pink liquid spread a pleasant warmth through his body. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The night was warm and the sea calm, and for a few minutes I lost myself in the pleasant rhythm of oars slapping water. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z She was a thin woman, with a flat, pleasant face. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z It was not a pleasant trip to the dressing room and I did not know until later that beds could be made with men in them. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z “Sunday has left me a very pleasant memory. In this way we really feel that we are not so far from one another, and I hope that we’ll see each other again often.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The bigger, stronger cub was not frolicking with a tender, laughing female two-legs, being fed tidbits of meat in a pleasant sunlit open place. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z They posted a few watchers, but most of them lay on the ground, resting in the pleasant darkness. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z At least the view from the side window was pleasant. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a tall, austerely pleasant man of about forty, a bachelor, and a writer by profession, being the author of several historical biographies. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Seeing her step so easily into the pantry and emerge looking precisely as she did when she entered, only happier, taught Sula that sex was pleasant and frequent, but otherwise unremarkable. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z General was a pleasant looking man who wore his grey hair at shoulder length and had a neck hung with beaded ropes. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The gardens behind the manse were just as pleasant, and far more extensive. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The pleasant weather—and the warnings of the coming Indiana winter, which scared those who’d never seen snow—kept them occupied. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “How pleasant not to have any word from outside.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z I am with Volpe at his town house in Yardley, Pennsylvania, a pleasant community about fifteen miles north of Truman High. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z She smiled, said nothing, and with Hannah’s help did their neglected work, keeping home pleasant and the domestic machinery running smoothly. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked at the office worker and forced a pleasant tone. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z She was pleasant and direct, even warm, but there was a privacy about her, a reluctance to bare herself completely to the world, the same quality as Obinze. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Not a very pleasant afternoon for a walk I fear, Madam.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Beck reported that Pittman had generously shared the swag she’d brought with the other climbers and that “she was pleasant and interesting to be around.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Thought briefly of all the pleasant, boring things I might’ve been doing with my summer, had my life gone differently. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The three miles from here to Vida will make a pleasant walk come spring. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z “I know that. But the Italian—really, he’s a very pleasant man—began to look all concerned. ‘Can that be right, son?’ he said. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z All in all, a very pleasant way to wake up. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Stand by your loose words, young man, or you may not have a pleasant journey home.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The presence of the county jail supplies the first quality, while the so- called Sheriff’s Residence, a pleasant apartment separated from the jail proper by steel doors and a short corridor, accounts for the second. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z How pleasant it would be to wake every day in the same place, to linger among shady gardens, eat figs, and drink cool water, as much as she might desire. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Whatever he was thinking about, Annabeth could tell it wasn’t pleasant. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I couldn’t make out what she was saying, though the timbre of her voice was clear even over the noise: cheerful, raucous, oddly pleasant. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z As sweet as the evening air, this talk moved through and round her, conjuring a world of good intentions and pleasant outcomes. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He had gray eyes, a ruddy complexion, and a pleasant face, though he did not like his nose, which he felt was too big and bulbous. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Heil Hitler,' he said, which, he presumed, was another way of saying, ‘Well, goodbye for now, have a pleasant afternoon.’ The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 2006-01-05T00:00:00Z I hadn’t meant for it to come out as sharply as it did, but it wasn’t a pleasant experience being reminded that your education level equaled that of a ten-year-old. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z As his mind raced, Mr. Kapasi experienced a mild and pleasant shock. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The air was still warm, but not oppressively so, almost pleasant. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The beer left a pleasant buzz in Shadow’s head. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z His eyes showed respect; now that was pleasant. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact we looked so pleasant we almost popped. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z I paid my way with my compensation money and found living with her pleasant except for her constant talk about leadership and responsibility. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Actually it had been a pleasant surprise—that is, it would have been if she’d been in the mood for pleasant surprises. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why are you suddenly pleasant? Don’t you have some old man to meet somewhere?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Holmes turned his attention to other, more pleasant distractions. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Cape Cod winters are often mild and pleasant. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z He had wire-rimmed glasses, a round, ruddy, pleasant face with a mustache, a light Texas drawl. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Presently the rising and falling of their breasts slowed to normal speed, and in a sort of pleasant helplessness they fell apart. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Normally, Druzmilla would have greeted Skardebek lovingly, maybe griping that someone had just picked a big scab and thrown it out the window, but she was clearly too nervous to think of a pleasant insult. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z It was very pleasant to sit in the warm sunshine and watch the pure waters drift by. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Each evening I found a pleasant auto court to rest in, beautiful new places that have sprung up in recent years. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z So to make the time more pleasant, he pulled from the scabbard his great, his only, love: The six-fingered sword. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z And then the man smiles, the scene returns to a cozy living room, and he’s pleasant again. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z The Doors shuddered, then opened with a pleasant Ding! The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “At least that was the official story. But things were not ever pleasant for them there. Minnijean Brown got expelled.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The man’s voice was low and pleasant; he had a foreign accent. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Rufus looked up at me, red-eyed, and tried to smile, though the grimace he managed was far from pleasant. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z And so the pleasant evening unraveled—the noisy meal at which I even drank a little wine, the presents, bedtime for the younger children, while their bigger brothers and sisters went off to watch television. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “What I have to tell you is not pleasant. Not to mention that it may be very dangerous.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I showed him my talent pipes and bargained for a pleasant fifteen minutes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z His sandy blond hair was drenched in sweat; it could not have been pleasant to stand on those steps for as long as he had with no promise of shade. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z If they had allowed a little more food and better clothing much of the work would have been pleasant, but we were too hungry and cold most of the time for any pleasure. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “And wouldn’t you enjoy a more pleasant aroma?” he said, turning to Tock. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z “Rather a pleasant year on the whole!” said Meg, smiling at the fire, and congratulating herself on having treated Mr. Brooke with dignity. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z There with her were other young women, recovering, so there was pleasant conversation, a few jokes about being slender again. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Even the scrubbing made a safe, pleasant sound. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z They walked toward the rock, and the water was pleasant, the sun gentle. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z It wasn’t that he was ugly—in fact, his tanned face was rather pleasant, but there was something nasty about his demeanor, about his obsidian eyes as they shifted and met her own. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She told me all the local and world news, and it was rather pleasant to hear about the National League, an atom bomb test, and a Mr. Riley’s three-legged dog that chased her chickens. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “The pain has gone and it is pleasant here, as warm as spring.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Where he went, there wasn’t a white face around, and the Negroes were as pleasant, wide-spirited, and self-contained as could be. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z But Ocean was all the traditionally pleasant things a girl might like about a guy, which made his friendliness dangerous to me. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z This changed him so that he was not so pleasant to have around. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z But the woman sang so tunefully as to turn the dreadful rubbish into an almost pleasant sound. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z He is a pleasant white-haired fellow in his mid-sixties. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z It was a nice, pleasant piece of ground. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I hoped the play would take my mind from his strange behavior, but it offered nothing diverting or pleasant. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Dryer than the rest of the year, winter might be pleasanter, if it were not for the cold. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Inside was a home—neat and tidy and pleasant. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “Owing to our car not having made a trip,” Gronau said, “the trunnions stuck slightly in their bearings and a crunching noise resulted, which in the condition of our nerves was not pleasant to hear.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z It was a pleasant and a ladylike time. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Instead, once she finally did turn twelve, Luna noticed that several changes had begun to occur—not all of them pleasant. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z It was, all in all, a very pleasant afternoon. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She ought not to be so open in her contempt, she knew, but her parting from the Eyrie had not been pleasant. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The man laughed, and Richard was not sure if it was a pleasant or an unpleasant laugh. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Why couldn’t I ever have a pleasant conversation with Mike anymore without it getting awkward? Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “It is never pleasant to be a buffer, Reuven,” he told me quietly. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z "Couldn't you slip honey or sugar into it? To make it more pleasant?" The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z When the foreigners arrived, all would be pleasant. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z They were stiff with their long and jolting drive from Whitcross, and chilled with the frosty night air; but their pleasant countenances expanded to the cheerful firelight. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z I look back at that Anne Frank as a pleasant, amusing, but superficial girl, who has nothing to do with me. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I'd met prosecutors who dressed and presented like they would rather be out hunting ducks than running a law office, but Chapman was professional and courteous and approached me with a pleasant demeanor. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z It was pleasant to have the rain out of his face, if only for a little while. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z On the pleasant, shady streets leading to the rowing course out in Griinau, strands of smaller flags with swastikas were strung from tree to tree. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z My parents had a pleasant enough catch-up with Mr. and Mrs. Stewart, and I followed Pamela around, gaping at her hair, her fair skin and teenager jewelry. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Underneath their dresses flesh tightened and shivered in the high coolness, their small breasts just now beginning to create some pleasant discomfort when they were lying on their stomachs. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t exactly pleasant on the deck of the ship—it was dreadfully hot, and the constant salty wind on her face only increased her thirst. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked through the window to see a pleasant young man who showed no hint of animosity. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z In some modern music, many of these dissonances are heard as pleasant or interesting or jazzy and don't need to be resolved. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z It gave him a sense of life and time passing, and he enjoyed the pleasant normality of the scene. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "The House of Butterfly! Is that a pleasant restaurant?" Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z His eyes were open, half asleep, his face pleasant and composed, a soft smile. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought that this style of conversation might not be pleasant to Mrs. Harker, any more than it was to me, so I joined in:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z She came at once, after saying pleasantly to Mr. Renfield: “Good-bye, and I hope I may see you often, under auspices pleasanter to yourself,” to which, to my astonishment, he replied:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Dumbledore did not break the silence that stretched between them now, but waited, with a look of pleasant expectancy, for Voldemort to talk first. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z ‘I have never known you give me pleasant advice before,’ he said. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z From this one can extract another notable observation: princes must delegate distasteful tasks to others, while pleasant ones they should keep for themselves. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z To wash yourself with cold water when it is cold outside is not pleasant, but we made the best of it. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z His hometown was a wealthy but somewhat peripheral place, analogous in its pleasant remoteness to modern Sydney or Cape Town. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z In the calm of the long evening, it was pleasant to walk on this smooth road, with the sound of some cicada-like creatures in the long grass and the setting sun warm in his face. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z It’s a pleasant change of pace, something finite in contrast to her current, overwhelming, ongoing task: to prepare for her departure, picking the bones of the house clean. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Still, Tendai found it pleasant to get his hands into the good red soil. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z It was silent, but the silence wasn’t pleasant. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The serving girl had at least been pleasant. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It proved necessary that we strangle the ducks, which was not pleasant work, though requisite; we brought away two bags of them. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z A pleasant sort of tension seemed to fill the Hall now. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She tried to think of every pleasant and beautiful and wonderful thing she knew. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z As soon as this happened, they cheerfully abandoned the gruelling, dangerous, and often spartan life of hunter-gatherers, settling down to enjoy the pleasant, satiated life of farmers. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z It was when he reached the bottom step that it occurred to him how very pleasant it would be to pass the vegetable patch on his walk to Hagrid’s. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “But, of course, you must understand, we cannot tell you anything of what will happen, and there may be some surprises not necessarily pleasant.” Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z “What a pleasant surprise to meet someone so nice,” they all thought, “and especially here.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z The nurturer who had always been so pleasant to her, the one with a son named Jonas who took Abe to his dwelling at night, was oddly abrupt when she greeted him. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It was just so hypnotizingly pleasant that it might take a person years to notice, and by then it would be too late; leaving would be too dangerous. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Working with them, she later said, was “one of the pleasantest experiences of my career.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z ‘But we call it lembas or waybread, and it is more strengthening than any food made by Men, and it is more pleasant than cram, by all accounts.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z TVs a child I thought nothing of it, but when I became an adolescent, I began to read the verses on the tombstones with a certain pleasant melancholy. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “How was work?” she asked, in the vague, pleasant way that she always asked. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Even the two plain buildings looked particularly pleasant. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z They completed their walk in silence, and when they parted ways, Celaena quickly wished Nehemia a pleasant evening before striding to her part of the castle. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Even at home, where I am less pleasant, I avoid discussing tricky topics. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Decorated with wildflowers in the warm season, the room remained pleasant in the autumn with wreaths of red and gold leaves. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z She felt a closeness to this pleasant member of her species. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z They began as mutual friends and admirers, even naming fossil species after each other, and spent a pleasant week together in 1868. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z "The chair beside the fire would be pleasant," he said when he felt the warmth on his face. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Yes, some of them had a pleasant exterior. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “No dirty dishes for Eleanor to wash, a pleasant evening in good company, and perhaps the sun shining again tomorrow.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z From Norwich it is about a mile to the Connecticut River and a pleasant, unassuming 1930s bridge leading to the state of New Hampshire and the town of Hanover on the opposite bank. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z August turns out to be a pleasant, heavyset fellow and Bailey’s first impression is that he resembles his house: a squat sort of building with a porch wrapping around the front, warm and welcoming. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z There was a pleasant feeling of anticipation in the air that day. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z If he came back, it was a gift, a pleasant surprise. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a pleasant fantasy that gave her hope and kept her going—which was exactly what the Hunt was for me. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Frodo himself, after the first shock, found that being his own master and the Mr. Baggins of Bag End was rather pleasant. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The conversation is as pleasant and flowing as the wine over the subsequent courses. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, as she fussed and fumed about my wicked desires, I kept my expression pleasant, the same as 1 did in the halls of Central High in order to avoid expulsion. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A pleasant breeze blew ripples across the long stretch of muddy water in front of them. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She opened the door and showed Adam into the pleasant room where Liza lived. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z An exceedingly calm, circumspect man, Groom was pleasant company but seldom spoke unless spoken to and replied to questions tersely, in a barely audible voice. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z That he should never have been able to indulge so amiable a feeling before, passed suspiciously through Emma’s brain; but still, if it were a falsehood, it was a pleasant one, and pleasantly handled. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z He had blond hair, beginning to go gray, steel-rimmed glasses, a pleasant, mobile face, and a dry sense of humor. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I didn’t know it could be so pleasant,” said Adam. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He talks with a pleasant, down- home North Carolina twang. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He had been graver than usual of late, but very pleasant, and when jokingly accused of turning over a new leaf, he answered soberly, “So I am, and I mean this one shall stay turned.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z On the surface Matt’s life settled into a pleasant rhythm. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Also, some of the tests were not pleasant. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Tea is generally served warm and can have any one of many pleasant or enticing scents. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z |
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