| 单词 | proper |
| 例句 | "How can you expect to be rescued if you don't put first things first and act proper?" Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z And maybe—without you holding me back—I can make a proper go of it. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z “I never thanked you proper for taking care of me before,” she said. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z When I was seven, my mother decided I should leave kindergarten and go to a proper boy’s school. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z The proper title of the Royal Society, founded in 1660, is The Royal Society of London for the Improving of Natural Knowledge. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z She had been brought up to follow rules, to believe that the proper functioning of the world depended upon her compliance, and follow them—and believe—she did. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It is a storehouse of many vitamins, some of which in turn contribute to its own proper functioning. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z They learned to wind film into the camera, how to compose a photo, how to calculate the proper aperture and width. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Do you not think it would be a proper compliment to the place?” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z Mostly, though, it is up to the performer to know what is considered proper for a particular piece. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Often he rose early in the morning, before anyone else, and poured himself liquid through the sunrise streets, and everything seemed beautiful, everything in its proper orbit, nothing impossible, the entire world attainable. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She said the dead body was sacred, it having been a house for the mind and soul, and as such it deserved proper respect. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “Two years ago, when you first brought Adiah to me at the age of ten for evaluation, I told you that I believed she could possibly be a gifted daraja if given proper training.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I caught myself wishing for someone to show the letters to, someone who could give me a proper reflection of my importance. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z One symptom of this was that they had begun to call Animal Farm by its proper name and ceased to pretend that it was called the Manor Farm. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z “Also the proper way to fold a napkin and dance a minuet. Oh, and you can play the flute. Marketable skills, merchling. Marketable skills.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Perhaps I’ll get you some rotting meat so you can have a proper feast.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z “Were just supposed to accept that? Without a vote in the senate? Without a proper debate? Without—” “Percy!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Davis was the closest thing to a proper celebrity I’d ever encountered. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z She was proudly modest like a proper Chinese child. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘I must have dropped off. It’s a long time, Mr. Frodo, since I had a proper sleep, and my eyes just closed down on their own.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z His nod seemed to say: “Quite right. That is the proper thing to say. You have given me the cue I expected.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z "I have a proper respect for myself and for my fellow horses, that's all." The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Elizabeth doesn’t have a proper skillet, so we make do with a shallow pan. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Reggie had landed a job as a manager at a basketball and fitness gym just south of Salt Lake City proper. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z It ends in proper destruction, if that is what you mean. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z She cannot recall telling Mr. A. H— which train it was she would be taking, but he has deposited her on the proper platform nonetheless. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I wish I was a witch, Pan, then you could go off and find him and take messages and all, and we could make a proper plan….” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z It is more a delicate swathe of red silk held in place by a tightly laced corset than a proper dress. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The next step was to find the proper sort of man. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z The converter attachment, which had cost them one hundred dollars, automatically supplied her name whenever the announcer addressed his anonymous audience, leaving a blank where the proper syllables could be filled in. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z But three years removed from proper full-time schoolic exposure to my peers, I felt a certain unbridgeable distance between us. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z You know how if a cow ain’t stripped proper she gets a swollen bag and sore tits? Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He reached high, higher, trying to stick the swinging rod into the barrel so as to set the ball snug proper. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z He paused reflectively and warmly paid tribute to my father, while placing my father’s life in its proper perspective: “It is a miracle, really, if you think about it!” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z We had no medicine or speed balls, no proper boxing trunks or shoes, and no mouth guards. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It is possible that we are on the verge of developing a proper applied science, but it has to be said that we don’t have one yet. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The trouble was that coal silk wasn’t as warm as proper fur, no matter how much it was padded out with hollow coal-silk fibers. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Water has weight when you take it out of its proper place: try lifting a bucket of water out of a pond. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “No, all right, I did hear it, and it was...proper frightening,” Henry says. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The house itself was high, white, and oddly proper to be the home of Phineas. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe because I left you so fast. Maybe I didn’t lay the groundwork for a proper memory. Or maybe I wanted you to find me, in some way. I don’t know.” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z I always thought that princesses were supposed to be quiet and proper and sit around looking royal. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z “Where? I dunno. Somewhere around here. Doesn’t smell like a proper dog anyway,” said the Bishop of Bath and Wells. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z The ladies’ room at Sickler’s was almost as large as the dining room proper, and, in a special sense, appeared to be hardly less commodious. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z “With care,” he tells me, “this is the proper way. Your work—in even the smallest things it is a mirror of you.” Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z Anya had heard the story countless times, usually when Anya wondered why they couldn’t live in the village proper, or why they didn’t go to more festivals, or have more friends. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z With their distorted, lice-infested figures and captions of hate, they made it seem permissible, even proper, to attack a Jew even if he differed from the poster portrayal. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z I tried to think of a polite way to take my leave but could not find the proper words. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I planted my feet firmly in the dirt and fought to keep my voice polite and proper. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z His name is Finn the Horse and we all love him but the stable man from the coal yard doesn’t take proper care of the stable and the stink travels to our house. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z We ate a macaroni casserole as a proper dinner. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z For most of us, plurals get sticky mainly when they involve proper names, nouns with several parts, or words that can be either singular or plural. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z In that case the proper thing would be to refuse to have at all. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It came with paying Booker, speaking proper, and polishing his father’s shoes. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Theo is tidy, well dressed in a suit, looking very much the proper Parisian businessman. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Only outsiders call us by our proper names. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Good morning, boys and girls,” he says with a very proper, almost-British accent. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Being so still, so portly in his iron sheath, and having the great blind helm over his head so that he had no proper face, he had a look of danger about him. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z My next delivery was the last one I’d make in my first proper game. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z But in all the upheavals of the 1640s there had been no opportunity to reestablish the proper flow of income from the estates. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z This girl was very pretty, sure, but she was also prim and proper and preppy. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z For friendships acquired by a price and not by greatness and nobility of spirit are purchased but are not owned, and at the proper time cannot be spent. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z And a few even know how to say hello in proper Hindu fashion. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z Within an hour, the doctor arrived and he went through the same prodding and poking and I did my yelping at what I thought were the proper times. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not a proper physician, but he sees sick folk and prescribes medicines. All the real doctors are down on Water Street. It’s been a terrible day there. They say bodies are piling up like firewood.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Furthermore, it must be remembered that my father was a butler of an earlier generation who began his career at a time when such attributes were not considered proper, let alone desirable in a butler. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z So the rest of the afternoon was taken up in preparing a saltwater bath for Prince Pete-ho-tep and placing him in it with the proper pomp. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Somehow, pain felt proper; it steadied my voice and soothed my shaky breath. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z She was beautiful, sanguine, hot-tempered, demanding, impulsive, acquisitive, charming—she had all the proper qualities for a man-eater. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z As a result, Mr. Pirzada lived in a room in a graduate dormitory, and did not own a proper stove or a television set. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z At a pasta store they selected interestingly shaped noodles and asked the woman running the store the proper amount for thirteen people—the ten people Count Olaf mentioned, and the three of them. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z “Why do you think this is the proper time for an uprising in these parts?” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z She worries over Mikey because he’s not a proper Catholic and if he had a fit and died who knows where he might wind up in the next life. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z It wasn’t proper sleep, but a state of semi-consciousness in which daydreams and reality were nearly indistinguishable. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “My girl needs a better weapon than this woeful sword, something more befitting an Attendant. I was hoping we could have your leave to procure some proper weapons for her.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “Take her there now. I’ll be along in a bit. Oh, and wear something nice. I want it to be a proper party.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “Writing Mistress was the only one who taught anything worth knowing,” I concluded, “although it is helpful to know the proper way to behave, so one can decide whether or not to be proper.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z It took me a long time to do this, because I was poor at knots and had no idea how to make a proper one. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z I investigated a Help Needed sign at a dressmaker’s shop and discovered I would not find work anywhere because I didn’t have the proper papers. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z It seemed somehow the proper day on which to set out and follow him. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Harry knew that the only way to turn a house-elf free was to present it with proper garments. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z His voice rose on the last word, as he made his best attempt at a proper British accent. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z They had to pick their way carefully to keep both dry-footed and on their proper course. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z These refugees have no access to medical care, education, work, proper food or secure housing. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z By the twenty-ninth day, Liyana’s papers had proper headings, and her navy blue uniform had lost its bright gleam, its sharp pleat. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z She has not stopped talking about Kareem and his proper Indian manners since I got home. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z “Now she’ll have a proper place to put her silver and such.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z As the Morning Herald had recently lectured, they had followed the “proper course in protesting substandard housing.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z He said we didn’t have the proper facilities, but in those days hospitals were a major source of infection, and more people died in them than were saved. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I drove about the city awhile, then returned the car to the proper Regional Bureau and went on foot to the residence of the First Commensal District Commissioner of Entry-Roads and Ports. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “The girls would be downstairs and the guys would be upstairs, so it would be quite proper.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Three days after leaving Petersburg, I arrived beneath the Stikine Ice Cap proper, where the long arm of the Baird joins the main body of ice. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But he had ruined it with a ratty belt tied into a bow rather than a proper knot. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z "No offense meant, lad. How would you calculate a proper ransom?" The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z The charred and bloodied bodies of relatives remained where they had fallen, with no one to perform proper rites for burials, no one to say the prayers for the dead. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z He put observers in squad cars and had them keep a running score of how the officers’ behavior matched up with proper training techniques. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z So would any simpering, eyelash- batting female in her court, given the proper setup, the minimal conditions. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Again, though, it is useful to put the commodification of gangsta culture in proper perspective. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z I wanted to own an entire city block—a proper restaurant, an apothecary, maybe a school, or a hatters shop. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z My stomach growls as if in response, reminding me that I could use a proper meal. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z My parked car was facing in the proper direction; the police car had come down the street in the wrong direction. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “I look like a proper Muslim woman,” she joked. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I asked Big Ma for two dollars to buy first-class envelopes, a memo pad, and postage stamps so we could write a proper letter to our mother. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z A real house with curtains and proper shelves for my books and actual chairs to sit on, not old lard buckets. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z I know the Mother of God is the Virgin Mary and they call her that because she didn’t have a proper husband, only poor old St. Joseph. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z If they can bring themselves to write a proper apology to you, then perhaps we may have the beginning of a new start. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Daintily, I pick up the proper fork to use for the salad, and notice that two of the councilmen use their main-course forks by mistake. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “It isn’t a proper holiday until we’ve plumbed every available sewer.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z He examined the hooded climber, half hoping he would be six-fingered, but no; this one had the proper accompaniment of digits. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He violated the bonds of affection, sometimes visiting slaves on their wedding night to show the husband the proper way to discharge his marital duty. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z This was once the case, but now there is no crew, no unseen stagehands moving bits of scenery to their proper places. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Kit was thankful, as she had been so many times when the wind howled and the snow piled higher, that her friend was snug in a proper house. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Or were the words that had been lost in my head simply trying to find the proper order? The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Mackintosh and his entourage were now entering Levittown proper, the postwar suburban colossus. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “Well, ah, the rules . . .” “Do I gather, sir, from your hesitation, that you are unsure of the etiquette involved? Perhaps you lack the proper authority.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z According to David J. Meltzer, a Southern Methodist University archaeologist who has written extensively about the history of his field, the bureau’s founders were determined to set the new disciplines on a proper scientific footing. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I put a few feet between me and the ladies so it’s proper. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Still, despite her craziness, Brigid was turning into a proper operative. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z You could have been here, at this school, learning from teachers who’d pay proper attention to you. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Nhamo explained gently that she came from a proper village full of people. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But Miss Fulton’s earrings and hair and proper talk make her look like a real lady. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z This time, I brought a proper meal, and something to listen to that isn't disco. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z And if Henry couldn’t make Beto into a proper son, maybe he was thinking he’d try his luck at making one inside of her. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z All the bodies are cremated before being given a proper medical autopsy. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “The fo’c’sle?” he asks, pronouncing forecastle in the proper seaman’s way. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z This was my proper normal guns-and-bombs reaction, coming an hour and a half later than usual. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z She just eased back and murmured something like “not proper.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Well, I don’t think he’s here in The Cottage, I think he’s been sent off to the proper RAF aerodrome, but I mean that he flew back to England with me. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Ain’t thick enough to be a proper fog, mind you, just a thin, wispy mist that leaves everything kind of blurred. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z So many of the demons Waterside didn’t bother with the proper costume. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He had talked with them, acquainted them with family gossip, instructed them occasionally when it had seemed timely and proper for him to do so. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z “What you must learn of proper decorum would fill volumes,” she said with a weary sigh. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Lucky for me I don't need a proper fuel reaction. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s right. But your great-uncle, when he came home”—Madame hunts for the proper phrasing—“he was not the same as when he left.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “And what are we to do for a proper partner for her?” said Mr. Weston. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Dave had bitten through both of Sol-leks’s traces, and was standing directly in front of the sled in his proper place. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z “I said,”—three stiff, prissy notes—“‘It’s not proper, Mr. Blakeslee. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Two weeks later Mr. Fields decided to give his types a proper tour of the museum. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I hadn’t played on a proper soccer team since I was twelve, but we played it in physical education sometimes, when we weren’t doing Net Sports or Whiffle ball or timed mile runs. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z It would seem quite likely then, if the rain does not cease very shortly, that I will remain here drinking tea until the proper time comes for me to set off. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Mikey said if there was a sin it would be on his soul and he wasn’t a proper Catholic anyway so it didn’t matter. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z But increasingly I felt like maybe she had become too enthralled with the pleasure of leaving to construct a proper bread crumb trail. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “I haven’t got any proper going-out dress,” she had said in apology when she called to tell him that she had nothing that looked convincingly bridal. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z And I think, too, and I feel bad to think this, Jeri, but I ask myself, Is Donay himself a proper man? Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Bloom wanted to say, No, don’t tell them that, because they can’t, but he couldn’t say it; he laughed hollowly and could not really think of a proper way to react at all. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z These, which were the proper hounds for boars, wore muzzles because of their ferocity. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why, that last test wasn’t even fair. Questions on the proper address of European nobles? And European-style place settings? We ain’t even talked about that stuff in our lessons.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Although they could not say it, my old friends wanted me gone so that I could take my proper place in the pattern of remembrance—and I wanted to go for the same reason. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Sabbatini: “So then why does one’s finger burn when one, if one is stupid enough, changes his car battery without proper protective gear on his hands?” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z My one regret about leaving Rose Hill in such haste all those years ago is that I feel like I never got to give you a proper good-bye, Momma. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z It is 1660, and she has just turned thirteen: too old for a proper German girl to be crouching in the dirt, according to her mother. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He turned it, and in this way he found a proper method to cook the bird. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z But I’d also seen pictures of handsome men with symmetrical faces and proper noses—the kind of man girls found attractive, with a strong chin, chiseled jaw, and piercing eyes. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z She searched her mind for some proper egotistical humility and almost happily arrived at the sacrifice—herself. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “That’s only a problem if you don’t know a proper thief. Leave the locks to me.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “I hope to be able to indicate,” I explained, “that this case is a trial of the aspirations of the African people, and because of that I thought it proper to conduct my own defense.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t be. It was not a party for young people. As caretaker, your grandfather would never drink, but I can’t vouch for the satyrs. We’ll have a proper party before you leave us.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Logic, reason, pure science: these, Aronnax insists, are the proper ways to pursue a mystery. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Below this, a bit of open scrubland dropped sharply down into the forest proper. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z First came the stumps of the houses that had once contained the dreams of pioneers, and then the town proper in a line of ruined structures. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z They hear British news reports they cannot understand; they hear a Berlin woman pontificating about the proper makeup for a cocktail party. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The lymers which had reared the boar—the proper word for dislodging—were allowed to pursue him to make them keen on their work. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, I really, super-duper don't want a proper fuel reaction. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Tennyson was normally a very proper woman who never went out in public without dressing up in fine clothes and a hat. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Why then did they not court her in the proper way for a lady of family and fortune by giving her costly gifts? Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Mother pulled my arms back until my shoulder blades touched, the proper posture for a lady. observed Grandfather as we departed. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Dr. Jónsson began to get pressure from the hospital to release Bobby because of his refusal of proper treatment. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “When you get older, Mother and the aunts will tell you not to talk to boys, too. They’ll say it’s not proper.” Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z “Any more than it’s proper to wear all your bonnets and gowns and ribbons at once, that folks may know you’ve got them,” added Jo, and the lecture ended in a laugh. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Now the man watched the dip of the three sticks over the side of the skiff and rowed gently to keep the lines straight up and down and at their proper depths. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z If we couldn’t afford a proper cricket ball, we made one out of an old sock stuffed with rubbish; and we drew wickets on the wall in chalk. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “In the first place, his family began to eat proper.” 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z “Since when did you start acting like a proper elevator?” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z I could wear my church petticoat, but I needed a proper short gown to cover the bodice. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Eyes cast downward toward the floor, I’d watch the yellow traffic lines painted down the middle of most hallways to keep opposing traffic on its proper side. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Uncle Albert’s already arranged it, but he wanted me to deliver the formal invitations, because that’s how you have a proper dinner party.” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z It’s hardly a proper boat at all—just an inflated dinghy—and certainly not big enough for all of us. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z “To the young folks we got here who knew him, I’m so sorry. We’re doing what we can to make sure he receives a proper burial.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Then she blessed me out good and proper for being so bossy with him. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z “Head up, toes down,” she called it as she kissed us good night and laid us out in the proper position. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It does not instruct, nor encourage virtue, nor suggest models of proper human behavior, nor restrain men from doing the things men have always done. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Later, as Pong made his way to the boat waiting for him, he wished he’d given Somkit a proper hug goodbye. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “There, there. You don’t have to thank me. You only needed to see it in the proper light.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z After all, he’d never had any money in his life until a month ago, and he told Ron so, all about having to wear Dudley’s old clothes and never getting proper birthday presents. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z No more doctor, and the Underdowns themselves had had to move to Léopoldville to give their boys a shot at proper schooling—if, said Mrs. Underdown, you could even call it that. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z When someone died without a descendant or proper burial rites, he or she turned into a shave and wandered until a willing host was found. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Merlyn had remembered to give him the proper smell for the nest—for, if he had smelled of any other nest, they would have killed him at once. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Now I’ve always known how to work, but I admit, it took a little while for my excitement to pass so that I could work at a proper pace. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But as Naomi said Wash’s name over and over in the silence of her exhausted brain, her grip on the letter opener began to slip, and she descended into the blue depths of proper sleep. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z But I do now: a bit of plain bread, and a mug — aye, half a mug — of beer would go down proper. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Before our group departed Kathmandu, he had sat all of us down and given us an uncommonly stem lecture about the need to show our Sherpa staff gratitude and proper respect. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z He knew quite well what happened, but it was the proper thing to ask Jane because the story was really hers. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z As I came into the village proper, I saw that all lay in ruin. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z "The kingdom of Orléans is ruled by queens; the crown is passed down through the women of your family. Queens ensure the proper governance of the kingdom and maintenance of its well-being." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He was not in the store proper at all. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Her parents never let her keep anything in the house proper, though they never had visitors to notice. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I think T noticed me today, a proper noticing, not just accidentally stepping on my foot, or handing me my pencil after I drop it next to his desk, or saying. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “Rules are rules. Whoever nominated you should’ve filled out the proper waiver if your school year runs long. There’s always next summer—” He finally looks up at me and his eyes go wide. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z While he smirked, Auntie Lindo demonstrated the proper technique, poking her chopstick into the orange spongy part: “You have to dig in here, get this out. The brain is most tastiest, you try.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “Here’s your prisoner, gentlemen,” announced Brinker, seizing my neck and pushing me into the Butt Room ahead of him, “I’m turning him over to the proper authorities.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z This was the moment for the calm, proper speech, but Meg didn’t make it. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z I complained quite vociferously about our clothing, affirming that we did not want to wear short trousers and needed proper clothing including socks and underwear, which we were not then given. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She slept for an hour, until a servant announced the arrival of the tailor, to outfit her with proper court attire. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Perhaps you have already made the proper choice. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The proper “this is Robert’s big, exciting life of ugliness” story starts just a couple of pages beyond this. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Mother said that a proper lady always had a lawn and a garden; women who were not proper ladies had cotton planted right up to their windowsills. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z It seemed proper to whisper in the dark. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Persians have very strong feelings about the proper applications of rice. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, know that I read and save every letter, with the hope of one day being able to give each the proper response it deserves. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “It would be a terrible tactical error to go into battle against the dead without the proper weapons.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The clerk said, “That’s not a legal description. It’s barely even a proper address.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Also, she knew, because her teacher had told her, that the proper word for her family was “expatriate,” not “repatriate.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “What a shame it is that the proper names for them they cannot have.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The tops of his feet were so fat that once he got his shoes laced up, there was nothing left to make a proper bow. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, know that I read and save every letter, with the hope of one day being able to give each the proper response it deserves. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z I can look into a proper mirror, here on the wall, and see a man, a new man, clean before Allah and ready to serve. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “Be sure to draw the proper dose. We’ll start him off on one unit, once a day, either while he’s eating or after he’s finished.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Flaps of fresh sow’s peritoneum ready cut to the proper size came shooting up in little lifts from the Organ Store in the sub-basement. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Once I'm in the Schiaparelli Basin proper, I can count on the normal sandy terrain I'm used to. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I wanted so much to be dignified and respectable and proper. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But this envelope, unlike the others, is addressed to her father proper, though the postmark is after his date of death. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Here the Continental Army had suffered through a winter of their own, and the vast, stark, frozen desolation itself seemed a more proper monument than statues and stones. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Out back, in the walkway between the house proper and the servants’ quarters, Chucha is putting out her bedding to sun on the line. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z The only proper object of study for the educated man, he declared, was ethics. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Red Jack meets us a little ways from the barrier gate to the homestead proper. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z They’re all togged out in blue and white jerseys and white shorts and proper football boots. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z He dug the paddle in the water till the boat was the proper way round, and to her credit Alice did as he’d told her and said not a word. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “You are meant to be working separately, not in this...this debauched juxtaposition. I have warned you about collaborating, it is not the proper way to exhibit your skills.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The results weren’t as strong as a proper, man’s weapon, but the boys could still bring in small game. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Finding the proper clothes for me was another matter entirely. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “What did I tell you? I have learned to be very acute—to read the face. It is necessary. Only in America do they teach you the proper way to sell.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z It wouldn’t have been proper for either of us to go alone. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z How I wandered aimlessly about, too disoriented for proper panic, numb with shock and dread. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I resolved not to humiliate myself again, but one day I was in need of a proper meal and dropped by. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z That night, at supper, someone remarked casually that since the army needed ammunition, wouldn’t it be proper for the ammunition factories to stay open on Sunday? The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She vaguely knew that divorce was an affliction, but she did not regard it as a proper subject, and gave it no thought. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z No matter where on the globe the observer is, an accurate measurement of that star’s height, or altitude, and the use of proper almanacs or tables will provide latitude. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z I had a bowstring, but wood which could be bent and yet had the proper strength was not easy to find. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z It was owing to him, to his reserve and want of proper consideration, that Wickham’s character had been so misunderstood, and consequently that he had been received and noticed as he was. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z Several points seem to make what the American interviewer calls “a story,” if one could only get them in proper order. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z I mean, I almost never come into Atlanta proper. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z “Not that I hold anything against the Quakers. But this woman has no proper reputation. She’s been accused twice of practicing witchcraft.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “Get yourself a proper chain, will you? Mrs. Patterson’s broke ages ago, and it was made of a stronger material than dental floss.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z A proper young woman turns down at least two proposals before accepting one, she’d told me once. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The dark was his den, his home, his proper habit. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z But they found a good and proper group in the American wing where they spent a lovely and informative hour and a half learning about the arts and crafts of colonial days. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z "There's too much talking out of turn," Ralph said, "because we can't have proper assemblies if you don't stick to the rules." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z "This tree isn't a proper home, though, is it?" Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z His robe was tattered and dirty, but it might have been the proper grey long ago. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z These proper folk, who had always maintained an appearance of peaceful reserve, now rolled in the aisles with abandon. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Finally, the officers ordered them back into their cars, but not before placing handcuffs on one of the drivers because he didn’t have the proper registration for the rental car they were driving. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z The eldest son sat there then stiff with his pride and his dignity and he asked after the proper manner for his father’s health and for his welfare. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z He might have flayed his face off for some of the things Reek had said, before he’d learned his true name and proper place. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Billy says we’re to meet tomorrow morning which is Saturday and go out Ballinacurra to see if we can challenge rich Crescent College boys to a proper game, seven a side. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z She taught me how to color inside the lines and the proper ways to shade an object. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “He’s another one with no proper wizard feeling, or he wouldn’t go around with that jumped-up Granger Mudblood. And people think he’s Slytherin’s heir!” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Now here is another reason I am exceptionally fond of Shenandoah National Park, and why I am probably not cut out to be a proper American trail hiker—cheeseburgers. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z So, despite my mother having a total meltdown over her inability to give her older sister a “proper funeral,” Lucy was cremated. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Having found for himself the proper willow charcoal, Johnny went quickly ahead with his casting. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes, he waits for me in the kitchen to make me eat proper food—or else. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z "It would be more proper to ask, what are The Souls." The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z But it is also true that if the last judgment were announced, the first and proper thought of all ladies would be “What shall I wear?” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “We don’t have enough to eat or a proper place to sleep yet, and you want to adopt this orphan?” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “But this other number isn’t in the proper format. ‘ Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z But he was a proper man, and I couldn’t resist. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z It deposited me at the edge of the ocean proper, where the sand bank dropped off into a huge chasm. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Don’t they know how to give no one a proper hug?” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The night before had been Bailey’s first proper introduction to the circus. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z And when Wang told him, the man cried out, “Now there is a small-hearted old man! He gave you only half the proper fare. How much did you argue for before you started?” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z "The favorite is always given a proper guard, Camellia. It is tradition, and we are nothing without our beloved customs." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “Nothing could be more natural and proper than for my Professor to open a school, and for me to prefer to reside in my own estate.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Poppet says, as though she is having difficulty finding the proper words to respond with. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Here there is no good name for my gift, so it died without a proper ceremony. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z And, of course, in many practical ways, the Romans were much more advanced than the Elizabethans—better roads, central heating, proper baths. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “Were certain they did not hold a proper tribunal.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Together, the two men went to the bunkhouse—a building separate from the farmhouse proper, which is too small to shelter all the Rupp children. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z An impeccably groomed and proper San Francisco lawyer with extensive connections on Wall Street and in Washington, Gaither was a habitue of the worlds of finance and of technology. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z ‘They is going back to the misty country to join up with proper dreams.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z They have a special midden where they put out their used bones and rubbish, proper earth closets, and bedrooms whose bedding they turn out frequently, to keep it clean. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let’s start by getting out of here and finding you some proper clothes. Oh, and Inej,” he said as he led her out of the salon, “don’t ever sneak up on me again.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “This isn’t the opera, Daddy—why are you always so proper?” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z So Johnny stalked off down Beacon Hill with the proper martial strut. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The proper role of the League, Lawes believed, ought to be as a “moral force,” not an actual mechanism of self-government. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “No. She’s afraid we’ll lose our customs and forget how to be polite and proper Bengali children. I don’t know why we came here to America if we can’t live like everyone else.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z And then the account book proper, with debits and credits on facing pages. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z You think of all the films you’ve seen, Audie Murphy and Gary Cooper and the Cisco Kid, all those heroes, and you can’t help falling back on them as models of proper comportment. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She would sit and knit while we had our very proper lesson, no more poker or jokes, and afterward, she and the Captain would chat across my head. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z They were proper brick buildings with stoves or fireplaces in each room. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “My girl,” he said coldly, “I don’t have to do anything. Besides, I only help those who give me proper tribute, which no one has managed to do in many, many centuries.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Rather than go away and come back later, Galileo sat in on the lecture and became fascinated by the subject—his first encounter with mathematics proper, rather than mere arithmetic. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Your studies of the interplay of human motives and emotions”—his mighty hand gestured vaguely as he sought the proper words. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z “Well, look at that. I look right proper.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z There was no end to their work, the river of slaves that needed to be driven from their hidey-holes and brought to the white man’s proper accounting. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z If your mother had married a proper decent Limerickman you wouldn’t have this standing up, North of Ireland, Presbyterian hair. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z If the house was in mourning, it wouldn’t be proper for Madam to dance with the admiral and make merry. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Without proper sanitation, disease swept through Durham’s slums like an armed invader, carrying off the young, the old, and the weak. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I think that’s probably the first, and last time, that I ever saw you without a “proper” hairdo. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Now fourteen, Helmuth graduates into the Hitler Youth proper, though he skips the meetings as often as he dares. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z “I — well, I’m not going to pretend it didn’t make a nice change, having a proper Care of Magical Creatures lesson for once — but I do want Hagrid back, of course I do!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Of course I could whomp up a medium storm or a small earthquake in good taste and proper proportion, but in this account I have clung tenaciously, perhaps foolishly, to the truth. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “A sensitive, delicately balanced machine that requires his strict mental guidance for its proper function.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “An entirely too gloomy one. Chopin is a proper name. Therefore, it begins with a capital C and is followed by a lowercase h.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z If they could learn to speak correct English and dress in proper clothes, if they could Anglicize and civilize themselves, one day they might be welcome in society. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “We could make it a proper foraging trip,” I said. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z And you have to keep them inside all winter, or they get too wet and cold, even in California, on account of them not having proper feathers. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z "He's like Piggy. He says things like Piggy. He isn't a proper chief." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Papa argued that the family surely must be educated, judging by the way Miss Love talked so proper. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “You must tell her,” he said, “that she must get her speed up. I can’t keep her on, even as a spare hand, unless she can maintain a proper pace.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t imagine a proper young lady like you would have come for the interview otherwise,” he said, giving her a sly, sideways look. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z It isn’t proper to be walking around unprotected.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z There was no time for a proper milking. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z He had never had a proper conversation with the headmaster outside of Hogwarts before; there was usually a desk between them. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Shellfire was all around him, and though he knew that this was something called it, he could not muster up the proper feeling—the feeling that would accommodate it. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z She leads me out of the room into the ER proper, past curtains that are alternately drawn and undrawn to show the cast of characters here on an early Saturday morning. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z We still had to drive to Big Ma’s small yellow house that stood on about an acre of land, just off the edge of Prattville proper in Autauga County. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z If you were a proper saint you’d twist around here and suck the stuff out of my head. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Carmetta shows all the newbies like me the proper way to stretch. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z “Good question, Isabella. It’s when people decide to be judge, jury, and executioner without following any laws. People were hanged or shot or imprisoned, without ever getting a proper hearing!” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z “This is a proper show!” boomed the voice of Bacchus. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z To be historically accurate, according to the guidelines, major native cultures must be shown displaying “a proper reverence for the gift of life.” 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “Though I did think it was more likely someone in the circus proper. I should have known it was you.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I washed up in the cold water bucket, quickly pinned on a clean apron, checked my kerchief was on proper and followed Becky to the parlor. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z We said grace and afterward drank a toast all around and ate ourselves into a proper insensibility. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s one of a pack of siblings, the second son, a younger brother, a proper and well-behaved middle child. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “Mr. Little be expecting us by afternoon, and with him giving you a job and even a place to live, it wouldn’t look proper to be late.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, it’s not so bad being called something proper. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z "The second step is the proper manner of holding the implement. Not in this way, neither in this fashion..." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z There was no way his mom wouldn't give him the proper funds to go to prom. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Both Vic and Dawn have their own cars, but at Dawn’s request, Vic follows her home, just so he can walk her to the door and they can have a proper goodnight kiss. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z They formed a union and fought for proper contracts, health benefits, and protections against arbitrary firing, and along with that came a push for fairness in hiring. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “Unfortunately, friend dragon,” A-Gong said loudly so that all could hear, “you are too large for us to show you proper hospitality inside our home.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z That night, after he had kissed his sisters, he thought proper to forget even to shake hands with me, but left the room in silence. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z No one has a proper answer, yet as dusk approaches there is a substantial crowd of spectators gathering outside the gates. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z His gang of friends must have come to get his body in order to give him a proper Hells Angel burial, whatever that might be. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Ridgeway became a proper slave catcher after his first trip to New Jersey, when he went up to retrieve the property of a local planter. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z While it cooked, I cleaned myself up good and proper. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Other scientists are working on the so-called “juvenile hormone,” a powerful substance which prevents metamorphosis of the larval insect until the proper stage of growth has been reached. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z As I suspected, they were not getting proper circulation. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Before the British Empire there were no railroads or postal services in India, and Africa was full of tribal warfare, with spears, and had no proper clothing. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The ceremony itself was one which began in refinement, in a spirit of proper felicity. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “You don’t know how to hire proper help, Elizabeth. It is her job to make sure Mae Mobley has good manners.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z But Mum did a proper recipe this evening, and it wasn't even anyone's birthday. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z “You won’t get proper food or medicine by shooting travelers on the road. What happens if Amin gets sick again? Or if you get hurt?” Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z I was glad that Polly had found his proper place in the world but gladder still that it was not with us. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I also like The Hound of the Baskervilles because I like Sherlock Holmes and I think that if I were a proper detective he is the kind of detective I would be. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I’d thought nothing could be worse than listening to him drone about the proper inflections of my vowels; now I’m starting to wonder if I was mistaken. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Brother Matthew had found the wood of proper kind and size, then he sawed it the right length, allowing a little for finishing. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Plus we were in no hurry to become ladies if that meant not getting to go frog hunting or wear overalls, or having to act all proper, like Charlotte Hamilton. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z The carriage lurched as it turned away from the wharves and began the ascent up the steep road into Seatown proper. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He assumes, rightly, that it is likely a temporary place and by the time he tracked down the proper location his instructor would have moved to a new, equally temporary residence. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I would build her a proper home in Qunu, with a garden and modern furniture and fittings. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “How many months have to end before you pay your school fees and start wearing the proper uniform?” a teacher asked me one morning during uniform inspection. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I forced the proper amount of jovial unconcern into my voice so Sim would take me at my word and drop the subject for the time being. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z If you asked it a question in the proper manner, and if you were worthy, it would answer. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z It was not proper to let an older person do your chores, but Mama did not mind; there was so much that she did not mind. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Maa said, “Tomorrow at the wedding ceremony. Before would not be proper.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z She wanted our heads bowed just right, our toes together and pointed, our elbows at the proper angle. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z But somehow I couldn’t infuse my voice with the proper outrage. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “I think you mean that when someone does something well—as in obeying the rules of proper diction—we should use a code. What do you suggest?” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Without proper authorization, the navy had canceled the tests. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z She needed a proper comal or at least a cast-iron skillet, but the tortillas were still delicious rolled up warm with sugar and a bit of cinnamon and salt. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “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 She tries more than one variation, as the words on the card from Mr. Barris have been smudged, and she cannot recall the proper pronunciation. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Mostly the proper way to mix the clay, the proper way to form the tiles and smooth the dry ones, so that through wind, sun, rain they will last and last. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z And paying proper homage to this ensemble of deities is considered crucially important to ensure safe passage through the treacherous landscape. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Her black hair was coiled in waves around her head, beneath a pert, proper cream-colored hat. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The child doesn’t have proper clothes for school never mind the altar. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z This showed her great modesty and Wang Lung was pleased and said to himself that she was a proper maid. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z “Not yet, but he always saves his proper speech for after the feast, doesn’t he? It can’t be long now.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “Well, if it doesn’t turn into proper English soon, they might get stuck.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z All of them needed proper food, and soon. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s more what I thought Care of Magical Creatures would be like . . . proper creatures like unicorns, not monsters. “What about Hagrid?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I guess, sometimes, all it really takes is a real proper cry to solve all of your problems. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “This is the planet Tyrr,” she said, “if you want to use the proper name.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, in White’s view, Gregg belonged to that category of outlaw who was not inherently bad and who might even have “gone places” with proper training. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Right now I was too tired to think anymore so I closed my suitcase, put the proper knots back in the twine, crawled under the Christmas tree and wrapped myself in the blanket. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z It had been days since he had slept in a proper bed, and this was the first night since the assassination that Booth and Herold spent apart. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z With the rifle now in hand, the men turned their attention to giving Paishon a proper burial. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z It seemed the proper way to go about things, if a bit dull. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I couldn’t believe how sophisticated and exciting tennis training could be—provided one had the proper facilities and qualified coaches. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He woke up blinking with a slight pain in his head and opened his eyes upon a world boiling in chaos in which everything was in proper order. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Where there used to be the normal proper space ’tween buildings, they soon started bumping shoulders ’gainst each other. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z “It’s been a while since we’ve had music in here regular. Can’t say as I like to go without. A proper tavern has music.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Having spelled it out to herself and having noticed that her parents did not seem to wish to move in the proper direction, she did the obvious thing. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Even though what I really want to do is tell Miss Celia to pull herself together and go in the kitchen and eat proper. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z We held brother-sister boxing matches in the kitchen, using the two sets of gloves my dad had given us for Christmas, along with personalized instructions on how to land a proper jab. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Mudd lit an oil lamp and dialed up the flame to permit a proper examination of his new patient. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Then as I turned to her, she went on: 'As I recall, you thought it was only right and proper that Ruth and Sarah be sent packing. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t ask, don’t tell only applies to proper Indian Muslim boys. With limits.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z “No, it wasn’t. It was a proper kiss. It was . . . romantic.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, during every waking moment from breakfast until bedtime, she drilled the children on all they had learned in preparation for the big event: table manners, proper introductions, handshakes, bows, and curtsies. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z I mixed a liquid and said the proper prayers and washed my hands. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “The Berkeley laboratory, I felt, would continue as long as Ernest Lawrence lived, provided it received proper financial support from the government,” he wrote later. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Of course: looking for his grandfather’s remains—to collect them and take them for a proper burial. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Violet, who usually moved slowly in the mornings, nodded and immediately got out of bed and went to the cardboard box to find some proper clothing. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z But it'll be enough for you to reach Crosby Gate and you can fill up good and proper there.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z She had been too busy the last two weeks to make a proper goodbye. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The magnetic screws refused to be coaxed back into their grooves without the proper tool, so Artemis was forced to glue them too. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “It’s time he went to the mountain school to learn his proper role. He’s not taking after me.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s why I called my friend Bettye. She patched him up as best she could, then shot him full of morphine. But she said he’ll need a proper exam once he reaches Maryland.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Why not find a proper home for them or send them to a reputable school like Swanburne? The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Just an ordinary man who sometimes did the monstrous things his society said were legal and proper. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z I took care of each of them to the end and gave them a proper funeral too. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I will admit to a slight curiosity. No more than proper. I’m not one to pry into anyone’s business.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Did this mean he wasn’t a proper wizard? Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z I was always conscious of improving myself—making myself better— making myself good enough, bright enough, proper enough, respectable enough. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “A refined girl like you,” he said, “should not have to sleep in the streets. If you come with me, I will find a proper place for you where there is plenty of food.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z “Really? 1 mean, well, Pete, do you think it would be proper?” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “So behave yourselves and pretend you’re the good, proper citizens you masquerade as when you out and about on the boulevard, okay?” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z New students were admitted all the time, and Mr. Benedict had made every arrangement, had followed every proper procedure, but still.... The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z It was a proper attention that had been lacking. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I would never be able to give my father a proper burial, but by honoring the dead, I felt like I was rewinding the clock. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “Let me go, please. I’ll take some food, you know they need it, and I’ll pay my respects to her mother. It’s the proper thing to do.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw him out the window when he stopped and put on his shoes to show up proper at my door. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ask me a proper question, and I’ll give you an answer.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Both she and Emilia had been sent to a convent to turn them into proper young ladies. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When he did find the proper courage, the office manager intended to approach Mr. Reilly in a most politic manner about the amount of time he was spending in the factory. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The hands glide to indicate the proper time, the planetary alignments set themselves in order. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The doctors who had seen Raymond were the best in the world, she told us, and had assured her that with the proper treatment, his foot would heal as good as new. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I stared at them and realized that I didn’t know the proper names of any of them. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Soon I ranged out of Roxbuiy and began to explore Boston proper. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z It would not have been proper to take a less senior comrade and put him on the High Organ simply because he was not a Xhosa. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Buildings lined the walls and across a wide stretch of open courtyard Tree-ear could see the grandest of them all—the palace proper. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Sparring partners were few and poorly paid; without proper drilling and practice, the performance greatly suffered. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z One thing that occurs to me now is that when the guardians first started giving us proper lectures about sex, they tended to run them together with talk about the donations. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He has decreed that the body of Polynices, Antigone’s brother, who had rebelled against the city, does not deserve a proper burial. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘But how would this suit? It ain’t what I call proper poetry, if you understand me: just a bit of nonsense. But these old images here brought it to my mind.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “This be our Muslim Girls Training and General Civilization Class. See how good and proper they are? Don’t say a word unless you do. ‘Islam’ means submission. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She had never learned history proper, but sometimes one’s eyes are teacher enough. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Too classy, too proper to have a girlfriend on the side. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z She really had outdone herself, and she had never, she realized now, given herself the proper admiration that was her due. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “That wasn't a proper answer!” said Meggie, making her way out into the hallway with an armful of books. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I assumed the proper courtroom manner and began the examination. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In theory—that is, as a simple physical possibility—an animal could pick up and go, flaunting all the social conventions and boundaries proper to its species. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “Putting up obstacles can help. Getting other people involved can help. Getting her to the proper doctors can help.” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z The dead were given proper funeral rites at the campfire. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Their hands grew so numb that they could never be sure they had a proper hold on their oars. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I no longer had to worry about who saw me or about what was proper. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He stood with his hands behind his back, real proper. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “I think the proper nomenclature is gay club, Mom,” Ellis says. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z “Thank you for coming to fetch me,” she says, hoping that dinner guests talking to themselves while supposedly perusing books without the aid of proper lighting is not an unusual occurrence at la maison Lefèvre. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Now that they were on the run, this was the proper time to consolidate a resounding Redwall victory! Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Cool Papa answered, “When you can bend that note proper, I’ll wave you in. For now, just play rhythm. You’ll be all right.” Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z I remember as a child reading or hearing the words “The Great Divide” and being stunned by the glorious sound, a proper sound for the granite backbone of a continent. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “No. I can survive well enough on my own—if given proper reading material.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The summit proper, a slender rock fin sprouting a grotesque meringue of atmospheric ice, stood twenty feet directly above. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He imagined a future for her as a wife and mother, defined by her sex and limited to her proper place—in the “domestic sphere.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z He nodded, and then, in a very proper way, he asked me a few questions about where I had been and where I was going. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The men dug a mass grave in the forest, and the bodies were buried with as many of the proper ceremonies as possible. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Henry takes us out of reverse and steers us down the proper path, but not long after we begin our new route, the channel forks again. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “I’m going to call an assembly. We’re going to give you a proper send-off to Indianapolis.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Not five feet away, where a wall ought to have been, where a wall would be in a proper dungeon, the floor ended and the sky began. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Dr. Leale would see to it that Lincoln would die with dignity, in a proper bed. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z None of the built-in-a-hurry houses in the oil field camps had trees or anything like a proper yard. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z How many times had she been told that no proper member of an upright Confucian family ever questioned the conduct of elders? In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Kate began to sort through the items in her bucket, making sure each was in its proper place. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “Reducio, ” Moody muttered, and the spider shrank back to its proper size. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Captain Bugloss, the officer responsible, had, of course, been demoted and expelled from the Owsla, but his disgrace, though very proper, only added to the General’s difficulties. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The city proper, built on a low ridge, had once housed as many as fifty thousand people and sprawled across an area as big as twenty-five square miles. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z She was sure there was a proper ceremony that could help gifted mediums find lost items or people; she just didn’t know what it was. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z The proper line, the one leading to the office responsible for issuing birth certificates and other documents, turned out to be longer than the other one, so we waited another hour. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll be reporting that man, he’s more concerned about litter than proper security if you ask me... But why are you out here, Harry?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Stumps instead of proper legs meant I had a lower center of gravity. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z When they reached the proper ward he saw him at the first glance. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I’d been too busy after Iowa to even go over and box up the things in my office or say any sort of proper good-bye. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Maddie and the other WAAFs in her barracks still hadn’t got proper uniforms, but as it was winter, they had been issued RAF overcoats—men’s overcoats. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Now, if Jo had not been new to this sort of thing she would have said she wasn’t crying, had a cold in her head, or told any other feminine fib proper to the occasion. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z She sat proudly on the bench, telling my admirers with proper Chinese humility, “Is luck.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z And I can live in a flat with a garden and a proper toilet. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He was growing fatter and stronger every day, if it was proper to speak of days. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z He’s a straight and proper young man, a new doctor. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z There wasn’t even enough money to buy proper food for them all. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z “How come you don’t talk proper, like Akeelma talks in her diary?” she asks. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z I already have to worry about making my speech sound street when I'm out, and making it sound proper when I'm home. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z By 9:00 a.m. they were at the South Summit, gazing across the dizzyingly narrow ridge that led to the summit proper. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The note was returned to its proper place, and the children prepared themselves. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Somebody had cut all his wild hair off and put him in some proper clothes. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “Most simply tell me what they remember. Later, I record events in the proper order, remove the unnecessary pieces, clarify, simplify, that sort of thing.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The film kept talking about growth spurts and acne problems caused by working in the forges, and proper flipper hygiene, and finally it was over. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z When his head had disappeared, I leaned out to try and see more, but without avail—the distance was too great to allow a proper angle of sight. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z His room, a proper room for a human being, only somewhat too small, lay quietly between the four well-known walls. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z “Chiron, I don’t think the attic is the proper place for our new Oracle, do you?” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “He was a frisky one. Fluffy was much more prim and proper.” Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I unintentionally slowed down, so shocked I couldn’t make my feet move with proper cadence. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z I knew, therefore, that it was only a matter of time before the gallant Captain nailed me good and proper. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z It provided a distraction, watching Mrs. Weasley force Charlie into a chair, raise her wand threateningly, and announce that he was about to get a proper haircut. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He would like to have a bath, a proper wallow with soap. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z He would be careful to send out flank security, to prevent straggling or bunching up, to keep his troops moving at the proper pace and at the proper interval. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I had no idea if this was proper, but after months of wholesome, dull asylum diet, I was greedy for butter. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z When no one answered, I went into the church proper. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z “Now why don’t you go away? I was just advising the lad of the importance of proper spelling.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z I was a proper fool, the bodyguard had said. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m too befuddled from the whipping to think proper, my entire existence narrowing to the screaming of my back. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z How could she ask for Diana when she wasn’t even sure of her proper name? Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z And look at the modest, talky straightforwardness of phrases like, “It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this. ” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Which was shocking, Ma and Pap said, since I hadn’t even started crawling proper. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z He deserved more than quick prayers in a run-down hut; he deserved a proper burial with token coins placed in his palms to ensure he made it to the godlands. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “Hate you! I was angry perhaps at first, but my anger soon began to take a proper direction.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z But the process of establishing that the proper study of man is man, in the wider sense, began with the work of Vesalius and the publication of the Fabrica. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z The one with the proper lady sitting in her rocker. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z They were lecturing us on “the proper attitude” and the responsibility of our parents. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The Morning Herald, sanctimonious as ever, editorialized: There is a proper course in protesting substandard housing, and Operation Breakthrough would have been well advised to have counseled the Edgemont Community Council to follow it. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “I could beat you, you know, for leaving your home without the proper burqa,” he said. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Only the great Paqo could be sure of the proper day to begin planting. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z “That is no proper way to greet your new wife,” I complained. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z At two o'clock sharp the class assembled, including Miss Honey who noted that the jug of water and the glass were in the proper place. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z And I suppose I might have grown up better, might have become a proper house girl or even taken Aunt Aggie’s place as House Negro. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “It was not. They were proper spirits all right, and you know it. But whatever spirits’s moving this blooming needle en’t that sort of spirit.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Rich, poor, Panhandle, Gulf, city, country, Texas is the obsession, the proper study and the passionate possession of all Texans. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t have a decent dress or a proper coat. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Then, as I played, he began to strike his drum so as to keep the proper beats. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z We would be given proper cabins on the ship, I was sure of it. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Unless he’s having heated arguments with Siunek, Ernst or no Ernst, about the proper way to slice carrots for soup. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The doctor wore a proper black suit and carried a black bag. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Each time the ring was true, and already the curve of the metal was beginning to assume the proper angle. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z “You go get your daddy the proper way,” I yell. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Rather, the lessons this life has planted in my heart pertain more to caring than to crops, more to Golden Rule than gold, more to the proper choice than to the popular choice. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z “Unfortunately, friend dragon,” A-Gong said loudly so that all could hear, “you are too large for us to show you proper hospitality inside our home.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z "I've been at the Dress Bazaar, trying to settle on the proper fabric for Princess Sophia's wedding gown. I have to match your glorious feat from that day in the Receiving Hall somehow." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He pointed dumbly to a shack that turned out not to be Brigid’s house at all, but the housewife inside knew Brigid and gave Lyddie proper directions. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “The deal is the deal,” said Mister Hertzoon proudly, and they shook hands like proper merchants. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “A course. Can’t have no proper sandwich on no raw bread. And this afternoon I’ll make one a Minny’s famous caramel cakes. And next week we gone do you a fried catfish...” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “Well, they don’t show the Dark Lord proper respect, so the name’s been Tabooed. A few Order members have been tracked that way. We’ll see. Bind them up with the other two prisoners!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The choir lurched and stumbled somewhere near the proper melody. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Bran was still an unaccompanied minor, so he had to wait until his father showed proper ID before he could go over to where Tina was holding the baby. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The key was to keep the proper amount in your purse. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z A younger woman who couldn’t have been a few years older than them had said that without a proper permit, they couldn’t be associated with the farmer’s market. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z To his great astonishment and mortification, Sticky saw his parents begin trying less and less to find him, instead devoting their time and energy toward the proper disposal of their newfound riches. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “When we have the Company set up again, you bring her over for dinner sometime. Then we’ll give her a proper dinner.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Without proper training and conditioning—and sometimes even with them—competitive rowers are apt to experience a wide variety of ills in the knees, hips, shoulders, elbows, ribs, neck, and above all the spine. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z It is just not proper for a girl to talk so much.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z While Miranda was told the proper way to apply it, in swift upward strokes beginning at the base of her throat, he spun the lipstick carousel. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z “There is one, isn’t there? Some mathematical formula which tells the proper dose to administer according to height and weight, that sort of thing?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Sometimes it’s terrible to have been brought up proper. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z She did the proper cooking, and I did near everything else, like washing pots and plates and beating eggs till my arms fell off for Madam’s almond jumbles and plum cakes with icing. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Her blade was much too light and had no proper grip, but she liked the sharp jagged splintery end. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Grandma was soft-spoken, calm, but emphatic as she said, “Well, Lois, you’ve tried every polite and proper way of getting that job back. I think some sort of drastic action is called for.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d never had a chance to learn proper shooting with Amaya, and she certainly wasn’t going to be able to learn much with everything else going on. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The British are going to bring in some English papers to sell, so we're building a proper newsstand as well. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The only thing that he did as Deputy Mayor was to reduce the Shirriffs to their proper functions and numbers. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z She was about to go after a rabbit, but I thought that wasn’t proper fare for a post-Christ- mas breakfast, so we went to the stream. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Zahra, who has been standing behind Ellen’s desk with her arms folded, cuts in to ask, “And you didn’t report this to any of the proper channels because?” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I must get them out soon or I shall lose that proper glow of appreciation one feels right after receiving gifts one does not need or even like all that much. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Miss Woodhouse made the proper acquiescence; and finding that nothing more was to be entrapped from any communication of Mrs. Cole’s, turned to Frank Churchill. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z ‘I believe in second chances. You’ve responded to my call for recruits. You have the proper credentials and letters of recommendation. Do you pledge to follow my orders and serve the legion?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z —I lost my shoes, and the gym teacher takes off points if you’re not dressed in proper gym clothes. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’ve got to speak proper English, baby. I don’t want you going places and people thinking you don’t got no home training or nothing.” Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z We don’t have a proper hearth with a chimney like Mum and I used to have in our cottage. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Adams concurred that the reunion in heaven would permit them to laugh at their human follies and foibles, though he would talk with Franklin only after the great man did proper penance for his sins. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z A good magician wasn’t much different from a proper thief. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He taught her the proper way to gut a trout, to clean it, to lift the meat off the bone in one motion. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z I did not see a proper butcher around, so I went into a delicatessen, a type of shop I had never encountered until I went to Johannesburg. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ve been thinking, that maybe we should have a proper burial. For the baby, I mean. Just us, a few prayers, nothing more.” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z “The outhouse is...well...outside. And there’s some cold cuts in the icebox. Would you like me to heat up some water so you can take a proper bath?” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “Well, he’s here, and you must treat him with respect. Now get in there and behave like a proper señorita.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z This great transformation has escaped proper attention because it does not have a label, and it does not have a label primarily because it is three transformations rolled into one. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I had no clarity about anything—about what was proper, about who would find out and whether that mattered—but it hit me that I was done waiting for clarity. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Construction proceeded slowly, but at a fraction of the proper cost. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “Since this is your first time in the Archives proper, you’ll have to pay the stack fee.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Have they been feeding you proper, the Costas?” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Fortunately, I didn’t need to do this, as the Saturn V put the spacecraft in the proper orbit. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Papa’s proper name felt strange coming from my mouth. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “May I ask you something?” he says as she looks at a collection of detailed figurines waiting patiently amongst curls of wood to be housed in their proper clocks. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “It’s never been a proper relationship, really,” he said. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She taught me not only the words but their proper reading and what gestures to use. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Blood managed the accounting and worked as Woodhull’s secretary, often writing documents for her, because she had never learned elegant penmanship or proper punctuation. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Like a proper, well-bred English girl, she marched inside and introduced herself to the new blan in town. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Over her cooking, Mandy chuckled and sighed at the proper moments. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z And my own notes—well, I need them so I can make a proper report for the Accident Committee. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z He walked back over to the proper side of the Flat Trans and kneeled right before it, gently placing Deedee on her feet. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z She wished for her pipe, but hours remained of this court session, and it wouldn’t be proper to leave until Georgina departed. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “It is a proper way to behave. You do this and that, so the gods do not punish you,” said Amah as she fastened my frog clasps. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sure would. Sabeen glides, happy and nice. She does everything right. Even sits proper.” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z “Hold your tongue, you disrespectful old bird! And, Jo, you’d better go at once. It isn’t proper to be gadding about so late with a rattlepated boy like...” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z She was anxious last night because she didn’t think I’d coughed up enough facts to count as a proper little Judas yesterday. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “Is that proper writing?” he demanded in unbelief. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z They were originally concocted by Chandresh on a whim, brought about by a combination of chronic insomnia and keeping theatrical hours, along with an innate dislike of proper dinner-party etiquette. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Next to him Miss Anderson is talking, but the man is too far gone to pay her proper attention. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “Well,” she reasoned, “like most murderers I’m full of regret. If we give them a proper burial I’ll feel less guilty about poisoning them.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z At the same time I was discovering the richness of the English language I began imitating how white people talked, in the hope of learning proper pronunciation. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z To put the game into perspective and draw the proper parallels, Gaines told the players the story of Sam Davis. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It didn’t help that Patricia and Natasha spoke to him with full Jamaican accents, even though he tried to teach them the “proper” American pronunciation. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z And where are the men who supposedly understand the value of proper habitat for the preservation of wildlife? Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “Now that you’re earning money, you deserve a proper place to keep it.” In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z He now made a proper addition to the general atmosphere of these meetings on Hyper Base. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z I want to kiss Dakari, maybe more, but the Brothers of the Order say proper women should be chaste before marriage. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Words like jumper and hair grip and certain proper nouns like Vivian. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “If ever I hear again of any lapse from a proper standard of infantile decorum, I shall ask for your transference to a Sub-Centre— preferably to Iceland. Good morning.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “You shall supply the magical blood he’ll require to nourish himself back to a proper magician.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z He did not have proper equipment for handling a hot agent. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Crime in Baltimore and its suburbs had spiraled out of control, particularly in the city proper. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z We decide to shake on it, like my dad says proper men in Louisiana do to agree on things, and that’s that. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z “I wanted you to have proper team uniforms for the competition.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z After breakfast, Amelia and the Rutland girl, whose name was Prudence Allen, offered to take her shopping for a proper dress, work apron, shoes, and bonnet. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z If you want to sound a proper peasant, say it as if you had mud in your mouth, or were too stupid to realize it was two words, not just one.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He and the new man were casual acquaintances, and so when my decision was set in proper perspective, he might reverse his decision. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Mama had been scared folks would criticize and say the family didn’t show proper respect, not having Grandpa embalmed and not having a church funeral, and then getting up a party. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z No matter how we crave them, it is not proper for Kim, Chou, and I to take a piece for ourselves. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z My house needs someone who can take proper care of it. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She had killed Elowen, and she had a superstitious feeling that it was her task to bring this to its proper conclusion. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Red’s was the only colored saloon in the town proper; the proprietor got a break on the rent for a watchful eye. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I was overcome with ceremonial feelings but unable to remember the proper formula. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now, younglings,” the instructor said, “what is the proper name of our kind?” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The walls would have shamed any proper castle, and the ornamental iron spikes along the top looked strangely naked without heads to adom them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Apollo said that he was merely giving to ears so dull and dense the proper shape. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Uncle Pat sleeps in a small bed in a corner of the same room where Grandma can make sure he comes in at a proper hour and kneels by the bed to say his prayers. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “If you all don’t start eating this supper, I’m gonna”— Trotter stopped, fishing around for a proper threat. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Dr. Craven had cut her hair away from the wound and bound her head in a proper bandage, but she took it off. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z And the wife of the eldest son was correct and haughty and bowed only the least that could be considered proper for her position. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z In the city I would be seen as the poor country girl I was, shrouded in a widow’s sari and with no proper schooling. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Then if I—if all of us—moved unerringly toward the proper door, he would know we understood the sign. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z With a secret glee, Lyra hurried there behind the nurse and retrieved her proper furs and leggings and boots, and pulled them on quickly while the nurse dressed herself in coal silk. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Still, with proper care a man could be quite fairly at ease with them. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He was no longer in pain thanks to proper medication. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Them words was a bell a-tolling; my posse, which had got more tireder and more draggish with each mile we rode, perked up right and proper. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Ophie climbed the stairs to the attic proper, huffing and puffing by the end. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z It had grass, proper soccer goals with nets, and lights overhead that allowed for practice when the sun set early in the fall. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z There were some grapes and some peculiar-looking stones with holes in ’em and some real pretty marbles and some rocks that looked a little too light to be proper chunking stones. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z His published discourses on the physics of music and on the proper use of dissonance - deliberately clashing discords of various kinds - influenced many, if not all, Italian composers of the seventeenth century. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z From the very first meetings I had with outside visitors and the International Red Cross, I stressed the importance of having the time and facilities for proper exercise. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They stand side by side, their hands folded together in front of their stomachs as proper young ladies should place them, but their smiles aren’t genteel and poised. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I remember the way Mr. Wesley walked into my classroom at school—so proper and organized, but not intimidating. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z There was a general brouhaha as a couple dozen cars tried to back up or U-turn their way in the proper direction. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I didn’t want Pap to know I’d disobeyed his orders, so ’stead of using their proper names I didn’t say nothing more than “It’s all right, li’l pup” and “There, there, girl.” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Our trenches have now for some time been shot to pieces, and we have an elastic line, so that there is practically no longer any proper trench warfare. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z She filled it with lucky beans to make up for the lack of proper beads, and hurled it far into the lake. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Caesar insisted on a proper burial for his fallen opponent. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z She had to give it a proper burial. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z They had brought a dress with than, and the proper underwear, and the ladies of the village formed a circle in the gateway while the pink girl was dressed. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally I teach them how to build a proper fire. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z He, too, put me at once in communication with the proper officials, and I saw that their tally was correct with the original invoice. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Before the British Empire there were no railroads or postal services in India, and Africa was full of tribal warfare, with spears, and had no proper clothing. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z It was not until the next summer that Father got the paperwork straightened out and the proper demon officials bribed, and then he sailed for the Middle Kingdom to bring back Mother. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z My heart sunked when I saw what was writ ’cross the front in proper letters: MRS. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Before leaving for the university, I decided to outfit myself in a proper suit. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t you ever sit still? You are five years old. You are the most troublesome child. Why can’t you be like your sisters? How will you ever grow up to be a proper young lady?” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Annes zweite Heimat,” they say, or “Is it proper for a gentleman to receive young girls in his room at night with the lights out?” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Grandma said, You can forget about The Collection and James Cagney because you’re not a proper Catholic the way you left God on the ground. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I said that until he was seen, and we were sure he received proper medical attention, the Muslims would remain where they were. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m so annoyed, I forget to use the proper honorific when addressing a teacher. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “How will I raise a proper girl on my own?” he said. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He knew that it had a proper name really, but he called it that anyway. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z She wished that her mother would act more proper herself. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The Paqo had requested that I not visit him unless I had a proper reason. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Do you regard it proper for a prime minister not to respond to pleas made in regard to vital issues by the vast majority of the citizens of the country? Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As the servant and messenger of Inti, Illapa was the proper god with whom to speak this night. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z But at least he knows how to show his mother proper respect. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z My face looked interested and I made “um-hum” noises at the proper times. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I stood up proper, the way I had been taught—chin up, eyes down-took Ruth by the hand, and walked over to the men. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d said it wasn’t anything personal and after I had proved myself for two or three months I could get a proper cloth sheet, but until then she had to protect her mattress. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z His emotions crash against mine, roiling into one, and he is undone in this moment, the reserved, distant, proper version of him stripped away to reveal the part that is unthinking and savage. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Just like the visit with his father, Zeus, there was no time for a proper goodbye. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “Is that proper, do you think? Wouldn’t that make this into some kind of topsy-turvy, wrong-headed world if a king played music for a bug?” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z ‘What about?’ asked Frodo, ignoring the sudden use of his proper name. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “Any other experts would find, after proper study, the exact readings I have given here.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Some dishes are served on small mirrors rather than proper plates. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She didn’t think she was sour; only proper. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I told the sergeant that it was not proper to take the measurements at night when the accident had occurred in the daylight. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But then, too, Carla felt relieved to be setting out towards her very own school in her proper grade away from the crowding that was her family of four girls too close in age. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z There was a commotion in the corridor when the other men learned we were leaving, but we had no time to say a proper goodbye to our comrades of many years. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The men had to sit awkwardly on crates and packing cases in order to dig their oars into the water at the proper angle. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z There was a murmur of agreement, and for a moment all present seemed to be considering whether or not it would be proper to divulge to me the tale concerning this local personage. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z After work, though, still came what she thought of as “doing nothing,” a proper Shanghainese-girl activity. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z She knew this showed lack of proper feeling, but she had barely known Vatete. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I came in exhausted—I’d not had a proper night’s sleep for ages—and just collapsed onto his narrow bed, pushing him against the wall. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, but if you’re pro-war, articulate your position clearly in the essay portion, using proper citations, and you get an A.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z The city proper swarmed with people from all walks of life. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z I’ll tell Johnny I’m bringing in some help for the day so it’ll look proper and all for the other ladies.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The proper wine for essence of brandied pig was in readiness behind the double door that led eventually to the wine cellar. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Earth’s special position at the center of the universe made it the only world capable of containing life, as Aristotle held that all objects sought out their proper place. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “Now you have the proper outlaw look,” said Bull, standing back to admire his work. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z "Well,” he said, "at least you show me proper respect. But why have you come to see me?” The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Here there was a proper fireplace, richly carved with the arms and supporters of Benwick, and half a tree smouldered in the grate. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Since man’s fall, his proper position in the universe has been one of misery.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z "Kind of you, I'm sure. But you know, and I know, that it's just fried fleld-mushrumps, and never a patch on nothing proper...." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z “Do you know you’re the only one who doesn’t have the proper uniform and primers?” the teacher said. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s about two v months since I had a proper tilt, and last winter they put me up to eighteen. That was when they had the new handicaps.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Taking a man as thrall or a woman as a salt wife, that was right and proper, but men were not goats or fowl to be bought and sold for gold. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z So Malfoy, jealous and angry, had gone back to taunting Harry about having no proper family. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “There are no such books in Saybrook. In Boston, perhaps. But the proper use of reading is to improve our sinful nature, and to fill our minds with God’s holy word.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “We know what Fudge is. It’s Arthur’s fondness for Muggles that has held him back at the Ministry all these years. Fudge thinks he lacks proper Wizarding pride.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The wound was covered until the proper time for healing could come. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z And they made her feel like she’d been born with proper claws. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “In real life, I’d be almost seventy now. It’s hard to be sure when you never have a proper birthday.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z It's not proper for a married couple to show affection in public. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, know that I read and save every letter, with the hope of one day being able to give each the proper response it deserves. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Military and naval intelligence units, he said, have the situation well in hand and are taking proper local steps to guard against saboteurs and spies. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z It contained pictures of the strangest of insects: beetles with horns, beetles with proboscises—one even had a proper nose. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z But even though we had not seen his men in Mingo ra proper, we felt his presence. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The shortest of them was half again as tall as the highest tower in Winterfell, but they did not soar the way a proper tower did. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They were doomed to failure, unarmed with the proper concepts. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z I could see that they were taken aback by my statement, and I added that it would be only proper for them to have the opportunity to reply to my charges. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is not exactly a topic of proper conversation,” Isobel says. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z That was her last thought before she plunged the knife into her own hearts and sat upright with a great raw gasp to find herself in her proper bed. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z "Really," he told her, "we ought to get you to a proper doctor. I'm not a surgeon or anything." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z “I’m sure this is not the proper protocol for applying for a position, but I figured why not. Here is my resume as well as my references. I have several years of secretarial experience.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z One day his father showed him the proper placement of the troops. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z It maintains cholesterol at its proper level in the blood plasma, and inactivates the male and female hormones when they reach excessive levels. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z He looked for her at the circus during his two subsequent visits during proper nighttime hours, but he had not been able to find her. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “She looks sickly and cross. Yes, she will do for him very well. She will make him a very proper wife.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z Sometimes the planters wanted nothing more than to make a humble living, and then there were men and women who wanted to own the world, as if it were a matter of the proper acreage. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I agree with them that the proper way to prepare fish like this is to poach it, and that is what they do with the finest specimens. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the propellers was feathered and perfectly still, but the plane was maintaining altitude and holding a proper course. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “And the only person whom I’ll be subjecting to questioning is you, tomorrow afternoon, regarding the proper use of grammatical tenses!” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Because of the ensuing chaos, they were unable to give her a proper funeral, as she would have wished, ana were forced to bury her in a hurry, without speeches or tears. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He gets up early, pours boiling water into a proper teapot, and puts the tea cozy over it to keep it warm. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Every animal on the island had come to give the robot a proper send-off. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Halfway out of his laboratory Katherine grabs my wrist and gives me a proper glare. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “Alas,” Magistrate Riker sighed, “without proper papers, I’m afraid we’ll have to take the children into the custody of the city.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z It was Christmas night and the proper things had been done. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “You look a proper prince,” he told the boy. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Yes, but to get your work shown on Mount Olympus, we’d need a proper audition. I’d have to pitch the idea, submit a proposal, put together a portfolio. Hmm...do you have any headshots?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z There was shoving and jawing and almost a fistfight over the proper way to start a race. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I walked toward him and dropped to my knees at what felt to be a proper distance. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, know that I read and save every letter, with the hope of one day being able to give each the proper response it deserves. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “How very pleasing and proper of him!” cried the good-hearted Mrs. John Knightley. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z When Char sees him, she starts talking real proper, all up in his face, telling him how she likes his braids. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z Virtually every proper application of this humble mark utterly stumps the people who write to us officially, who paint signs, or who sell us fruit and veg. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z But when it is in its proper place it becomes weightless: when you swim in the ocean you cannot feel the weight of water on you. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z In Jamaica, Ma’s ma taught her, “A good woman has a clean house. Everything should be in its proper place.” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z No. Like many amateurs, Dr. Phil assumed that the only proper subject for art was a picturesque landscape that had nothing to do with his experience. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “I’ve already stopped reading. Please keep your proper books and leave me with the books I like. And by the way, I still win when we play Scrabble, Mr. Read Proper Books.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Mother had always told me a person can’t learn anything without proper lessons. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z But the Sacred Heart boys didn’t think it was very funny, and instead of singing something back at us, which is what any decent and proper rugby team would do, they just scowled and prayed. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Why, if I hadn’t pulled Jingle Boy up, I’d be halfway to Buxton by now without getting a chance to have a proper thought, and it might be too late! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z She wondered if those who had built this thing had received their proper reward. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z It occurs to me that I don’t even have appropriate clothes to wear—no interview suits, no proper slacks or blouses. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z So often had Ben been drilled in the proper manner in which to greet Marines and their wives that his act was no longer an act but an intrinsic manifestation of his personality. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z After five minutes, however, all four of us concurred: Hutchison’s decision to leave Beck and Yasuko where they lay was the proper course of action. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The air had been damp and clammy, the causeway so narrow they could not even make proper camp at night, they had to stop right on the kingsroad. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I remember being anxious the first time I went, mainly because I did not think I had the proper attire. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Feeling indignant that he was not taken into his tutor’s confidence, he set his wits to work to devise some proper retaliation for the slight. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Our parents had drilled into us the importance of using proper diction, of saying “going” instead of “goin’” and “isn’t” instead of “ain’t.” Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I can make sure the proper authorities deal with it efficiently and quickly and with no stupid tabloid publicity. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z A military presence ensured that order was maintained and that no one could leave, though everyone was well fed and received proper medical treatment. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z He paused long enough to let down the hood into its proper shape. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z “Captain,” Booth calls out, not knowing the proper rank to use, “there is a man here who very much wants to surrender.” Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z “Good Ophelia,” she said, “the king is a godly and proper man.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z It cost so much money to come to America, especially to pay everyone for the proper papers. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Meanwhile he would explain the proper way to make pasta or salami or balsamic vinegar. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z He tilts his chin and catches my eye, then spins his head back into its rigid, proper place. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z She moved through our classroom as coolly as if Khesanh were just a proper noun in a sentence that needed to be diagrammed. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z “An ancient ritual, Your Radiance. Three Graces shall be present to witness the examination and say the proper prayers.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “We must do the matter properly, and cut its insides out, and sling it over a pony, and take it home to the castle, like proper hunters.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Gives them a good excuse to eat too much, drink too much, and make proper fools of themselves whilst dancing.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z In appreciation for Kami’s enthusiasm and dedication, some weeks later his wish was granted—despite the fact that he had no climbing experience and had received no formal training in proper techniques. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “You don’t get proper Scotch mist in Switzerland.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The starting point is generally calculated to have been August n, 3114, b.c., though some archaeologists put the proper date at August 10 or 13, or even September 6. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z They wouldn’t even bury her proper, just let the water take the boat and the body and both would be consumed by sea monsters. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Automatically, she found herself depending on her father to make the important decisions, and on her mother to advise her on social engagements and the proper clothes to wear. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d often spend hours making sure the designers, colors, and styles we chose paid proper respect to the people and countries we visited. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z We got to talking about preservation, and he mentioned how hard it was for the Park Service with so little funds to do a proper job. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Neither one of us had a proper home of our own growing up—you orphaned and me leaving home after sixth grade. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Blue’s Clues succeeds as a story of discovery only if the clues are in proper order. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The only chap, reflected Sir Ector, who could be really useful in showin’ the King’s huntsman proper sport was that fellow Robin Hood. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Fezzik closed his eyes, trying to think—there was a proper place to go when plans went wrong, but he couldn’t quite remember it. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Wouldn’t be proper, leaving Pluto’s daughter on the wrong side of the river.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Were the pyramids as tall as this building, did the pharaohs sit on top and take the measure of their kingdoms, to see how diminished the world became when you gained the proper distance? The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He instructs me through the usual exercises: repetitions to strengthen my quads, hips, and hamstrings; balance exercises to help with proper alignment; stretches to increase my range of motion. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “Of course the proper forum to air workers’ grievances is through the Union. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z For her, with no further questions asked, proper people were those who had nothing to do with the banana company. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The dead and their bones ended up in a tiny graveyard next to the abandoned church, at the foot of the volcano, where there is now a proper cemetery. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z When a proper amount of time had passed Mr. Rodriguez began speaking with Mrs. Colon. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “The last few times he did not bring anywhere near his proper share of wood.” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Ma was the only person that calls me by my proper name. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z I was expecting to be introduced to a proper Welsh lady and sip tea in the parlor and make polite small talk until the time seemed right to break the bad news. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The girl’s only asset was a better command of proper New England speech than most of her lot. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Her crisp seersucker suit, spectator pumps and gloves informed me that she was proper and serious. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I also pull the building permit for the Gardens of Glenwood to show that the interior space has the proper drainage, and that in the original plans, they didn't show rocks, but plants. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “In all our deeds, the proper value and respect for time determines success or failure. ’ The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom and Dad liked to make a big point about never surrendering to fear or to prejudice or to the narrow-minded conformist sticks-in-the-mud who tried to tell everyone else what was proper. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “I want to cook a proper soup for my son.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “I would like to pray outside without getting my pants dirty. And I’m attending a Christian school without having received the proper baptism of Christ.” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Finally, one afternoon when they were all alone, Tessie, his proper cousin, lay down on her back. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z My surprise at having a proper lady do so must have shown on my face. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z All Ins life he had been forced to pursue various animals for the royal table, and, when he had caught them, to cut them up into proper joints. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Zero, whose proper place is between –1 and 1, is nowhere to be seen. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z That the thief is not a proper man. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought he deserved to have a proper conversation about it. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Lori and Brian and I would use the rocks to decorate the graves of our pets that had died or of the dead animals we found and decided should get a proper burial. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “One package, many thoughts. If you have mastered the material, then the proper phrase will conjure it—like the magic words that coax a genie from a bottle. Do you see?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I wasn’t but three or four at the time, a tad too young to work the land proper. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z She’s tried many times to teach me the proper way for a young lady to walk. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We are all well I do my lessons always and never corroberate the girls—Meg says I mean contradick so I put in both words and you can take the properest. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s the usual stuff about forming a hypothesis, doing research, using math, and following proper experimental procedures. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z The baby’s head is in the proper position, has already begun its descent. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I debate going back to bed, or trying something different once I’ve been able to make a proper plan. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Tuynhuys is a graceful, nineteenth- century Cape Dutch-style building, but I did not get a proper look at it that day. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z After a general discussion it was determined that for to-night nothing be definitely settled; that we should all sleep on the facts, and try to think out the proper conclusions. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Before I came to New York I'd never eaten out in a proper restaurant. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z She had lain on a clean, proper bed in a well-lit room. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Now the crowd has thinned considerably in these hours past midnight as the clock ticks its way into All Hallows’ proper. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Sit down—over here. You did come here for something, didn’t you? If you’ll tell me what you want I’ll call the proper girl.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Social groups for women encouraged lively exchange between old settlers and migrants, creating a willing audience for modeling proper behavior. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Get some soldiers and light a fire down in the ditch. Make it a proper blaze, good and hot.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z But there were also a few rough, no-nonsense men with proper gear and hard hands who went about their work with no silliness of any kind. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z She was embroidering a border of lotus flowers, a proper border for a wedding sari, because the lotus pod’s many seeds are scattered to the wind, suggesting wealth and plenty. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Take the possessive of proper names ending in “s” - such as my own. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z Damasen said Night like it was a proper name—an evil name. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Instead of merely helping nature to heal the body, Mitchell was telling doctors to command and direct it along the proper course. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Now, upon his father’s marriage, it was very generally proposed, as a most proper attention, that the visit should take place. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z “Are there no proper chairs in this place?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Instead of his ordinary helmet with a visor he was wearing the proper tilting-helm, which looked like a large coal-scuttle, and as he cantered he clanged. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Coach made the left and continued, "And I think he's got potential. With the proper coaching, he could be a serious problem." Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I assumed the proper position, and somehow my left leg stepped out over the edge of the doorway. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “And it requires his strict mental guidance for its proper function.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z She held it up to the Nightingale, whose eyes scanned across the page in the proper direction. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z It wasn’t the proper time for school, or even a school day, but we did everything she said now. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hari is sick. He must stay with us so that I can take proper care of him. Take off your silver earrings and give them to me for safekeeping.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z I was also fairly certain if she learned about my illegal status, she would enlist her parents to call the proper authorities. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z When Leslie spoke, the words rolling out so regally, you knew she was a proper queen. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z Since Aureliano Segundo had taken charge of the house those festivities were a common thing, even when there was no motive as proper as the birth of a Pope. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z After the proper introductions were made by Ms. Gruwell, she made her entrance. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z But I said that it wasn’t a proper book because it didn’t have a proper ending because I never found out who killed Wellington so the murderer was still At Large. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z And each man had made brutally harsh assessments of the other, rooted in their quite different convictions about the proper course the American Revolution should take. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Though they kicked up more dust than proper notes, the Circle town band was warmly welcomed by the crowd. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z One thing I noticed that day was how proper Miss Love spoke. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Sell cigarettes without the proper authority and your body can be destroyed. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z "Pypar is his real name. The small boy with the large ears. He saw me working with Grenn and asked for help. Thome had never even shown him the proper way to grip a sword." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The invitation was accepted of course, and at a proper hour they joined the party in Lady Catherine’s drawing-room. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z Most have never seen him without a proper collar shirt and dress pants, or a formal tuxedo suit. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I picture myself eating my noodles in silence as my parents talk to Thaya Jaan in Urdu about the proper ways to raise children or about Pakistani politics. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Our washtub, where we occasionally did a proper laundry, followed by a proper bath, was outside. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z I opened my eyes, dipped the quill, and wrote out my true name: Isabel Gardener, being a Free Negro, has the Commandant’s Permission to pass from this Garrison to whatever place she may think proper. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “O yes, you are to see me; you are to come when you think proper; you are to be mentioned to the family; indeed you are already mentioned.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t know if it was proper to listen to white folks, but I couldn’t help that. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s about forty minutes south of San Francisco proper.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z If I hadn’t done the proper thing at Buckingham Palace, I had at least done the human thing. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I have to look like a “proper woman.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Also all the slang, the “square-bashing” drilling exercises, and the boring meals and the uniforms, though Maddie’s group didn’t get issued proper uniforms at first. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z We began the lesson with my tortured scales, but he interrupted to put his arm around me, to demonstrate, he said, the proper position of my wrist. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z He’d tell her about it good and proper when she got back. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Through our attorneys, we notified the minister of law and order, the commissioner of police, and the regional commissioner, warning them of the impending attacks and urging them to take the proper action. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I just stood on the balcony, looking up at the night sky, at the crook of the moon, at the spangle of stars—each one in its proper place. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “One of the deputies said it reminded him of the old days of proper Indian raids,” Ridgeway said. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z This morning I went to see the Envoy, in proper Orgota style. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z I’d like to give him a proper burial but no one will pay for it.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I need to look proper for what I'm about to do. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Everything was correctly folded and strapped in the proper military place. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “I therefore waive the right to call witnesses. As I stated before, at the proper time I shall present a plea in Bigger Thomas’ behalf.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Not only was I shocked when it turned out she was to be our teacher, but there and then I instinctively knew that whatever the principles of proper teaching were, she did not possess them. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z My first night in a proper hospital turned out to be quite pleasant. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z With the proper instruction, his talent for machines translated perfectly to magic tricks. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Daybreak was still probably a hour away when I finally got everything tied proper to the wagon. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z And in the days that followed, when we had proper sex and we were really happy about it, even then, this same nagging feeling would always be there. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, I decided that the proper strategy was to stare back. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z She was proper bright kid—very likely goin’ to grammar school an’ all, so they told him. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “I think I’ve got enough to get a proper cake for Dad’s birthday. And more batteries, enough to last the month.” Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z Even though I was not a drinker, I wanted to be a proper host and serve wine to my guests. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As a convicted prisoner, I did not have the choice of wearing proper clothes. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Mixed with air in proper proportions, methane becomes the dreaded “fire damp” of coal mines. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “I propose we enjoy our carriage ride in the country. It would hardly be proper to remove my coat, but if I can beg my lady’s indulgence, I will unfasten a button or two.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “No more or less than I gave you. They were not of the proper mind-set.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z We lived on the outskirts of Jackson proper, in a scrubby settlement called Pearl. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Wearing it short, I never fussed with it much, but I did look forward to that “proper bath” Shady had mentioned the night before. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Ma’am sounded to me like an older woman with a proper purse, good posture, and sensible shoes who was maybe sitting somewhere nearby. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Had I married and led a proper life, I would have sent for you long ago. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Abigail remained confident that Jefferson could be trusted, that the bipartisan direction was the proper course, and the inclusion of a prominent Republican on the peace delegation to France, probably Madison, was a shrewd move. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “I speak proper English, unlike some people around here,” Mom teases. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z For safety’s sake, then, hyperbole should be used with restraint and only by those with the proper literary training. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z This aids in proper and correct on-pitch singing as well as sight reading and ear training. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Astonished as he was, Bernabe went over and picked up the bird and frowned at it, unable to summon the proper words for the occasion. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Seeing Mamá acting so coy and proper on the sofa next to Special Agent Gonzales had been enlightening to say the least. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The proper thing was to kill yourself before they got you. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z I note the proper use of the SAT word. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The first is proper to man, the second to beasts. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z And he decreed there were to be five levels, all with the proper needs for his individual enemies. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Instead, I returned my cross to my neck pouch, and hurried around to the church’s proper entry. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Then perhaps events would take their proper course with no more need of interference from him. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It signifies wealth, evokes the closeness of family, and sanctifies a proper meal. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z She opened her mouth and a voice came out that wasn’t a whisper, but it wasn’t a proper voice either. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let’s not carry the analogy too far. I’ll be your matchmaker instead. I’H help you toward a proper patron. I know everyone with blood or money for fifty miles, so it shouldn’t be that hard.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “You have my word, Lord Snow. I will be a proper wildling princess for your queen.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I wanted to pull down a book, open it proper, and gobble up page after page. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He made his decking fast to close-set ribs before he closed the side with longer planking, then cut a mast pole, and a proper yard, and shaped a steering oar to hold her steady. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z That note is the tonal center of the tune, and without it, there is a feeling that the song has not reached its proper resting place. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z As the novel developed over the next year, and as my own ideas clarified, it became apparent that the chapter had no proper home in the larger narrative. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “I thought a tree covered in fire would make for a proper complement to ones made from ice.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z There was never a proper or adequate response to these answers. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z My mom would have given me proper sit-down hidings if I’d given her the opportunity, but she could never catch me. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “And at the proper time of day, for a change? It’s a lovely evening, if my nose says right. We ought to try not to be more miserable than we can help, you know.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z For someone who was so proper, it seemed odd. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z To clarify a remark someone made earlier, I confess that I am making up all the proper nouns. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z "I mean how about us? Suppose the beast comes when you're all away. I can't see proper, and if I get scared-" Jack broke in, contemptuously. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z She could afford a proper trunk for her belongings even if she had no place to take them. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “What? Oh no. I wasn’t there. Bit of an event though, from what I understand. Mauthen’s only daughter and they were sending her off proper. Been planning it for months.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I helped distribute the groceries to the proper households, using the new red wagon. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z He bowed his head and held out his hands, palms up and together, as was proper when accepting something. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z But she forgave him when he had made a proper act of contrition. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Reynaud purposely fastened hit tilting helm—the huge straw-padded drum which sometimes fitted over the helmet proper—so that it was loose. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z This happened often enough that it interrupted the proper workings of Mig’s olfactory senses. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z “I know it don’t look like much. Claim shacks never do. After you get proved up, you can work on a proper house.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z But a grappling hook was all Violet could think of to make without a proper inventing laboratory, and time was running short. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z Her proper name was Alysane of House Mormont, but she wore the other name as easily as she wore her mail. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They might be mad at me, mixing it all together and not being proper about it. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Oh,” he cried, “but I should have liked to be born with a proper father and mother, so that I could be a knight errant” “What would you have done?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The giants’ special effects machines had gone into overtime, laying planks across ruined support beams so the arena had a proper floor again. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I had figured that I might as well give this new city a proper name. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z This time he did laugh, a proper laugh that she could feel through her back. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z It was his right hand that had been injured, and there was no way he could take proper care of the clocks without it. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Mark opened the door and bounded up the stairs that led to Luke’s room proper. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z I haven’t gotten used to seeing him with a proper beard, although there are patches on the sides of his mouth where it hasn’t grown in fully. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z His family had to be rich enough to pay for an extensive education, however, so it would be more proper to call his origins obscure rather than lowly. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z At first I took her as being exceedingly proper, but I soon realized that she was simply executing the language. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “As soon as I leave here, I’ll speak with the proper authorities to have him sent home.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z I waited a while to make it clear I had given the matter proper consideration before I shook my head. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Perhaps I am not in the proper mood to believe it,” Isobel says, loosening the knots and putting the ribbons aside, letting them cascade over the arm of the chair. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Mr. Rice,” I said, standing and dramatically darkening my voice to what I imagined to be the proper tone for mourning,. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She has not noticed him approach, but the man whose name she still cannot recall the proper pronunciation of is standing by her shoulder in his distinctive grey suit. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I really wished then that I had that wood stove moved in from the barn so that I could have a real oven and do some proper baking. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z His name, we discovered, was John Deacon; he was my age—twenty—and had graduated from Equinox High School, over in Hoosatonic proper, only two years before. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z We had to prepare for such a situation before it became too late to make proper preparations. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They didn’t have proper registrations or proper number plates. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z When she talked, it was in the prim and proper voice of someone who understands flower shows and country homes. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Of course, if you have been deemed special, and thus do have the proper permissions, please feel free to move on to the next page. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Most white people believed African Americans lacked the proper motivation to work, prompting the provisional Southern legislatures to adopt the notorious black codes. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z For home economics, all the senior girls had to sew themselves a proper dress. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll need to perform a complete psychological assessment. Once I have the necessary information, then we can discuss in detail the proper course of treatment.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “I don’t know if it grows around here,” I said with the proper amount of uncertainty in my voice. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z On the way out, we found alcohol and Laudanum and proper bandages for Millard. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z You have to be a specialist, and even then you can only hope to have a proper grasp of a small proportion of the scientific theories. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Fräulein Engel will be disappointed, though, that it doesn’t have a proper ending. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Yet we often fail to give them proper credit for the role they play in our lives. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Along yet another corridor he dashed, and then there were owls everywhere, and Mrs. Norris was hissing and trying to bat them with her paws, no doubt to return them to their proper place.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “And the robots are put in the proper stalls?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z To everything the maid was acquiescent, but reluctant and shy as was proper and correct for her. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z “How do you learn all the proper ways? I never can. Isn’t that music gay?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z But without the proper magnetic field strength, it exploded outward instead. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z In retrospect, this was the proper and indeed the only realistic policy. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “But you don’t intend to try till the proper moment? Bless my soul, what unearthly prudence! He’s a good fellow, Amy, but not the man I fancied you’d like.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z This will probably be a disordered arrangement in which the pieces don’t form a proper picture, simply because there are so many more disordered arrangements. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She lay flat on the tarpaulin for several minutes, quiet and still, before reaching over and falling into the lifeboat proper. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z In Galen’s view the hand of a healthy person was designed to be the proper measure of hot and cold, damp and dry, soft and hard. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I was just sitting there trying to be a very proper father, but I’m hip to the game. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z These tmmch, being supported on beams of wood which could be burned away with fire at the proper moment, had it, bringing the rubble-filled baileys down on top of them. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z With his giant brush, he polished each tooth on the model, pointing out the proper path of the bristles on the teeth. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z It wasn’t a proper burial, but the dirt was too hard for much else. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “Can you make him dress like a proper human?” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z “Strange to have proper lingers again,” she murmured. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Three aspirin, cold root beer, and a chain of Pall Mall cigarettes—that was his notion of a proper “chow- down.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Bring her back to a proper sense of her position and her destiny, or what will become of us? Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z But Courtney felt it proper to spare everyone else her pain. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z These went round and round in his head, sometimes losing their proper order and happening backwards or by bits. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z When Mom or anyone else was there, Gramma insisted we “eat proper in the dining room.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Ridgeway was irritated but gave in, even though he missed a proper bed. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He was old-fashioned enough that he believed he needed proper intellectual training and expertise before he could serve the public. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Homesickness fell upon them when Pierrot said he was hungry—dinner was hours away, and it would not be proper to go down now and ask for food. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The Wesleys were professional people, prim and proper, but not in a stuck-up way. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, Ms. Muhammad, you sound all proper when you talk,” a boy named Terrance, who actually looked mixed race to me, said. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z For one thing, the food at Pollsmoor was far superior; after years of eating pap three meals a day, Pollsmoor’s dinners of proper meat and vegetables were like a feast. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I kept my eyes down, as was proper, but I stole a quick glance at Hari. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Percy was sitting in one of the praetor chairs that he’d pulled to the visitor’s side, which maybe wasn’t the proper thing to do. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z She regarded female Scholars with a proper Jordan disdain: there were such people, but, poor things, they could never be taken more seriously than animals dressed up and acting a play. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “First grievance, unauthorized use of sympathy. What is the proper discipline for this, Master Archivist?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z But to his questions she gave proper answers; to do otherwise would be waste motion, and dissipated energy, and foreign to a good cat. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z In the darkness you couldn’t keep the proper distance. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The first time I tried, I didn’t have the proper alignment, and the collar snapped forward but did not lock. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She wasn’t deaf or anything, like her brother, but I was hoping if Miss Love had any ears left, she would hear me and run sit down prim and proper in the parlor. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Soft, warm light filtered through magnificent stained-glass windows in the church proper. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “When will you learn? You walk in step with the captain, or you walk the plank—which, being copper, will not give you the proper bounce for a graceful dive.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Their arms have been untied and are stiff and proper at their sides. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z He decided that, since he was about to take a long motor trip, he should have the proper clothes. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z ‘I felt that it was proper to ask him. He is not like other people of the Caucasian race.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “Oh...you have no idea. He was too proud to make the proper sacrifices to Poseidon, so the gods punished me for his arrogance.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Following a brief lecture on the importance of proper sanitation, a small white piglet was herded into the room, its dainty hooves clicking against the concrete floor. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z It could be ten or eleven days before we had a proper meal or slept in a bed. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z She leaned over and kissed him: a good, proper kiss without anyone watching—no Romans anywhere, no screaming satyr chaperones. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z And then there were the proper films, the dramas, sweeping histories and heartbreaking romances. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z I said that it was intended that you should perish in the ghetto, perish by never being allowed to go behind the white man’s definitions, by never being allowed to spell your proper name. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z It’s made up of intricate cartoon drawings, each one instructing people on the proper way to hand wash or the correct way to cough in public. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z The kind who put on a certain face to go out, a prim and proper mask. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z That is to say, a statusconscious, prim and proper audience of sternly respectable burghers. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z “You was a proper little acrobat, too, love,” said the older shadow, “now I think back.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z I proposed that this be done in two stages, the first being a discussion to create the proper conditions for negotiations, the second being the actual negotiations themselves. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was flat, not many trees, the same dusty red-clay dirt and grass as Soweto but with proper houses and paved roads and a sense of suburbia to it. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z That makes me laugh, a fine and proper gentleman like Captain Keelson asking my permission to help. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z He says he’s not a proper Catholic which means he’s doomed so he can do anything he bloody well likes. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Ruth was staring at this picture and, when she noticed me beside her, said: “Now that would be a proper place to work.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z And this is also the proper starting point for understanding the words he left as his final valedictory, the Farewell Address. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Although not given proper credit, they were the heroes of many a busy workshop. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Squirming around in a big chair, Ma tells me, is also not proper behavior. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z An assembly of well-intentioned people had marched right up to the elderly man’s front door one rainy afternoon to escort him—by reason, or by force—to a facility for proper care. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Mrs. Larkin straightened up tall and proper, narrowed her eyes, and said, “Arthur Devlin, you and my husband may have been in the same grade, but you were never in the same class.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z In sixth grade, Miss Perry had insisted we all learn to compose proper letters in formal language. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Lanning considered, “If you had all your equipment—the brain, the skeleton, the ovum, the proper hormones and radiations—say, two months.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z I could have brought in enough money for Michael and Alphie to go to school with proper shoes and bellies well filled. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Vic thought it too fancy a word to be proper, and soon had gotten the entire table laughing and saying “enjoyable” in mocking tones until Reynie had finally excused himself without dessert and retreated here. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “Perhaps, inside myself, unconsciously,'you could say, I bad not a proper purpose of amendment...” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z We've cleared the last of the town proper and have reached the dusty road that leads to the barrier fences. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “We're having workmen in anyway, so why not make a proper job of it? The kitchen's getting embarrassing.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z There was no proper chair, but an upturned empty lard bucket suited me fine. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Who even this gigantic white boy, wit’ his sorry, trashy self say is talking proper and dressing good as a prince and doing jus’ fine, and writing us letters in his own hand! The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z It wasn't a proper hotel—I mean a hotel where there are both men and women mixed about here and there on the same floor. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z I froze, trying to remember if anyone had prepped me for this scenario, whether it was more polite to go along with it or to insist that Barack take his proper seat by her side. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He speaks proper French, but she can tell that he is German. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z On his birthdays he dragged it up and down the alley, to give proper attention to the amusements held in his name. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “Heh!” said the policeman, though his voice was too deep to do a proper imitation. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d seen my training bra in a pile of dirty clothes on my bedroom floor and said it wasn’t proper. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z He was gasping loud whilst he waited for his breathing to catch ahold of him so’s he could do a proper job of chopping me up. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z I began asking myself: Why was it a crime to be without books and a proper uniform? Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She stopped in the middle of the living room, looked back at me as she placed her bag on the coffee table, and said, “Let's start with the proper way to sit at the piano.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z And Squealer, who happened to be passing at this moment, attended by two or three dogs, was able to put the whole matter in its proper perspective. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z After my jaw seemed to wind itself back into its proper place, what she said began to sink in. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “Without proper food and medical care, the baby died,” the investigator said. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z "That were no proper unhorsing," complained a drunken archer nearby, a Tyrell rose sewn on his jerkin. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Though pockets of Federalist power remained alive in New England for over a decade, as a national movement with the capacity to dominate the debate about America’s proper course, it was a spent force. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z This was neither a repair nor a boat-building, for he had not enough proper wood, and must supply all his wants with pure wizardry. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z The details of a proper toilette ritual for a queen and princess took weeks and weeks of studying and endless days of exams from Du Barry. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z We have no money for a proper ball so one of the boys brings a sheep’s bladder stuffed with rags. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z In any case, there was no proper conversation: she didn’t want me there and neither did I. I think I made some apology and went out, half expecting her to call me back. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z This was my first position in the ANC proper, and represented a milestone in my commitment to the organization. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z With the moon already rising on the surface, there was no time for a proper breakfast. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z She thought it appeared appropriate to their message and would add a proper note of mystery besides. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Ambrose flipped the book open, found the proper page, and turned the book around to face me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z There were four proper beds, with sheets, and towels, a great luxury for men who had spent much of the last eighteen years sleeping on thin mats on a stone floor. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Her bosoms are hanging out for the world to see and she won’t make it to the proper side of town,” the Duchess snaps back. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z It was the same thing every Friday, and he never said no, but Ma and Pa always say it’s polite and proper to ask and not to make no assumptions. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z When Celia asked her why she and Rishi had been so hostile to her friends, she wanted to have a proper response. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I thought about how I would never say a proper good-bye to Rashid Uncle after everything he had done for us. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z They thought it would be proper to serve dessert, and bought several envelopes of pudding mix. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z “California Technology is quite a ‘powerful Katinka and is out for both intellectual recognition and financial return wherever proper and possible.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z As was proper, Mr. Edwards had stocked the pretty little nest with champagne. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z With the change she bought an apple from the Covered Market, which was much more like the proper Oxford, and walked up toward the park. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She had yet to learn the proper American Social Cues. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Like a proper tour guide, Jillson pointed to the student dormitory right in front of them, even though they knew what it was. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “All right, then. But for sure today. I’m really getting uncomfortable about keeping secrets from them. And I want your parents to set up a proper account for you.” Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z In other words, we do not know how to classify it, how to put it into its proper context, because it seems to point in several directions at once. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “I had forgotten what it felt like to sit down to a proper meal,” said Joseph as he cut the beef on William’s plate. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z One black butcher who died with no family to provide a proper burial was given a full, all-expenses-paid union funeral parade. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Then he spun again, looking like an amateur dancer, but like a proper discus thrower, and said, Whoosh. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z My new school, Our Lady of Mercy, was a polite and proper private Catholic school, with girls in plaid skirts and navy polo shirts. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z 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 And with it just the proper mixture of arrogance and down-to-earth humility to satisfy all. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z It was still strange to be inside, sitting at a proper dining room table for dinner. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “I will just be ensuring the Collective has the proper oxygen composition to breathe.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “This one,” he says, and though it is mostly a guess, it feels like the proper choice. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The proper California School of the Aliens feedback sandwich starts and ends with praise—in between, people say the terrible things they really think. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z They didn’t even give him a proper lodge to sit in, like a real Oxford college, just a big wooden counter, as if it was a shop. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z From the Glade proper, the forest didn’t look that big, maybe a couple of acres. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Mother has figured out how to make bread “by hook or by crook,” she likes to say, but the stove doesn’t really have a proper oven. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “No. It was very curious. He complained that he felt as if there were long pieces of straw stuck in his throat. When I told the doctor he was able to prescribe the proper medication.” Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z “He sounds like a proper thief to me,” Officer Kelly said. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z There were no proper shops, no universities, no hospitals or female doctors, no clean water or electricity from the government. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z As Resch had said, it would be dealt with at a proper time. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z She was not of so ungovernable a temper as Lydia; and, removed from the influence of Lydia’s example, she became, by proper attention and management, less irritable, less ignorant, and less insipid. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z It was not until the next morning that we got a proper sense of our surroundings. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Any Indian who did not have proper registration papers could be fined, jailed, or deported. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z The first topic to be discussed is proper names. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Indeed a generation later one might hear an old gaffer in an inn, after a good pint of well-earned ale, put down his mug with a sigh: ‘Ah! that was proper fourteen-twenty, that was!’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z That cocky young seaman, striding back through the woods without even a proper goodbye, thinking about a bird! The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Behind this was the darkness of the forest proper and the open space of the scar. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z It looked like a shipping crate, not a proper coffin for a head of state. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z This he had a right to do, not only because he was older than the Wart but also because he was Sir Ector’s proper son. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, I would expect our interview - aside from a few informal exchanges quite proper in the circumstances - to be largely professional in character. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z They declared it was a proper berth for Mr. Bowditch—him with his tables of figures, long as main to bowline. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The fire was settling into a proper glow, and the heat on his hands and his face made Malcolm all the more aware of how cold and soaking wet the rest of him was. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z It takes proper form in the years after the publication of Galileo’s Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems in 1632. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z She said the proper term for it is Tourette syndrome. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z She taught me the proper rules for reading and speaking, the French language, and how to sew. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “What we need is a clinic. Look how much Amma’s back hurts. The doctor in town is good, but this village needs a proper clinic.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Coetsee noted this on a small pad he had kept beside him, and said he would send my request through the proper channels. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It is not proper for women to wander aimlessly about the streets. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z “Ain’t nobody worried about them bammas. Smelling like they Momma’s kitchen grease. Don’t look like they had a proper shower in days.” Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z ‘You must come and get it. I can’t come to you, it isn’t proper,’ said she, as sweet as honey. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z I headed east and crossed the river, but didn’t go all the way into Imre proper. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “We don’t worship her! We venerate her proper! As the saint she is!” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Without a proper quorum of members, the king could then decide law as he pleased. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z We had the okay from Mrs. Williams to play in the snow as long as everyone had the proper snow clothes. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z But he nods because it feels like the proper thing to do. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z And still there had been no proper rehearsal, and the twins could not act, or even speak, and Lola had stolen Briony’s rightful role, and nothing could be managed, and it was hot, ludicrously hot. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Jesus didn’t become a proper Catholic till he took the bread and wine at the Last Supper and He was thirty- three years of age. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z They discussed the possibility of giving it a proper burial, but it would have required interminable paperwork to have the tomb unsealed in order to include the missing part. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It was as if some slim opening had been left, so I could learn all I needed to know about my case to end it in the proper way. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z “And if it wasn’t for my rheumatism, I’d take down your pants and tan your backside good and proper. The very idea of a litde snot like you threatening somebody with a knife!” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “You can prove anything you want by coldly logical reason—if you pick the proper postulates. We have ours and Cutie has his.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z But they’d be called to their proper places, as he had been. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “As you say, m’lord, only ... Clydas don’t look his proper self... he’s more white than pink, if you get my meaning... and he’s shaking.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It was a silent agreement in which each party knew what proper respects to pay, a polite farce created to ease the strain of acknowledging who owed who and what. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z "She didn't have proper authorization," said the Warden. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z “See you tryin’a talk all prim and proper,” she whispers, lifting her nose up as she moves down the line. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z As usual, she looks plump and respectable, but for all her prim and proper, Aibileen can still tell a dirty joke that’ll make you tinkle in your pants. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “And the sedge—we’ve dyed it, you know—is it the proper gray and ebon?” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z In this regard, it is helpful to step back and put the behavior of young black men who appear to embrace “gangsta culture” in the proper perspective. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z A “grand canonical ensemble” is, oddly enough, the proper term for a quantitative model system in thermodynamics, borrowed from music by way of mathematics. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z My family doesn’t talk much and we have nothing in common, but if my mother cooks a proper Thanksgiving dinner, it says we’ll be a family for one more year. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z George bounded up the stairs once more, this time with proper motivation. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Instead of proper joints, the wooden parts were connected by golden hooks at the wrists, elbows, shoulders, neck, ankles, knees, hips, waist, and knuckles. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “These men are our guests and we would like them to receive proper attention.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as Grandma made the proper cuts, the birchbark, filled water with spring water, nearly burst from the tree! The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Two hours later, court was recessed for the day because proper loudspeakers had not been found. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I get feathery when I ain’t had proper meals,” Olive said. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “A cowshed. How unimaginative. I really would have expected Capricorn to at least have a proper dungeon for his prisoners.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z She knew that Doctor thought of her as a proper farm girl—a country girl. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z As the years went by, we started to venerate that dog proper, like the saint she is. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “Crane-man! A good thing that you greeted me so just now, for later today we will have to use the proper words!” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z I did not have a chance to say a proper good-bye, for he was already gone. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Unable to work either the dishwater or Methuselah’s long memory into a proper ending for his parable, Our Father merely looked at us all and heaved the great sigh of the put-upon male. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Air and water were heavy or light depending on the circumstances in which they found themselves—depending on whether they were above or below their proper location. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “You don’t have to! You take four hundred dollars to Ebgard and pay off the claim. It’s yours, right and proper. Then you come back and I forgive the loan.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z His ears, which had been laid flat back on his skull, came into their proper position, and the fire went out of his eyes. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Dal clapped his hands and everyone rushed to take their proper place. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z ‘I don’t know the proper Roman etiquette, but can I bash this kid now?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The pink label has a picture of a real proper lady on it with a turban on her head, smiling like she feels better. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “He’s not well enough yet. He needs proper care, and you both need food.” Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z I hadn’t been in proper school in three years. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z The slinger puts a stone or slug in the pouch, picks up the strings by the free ends, spins them around a few times, and releases one of the strings at the proper moment. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Cora descended into the attic proper, to stretch and breathe different air. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Miss K wrote the proper form of a business letter instead of a friendly letter on the blackboard, because the class was not planning to write friendly letters to the Cucaracha Voice. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z Under all the sequins, it turned out that Pixie had on a proper bathing suit. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Laws strictly prohibit citizens from traveling between cities without proper authorization. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z “And what a proper English accent,” Miss Adebayo murmured, with a pitying smile, before turning back to the radiogram. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “I cannot remember,” says Madame Hebrard, the postmistress, “what a proper plum tastes like.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “No, but he also has not died, so I assume he still loves having the proper names of things even if he isn’t saying them.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Stop trying to eavesdrop and go to bed, Merci. You need 9.25 hours of sleep for proper brain function, you know.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “This is my rest. I have brought ingredients to make a proper soup for my son. I know you try, but you are only a boy. What does a boy know about real cooking?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z God provides that seed with the body he wishes; he gives each seed its own proper body” “Henrietta was chosen,” Gary whispered. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z She was sensible that you had never received any proper acknowledgment from herself.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Positioning one atom the proper distance from its neighbor often caused a distant atom to become jammed impossibly close to its partners. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z The priestess and die seneschal were happy to see her garbed in a tokar, a proper Meereenese lady for once, but what they really wanted was to strip her bare. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Very well, if we are to have a telling, let’s make it a proper one.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Something in his chest hitched, a seedling of doubt that was rapidly beginning to grow into a proper tree. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z But what was proper for this child, fatherless and marked from birth? Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s not a proper Catholic because he could never receive his First Communion for fear of getting anything on his tongue that might cause a fit and choke him. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “And it came to pass that all the people had to go pay taxes,” Helen Spencer, as the first narrator, was saying in a loud and proper voice. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Lady Seymour made sure I ct a proper meal three times a day and let me sleep in the tiny attic bedchamber on the bed where I laid after my time in the stocks. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Their looks might even jeopardize their ability to receive a proper reception at the fine Virginia households they planned to call on across the river. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z There were extra rooms for travelers, who carried the proper letters of introduction, because inns and taverns offered uncertain lodging for the night. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ernst? He’s going with us, then rejoining his unit in Berlin. It’s a shame you never spent any proper time together...” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Afterward, I would protest through the proper channels, and sometimes get it. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We drank two more cups of tea before it was a proper time for him to leave. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z We had said to ourselves, We won’t be like everyone else, those people who packed up and went north without waiting first for the proper authorization. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Mom came home around four o’clock from her summer job, Dad came out of his lab in the basement, I helped in the kitchen and we had a proper sit-down meal. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z It does not take him long to find the proper vendor in the courtyard. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Tears were running down her face, she was already berating God for taking her husband from her, but on the other side of these proper emotions was an altogether improper relief. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The angels believed and the people agreed that there was a good amount of proper and deserved shame in history and some things were just never going to be things to be proud of. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z "We'll get you some proper clothes in a moment. And here we are!" The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z The imps had not been able to lay a finger on her, and Muriel had been too injured to give proper chase. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The typical economist believes the world has not yet invented a problem that he cannot fix if given a free hand to design the proper incentive scheme. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z History does not record if Eratosthenes arrived in the city with the proper eyewear. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z “There’s no privacy. No proper toilets or kitchens. No facilities for a growing family.” Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z It had a proper pendulum swinging underneath it, and it chimed, too, every fifteen minutes, loud enough to make you jump if you weren’t expecting it. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Their children were entitled to a proper education and a balanced diet. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z Who could care what spoon was used for what or the proper address for a European noble? Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “A proper gentleman, this one,” the midwife said. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z I suspected there were dimensional relationships involved in rocket design, such as a proper ratio between the area of the guidance-controlling fins to the area of the casement. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “We have done with that I make no insinuations about the woman, if it be proper not to do so. I speak of what airt your own judgment is to be.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z His mother was endlessly concerned with being proper and worried about things Joseph couldn’t understand, like parties, and guest lists, and looking presentable. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I was finally learning the proper way to do all those skills I used to improvise on the trampoline. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I was amazed he knew the proper pronunciation. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z He always called her "Ranee," but wives aren't supposed to call their husbands by proper names. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “I did not even have a proper wedding. No white dress or orange blossoms or trailing bridesmaids. I don’t want any silly dance given in my honour.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “Call and Caroline and I used to go to see him. But—they are gone now, and it isn’t proper for me to go down alone.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z At Miss Quattlebaum's The girls line up ear to ear so you and the other boys can greet them with a proper hand kiss. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z But if I make no progress with my official—my proper—research, I’ll be asked to leave the group and let someone else have my alethiometer time. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z They were a ragged-looking lot of men, their clothing dirty and torn and most of them not even having proper uniforms. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z When I asked him if he had ever worked with a proper staff under him, perhaps before the war, he replied: 'Oh, in those days, I was just a footman. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “You need to get back on a proper sleep schedule. Come on. Get up.” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I go to confession and they hiss that I’m not in a proper spirit of repentance, that if I were I’d give up this hideous sin. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “You’re a proper mariner’s wife, Elizabeth. You know an anchor won’t hold if the cable’s too short. A man always needs another shot in the locker.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The shambled outline of an ancient stadium showed beyond the spires of Orleans II, marking the beginning of the old city, the city proper for the drowned lands. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z It was Chester’s first proper licking, and Cora’s first in half a year. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I don't even have a proper uniform yet. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z “She doesn’t have any proper skin, you know,” Nelson said, as if this were something anyone could say of a woman’s daughter without offending her. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He makes sure I have the right bowls or the proper amount of rice but seems happy for me to cook. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Even Fayge had managed to get onto the proper food line before them, with the help of one of the women from her village. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a declaration that we entered with a court order, showed you our identification cards, and that everything proceeded properly, with all due respect and proper manners, and that you have no complaints. Sign it!” The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z They should cook their first dinner in Illinois, a proper one, to mark the occasion. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Well, he was all for me going to the proper people. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Not a grand cabin, to be sure; in fact, little more than a closet with a bunk and a scuttle, which was the proper name for porthole. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I’m pretty sure this is my first proper meal since I got braces. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “Yes. It will be entrusted to you. It may be a talisman of some sort—to mark you as a proper guest of the Xi.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “I shall not be a knight because I am not a proper son of Sir Ector’s. They will knight Kay, and I shall be his squire.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Zeno himself didn’t have a proper solution to the paradox, nor did he seek one. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z All my materials were spread out on the floor, and I was busy calculating the proper dimensions for my gameboard. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z Inspired by the capture of the narrowboat the year before, she intended this time to make a proper voyage before being turned out. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z People with low household incomes or high household incomes were oversampled and then weighted to their proper proportion of the overall sample. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Fencers place their masks on and assume proper position, each at their field line. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Will he do the proper thing and become a doctor after all? The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z I said that it was intended that you should perish in the ghetto, perish by never being allowed to go behind the white man’s definitions, by never being allowed to spell your proper name. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z As we came into the village proper, dogs, pigs, and children approached us with a snuffling curiosity. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Fact, they really ain’t no proper walls at all, just plyboard hammered together. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z With gestures, he indicated that he would demonstrate to me the proper prayer ritual postures. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “It wasn’t the same here without you. But we knew you’d arrive one day, and then we could be a proper family. Would you like some more chicken?” Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z In return, I’ve sent you many form letters, with the hope of one day being able to give you the proper response you deserve. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z In the Chinese culture it is not proper for girls to wear this color because it attracts too much attention. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z If you have a bit more than that, you can throw in a proper sausage, like a bratwurst, or maybe a fried egg. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z In films and on the vaudeville stage blacks were portrayed as comic dolts, stupid and lazy, unable to speak proper English, much less sing fluently in foreign languages. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Richard Harwood, the Post's ombudsmen, eventually admitted the paper had lost “a proper sense of perspective” due to such a “hyperbole epidemic.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “This is exactly why I didn’t want you hanging out with those rapper guys,” he said, because he needed to close with something sufficiently parental for it to count as a proper talking-to. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z He saw that Emma had soon made it out, and found it highly entertaining, though it was something which she judged it proper to appear to censure; for she said, “Nonsense! for shame!” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z I only vaguely remembered saying a proper goodbye after that. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z He arrived at the station punctually just as the sun was filtering through the pine trees that still grew in thick groves in the white working-class neighborhoods south and east of Durham proper. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Everyone mainly talked about the upcoming week, how they were going to position themselves going into Insomnia Con proper, and how difficult it was going to be. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He would have been happy to “look out for the commercial aspects of our work, if this can be done in a dignified and proper way,” but that prospect seemed to be slipping away. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Mersenne’s community was an informal group which met and exchanged letters, though he expressed a wish to form a proper college that would function mainly through correspondence. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “We’ve come to know your son rather well of late, so we thought it only proper that we should pay a friendly call.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z When they walked into the restaurant proper, it became clearer and clearer why Rishi was dressed the way he was. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Both gave instructions on proper behavior: Don’t hang out on street corners. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z When his eyes opened, Dad grabbed the needle and filled the syringe with the proper dose. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Note the faint grid lines that would help her copy a master artist’s drawing in order to learn proper placement and proportion of objects on the page. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z ‘I’m sincerely sorry about that, Gloria. We didn’t have a proper photo ID then. We do now.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z “A child of Athena, Minerva’s Greek form. Scandalous! You Greeks have no sense of decency. We Romans know the proper place for that goddess.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “He’s always too busy riding around with the princess to get any proper study in.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z “Time enough to get you proper clothes and a place in the factory as well.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z |
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