| 单词 | properly |
| 例句 | It was hard to see her properly, but Bod had spent his life talking to dead people. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z With that advice, she went off to make sure the maids had cleaned the ground-floor bedrooms properly. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z “And as you know, I always have to add a little marble pillar of history to hold up a story and properly show it off, so don’t put your pencil down.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Every newspaper and magazine writer and microphone I got close to: “No! We are black people here in America. Our religion is Islam. We are properly called ‘Muslims’!” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z To him it is clear, though he cannot properly articulate why. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “The cutoff was not done properly according to our contract,” Mr. Dubonnet said reasonably. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I don’t know what I expected to discover as I cautiously pushed the door, but I was properly surprised to find Miss Lucy. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “It was my first time on a ship. I don’t know what a properly loaded ship should look like.” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Now that he looked around properly, he recognized many familiar faces. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Now that she could see him properly, she was frightened of the boy almost more than the bear: he had a horrible wound: two of his fingers were missing. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Harry helped himself to food; he had almost forgotten what it was like to feel properly hungry, and sat down with Ron and Hermione. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z And the claypan, as it’s called, has to be carefully engineered so that it will drain properly and also keep the plants submerged at the optimum level. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Roz could feel her Survival Instincts—the part of her computer brain that made her want to avoid danger and take care of herself so she could continue functioning properly. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z So I said, “I don’t know if I got all the questions right because I was really tired and I hadn’t eaten any food so I couldn’t think properly.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z In examining Pollard’s leg, Babcock discovered that the Massachusetts doctors hadn’t managed the setting and rehabilitation of Pollard’s leg properly. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Because Dillehay’s team had failed to identify properly the location of the stone tools in Monte Verde, Fiedel said, their antiquity was up to question; they could have been in a recent sediment layer. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The women did not tie their scarves properly around their heads, to cover as much hair as possible. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z He had hoped it would stay long enough for him to age properly into old enough, but it vanished without notice after two weeks, leaving too-young Bailey heartbroken. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Samuel, where is your sword? Where is your armor? Go back and get properly attired.” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Drinking alcohol in any form she regarded as a crime against a properly outraged deity. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z To this day, I can’t properly describe how I felt in that moment. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z For the next year, social workers made regular home and school visits to make sure we were bonding properly. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Every home is expected to have a good dictionary in it so that each student can do his or her homework properly. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Coraline wondered if the other mother wasn’t interested in trees, or if she just hadn’t bothered with this bit properly because nobody was expected to come out this far. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z “It takes a long time to learn to use a sword properly, Samuel. Go pick it up.” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z And I couldn’t walk properly for a month, do you remember, and your father had to look after you. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He likes them folded properly if they are newspapers, and no food or fingerprints on the magazines, so I don’t read them much. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he said, “Your leg won’t ever mend properly, Nathaniel. There’s been too much damage. Best we can hope for is that the bones grow back together strong enough to hold your weight.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Now I’m giggling before I’m even properly awake. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z She remembered clearly the urine running down and into her stockings until she learned how to squat properly; the disgust on the face of the dead woman and the sound of the funeral drums. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “That may be camp talk out there, but in here, we say the prayer for the dead properly, like good Jews.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “One must be properly respectful and yet give a hint of playfulness,” Lady Isobel instructed her daughters over supper. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He could see the High Table properly now. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z He was bent over, his glasses slipping down his nose, his left hand curled around so he could write properly. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Results show that once properly treated, an area becomes stabilized, requiring no respraying for at least 20 years. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “Oh boy, I need a bucket to drink it properly!” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z It looked like some awful torture table, with these metal stirrups sticking up in mid-air at one end and all sorts of instruments and wires and tubes I couldn't make out properly at the other. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z He heard her light footsteps, and then felt her hand on his, and he had to open his eyes properly. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z In all these cases the children were too young to give any properly intelligible account of themselves, but the consensus of their excuses is that they had been with a “bloofer lady.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z We weren’t given a chance to say good-bye properly. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Programming, the installation of software, getting computers to speak properly to one another, all require very particular languages, protocols, and conventions—in sharp contrast to the emotional, visceral, manipulative drama of the political system. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Duty and conscience were, for Theodora, attributes which belonged properly to Girl Scouts. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z If someone says, “Yo’ mama’s so dumb she sold her car for gas money,” you don’t say, “Yeah, but why? Was she properly aware of the long-term consequences?” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I can’t properly think and listen to the radio at the same time, so it was quiet in the car, except for the thumping rumble of Harold’s mechanical heart. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z And then I couldn’t think of anything at all because my brain wasn’t working properly. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z But if that man loses his cows because he doesn’t care for them properly, or is too lazy to take them to better pastures, no one will pay attention. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z He took his time, making sure each crutch was placed properly before continuing. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z How to clean a tool, properly, so that no trace of what had touched it remained. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z You know, in our culture, when a loved one dies, you’re expected to wail and cry to properly show your grief. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z After calling the warden's office to confirm that my visit had been properly scheduled, he finally admitted me, brusquely directing me to the small room where the visit would take place. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Ray stands up and moves the table so he can show me properly. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Two years past, he had fallen and shattered a hip, and it had never mended properly. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Like Burr, Hamilton was properly attired and also carried himself with a similar air of gentlemanly diffidence. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z John Kwang had taught him the words so that he could properly greet the large number of Korean constituents and visitors to our Flushing office. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, on top of the mats, she poured the rice, which began, after the mat was properly heated, to give off a most delicate, nutty aroma. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Roy Lee’s date for the formal was there, having come across the mountain to be properly impressed. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z If we wanted to sleep in properly made beds that night, we had to get going and straighten up the mess. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I just didn't have the confidence and determination to sit still and nurture it properly. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z “I am in a plane with a pilot who is—he can’t fly. And I don’t know how to fly. Help me. Help ...” He turned his mike off without ending transmission properly. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s someone whose legs don’t work properly,” she said. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z “Now, I want you to go and say Hello properly ” Ammu said. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Isabelle adjusted the camera and the key on its chain around her neck so they hung properly. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z We got fired at on the way in, and for a while the tail was in flames and she couldn’t control it properly, and she made me bail out before she tried to land. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The loaders grumbled at the boys for not having laid the hay properly and threatened to tan them when they caught them, if they got left behind. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It was another of his foreign, musical words, and I vowed to learn how to say this one properly. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Kingshaw thought, I didn't want to come, I didn't want to come, it is one more strange house in which we do not properly belong. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z The idea was to allow me to inspect all sides of the lunar module for possible damage, and to make sure all four landing gear were extended properly. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z When he was a few paces behind Buttercup, he stopped, head properly bowed. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z They both start tossing them all over the place, each one taking great pains to hide them properly from the other. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Sarai remembered laughing with her, long ago, when they had all properly been children, and she didn’t think she had been. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z But of course we’d take it in at some level, so that before long all this stuff was there in our heads without us ever having examined it properly. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Her arms ached as her bound hands kept her joints from properly aligning. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “How are you going to live a nice long life if you don’t eat properly?” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I stood in the doorway, watching, hearing her mistakes, yearning to push her aside and play the piece properly. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Three weeks later, she was leaving an obstetrician with a letter certifying her good health, her freedom from contagious diseases, and her properly configured anatomy. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Apollo thought, “What would she not look like properly dressed and with her hair nicely arranged?” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Before I could properly sulk about it, the doorbell rang and Pa was smiling and springing up out of his chair. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “They never work properly unless you tell them aloud.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z They are not properly thoughts; they are memories which in my weakness haunt me and strangely move me. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you are unable to manage it properly yourself, I will step in. This has gone on too long already, but I shall give you some time.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Perhaps this was because Mammachi fitted properly into the conventional scheme of things. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z And she kept an eye on the girls to see that they conducted themselves properly. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Deeper and deeper into the forest she led him, and Harry walked quickly, sure that when she stopped, she would allow him to approach her properly. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z She did not imagine it properly; she did not comprehend the scale. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z If you haven’t tried it, then I am sorry I cannot describe it properly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “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 He never let her get set in an attitude, and he had properly read her interest in romantic situations. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z They demanded that the sick be moved and the corpse be disposed of properly—and they threatened to burn the place down if action wasn’t taken quickly. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z I bent over so that he, a short man, could properly arrange the turban on my head. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as we were done, Mouse crept out of the grasses and attacked a small hole in the soil, dragging out a strand of sea lettuce so she could properly subdue it. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z “Teach her to wash rice properly so that the water runs clear. Her husband cannot eat muddy rice,” she’d say to a cook servant. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z My feet are still bandaged and though I can’t walk properly outside, I hobble around the house. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z The colonial powers carved up Africa, put the black man to work, and did not properly educate him. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Then, because it was Saturday, he said he was going to take me on an expedition to show me that he was properly sorry, and we were going to Twycross Zoo. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Every day, I had physiotherapy and had to do exercises, learning to get my arms and legs working properly again. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Sander bore with me and the infinite variations I employed in saying my lines, and my inability to say the name Pedringano properly, until he could bear it no longer. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z When messages were lined up properly, and a code breaker made enough good guesses, German words would eventually appear. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I think because we had never been able to have a funeral, to visit her grave, to mourn her properly, it never became real to me. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z She had performed the test well enough to pass, but as the woman drove over to the parking place, she did not negotiate a corner properly and the back wheel jumped the curb. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Adams had somehow managed to miss the political rewards due him and catch the criticism that properly belonged to others. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “Everyone s been served. Now we have to check from time to time and make sure they’re all properly placed. Of course they'll yell if they lose hold of the nipple! Won’t you?” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Now I had only to wait three months to see if my spine was growing back together properly. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Iranians respected properly gained wealth, but they objected to the shah's fortune because much of it was stolen from the people. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Took off his bifocals and wiped them clean and put them on again, just to make sure he was seeing properly. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “You’ve got it easy—you have all your physical functions working properly. You never have to struggle just to be understood. You think you’re smart because you have a medical degree?” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Suddenly I'm worried that I didn't react properly. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “From now on, I want to you properly recognize the children of the gods,” I said. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z If he hurried, there would be just time enough to thank his father properly. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z There was less than an inch between the floor and the bottom of the cabinet, so that she could not walk properly but had to flatten herself out and crawl. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Several of the outfits, Ignatius noticed, were new enough and expensive enough to be properly considered offenses against taste and decency. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z There were many tiny beetles with something sticking out at their backs, as if they had forgotten to tuck in their wings properly. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I sit up straight so I can see her face properly. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z It would be nice if one day the number of apostrophes properly placed in it’s equalled exactly the number of apostrophes properly omitted from its, instead of the other way round. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z "Did you suppose I would send you off to London on your own? You can't even speak the language properly. I might just as well send you to Guiana." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Indeed, he was so violent that Flo had not managed to wean him properly by the time her next baby was born. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Maybe some seedlings had not been planted into their underwater beds properly, or perhaps our pig was eating the wrong kind of garbage, or maybe one of our chickens was dirtying our doorway. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z We were looked after by an amakhankatha, or guardian, who explained the rules we must follow if we were to enter manhood properly. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Did we check out everything properly this time?” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z It is not easy for other people, even other Indians, to learn to speak Navajo properly. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He means the free elections, bad presidents now put in power properly, not by army tanks. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Doctors would un-squish my nose, and raise the bridge and narrow it, so it didn’t look quite so much like a lump of clay that had hardened before it could be properly shaped. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z But when I woke up properly it was dawn and the sky was all orange and blue and purple and I could hear birds singing, which is called the Dawn Chorus. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Before I could properly get into the flow of conversation, Paris turned to me. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “It was my fault, Little Sister. I didn’t look after you properly. The jaguar never would have attacked you if I had watched over you as I was supposed to.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Once the brachy has been properly trained and domesticated, it will follow its rider into the most intolerable situations. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z A million questions rush through her head and she cannot properly articulate any of them. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Before, she would have brought over homemade cookies and a cold chicken casserole for my dad, along with explicit instructions on how to properly heat it up. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z “Now I will do your wings, and give mine a chance to set properly. Come!” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z You want to keep going until the animal that is your burden—your tiger, your rhinoceros, whatever—is properly green about the gills with seasickness. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “He is not dressed properly for such an occasion,” Buttercup’s mother said. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He blinked at me owlishly, as if not certain he had heard me properly. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Finally, the man snapped, "Either ride properly, or go back to shank's mare"—meaning, of course, my feet. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z I dawdle outside the bathroom until the Candor man walks out, and then walk in before the door has a chance to shut properly. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “Still, I was not functioning properly. I suffered several bad dreams last night. I awoke bruised and muttering.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She and Odenigbo would sit down and talk properly, and this time she would make sure that they did not circle each other without meeting. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z For the first time, I was taught by teachers who had themselves been properly educated. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It's heavy, made of iron, and when engaged, it holds the door properly shut. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He refused to allow Shin to eat them until they’d found a furnace or flame where a rat could be spread out on the head of a shovel and cooked properly. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z She heard the bear agree, and then she fell asleep properly. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The only place I could listen properly was in our dorm. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, feeling he might as well do the thing properly, he added, “all the time.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “He is a member of the Society in good standing, and he has gone about it quite properly.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Like a story, a piece of music can come to an end by simply stopping, but most listeners will react to such abruptness with dissatisfaction: the story or music simply "stopped" instead of "ending" properly. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z She took part in the games of Arcadio and Amaranta, who treated her like an older sister, and she ate heartily, using the utensils properly. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z He tasted all the food to make sure it was seasoned properly. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z One is not seated properly, and he fits it back into its groove. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “A minute ago you told us you never saw the mark on the stone properly!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Her dirty wrapper was not knotted properly, and one end trailed in the dirt as she walked, carrying a tray mounded with bits of fried beef. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z They were not bad things altogether, provided they were properly controlled. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Where are my manners? Of course, we were never properly introduced. I’m Clara.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z He declared that Garfield's care “was bad at the start” and that the doctor had not properly cleaned out the wound. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z If I’m going out against shamblers, I need to be properly equipped. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z He doesn’t talk about sports or bad movies or loading the dishwasher properly or weird jazz. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I'm not sure it will function properly, but if it does, the computer will be a gift to Dell from me. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z And though the ginger already looked like little flames, she lit them on fire with her fingertips and blew them out properly, all in one go. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Gene felt that if the team did its job properly, the human population of Washington would be safe. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She had rushed too quickly, and didn’t fold it properly. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z In feudal times an ineptness with sword and spear headed a young man for the church: in the Hamilton family Joe’s inability properly to function at farm and forge headed him for a higher education. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She had to figure out which string to pull to make her arms and legs move properly. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry that I haven’t been able to drop by your house to properly introduce myself to you and your mother,” she continued. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Ninety percent qualify for “free or reduced lunch,” which is to say that their families earn so little that the federal government chips in so the children can eat properly at lunchtime. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z He constantly pesters students and teachers to properly dispose of their plastic water bottles. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z I can’t see properly—tears are stinging my eyes, everything is a blur. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I missed drawing on real paper and longed for light to sketch properly. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z There’s more she’d like to say, but the pain is making it hard for her to think or write properly. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z She hung up his hat when he came in and turned his chair properly under the light to make it easy for him to read. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z They don’t work properly unless you tell them out loud. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z “I still belong there, where I can be with her. When I’m grown up I’ll be able to look after her properly, in my own house. No one can interfere then.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I slumped, too weary to curse my luck properly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Before we left the relative safety of earth orbit, we wanted to make sure that our navigational equipment was working properly, and that meant using our sextant to sight on two stars. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z What can it not do when it is properly applied; and what might it do when basely used. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Now his coat was properly buttoned and his breeches tucked into his boots. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Well, the thing was, I didn’t used to listen properly to the words; I just waited for that bit that went: “Baby, baby, never let me go...” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z It violated the core of virtue and disinterestedness presumed essential for anyone properly equipped to oversee public affairs. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z They believed in dressing well, behaving properly, and being friends with the right people. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z My main job now was to keep Columbia running properly, and to keep quiet, because Eagle and Houston would have plenty to talk about during the landing attempt. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I had little time to study these works properly. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He knew that without the appropriate binding and properly focused Alar, all the wax and hair in the world wouldn’t do one whit of good. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I like policemen, too, and I wanted to answer the question properly, but the policeman did not give me enough time to work out the correct answer. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Doubt and hesitation are completely unnecessary, as Easy French is rooted in the premise that, if properly packed, the rest of the world could fit within the confines of Reno, Nevada. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “That could be useful once we’re in the jungle. No doubt you’ll know how to divide and ration food properly or something.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z She leaves properly then, and I see her father watching me from the car. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z He looked around for the source of the light and saw a sliver of silver-white shining brightly from within a black cabinet behind him, whose door had not been closed properly. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Mrs. Sidman was running over—though, properly speaking, what she did wasn’t really running. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z “I don’t know how to properly teach you my language,” Celaena lied. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Meanwhile I was there and not there, cringing at Luce’s touch, sprouting goose bumps, and worrying that I hadn’t washed properly. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z First, we descended from Hermes, and decelerated our orbital velocity so we could start falling properly. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z They threw the net over Constance, fixing it into the ground with long stakes and bludgeoning her senseless before she was properly awake. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z But the cub understood only that when he tried to walk he couldn’t properly feel the ground under his feet and learn from it. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z “There is something inside you preventing the splendor from flowing properly, something you haven’t acknowledged. You have suppressed it, and so suppressed your channel.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Brother told him that he couldn't sell it in his shop unless he advertised it properly. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z He put me in a body cast so my legs would heal properly, and now he’s disappointed to see me limping. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z There had been no one to reassure him that his parachute was properly packed. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z So the evidence of sense is not, as one might think, the testimony of the senses but our confidence that our senses have properly grasped the object. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z There’s little there, as if I had pulled away before I could properly seize the data from him. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Then why”—he comes down the steps to face me properly— “then why did you say—” “I kept that card I got in the mail, Marv.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “Tell you what, Dobby — here you go — take these two, and you can mix them up properly. And here’s your sweater.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He wanted to hang the deer in the woodshed, where the meat would stay cold and cure properly. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “He’s old enough to remember how to eat properly.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The Arabic is not written properly but the message is clear. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z “Look in it properly, go on, stand where I am.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Flora was pleased to note that he looked properly surprised and shocked. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z Moushumi argues that a name like hers is a curse, complains that no one can say it properly, that the kids at school pronounced it Moosoomi and shortened it to Moose. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, no! not if they knew the man was properly employed.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z I have a piece of turkey in my mouth and I’m not dressed properly. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The street outside being so narrow, we couldn’t talk properly for a while longer, and I think we were all grateful for that. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Two pairs of hands drag me up before I can see properly, and I scream as my wounded leg tries to take some of my weight. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z He might think I’m saying, This poor, inadequate fool can’t even get a full set of lights to work properly. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z But maybe he was too tired to operate a computer properly. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I don't know if what she was doing could properly be called hacking, but I didn’t care if it was. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The club’s camera didn’t work properly since so many students had fiddled with it over the years. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z It is a sentiment he first heard from Herr Thiessen, but he knows it is properly attributed to another writer, though at the moment he cannot recall who, exactly. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The bee sting was still swollen, so he could not properly appreciate how beautiful his sister looked with her hair out of its bun, though Helen told him. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Galileo makes only three references to the laws of nature, on each occasion when he is arguing against the theological objections to Copernicanism; there are no laws of nature in his more properly scientific works. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Before either mother or son could speak, rearrange themselves properly, or even exchange looks, Freddie had run around the house, climbed the porch steps, and was calling them between gulps of laughter. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Correct: To crack an egg properly, you must leave the yolk intact. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t until I heard Schiem say the name of the place in his thick accent that I heard it properly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It had been a few days ago, a weeknight he and Moushumi had both been too busy to celebrate properly. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I hated to wake Rosaleen, so I pulled the wooden picture of Mary out of my bag and propped it against a tree trunk in order to study it properly. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They couldn’t attend to their duties properly if they didn’t devote themselves entirely to the emperor and to Inti. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z We hadn’t mentioned the “possible” at all since arriving in the town, and I’d assumed when we sat down we’d finally discuss the matter properly. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z When it gets too dark to see the ball properly and mosquitoes start munching on us, Patti's voice floats down—"Time for dinner, Kabir!" Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z When they had got their weight properly distributed in front of them, so that they were just off their balance, each broke into a trot to keep up with himself. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The guards, now he could see them properly, were wearing dark camouflage uniforms, but there were no official tags on them, nothing to say for whom they were working. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “Look, here,” he would say, “this meat of yours, it’s very lean and hard, not properly cooked at all. I’m not used to meals like this.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The day was over, and now it didn’t matter if we were dressed properly or not. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “He’s got problems with his face, and his legs are small and not properly formed,” Dad said. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z But if you pull it out properly, with your thumb covering the neck, the water is retained within the sphere until you lift your thumb. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Some doctors thought the heart and blood-supply system would become confused by the lack of gravity and would not function properly. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom popped in a DVD for me and made sure my hands were properly positioned so I could rewind and fast-forward the him. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z “There’s no reason to go that far. It would just be wasteful. Besides, the resin makes a powerful painkiller when properly refined. People could use the medicine ...” “... and you could use the money,” Denna said. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Grandma watched shows about antique collectors, so he knew the importance of properly storing things like bronze spoons from the 1700s. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z They had a great mass of the fruit with them and all of it properly ripe. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The blades are rusty, the edges dull, and the pair of sickles I pick up ain’t even weighted properly. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Or maybe I am too apprehensive about what’s coming to grieve properly. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “We must wait there until he is properly dressed.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The opening phrase, to crack an egg properly, is attached to the yolk, not to whoever is doing the cracking. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z There was never enough time to sit down and read a paper properly. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z "There's something here I'm not properly gettin'. Now, tell me. Where are you from?" Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z It was especially important when other physical markers disappeared—your long hair, dresses and shoes that fit properly, limited access to makeup and soap. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z First he explained that today was her birthday, and she would not grow properly next year unless she had a spanking. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z My left leg, still not properly secured, fell off. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z I let out a little slack, to make sure it had properly swallowed the bait, before giving the line a good yank. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He burst out laughing before he showed me how to hold the cutlass properly. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Only the albino keeper, to make sure the beasts were properly fed, and that there was never any sickness or weakness inside. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “We aren’t guys. Is it so hard to say salaam properly to your parents?” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z ‘The doctor will not see you until you are properly sanitized.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “It was an experiment, and the components are difficult to balance properly.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It occurred to her that if she could get sick, too, no one would blame her for collapsing but, of course, she didn’t catch anything, except irritability from not sleeping properly and worrying. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z But he was a silent man with problems of his own; as long as a letter was properly stamped and addressed it was no affair of his. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z One did not have much use for ties in prison, and I realized that morning when I was putting it on that I had forgotten how to tie it properly. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Wang Lung’s eldest son cried out dutifully and properly, “Do not say that word, my father, but I will do as you say.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z He listed all of his papers graded as he thought the various committee members would grade them; he listed all of his papers with the grades they properly deserved. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Sam Houston tried to cadge a beer and was properly rebuffed. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The girl behind him looked at her test, rubbed her eyes as if they weren’t working properly, then looked again. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I wouldn't care if it was just for an hour, as long as I was properly alive and awake. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Any operations done on my bones might stop them growing properly and mean the whole thing would fail. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z So when we were back at her condo, Tillie taught me how to fill a pen, or, as she said, "How to properly fill a pen." The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z Each prisoner was required to have the three buttons of his khaki jacket properly buttoned. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z This piece looked like it might have been meant as a shield for a god, but it hadn’t turned out properly. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z They had to form the words properly, and be particularly careful about their pronunciation. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z And we could think about it properly, instead of just guessing and being afraid.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “He needs to be taught how to eat properly.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “And I’ll take you there myself. Now you can see how important problems are...If you hadn’t done this one properly, you might have gone the wrong way.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z When dinner was over and bedtime crawled in, Jam lay in her sheets waiting for her parents to fall asleep, properly asleep, before she could risk going back into the studio without waking them up. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z There are fewer Circus Dinners now that the circus itself is up and running properly, gaining its self-sufficiency, as Chandresh phrased it at one dinner not long after opening night. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z When I had enough, or nearly, I found I could no longer see well enough to fit them properly; so I decided to finish the next day, by daylight, and ate cold beans for supper. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z I slipped my hand down inside my compression shorts, just to make sure everything was still attached properly. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Then they sat me down and said it was time to talk properly. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z But Warings was that sort of house, it moved and creaked all the time, it was old and the doors and windows did not shut properly. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Here’s an even simpler way to say it: To crack an egg properly, leave the yolk intact. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She plays over in her mind the impression of the man in his grey suit with his pale eyes and harsh features, trying to figure out why the name does not fit on him properly. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z When she told Mr. Chris the next day, he said he’d take her over and introduce her to those cows properly, which he did. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Though he can’t seem to get the words swallowed and down into his belly where they’ll be properly digested and he can figure out what to do. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z He felt dizzy and could not hear or smell properly. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z After he had cut but the light again I suddenly heard his stammer in my inward hearing—“Genry—” Even mindspeaking he never could say “l” properly. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Indeed scientific knowledge, properly understood, must be seen to be both constructed and constrained. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Perhaps my kidneys were listening in, though, because just in time, they started working properly again. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z My cheek and my eye are just singing with pain and I haven’t even moved properly before Aaron’s grabbing me by my shirtfront and the skin beneath and lifting me to my feet. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z When the third one was born she could not turn her head to the side or even properly suckle. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m not much of an outside cat, so I rarely have occasion to consider the weather, but in Indianapolis we get eight to ten properly beautiful days a year, and this was one of them. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z “And if it heals properly we’ll surprise her with the good news.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “I know why your bowl is not shaping properly. Will you allow me to tell you?” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z There ain’t enough light to see properly, but I make my way, hands grazing the walls on either side of me to keep steady. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Boyle, too, evidently thought there was only a small number of ‘more Catholic laws’, and these were the laws of nature properly so called. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “He welcomes everyone to the school, even new ones who have no learning, who can’t even speak properly.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z They had a big fight only recently, and they might need a few more days to build up properly to another one. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z He had never learned to run properly, but he was long-legged for a ten-year-old, and no one had more grit than he. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z I was out of my bed and running before Osh was properly awake. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z He was her adventurer who would bring back exotic species—he had dated a Japanese girl, a Venezuelan girl—but would, with time, settle down properly. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z It vanished into the nearby woods, properly defeated. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z But come off the trail, properly off, and drive somewhere, as we did now, and you realize how magnificently deluded you have been. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z He can’t pronounce his r’s properly, and his vowels come out all wrong. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The Paqo was again speaking of the importance of listening and watching properly. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Perhaps knowledge, properly understood, is the product of the very process these new studies describe. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z For the Gamow Bag to function properly, an attendant must continuously inject fresh air into the chamber with a foot pump. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z They’re older, and they have the hangdog look I associate with the folks who came up enslaved, who never knew a taste of freedom until it was too late for them to properly embrace it. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The man took my grandfather to the store to buy him some warm clothes to wear until he could properly equip himself for the winter. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z There were, one can properly say, no voyages of discovery before 1486, only voyages of exploration. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z "I'd give you my blessings, boy, if I thought they'd do you any good, but all I can do properly is curse." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Taisin was awake for only a few minutes more, long enough to wonder if Elowen would come to her tonight, but she was so tired that she couldn’t even be properly anxious about it. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z And I think we were reluctant to start any new conversation we’d regret not being able to finish properly. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z As it stands, my only issue is that I would gladly trade this body for one that works properly. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Hermione was still seething at the way Harry had triumphed without doing the work properly. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z That the telescope flourished and the microscope languished is one of the signs that the Scientific Revolution can properly be understood as a revolution—that is, a revolt against a previous order. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I’m only at Level 28, because usually I’m logged in as an encrypted, anonymous account, and none of my activity or wins get properly recorded. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Even before Livingston’s results had been validated properly, Ernest was mapping out a campaign to acquire a more powerful electromagnet to drive protons beyond the million-volt threshold. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z And I think that there are so many things just in one house that it would take years to think about all of them properly. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z This is sometimes said to be the date at which the Renaissance properly begins. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “If we do things properly, it will undoubtedly take on a life of its own.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Perhaps it was my fault in not training that one properly. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The doctors said I’d be better off with two artificial legs rather than having just one and a deformed foot that didn’t reach the ground properly. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Finally he figured that he had out nearly a hundred feet of rope, plus the chain, and that the anchor was properly digging into the bottom. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I had learned that mud dried quickly in Inti’s hot rays and, if put on properly, gave the temporary feeling of a smooth face. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z The nurse left and came back with a piece of paper and a pen for me, but I couldn’t write properly. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Yes, I’m kidding, but pipe down. I’m trying to find something to properly impress you with my vocal stylings.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z It’s just as I remembered from last time: When it’s not latched properly, there's a large, gaping crack of air, and the door blows open. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “How can you work properly for the honorable potter if you are shivering with cold?” she scolded. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Tara nods before she can properly process the response. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I imagine producing those melodious notes and pronouncing each letter properly—even with others listening—and the idea makes me happy. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “We know the brain is rewirable, the question is to rewire it properly. “Were in the primitive age of brain training.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He had no right to criticize Master, and rather than sitting there in his ugly tunic he might turn around and go search properly for Master. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z After a while, her brother now properly subdued and her irritation spent, Bristle retrieved the morsel of rat and dropped it in front of him. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Then the Queen said, ‘I think we ought to get this book printed properly and published so that other children can read it.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t realize that it was cut up because his jaws ached too much to chew properly. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z But to do the policing job properly would cost money beyond any legislator’s courage to appropriate, given the present volume and toxicity of agricultural chemicals. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z He was stuffed with cotton that never dried out properly, and there were stones sewn into his hands and feet and stomach so that he would sink. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z “We shall heal him properly in Regalia. Henry, help me secure him.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z It also meant I couldn’t judge distances properly. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z We didn’t really talk properly again at the Cottages, and before I knew it, I was saying my goodbyes. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z They also noted the supplies we used from the storehouses so they could be properly restocked, though we used only the firewood. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Worse, you wouldn’t let me rub the repellent on you properly, because you didn’t like the sticky feel of ointment on your skin. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “They were too muddled to aim their blows properly.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z He fired the foreman responsible for failing to properly support the roof of his section. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z We had been arrested illegally before the State of Emergency; now we were being properly arrested under the State of Emergency that came into force at midnight. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When C.P. stated that the reason black students didn’t have good equipment in their schools was that they didn’t care for things properly, Howard Clement drove him to a black school. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I wonder how to do this properly and decide that straight out is probably best. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “Welcome, all of you, welcome to Hill House—although perhaps that sentiment ought to come more properly from you, my boy? In any case, welcome, welcome. Luke, my boy, can you make a martini?” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Meggie did not come to her senses properly until they had all gone. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “To see how many pieces. If I cut properly, from this fish I will get three meals.” Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z And because I still couldn’t hear properly, I was constantly turning this way and that to see what was going on. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “What?” the woman asked, as though she could not have heard properly. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z And when I opened the paper and read through it I couldn’t think how to answer any of the questions and also I couldn’t breathe properly. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Under the shadow of her arm, she opened her eyes and came properly awake. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z ‘At last you have admitted that you failed to clean my study properly. I shall therefore see all three of you in the changing-room tonight after prayers.’ Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Amaka looked at her mother with her lips turned down and her eyebrows raised, as if she could not believe that anybody had to be told how to peel yam slices properly. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z We cannot shelter ourselves properly for the explosions; before we can take cover the danger is all over. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z She did not let her leftover jollof rice warm properly but ate it all from the pot, drank two cold bottles of beer, and still did not feel sated. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Now for the first time he learned to handle a broom properly. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d survived the same fire I had, though his wings were so singed he would never fly properly again. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z The captains, hoping to curry favor with Cluny, harangued the hapless runners: “Pick your feet up, you lily-livered scum! Come on, lift that ram properly, you idle devils.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z "I walloped him properly. That was the beast, I think!" Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z She could go on and in her sorrow put a pot of beans in the oven, bake six pies, and plan to exactness how much food would be necessary properly to feed the funeral guests. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z When he was told no, the prisoner seemed disappointed, as though he thought the protocol surrounding this ritual of vengeance was not being properly observed. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe by next year; thinking maybe it takes two years in school to learn to do that properly. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z This radiant personage told him that before he attacked Medusa he must first be properly equipped, and that what he needed was in the possession of the nymphs of the North. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z While the Rivonia Trial still resonated in people’s minds, the government was eager to show the international community that we were being treated properly. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But it’s in Paradise Lost that he’s to be found in properly blistering form—first as the defeated general rallying his troops in hell, and later as the tricksy serpent in the Garden of Eden. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z “I don’t know. But if we’re to live here, we must be able to address one another properly.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The chimney of the tin stove wouldn’t draw properly and it took him an hour to start a fire. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It was tough and roomy like the canvas bag, and faded enough to look properly shabby. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z They lacked something that could have been given to them if we’d only known they needed it: a community around them that prepared them properly for the world. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z She hadn’t bothered to comb her hair properly and she looked scared. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “One must be properly dressed. Teach these fellas respect.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “How could you mistake me so? I merely meant you to be properly dignified and composed, and you made yourself a perfect stock and stone. Try to be sociable at the Lambs’. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z She had not been allowed to tend it properly penned up in this cell, but even unwashed and tangled it shone where the sun touched it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The Littles had a grand piano in their living room, which was all right except that one of the keys was a sticky key and didn’t work properly. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z Their science began properly in 1786 with the discovery of the similarity of Sanskrit to Greek and Latin, by William Jones. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He might be taking it as a sign that he can’t provide properly for his own family. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Dad was funny about Martí’s name, always making sure people knew how to pronounce it properly. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z The bed was made, the clothes that hung on a post were ironed, the shoes were properly lined on a rack, and the brown tile floor was shiny. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “It seems a very big decision to me, deciding whether or not to run away and join the circus. Perhaps he did not have enough time to properly consider it.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “To properly conduct the ceremony, we need a special type of stone,” said Kaori, with as much authority as she could. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z She wore a pale pink dress and a set of pearls and kept a black purse draped properly over one arm. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “Apologies if I failed to properly introduce myself,” said the Gypsy leader. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z In the morning the hounds came back, disinterested, and the men were too tired to beat the banks properly. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “Since we were going different places to do our training anyway,” she said, “it didn’t seem worth it, to split up properly. So we just stayed together until I left.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The plant specialized in pork products, and for eight hours a day I stood on a quarter-mile assembly line—more properly, a disassembly line—removing blood clots from the necks of dead pigs. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z In a week’s time, Massachusetts was able to send out infantry, riflemen and artillery, properly equipped and thoroughly drilled. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “They are meant to be renovations to the house,” he says as she tours the room, “but they do not fit together properly.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “I don’t mind. I will beat them properly this time, and then we will see who is master.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “I was using the Pensieve when Mr. Fudge arrived for our meeting and put it away rather hastily. Undoubtedly I did not fasten the cabinet door properly. Naturally, it would have attracted your attention.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “I forgot that we were never properly introduced.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Not that I couldn't kill the sheriff properly with my cavalry sword, or my bare hands if it came to it. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z When Pearl Harbor was attacked and the Second World War broke out, my family was properly outraged. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Men could hear the laughter through the closed door and were properly frightened at what was going on, feeling, perhaps, that they were the butt of the laughter—which to a large extent was true. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Surely it was more polite to take it out and speak properly. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z I was at the bow, checking that the rope was properly secured to the stem. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “Sometimes it takes awhile for me to translate properly.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z His expression was grim and reproachful, as if to say: Now, hold still, or I can't kill you properly. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She lay down in the mutarara ring with a nice, warm feeling that everything had been done properly. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Once I was properly outfitted, I hopped back on the elevator, and a few seconds later I arrived at the entrance of my hangar, located on the bottom level of my stronghold. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z They are called libration points, from the Latin word for balance, so we could properly name our new country Libra. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I have never really properly explored the downstairs rooms. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Poppet finds a fountain pen amongst the clutter on the desk and tests it on a scrap of paper to see if it is properly inked. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Their enemies, he explained, were fools who made more runs than any properly organized warren needed. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z His knees still buckle under him, and he cannot lift his feet properly, but he does manage to move. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Philip was worried that his feet were not coming together properly; he was worried how the shot looked. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Apart, we look strange enough, but together we are as properly dressed as any man!” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z The sentiment delights Celia so that she cannot properly respond in any of their common languages, and only smiles at him over her wine. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She stood long enough to tie her bonnet properly and catch her breath before asking another. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z And I fell pretty far down that recursive wormhole until it transported me completely out of the White River High School cafeteria into some non-sensorial place only properly crazy people get to visit. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Not until they’d stepped out into the cold night air did they throw off the Cloak, glad to be able to breathe properly again. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z The myth goes like this: Once upon a time, people cared about using language properly. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “I believe you have my umbrella,” he says, almost out of breath but wearing a grin that has too much wolf in it to be properly sheepish. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “You mean properly broken, in lots of pieces?” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Their first response was, “Mandela, why don’t you retain a lawyer to defend you? He will be able to handle the case properly. Why put yourself out?” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z For the next ten days to two weeks, while she remained in bed, we’d file in every morning so that she could tie the girls’ hair ribbons and make sure the boys had washed properly. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z He nodded, instead, and concentrated on appearing properly remorseful. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “Let me get a chair and sit down so I can tell this story properly.” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Even at a distance of miles, it was clearly massive, but how to properly gauge its height, in light of the fact that...it didn’t stand upon the ground? Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z ‘But I cannot tell it properly, only in short; and then we must end our talk: tomorrow we have councils to call, and work to do, and maybe a journey to begin.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Seeing that the priest had properly and assiduously observed all the procedures, millions of devout French Catholics behaved as if God really existed in the consecrated bread and wine. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z It soon became apparent however, that there was a demand for something more properly institutional, with a permanent headquarters, where people could gather to share and discuss new findings. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z He found that he could communicate his material daydreaming—and, properly applied, that is all advertising is. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “It’s the wrong time of year, but what else would it be? A bear? I guess they’re just selling off what they can’t watch over properly, them being short- handed and all.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z But in the wild hours of shock and celebration that greeted the news of the gods’ demise, they must have forgotten to secure the ropes properly. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The eyes of the priest and the imam properly popped out of their heads. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z It’s going to be hard for her to trust an entire town to operate properly without her here. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z "If it's done properly," Doctor Nolan said, "it's like going to sleep." The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z He wonders if he can find Widget, so he can do the storytelling properly. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Neither in the train to Kirkuk, nor in the Rest House at Mosul, nor last night on the train had she slept properly. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Instrumentalists with transposing instruments will usually need any part they play to be properly transposed before they can play it. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z He could not wait to sleep properly, with Kainene’s thin arm pressed against his body. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I reached down to pry off his hand, but my fingers wouldn’t move properly. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z And it may be that you are quite properly inclined to tell the police about what you know. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He held it higher but the heat was worse and finally he moved it to the side a bit and there it seemed to cook properly. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z He protested and said, “No, I will introduce myself properly.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When everything is properly organized, he locates a set of suitcases in his adjoining rooms and fills them near to bursting, the large leather-bound book cushioned between stacks of paper. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “If you’re interested in wearing makeup, I can teach you how to apply it properly,” Mom said. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z One day, I hope, her immense contribution to Western music and the courage of her determination to pursue music at the highest level against all odds will be properly recognised. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “But they all felt weird. Like they weren’t properly people. I want to go back and listen to them.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Some time etches past, and she finally looks at me properly. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Poetry was a secret vice, and properly so. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I once saw one of them, a boy of thirteen, beat his father for not making his bed properly. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Never learning how to dress properly, or how to act at a formal dance. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Henry Deforest took on the formidable task of providing food for the city; Samuel Benge took charge of carrying the sick to Bush Hill and seeing that the dead were properly buried. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Once, as I arrived on the Peak in the early morning before it was properly light, I saw the dark shape of a large animal looming in front of me. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z The sleeves were so bulky that he felt as if he couldn’t move his arms properly. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw that Islam’s conversions around the world could double and triple if the colorfulness and the true spiritualness of the Hajj pilgrimage were properly advertised and communicated to the outside world. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Almost all of the boys and at least half of the girls are bigger than I am, even though many of the tributes have never been fed properly. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Her shoes dragged on the ground like her feet were too heavy to lift properly. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “Bind him properly this time and get him into an interrogation cell.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z But there was, properly speaking, no us left to watch. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Her finger muffled his voice, so she pulled her hand away and sat up to stare at him, his wide chest, his sleep-swollen eyes, to make sure she had heard him properly. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Healthy, strong tykes were valuable; properly trained, they could contribute to family needs and would be greatly desired. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Eventually, Twig had to leave, because her dad actually called, and she went home to talk to him properly. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I wince at the dent this makes in my funds, then check my backpack to make sure both items are properly stored. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z So Coraline set off to explore for it, so that she knew where it was, to keep away from it properly. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z “It keeps them apart. If you’d put them together properly from the beginning, she would have broken him years ago.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The bed was softer than anything I had ever lain in, properly made up with linens, two pillows, and a coverlet of deep blue. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, please, the children will be fine. Here, let me introduce everyone properly,” Papa said, laying his hand on his mother’s arm. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He brought it slowly to his mouth and chewed properly. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Marco pauses, looking down at the sketch, annoyed that he could not properly capture the beauty of the thing in hastily rendered drawings. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I stand in the shower for ages, gradually' reducing the water temperature, making it cooler and cooler until it’s properly cold. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Once the potions were finished, I would go to the mirror and look at myself properly. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Before she can even catch her breath properly, she lets out an angry shout and lunges for me again. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Henry gets a grip on Alex’s hips and pulls him close, so Alex is properly straddling his lap, and he kisses hard now, more like he had in the Red Room, with teeth. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I don’t care how light he is on his feet— you just don’t jump out of buildings and then expect to be able to walk properly afterward. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The money also meant that Boyle could, unlike many of his contemporaries, get his own books published at his own expense, ensuring that they appeared promptly, in properly printed editions. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z A corner pokes out, like someone left the book there in a hurry, without taking the time to push it in properly. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z They had tried to bring her up properly, with a true sense of right and wrong. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Claudia, who had eaten cereal and drunk pineapple juice, scolded him about the need to eat properly. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z "Obviously his father hasn't trained him properly. I'm so sorry, Ranee." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He was, more properly, a specialist in avian studies. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I tried to lift my hand to touch it, but I noticed, as if from a distance, that my hand did not seem to be working properly. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “It is a perspective that I am not able to view it from properly, because I...understand it in a different way. I like being able to see it through your eyes.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z For that reason, poor Call never had a pair of shoes that would lace properly. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Now all I had to do was stop getting quarter past the hour and quarter to the hour confused and learn how to tell time properly. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z He peered at Hermione as though he had never seen a student properly before. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Fifty-eight phone calls and not one hint about anything unusual that might have happened because an electric blanket had stopped working properly. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “And don’t come back until you can behave properly. You should be ashamed of yourself, Rhonda, a champion twirler like you.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z But later, when I made her acquaintance properly, I also fell in love with her. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The ceremony fades out rather than ending properly, the mourners shifting from neat rows to mingling crowd without a distinct moment to mark the change. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It wasn’t love—he wasn’t even sure he knew how to do that properly yet—but it was something good, something he wanted more of, a strong like. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I poured her wine, with the label showing properly. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z The man began to cry properly when I did, gasping and sobbing so hard that I couldn’t understand a word he was saying. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z In a normal situation, Lima said, they would have been arraigned properly, given a phone call and an attorney, and would have been out on bail within days. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Truly a paradise could exist wherever material progress and spiritual values could be properly balanced. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z If the watch doesn’t work properly, it must be fixed here and now by us. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “I’m trying to teach my teenage son to punctuate properly,” said a nice scholarly-looking man. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z One saw from the bed that it was properly set for four o'clock. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z It had to be there, didn’t it, because it had to be done properly. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Driving past, my dad used to roll his eyes at the flocks of students haplessly jaywalking across Ellis Avenue, wondering how it was that such smart people had never learned to properly cross a street. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He put on the tie, but needed help knotting it properly. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I want to see it again. You didn’t give me a chance to read it properly.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “Luke, shake his hand properly,” his mom said. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “Well, if you’d speak properly I might understand you,” she snapped, then stopped walking. have to be afraid of me,” she said. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I slip in one last peck, and then she sits up properly, although her gloved hand still rests against my jacketed waist. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z “I’ll wrap her in the blanket for now and dress her properly when it’s aired out a bit or washed if we can.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “You don’t think they did? Oh, Tommy, you mean you didn’t even look properly!” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z She was crying properly now, starting to scream. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Pauline and her children grieved, but having no body to bury properly is a terrible thing for a Congolese family. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Ewalt was wearing work clothes; he had mud on his boots; he felt he wasn’t properly dressed to go calling on the Clutters. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z She refused beef slightly dark or with edges not properly trimmed. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z And I pretended that I hadn’t, because it was more important that I thank the photographer properly than that I tackle Paul. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z He’d worked off it for a half hour or so but never came on to 58 or 56, never fixed himself properly. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Robbie gave me my own elementary music workbook, which I was thrilled about, and showed me how to position my hands properly over the keys. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z His own was easy enough, since it was the truth: Mr. Rutger, properly persuaded, had made a special exception in his case. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I was very tempted to respond Okay again, but I pictured him at my funeral, and that helped me text properly. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z “If you cared for your hair properly, I wouldn’t have to wrestle it.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He glanced down and saw a very properly dressed lady flanked by six other very properly dressed ladies and one properly dressed man in a bow tie. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Now that, said the monster, is how destruction is properly done. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z I was seven years old, and on the day before I was to begin, my father took me aside and told me that I must be dressed properly for school. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, whenever I didn’t read something out of a book properly,” he replied evasively. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z When George was little and couldn’t say her name properly, she used to call herself Gee-gee. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z I liked that she pronounced my name properly. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z It was her brain that wasn’t functioning properly. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Hooper's eyes were open, but for a moment he seemed unable to focus properly. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z It was after that day, jokes about donations faded away, and we started to think properly about things. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z It would be trapped in lunar orbit unless its engine worked properly to start it on the trip back to earth. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Miss Susan said it wasn’t done properly and went and got a whip and kept whipping her and shouting at her; and Harriet screamed. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Aggravated, I snapped off the computer’s main power switch, not waiting to shut things down properly. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “But...” “... but you’re an idiot who didn’t even make sure this was cleaned properly,” she finished. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z But there were also problems with his kidneys, which were not functioning properly. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He had the inmate against the wall and properly told him to take everything out of his pockets and hand it over. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I was proud to get my children through school and raise them properly. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z This Rowan Damisch was a sly one—an admirable trait when properly directed. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z In that day pus was thought to be benign, a proof that a wound was healing properly. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z To see the best before I have properly begun would be somewhat premature.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z My mother taught Prim and I to eat properly, so yes, I can handle a fork and knife. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z ‘There’s no time to kill them properly,’ said one. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “But you will be, if he comes back and goes properly down on his knees, won’t you?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Poison, knives, a gown, and jewels that I think the Roach will find to be properly extravagant. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The BFG expressed a wish to learn how to speak properly, and Sophie herself, who loved him as she would a father, volunteered to give him lessons every day. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I just didn't have the confidence and determination to sit still and nurture them properly. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Now that she was closer and seeing him properly, she noticed there were bags under his eyes. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z You can always hear traffic on the big roads beyond the fencing, and there’s a general feeling they never properly finished converting the place. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z To compensate properly, always transpose by moving in the opposite direction from the change in the part names. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z And while the great majority behaved properly, fleeing at the sound of Tehlu’s name and keeping their devilry within reasonable bounds, many did not. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Now he understood what was going to happen to the little owls if he did his job properly, and it weighted him with an aching and unshakeable sorrow. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She was to tell him that violent as Achilles was, he was not really evil, but one who would treat properly a suppliant. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I topple over my words, surprised that they come out properly. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z If the instruments and drainage tubes were not properly disinfected, they would carry dangerous bacteria deep into the body. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “Like a clock that is not oscillating properly.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “I need some things from home if I’m to care for him properly,” she said. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z But she kept the appointment, wearing one of the secondhand dresses that made her feel stiff and awkward because they never fit properly. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Meggie couldn't remember ever hearing it before, yet it sounded familiar, like a distant memory that wouldn’t take shape properly. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The chicken was tough, the tongue too salty, and the chocolate wouldn’t froth properly. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “Unless our murderer figured to himself that he had not accomplished his job properly and came back to make quite sure; but that is manifestly absurd! Anything else?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z “This silly housegirl does not clean furniture properly. Does she think I pay her to play around?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z How he wished he might ride it, going astride properly, as he should. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z And then the light rain began to blow on the wind although the sky was not properly covered with cloud. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I struggle to free myself, to find my brother, but my muscles won’t work properly. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z “It is particularly incumbent on those who never change their opinion, to be secure of judging properly at first.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z “Remove your shoes and socks, please. You’ll need to stand on it with your bare feet for the Magic-Meter to work properly.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z The word phobic has its place when properly used, but lately it's been declawed by the pompous insistence that most animosity is based upon fear rather than loathing. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z He watched her, bent over to sweep the floor, and remembered how she used to smack Anulika’s bottom for not bending properly to sweep. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “I want to learn how to use my power properly.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Even wound properly, the tokar required its wearer to hold it in place with the left hand. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She would know it was an apology, and later, he would apologize properly. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Every time the calculations were properly done, the paradoxical answer emerged that the crystals could not grow at anywhere near the observed rates. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Malcolm turned his head and looked at them properly for the first time. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Then a door flew open and a man came out, and before I’d even had time to see him properly, I knew that it was him. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z But the exam was 2 hours long and 20 minutes had already gone so I had to work really fast and I didn’t have time to check my answers properly. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Her face maintains a semblance of girlishness, in the length of her eyelashes and the slight pout of her lips, despite the fact that she is clearly too old to be properly called a girl. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Have you considered all the possibilities for your project or just the first one? Have you let your ideas bubble and froth properly?” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z James taught Sammy how to put out a fire properly; how to cover it with dirt and then stamp on it and wait, to be sure no telltale smoke rose from the ashes. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Yes, I was able to care for him properly until my wife turned out to be a disgraceful drunkard when my children were at school age. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z His skin was surprisingly hot, and she wondered if she’d kissed him properly as she pulled away and found his eyes bright and wide. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He sees my face properly now and the black and yellow rods that are my ribs. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z What I didn’t know was that the hippie’s own quarters were properly heated, and that the students who had lived there in the past had come there well armed with space heaters and electric blankets. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z It was something I didn't much know about or understand until I was old enough to read, and to learn how to eavesdrop properly. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Instinctively he drew back and as he did so the thought came with the sound: “The near forepaw’s dragging. He can’t use it properly.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He could not think properly: Everything was a blur of panic and fear. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z My mother was always drunk, never in a fit condition to properly provide and care for us. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Didn’t his sponsor bother to properly clothe him? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Maybe that was why Miss Carmichael was at the priory, to see if they were looking after Lyra properly so she could tell her mother....Blimey.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Space cannot even properly be said to be expanding because, as the physicist and Nobel laureate Steven Weinberg notes, "solar systems and galaxies are not expanding, and space itself is not expanding." A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z While we were waiting, Dr. Barnard looked down and noticed that my shoelaces were not properly tied and he quickly kneeled down to tie them for me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The driver slowed down properly at every light—even if it was still green. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z The repairs were dependent on the manufacturer’s engineers pulling the magnets apart, flushing the oil lines, and putting them back together properly. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z But he couldn’t insert his notepaper into the roller properly, his fingers were shaking so violently now. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z The earth there was so dry we couldn’t properly bury the bodies of those who died of hunger or sickness—they’d stink from underground—so we took to burning them in our bonfires. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z I went into the room, barely big enough to hold a desk and two chairs, and pushed the door to make sure it shut properly. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “They get ideas, see. Ain’t properly trained yet. Only made ’em last week.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z She flipped it open, but it was too dark to see the words properly. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z “But don’t worry. We can talk properly after we deliver that abomination to Father Olufemi.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Mrs. Shigemura taught Hatsue to sit without moving and claimed that she would not mature properly unless she learned to do so for extended periods. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z It was the first time that he had seen them properly since escaping from the vault. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z A big arrow or bolt properly aimed from the bow, and twang! Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z There was, even so, one topic we never discussed properly, and that was about what she’d said to us on the roadside that day. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I was too numb and tired to be properly afraid. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Others had tried to steal the credit for the geoheliocentric system from him but, properly, it belonged to him alone. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z That fault could properly be laid to Ernest Lawrence, who was still learning how to balance engineering and hard science. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Grandma insisted on being served properly at the table. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z If the song was being done properly, with both a man and a woman alternating the verses, the song was further complicated by the female’s counter harmony in the refrains. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z ‘Thank you, brothers, for helping to kill the giant. I need one more favour - an escape. And, believe me, I am properly terrified. I offer you this, uh, lovely ear as a sacrifice.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z If done properly, it would barely miss the moon as it passed a mere eighty miles in front of it, at a distance of 230,000 miles from earth. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The only sour note—and here I degenerate into slang to more properly set the mood for the creature whom 1 am about to discuss—was Gloria, the stenographer, a voung and brazen tart. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d seen me stapling the cuffs of my jeans to keep them from dragging, and one night he showed me how to properly hem a pair of pants. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I crouch down to look at her properly. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z When the trains were running properly and she’d saved up enough money, she would go back to her family in Kraków. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z It couldn’t properly be called a door anymore. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “I hope you told them to dress properly, these people,” he snarled at once. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z When I was lucky, a fish was properly snagged on the hook, impaled, and I could confidently bring it aboard. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “I love a gavotte,” I said, touching to make sure my mask was still properly in place. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t properly sense things if I was distracted. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “No, never. The last time I saw him was that night. He didn’t kiss me or even say good-bye properly. He just said he had to go out for a bit.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “She may not be properly dressed and I promise you don’t want to see a naked old dead person.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I knew he’d be disappointed I hadn’t told him anything, but at that point I hadn’t thought things through properly myself and wasn’t ready to tell anyone. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The drink must be hot to warm a man properly, the Lord Commander insisted, but the wine must never be allowed to come to a boil. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Why would anyone want a butterfly permanently on their skin? Butterflies are creepy. Their tongues are weird. And did you know that if tattoo needles are contaminated and not properly sterilized you can get hepatitis?” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Hatun ended our time together with words that I couldn’t have prepared for properly even if I had known they were to come. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Dicey watched him for a minute and decided that he would manage on his own and that would be better than trying to get him to sit still and learn properly. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Yesterday, when his father had been taking his afternoon nap, Fadi had double-checked the trunk from the inside, making sure the safety release worked properly. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z The poor victims cannot properly control their muscles. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Shay had started to ride properly, leaning with the slow arcs of the river’s bends. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z It sounded like a sad thing to say, but she wasn’t sure if she was reading Pet’s emotions properly, or if it could even feel sadness the way she did. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “And I know he regrets not being able to properly settle his responsibilities here.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z ‘Sorry, sorry . ‘And remember to look at me properly when I’m talking to you!’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z “Actually I was going back to my den to replenish my stock of herbs, that’s if you wish me to treat your leader properly, of course.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Bagman was shouting something . . . but Harry’s ears were not working properly anymore . . . listening wasn’t important. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “To begin with, I could teach these boorish ogres how to eat properly.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “I am familiar with the cards, but they do not speak to me, not in ways enough to properly read.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “If you don’t use the phone properly, I’m going to put a lock on it.” The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z More than Mr. Kahn drunkenly lambasting Mrs. Kahn for missing a spiderweb in a dark corner or not beating the rugs properly. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z I make it my business to acquaint myself with where objects properly belong in a house. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z "But for the moment, you will all be learning how to die properly." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z I had to suffer the night to do this properly My legs stretch out, but the night stretches further. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z The ink would not flow properly, and all his words seemed curt and crude and clumsy, yet he persisted. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “First, we need to get properly introduced,” she said. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z When I tucked it in properly at my waist, it was hard to walk, and it kept slipping off my head. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z “Perhaps you need inspiration! The stage hasn’t been properly set. You call this a spectacle, Ephialtes? Let me show you how it’s done.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Even Lavoisier did not understand oxygen properly: discovery is often an extended process, and one that can be identified only retrospectively. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z And Mother explained that I was upset because I couldn’t do my maths A level so I hadn’t been eating properly or sleeping properly. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Are you sure that water is properly cold?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Yes, you did, it was a bargain between us. I was to finish the crayon of Beth for you, and you were to go properly with me, and return our neighbors’ visits.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z I had to take stern measures with mine, and now she doesn’t eat her dinner properly; and as for the other thing, not a nibble, and we’ve been so regular. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Would he be mad at me because I never properly said good-bye? The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The mother, who was still incapable of breathing properly, began to cough numbly with her hand held up over her mouth and a manic expression in her eyes. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z I could not manage them properly, and Clarice came to help me, still crying noisily. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z In it, he writes his reflections on killing Lincoln, just to make sure that his point of view is properly recorded for posterity. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z For the first time he could see the woman properly. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z He prefers negotiation to fighting, and properly so, since he is very bad at fighting. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Abuela noticed and nudged me forward, encouraging me to say good-bye properly. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Another drawback was that the device took a lot of time to put on properly. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Reverend Lanier once preached that when a door is shut in our faces, we shouldn’t worry, because someday, if we’re properly patient, God just might open another. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “I may have stepped on something with that foot. It felt a little squishy inside my boot. But I’m sure you’ll clean it properly.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z This was less tricky than taking the suit off, but it still took time to do properly. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “I know, but maybe there’s something I can bury properly.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z In less than three hours, we will be in Guangzhou, which my guidebook tells me is how one properly refers to Canton these days. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Ashamed that he had not finished the work properly, resentful that Min had not given him complete instructions. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z It sounded almost as if she were murmuring a song to the unicorn; Tristran wished that he could hear her properly. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The bats couldn’t fly well, and the humans and rats couldn’t fight properly with four-foot-high ceilings. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z But maybe I had more to learn from Styx before I could properly fight my battle. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z They made a lot of noise putting the bramble thing in and I’ve got an idea it wasn’t working properly. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z From the look of things, it appeared my father had been properly handled. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z The church deacons stood properly at the foot of the gangway, their hands grasping the lapels of their dark suits, their hats lifting in unison as soon as Mrs. Buckminster appeared on deck. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Each night my father read to me, chapter by chapter, always fighting to sound the words properly, to nail down the sense. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The other is that no piece ever really sounds as though it has ended properly. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z It was, now Harry looked around properly, the only picture in the room. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z —They are different men here, men I cannot properly understand, whom I envy and despise. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “Maya, you left food on that plate. You have to rinse it properly before putting it in the dishwasher,” my mom reminds me. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z “You did do the thing properly, didn’t you? Well, Nicolas and I have had a little chat, and agreed it’s all for the best.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Which is good, 'cause it proves I can speak like a normal person, but bad, 'cause how can Mrs. de Roo ever defeat Hangman if she never even sees him properly? Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z “It’s a sure sign of strength. But I wonder: Have you percolated properly?” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “I wish you’d learn to put the caps back on things properly when you’re finished using them,” she said in a tone she fully meant to sound captious. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z All that he had to do was shoot the inside bolt while the door was open, and after that it did not close properly and could be pushed open from the outside. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z At least now her grave is properly marked; she’s not all alone by the train tracks. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I astonished myself by calmly replying, “You may think I haven’t been raised properly, but many people would disagree!” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Whenever he was out with others, he was properly buttoned up, his clothes clean and ironed within an inch of their lives—but not with me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “Diabetes mellitus—commonly referred to as diabetes—is a costly, silent killer. This complex but common disease occurs when a cat’s body either doesn’t produce or doesn’t properly use insulin.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z I felt that I had done something unclean, something for which I could never properly atone. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Technically, it has fallen into an unforeseen loophole. It has not been properly completed.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He was never very good at this last part of the act, either because I failed to throw the hoop properly or because he clumsily ran into it. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z And the books they stood on the shelf by the bed, leaning together with always two or three laid flat on top because he had not bothered to put them back properly. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Because theories are always being changed to account for new observations, they are never properly digested or simplified so that ordinary people can understand them. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Now, go check on those two dwarfs you captured. I want them properly terrified before I interrogate them again and dispatch them to Tartarus.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Burglary, properly executed, though it had its dangers, offered the maximum chances of success with the minimum risk. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z When I sealed up the container, the camera was properly recording the readout of the power meter. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Then in my opinion the swine deserved what he got. Though I would have preferred to have seen him properly hanged—or electrocuted, I suppose, over there.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Best of all, grammar is a fascinating subject in its own right, at least when it is properly explained. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z He thought it was overused, a tool for players who couldn’t draw properly. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z I made and tested two "power loggers" and confirmed that the images were being properly recorded. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed it was a very funny joke if you understood it properly. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Something eaten in Paris had not gone down properly, but he told me not to be bothered. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z “Well, I didn’t think it was something I could properly discuss with you without being here in person. And I wanted to warn you without somehow being overheard by my teammates.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I finally decided that it had been a quiet victory for me to stand up and say, “You know what? I don’t feel properly prepared to do that vault. It’s not safe.” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z As soon as this was accomplished, she would satisfy herself that the twins were properly taken care of, and perhaps allow them some sort of compensating treat. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He seemed to have damaged his head in some way so that only one of his antlers grew back properly. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z A second obvious way to avoid garden paths is to punctuate a sentence properly. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z And now yet another patrol has started chasing away the stragglers gathered outside the square, where the streets are too chaotic and narrow to protest properly. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z I can see Dessie now, her gold pince-nez wabbling on a nose not properly bridged for pince-nez, her eyes streaming with hilarious tears, and her whole front constricted with muscular spasms of laughter. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It flew off to the wall behind her, where she quickly retrieved it and put it properly on. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z It crushed him; he knew at that moment that he was not even important enough to be properly insulted. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z He pulled away from Brother Ugo to look at him properly. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The only areas of physical science into which quantum mechanics has not yet been properly incorporated are gravity and the large-scale structure of the universe. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Oh, I was a bossy little thing, even though I couldn’t pronounce my gs properly! Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The dog was too old to be of any use, and Bertha Reese had not the strength or presence of mind to care for him properly. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s something there,” he whispered, “it could be the scar, stretched tight....Draco, come here, look properly! What do you think?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z ‘The sacrifice must be done properly. Thoon, destroyer of the Fates, come forward!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z For a moment she was too stunned to think properly. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z So when the other kids in Soweto called me “white,” even though I was light brown, I just thought they had their colors mixed up, like they hadn’t learned them properly. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Maxine teaches him how to paddle properly, angling the oar and drawing it back through the still, gray water. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “I sanctify this pyre,” he proclaimed, darting grumpy looks at the giantess Hyrrokkin, who still did not, Thor felt, appear to be properly respectful. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Our teacher, Mr. Siegfried, turned to see what was going on, and Stephanie, having properly scared every one of the guilty five to death, smiled, closed the door, and took her seat. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z If a girl was not properly stupid, he threw her out. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Thus art, like language, requires that we learn the style and outlook of a country, period, and artist if we are to understand it properly. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z And Mother said, “I’m sorry, Christopher. I was trying to do things properly. I was trying not to mess things up.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z They stare at the clock that sits just inside the gates that no one can properly describe. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He adjusted his pants, running his right hand flat along the inside of his waistband so that it sat properly on his equator. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z She can navigate by the stars, and by dead reckoning, but I think she learned to use her sense of direction properly because her granddad gave her a motorbike for her sixteenth birthday. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I must do this properly, I told myself. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z What is crucial here is that the two conflicting results did not properly have equal status. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “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 “Finish those cookies, please, and drink a second glass of milk. You can’t run errands for me unless properly nourished.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He pressed on, hoping his palms wouldn’t become too slippery to handle the weapon properly. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “I never accept presents from men, ’’said Lorelei, ‘except when we’ve been properly introduced. ” adverse/averse. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The money given us by the parish was not enough to keep one child properly clothed and fed, let alone six or seven. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z She stops for a while and stretches as the air finally breaks through to reach my lungs properly. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Then he gave out a long, low moan and seemed to be trying to say something, but the words would not form properly and made no sense at all. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z ‘I have thought of something better than that. Something to shut your mouth, and punish you properly for listening. You shall go away with Mr. Frodo!’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z There were too many disappearances, in all parts of the city, to investigate properly, and too many forces impeding the detection of patterns. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z We take Rose home and she thanks us properly and says she had a real good time. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z The Hitler salute was law, and the Patrol Force reprimanded anyone who did not salute properly. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Nokomis bent over and looked very carefully at the cache to make certain that it was properly packed. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Except I can’t remember anything before I was about 4 because I wasn’t looking at things in the right way before then, so they didn’t get recorded properly. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z When you get right down to it, none of us were doing our work properly, because we were all so busy watching Mr. van Daan. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z At school and on paper his name was a properly spaced James Trotter. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z He was chubby around the cheeks, dark-haired and Asian-looking, although it was hard to see him properly as he wore the hood of his sweat- shirt over his head and part of his face. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Their shields hung wearily, not covering them properly. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Incorrect: To crack an egg properly, the yolk is left intact. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Such boldness had to be handled properly; he might be able to do something with the factory workers which would make Myma look like a reactionary in the field of social action. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The kids standing before him were the opposite of anything properly stylish. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z |
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