| 单词 | quality |
| 例句 | They shared a certain nightmarish quality with my grandfather’s old photos, especially the ones he’d kept hidden in the bottom of his cigar box, as if somehow they’d all come from the same batch. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z This time the laughter round the table had a nervous, uncertain quality to it. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Something about his smile, his red hair that sticks out every which way, gives him a boyish quality. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Having spared no expense on the quality of paper and engraving, she barely recovered the costs of the first printing. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z We live in a world that assumes that the quality of a decision is directly related to the time and effort that went into making it. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Those who shook their heads from side to side as they listened to the editorial — even though they thought they were simply testing headset quality — disagreed strongly with the proposed increase. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The engraved plates produced in Venice were then carried over the Alps to Basle, as Vesalius did not trust the Venetian printers to produce work of sufficiently high quality. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The level of noise was back to normal again, but with a different quality perhaps, muffled maybe. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z There were numerous pictures—drawings, prints, a watercolor painting or two—all of high quality, as far as Hannah could judge. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Perhaps they didn't know that Kimbro was having so much to do with the quality of the paint. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Or maybe I just don’t remember them from one moment to the next, because they all have a nameless quality about them. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Rachel fiercely putting in overtime, foreshadowing a marital track record distinguished for quantity if not quality. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z A collaboration of qualities that enchants me even now. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes,” Obinze said, even though he was not sure whether he was agreeing about his having this quality or about the rarity of this quality. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Well, it is to me. But it doesn’t have any magical qualities.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z He was a horse whose quality, an admirer would write, “was mostly in his heart, and Tom Smith had been the first to recognize it.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a goofy quality to it, it was changing, breaking down. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z “I made it as soft and silky as I possibly could. I spun it with gossamer. That’s a much better quality thread than the one I use for my own web.” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z Though of excellent quality, his garments had seen much wear, and his cloak was purposely draped to hide his threadbare attire. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z She seemed entranced by the music, a little frenzied piano piece with this mesmerizing quality, sort of quick passages and then teasing lilting ones before it returned to the quick playful parts. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Their shouts and laughter had, at that distance, an insane quality. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z There were also those who had grown weary of it and the oft-repeated phrase that what made it special was the quality of its people. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She complimented Ishmael on the quality of his newspaper. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Much like incense today, spices were thought of as having almost mystical, spiritual qualities. source that allowed Europeans to drain swamps and make use of lands that had previously gone to waste. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Pietro Crespi gave her some confused explanations about the poor quality of modern pitch lamps and he even helped her install a more secure system of illumination for the room. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z She was pleasant and direct, even warm, but there was a privacy about her, a reluctance to bare herself completely to the world, the same quality as Obinze. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z So much for meaning as quality of life! Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought he was appreciating the special light-up quality of my shoes, until he added, “You have grass growing on your legs.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z These are the qualities we admire in things that have style, for style has a way of impressing itself upon us even if we do not know what particular kind of style is involved. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “We believe he has qualities we are looking for.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Leeuwenhoek’s microscope evolved from the magnifying glasses employed by drapers to examine the quality of cloth. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In the voices of thick-necked men was heard a rising quality of debauch, the baying of a collective id. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I had not heard the speech of America, smelled the grass and trees and sewage, seen its hills and water, its color and quality of light. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z There had been a brittle quality to her, something unyielding, a young person who carried about her a premonition of old age. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I divide the hundred usage issues into points of grammar, the expression of quantity and quality, word choice, and punctuation. adjectives and adverbs. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z The trick to looking rich, he told me, is to have one expensive item, and for the rest of the things you get basic, good-looking quality stuff. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “She stayed with me at first, but she missed him. It made her unhappy ... so I decided it was time to spend some quality time with Charlie.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z This time the sled had—and continued to have, as he blinked, and stared at it again—that same mysterious quality that the apple had had so briefly. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z The air had that unstirred quality of an abandoned house. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z They are concerned not with the public as a statistical entity but with their particular public, their audience; quality rather than wide approval is what matters to them. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z If you read and consider it carefully, you will discover in it my most heartfelt desire that you may attain the greatness that Fortune and all your own qualities promise you. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z The critical issue is the quality of the purported evidence, rigorously and skeptically scrutinized—not what sounds plausible, not the unsubstantiated testimony of one or two self-professed eyewitnesses. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Her voice is of exquisite quality,” I said. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z She believed firmly in the disinfectant qualities of vinegar and sunshine, and who’s to say she was wrong? The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I know from the quality of the light, from the sounds of the street outside my window, from the sound oi Cathy vacuuming the hallway right outside my room. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z It was quite cold in the room now; the chimes would ring for one any time now; the chill had a compounded, a gathered quality, as though preparing for the dead moment before dawn. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z The pattern was the same; only the rhythm and tonal quality were different. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Bull never understood how Virgil accomplished the same results; he could not fathom the mystery that Virgil speaking quietly but firmly could inspire a quality of fear that men who yelled could never approach. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The order in which I was supposed to prefer these qualities was magic, love, fun, sex, and money. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z “Your father has many good qualities,” she said to me, “but he’s not the most stable role model for a young man like yourself. He’d be the first to admit it, Noah.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z When they were finished, all the students were given a short questionnaire, asking them questions about the quality of the songs and the effect of the shaking. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Her scared twitterings rose in pitch and had a human quality, like Mami’s words when she swore we were driving her crazy. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z He was very old, every organ in his body had long since betrayed him, and most of his important decisions regarding Florin had a certain arbitrary quality that bothered many of the leading citizens. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Even now, she recalled the thin, mocking quality of the creature’s voice, the cool prickle of his laughter. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Besides, I’m not offering food, and my ability to provide scraps has always been my main redeeming quality to him. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z It was the soil, so fresh, so robust, so much better quality than Chinese soil; Chinese soil having been prevailed upon for too many thousands of years. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z With men of the quality of Benjamin Mays, president of Morehouse, and Rufus Clement, president of Atlanta University—to mention only two who are world-renowned—the intellectual climate is of high quality. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Most white Americans denied any taint of racism and really believed that in this land we judged every man by his qualities as a human individual. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Breakfast-time came at last, and this morning the porridge was not burnt; the quality was eatable, the quantity small. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “No. It was higher quality than that. Not so pixelated. It looked like a yearbook portrait.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z The aplomb with which Lawrence responded to Bethe’s challenge reflected the Rad Lab’s increasing confidence in the quality of its work. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “Integrity is one of the most important qualities in a leader,” Daddy’s voice rings in my head. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z Having a companion fixes you in time and that the present, but when the quality of aloneness settles down, past, present, and future all flow together. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Without the Vanderbeeker family, there would be a decline in happiness & quality of life in Harlem. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Everything on the premises, she explained, was of the highest quality. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Be happy to be blessed with such a lovely quality.’ Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Grandma’s tone let me know she wasn’t pleased with either the number or quality of sacrifices on my list. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Her mask, now dry, had assumed an ashen quality, and water from her hair dripped onto the caked contours of her face. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The lawyer’s unguarded remarks about race were still the exception among “quality people,” however. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z He has certain qualities very largely developed; selfishness, secrecy, and purpose. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Their lives were distressingly small in quantity, but glowingly large in quality. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z There had been no more than five hours’ darkness and that of a pallid, twilit quality which kept him wakeful and restless. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z In February 1989, Eva Ansley and I opened our new nonprofit law center in Tuscaloosa, dedicated to providing free, quality legal services to condemned men and women on death row in Alabama. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He doesn’t allot quality time to his relatives either. absence. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z There they were, in his living room in New Haven, awash in soft jazz and daylight, and she looked at him, her good, bewildered man, and felt the day take on a sad, epic quality. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Despite the ersatz patina of science, Mengele’s work was of the poorest scientific quality. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Its special qualities set art apart, so that it is often placed away from everyday life—in museums, churches, or caves. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z It is a lovely country; full of beauties of all imaginable kinds, and the people are brave, and strong, and simple, and seem full of nice qualities. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z It is the quality of craftsmanship that accounts substantially for the glory of Shenandoah National Park. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z And I made some notes on a sheet of yellow paper on the nature and quality of being alone. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z How can the poem and the stink and the grating noise—the quality of light, the tone, the habit and the dream—be set down alive? Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Courage is the quality most essential to understanding the Language of the World.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z But you will no doubt also understand what I mean when I say it is not at all easy to define just what this quality is. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z The walls had that iridescent quality of polished oyster shells. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The fencing was new and of high quality. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Years ago, in an old notebook, I wrote: “One of Julian’s most attractive qualities is his inability to see anyone, or anything, in its true light.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The sky was still gray here, but there was something different about the quality of the air. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Thank you very much for the best present, the lovely beautiful high quality shirt I have ever received. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z It was heady to think that these qualities were acquired ones and that, perhaps, this was the way I might learn them. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Still, the walkie-talkies were quality, the sort of thing used on construction sites. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Sometimes the quality of woman, the reason, the caution, the sense of preservation, could cut through Kino’s manness and save them all. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z He would have been a handsome man, with his fine dark eyes, bushy black brows, contrasting smartly with the white tie-wig he wore, except for the color and quality of his flesh. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Spaced and peaceful and serene, with that quality of autumn always in bells even in the month of brides. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z She spoke Zamani, the language of the East, like them, but her Yaba dialect gave her words a sharp, clicking quality. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The Great Hall was deserted now; the candles had burned low, giving the jagged smiles of the pumpkins an eerie, flickering quality. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z ‘Yes sir, and showed your quality: the very highest.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Too often the quality of court-appointed counsel is poor because the miserable working conditions and low pay discourage good attorneys from participating in the system. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Their relationships with others were of a shallow, cold nature, lending a quality of loneliness and isolation to these men. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Nomos is the postmodern philosopher who argues that the entire landscape is constructed—that it has no essential, innate qualities, but is simply a reflection of chance and human action. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z It had an aspirational quality that you don’t find elsewhere. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z You could say it’s my best and worst quality. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She was beautiful, sanguine, hot-tempered, demanding, impulsive, acquisitive, charming—she had all the proper qualities for a man-eater. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Peeta’s been right about one thing: Coin and Plutarch are unhappy with the quality of footage they’re getting from the Star Squad. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The party had all the best qualities of a riot and a night on the barricades. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a mandate to seek out young people whose best qualities might otherwise be overlooked and to give them a chance to do something meaningful. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Now practice describing the expressive qualities of a song. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z These are the parents of the new generation, which, by simple inheritance, possesses all the qualities of “toughness” inherent in its forebears. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z It is strange that all the memories that come have these two qualities. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z There drummers who sounded the advance and retreat across the battlefields thumped upon the skins of their raucous instruments, judging the quality of the attack. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The ceilings had set off a ghostly echo, giving all that desperate hilarity the quality of a memory even as I sat listening to it, memories of things I’d never known. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He was upbeat, relentlessly so, in a way that only an American of his kind could be, and there was an infantile quality to this that she found admirable and repulsive. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Generosity, courage, honesty, pity, the faculty to look short life in the face—certainly comradeship and tenderness —these qualities may explain why Guenever took Lancelot as well as Arthur. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z My South Carolina interlude has a dreamlike quality to it. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Very, very few, in fact, have any real spherical quality. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z But there was a practiced quality to his expression now, an intense concentration to keep his face blank. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The thoughts buzzing around my head were light and edged with a strange milky quality. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The one quality they all have in common is an informed love of works of art—an attitude at once discriminating and enthusiastic that lends particular weight to their judgments. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z It is easy enough to have lofty ambitions, but without certain qualities, a butler will simply not progress beyond a certain point.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z It had a quality that commanded attention in spite of its weakness. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z What mattered to Mozart was that his music should be enjoyed, not that he should be worshipped or revered, and it is this quality of treasured delight that captures his age. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z The jewelry had disappeared years ago, but the closets still held Miss Lilian’s clothing—skirts, blouses, and dresses long out of style but of fine quality except for moth holes. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z ‘Because I have so many amazing qualities to praise! Octavian said he wanted to make the Romans strong again. I said fine! I gave him my blessing.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Later, seeking out magazines and books and films and secondhand stories about America, his longing took on a minor mystical quality and America became where he was destined to be. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She and Justin hid under a thick blanket in the back and they charged off, at dangerous velocity given the darkness and the uniformly poor quality of Tennessee roads. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Even as a child she had some quality that made people look at her, then look away, then look back at her, troubled at something foreign. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The automatic quality of Gatsby's answer set us all back at least another minute. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z No organization came close to Langley in terms of the quality and range of wind tunnel research data and analysis. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z True, the wounds still hurt, but with a different quality of pain: not the deep life-sapping ache of the day before, but a smaller, duller sensation. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Though she looked no younger, her face had the same ageless quality. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Help them to play with some quality that they’ve never played with before, give them that something extra that they’ve never had to call up before.” Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z We know now the quality of our command. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z If we had to sacrifice then, why can’t you sacrifice for our children to be a part of quality education through integration now? Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Her sentences had a hasty quality; he wondered what she had been doing then. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z But it was the internal qualities that came to her first. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z They were nice pens, artist quality and fancy. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He has none of the qualities your ignorance causes you to hate. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z "I care nothing for the size of its cabins or the quality of its appointments, so long as it is swift and safe. I wish to leave at once." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Rather, the term merely means that any band “leadership” is informal and acquired through qualities such as personality, strength, intelligence, and fighting skills. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “It is a most repulsive quality, indeed,” said he. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z As they join together, they raise up again to stand easily on their back legs giving them an eerily human quality. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “It’s my father’s special recipe. It all depends on the quality of butter.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z No one now outside of the War Department knew the quality and duration of his service. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “Please! Paradise products are of the very highest quality.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe my mother did see reality in all its shades and colours, and was simply using organized religion to cultivate qualities like patience, resiliency, fortitude, hope and optimism. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Merchandisers, for example, might look at two golfers, one lower middle class, the other wealthy, and know that they read the same golf magazine, see the same advertisements, and possibly buy the same quality driver. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Adam stared at Samuel, but in his mind he saw and felt his brother Charles, black and murderous, and that sight switched to Cathy and the quality of her eyes over the gun barrel. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Beginning, therefore, with the first of the above-mentioned qualities, I say that it would be good to be considered generous. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Chastity and moral purity were qualities McCandless mulled over long and often. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Frequently in the past month the same grim-faced men had called upon Matthew Wood, but tonight the voices had a frightening quality. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “I hardly think FaceTube—whatever that is—would improve my quality of life.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z But the jewels were of poor quality, worth no more than twenty thousand dollars. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Those qualities allowed it to spread and grow until it worked its way into every corner of our lives—and every cell in our bodies. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z We compare the size and quality of each army’s arsenal. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “Why we do an action is what determines its quality. A quality action or not.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z The faceless quality of the Net erases the problems geeks face in the "real" world of image, fashion, communication skills, etc. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I had the same four qualities as any great scientist: I was patient, curious, observant, and persistent. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z His critics, often motivated by anti-Semitism, branded him old-fashioned or lacking in originality - originality being the most overhyped quality in the history of music. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z They had kept it too long and it had gone to pieces and lost its quality and color. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Yet this accident, this least important of all qualities, the skin pigment, marked them for inferior status. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I envied them, and found them attractive; moreover this strange quality, far from being natural, gave every indication of having been intensely cultivated. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Wilkins’s DNA preparations were of poor quality and wouldn't generate good photographs. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z If this is all that atoms have, then the qualities that we perceive in the world—colour, taste, smell, sound, texture, temperature—must be by-products of size, shape and movement. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Outside their state I think Texans are a little frightened and very tender in their feelings, and these qualities cause boasting, arrogance, and noisy complacency—the outlets of shy children. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z As the courses progress, when she is not distracted by the astounding quality of the food, Celia makes a game of deciphering the relationships between the guests. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Marcus had already given him hints that the reason Aurelia had never been to the circus was because her father feared she was too sensitive—not a quality appropriate to an emperor’s daughter. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Mr. Edwards thought of her reluctance as a delicate, a ladylike quality. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The air out here had a clear quality, despite the weight of dust. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z But there is also Brahman saguna, with qualities, where the suit fits. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The water had a metallic quality to it, a steel blue in contrast to the sky and seeming to give off a light of its own that cut into his eyes. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Heat shimmers rose off the street as the hathay rattled and jounced along on its iron-rimmed wheels, giving a dreamlike quality to their surroundings. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “It’s actually cou nterproductive. “To the extent that someone is focused on driving, the quality of work product is diminished,” he added. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Whenever there was special press coverage on us, the abuse we later suffered at Central was in direct proportion to the size and quality of the story printed or aired. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They have a certain quality which it would not be accurate to describe as callousness or indifference. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t that his father changed but that some new quality came to Adam. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Her niceness is writ large, it is her defining quality and she needs it acknowledged, often, daily almost, which can be tiring. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “If this is the quality of most of the thing,” Frankel said, “it’s a gold mine.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Some blond reporter with a toothy smile is praising the qualities of an L.L.Bean jacket versus the Sears brand. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z More than courage, something else is evident in that work—a quality that one can only describe as tenderness. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z On the concert stage or over the airwaves, the transcendent quality of her voice touched her audiences deeply. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z He was reluctant to admit it, but physical exertion was getting harder—maybe because he was eating so little or maybe because the air quality was so bad. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Vermeer’s mastery of light’s expressive qualities elevates his concern for the reality of appearance to the level of poetry and subsumes its visual and symbolic possibilities. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone else stayed home and used the Internet, less worried about the quality of the information than about suicide bornbers. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z To Granny, I had accomplished a miracle and some of my sinful qualities evaporated, for she felt that success spelled the reward of righteousness and that failure was the wages of sin. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I gave a small cough and said: it is hardly for me to pronounce upon qualities I may or may not possess. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z In order to be profoundly dishonest, a person must have one of two qualities: either he is unscrupulously ambitious, or he is unswervingly egocentric. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Up close, he smelled the remnants of the hasira leaf on his brother’s clothes, saw the unnatural bloodshot quality of his brother’s eyes. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z He did have many of the qualities of the Star Wars hero, a kind of wholesome purity that seemed too good to be true but was so natural as to make him appear almost delicate. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z His voice wasn’t loud, but there was a quality to it that made Matt shiver even though he—for once—wasn’t the one in trouble. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps it was of a better quality, a special mix. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘That’s high- quality Celestial bronze netting, and I’m a son of Hephaestus. He’s kind of an expert on catching goddesses in nets.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Since they’d started dating, their idea of “quality time” didn’t include Leo. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “It’s about the quality of individuals you send out on the field.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z He had the same four qualities as any great scientist: he was patient, curious, observant, and persistent. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “Just so you know, in case you want to spend some quality time with dreamboat over there.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z At age twelve, Jungvolk members who held exemplary Party Record Books and who displayed outstanding leadership qualities were selected to attend one of three types of elite schools established by the Nazis. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The room still smells like him—a mix of soap and cigarettes and the heady, woodsy quality that is distinctly Theodore Finch. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, the bear had taken the measure of the task, and in the certainty of his movements the little spies began to see some quality that muffled their scorn. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He felt glum; his offering, possessing the quality of an authentic old pre-war ritual, had not been accepted. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Initially the bearing capacity of its ground was “practically an unknown quality,” as one engineer put it. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z As the centuries advanced, the quality of the ceramics inexorably declined. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Arguing for any redeeming quality in the people who had committed it was a kind of rank treason. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The air had a heavy quality and the sky over the mountains was overcast and stormy. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The shifting light from the candles enhances the indistinct quality about his face, so she looks away before she replies, turning her attention to the contents of the mantelpiece. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He had a martial bearing and the kind of a face on which emotion rarely showed, a calm, almost regal quality. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The pattern was still a muddle—Wilkins was still hampered by the quality of his sample and the dryness of his chamber—but Watson was instantly gripped by it. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Schools with vastly greater financial resources, boasting higher-achieving students born to wealthier parents, cannot match the quality and accomplishments of Truman Drama. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Neda and Mitra were best friends who were cut from a very different cloth, and I wanted to cherry-pick their greatest qualities so I could be the perfect combination of the two of them. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Mostly because this escapade cried out for a cutting edge to go with its larklike quality. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z There is a seductive, hallucinogenic quality to much Debussy, though, in contrast to the forceful physicality and ritualistic hypnosis of Stravinsky. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z To the Southside residents who were awake on such nights, it gave all their thoughts and activity a quality of being both intimate and far away. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z That distant quality also gave the voices a ghostly resonance, like someone calling from the grave. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z There are still Madonnas, but their bodies have lost their previous quality of suffused light and are more likely to be seen at night. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z It was my highest finish ever in a competition of that high quality. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z One quality of such places as I am trying to define is that a very large part of them is personal and subjective. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z His freakish stillness has a kind of mesmerizing quality to it. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Almost like a cat’s, with a strange reflective quality. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “I believe,” concluded Scott, “if Congress should at any time be of the opinion that a state of slavery was a quality inadmissible in America, they would not be barred...of prohibiting this baneful quality.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z But you can’t really discern who or what quality information is coming your way without diverting attention. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Up till now, there’s been a fantasy quality about all this, but hearing names like Michael and Caroline makes everything very real. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z The landlady, a woman of around forty or so, appears to regard me as a rather grand visitor on account of Mr Farraday's Ford and the high quality of my suit. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “Nay, dear Emma, now I must take his part; for though he has been wrong in this instance, I have known him long enough to answer for his having many, very many, good qualities; and—” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z It’s mostly about the quality of your report. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z It's a quality my father admires so much, he's able to ignore the foul language completely. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z We have already seen that plant domestication involves the modification of wild plants so that they become more useful to humans by virtue of larger seeds, a less bitter taste, or other qualities. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Restlessness is not a useful quality in a tree. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z And even though Joey Pow is large and slightly terrifying in appearance, I appreciated his good qualities immediately. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z His quality of detachment was peculiar to himself, and I knew that we might continue thus, without speaking, throughout the meal and it would not matter. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z If you said that, it showed you recognized these qualities but did not partake of them yourself. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z And those qualities can’t be measured with formal tests and statistics. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Here are a few words commonly used to describe either timbre or tone quality. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z If we had an absolute method for distinguishing art from non-art, it would not necessarily enable us to measure quality. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z His voice had a strange, almost wistful quality to it. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Without that quality, his other virtues would not have sufficed to attain the same effect. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z All of her daughters and granddaughters inherited this quality of voice from her. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “I think she has a real chance to win. She has all the right qualities,” she says. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Size, shape and movement must be primary, and the other qualities must be secondary. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Within weeks, she was taking pictures of DNA of a quality and clarity that had never before been seen. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z In almost every case, each side believed itself to be superior—ethnocentrism seems to be a near- universal human quality—and from this belief was convinced that it could control the encounter to its advantage. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z They were artsy misfits who dressed exclusively in concert tees and ragged flannels, and it was those brooding qualities that intrigued me more than the cookie-cutter athlete and cheerleader types. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z We are paying too dear for salt beef and pickled fish, and the quality of the olive oil we're getting has been frightful. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z They spend hours discussing the quality of the light, the heat of the bonfire. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I find that in arriving later, the work which I do perform is of a much higher quality. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “You know,” he said, “the picture quality isn’t that good. Neither is the sound. And the projector’s been malfunctioning recently. Maybe your mother is right. Maybe you can think of another present, Mariam jo.” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z When Rigo would bring photos to him, Bobby almost always rejected the women as not having all or enough of those qualities. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z His suits were always of a fine quality and a fashionable cut. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Ralph surprised himself, not so much by the quality of his voice, which was even, but by the bravado of its intention. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The buildings here were all a lovely misty gray, which gave them a dreamlike quality. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Instead, his voice held a low resonating quality, a certain flat and steady intonation I found appealing, like the rumble of distant thunder. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z It had a mythic quality as old as Genesis. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The visions he and Voldemort were sharing had changed in quality; they had become blurred, shifting as though they were moving in and out of focus. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I liked the women who wore tailored slacks or shorts, pastel tops, trendy loafers, and quality earrings, like Mary Miller’s. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Moreover, if this trade-off is not acknowledged, there is a tendency to deny or cover up the inevitable defective items, which makes the job of quality control that much more difficult. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Taxes could not be raised, so the quality of education would be cut. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Interestingly, there was no difference in the amount or quality of information they gave their patients; they didn’t provide more details about medication or the patient’s condition. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “Show me the letter and play for me the Impromptu. You see that I have persistence. Does that quality count for anything in art?” The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z Other inmates slumped listlessly, staring at the floor or the ceiling, but Richard always had the same quality of alertness. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “No,” Ben disagreed silently, “no homeroom president has ever had a single good quality.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t very good quality; it smelled faintly of vegetable oil. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Quang-ha opens the apartment door and we both can see right away that the room has taken on a totally different quality. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Now most head teachers are chosen because they possess a number of fine qualities. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps that is how things are done here, I thought, perhaps the real quality of the paint is always determined by the man who ships it rather than by those who mix it. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Work in that household never ceased, and it called for skill and patience, qualities Kit did not seem to possess. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z He had noticed the quality of Leader’s pale blue eyes, how they seemed to have a kind of vision most people didn’t have. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z The silence that followed his outburst had a fungus quality to it, as though it were breeding malignancies, and I had the uncanny feeling that I had somehow been stripped naked and violated. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z He could tell that it was almost dawn by the stillness and the quality of the cold, flat light beyond the canvas ceiling. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z To attribute to him qualities that he does not possess. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z These same qualities would cause me a lot of unnecessary heartbreak and grief in most of my adult relationships, but in high school, they set guys like Evan apart from the jocks and drama geeks. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z But that did not catch the quality of the experience I was looking for. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Fuerte for that reason was a characteristic subsumed by the last of the three qualities, and the one I most often considered—formal. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z But I guess he thought the condition and quality of his number two revealed the condition and quality of his life. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z The same qualities of imagination that the institutions seemed to require so badly were less available than they had ever been before. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The clothing fit and was of better quality than anything he had ever owned, but it was not what one wore to harvest crops. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z You can measure the quality of the work by the intensity of astonishment. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z A dozen immersion rigs were available, of varying quality and price. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z These were the same qualities Bobby brought to the game of chess. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Some of the officers at Fort Detrick had noticed a certain abrupt quality in her hand motions and had accused her of having hands that were “too quick” to handle delicate work in dangerous situations. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They bragged often about the binding quality of the Baxter blood. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z His winter victories said little of his quality, as they had been achieved on the suspect terrain of the West. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She was a hired nurse, the wife of one of the turnkeys, and her countenance expressed all those bad qualities which often characterise that class. Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t obey, feeling both offended and exultant, smiling inwardly, thinking, “Yes! I got to you. You have this human quality. You’re flawed.” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z I know that these things must be memories, but they do not have the quality of memories. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Course they would, but the English quality wouldn’t. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z This voice had a quality to it, a monstrous quality, wild and untamed. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z But you could tell he wasn’t old—that was what gave the cracks their peculiar quality. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Tim had promised he’d get me a beautiful date for the dance, but he hadn’t made any promises about any of her other qualities. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Tab wasn’t coming; the Human Rights Club met on Tuesdays at lunch, and even a cupcake couldn’t persuade her to miss quality time with the Berperson. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z It had a different quality from other breezes, just as the silvery air was different from the harsh light of noon. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It might have been caused by the season with a quality of light, or the autumn clarity. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Nailer smiled and sipped, was surprised at the quality of alcohol that burned his mouth. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The quality of this female interaction had been worse than abysmal. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Good names tend to represent dignified and enlightened qualities. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Joel pointed out that people generally understand that quality costs more, except when it comes to food. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z As a freedom fighter and as a man, one must fight against the prison’s attempt to rob one of these qualities. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is a quality establishment,” Zack replies, carefully stirring in the sugar with a long spoon. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z These are the qualities that welfare - to-work job-training programs often seek to inculcate, though I suspect that most welfare recipients already possess them, or would if their child care and transportation problems were solved. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a stripped-down quality to her life, a kindling starkness, without parents and friends and home, the familiar landmarks that made her who she was. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She had always seemed younger than the other mothers, partly because of her size, but also because her face possessed a childlike quality. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Galen had claimed that the hand of a healthy doctor was the perfect instrument for judging hot and cold, wet and dry—the four qualities that made up the world. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z There was no logical reason why he owed California anything more than the quality equipment he continued to send them. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z But cheaper merchandise isn’t always better, leaving local entrepreneurs to prove that quality is queen. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z He scored a line with a mighty claw along a strut less damaged than most, and feeling a flimsiness in the quality of the metal, turned away at once and scanned the mountain wall again. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I often find that when a ruthless editor forces me to trim an article to fit into a certain number of column-inches, the quality of my prose improves as if by magic. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z The quality of mercy is not strained, It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Baltimore City residents increasingly bled into it, exchanging the city for the county’s spacious neighborhoods, quality schools, and higher per capita income. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z The central quality in Elijah’s face is pain, and his smile is a witness to it—pain so old and deep and black that it becomes personal and particular only when he smiles. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z He seemed excited to spend the quality father-daughter time together in the car, and waited around in the city until I got out of class. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z The men hovering around us all had that murky quality to their expressions—blank smiles, blanker eyes. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The gift had substantiality and an indefinable quality of endurance. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Helm was a humble man who brought to Bush Hill three enduring qualities—an established work ethic, an endless supply of kindness, and an indomitable spiritual courage. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Owing to the fact he was a mute they were able to give him all the qualities they wanted him to have. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The fact was infinitely astonishing to him--and I recognized first the unusual quality of wonder and then the man--it was the late patron of Gatsby's library. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z But even that dynamic wasn’t unique; the same thing was happening in Wes’s neighborhood, where Hopkins was the driving force of change, aimed at improving the quality of life for students and faculty. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “I wish all humans had your qualities, Nathan. The Fourth World wouldn’t be in such a mess as it is now,” Wind Being said. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z That had always been the one quality that hampered Kaede’s ability to work through the rituals. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “How about Hitler? What was his redeeming quality?” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “And because a mural is generally gonna be a higher quality of work. Gives the spirit more to play with.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z On a larger scale, to a more intense degree, of course, but I remember the quality of the pain. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Though he settled in France, the quality that most pervades Chopin’s style is homesickness for his native Poland. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z From his volunteer work at a youth basketball league here in Dearborn to his goal of becoming a doctor and bringing quality medical care to poor neighborhoods, Kamal embodied the very best of America. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Mami’s blind enthusiasm is one of her more predictable and annoying qualities. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z There were, and are, some men who become judges whose love for the law and for its intention of promoting justice has the quality of love for a woman. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z To convey these tactile qualities, Titian built up his surface in thin coats, known as glazes. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “Only you pick that crab. Nobody else take it. I already know this. Everybody else want best quality. You thinking different.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Many people have strong opinions on the quality of language today. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z But the superior quality of Napoleon’s mind, said Squealer, was shown in the fact that he trusted nobody, not even Frederick. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z On the stage Luba Luft sang, and he found himself surprised at the quality of her voice; it rated with that of the best, even that of notables in his collection of historic tapes. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z In November of that year the President made a speech at Gettysburg; papers all over the country printed it, but they were not agreed upon its quality. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z It is probably true that all mountains are beautiful; there is something about them, the quality of bigness, of an ethereal joy to their size and scenic quality. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The public—and the scientists themselves—imagine that the quality of the evidence determines the outcome; actually, we are told, it is the status, power and rhetorical skill of the combatants. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Both my voice and body have a jerky, disjointed quality, like a puppet being manipulated by unseen forces. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Even then he was clinging to the quality of her sugar-flawed skin, the high wild bush the bed pillows made of her hair, her bitten nails, the heartbreaking way she stood, toes pointed in. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Because of this quality in him, Johnny said: ‘I’m looking for some sort of work I think I could do well in ... even with a bad hand.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Mike, who was taking on the qualities of a golden retriever, walked faithfully by my side to class. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “The quality of mercy is not strained,” I said. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Restricting myself more to particulars, let me say that one sees a prince prospering today and coming to ruin tomorrow without having seen him change his nature or his qualities. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z These variant qualities were hereditary—carried as discrete instructions in sperm and eggs. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z At my age then, I wasn’t much of a judge of literary or academic quality, but Zora’s learning was real. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z That it would turn without crushing its bearings and rotate smoothly and true were engineering hopes supported only by calculations that reflected known qualities of iron and steel. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z They ate most of the day, picking fruit where they could reach it and not particular about ripeness and quality. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The purists who call out these errors see them as symptomatic of a decline in the quality of communication and reasoning in our culture today. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Even in a remote, understaffed, and underequipped hospital, if he did his best, a simple country doctor could improve the quality of life in Haiti. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z I look at my little sister and think how she has inherited the best qualities our family has to offer: my mother’s healing hands, my father’s level head, and my fight. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z He told us about the magic qualities every number has and how numbers unlock the secrets of the universe. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Even on a hot day San Sebastian has a certain early-morning quality. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Officers critiqued the permissiveness they perceived in each other more than any other quality. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He could be generous and caring to a fault, but he had a darker side as well, characterized by monomania, impatience, and unwavering self-absorption, qualities that seemed to intensify through his college years. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The quality of the pork was not excellent, but we ate with great stomach for any morsel. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Actually, I was much less struck by the satiric implications of the picture than I was by the quality of workmanship that had gone into it. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Performers emerge from sleepers closer to the back of the train and of obviously better quality. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “But I have finish the work. The problem is the tile is breaking very easily. It is the quality of tile.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z At last one group of plants evolved which combined all the qualities needed to survive. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “At least forty gallons, Master Mandrag, depending on the quality of the material.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He closed it up and felt with the knife tip for a snag with a different quality. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z It was a quality of light Tristran had observed, unique to springtime. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Though in Werner’s weaker moments, he resents those same qualities in his sister. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The sky glowed a Persian blue, and the black silhouettes of the buildings gave the neighborhood a fantasy quality, like the chimney-sweep scene in the Mary Poppins movie. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “Like movies. That one was a piece of garbage. Back in my day, they made quality movies.” The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z Cook began to talk about the kinds of quality people who had lived in Daffodil Manor over the years, all the many Carutherses plus their cousins and distant relations. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Dad explained light-years and black holes and quasars and told us about the special qualities of Betelgeuse, Rigel, and Venus. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z After all, this was top-quality grass, grown out of top- quality soil. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z And I guess a man’s importance in the world can be measured by the quality and number of his glories. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z A certain sleepiness seemed to precede the battle, a quality of haze, of unreality, of dust in the air, dust in the haze. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z We compare strategy; the quality of each side’s military intelligence; the strength of their positions—and then we total up each side’s advantages and disadvantages like we’re doing an arithmetic problem. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z There is that quality of goodness that’s hard to overlook, but still...and then I think of it, what Peeta can do so much better than the rest of us. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Volpe, it seems to me, is always subtly arming his students with qualities and skills that do not come to them naturally. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “It wasn’t that, sister. They just didn’t feel I had any leadership qualities.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Even then I was aware of the quality of that answer, not so much a prophecy as an observation. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z The operator in Peoria had a harsh, hammering quality. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z There was a brooding quality about the neighborhood, a quiet, deep, timeless, shabby peace. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z And I was all for those qualities coming to stay with me for a while. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “So many individuals, of such and such quality,” said Mr. Foster. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Only with Sula did that quality have free reign, but their friendship was so close, they themselves had difficulty distinguishing one’s thoughts from the other’s. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The qualities of independence and decision were weakened in them. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z I found this hardly comforting, and wondered if there was not some virtue in the quality of insincerity. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z It was still beautiful, certainly, but there was a forbidding quality to it, too. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The terminology we now use to express this distinction, between primary and secondary qualities, was introduced by Boyle in 1666 and popularized by Locke in 1689. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z This was Oppenheimer’s intellectual arrogance, his least endearing quality, in action. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z This static quality does not serve your evident talent well. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Karim was reassuring Baba that his brother had a big truck of “excellent and first-class quality,” and that the trek to Peshawar would be very routine. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z It had taken on a ghoulish quality; Taylor had affixed several black shirts to poles outside her cave and lit them to make torches. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “It was a routinized way of trying to learn the cases. Not Joe. He wouldn’t have any of that. But he had that quality which we always vaguely subsumed under ‘thinking like a lawyer.’ Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z As she watched him she understood the quality of his beauty. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your voice has an unusual quality, actually. It’s hard to place.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z So they use parameter to mean a boundary, a characteristic, a component, an element, a feature, an ingredient, a part, a perimeter, a quality, or a requirement. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She thought often about Alice, the delicate quality to her smallness and fairness, the incredible strength of her piano playing. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He tells her that although they had become estranged, he often thinks of Vincent, “so often volatile and so impassioned, yet for his noble mind and artistic qualities, always worthy of admiration.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z They price their assets as if their customers knew as much about their quality as they do. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “You have to find the redeeming quality and love the person for that.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, the quality of resistance does not necessarily depend on physical structure. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Our new home was one of the oldest buildings in town, Mom proudly told us, with a real frontier quality to it. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Laila spotted an unnatural, almost rehearsed, quality to the way she said “Well” and to this folding of hands. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z When he does, there’s such a tender quality to his voice that I can’t help looking up at him. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The act aims to preserve and restore the country’s water quality. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z She had friends—a quality that the rest of us noticeably did not possess, except for Francis and Eric, who were more like the same person than they were like actual friends. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z “Oh, I’m sorry to hear that. I was hoping to do an early b-day celebration with her and spend some quality time together,” Maxine says. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Moine’s argument is that what separates a great salesman from an average one is the number and quality of answers they have to the objections commonly raised by potential clients. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Whatever happened in the future, however superficially strange or shocking, would also have an unsurprising, familiar quality, inviting her to say, but only to herself, Oh yes, of course. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Are very passionate in all that they do and step out in front to do what must be done to accomplish every task with quality. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z There was no tune to it, but it possessed a curious twanging quality as of plucked strings. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z There’s a quality of fire in these colors. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Thus, farmers selected from among individual plants on the basis not only of perceptible qualities like size and taste, but also of invisible features like seed dispersal mechanisms, germination inhibition, and reproductive biology. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “The quality of mercy is not strained,” I said. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z After the lights went out the special quality of my silence let him know that I was saying them, and he kept quiet for approximately three minutes. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Modifiers can add comments on the time, place, manner, or quality of a thing or an action. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z The air, too, had a foul quality; he rolled up the window again. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z They were extraordinarily beautiful, and there was a strange brightness about them, a sort of luminous quality that made them glow and sparkle in the most wonderful way. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z There were times during athletic contests when two of the athletes became aware that the true contest was between them and that their team would win or lose according to the quality of their performance. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Now that I have recalled this episode, another event from around that time in my father's career comes to mind which demonstrates perhaps even more impressively this special quality he came to possess. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z "I don't know how to describe the quality," Cohn said. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Bobby didn’t appear to much consider Bhagwan’s endorsement of such qualities as love, celebration, and humor. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Despite her white hair streaked with a few black strands, her face had an ageless quality. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z So much might unfold from what you have—but you dedicate scores of pages to the quality of light and shade, and to random impressions. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z As leader, it was his fate to be punished for having the very qualities we admired in the first place. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The younger Cooksey was a competent physicist then investigating the elusive qualities of X-rays, but he knew he was no match for the newcomer. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “But the main thing, hogs,” Bull said, “you get to hang around me and all my good qualities will rub off on you.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z This was probably why people were able to empty porta potties or regulate the quality of canned cat food in factories with actual taste tests. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z And sometimes the quality of mercy is strained. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z My popularity there is based on more substantive qualities than physical maturity. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z As president he envisioned what he called his Great Society—an ambitious set of programs including civil rights legislation and expanded access to quality education and health care. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He was staring at me, but his eyes had taken on a milky quality that I recognized at once. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z There are various forms of rum — dark, golden, white, spiced, aged, flavored — but they all share one distinctive quality: They will get you drunk. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “The quality or condition of being depraved or corrupt, ” Rahel read, with a row of sternmouthed nuns seated behind her and a sea of sniggering schoolgirl faces in front. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s possible that such qualities were indispensable in the generation that won the war. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The intrusion of this ominous meaning creates an extraordinary tension with the dispassionate investigation of the target’s formal qualities. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z As the trail twisted along the river, the patrol began to take on a nightmarish quality that would become all too familiar to soldiers in this war. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z However, the simple fact that they have been resounding failures in our century does give them a certain spiritual quality. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Students need to be uplifted and spirited to add to the quality of their successful program. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z He refused to see anything about any of us except our most engaging qualities, which he cultivated and magnified to the exclusion of all our tedious and less desirable ones. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Not ever!—If she had even one quality an understanding mother is supposed to have, gentleness or friendliness or patience or something, I’d keep trying to get closer to her. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z They had the complete marble quality of all looking alike. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z And I know they’re there, the good qualities, because I wasn’t that stupid to fall in love with him, to marry him. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a slight chip in one of his front teeth I’d never noticed before; it gave his smile a very engaging quality. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The simplest thing to do is to find recordings of quality music and play songs with an even, steady beat and have children move, clap, tap, patsch, hit an instrument, or walk to that beat. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z I tick off each quality in my mind as he says it—fear, low intelligence, dishonesty, aggression, selfishness. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z First, to ensure that black and white children could go to the same schools while maintaining a quality learning environment. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z While others might find it stifling, I like the storybook quality intrinsic to village life. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z And she has passed on to her son a unique quality. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z That quality frightens me now, because I know what he told me: that I was broken, that I was worthless, that I was nothing. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “He has shown all of the qualities that a Receiver must have.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Then, quite suddenly, the strange, silvery quality of the air faded. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “A dangerous quality. Unhealthy. Especially regrettable in one so young.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z To strip off like that—yes, her endearing attempt to seem eccentric, her stab at being bold had an exaggerated, homemade quality. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z But now he put something soft into her hands, something that had a quality of comfort. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They saw the quality of the writing and marveled at it “Fifth-graders!” they said to each other as they passed the News around the teachers’ room. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z Octavia possessed all of the qualities Romans looked for in the perfect wife. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z But to his surprise these qualities made him hate it all the more. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Tomorrow, those two qualities will struggle within me, and only one can win. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Ferris also commanded a legion of inspectors who evaluated the quality of each component as it emerged from each mill. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Only in his work could he find redemption; only in the Corps was this manic quality channeled into a useful function. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Giggles with a different quality to them altogether. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z The dark eyebrows that gave her face a brooding quality. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z She would take a pinch and taste its quality. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Actually, you can hardly call them that, since they’re nothing but scraps of fabric, varying greatly in shape, quality and pattern, which Father and I stitched crookedly together with unskilled fingers. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I knew the other ministers and knew the quality of their lives. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z He was appalled by children’s poor singing quality, and began to create teaching methods to improve it. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z “Rememberingness and effortfulness, both fine qualities. It seems you two have an abundant supply. I just wanted to congratulate you and tell you to keep it up.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Cathy had the one quality required of a great and successful criminal: she trusted no one, confided in no one. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z For Mother’s birthday, she received a real mocha cake, prewar quality, from the office. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z "There's a certain quality about her, a certain fineness. She seems to be absolutely fine and straight." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z It was a quality that he shared with Mendel. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Therefore, it is not necessary for a prince to possess all of the above-mentioned qualities, but it is very necessary for him to appear to possess them. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z A heavy, bespectacled kid with a gap between his front teeth, Lloyd was goofy and boisterous—qualities that made him unpopular with the school’s security staff. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The clothes were of good quality, although none of them were new. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The boys had broken into the house again, and judging by the flickering quality of the light, they had started a fire. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I believe that my talent with a foreign language was the only quality I had that impressed Dolores. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z "A fit quality in a king," said Beowulf. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Let us be dissatisfied until the dark yesterdays of segregated schools will be transformed into bright tomorrows of quality integrated education. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z There’s a viscous, dreamlike quality to all of this. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Mr. Clyde had a certain paternal quality that Ignatius liked; the old man, the scarred and wizened mogul of the frankfurter, would be a welcome new character in the Journal. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Turning to the other qualities mentioned above, let me say that every prince must desire to be considered merciful and not cruel; nevertheless, he must take care not to use such mercy badly. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z The skin had a quality of taut anxiety and around the oval of white face was a framework of whiter hair. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “Every window shuttered to that quality, and no one tells me why. I don’t ask. I never ask. Just do what I’m told. Doesn’t mean I don’t wonder.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The quality of her clothes threatened to derange Frieda and me. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z The meaning, or content, of art is inseparable from its formal qualities, its style. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Medical research has only rather recently turned to the functioning of the individual cell in producing the energy that is the indispensable quality of life. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Mr. Singh sang the praises of the quality of the goods at the market. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z The thin air had a shimmering, crystalline quality that made even distant peaks seem close enough to touch. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Some contagious quality about him made him one of the very few people I ever invited to my home. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Her face had a carved quality about it. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z They wanted him to exercise such qualities on the people, so that they might double their salary and give vent to their avarice and cruelty. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z He wheeled die horse gracefully, still something of that elegant quality of display in the fluid motion, and rode off. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The Zanesville syndicate looked at all the best natural qualities of the country and decided to attribute them to Odessa whether they were there or not. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The fantasy about the arrest has all the classic paranoid qualities. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z As we talk, he projects an uncommon self-assurance; not a high school boy’s bluster, but a quality deeply ingrained. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z In some lights they were hardly there at all, just visible as a drifting quality in the light, a rhythmic evanescence, like veils of transparency turning before a mirror. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “It would be a mistake to name them for qualities we think they have,” Samuel said. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z To Celia’s ears, the sounds no longer resolve into words, and she frowns as her father’s responses take on the same muddled quality. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The quality of mercy doesn’t drop much from Gym teachers. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z And there is nothing more necessary than to seem to possess this last quality. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Miss Trunchbull possessed none of these qualities and how she ever got her present job was a mystery. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Having felt in him the presence of these qualities, I felt his imperfection and took courage. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Cannery Row in Monterey in California is a poem, a stink, a grating noise, a quality of light, a tone, a habit, a nostalgia, a dream. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Those three things — autonomy, complexity, and a connection between effort and reward—are, most people agree, the three qualities that work has to have if it is to be satisfying. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z He could run up the long garden paths of the quality an’ save Pat’s poor legs an’ earn a few pennies into the bargain. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z As for Hazel, he had acquired, in everyone’s eyes, a kind of magical quality. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Winifred the otter, and the beaver, in company with that reprobate Ambrose Spike, are testing the quality of the October nutbrown ale. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Although he was at least fifteen years older than his wife, his alert determination to make her happy and his qualities as a good lover compensated for the difference. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Judging by the quality of light, it was already eight or nine in the morning. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I was not of the same quality as he. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Demand for their mathematical abilities had opened Langley’s front door to them, and the quality of their work had kept them at their desks. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Not exactly beautiful, but her blue eyes and pert snub nose gave her a catlike quality that contrasted with her robust, athletic movements. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z And Wang Lung perceived by the quality of the curse that it was the Old Lord himself, because he cursed as one accustomed to servants and slaves. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z The hope was that all of us would mingle in heterogeneous harmony, deepening the quality of student life across the board. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The weight of the young man’s arm took on a quality of something beyond human flesh. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Perhaps his presence gave the evening its peculiar quality of oppressiveness--it stands out in my memory from Gatsby's other parties that summer. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z I discovered Emerson’s soporific qualities the hard way, by falling asleep with my face in the book, drooling all over an essay called “Self-Reliance” and having the vending-machine dream for the sixth time that week. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z From these qualities, a prince must guard himself as if from a reef, and he must strive to make everyone recognize in his actions greatness, spirit, dignity, and strength. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z What he does is make a couple of cuts to see the quality of the meat, and then he uses a little tool to take a sample of the fat content. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z His qualities were those the Greeks in general honored and admired. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Her most important quality was that she loved my baby passionately. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Communal sing-alongs had a faintly coercive quality—that way strangers had of catching each other’s eye as their voices rose—which she was determined to resist. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She came into the room with an easy gracefulness which would at once command the respect of any lunatic—for easiness is one of the qualities mad people most respect. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z I’d observed this quality in him before, but now that we were living together and I was considering making the first real swerve of my life, I came to value it even more. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z And in my own life I am not willing to trade quality for quantity. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Cohn had a wonderful quality of bringing out the worst in anybody. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Sensing that I must act as the Chorus, I registered on my face the universally unheard-of quality of the Games without fire. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Traditional restaurants generally provide a product of higher average quality but of much greater variability, especially on the downward side. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It was these qualities that made her a superb storyteller. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Her voice was barely above a whisper, but the ragged quality to it made me think she was either going to scream or burst out into hysterical tears. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Balekin is cruel and volatile, two qualities not preferable in a monarch. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Her voice, I noticed, had that same hard metallic quality as the voice of the witch I had met under the conker tree, only it was far louder and much much harsher. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z That is the unexpressed quality in our quest, and we have never tried to put it into words. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z And the specific quality that a message needs to be successful is the quality of “stickiness.” The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was not a thick fog, but it had a deceptive quality about it. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Papa was very proud that his newsstand carried all of what he called the “quality magazines.” The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z The quality of strength lined with tenderness is an unbeatable combination, as are intelligence and necessity when unblunted by formal education. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I took heart in what I thought I understood about the qualities Americans would and wouldn’t tolerate in a leader. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Ration card restrictions, abysmal puddings, the deteriorating quality of fingernail varnish—these are crimes they feel in their souls. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Even a traveling side show would have rejected her, since her freak quality lacked that important ingredient—the grotesque. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z She had just met a small girl who possessed, or so it seemed to her, quite extraordinary qualities of brilliance. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Maybe each of us carries the capacity to demonstrate those qualities in some way that will make a difference. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z “Garbage. Restaurant-dumpster quality. Day-old meat mingled with bruised bananas. Quite a heady bouquet.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Over the next several days there was a strained, tightly wound quality to the way they treated each other, a rigid correctness that was enforced by repetitive acts of willpower. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The night had a quilted, weighted-down quality, as if somehow burdened, and all around us the Minnesota prairies reached out in long repetitive waves of corn and soybeans, everything flat, everything the same. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked inward too, at the quality of her heart, its constrictions, its deposits. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z As I had so often done in my orphanage days, I began to wish for some savior to come by and, seeing at a glance my superior qualities, take me away. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes, it was a girl just waiting for a bus, but in her eyes Mary Lou recognized the feral quality. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “Fine. Now, which one of these quality specimens would you be interested in? Keeping in mind, I don’t sell the Manchurian Fire Throwers. Those are only for official pyrotectic displays.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Samuel knew his son’s quality and felt the potential of violence, and it frightened him, for Samuel had no violence—even when he hit Adam Trask with his fist he had no violence. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It was incredible how she could sense from the half-open door the quality of their trembling, the abundance of juices, the words whispered in the ear, the most secret smells—a veritable miracle. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z As to why this has happened, no one knows, though probably the colorful quality of the two words together is enough. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, there are so many,” she said—she was no dummy, not when it came to the quality of their livestock. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “That’s disgusting. But don’t go thinking I’m going to give it back to you. This is quality, and besides, it’ll look better on me than you.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z As Barack described it to me, he'd been happy in Indonesia and got along well with his new stepfather, but his mother had concerns about the quality of his schooling. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Among his other sterling qualities are cheap tickets to the Yucatan. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He chewed it and noted its quality and its good taste. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The mix of qualities he cultivated there-—an independence of mind, coupled with a respect for tradition—would serve him well in the very different atmosphere at Ptolemy’s court in Alexandria. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z They become so blinded by adoration they manage to convince themselves their child has qualities of genius. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Donders’s writing at the time shows an ebullient quality, such as when he describes the challenges of quantifying mental processing. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Whenever I walk everyone stops me, touches the best quality, asks me where I got the wonderful short I feel special because of you. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z He was worried now--there was a quality of nervous despair in Daisy's letters. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z The house slave who brought this whispered news to the quarter said that the woman wasn’t quality. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Some fool noticed this lunatic quality and gave her the task of "boosting morale" among us. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z And he’d apparently seen the same qualities in me, because he’d given me his contact card and invited me to hang out m the Basement whenever I liked. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z It has an abandoned quality with no fire on the hearth, no cloth on the table. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Moreover, there was his godlike quality of each year expanding in size, perhaps eventually to fill the universe. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z The two Frenchmen asked Lynds what quality was the most important for a prison director. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z This occurs from nothing other than from the quality of the times, that either match or do not match their procedures. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z My qualities are finally recognized by one of my own, a recruit of steadfast courage. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z At close range, though, they were an arresting party—at least to me, who had never seen anything like them, and to whom they suggested a variety of picturesque and fictive qualities. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Independence was one of the qualities they looked for when choosing Ares astronauts. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a quality he did not understand. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z This year, Christmas Eve fell on a Tuesday, and in the Vanderbeeker tradition, Christmas Eve dinner rivaled Thanksgiving dinner in scope and quality. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z In the theater, passion and perfectionism and insistence on aesthetic standards are prized qualities, not unruly and unwelcome traits. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z It was the saddest duty he had ever performed, Wood said, and he had never lost his respect for the fighting qualities of the Nez Perces. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s true that quality cosmetics and clean lights were a welcome addition to our troupe. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It has all the qualities we admire in language: it’s handy, succinct, and economical, and everybody knows what it means. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Large, high-resolution monitors and quality speakers were turning their computers into sophisticated cultural centers in much the same way TV sets had morphed into family entertainment units. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Three of the six drawings were by Vesalius himself; the other three were by John Stephen of Kalkar, a highly respected pupil of Titian, which gives you some idea of their quality. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z The quality of Kreacher’s cooking had improved dramatically ever since he had been given Regulus’s locket: Today’s French onion was as good as Harry had ever tasted. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z It resembled the face of a sheep, and the voice, too, had a sheeplike quality. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z It was nice spending quality time with my aunt without Shanti getting all the attention. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Finally, pharmaceutical companies have sometimes had limited access to quality ingredients. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z It was one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it, that you may come across four or five times in life. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z If the tiling had commercial possibilities, it should be done with a certain finesse and quality. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “I refuse to deal with a human who can’t appreciate quality tailoring.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Tact was a quality unknown to her, discretion too, and because gossip was the breath of life to her this stranger must be served for her dissection. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z This quality was continually breaking through his punctilious manner in the shape of restlessness. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Drawing a very long bow of relationships, could I say that the people have that same quality? Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Sir, you clearly understand quality and are willing to pay for it. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z A faded blue sign reads quality orthotics and prosthetics, so we know we’re in the right place; it just feels wrong. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z The growl they use for purposes of threatening has yet another guttural quality. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z But once you see them as a whole, once your eyes leave the individual and encompass the mass, a new quality comes into the picture. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z There is a seemingly obvious quality to his conclusions: Simple tasks take shorter time and that time grows with the complexity and type of process involved. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z They are sustained by the ancient institutions of religion, which are so powerful and of such a quality that they keep their princes in power no matter how they act and live their lives. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z “Not great quality. The mike is in the camera. So that was nose down in the dirt too.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z He lived long enough to embody qualities before being undone by them. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z We went to school and no family member questioned the output or quality of our work. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Not just good, it’s something pure, essential, the best quality. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Our nation declared a war on people trapped in racially segregated ghettos—just at the moment their economies had collapsed—rather than providing community investment, quality education, and job training when work disappeared. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z These items were all nonmagical and of low quality, but they were the best I could afford. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The guards admired their quality as they inspected the food for vials of poison or concealed weapons. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z But I couldn’t quite understand how an ordinary man’s good qualities could become crushing accusations against a guilty man. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z Sprezzatura—that quality of life and spontaneity in a speech— is the thing to aim for. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Her even disposition is one of her best qualities. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z It is not a quality of intelligence that one encounters frequently these days. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z And she must have had these qualities that he presented to me as mine. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z But music that is in D minor will have a different quality, because the notes in the minor scale follow a different pattern and so have different relationships with each other. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z She read a couple of languages and knew all the quality writers in the business. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z “The quality of a man’s life is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence, regardless of his chosen field of endeavor.” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z And confidence is a quality I prize, although it has come to me a little late in the day. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Tragically, this quality has proven to be enormously useful. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z She reminded them of all the pranks Tommy had played on them, of all the sterling qualities of the smartest student in their class, of why a girl, not a boy, should represent them. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z The only survivors are insects that have some inherent quality that allows them to escape harm. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z My protestations that it was a small sacrifice to part with something I had little use for were taken as modesty, another fine kingly quality. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Out of an original population, the members of which vary greatly in qualities of structure, behavior, or physiology, it is the “tough” insects that survive chemical attack. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z She could only share the qualities she already possessed, and she couldn’t help anyone who wasn’t worthy of being a hero. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z All I'm saying, the Fair Gwen had star quality, and even a total moron can see it. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z In his time, Pompey passed these statues on the way to his betrayal; Caesar, pursuing his rival, gazed at these faces too, and probably pondered the quality of the monarchs they represented. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z The presence of the county jail supplies the first quality, while the so- called Sheriff’s Residence, a pleasant apartment separated from the jail proper by steel doors and a short corridor, accounts for the second. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, well, hopefully you’ll read something of quality before I see you again.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z These qualities came in handy in the halls and classrooms of Avondale High School. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z They’d been a few sizes too big for me, but the quality of the denim was too good to pass up. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z His voice had a strange quality of bitterness to it. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z It is precisely this quality that makes facts the raw material of science, for science, too, is a peculiar amalgam of the real and the cultural. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The room was indeed tomblike: a quality stale and static and moribund beyond any mere vivid and living cold. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z Lee sensed a strange thin quality in his voice, a wavery exuberance. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z You used to buy for quality, things that would last. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The prospect of surgery was raised, which would mean the removal of much of his colon and a permanent change in his quality of life. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z It’s a culture now measured by quantities rather than qualities.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Then he told them to wrap it in foil, because in those days foil was associated with high quality. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z The situation he found himself in now had the sodden quality of a dream in which events repeated themselves. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Decorum, therefore, is a tricky quality to instance: when it is there, you don’t see it. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z But in a multitude of tiny ways, he was of a slightly higher quality. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps the quality of the diamonds, yes, it was the diamonds. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Procne, the elder of the two, was married to Tereus of Thrace, a son of Ares, who proved to have inherited all his father’s detestable qualities. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Revolutions need dreamers, too, however, and this quality had led him to the task nearly at hand. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The earsplitting quality it had had—which I used as a weapon against my brother—disappeared. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Although Roosevelt wasn’t a natural athlete, he possessed another quality that made him stand out. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z It had almost the same dispiritingly drab quality and the same bottom fine: an inhospitable place for a bright young lad with no friends to be living. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z This quality is possessed by some chemicals of the chlorinated hydrocarbon group and by others of the organophosphorus group, all synthetically produced, as well as by certain naturally occurring substances. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I think that approach is a mistake, and if we are to learn to improve the quality of the decisions we make, we need to accept the mysterious nature of our snap judgments. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z A good-size hide was worth from four to ten dollars, depending on the grade and quality. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z And we assume that it is those personal qualities that explain how that individual reached the top. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z She possessed exceptional if not unique qualities for serving as an astronaut. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z She was determined and deliberate in everything she did, and that quality attracted people to her. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z So stern the night Cora emerged from the mine, it now contained a quality of tenderness. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The forest had that eerie quality she had noticed near the caracal’s cave. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Although Descartes followed the ancient atomists in their distinction between primary and secondary qualities, he rejected their belief in empty space, the void. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z This kaftan was sewn by the best tailors in Lkossa, made with the highest quality cotton, but...it felt wrong. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “I bought some of the highest quality fertilizing plasma available in California,” Barbour informed him. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z The Orff method makes use of nursery rhymes, folktales, folksongs, folkdances, and authentic, classical compositions—all music and literature of primary importance and quality. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Already there had crept into her speech a halting, lisping quality that, though I did not know it, was the shadow of her future. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z When she closed her eyes the quality of the dark did not change, and for a moment she stopped breathing, afraid that she could not tell if her eyes were open or shut. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It combined the Greek prefix eu—“good”—with genesis: “good in stock, hereditarily endowed with noble qualities.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z For us, the main effect of the comparison is to make the cool, formal quality of Manet’s figures even more conspicuous. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z If he possesses at birth some qualities that make him less susceptible than others to poisons he is more likely to survive and produce children. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z It was just one of the qualities about rice that made it different from every other food. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Good thing I have so many fine qualities to show off to the Beiderman,” Oliver boasted. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z There was an agitated, restless quality to his movements. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Dr. Trefusis is a gentleman of quality. I do not doubt his word. You will forgive my anxiety. This strife and bombs have made me run distracted.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The sponge rock gives the place a kind of oyster-shell, cave quality that makes it seem ancient and folk-arty at the same time. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z She lay on her flat pallet in the servants’ quarters, exiled from her bedchamber, where several of the women of quality were sleeping. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The better they were in their sports, the more that Volpe found those qualities carried over to theater. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z I’d never needed either quality as much as I would now, though. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The GAC had reached the conclusion that the intensified test schedule really was placing insupportable pressure on Los Alamos; sooner or later, Oppenheimer feared, the workload would erode the quality of the lab’s product. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Happiness is not a possession to be prized, it is a quality of thought, a state of mind. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Now, in this stem man facing her, so totally different from her grandfather, Kit sensed the same quality of directness, and out of an instinctive respect she gave the only honest answer she could. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “But mayhaps,” said the man, “you ain’t fanciers of true quality.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z She had pale blonde hair and a rodent-like quality to her face that was most apparent when she looked suspicious, and eased when she smiled. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “It comes down to the quality of the vanilla. I don’t like my crème brûlée adulterated, because then you can’t taste through to the quality of the ingredients.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z The scents, the music, the quality of the light. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z From young manhood onward, however, the prospect of ending his life had more and more lost its fantastic quality. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z He decides that his only hope is to be bold—a quality this Harvard man possesses in abundance. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Archie had detected another quality in the voice—a deadly calm, determination. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Tact was a quality which Blackavar valued about as much as Bigwig did; and now he made the worst possible reply. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The room had the same otherworldly quality it usually did, as if the regular rules of space and time that applied in the hallways were suspended here. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Primary qualities are objective; secondary qualities are subjective, in that they depend on our ways of sensing. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z In many other stories he shows the same qualities. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z And it was that speechless quality that sent the doubt shooting through Artemis’s brain. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I could not make out his tender qualities. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z But the dream rag gave a special quality to my daze. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The chefs had high praise for the quality of Polyface products, and clearly felt good about supporting a local farm. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z What I should have said was that there was no serious dispute among professionals of quality who had any discernment in such matters. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z All across the country I went to church on Sundays, a different denomination every week, but nowhere did I find the quality of that Vermont preacher. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z When people know about their food, they start considering quality and not just price. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z The tastes of Serena Joy are a strange blend: hard lust for quality, soft sentimental cravings. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z After a high school friend told some stories about Gus’s considerable basketball talents and his many qualities as a teammate, the minister said, “We’ll now hear a few words from Augustus’s special friend, Hazel.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Yet the Tennessee women outdid the Berkeley scientists in one crucial quality: patience. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z There’s this iconic quality to this scene, like it could’ve been the same thirty years ago. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z “Even if it’s going right through him, he’ll still get the benefits of the electrolytes. In fact, its proprietary formula is proven to improve quality of life.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Ordinary in quality though it was, it glowed with beauty in my eyes. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z In terms of any teaching material, it is important to look and listen for quality content. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Ellsworth concluded that Root’s death “brought out qualities in Mr. Burnham which might not have developed, as early anyway, had Mr. Root lived.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Although there are many doubters and naysayers, today there is widespread agreement among scientists that the environmental crises threatening the planet are climate change, stratospheric ozone depletion, and degraded water quality. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z The midwife intimidated her, and when intimidated my mother took on a weightless quality, whisking about every time the midwife made one of her slow, solid movements. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Funny to think that the course of my existence hung like a thread upon that quality of hers. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He had that rare quality in any writer—a distinctive voice. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z These dreams had a three-dimensional quality in which people and places were seen more clearly, more sharply than in her waking moments. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “I suppose it’s either some quality in the dream or some quality in Colonel Ferredge.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Some factors affecting the quality of the air, such as the hot, humid, oppressive summer weather, were out of their control. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z He was known as a diligent worker, and his skill and leadership qualities were plain to all his subordinates. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Landrace maize, he said, tastes better, but it is hard to find a way to make the quality pay off. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z What matters is the quality of a person. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z This father was a good man, a kind gentle man, perhaps a pious man, perhaps a holy man—but all these were not qualities which could win the boy. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z We complained vociferously about the inferior quality of the food, and as a result, our advocate Sydney Kentridge made a formal complaint in court. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Hamilton understood the potency of Burr’s influence because he felt those same personal qualities throbbing away inside himself. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z It was like Annapolis, but without the hurrying quality of the city across the bay. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “In any case, this family needs to spend more quality time together. You know—play cards, maybe. Or Monopoly.” Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Write and define adjectives denoting abounding in, having the quality of, from the following nouns:— New Word-Analysis 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a quality about the air which was different from that of the day before, a freshness, almost a hint of fragrance. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Was it a quality inherent in women, or did they just learn to shield their personal regrets, to suspend their lives, subsume themselves in child care? Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The events that followed have a dreamlike quality in people’s memories, and the memories are contradictory. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Dacus had listened to Ben’s complaints very patiently, then suggested that Ben wait until a month had passed before he made any final decision about the quality of Ogden Loring’s teaching. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z With each good quality I could name, my brow furrowed deeper. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z “Apparently he is now teaching his students to fear assassination too. An odd quality in a Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, Dumbledore, but no doubt you had your reasons.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z And I know that everyone will admit it would be a very praiseworthy thing to find in a prince those qualities mentioned above that are held to be good. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z It’s better quality than the rotgut we used to buy for such affairs. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Quite apart from his great scientific talents,” he told Neylan, “I have always regarded him as a man of fine personal qualities of character, loyalty, and integrity.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Also, the quality of the antibiotics had been certified by experts. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z School takes on a nightmarish quality, like a house full of ghosts that won’t quit bothering me. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z There was a dreamlike quality to them; they were too vivid, too at odds with their surroundings. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Cora was acquainted with this squeamish quality of Lovey’s, but she did not recognize the other side of her friend, whatever had overtaken the girl and made her run. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “If I only had my own tools or just a chisel of good quality...then perhaps I could make something worthy of you calling me that.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Not that I really cared about the quality of the music at that moment, but still, it was what I noticed. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z They said that if I nurtured these qualities, I would achieve or even exceed my extraordinary potential, and this wasn’t just a good thing, but a great thing. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z I searched her face closely and found her expression entirely lacking in the grasping quality that Minerva Goodacre had displayed. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The quality of the care concerned them; they thought I was at risk for infection. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Besides, it’s of such poor quality that it’s practically useless. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, as though in inverse ratio to the vanishing voice, the invoked ghost of the man whom she could neither forgive nor revenge herself upon began to assume a quality almost of solidity, permanence. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z The Irish do have a despairing quality of gaiety, but they have also a dour and brooding ghost that rides on their shoulders and peers in on their thoughts. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z A woman . . . blue . . . the quality of the light. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I was big and I played ball and I fought, and those qualities meant, to a lot of people, that I must have a very limited intellectual life. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z In the Soviet Union the resources, quality, attention and care given to military production is in striking contrast to the little left for consumer goods. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Greek philosophies on the beneficial behavioural qualities of music find striking parallels with Confucius-influenced writings of the second and third centuries bc in China. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z And he had not been in the house five minutes before he was aware that a change had occurred in the quality of her silence: in the silence something waited, ready to spring. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Her voice was deep, very distinct, with a slight grating quality in it. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z They were cheesy and corny - two of his favourite qualities. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “All of them have a power of colour which you hadn’t attained before, which in itself is a rare quality, but you have gone further.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The brightness of those films gives them the quality of Gestapo interrogations. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I could feel the warm, likeable and very down-to-earth qualities of Dr. Nkrumah. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The qualities of a person that make them different from others. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Further, the research showed, the “quality” of the interaction fell, too, with the parent less likely to be engaged or even look at the child when they do interact. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Nokomis had told her that the bear must be addressed with the greatest respect, as a treasured relative, that the bear had human qualities and nobody quite understood the bear. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z He cleared his throat, his eyes gleaming and his voice taking on a deep, incantatory quality, as though he had told the story many, many times. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Shelves along one wall held celadon vessels; Tree-ear could see at a glance that each piece was of the highest quality. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z For some time, Pearl had been increasingly aware that Moody’s feelings toward her were different, in quality and quantity, than hers toward him. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Skepticism was forceful, even rancorous; arguments lasted for years, with critics charging that Dillehay’s evidence was too low- quality to accept. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The silence that followed had a strange quality to it: expectation, eagerness, love, awe. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Access to plumbing and sympathy lamps improved the quality of the town’s air. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The other two, a boy and a girl, were exceptionally beautiful and brilliant, seeming to have inherited the finest qualities, in looks and character, of their parents. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z The salesman was saying something about the quality of the gold and diamonds, and then, “Does the gentleman wish to know the price?” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z More dangerously, it was felt by many that the exuberance—the sheer play of language—could overcome the less thrilling but more valuable quality of judgment. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z With her hand still firmly on his shoulder, the Chief Elder listed the qualities. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z It made the room—it and one or two other pictures close to it in quality. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “You demonstrated the quality I most need in my advisers,” he says. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z About three o'clock the quality of Wilson's incoherent muttering changed--he grew quieter and began to talk about the yellow car. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z More often than not, they did not believe in conversation, their dispositions reflecting the rough, atonal quality of the land, which after the droughts consisted mostly of the gnarled limbs of low-lying mesquite bushes. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It would seem, therefore, that absolute qualities in art must elude us, that we cannot escape viewing works of art in the context of time and circumstance, whether past or present. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Schrödinger was trying to conjure up a chemical that would capture the divergent, contradictory qualities of heredity—a molecule to satisfy Aristotle. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Several reviews singled out the quality of his writing for praise. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Now I can see the wall of fog, which has taken on a pearly white quality. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z She always had a princess quality about her, which is to say, people talked about her like she was spoiled. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z While we stayed rent-free in the residence and had our utilities and staffing paid for, we nonetheless covered all other living expenses, which seemed to add up quickly, especially given the fancy-hotel quality of everything. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z We didn't really talk about too much before he took off, or have any sort of amazing father/son lightbulb moment, but the time we spent, to me, was quality. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z This masculine background served only to emphasize Chapter Eleven’s lack of heroic qualities. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Notwithstanding this large body of theory, the role of color in art rests primarily on its sensuous and emotive appeal, in contrast to the more cerebral quality generally associated with line. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I was suddenly her focus of the general meaninglessness—not for myself, not for any quality of my large, shaggy body or my sly, unnatural mind. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z “The quality of mercy is not strained,” she said. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z There was a kind of beatnik quality to the Durenmatt’s suit. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Across the country, the United States debated the quality of its schools, concerned with how American students matched up to the Soviets in math and the sciences. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z He was quite tanned, and his hair, which was.almost exactly like his mother’s in color and quality, was a little sun-bleached on top. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z And at some point the quality of the air changed, not for the worse or the better, but changed nonetheless, and Ruta Skadi knew that they’d passed out of that world and into another. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z His tone of voice hadn’t changed, but there was a heavy, dead quality to the words. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z In imagining myself as modest, mysterious, and fiercely intelligent, I'm forced to realize that, in real life, I have none of these qualities. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Since funding for schools came from counties and local communities, blacks and Indians, who had been economically disadvantaged, could not offer the quality of education to their children that whites could. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Not one to give up on anything, I chose Portia’s “quality of mercy” speech for my presentation. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “A negation of all human qualities,” Ignatius added. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I do so because I want you to know I have qualities that others admire. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z |
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