| 单词 | rank |
| 例句 | On the scale of difficulty seen in the math section of a typical college entrance exam, the problem probably would rank around the middle. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z It has made itself a home in the wild forest of our great cities, amid the rank and choking vegetation of slums! Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z News & World Report ranked it as the top high school in Utah, and one of the top seven hundred in the United States. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He felt like he was under attack the second he walked in the door, and so didn’t tell them anything except his name, rank, and serial number. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Why so many low-income students fall from the college ranks is a question without a simple answer. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z He squinted at Turner’s shoulder, seeming to see there the insignia of senior rank. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “Second rank, fire! Drop back, kneel and reload!” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Suddenly, one of the men stepped forward, caught him by the arm, and pulled him out of the ranks. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z He had spent five years with the company, rising from the ranks to a place of honor at Toyne’s right hand. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They were married officers at the same rank in a small corps, the Veterinary Corps. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Germans were writing on the cars with blue chalk—the number of persons in each car, their rank, their nationality, the date on which they had been put aboard. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your ranking among the other initiates, Dauntless-born included, will be announced then. Good luck.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “This was a good school, ranked high on the national scale, and now our halls are filled with soldiers and people are treating us like criminals!” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Marshall came into the game ranked third in the state and badly desired a hunk of mighty Mojo’s hide to prove the Mavericks were for real. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z This was another reason why I amended my view of Communists and accepted the ANC position of welcoming Marxists into its ranks. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Mounted in solemn sable ranks with tall spears in hand, they had drawn up their hoods to shadow their faces ... and hide the fact that so many were greybeards and green boys. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The words sting a little, reminding me that I am the low- ranked opponent he’s referring to. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Hamlet’s excitement mounted as the black-robed villain crept from the curtains, holding a vial and praising its rank and poisonous contents. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Those over fourteen have been given entry- level ranks in the military and are addressed respectfully as “Soldier.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Nevertheless there’s a rustling, a rank undertone of cats and their huntings and furtive scratchings, still going on behind the deceptive tidiness. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I could smell my sweat, rank with fear, and then —it was like my dream — the underbrush moved, and the sticks shattered. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z “Third rank, fire! Drop back, kneel and reload!” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Others managed to close ranks and raise their shields. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He raked us with a slow, icy stare, as if scanning our ranks for weakness. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z A few more people get into their ranks, and Papa motions to me to join him once it seems safe to do so. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Captain Ty Hill graduated from Valley Forge Military College and earned the rank of second lieutenant in the United States Army Reserve. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z In the end, though the rank and file wanted to keep on fighting, union leader Donnelly knew they could not win. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Within the ranks of his arcane field—an advanced technology called synthetic aperture radar, or SAR—he is an eminence. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z If true, this story deserves to rank alongside the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850 as one of the landmark accommodations in American politics. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z For most of the women who joined Marina Raskova’s ranks, this was exactly the chance they had dreamed of. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I suspect that here, as in Dauntless, there is a limit to her climb through the ranks, and she is reaching it earlier than she would like to. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z A path opened in their ranks and a woman, her arms wrapped around her old coat as if she were freezing, stepped through it. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I kept telling myself that this building was ranked first in the nation in school buildings. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Dear sisters! The hour has come for harsh retribution! Stand in the ranks of the warriors for freedom...!” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The men fell out for the parades early each Sunday afternoon and groped their way into ranks of twelve outside the barracks. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z No trees grew there; but among the rank grasses could still be seen the burned and axe-hewn stumps of ancient groves. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “No, darling. I only want you to have enough rank so that we’re admitted to the better restaurants.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z He wasn’t court-martialed, but he was stripped of his rank and confined to the base for six months. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z By 1957, most of the old union leaders had followed the Captain into retirement, and a new crop was eager to show their worth to the rank and file. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Leaves of unraveling newspaper blow into the rank water that runs in an open ditch; the newspaper wheels along the street, scattering its sheets onto the water, where they float as translucent squares of lace. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Pennsylvania ranks fourth in the nation in its percentage of residents who were born in the state and still live within its borders, often right on top of where they were born. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “I’m almost never tempted to discuss my rank with people. Especially with little boys who don’t even look at me when I talk to them. I’d be drummed out of the bloomin’ service.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z They would rise through the ranks of Messenger, wear their fancy tunics and sashes, and one day, when the time came, they would turn their backs on the outside world to become Executives. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Until it knows its rank for certain, the animal lives a life of unbearable anarchy. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The strange, rank smell was stronger than ever and after a few moments they all heard a heavy movement close by. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The handful that remained joined the ranks of He- Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, and were responsible for some of the worst mass Muggle killings of his reign of terror. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z So they would have an opening in their ranks? The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z To give Marina the authority she needed, she was promoted to the rank of major. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Isidore smelled the rank, cringing body; he inhaled fear from it, fear pouring out, forming a mist. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z The voice on the radio grew more urgent as the announcer described the ranks of Arkansas National Guardsmen who ringed Central High School. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I walked through gas station and motel forecourts and across restaurant parking lots, clambered over concrete barriers, crossed lawns, and pushed through neglected ranks of privet or honeysuckle at property boundaries. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z I stepped into the store and was greeted by the rank smell of cat litter and cooked cold-cut meat. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z In the 1970s, when Ken Seacrest first began his training to join the ranks of America's spies, the pace of the arms race quickened. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z She was the best saber fencer in France at the time and ranked ninth in the world, right behind me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Instead, guards adopt a siege mentality—a shutting up, a closing of ranks—that is law en-forcement at its stupidest. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Because this was my first local tournament, and I didn’t have a ranking of any sort, I was randomly placed in a tough pool with the number one seed. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Unit leaders held up flags to help steer people in the right direction as the women formed ranks in various divisions. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z He wears his air force rank first, unlike the Elector. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z His nose was immediately filled with the rank odor from inside the boat. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z They fell into ranks in the civilian clothes they had brought into the Army with them three days before. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z First Avenue was not cool at all because it was right next to the commotion of the minibus rank. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Blake's handlers inside the KGB went to great lengths to shield him from MI6's counterespionage teams, who were always on the lookout for traitors and double agents within their ranks. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Normally an officer of his rank wouldn’t get involved in such a silly case, but the company building the pancake franchise had some clout with local politicians. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Even with the cold, by January we were all so rank that Mom decided it was time to splurge: We would go to the Laundromat. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z A few of the lower- ranking warders ordered us to go back to work, but we paid them no attention. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He had grown up in Idaho during the Great Depression, working summers as a miner to pay for college, and was eager to jump into the ranks of the G-men. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “Can we go somewhere a little less rank to open it?” asked Akimi, trying to breathe only through her mouth. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z George climbed into fifth place by the time she crossed the finish line, but it still put her third in the overall rankings. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z “Indeed, what would befall mankind if all young girls were to join our ranks?” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z In the midst of their ranks was an actual war elephant. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The ranks of the orcs had opened, and they crowded away, as if they themselves were afraid. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I did not know how much time elapsed as I stood there, numb, astonished; but, suddenly, the vast ranks of the Communist party began to move. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z There was so much money to be made that drug gangs rapidly expanded their ranks, sucking in some of our best friends, and turf wars became deadly, aided by the influx of sophisticated firearms. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z A soldier sat outside the door that opened onto the garden making crosses and painting on them the names, rank, and regiment of the men who were buried in the garden. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z “Normally you pay it in addition to your first term’s Arcanum tuition. But since you’ve jumped rank on us, you’ll need to tend to it now.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The horsemen had broken ranks and hastened to close upon the running figure. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z However, we didn’t lose another game in the regular season and were ranked number one in the state as we headed into the playoffs. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Bears of high rank had the best places, and there was a special enclosure for the she-bears, including, of course, Iofur’s wives. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I jumped into their ranks before the three girls noticed, and hurried back to the Hotel Excalibur. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z When seasickness thinned the ranks of the diners, extra desserts were laid out, and Louie, who had sturdy sea legs, let nothing go to waste. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z It was dawn before the pain ended and, in six voices, his older brothers welcomed Septimus to their ranks. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The proposal was ratified, and in preparation for the Day of Protest, we closed ranks with the SAIC, the APO, and the Communist Party. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But they amounted to only a tiny fraction of Chicago’s blacks, and their ranks were slow to grow. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Too many in a freshman class would probably lower the college’s average SAT score, thereby damaging its ranking by U.S. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z She was a strong fencer and had been ranked as high as number seven in the world and number four in the United States. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z It is possible, in fact, to rank all the participating countries according to how many items their students answer on the questionnaire. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z But her judgment pulled rank on instinct, and she went with him. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z He gave no sign even when the first ranks of his own squadron hove into sight with their swingless marching and die first stricken gasps of alarm were hissing from his startled fellow officers. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Massari didn’t consider his quest unreasonable, nor did he fully grasp how many steps down the ladder the drama program ranked from a powerhouse athletic team. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z We were formed in ranks, with Russian soldiers guarding us—Englishmen, Americans, Dutchmen, Belgians, Frenchmen, Canadians, South Africans, New Zealanders, Australians, thousands of us about to stop being prisoners of war. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Even Ross, who had actively fought the party within the ranks of the party, was still a member in good standing. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry couldn’t get away; whenever he tried to sidle over to the staircase up to the dormitories, the crowd around him closed ranks, forcing another butterbeer on him, stuffing crisps and peanuts into his hands. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Evans was not out of line in questioning whether the cyclotron yet ranked as a simple-to-use laboratory apparatus. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Many youth groups joined ranks with the Hitler Youth: Some joined because they desired to do so; others joined because it was dangerous not to. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z There was no fondness in the ranks for the dead, power-hungry bully. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “I’m just saying. I’m ranked eleventh in the class. And some of the people who did get into Georgia...aren’t.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z But I was so proud of my brother on the day he was sworn in, standing there in the ranks of the new officers, straightshouldered in his navy blue uniform with its glittering brass buttons. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Those serving in the military were given rations according to a strict order of rank and importance. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z A member named Booty, who was one rank beneath J. T., came to Venkatesh with a story. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z His horse moved closer, caught the rank scent of blood, and galloped away. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z All social behavior and actions are conducted in the order of seniority or ranking; as the saying goes, chanmul to wi alay ka ita, there is order even to drinking cold water. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Scorpions fired into the ranks of the Earthborn. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Over a longer stretch of time, the Farewell Address achieved transcendental status, ranking alongside the Declaration of Independence and the Gettysburg Address as a seminal statement of America's abiding principles. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “So if you were ranked first in your initiate class,” I say, “what was Eric’s rank?” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z When I turn back, the man is in my face, his breath rank with alcohol. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The odds were the down side to my undefeated rank. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z This was a bad place, rank with despair and death. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z In the ring, rank, age, color, and wealth are irrelevant. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They had been blown off in Singapore in ’42, within the first week of his running away from home to join the fighting ranks of the Indian National Army. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z A low arrow strikes the ground, a high one may kill in the second rank. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z My stipend was a predetermined amount of money—based on world ranking—to defray the cost of training expenses. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Everyone had theories, of course, but the Jade Key still remained unfound, and top rankings on the Scoreboard remained static. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I had come looking for a parade, for a military review of champions marching in ranks. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I supervised twenty-one Okinawans in a machine shop and rose in rank from private first class to corporal. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Whether the ranks of antis were exaggerated or not, it was clear that the time had not yet come for suffrage. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z I’m not sure if it’s smart to forgive her or not—to forgive either of them, after what they said to me when the rankings went up yesterday. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z In a subdued voice, Kissinger said that history would one day rank Nixon among the great presidents. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Several of my players are ranked in the state, so you’ll find plenty of competition. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The empire had defensible borders, yet the vast majority of the population couldn’t be trusted in the ranks—the Macedonians had a long-standing reluctance to arm the natives. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Instead King wheeled around, and to almost everyone’s surprise, each rank in the column wheeled in turn as he began to lead the marchers back to Selma. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z There were always women cycling on and off the team, as no one’s ranking was guaranteed. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Aleksandr also suggested he was personally disliked by an important air force officer who ranked above him and who disapproved of the women fighters. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z For any ranked society, whether a chiefdom or a state, one thus has to ask: why do the commoners tolerate the transfer of the fruits of their hard labor to kleptocrats? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z And there remain one more victim in the Vampire fold; one more to swell the grim and grisly ranks of the Un-Dead!... Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Over his jeans and orange Camp Half-Blood T-shirt, he’d donned a toga and a purple cloak—symbols of his old rank as praetor. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z There at the corner, in the front rank of pedestrians, was a surgeon who had been operating all day. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The more bouts you won and the larger the margin you won by, the higher your ranking post-pools. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z With the demotion of Nick to our ranks, the peaceful interlude began to slip away, and my life once more became complicated, filled with anxiety and finally danger. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Instantly gold light rippled across the ground, into the valley of Camp Half-Blood and down the opposite side through the Roman ranks. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z To break rank, to let myself slide to the side of the road . Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z A couple of times, the old hogs on the ground got so mad that they broke ranks and charged Old Yeller. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Neither could any of the other prisoners, from the looks of our ragged ranks. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z There he could see the heads of the trees descending in ranks towards the plain from which they had come. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Sometimes they’re a little off, but for the most part they know exactly where they rank at all times. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “All I see about me is strife. You must close ranks and present a unified front.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite her air of frivolity, she was near the top of her class—officially, Shaker did not rank its students, to reduce competitive feelings, but she knew she was somewhere in the top twenty. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z In many cases, a male commander would try to pull rank to take advantage of an enlisted young woman. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z And with some telephone calls, in less than half an hour about fifty of Temple Seven’s men of the Fruit of Islam were standing in ranks- formation outside the police precinct house. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I looked around the beach and saw, drawn up in ranks, regiment after regiment of strange, silent, scaled soldiers, but I paid little attention to them. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He could smell Horse’s unwashed breeches, the sweet scent Satin combed into his beard, the rank sharp smell of fear, the giant’s overpowering musk. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Having knelt, the wildlings shuffled past the ranks of the black brothers to the gate. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They passed down the long ranks of waiting men with stern and unmoved faces. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “That is the lowest rank. Be silent and let me speak to your pater.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Its average SAT scores ranked forty-sixth in the nation. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z In spite of the amateurishness and opportunism of their leaders, the PAC rank and file displayed great courage and fortitude in their demonstrations at Sharpeville and Langa. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He came to the back of the kennel, reeking of creosote and of rank straw. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z People, mostly neighbors from the alley, were standing in neat circles, almost as if they had formed ranks intentionally. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Others were educated for jobs in the Nut or funneled into the ranks of Peacekeepers. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z In the spring of that year, the CIA was thrown back on its heels by the first of several shattering revelations about treachery in its ranks. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z He felt a man should learn soldiering from the ranks, as he had. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He is panting, his breath rank, his lower jaw punctuated by long brown teeth. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Marsh barked out orders, and a swarm of his stewards broke from ranks to attack the wooden walls. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z When schools were first assessed under the state’s guidelines, the district scored near the bottom of state rankings. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z There was a sawhorse, and there were three different-sized woodpiles, one of big pieces, one of middle-sized pieces, and one of little pieces for kindlings, all ranked perfectly. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z The last rank of spears had vanished down the road. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The rebels turned their rifles to new targets and tore down rank after rank of proud grenadier. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I spotted another group of workers and attempted to blend into their ranks. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z But I also felt that the galaxy was playing with loaded dice, which ensured an excess of cowards in our ranks. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Robert is just twenty-one, with a thin mustache and a captain’s rank in the Union army. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z His beard was like a forest of ice-covered trees in midwinter, his eyebrows like a field of thistles, his breath as rank and foul as a midden in a bog. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Now could I see black smoke above the ranks before me, rushing through the brown and red air; our advance guard had torched the last houses on the islet. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z By 1900, at age twenty-six, he had risen in the ranks of the merchant service, carrying mail and cargo around the British Empire. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Turning, he looked out across the field and yelled at one of his men to close up the rank. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d wanted to be a warrior, believed that the title and rank would give him something he wanted, needed. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “Our habits of expense make us too dependent, and there are not many in my rank of life who can afford to marry without some attention to money.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z Great trees, bare and silent, stood, rank on rank, with tangled bough and hoary head; their twisted roots were buried in the long green grass. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “Not if you have the good sense to stay low in the rankings,” Manet grumbled. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Mark and his new friends cleared the entire fifteenth floor, but the rank stench still permeates the air. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The school had excellent academic rankings as well. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Once the remaining empty slots were filled, the Scoreboard began to grow in length, to display rankings beyond tenth place. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The orders were given over the loudspeakers: “Form ranks of fiv es! Groups of one hundred! Five steps forward!” Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z It aroused no comment that thirty men of humbler rank—master workmen like Paul Revere the silversmith, Thomas Crafts the painter, or Chase the distiller—met at the Green Dragon. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Beneath that came his name, rank, and years of birth and death. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z There were banners to her right, banners to her left, and rank on rank of banners before her, but in the predawn gloom, neither colors nor sigils could be discerned. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They had an annoying habit of standing halfway inside living people, so that the ranks looked like a blurry photograph, but finally the centurions got them sorted out. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z But not even Hoover had any inkling about the mole—or secret Soviet agent—hiding in the top ranks of Great Britain's spy agency, MI6. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The chamber was infernal in its heat and rank in its scent. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z So there were rank beginners who barely knew the moves, seasoned club players who’d been playing chess all of their lives, and a sprinkling of masters. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I see by a blue light in the corner that no one bothered to erase the rankings that are written there—Uriah’s name is still at the top. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The armed ranks of the horde were formed up in the ditch. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I didn't want the rich to go away until I could at least briefly join their ranks. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z It made the stuffy air rank with oiliness, and yet it also made her slightly hungry. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z They refused to give more than their name, rank, and service number. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Suitably geared for battle, they quickly fell into ranks. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Inej heard the name the Dregs preferred for her whispered among their ranks—the Wraith. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z So he often speaks, frank yet cautious, ironic, as if always aware that I see and judge as an alien: a singular awareness in one of so isolate a race and so high a rank. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z The seats were filling with officers in full uniform and their ladies; in remoter areas, the rank and file were admitted to celebrate their favorite Regimental commanders in this act of buffoonage. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I had now achieved the rank I once considered so exalted. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “So, you are a wild card now? I mean, congratulations, that is really great—but I don’t remember seeing you in the top rankings this year.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Social rank is central to how it leads its life. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z When Devon walked up the steps to get his Life rank the whole auditorium was silent because like Dad said it’s a big event for a seventh grader to get his Life rank so soon. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The horse had spent most of his career in the claiming or cheap allowance ranks, and the most accomplished trainer in America had given up on him. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Heredity cannot be a peripheral question in biology; it must rank among its central questions. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z I hadn’t broken through on the domestic circuit yet, so my national ranking was barely worth mentioning. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He could wait two more days, three, while ranks of men broke against him like waves. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The eighth victory in any tournament is therefore critical, the difference between promotion and demotion; it is roughly four times as valuable in the rankings as the typical victory. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z In some of them there was a hunger for rank—in Jubal Early it was a disease—but Armistead had grown past the hunger, if he ever had it at all. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The past few days, they had been looking to her for orders—even Jason, who could have pulled rank as the son of Jupiter, and Coach Hedge, who didn’t take orders from anyone. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He opened the door of a walk-in cooler but the sour rank smell of the dead washed out of the darkness and he quickly closed it again. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z His robes made him look like a priest, though Piper couldn’t remember which rank of priest wore purple. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The more tests given—and the more students enrolled in rigorous courses—the higher the ranking a school achieves. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Our corner was also where a lot of minibus drivers ended their routes and turned around to loop back to the minibus rank. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Whoever stands against the rule of law,” the Governor said sternly, “stands with the darkness. Citizens, I ask you to look at your own ranks. Criminals. Beggars.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z There was not a patch of clean soil in sight, and the only plants growing anywhere were rank weeds and coarse grayish grass. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z So when, after a few months, the girls in the class made a ranking of all the boys according to which ones were “hunks,” I was hopeful. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z They were executing officers of the rank of major and above who were separated from their troops. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z They were ranked by sixes, though, and so were constrained in their firing, only a few able to present at once; and the causeway afforded no cover. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z No name given, no military service or rank mentioned—she introduced herself to Penn as a wireless operator. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The air was calm, though animals’ slops and whiffs of burning wood made it rank. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z He protested, but it wasn’t until 1946 that the Army restored him to his previous rank. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z He escaped and awarded himself the rank of captain in the army of Smith. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z On these occasions, the regent was surrounded by his amapbakathi, a group of councilors of high rank who functioned as the regent’s parliament and judiciary. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Among wealthy countries, South Korea ranks first in per capita spending on private education, which includes home tutors, cram sessions, and English-language courses at home and abroad. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z The answer, he thundered, was in the negative: did not such men as General Fremont, General Wade Butler, General Ulysses S. Grant, rank high above Abraham Lincoln? Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z “Transfers, the order in which you go through the final test was taken from your rankings as they now stand,” Tobias says. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “Hopefully I ranked higher than him . . . oh, and all the Dauntless-born initiates. Forgot about them.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z All the elfin knights and soldiers had turned out, and they were standing in their battle ranks, ready for action if something went wrong. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z His hair was messy, but he had a magnificent smile, which immediately ranked him in the category of human beings who deserved to be painted into the gigantic fresco in her bedroom. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Chiefdoms are inferred from archaeological evidence, such as ranked burials, architecture, and settlement patterns. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z And he knew many other things too, because he came to the company as a non-com. and was promoted from the ranks. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z C. P. Ellis’ ascent to power in the Ku Klux Klan paralleled Ann Atwater’s own steady climb through the ranks of community activists. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z A dozen centaurs barrelled through the ranks, yelling and waving their clubs, followed by a horde of two-headed men banging on trash-can lids. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “You know that I’ve been fighting? You know that I’m ranked?” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Were our ranks not swelled every day by men crawling through the reeds, families arrived in boats, and victorious runaways bleeding in their shirts, we had been decimated. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Not a minute later, though, he turned up, obtrusively vertical, among the deck-chair ranks. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z She clicked on the profile and was surprised to see that Babbage ranked Sherlock Holmes level, the highest possible level. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “If you don’t rank in the top five at the end of initiation, you will probably end up here,” says Four as he reaches the gate. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Nor could they find any “grinds,” people who worked harder than everyone else, yet just didn’t have what it takes to break the top ranks. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Most ignored him and kept going, some laughed at him, but a few were intimidated by his rank and had stopped, though he lacked any personal authority. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Larsen, whom Bobby described as “sulky and unhelpful,” kept discouraging him, telling him that he shouldn’t expect to place higher than the bottom rank of those competing. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z And the Germans told everybody else to form in ranks of five, with Billy as their pivot. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone here had worked their way up through the ranks the hard way. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They called him that to settle the difficult matter of rank. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Soldiers in red marched ranked down private avenues, muskets held at ready. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z It was a big step forward in the ranks of the Fishery, a step toward gaining the rank of Re’lar, and more importantly, my financial freedom. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Some argued that because the ANC was a mass organization made up mainly of ordinary workers, the leadership should come from those same ranks. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The noise, the rank stinks, the shouldering contact of human flesh soothed his jangled nerves. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z We fell into ranks of five, with the musicians. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The army stood in long uneasy ranks for a moment, and then, with a soft sigh of sorrow, rose up in a faint gray mist and disappeared. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z “That said, it is extremely difficult to rank high at the end of initiation if you rank low in stage one.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z They were met by a whole rank of goblin trumpeters dressed in elfin livery, playing a harsh goblin fanfare. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z “I don’t care what Mommy said, Corporal! Rank is rank! You will refer to me as Captain Kelp.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Stripped of his rank, Hans resigned from the Hitler Youth. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z When our ranks were within fifty yards of the breastwork, the massacre began. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I joined the ranks of the Artificery, studying how to blow glass, mix alloys, draw wire, inscribe metal, and sculpt stone. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z With the row of police tanks, like the one I’d seen that morning, and the rank upon rank of infantry, I swear it looked a lot less like Springfield and a lot more like Kabul. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z And when Josh wanted to start a weekly ranking of the best fifth-grade athletes, Cara told him the list would have to include girls as well as boys. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z In military language, grandchildren, a “non-com” is a noncommissioned officer, anyone above the rank of a private, but no higher than a sergeant. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Near one hundred soldiers stepped out . of the ranks and snapped to attention. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z As the Americans were waiting to move on, an altercation broke out in their rear-most rank. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The homeless whose ranks he had joined had other plans. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z In the first tumult of bodies, the first instinct was to punch someone of your own rank. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He was one step below me in the class ranking. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Your father will be one of the highest ranking officers on this air base. It simply means that we’ll have to wait for quarters to open up to move in.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It was October 7, 2002, and like most days in Stokum, the rank little pinprick of a town where I was born and raised, the seventh of October unraveled in a completely unmemorable way. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z He won over all their followers who were noblemen, making them his own noblemen and giving them huge subsidies; and he honoured them, according to their rank, with military commands and civil appointments. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z “So inefficient, so wasteful of effort, and so utterly exhausting” was the old plow, Temple wrote, “that this deficiency of plowing may rank as mankind’s single greatest waste of time and energy.” 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Their question was, how close would the students’ rankings come to the experts? Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Only hours earlier, my da had come in from his job at the bar and changed his clothes, as he always did after work, shedding rank smells with each layer. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z By the time they reach Amelia Court House, on April 4, electricity sizzles through the ranks. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Right next to the minibus rank, of course, is a KFC. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z If they see me at all, they look at me like I'm a bug, something to squash as they march toward the highest possible class rank. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Position, except in the highest ranks, was a thing of the past. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z They smelt that old obscene stink of darkness, that old slavery smell, worse than the rank halitosis of hoary death. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “I said no questions about me. And I meant it. How are you really doing, Beatrice? How have the fights been? How are you ranked?” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z In the meantime, Permian scored an easy 49-0 win to improve its record to five and one and solidify its top-ten ranking in the statewide polls. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Jason and Piper closed ranks on either side of Percy. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z At the center of the front rank stood a rat who had been wounded in the first encounter at the Abbey. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The air in the car turned rank with sweat. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Some were riding to fairs as great as that of Troyes, others to universities which rivalled Paris, where there were twenty thousand scholars whose ranks eventually provided seven popes. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z If he has a losing record, his ranking falls. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z At thirty-eight, Swann ranked as one of the nation’s leading experts in the theory of relativity, a subject on which he had maintained a lengthy personal correspondence with Einstein himself. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The Roman ranks moved forward, impaling centaurs and trampling wounded ogres under their bronze-tipped boots. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “If she were just a foolish girl, she wouldn’t be ranked first, now would she?” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Even as mobility seems to have stagnated, the ranks of the elite are opening. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z There was a commotion in the British ranks, and a quick fusillade of shots. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “They’ve slipped between the cracks like snakes. Infiltrating our ranks. Supplanting the best of us like weeds.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I knew a little from our infrequent stays with Baron Greyfallow, and thought I was quite genteel enough without having to memorize forms of address, table manners, and the elaborate snarled rankings of the peerage. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The year he retired, he had risen to a rank equivalent to Director. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The women organize themselves by rank and wait patiently for their roles to begin. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z My caseworker, Mr. Wilcox, said I was not a danger to myself or others and ranked me as a minimum-security risk. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z He’d already selected the officer’s rank and name, the latter borrowed from a former acquaintance, the then warden of Kansas State Penitentiary: Tracy Hand. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “I take it your ranks were good,” I say to Lynn. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The other women were blondes dressed in pale blue, their matching gowns suggesting their rank as ladies-in-waiting. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z In early 2012, I was ranked number two in the United States and thirteenth in the world. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Around at the side of the building in the mud and the ice and the quick, soft, rank spring growth of the garden, a young couple stood talking. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z He gave his name and rank as a detective sergeant in the security police. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, listening to radio broadcasts ranked as Americans’ favorite recreation—more popular than movies, books, or sports events. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z The guard knew English, and he hauled the American out of ranks, knocked him down. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The little creatures were cunning and hard to catch, but their meat was tender and rank. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Distantly connected to royalty, she was of some rank herself, of privilege rather than experience, a flight officer; but she was said to work as diligently at her wireless set as any self-made shop girl. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The higher your rank, the more special privileges you earn, like unlocking secret pages and online games and puzzles. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z In March Stassen was stripped of his cabinet rank as a rebuke. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I like to recall that we netted two full baskets of rank peelers that day. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I wasn’t sure whether that was, like, Grover’s rank or maybe just the school motto. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z He called Thalia forward first, since she was his daughter, and promised her help in filling the Hunters’ ranks. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z They marched to the center of the Field of Mars and formed ranks. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z His job, with the rank of sergeant, was to be an administrator for the school, help things run well, and write reports. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z All the guards had clustered on the right side of the onager, trying to see what was going on down the ranks, which gave Nico and his comrades a clear shot to the left. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Young German women dressed in uniforms walked among the ranks of athletes, smiling, handing out cookies and orangeade, trying to keep everyone peppy. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z But even small insects like us knew that ‘Captain’ was not a very exalted rank and only a man with little else to boast about would hang on to it in civilian life. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z She needed someone of high-enough rank to have access to privileged information—someone drunk enough to make ill-considered decisions, but not so drunk that he couldn’t take her where she needed to go. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z So she didn’t notice how many more people had joined their ranks, not until one of them held out a ladleful of water. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z There was water close by inside the houses, the backyards, but it was forbidden to break rank. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Because of my twelfth place win in Tunisia and my earlier gold medal finishes in the domestic tournaments, my national ranking had improved significantly. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Lee’s optimism slowly filtered down into the ranks. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Just a few months into the season, I had fenced well enough in the domestic competitions that I now had a high enough national ranking to compete on the international circuit. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z But in the ranks of the party itself a storm broke loose and I was branded a traitor, an unstable personality, and one whose faith had failed. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z A few people slipped out of the ranks, hoping to hide in some abandoned building. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought it was rank, but apparently she was into that kind of thing. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Well, Minya and the ranks of ghosts that now filled the arches of the arcade, crushing Sparrow’s vines beneath their dead feet. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z It was here, at a Lagos salon, that the different ranks of imperial femaleness were best understood. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He’s one of the most intuitive captains out of anyone—he would have selected someone he could count on, experienced players who are ranked high. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Besides the World Championships, a Grand Prix was worth double the points of a World Cup, and therefore a valuable opportunity to improve one’s world ranking. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z 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 Then, a bell sounds, and acrasin is released by special cells toward which the others converge in stellate ranks, touch, fuse together, and construct the slug, solid as a trout. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Consequential as is the two-game lead the Soviet champion now enjoys, the board is still set for a duel that could rank among the most brilliant in this ancient game’s annals. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Had Africa’s rhinos and hippos been domesticated and ridden, they would not only have fed armies but also have provided an unstoppable cavalry to cut through the ranks of European horsemen. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Always, their ranks were made up of humorless civilians culled from the lowest species of southerner that could plug in an electric clipper. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The trees stood beneath him, warriors armored in bark and leaf, deployed in their silent ranks awaiting the command to storm the hill. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It was clear he’d just pulled rank with Max, but Dimple had no idea what it really meant. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “I beat her! I beat her in minutes, and she’s ranked above me?” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z One theory is that they owed their rank to their parents. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z In a few moments, we stood in ranks. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z There is no need for formal ranks, titles and law books to keep order. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh,” Eloise said, “I started to, once. But the first thing he asked me was what his rank was.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z After twenty years of working separately, the younger members of both groups began to see the wisdom of joining ranks and working on suffrage together. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z He sees tall ranks of firs swaying in a storm, hears their heartwood groan. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z And that's because the double agent Cherkashin was running inside the highest ranks of the CIA was far more valuable to him than punishing a single renegade KGB colonel. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z All of these players are well-known and highly ranked. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Two, however, of the first rank, were missing: Odysseus, King of the Island of Ithaca, and Achilles, the son of Peleus and the sea nymph Thetis. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z In effect, the society was divided into hereditary chief and commoner classes, with Hawaiian chiefs themselves subdivided into eight hierarchically ranked lineages, each concentrating its marriages within its own lineage. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z On the field, Riefenstahl’s cameras moved slowly up and down the ranks of the boys, lenses angled slightly upward toward their faces. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z We were both twenty-four years old when you were born, the normal age for most Americans, but among the class we soon found ourselves, we ranked as teenage parents. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z ‘I need you to go with Dakota and Leila. While they’re stirring trouble in the ranks, trying to delay the attack, you have to find a way to sabotage those onagers.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Other than that, I know he has a consort he favors, though she is of low rank. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Regally he swept through the ranks of both sides, looking neither to right nor left. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The guns had just gone off on the ships to mark the evening when Corporal Craigie appeared and ordered us form into rank. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z By late afternoon, the marchers’ ranks were packed with thousands of newcomers carrying banners and placards telling where they were from and why they had come. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z The Germans sorted out the prisoners according to rank. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I hoped to move up the ranks in the Fishery soon. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They’d mastered the techniques of cell culture and simplified them to such a degree that, as one researcher put it, they’d “made it possible for even the rank amateur to grow a few cultures.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z They carried chess sets, basketballs, Vietnamese-English dictionaries, insignia of rank, Bronze Stars and Purple Hearts, plastic cards imprinted with the Code of Conduct. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Now he stood at the window of the nursery, his armpits still rank with fear, his right cheek roughened by his fall on the ice and his lower lip swollen. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Apparently his rank wasn’t up to her standards. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z He trotted up and down the ranks, his plumed helmet gleaming, his legs decked in bronze greaves. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “First rank, fire! Drop back, kneel and reload!” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z It hung in the hot, humid air, rich, rank, pervasive. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He had joined the ranks of those ‘overcome with the incredible delight conceived of their own devises and inventions’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Figan knew if he was attacked by one of the higher ranking males, Faben almost always would come rushing up to help him. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Herr Doctor Mengele pointed his baton to the right, and I joined the ranks of the other men and women who’d been kept to work. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Dimple had no desire to meet her now, rank with defeat. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The king/queen system gave us a sense of order, rank, and self. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z As you earn points, you will move up through the ranks of the game. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The ranks of marchers included many teenagers, small children with their parents, and a couple from California pushing a baby carriage. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z I would have rested longer except for the indescribably rank smell and loud snuffling coming from a few feet away. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z To right and left, jostling into frame, are disorderly ranks of trees, which immediately vanish into consuming darkness. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Panofsky, who had risen precociously in his two years at Berkeley to the rank of associate professor, detested the very idea of the oath, but signed— “reluctantly,” as he put it later. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Specifically, barley and emmer wheat, the two earliest important crops of the Fertile Crescent, rank respectively 3rd and 13th in seed size among those top 56. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The more his parents climbed the political ranks, the more he started to reckon with the fact that soon the world would know who he was. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Social complexity again reached its peak in the Hawaiian Archipelago, where people of chiefly descent were divided into eight hierarchically ranked lineages. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Mayor Harrison warned that the ranks of the unemployed had swollen to an alarming degree. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z It went down the ranks like a wind in wheat. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The campers spoke with reverence about the son of Jupiter who’d risen from the lowly ranks of the Fifth Cohort to become praetor, led them to victory in the Battle of Mount Tam, then disappeared. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z South of the Blackwater, Davos saw men dragging crude rafts toward the water while ranks and columns formed up beneath a thousand streaming banners. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The civil rights assault had failed because of defections in the ranks. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Apparently Minho’s pronouncement had already been whispered through the ranks, because the first thing Newt said was “Well, we knew we’d have to fight.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Best of all, the ranks of the demons were noticeably thinned, which meant it was reasonably safe to be walking the streets again. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Everybody was coming sort of fixed up, and he didn’t mean for nobody else’s wife to rank with her. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Much later, I found out that as soon as the all-around rankings appeared on the Jumbotron, television cameras zoomed in on my mother and sister up in the stands, sobbing their hearts out. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The long ranks of man and horse were armored in darkness, as black as if the Smith had hammered night itself into steel. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “We have to edge them out of the rankings. That will damage their futures. Permanently.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z As you earn points, you will move up through the ranks of the game. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “He’s just a man. But a man you should treat with the respect his rank demands.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Or you could join the company’s ever-growing ranks of indentured servants. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z And we feed away in a sociable rank Tearing the grass with a sideways yank. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Percy gazed at the ranks of ghostly Romans. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Over the years this clearing had grown over with a strange mixture of high, rank grass, tall weeds, berries and wild flowers. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z They sat in a circle, lesser officers at a distance, almost in files, by rank. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “So I volunteered to come here. I used to be a janitor. I’m moving through the ranks, I guess.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z My stepfamily knew and would take advantage to improve their rank and fortune. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z I whirled through the ranks, slashing redcoats to dust, one after the other. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z People of every rank and station wanted to escape the spreading pestilence and breathe the fresh, healthy air of the countryside. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Wander any graveyard long enough and you will find it—waterstained and bulging, with cracked or broken stone, scraggly grass or rank weeds about it, and a feeling, when you reach it, of abandonment. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z As we walked north across the multihued stones toward the driftwood seawall, the clouds finally closed ranks across the sky, causing the sea to darken and the temperature to drop. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Yet he joined to his wickedness such strength of mind and body, that when he entered upon a military career, he rose through the ranks to become praetor of Syracuse. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z A wrestler’s ranking is based on his performance in the elite tournaments that are held six times a year. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z The name of the man who had stood naked in ranks that day to receive his Distinguished Flying Cross from General Dreedle had also been—Yossarian! Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The points accumulated from all of these competitions would make up the US national rankings, and the top four finishers qualified for the national team for the following season. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “And I figured your friends might not be so congratulatory, since their ranks aren’t as high. So quit moping and come with us. I’m going to shoot a muffin off Marlene’s head.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z In that way, many adults can coexist in the herd without constant fighting and with each knowing its rank. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Discussing our family visits would be too painful, so our final rankings for stage one are all anyone can talk about that night. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The Spirit Bear towered over him, its rank breath warm. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Better looking, even, as they studied for AP tests and talked about GPAs and class rank. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He wonders if Catherine is up to joining the ranks. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z And more: There was my sense that this woman was pulling rank. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z But on the field where they now stood a great host was drawn up, in ranks and companies glittering in the sun. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Interspersed among their ranks were a dozen battle forklifts, their sharpened tines gleaming in the sunset and flaming bolts nocked in their crossbows. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z They were awed, but not completely surprised, that their own disaster should rank with these godly affairs. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z They charged the Greek and Roman ranks, taking advantage of the demigods’ disorganization. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z She made the mistake of glancing over the rail and saw armed legionnaires closing ranks in the forum, preparing flaming arrows. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The pines were planted in ranks and files. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Beating Molly must have boosted my rank more than I thought it would. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I try to get Tobias alone after the rankings are announced, but the crowd of initiates and members is too thick, and the force of their congratulations pulls him away from me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Luckily for the circus trainer, decisions about social rank among higher animals are not always based on brute force. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z In the early days of his youth he was sent to serve as a soldier under Paulo Vitelli, so that, once he was versed in that discipline, he might attain some outstanding military rank. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z At Namwon, everyone was respected according to their rank or their age. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z I, on the other hand, needed to climb the ranks in the Fishery quickly so I could earn money working on my own projects. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They would keep a minimal crew, all former sailors who had made their way into the ranks of the Dregs through one misfortune or another. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z That there was a thriving theatre audience of Londoners of lower rank is in itself a significant fact. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z He was lower in rank, but they followed and did everything he suggested, and to preserve their dignity, they teased him. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, many of the rank and file continued to look cautiously about them. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I was the center of considerable attention on the part of the Zionist students and the target of icy hatred from the ranks of the anti-Zionists. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z There are only about thirty of us in all, mostly Negroes, with a few of the younger roughnecks to round out the ranks. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Let a boar hog get grown without cutting his seeds out, and his meat is too tough and rank smelling to eat. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z A man sitting in a chair tilted in the broad low door, where a dark cool breeze smelling of ammonia blew among the ranked stalls, said to look at the postoffice. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z These were the world’s best fencers, and I was about to join their ranks. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z More handcuffed men and women were still filing out of the yards on either side, swelling the ranks of those already choking the streets. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z These were not only Britons and Germans, but also Belgians, French, Italians, Swiss; they were diplomats and political persons of high rank; distinguished clergymen; retired military gentlemen; writers and thinkers. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z When she was sixteen, Kitty Hammer was the number-one- ranked junior tennis player in the country. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Newly planted trees stood in soldierly ranks, but in the heat and haze they looked like desert troops gone too long without water. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “Can’t even get into a fancy restaurant with a Level 28 rank. She looks like she came from a used clothes bin.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z And I had won a few individual medals at World Cups throughout the season, helping both my domestic and world rankings. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He bought another rifle and a pistol and he and Janie bucked each other as to who was the best shot with Janie ranking him always with the rifle. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z The two recruits departed their ranks with terrific haste and stood before Hicks, both of them visibly shaking. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z In the legion ranks, everything was still in chaos, but the officers were starting to reassert control. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z It’s all ranks, being a boy, like the army. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Two of the women, in the front rank of the crowd, wore halos. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “I need to get out of this place before it strangles me,” says one of Volpe’s students, a girl ranked fifth academically in the senior class. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z We were ranked number two, so our game was a big deal. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Did you think I remembered all the names and ranks of everybody Maddie ever worked with? Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Now and then, one of the old bar’ hogs would break ranks to make a quick cutting lunge at the dog. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z A quest must be led by someone of centurion rank or higher. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Carter went ahead and played Marshall, who was undefeated and ranked tenth in the country. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z That chant did more than threaten a slave revolt—it was a challenge to all ranking hierarchies. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z This was no corset but it definitely ranked as a form of torture. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z At the start of the parade, the women walked four across, but as the spectators spilled into the streets, the women narrowed their ranks to three across, then two, and finally they marched single file. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z They were not much older than we were and although probably just recruits, they gave the impression of being an elite as they were carried past our drab ranks. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z An American white ambassador in one African country was Africa’s most respected American ambassador: I’m glad to say that this was told to me by one ranking African leader. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Incredibly, in spite of his small number of total mounts, his soaring win percentage invariably placed him near the top of the national jockey rankings for purse money won. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z If you were in the upper quarter of the graduating class at Stuyvesant, you were virtually assured of being able to get into a highly ranked college. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z He received nothing from Fortune but the opportunity, for as the citizens of Syracuse were oppressed, they elected him as their captain, and from that rank he proved himself worthy of becoming their prince. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z And so we walked, hour upon hour, over rollercoaster hills, along knife-edge ridges and over grassy balds, through depthless ranks of oak, ash, chinkapin, and pine. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The Communist guerrillas had a terrible habit of raiding the village for food during the night and kidnapping young men to join their ranks. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z The mist entered my nostrils and lay upon my lips rank and sour. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Emo fed off each man he killed, and the higher the rank of the dead man, the higher it made Emo. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I gathered all that remained of my strength in order to break rank and throw myself onto the barbed wire. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Faizah was in a good position to qualify for the Olympic team as well because her national ranking was around fifth or sixth place. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z His class rank at Permian going into his senior year was the second lowest of any senior on the football team, 480 out of 720. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you have a high rank, you lose points for losing to a low-ranked opponent.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “A number designed to rank my intelligence in relation to the entire human population,” said Jake. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z She pushed down the hood of her cloak and looked directly at him, letting the full force of her beauty and rank pour upon him like a waterfall. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He walked through England and Scotland tabulating “beauty”—secretly ranking the women he met as “attractive,” “indifferent,” or “repellent” using pinpricks on a card hidden in his pocket. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z He was always praying, in the block, at work, in the ranks. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z If the seventh man she meets she prefers to everyone except her favorite, her updated ranking would become: 4 617 3 5 2. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Outside the carved hardwood doors to the king’s chambers stood Steelskin, a younger pit fighter, not yet regarded as of the first rank. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z You got to choose the life and then you got to rise through the ranks. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Impassively they stood in ranks awaiting the Warlord’s inspection. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z My national ranking was steadily climbing, but I had yet to really break through on the international World Cup circuit. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z They were called astronauts, and they had been picked from the ranks of test pilots. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z They slept huddled together in the rank quilts in the dark and the cold. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Eric nearly collapsed, and Jesse mustered all his well- honed phone skills with the telephone company, talking his way past the first rank to a supervisor, then claiming he was misled. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In the words of Geoffrey Keynes, it ranks ‘among the most important books ever published in the history of science’. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z In the traditional Japanese class system, samurai ranked just below nobility; then came farmers and those who worked the land. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z He never once promoted himself to noncommissioned rank. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Acknowledging defeat, thousands of the strikers, whose ranks at one point had swollen to more than seventy-five thousand, returned to work. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z “Him. Him. Him. Him,” he said, and soldiers pulled the men out of the ranks. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z In a furious squabble of accusation and recrimination he would demote officers and promote the most unlikely soldiers from the ranks. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I’m not used to being touched, except by Peeta or my family, and I rank Gamemakers somewhere below maggots in terms of creatures I want in contact with my skin. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Baby Kochamma said, as the front ranks of the procession approached the car. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z When you consider the size of an individual termite, photographed standing alongside his nest, he ranks with the New Yorker and shows a better sense of organization than a resident of Los Angeles. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Master squatted beside him and began to search through the charred paper, muttering, “My research papers are all here, nekene nke, this is the one on my rank tests for signal detection....” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Blowed if I can see anything funny about a couple of heroes wanting to be fed so that they can stay alive. Takes all kinds to make a world, young feller, other ranks included.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Though she was a rank beneath Lac, she was the perfect combination of diligence, talent, and drive. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I quickly became the best saber fencer on the Columbia High School team, and I watched my ranking rise at the local competitions, often coming home with medals in my hand. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z It makes you feel good to be, for once, excluded from the ranks of the useless. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z He was probably the most accomplished negotiator in the ranks of the ANC, a skill he honed as secretary-general of the National Union of Mine Workers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There had been an opening in their ranks, but now it was closed; I was back, it seemed, exactly where I’d begun. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z It includes in its ranks South Africans of all races. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As the giant got close, a Cyclops woman broke ranks and ran back to speak with him. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z She hands the letter back and stares down the alley at the dense ranks of clotheslines and coalbins. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Captain Strait swaggered out from the ranks of 234 as though he had a long and distinguished history of victory in contests of this ilk. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z My eyes stared straight ahead, even though I could hear them close ranks behind me, cutting off any retreat. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z One morning at roll call, I was one of fifty prisoners pulled out of the ranks and loaded onto a truck. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Diplomacy is a large part of being a trouper, and a large portion of diplomacy is adherence to title and rank. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z My sister’s national and international ranking was climbing steadily, even though she was balancing competing with a heavy courseload at college. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z After conferring with General Read, Washburn orders his tiny cavalry to assemble just out of rifle range, in columns of four, then addresses the ranks. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z They had consistently been ranked in the top four for years and formed the nexus of the team, leaving the other two spots open for wildcards like me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Each time she approached, the soldiers closed ranks, shutting her out. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Each fencer was put into a randomly selected pool with other fencers based on ranking. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The book included items such as the mission statement of the school, the honor code, the cadet resolution, and all of the military and cadet ranks. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Holmes is one of the tough black officers who have been here forever, a big man who seems to enjoy his distance from the rank and file. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Camp fever” was what everyone called the typhus that spread like fire throughout the ranks of prisoners. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z On only a few occasions, John remembered, had Ernest pulled rank as the wiser elder brother. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Pilots were at the top of that ranking system. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The Party Ponies tried to form ranks, but they staggered and giggled and they all smelled like root beer. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Davos tasted a trap, yet he saw no sign of any foes sweeping in behind them, only the great fleet of Stannis Baratheon in their ordered ranks, stretching back to the watery horizon. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z A group of friends and neighbors stood around my dad and grampa, and when they saw the Remingtons approaching, they closed ranks, blocking them from the circle of mourners. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z His rank was so far above Julius’s that he felt unassailably superior to him. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z “It only took a few years to climb the ranks?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Tribes also share with bands an “egalitarian” social system, without ranked lineages or classes. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “Captain,” Booth calls out, not knowing the proper rank to use, “there is a man here who very much wants to surrender.” Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z The Hayes Society claimed to admit butlers of 'only the very first rank'. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z They also behaved as though they were genuine friends with the people of color among their ranks, sharing work and laughter. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A whiff of something rank made him turn his head. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The last time she had seen him had been at Kaihan’s wedding last year, and Prince Con Isae Tan—like all young men of rank—had worn his long black hair in a topknot. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z At the top, members of the core class could obtain jobs in government, the Korean Workers’ Party, officer ranks of the military, and the intelligence services. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z There were real ranks now, squadron leaders with bullhorns; we marched over the snowy hills wave upon wave. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z On my way to the bus rank I encountered hostile stares: the papers had carried stories of my decision to enter the tournament, and black people thought me a traitor. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z A doctor started an IV, while a nurse tried to question the infantryman for his name, rank, and serial number. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Permian came into the game ranked fourth in the state with a reputation of invincibility to uphold. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z When they were on duty, they had to call each other by their ranks and surnames; off duty, they could use their first names—or even sweet or funny nicknames. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Armstead had been ranked higher than Granger in some national magazine a few years earlier and officially became the school with the best facilities, the best teachers, and the most Ivy League acceptance letters. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z But Bull felt an obligation to his men that they be exposed to some of the true wild men who still inhabited the ranks of the Corps. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Eril-Fane released a message falcon and it rose through the ranks of them, screaming a raptor’s warning before striking out for the Cusp. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She doesn’t wear a uniform—she’s just an employee, she doesn’t even have a rank. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The laundry workers earned 40 cents an hour, ranking them among the lowest paid of all war workers, but with few job options available to them, it felt like a windfall. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Some colleges, like Emory University in Atlanta, have climbed fast in the rankings over precisely the same period in which their percentage of low-income students has tumbled. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Both as a means of avenging him and of preventing other such deaths . . . yes, and of attracting lost members back into the ranks. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “State your name and rank. Who gave you my medal?” snapped the owl in a flat hard voice. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z First Lieutenant Jimmy Cross went first, now and then straightening out the rank, closing up the gaps. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The questions were ranked from one–poor to five–excellent: Is this faculty member prompt? The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The hall was crowded and noisy when they entered, the cushions packed with those whose rank and name were niot sufficient to allow, them at the ceremony. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Jim Moore, the school’s principal, said it was not “lack of effort” that caused Truman to be poorly ranked in previous years, but a matter of resources. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z They shifted uncomfortably, as if an arctic wind were rattling through their ranks. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I’m a naturally competitive person, but I wasn’t so obsessive that I had to know what my ranking was going to be every single second of every single day. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The sirrahs continued to circle, squalling their ravenous chorus, and their ranks were disrupted once more, as they had been yesterday, by the passage of a message falcon. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “For those of you who just came in, I’m explaining how the ranks are determined,” he says. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z How could I hope to advance in the ranks without access to the Archives? The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Now Corporal Craigie walked past our ranks, calling out to us, “Brave billies. Brave, brave. Strike against your masters.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Then we’d disable the drivers or allow them to run into the woods, at which point we’d tie them up so they couldn't join the ranks that would be sure to follow. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z As befit his rank and station, Quentyn Martell had been given quarters within the Great Pyramid, two levels down—a handsome suite of rooms with its own privy and walled terrace. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I was given the rank of junior lieutenant and Kanei was given junior sergeant. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The beautiful old church was rank with the heavy odor of rats. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I smelled something rank, and I felt it, leaking down my dress. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z After all, she was just the head of the English department, a job that in the scheme of natural selection at Permian ranked well behind football coach and band director, among others. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z In front of one, a high- ranking official with red tassels and a commander's hat stands waiting. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Coming in at number fourteen in the rankings, I’d missed making the thirteen-woman team by a hair, but it might as well have been a mile. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z When we are dealing with the counting numbers—1, 2, 3, and so on—it is easy to rank them in order. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z By now, Taisin recognized parts of the fortress—the long, sloping corridor; the cavernous ceiling hung with icicles sharp as swords; the endless ranks of golden cages. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I might be starving, and I might be that nameless boy the others saw staggering through the ranks by midday, but I wasn’t dead yet. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z The orcs hindered by the mires that lay before the hills halted and poured their arrows into the defending ranks. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z After dinner we go back to the dormitory, and it’s hard for me not to sprint, knowing that the rankings will be up when I get there. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z From the ranks of the crawling babies came little squeals of excitement, gurgles and twitterings of pleasure. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z His rank, Matrose, was the lowest for an enlisted seaman in the German navy. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z In many ways, Daliwonga still regarded me as his junior, both in terms of my rank in the Thembu hierarchy and in my own political development. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Surely the Republic wouldn't give a girl my age such a high rank. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z It was not Emissary Kim, but he was garbed in a similar robe, wearing a different hat—some kind of official of lower rank than Kim. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z His class rank was in the top third, but because of football Jerrod wanted as little challenge as possible his senior year. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he pinned the ribbons, insignia of rank, and appropriate decorations onto his father’s blouse. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Part of her life was made from the tree growing rankly in the yard. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z A natural leader, Hans Scholl rose to command a squad of 150 Hitler Youth, earning the rank of Fähnleinführer, a leader of a patrol that has its own flag. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z I’d worked my butt off to get good grades and become a nationally ranked fencer. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Actually, I was the very lowest ranked member of the crew. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He was back inside Summer, long leagues away, and the night was rank with the smell of blood. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “For precisely the same reasons that they wouldn’t let you promote him. Besides, you’d certainly look foolish trying to bust him down to lieutenant right after you tried to promote him to my rank.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z No ramen at Dad’s house—it ranks right up there with Kool-Aid to him. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z All you had to do was watch the top rankings on the Scoreboard and wait until someone’s score increased. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “Tomorrow, in their first act as members, our top ten initiates will choose their professions, in the order of how they are ranked,” Eric says. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Indeed, today, those evenings rank amongst my fondest memories from those times. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “I would be surprised if you weren’t ranked first,” he says. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z A recent influx of Hungarian Jews into our neighborhood had swelled their ranks, and they formed a small but highly vocal element of the school’s student population. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Crows aim at the eyes and Pipkin, sensing this, had buried his head in a clump of rank grass and was trying to burrow further in. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I raised my Head & saw two ranks of Redcoats standing at attention across the Channel, & their Scouts darting before them, crouched & scurrying like Jackals, with their white Gaiters flashing in the grasses. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The room was almost black, and a rank smell sent flutters of panic along Tendai’s nerves. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The galley was dark, rank with stale food. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Taylor looked over the girls like a general inspecting the ranks of new recruits. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z We had no more voice in that decision than the brutes among whom we were ranked. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1845-05-01T00:00:00Z He stood now amid the cages in the cellars of the Colosseum, breathing in the rank stench and listening to the growls and shiftings and howlings of the beasts. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z They promised the boys that they could advance through the ranks and become officers. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z As we turn onto the tree-lined drive of the Vanderbilt Hotel I tell her how I’m ranked first in my group. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z I don’t want her to think that my rank has anything to do with my relationship with him. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The ranks included a carpenter and furniture-maker named Elias Disney, who in coming years would tell many stories about the construction of this magical realm beside the lake. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Interspersed through their ranks were rows of hover tanks and gunships. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z But Diomedes raged on, working havoc in the Trojan ranks until he came face to face with Hector. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Using Brian’s shoulder as a pillow, fanning the glossy pages, she ranked them in order of cuteness, occasionally soliciting his opinion. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Raisins and nuts and dried ber-ries, but no lemon, that was the rankest sort of southron heresy—which was queer, since he always took lemon in his morning beer. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z If fortune smiled on me, I would be moving up the ranks in the Fishery soon, and that meant my money troubles would soon be over. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z To fire muskets is not an act of war, but a routine with which we, ranked in concert, take up the hours between ten and noon. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I was still ranked number two in the country and number twelve in the world after the Olympics. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Sweat and beer, rank and sour, and under that something else, something worse. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z When our friends rank us on the Big Five, Gosling wanted to know, how closely do they come to the truth? Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z But given what we are learning about intelligence, the idea that schools can be ranked, like runners in a race, makes no sense. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Fangburn puffed out his chest, proud that the fox knew his rank. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He tells me these tips of survival as if preparing me for his rank, his position, his singular place in the city that he is letting slip from his grasp. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z They were arming them with spears and shields, putting iron halfhelms on their heads, and arraying them along the inner wall, a rank of snowy sentinels. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z At last, she dropped her arms, and the ranks of drüskelle crumpled to the ground, whimpering. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Everybody else was shedding hairpins; Queenie’s hairpins marched in ordered rank on her pajama pocket and would not go back in her hair till she was back in bed. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z It was splattered with bits of rotted food, so rank we kept it shut away in a closet. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The seijeants were looking for fresh meat to fill their ranks before they sailed for Slaver’s Bay. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Elsewhere in the survey, drivers ranked drunk drivers as the first most serious traffic safety problem, and cell phone-using drivers as the second. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The rest remained mounted, and their faces weren’t impassive like the ranks of Zosma soldiers. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Some teenagers in the ranks gave in to temptation. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z It’s basic math: the better a competitor’s result, the more points she’s awarded, and the higher her ranking becomes. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Consisting of a table and barely room to seat six, it ranked low in gravity priority. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z They had rated inclusion in the photograph because of some combination of rank, research contributions, and general esteem in the eyes of their bosses. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z It hit him like a great wave of rotting matter: rank, malignant, bringing tears to his eyes and making him cough. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Against the wan walls and the luminous pavement of the road Frodo could see them, small black figures in rank upon rank, marching swiftly and silently, passing outwards in an endless stream. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z In the American pantheon, with Franklin on his deathbed, he ranked second only to Washington himself. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Within four days, their ranks had swelled to more than 365,000, the largest walkout that had ever taken place in the United States. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z If it falls far enough, he is booted from the elite rank entirely. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Just fourteen years old, he was now officially ranked as a chess master, the youngest person ever to achieve that ranking in the United States. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Behind them came armorers, cooks, grooms; ranks of spearmen, axemen, archers; grizzled veterans of a hundred battles and green boys off to fight their first. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z After each man, she updates her relative ranking of her suitors and wonders what rule she should follow in order to maximize her chances of choosing the best of her projected N suitors. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z In the ranks he was anonymous, and it turned out that to have been inside conferred a certain status. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z It was rank and tough, but she was hungry, and there was nourishment in it. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z At the front of the rank an authoritative cluster of state troopers and policemen marched ahead, heads bent, talking in low voices as a barking German shepherd dog circled around them at a trot. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Jason yelled in Latin, ordering them to form ranks and attack. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z It’s good to know that something is cheaper than my time, or that in the hierarchy of the company’s values I rank above Windex. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The only problem is that my rank is terrible. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “I’m sitting here looking at your rankings. Did you know you’re only one result away from qualifying for the Junior Olympics next month?” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “I am ranked second in our junior class.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Chess Federation rating calculated after the event was astronomically high—2375—confirming his status as a master and ranking him number twenty-five in the nation. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z As the ranking white man in charge of the lives of black tenants, the reactionary Oldham felt it was his duty to uphold the immutable Southern social hierarchy. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z But its very simplicity and the great ease which it lent to all computations put our arithmetic in the first rank of useful inventions. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Roman demigods had formed ranks and were advancing toward the Argo II, but a miniature storm had gathered over their heads. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z When they weren’t busy ignoring me at practice, they put a lot of effort into scouting for other talented fencers with the hope that they would surpass me in the rankings. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Aegon Dragonlord had perhaps a fifth that number, the chroniclers said, and most of those were conscripts from the ranks of the last king he had slain, their loyalties uncertain. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Take care, lad, or you shall end up like me, stripped of any respectable rank and warming your shabby old hide at the fire of your enemies.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The only question was which highly ranked college you would attend. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z He nods toward a person on the street with Level 80 and 3,410,383 over her head, smiling as several people give her high fives and congratulate her on her high rank. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Steady in the ranks there,” said the hare quietly. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Jon Snow raised his hand and lowered it, and his black ranks parted right and left, clearing a path to the Wall, where Dolorous Edd Tollett pushed open the iron gate. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The rank smell that came from his body was almost overpowering. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I’d been determined to never again be in a position of weakness when it came to the two-and-a-half, so my vault rankings felt like a comeback. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z They had opened their ranks only to the gentle young dog when he arrived years later; but, fond as they were of him, the affection they bore for one another was something quite apart. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z But despite the officer’s rank and experience, Alfons refused to believe that the Nazis would systematically murder people, and he told him so. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Bob and Percy closed ranks with her, standing back to back. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I stayed true to my habit of not obsessively checking my ranking or trying to plan my results. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z They wouldn’t get rich, but an engineer’s salary was more than enough to crack into the ranks of the comfortable middle class. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “If you intend to secure yourself a high rank, I suggest you don’t make a habit of losing to low-ranked opponents,” says Four, his voice cutting through the mutters and grumbles of the other initiates. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Congratulations on your recent advancement to murderer of rank. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The ghosts formed ranks and encircled the crossroads. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z This was actually a converted balcony, but instead of tiers of seats, there were rising ranks of tables that looked onto the lower level. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They made indifferent sentinels, for in many places their ranks had been broken by the rhubarb plant, and they lay with crumpled heads and listless stems, making a pathway for the rabbits. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Leale, not in his Union uniform, announced his rank and profession. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Included among their ranks were all-black units such as the Harlem Hellfighters and the Eighth Illinois National Guard that fought with extraordinary courage and great distinction. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z "Ms. Iparis told me about what you did to her on the streets. How dare you force yourself onto someone of her rank." Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z She belonged to a generation that treated policemen as menials, whatever their rank. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Buildings and featureless shapes flowed by him noiselessly as though borne past immutably on the surface of some rank and timeless ride. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z But gamely enough they climb together over logs of rank decay that have fallen across the path. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The women formed their ranks, but no one could find Wells-Barnett. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z The Bog—our beloved Bog—became toxic and rank, and people died because they could not get air. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “Don't think you'll be needing this,” he says, his breath hot and rank on my cheek. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I shook off the blackness and went to him through the gathered people, who parted to let me through, then closed their ranks as I knelt beside him. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Grim it stood above the northern cliffs, grey were the clouds over the seas of winter, endless the lists and ranks and rounds of names that the Namer's eight pupils must learn. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Her rank goes from first to eighth as she finally drags herself across the line. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The cohorts broke ranks and ran for the mess hall. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “I’m asking you for the last time to get out of our ranks!” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z That's every single day for the last twenty years, from my first internship out of college all the way up through the ranks to vice president of sales. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The room is warm; it smells terrible, rank and sour—I’ve barely left it since Thursday. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Chronicler guessed he had been a low ranking officer not long ago. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He heard a chattering begin in the ranks. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Their morale was low because they did not want to march in parades every Sunday afternoon and because Lieutenant Scheisskopf had appointed cadet officers from their ranks instead of permitting them to elect their own. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The countless dark windows serried close together like ranks of soldiers. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z There was stirring in the ranks at this but no one had the courage to moan about it to her face. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “He means he can’t control a whole legion. He’s not of high enough rank.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z There was a wild cheering from the ranks of the mice and woodlanders. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Eddie Driscoll, a wonderfully articulate student ranked number two in the senior class, loved to read and debate and throw out ideas. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I guess the Exclusion Guards have ranks, too. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z She was of a much higher rank than Baruch or Balthamos, and visible by a shimmering, disconcerting light that seemed to come from somewhere else. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Until he looked down from his highest battlement and saw the ranks of Rand Allastair’s army of fell men and Accursed approaching to lay siege to his walls, he meant to enjoy life.... The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Other men were pulled out of the ranks—prisoners who had done nothing but work alongside the men who’d run, prisoners who hadn’t tried to escape. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Having achieved the rank of major general, Garfield resigned his U.S. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Brother Quang’s report cards, each ranking him first in class, beginning in kindergarten. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z In the beginning it had been a sensible, often moving affair, a coming together of soldiers and gentlemen to toast and praise a warrior departing their ranks. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z OST, I was jolted awake by the gut-wrenching sound of my Scoreboard alarm alerting me that one of the top rankings had changed again. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Smallpox, measles, influenza, and typhus competed for top rank among the killers. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Bobby joined their ranks out of an essential self-awareness. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z As the British marched on to Concord—rank on rank, as if on parade—the Patriots’ spy network mustered hundreds of militiamen. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Dark and rank, and too tight for two people who don’t want to be there. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Class is rank, it is tribe, it is culture and taste. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z While we reluctantly accepted Dad’s bossing as one of the privileges of his rank as head of the family, we had no intention of accepting it from anybody else, including his oldest sister. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z In our world, I rank music somewhere between hair ribbons and rainbows in terms of usefulness. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z It is in the ranks of the Party, and above all of the Inner Party, that the true war enthusiasm is found. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z By this, I mean the following: if you consider the major questions raging through the biological sciences in the late nineteenth century, heredity does not rank particularly high on that list. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z They finished the regular season with a record of eight wins and a tie and number-six ranking in the state. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, what do you think happens if you compare the questionnaire rankings with the math rankings on the TIMSS? Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z He shot three more arrows as fast as he could, blasting enormous craters in the ogres’ ranks. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The grenadiers had affixed their bayonets; they marched our ranks straight toward the earthen wall of the enemy, exposed to fire from all sides, with their Captain leading them in haughty stride. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Some fencers keep close tabs on their rankings; they calculate their standing themselves even before the official rankings are announced. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z They closed ranks before they continued cautiously toward Edward’s family, exhibiting the natural respect of a troop of predators as it encounters a larger, unfamiliar group of its own kind. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The third man in the fourth rank ran to the front of the platoon and stood trembling at attention before Sergeant Hicks. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z His winning average of 19 percent ranked him in a tie for sixteenth among fully employed riders. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He sweeps his eyes along the ranks and swings his hose and widens his eyes dramatically. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Then, in the third place, the Owsla had lately lost a certain amount of respect among the rank and file. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z A harsh war horn sounded, and as the dead soldiers formed up ranks with their guns and swords and spears, an enormous chariot roared down Fifth Avenue. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z In a world in which one lived by the light of a father’s name and rank, that meant—since I had no father—I existed in a shadow. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z I was scandalized by the filth of men’s rooms, the rank smells and pig sounds, the grunting and huffing from the stalls. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z They’d fallen into orderly ranks and stood at attention as their commander entered. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He walked down the curious ranks, ugly as ever, self-conscious, ashamed, a veteran going to be broken. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The room was rank with fungus and disuse. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Shadow was in a dark place, and the thing staring at him wore a buffalo’s head, rank and furry with huge wet eyes. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “We shall be ranked among those nations who have shown themselves careless of appearances,” wrote the Chicago Tribune's Paris correspondent on May 13, 1889. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z But soon fists were swinging without making discreet distinctions of rank, and a simple desire to throw a memorable punch and to survive the melee became the common standard. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The pull had led her through winding side streets rank with the stink of waste and rotting food until she’d found refuge in one particularly small alley filled with old crates she could hide behind. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Nationally, Virginia’s white teachers ranked in the bottom quarter in public school salaries, and their black counterparts might earn almost 50 percent less. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Chiron galloped up and down their ranks, shouting encouragement to stand tough and think about victory and root beer, but I figured any second they would panic and run. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Chamberlain sat on his horse, alone in the sun before the ranks of the Twentieth Maine. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z For years, for a number of reasons having to do with discrimination and cultural patterns, there simply weren’t a lot of women and minorities entering the management ranks of American corporations. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Not for fear of heights but for where he ranks in the group, when he is even allowed to be a part of it. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z They thin the ranks of quail and all other game birds. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z That’s the day when our teachers would invite parents to school and announce the rank of the students in each class—from top to bottom—out in the courtyard. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z During the war itself, William had to stand by and watch as his colleagues and assistants became military officers, then rose in rank. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The lack of women or minorities among the top executive ranks at least has a plausible explanation. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z My individual results continued to climb as well, improving both my national and international rankings, being recognized both on and off the strip for my efforts. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “You would never win. They would always call your ranking a result of my favoritism rather than your skill.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z And so, having bagged the contract for the Synthetic Cooking Vinegar labels, he deftly banished Chacko from the fighting ranks of the Overthrowers to the treacherous ranks of the To Be Overthrown. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She clicked on the profile and was surprised to see that Babbage ranked Sherlock Holmes level, the highest possible level. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z In the 1920s and 1930s, collegiate crew was wildly popular, often ranking right up there with baseball and collegiate football in the amount of press it received and the crowds it drew. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I'd always ranked them between boa constrictors and Planet Hollywood T-shirts in terms of vulgar accessories, but once I stuck the headphones in my ears, I found I kind of liked it. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Then the soldier turned the gun on us in the roll call ranks. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Which was ridiculous, because he was sure there were about a thousand other nights they could both name that would probably have ranked much higher than this one, thanks to the Aberzombies. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z George Washington resigned from the militia with the honorary rank of brigadier general and returned home to Mount Vernon. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z He went on to become the first African American to join Selma’s fire department and rose through the ranks to become Fire Chief. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z One year later, the professional staff numbered 4,000 and Livermore ranked as the largest of the AEC’s research labs. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Elsbeth’s bedroom is where I spent so many afternoons: practicing dances, pretending to do homework, ranking our favorite film stars. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He was hailed as a national hero, promoted to the rank of captain by the Admiralty, paid handsomely to write an ac-count of his ordeal, and, in 1825, given command of a second Arctic expedition. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Our idiot government should break ranks with Britain too. We must take a stand! Why is Britain not doing more in Rhodesia? What bloody difference will limp economic sanctions make?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The Panthers broke ranks and filtered out through the crowd. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z I knew that the daisy, a remedy for every ache, pain, and wound of the body, was powerless to cure the disease of his rank soul. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The top ten rankings had been static for several days now. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Jess Squirrel and Ambrose Spike had joined the ranks of archers. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z They found nothing, leading to suspicions that there was another British spy in their ranks who had got to Church’s house before them. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z A few men lit clay pipes with hot coals and puffed out a rank smoke. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Armistead saw a visible waver pass through the ranks in front of him. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z At the very bottom of J. T.’s organization were as many as two hundred members known as the rank and file. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z First come merchants, potentates, and artisans of the City Erhenrang, rank after rank, magnificently clothed, advancing through the rain as comfortably as fish through the sea. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z She slipped silently into their ranks, scanning the shadows near the Exchange for signs of Black Tip spies. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z In 1987, Money magazine ranked it as the fifth worst city to live in in the country out of three hundred. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The corporal clenched his fists and was ready to swing at Bull’s face when he noticed for the first time that his attacker held the rank of lieutenant colonel. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Furiously Menelaus went through the Trojan ranks seeking Paris, and not a man there but would have helped him for they all hated Paris, but he was gone, no one knew how or where. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z We’re playing in New York, against the number one ranked team in the country. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z And yet, as I’ve already said, many Dutch people can be counted among their ranks. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z If I thought I was doing well by ranking first in the previous tryout, that’s nothing compared to how much the researchers love Elsie. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z The stock market soared; so did pay in the highest ranks of business. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Rations among the Army were reduced to salt-pork, now rank with flies and greening. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Not only was I going to lose my perfect rank, I had no way to signal Sovoy not to bet my last two jots. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The guardians were usually drawn from the ranks of the most prominent white citizens in Osage County. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z My attention span and my motivation rank up there with that of a sea cucumber. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z For the next hour I stood in a rank with Sander and the others, facing Mr. Armin and attempting to duplicate his stance and movements. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Sanjeev had considered these women, had even ranked them in order of preference, but then he had met Twinkle. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z We deplaned, followed Lieutenant Wilson across the field into an area in front of some Quonset huts, and started forming ranks. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I think my teammates and coach were so desperate for her to do well enough to move past me in the rankings, they pushed her too far. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He’s saying that they are the same: if you compare the two rankings, they are identical. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Finally Jason flew himself across and his squad began cutting through some very surprised-looking telkhines, spreading fear through the enemy’s ranks. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z It wasn't easy, but eventually the order got relayed up and down the . ranks of centaurs, and they started to pull back, letting the enemy flee. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z It all seemed very weedy and rank somehow, and thorns and bracken were invading the beds down near the bottom hedge. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Due to my general aversion to machines and a few pronounced episodes of screaming, I was labeled a technophobe, a term that ranks fairly low on my scale of fightin’ words. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z No breaking ranks, no rushing the boats, no first come first served, no devil take the hindmost. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Although the rank and file were cramped underground, the sentries had two large, roomy burrows to themselves, while each officer had a private burrow. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The rank smell of ale and cider thickened the air. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z The languages they spoke, in rank of proficiency. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The game had also pushed the Fugees into third place in the league’s final rankings, one point ahead of none other than the Blue Springs Liberty Fire themselves. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Along the dirt roads, the gutters were filled with small rivers of filth and debris that smelled of rotting food and rank liquids. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “Get out of our ranks!” a voice barked in my ears. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “He quietly stepped from his place in the ranks and slapped the cadre leader,” recalled his sister Inge. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z My ranking hovered between the number two and three spot on the national rankings, and the Olympic team now felt more like a possibility and less like a dream. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He gave her stuffed animals ranks and put them through basic training. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z I came into the games ranked eighth in the world, and no matter what everyone else expected of me, I wanted to win. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The “New Beau” garbage was still out there, but it had fallen lower in the most-read story rankings. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Washington had been made a major in February 1753, an amazingly high rank for a man who was not quite 21 years old. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The place had a rank, close smell of sweat and ale that made me feel slightly ill, used as I was to open air. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z On the stairs leading to the gallery nearly twenty small boys were clustered, shoulder to shoulder, and the solid ranks undulated with the constant jerking of restless elbows straining under tight woolen jackets. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The few who clawed their way into the ranks of officers still encountered filthy toilets, secondhand uniforms, segregated showers, and disrespect from white soldiers. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z She brandished her spear, and forked lightning slashed through the monsters’ ranks; but as the hellhounds fell, more took their place. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z When the final standings went up, I’d find out with everyone else where I ranked. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Consumer Reports put together a panel of food experts and had them rank forty-four different brands of strawberry jam from top to bottom according to very specific measures of texture and taste. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Larger ones tended to have more powerful chiefs, more ranks of chiefly lineages, greater distinctions between chiefs and commoners, more retention of tribute by the chiefs, more layers of bureaucrats, and grander public architecture. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z There was an embarrassed shuffling in the ranks of the listeners. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z At the entrance to Alex there’s the huge minibus rank and the bus station. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Be mighty rank by then,” said I. “School play’s not till two weeks, you know.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He was Pedro Segundo’s father and he said his grandfather had fought in the ranks of the patriots who kicked the Spaniards out of America. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Nothing to you? When a lady, young and full of life and health, charming with beauty and endowed with the gifts of rank and fortune, sits and smiles in the eyes of a gentleman you—” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The young dog nosed his friend all over, his lips wrinkling at the rank bear smell, then attempted to stanch the wounds with his rough tongue. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I was grubby, sweat streaked, comprehensively bushed, and rank enough to turn heads. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z To demean him personally would be to demean all other officers of equal or lesser rank. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z An assistant who was already a senior ranked nowhere. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z They had different symbols embroidered on their robes to indicate their rank within the church. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Permian’s best and brightest, those ranked in the top ten, re-ported few demands made of them in the classroom as well. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z But winter is long, and need is great, and we know not whether we travel to join the ranks of Edenic vision or guilty brigandage. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Hedgerows and verges were at their rankest and thickest. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I have a grand, master plan to leave my current self behind by joining the ranks of the silk feathered hats. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The deeps of heat there in the Indies — he shall not go there—the ranks of chained men led out to the sugar-fields — the sun, buzzing in the heavens. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I sought Rebellion, and found grim Authority engirded there; I mustered in the ranks of Royal Authority, and found there only Chaos fighting in straighter lines. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The higher your rank, the more special privileges you earn, like unlocking secret pages and online games and puzzles. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Scott Crutchfield, another gifted student ranked in the top ten who would end up going to Duke, said he had two to three hours of homework a week. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I could not dismiss these charges lightly, for a frantic, hysterical hunt was going on then in the ranks of the party for Trotskyites. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The wind was then blowing from the south-west in the mild degree which in barometrical language is ranked “No. 2: light breeze.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Soon he had passed, like a shadow into shadow, down the winding road, and behind him still the black ranks crossed the bridge. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The arai backed up, letting her stumble blindly through their ranks. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z By mutual agreement, Robinson joined the ranks of officers embargoed from A-block because they couldn’t deal with the sergeant. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Apparently done with me, Hannah returned to her friends, and they closed ranks, their backs facing me like a wall. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Respectfully the ranks opened to allow Matthias and his companions through. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The only way I knew how to make money was selling pirated CDs, and one of the best places to sell CDs was in the hood, because that’s where the minibus rank was. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Since each of these changes was necessary for the construction of the new science we should be wary of trying to rank them. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The Spanish flu of 1918 had raged through the continent, killing nearly 20 million men and women worldwide and ranking among the deadliest natural disasters in history. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Making everything she felt feel as rank and rotten as him. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z After holding in this rank mouthful of words for many days, I spilled them out into our ant-infested boat. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z They corrected each others work and policed their ranks like soldiers against tardiness, sloppy appearance, and the perception of loose morals. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z He swears that they are obliged by an army order to wear silk chemises and to bathe before entertaining guests of the rank of captain and upwards. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The water smelled rank and felt slimy on my skin, but at least I wasn’t wet above my waist. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Kind was at first a family connection, later an elevated social rank, and finally came to rest meaning kindly or gentle. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly, Sergeant Hicks broke toward the first rank and began screaming at a large, well built recruit who took a step backward in surprise, so sudden was the attack. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Then people would want to join the ranks. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I could tell the river was receding from its rainy-season flood by its peculiar rank smell and all the driftwood stranded along its banks. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I should be pleased that I am ranked first, but I know what that means. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “Wouldn’t you like me to have some more exalted rank?” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Once a low-key summer resort, Nantucket is rapidly turning into their private preserve, joining the ranks of other enclaves like Palm Beach, Aspen, the Hamptons, and Sun Valley. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Our ranks swelled with youths who didn’t attend school. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Night had fallen and the SS were ordering us to form ranks. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Even societies built on the idea of eliminating class have had stark differences in rank. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z He hangs the board on the hook and steps back so we can see the rankings. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I took out pencil and paper and wrote down my name, rank, serial number, and A.P.O. number. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z He left the room, where I stood anxiously for some moments, discomfited by our interview, gazing at the ranks of empty seats. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Those two ranked above asking drivers to slow down and reduce drinking and driving. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Tamer of horses, the Trojans always called him, and he drove his car through the Greek ranks as if the same spirit animated steeds and driver. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Bugloss was as good as a casualty: he would never hold rank again. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z What they carried was partly a function of rank, partly of field specialty. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z A school representative in a black uniform arranges them in ranks four deep. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Far from being modern breadbaskets, they include areas ranking today as somewhat dry or ecologically degraded: Iraq and Iran, Mexico, the Andes, parts of China, and Africa’s Sahel zone. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Some deputies followed in cars while others trotted beside the running youngsters, yelling, “You’ve been wanting to march, now let’s go. Close up the ranks back there. Come on, close it up, close it up!” Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z And although I have no idea where I rank in the scheme of things, I muster my most authoritative voice and say, “That’s an order!” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “You rank as an officer. I am an officer.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The creature collapsed, her rank scent filling the air. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Then came hooves and the twangs of bows, and arrows were suddenly falling amongst the Death Eaters, who broke ranks, shouting their surprise. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z There’s a long flight of white steps, leading to the rank of doors. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The rain had seeped into the garbage cans and in the alley there was the rank odor of wet refuse. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He spread his hands, showing off the ranks of ghostly soldiers. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “I was not aware of rank, sir, at the time. And he was the target which happened to present itself.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Whenever they approached a town, a rumor would sweep through their ranks that the Germans were already there. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z “I mean, I’m a pretty good player, but I’m not ranked in the international lists or anything. Are you putting me in for the ratings? As some marketing ploy?” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z My rank gained the bridge, loud upon the wood, and the river ran black beneath us. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z As I began to play against nationally ranked players at various tournaments and camps, I realized that the disparity between my potential and theirs was glaring. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z The entire team was punished heavily, too—knocked down to the bottom of the rankings and stripped of their top two players. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Higher tuition, lower ranking, tougher admission requirements: these do not make for an easy marketing pitch to alumni clubs around the country. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Then he bowed to him, as one does to a man of rank, and went on his way. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z Four took it down yesterday so he could calculate our stage one rankings. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z They came down at a hand gallop, through the rank or broke it, reformed, and came again. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z There were thousands of them, all in neat ranks. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z The guards told the Americans to form in ranks of four, which they did. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “You boys will regret it if you move any farther up the ranks. Trust me. It’s just more hassle and higher tuitions.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z But he did already rank as a successful researcher in a very promising new field. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z In fact, I’ll be the only wild card in this year’s draft who isn’t internationally ranked. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He kept coming, bringing the rank sharp violence of stale sweat. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Then all the men went grieving to assembly and being seated, rank by rank, grew still, as old Eupeithes rose to address them. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Also, by order of Praetor Reyna, to promote you to the rank of centurion.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z |
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