| 单词 | rapidly |
| 例句 | He was scratching rapidly at the second page, his fingers blue with ink, while Henry proofread the first one, dashing in subscripts and aspirants with his fountain pen. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z At the moment, he had NT 5, NT 4, Work Station, Windows 98, and he and Eric had begun fooling around with Linux, the complex, open-source software system rapidly spreading across the world. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Why did rhetoric catch on so rapidly in Athens? Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z They paused in their preparations to watch it climb higher and higher, now black against the rapidly darkening sky, until it vanished over a nearby mountain. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I now busied myself in preparations: the fortnight passed rapidly. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z I feel like my energy is rapidly depleting. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Bills piled up rapidly, and he was soon faced with the loss of his most precious medical instruments: his adding machine was repossessed, and then his typewriter. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Before his examination, Haupt went outside and swallowed three nitroglycerin pills to make his heart beat rapidly. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Alice was talking as rapidly as ever, but what caught my attention was that, for the first time, Jasper was not in the room. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z At about half-past nine Napoleon, wearing an old bowler hat of Mr. Jones’s, was distinctly seen to emerge from the back door, gallop rapidly round the yard, and disappear indoors again. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Things were far from over, but at the first premature signs that the day’s search was breaking up we headed rapidly and silently for the car. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Empty buildings would serve only as long as he stayed within the white portion of the map, and the white portion was shrinking rapidly. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z It was getting darker rapidly, and the first big drops of rain splashed onto his head and hands. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The rapidly growing Space Task Group was taking shape as an autonomous unit marching out in front of the space parade. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Racing was rapidly becoming far and away America’s most heavily attended sport. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes when he was with me, he would telephone home and spend as much as five minutes rapidly jotting on a pad the various messages which had been left for him. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He could not even see which two were gripping him under the arms as they marched him rapidly between the two tight singlefile columns they had formed. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The steam rose rapidly, and she breathed in the sharp scent. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He motioned toward my armless area, blinking his eyes rapidly and barking as he did so. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Moving her lips rapidly, she held her rosary tightly and recited each Hail Mary with a desperate gravity, as though she were flinging anvils at the gates of Heaven. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z His sodden robes weighed him down as he walked in deeper; now the water was over his knees, and his rapidly numbing feet were slipping over silt and flat, slimy stones. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z As soon as the mob dispersed he moved very rapidly down the Southeast Ridge without waiting for any clients—despite telling Fischer atop the Step that he would be going down with Martin Adams. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Through his tears he saw the fingers joining the laces, tentatively at first, then rapidly. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The sun had set and dusk was falling rapidly. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Consequently, ever since the Cognitive Revolution Homo sapiens has been able to revise its behaviour rapidly in accordance with changing needs. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “The white fireball engulfed the tower, and expanding rapidly, changing color, it rushed upwards.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Johnny White concurred, employing what was rapidly becoming his favorite term of displeasure: “It was foul.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Oh, no,” Major Danby groaned, and began patting his perspiring face rapidly with the bare palms of both hands. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z She called to the servant and spoke to him rapidly, and he came, looking none too pleased, to lead us to where we had to go. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Pretty soon she and Cassidy are talking rapidly to some other girls about people I don't know. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z She said it bravely, with chin upraised, and she blinked rapidly as she spoke, dazzled by the momentous truth she had revealed. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z On the backstretch, he was going along smoothly when, without warning, he threw his forelegs forward and propped, decelerating rapidly and dropping back through the field. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He turned over the darker Death Eater with his foot; the man’s eyes moved rapidly between Harry, Ron, and Hermione. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Maddie blinked her eyes rapidly, like she was fighting back tears. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z His heart beating rapidly, Jonathan turned about, wondering if there were other Americans near. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Koffi's chest was rising and falling more rapidly, and her lips were darkening. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Washington and Rochambeau rapidly changed their plan: They would head south to Virginia with the goal of trapping Cornwallis’s troops gathering at Yorktown, near the mouth of Chesapeake Bay. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z With very little effort, my life rapidly morphs into a nightmare. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z While the majority attacked, other fairies laid hands on the injured, curing most of them rapidly. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The majority of such escapees die rapidly, unable to thrive or reproduce in novel surroundings. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Sparrows Point was rapidly becoming the largest steel plant in the world. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Then he sank one back leg into the cat’s side and kicked backward rapidly, several times. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z By the end of the first millennium a.d., agriculture was spreading rapidly and the region was becoming an unusual patchwork of communities, each with its preferred terrain, way of subsistence, and cultural style. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The day had sped by in the blur that was rapidly becoming routine. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He was doing well and read silently, rapidly, picturing the boy in the boat mastering the tide. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z This she did, however, rather rapidly and the next moment I found she had overtaken me and was standing before me, effectively barring my way. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Grown on either sugar alone, the bacterium begins to divide rapidly, doubling in number every twenty minutes or so. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “We can be our own barbarians. Madame Szegeczowska.—Oh, I meant to ask you. The Almaden mercury mines have fallen off quite badly in production. Surely the ores are not declining more rapidly than anticipated?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z He smiled slightly, with a touch of the disdain for which he was rapidly becoming notorious. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Then things came to a head rather rapidly. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The wind was moving clouds rapidly across the sky, and as they crossed over the moon, darkness and light rolled back and forth like the men wrestling on the ground. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z She nodded her head rapidly, looking at me, gnawing into the damp halfmoon of the bread. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Her acting was stellar, and since she still had the blood on her rapidly swelling lip and the crocodile tears streaming down her face, I knew the evidence was against me. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z The larger game and food fishes succumbed most rapidly . Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z As Arachne fell, she screamed like a freight train on a collision course; but her wailing rapidly faded. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z On August 4, shortly before his father was to face another surgery to release rapidly accumulating pus, Jim wrote, “Papa doing splendidly.” Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The lake began to overflow and pour out through the old tunnel, and the water was rapidly rising up the steps. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The cut along her thigh wouldn’t stop bleeding, her arm hung limp, and her face and arms were a patchwork of cuts and rapidly forming bruises. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The voice from the other table quacked rapidly on, easily audible in spite of the surrounding din. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Now the boy went on so rapidly that the words ran together into a great song of the new era. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She stares at me with big hazel eyes, and blinks rapidly as if I might disappear. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Then, while he made up a possessions ticket, he fed down the time of arrest and other information to the dispatcher, who typed it out rapidly, one-finger style. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, as Zambardino noted, “the errors multiply each other and can escalate rapidly to an unacceptable magnitude.” 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Jomon Japan was a conservative miniature universe that maintained its isolation and changed surprisingly little over the course of 10,000 years—an island of stability in a fragile, rapidly changing contemporary world. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z All Milkman could hear was the dogs again, yelping, but more rapidly, he thought, than before. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Was it safe to approach if it was moving rapidly? Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Two, against a far wall: Zahra, rapidly typing out an email on her phone, then another. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “But when oxygen combines with something rapidly, energy is released in the form of light and heat.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He took it from me, turned the pages rapidly, and passed the volume back to me. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “You’re making fun of me,” she said, silver tears welling rapidly in her small, see-through eyes. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z I never knew a person who reacted so wholly and rapidly to a changed situation as Estraven. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Lawson’s left hand guides the chalk rapidly across the board, but Gogol’s pen begins to lag. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Pedaling rapidly down the path, Jonas felt oddly proud to have joined those who took the pills. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z And however rapidly technology may invent new uses for insecticides and new ways of applying them, it is likely to find the insects keeping a lap ahead. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “That is cleverly done,” said Taran, watching Gwydion’s rapidly moving fingers. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Grace could see it in their eyes, their uncertainty about what to say about her rapidly expanding stomach, their relief that it was she and not they who had gotten pregnant. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The river moved rapidly back into flatter country, swamps, lakes, and the first thing that happened was the bottom turned to mud. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z She could be five years older than I—but then, she grew rapidly like a weed. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The decoction cooled rapidly in the thin air, and as soon as it was at blood heat, she poured it carefully into a metal beaker and carried it to the rear of the cave. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z She waited in the door, breathing rapidly, her hand out. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “If both sides now return to the attitude of good will shown in October,” Kissinger cabled to the North Vietnamese, “the remaining problems can be rapidly solved.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z But when she moved to pull Nina’s hood down, the Grisha fluttered her eyes rapidly, bobbing her head toward the wagon door. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Instead, the utility of the wheel surely caused it to diffuse rapidly east and west over the Old World from its sole site of invention. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I blink rapidly, and the dark spots disappear, but the world still swims before me, like I am tilting forward and back in a rocking chair. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Such complex inventions were usually acquired by borrowing, because they spread more rapidly than they could be independently invented locally. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z A column of storm was approaching the Hudson River, moving rapidly over the Jersey shore. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z When the light we see today from M31 left for Earth, there were no humans on our planet, although our ancestors were evolving rapidly to our present form. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Their repertoire included arrangements of spirituals, interest in which subsequently spread rapidly. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Bobby walked rapidly to the board, sat in his chair at precisely 3:30 p.m. on September 2, 1992, stretched his right arm across, and shook Spassky’s hand. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z A few years after the drug war was declared, crack began to spread rapidly in the poor black neighborhoods of Los Angeles and later emerged in cities across the country. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z In these societies technology developed most rapidly, because they accumulated not only their own inventions but also those of other societies. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Let me close by saying that I have the personal faith that mankind will somehow rise up to the occasion and give new directions to an age drifting rapidly to its doom. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The inner planets move rapidly in their orbits—that is why Mercury has the name it does: Mercury was the messenger of the gods. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He absorbed the details of every problem instinctively, formulated a solution or a path to the solution as he listened, and moved rapidly on to the next item. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Her suspicious behavior suggests that she has murdered her own husband— Phoebe’s eyes blinked rapidly. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z He spoke rapidly to his son: “Telemakhos, one of the serving women is tipping the scales against us in this fight, or maybe Melanthios.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z A rushing sound rapidly approached through the trees. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z All there in blazing sunlit ice rapidly becoming water. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Amaka blinked rapidly as she said good-bye, and I was not sure if it was from the gritty wind or to keep more tears back. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z As to Mr. St John, the intimacy which had arisen so naturally and rapidly between me and his sisters did not extend to him. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z But then her legs pressed in harder, and in her stomach she felt the distinct sickness of rising rapidly. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z It was swelling rapidly and felt as big as a duck's egg. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z He walked west rapidly, to get away from the crowd of people still waiting, and made it home without incident. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z She grabbed for the water and drank rapidly. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z In the second kind of solution, the universe is expanding so rapidly that the gravitational attraction can never stop it, though it does slow it down a bit. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 The light was fading rapidly now, the hall full of shadows in the evening light. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z My lungs expand and contract rapidly as I remember Pa lifting me off the truck when we first arrived. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Breathing rapidly, I turn to run but am stopped by his hands on my arms. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The man and woman part, leaving a damp patch on the ground which rapidly evaporates—and there we have reached the end. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Higher up, descending rapidly, was a flying chariot pulled by pegasi. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z In the last centuries before 3000 B.C., developments in accounting technology, format, and signs rapidly led to the first system of writing. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Without the medicines available today to treat infection, her condition rapidly declined. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z “You don’t have to overdo it, Mother,” Ignatius said as they pushed through the dispersing crowd and started walking rapidly down Canal Street. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The doctor placed the rubber mask over her face and turned a dial and I watched Catherine breathing deeply and rapidly. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Colonel Tadesse rapidly arranged for me to take an Ethiopian flight to Khartoum. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z After that, the nights lengthened rapidly until November twenty-first, when the sun disappeared for the winter. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The blood — spreading crimson across my white shirt, pooling rapidly on the floor — was driving him mad with thirst. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The sky outside the window was changing rapidly from deep, velvety blue to cold, steely gray and then, slowly, to pink shot with gold. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I was going slowly enough now that I figured I’d startle one away before it would strike me, but as the sun rapidly descended I became less sure. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z There it flopped, in the bottom of the boat, its jaw working, its gills fanning rapidly. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Children kick their feet rapidly in the middle of the circle touching soles with the others. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Fenoglio had sat down at the table again in front of a blank sheet of paper and was rapidly scribbling a few words on it when the door opened. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Mayor Clarkson’s order to clean the streets was being carried out, but not very rapidly. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z The heat dried the thinner things rapidly, however, and within an hour the sails, towels, and two blankets were dry and folded and stored back in the boat in dry bags or drawers. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I was learning rapidly how to watch white people, to observe their every move, every fleeting expression, how to interpret what was said and what left unsaid. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z When he left the house he drove rapidly to town, overreaching the slow sabbath groups and the peremptory bells along the broken air. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z We'd be skimming the upper atmosphere, so our orbit would rapidly decay. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I was rapidly learning to distrust everything and everybody. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she blinked rapidly, sat up straight, and blew her nose. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z The photo-cell banks were deteriorating more rapidly than had seemed likely. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Year by year and minute by minute, everybody and everything was whizzing rapidly upwards. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The great snake was uncoiling itself rapidly, slithering out onto the floor. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z He trotted off rapidly down the corridor with the tails of his plum-colored velvet coat flapping behind him, and the visitors all hurried after him. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z “It’s half of the bedsheet that was stolen from your tent this morning,” Milo explained with nervous self-satisfaction, his rusty mustache twitching rapidly. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Instrument-specific music seems commonplace to us now, but it was a real novelty during this period, and one which was rapidly taken up by composers on mainland Europe. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z She could feel it advancing rapidly up her back and belly, moving for her head. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Rumors began to circulate that Gregarious Games was developing some sort of new computer gaming hardware and that this secret project was rapidly exhausting the company’s considerable financial resources. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I ran down the bus steps and hooked my arm through Julian's and began walking rapidly toward the school. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z Dürer’s map illustrates how rapidly the notion of the Earth as a globe established itself after the publication of Waldseemuller’s map in 1507; it also demonstrates Dürer’s complete mastery of perspective representation. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z After sliding one on my back and getting a grip on the other two with my hands, I turn to find a group rapidly forming behind me. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z He spoke to her flatly, turned to the side; then swiveling to survey her heighth rapidly, he delivered his determinations respecting her inquiries, and was done with her. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z They looked as though they had eaten and blood still ran rapidly in their veins. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z I learned so much so fast, and now my mind is deteriorating rapidly. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z The black knight and his horse revolved rapidly toward their sinister side, left the ground together in a handsome parabola, and came down again with a dash. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z His hairline was receding rapidly; his face was beginning to resemble an ancient topographical map of Africa. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z When she thought of her family, left behind in Maryland, all of them slaves, her joy in having escaped rapidly left her. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He held her tight, feeling her heart pound against his chest, hearing her breathing rapidly, furiously. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z But a decade later, the rapidly growing prison population inevitably led to a deterioration in the conditions of confinement. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I rapidly pressed the print button again and again, urging the machine to do its job. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The little gray fish looked up at me, rapidly opening and closing its mouth. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “Then the clicks came more and more rapidly,” said Anderson, “and after a while they began to merge into a roar.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Jake had gotten up on his own and walked rapidly down the road. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He became tense and agitated as he played, and made his moves rapidly as though points were awarded for speed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Over the last two decades, genetic technologies have advanced so rapidly that we can decipher how several of these genes operate in time and space to enable these complex functions. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Asher ran through the standard apology phrase rapidly, still catching his breath. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Then it all stopped, not overnight, but rapidly enough. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Cockcroft’s judgment notwithstanding, the operational principles of the machine were rapidly becoming standardized. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z When he heard that Lord Cheldthorpe would be arriving a few weeks hence, he spent days rushing from room to room, his gown sweeping behind him, waggling his hands rapidly before him. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Clara spent the winters rapidly knitting all sorts of woolen clothes to keep him warm, but he wore them only until someone who needed them more than he did crossed his path. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z A black, buzzing cloud streaked from the orchard, and bore on so rapidly and passed so close to Coll’s head that he had to leap out of the way. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Although Chicago was rapidly achieving recognition as an industrial and mercantile dynamo, its leading men felt keenly the slander from New York that their city had few cultural assets. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z As rapidly as new chemicals were brought into use, resistance developed. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z America seemed a society moving rapidly toward a greater accommodation of its diverse population; South Africa on the other hand was moving with equal speed, if not more, toward a total separation of all races. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Might gravity tunnels provide a kind of interstellar or intergalactic subway, permitting us to travel to inaccessible places much more rapidly than we could in the ordinary way? Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Events were moving rapidly, and he would have to find a way out of Resthaven before the Spirit Medium judged them. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z When my car gets a flat tire, I’m overwhelmed by the realization that my bank account is rapidly depleting. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z As the crops grow, the jungle rapidly returns—weeds first, then fast-growing tropical trees. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The meerkats were abandoning the ponds—indeed, the whole plain—and rapidly making for the forest. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z She was rapidly losing her courage, wondering if her instincts were wrong, but she forced herself to speak. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Once she realized the funny marks stood for sounds, she progressed rapidly. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon it began to descend rapidly and they guessed that it must actually be heading towards the Withywindle valley: not at all the direction they wished to take. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z A mouse injected with the smooth strain thus died rapidly of pneumonia. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “It was over here!” a familiar voice shouted, growing rapidly louder. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I thanked him earnestly from the bottom of my rapidly thinning purse. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z As he watched the eyeless face with the jaw moving rapidly up and down, Winston had a curious feeling that this was not a real human being but some kind of dummy. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z After the initial surprise and happiness from his parents at his being alive—for a week it looked as if they might actually get back together—things rapidly went back to normal. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z "Why, as I was about to say, one may set down speech as rapidly as it is spoken." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z “Alter, calm down,” Frankie said, and I realized I was breathing so rapidly, I couldn’t even catch my breath. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “He had a remarkable ability to absorb things so rapidly,” said the physicist Lee Dubridge. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Uh—let me think—” He pressed his palms to his forehead and spoke rapidly. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Mark’s heart raced, almost hurting as it thumped rapidly against his ribs. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “Awesome,” he said, rocking in his chair and blinking his eyes rapidly. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Armed with harmony, rhythm, a large palette of chords, and most importandy the ability to write all of these down, its most innovative sounds expanded rapidly throughout Europe. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Today’s affluent societies are in the throes of a plague of obesity, which is rapidly spreading to developing countries. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why don’t we see if we can work something out?” he asked me, resting a hand on my shoulder, then rapidly pulling it away when Otto bared his teeth at him. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Adam moved rapidly across interminable East Texas, through Louisiana and the butt ends of Mississippi and Alabama, and into the flank of Florida. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “It was amazing to see how rapidly his mind worked,” said Alvarez. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Over the next two years, the pace of climate change rapidly increases. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z But Chasca quickly abandoned herself to the now rapidly beating drums. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z To help the boy overcome these self-defeating tendencies, Collins ordered a clock from Germany with a special ten-second timer, and he insisted that Bobby play with it to practice thinking and moving more rapidly. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He avoided the car line, turned down dark streets, walking more rapidly now, his eyes before him, but turning now and then to look behind. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He turned and, although it was rapidly becoming too dark to see any distance, made as though he were still looking out across the combe. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Breathless, she dips her pen in ink and begins to write rapidly. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Our treasured and nostalgic picture of the village general store, the cracker-barrel store where an informed yeomanry gather to express opinions and formulate the national character, is very rapidly disappearing. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z During the first dozen years after its entry into the United States, the beetle increased rapidly, free of the restraints that in its native land hold it in check. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Our teachers sat us down, shut us up, and began to talk rapidly at the blackboard, outlining the courses and what would be expected of us in the new Sputnik-inspired curriculum. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Hoover would rapidly reshape the bureau into a monolithic force—one that, during his nearly five-decade reign as director, he would deploy not only to combat crime but also to commit egregious abuses of power. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Mr. Lewis asked, eyes blinking rapidly behind his glasses. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Gregor craned his neck back and saw that a platform was being rapidly lowered from a large, rectangular window. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z While she read her lips moved rapidly, her eyes blinked severely and often. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Despite her cumbersome size and apparent exhaustion, the misshapen ogress was rapidly gaining. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z With the help of high-speed communications, stringent training, and standardized forms, these young Indians can fairly rapidly be converted into basic Western accountants at a fraction of the cost. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z As Rishi watched the rapidly retreating back of his possible future wife, he realized he'd totally freaked her out because of his poorly executed joke. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Elbows up, arms loose, my heart beats rapidly. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z He drew the Nirvana gun, threw open the door and began firing as rapidly as he could. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Mobility happens, just not as rapidly as was once thought. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z It was clear the North Vietnamese would continue their relentless efforts to unify the country under Communist rule, and the situation was deteriorating rapidly. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z This is rapidly going from bad to worse. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z A minute later, three different guns rapidly went off. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The world trembles from the roar of the invisible audience, and the clouds in the sky start to move rapidly. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z While waiting for his opponent to serve, he rapidly twisted the racket, bounced from foot to foot, and swayed his body, always ready to move to either side of the court. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Too late, someone thought of racing ahead and shutting the five-barred gate; but in another moment the van was through it and rapidly disappearing down the road. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z It hopped rapidly away on its spindly olive-green legs. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Our table filled rapidly, mostly with older men. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Dill tiptoed into the kitchen and retrieved their rapidly dwindling bottle of ibuprofen. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Peeta and I have been training intensely, though, and Finnick’s such an amazing physical specimen that even with Mags over his shoulder, we climb rapidly for about a mile before he requests a rest. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The crisis was escalating rapidly, and Pollard was getting alarmed. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The temperature drops rapidly and soon I'm chilled to the bone. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z John Dunstaple used triads abundantly in his music, and his fame spread rapidly across Europe after he travelled to France with Henry V’s army. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z He was about to buy some more beer when the old man suddenly got up and shuffled rapidly into the stinking urinal at the side of the room. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The tension in the classroom was gone, and the familiar hum of noise returned, increasing rapidly. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z The HIV epidemic tipped in the early 1980s, in short, not just because of the enormous changes in sexual behavior in the gay communities that made it possible for the virus to spread rapidly. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He could see blood trickling down Hagrid’s cheek from a deep cut under one eye, which was swelling rapidly. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z A corresponding example within Eurasia involved the eastern limit of Fertile Crescent crops, which spread rapidly westward to the Atlantic Ocean and eastward to the Indus Valley without encountering a major barrier. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “It offers up more heat more rapidly than the flesh.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z As we walked rapidly along I abruptly resented the bell and my West Point stride and hurrying and conforming. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z As I continued down the hallway, other students began to materialize in front of their lockers, ghostly apparitions that rapidly solidified. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z She sighed and then she spoke so rapidly that Kate knew it had been rehearsed. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The nurses work rapidly to detach the monitors and catheters and run another tube down my throat. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z In any case, her mood seemed to change at that point, and our conversation rapidly lost the rather personal tone it had begun to adopt. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Moss heard the footsteps leading rapidly away from him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Almost all the rain falls during the May-to-December rainy season and rapidly sinks hundreds of feet into the porous limestone, from where it cannot easily be extracted. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The expression on his face changed rapidly, from fear to sadness to anger. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Her normal ration of food in the prison was bread and water, which is why she was losing weight so rapidly. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z He slid down the bank rapidly, and into the water, and got his hands under Hooper’s head. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z “What is it?” he said, clicking his pincers rapidly. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Open bodies of liquid water are impossible today because the atmospheric pressure on Mars is too low to keep even cold water from rapidly boiling. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z An officer spotted him and rapidly walked over. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z My mother, her health failing rapidly, spoke constantly now of Granny’s home, of how ardently she wanted to see us grow up before she died. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Guessing I did by the way Jupiter rotates in her chair with her eyebrows raised, and Courtney continues to stare at the TV but blinks rapidly for a few seconds before clearing his throat. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z The fractious archaeological community embraced his ideas with rare unanimity; they rapidly became the standard model for the peopling of the Americas. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The infant was recovering rapidly—his face had already rounded out, and he seemed to have accepted Masvita as his new mother. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The temperature was dropping rapidly, like ten degrees just since I’d been standing there. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Though his health was declining rapidly, newspaper accounts of the proslavery speeches in the House roused him for one final appearance in print. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z But in 1939, normal times were rapidly coming to an end. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z On the popular level, Haynes’s scenario made so much intuitive sense that it rapidly leapt from the pages of Science to high school history textbooks, mine among them. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Yes, the world was changing rapidly and this time she knew it was the world and not herself. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z A rip had appeared and was rapidly widening. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z What White discovered was that the fire was spreading so rapidly that it was only about five blocks away from his home. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Despite the weather, the time trials turned in by the top boats were still good, but they weren’t improving as rapidly as Ulbrickson had been hoping for at this point. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z As a result, farm soils can rapidly become exhausted. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I would have to come up with some reasonable explanation very soon, for the theatre was rapidly emptying out. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z The single, solitary death was going rapidly out of fashion, and the Days might as well prepare themselves for it. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z That’s part of the reason why Fertile Crescent domesticates spread west and east so rapidly: they were already well adapted to the climates of the regions to which they were spreading. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The disease rapidly gained ground, but Root remained committed to the engagement, even though it was clear to everyone he was marrying a dead woman. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z A child adapts rapidly, or not at all — and I had taken to the Great Place as though I had been raised there. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We heard noise approaching rapidly as men descended on the camp by foot, gunshots piercing the night. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z I began firing them rapidly at the dogs, laughing loudly when I made a strike, and sulking when I missed. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z At first the animals moved rapidly—they obviously had a goal in mind. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Many of the stars in Orion are hot and young, evolving rapidly and ending their lives in colossal cosmic explosions called supernovae. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z American leaders fervently believed in the “domino theory”: if one country became Communist, the country next to it would fall to Communism, then the next, like a row of dominoes, rapidly knocking each other over. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z His fingers move rapidly, automatically tying and unraveling various knots as he gazes about. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z He felt the truck slow down as they reached the main gate and then they were out on the main road, driving rapidly uphill, away from the village. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z A gray bird circled, glided downward on outspread wings, then flew rapidly across the fields and disappeared from sight. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z They would wheel round, climbing rapidly, and be gone from sight Twenty yards up, they were invisible in the dark. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z My father did, in any case, rapidly discover a way to circumvent the limitations on his effectiveness implied by the stricture that he should carry no laden trays. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z The men were talking rapidly, but Baker couldn't hear what they were saying. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z "Once the water starts flowing in the new channel,” Woods said, "it is almost impossible to put it back in the old as the new channel rapidly downcuts and establishes itself.” 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z From the table at Winston’s left, a little behind his back, someone was talking rapidly and continuously, a harsh gabble almost like the quacking of a duck, which pierced the general uproar of the room. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “It carries flour or grain,” Salvador whispered rapidly into her ear. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Beyond the last of the log shacks, however, the road rapidly deteriorated. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Nobody wants to think that the rapidly expanding mass of mankind, spreading out over the surface of the earth, blackening the ground, bears any meaningful resemblance to the life of an anthill or a hive. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The bartender has immaculate pink lipstick and stubble poking through thick foundation, and they rapidly line up five shots and a soda with lime. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Then they came very rapidly towards the kitchen. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Unless we somehow acquired some more gas or descended to a lower camp, I knew that my teammates and I would continue to deteriorate rapidly. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z She nodded slowly, as though Scott’s explanation didn’t really help her; she took me in, her gaze sweeping rapidly over me from head to toe and back again. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I never saw a country that changed so rapidly, and because I had not expected it everything I saw brought a delight. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The necessary methods, implements, and facilities appeared rapidly in the Fertile Crescent after 11,000 B.C., having been invented for dealing with the newly available abundance of wild cereals. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z That climate selects for plant species able to survive the long dry season and to resume growth rapidly upon the return of the rains. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z By that time German officers and soldiers were fleeing, doing their utmost to avoid capture by the rapidly approaching Soviet army. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z The fact that the virus mutates rapidly means that vaccines for it will be very difficult to develop. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He was going very rapidly into full phase as a woman. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Nel watched her mother cutting the pattern from newspapers and moving her eyes rapidly from a magazine model to her own hands. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Her heart beat rapidly as she ran a finger across the blades and handles of each. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The column had begun to move more rapidly and they quickened their steeds’ gaits. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Trepid rubbed his hands rapidly back and forth as if he were warming them. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Todd speaks very rapidly in a singsong cadence, suggesting that he does this several times a day. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Large mammals changed that: for the first time in human history, it became possible to move heavy goods in large quantities, as well as people, rapidly overland for long distances. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z But the word rapidly became fashionable, and by 1662 he could no longer resist it. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “As you know, child, the Day of Sacrifice is rapidly approaching.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z In fact, Torricelli’s experiment rapidly became famous: the phrase ‘famous experiment’ is first used in English in 1654 to refer to it, and for an Italian author in 1663 it is famosissima. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z My hand reaches in and cups a rapidly blinking green light. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z He opened and closed his lips rapidly, pretending to be a fish, and chuckled. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z She taps her pen rapidly on her desk and asks, “Are you familiar with middle child syndrome?” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Magdalys had just been wondering the exact same thing now that they were closing rapidly. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z We are now prepared to obliterate more rapidly and completely every productive enterprise the Japanese have above ground in any city, said Harry Truman. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z It became a best-seller, was rapidly translated into other European languages, and sent a further stream of Spanish colonists to tighten Pizarro’s grip on Peru. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z "Within four days of running out of food, he'll barely be able to stand up, let alone control a rover. Plus, his mental faculties will rapidly decline. He'd have a hard time even staying awake." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Nothing happened, but the cracks seemed to be spreading across the floor more rapidly. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z However, if the bacilli become active—when someone’s immune system is compromised, as with AIDS—they multiply rapidly into a bone-eating, lung-consuming illness that, unless treated, is fatal. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z After that, Susanna began to fail rapidly and died within a few months. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z My own mind was spinning from the ideas we had bandied back and forth so rapidly. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The recruits lifted Blakeley by the arms and legs and carried him rapidly to the Dempster-Dumpster which sat behind B barracks. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The elation of his escape had faded rapidly, leaving him with pain and thoughts of his new life in the Glade. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Grabbing the emergency launch checklist with one hand, he flicked switches rapidly with the other. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z They talk rapidly, use words I don’t understand. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “It seems to produce an ample exhaust, but it burns too rapidly,” Quentin said. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The island Indians, whose estimated population at the time of their “discovery” exceeded a million, were rapidly exterminated on most islands by disease, dispossession, enslavement, warfare, and casual murder. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The leg was not broken, though badly tom, and swelling rapidly. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z She read a few pages rapidly and almost became ill with excitement. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I wrote rapidly, completing a draft in four months. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Of late the badger had become preoccupied with an idea that was rapidly turning into an obsession. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z If such an enzyme existed, Kornberg reasoned, the easiest place to find it would be in an organism that was dividing rapidly—E. coli during its furious phase of growth. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Maybe I’ve exaggerated it in my mind, but I’ve got an impression of things changing rapidly around then, like day moving into night. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Uncle Leang looks at her, face hanging, eyes blinking rapidly, and blesses Ma for a safe journey. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The mountain giant saw the hammer getting rapidly bigger as it came hurtling toward him, and then he saw nothing else, not ever again. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z One resident recalled how immediately after the fire “there was such a rush for homes in Englewood and the population increased so rapidly that it was impossible to keep up with it.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z But the pleasure that confidence gave me faded rapidly. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z We dashed back to the flat and placed buckets on the verandah to catch the rainwater and watched them fill rapidly. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z They find the stairwell, descend rapidly, taking two steps at a time. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “As rapidly as the systems were broken, each day’s traffic was translated by me into plain text.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z He saw the prisoner walking rapidly away and chased him. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Sunlight rimmed the buildings above us and the air chilled rapidly. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Simian fever can spread rapidly through a monkey colony and will generally wipe it out. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Malaria and sleeping sickness are even more slippery customers in their ability rapidly to change their antigens. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Now, there is not any question that Charley was rapidly becoming a tree expert of enormous background. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I blink rapidly, trying to get my bearings—that skinny nurse with the horse face has dropped a tray of food at the end of the hall, and it’s woken me up. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Farming enabled populations to increase so radically and rapidly that no complex agricultural society could ever again sustain itself if it returned to hunting and gathering. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z At first, all he was aware of were the heels of the shoes beating rapidly against the floor, and he wondered if Lalo and the afternoon customers in the bar downstairs could hear it. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Don’t, he said aloud, but the crow, rapidly, picked out the donkey’s eyes. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z During most of the movie Mrs. Reilly thought about Ignatius’ rapidly decreasing salary, the payment on the trumpet, the payment on the wrecked building, the earring, and the sign. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z My catalog of heroics is growing so rapidly I can scarcely keep track. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The popular age, as it rapidly became known, brought undreamed-of musical benefits and rewards to humankind. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Mr. Muhammad would be rapidly moving along up a center aisle from the rear—as once he had entered our humble little mosques—this man whom we regarded as Islam’s gentle, meek, brown-skinned Lamb. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z This suggested to me the Optimal Fragmentation Principle: innovation proceeds most rapidly in a society with some optimal intermediate degree of fragmentation: a too-unified society is at a disadvantage, and so is a too-fragmented society. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z A reporter stood directly in front of the gate in the chain-link fence, speaking rapidly into his microphone as the cameraperson panned around him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Without stopping there, he continued on down, still quite rapidly, to Main Deck. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z When he straightened up again, he saw the boy escaping rapidly out of the door of the rest room with the book in his hand. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The overseer now came forward, bowing and scraping, and the red-faced one spoke to him rapidly but so low that we could not hear what he was saying. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The possible variations for errant beats multiplied rapidly and unpredictably. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z He could hear her breathing rapidly and her face was paled out and her eyes were fastened wide. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z It had no eyes, and Nathan could see through its clear skin, right to its rapidly beating heart. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z When they shot him in one elbow and then again rapidly in the same place to shatter it, my not-very-reliable control just went and I burst into tears. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Her husband stares back at her, blinking rapidly as if he’d just awakened. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He left the rapidly drying puddles for Ralph, who took another turn through them. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t clear how rapidly—or aggressively—the government would pursue him. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z She moved rapidly through the house, even showing the servants’ quarters and storage closets. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Branwell’s eyes fell on that card immediately, and he blinked twice very rapidly. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The coup was a huge, fateful step into the quicksand that Vietnam was rapidly becoming for the United States. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z All Poulsson needed to know was that the Germans had rapidly increased production of heavy water at Vemork since taking over Norway. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Nothing mattered, he thought, as he walked rapidly to the men’s room. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z He had red splotches on his cheeks and was breathing rapidly. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a shell game with no actual pea under the rapidly moving cups. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Before he could recover his balance, he was sliding rapidly downward in a shower of loose stones and earth. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Sam and Joe had become the schools roaming tech support, a rapidly spreading phenomenon among geeks as hard-pressed and technophobic school districts turned to their onetime social outcasts to help run their computer systems. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was, to use his own words, "an art of short, swift, and secret writing, by the which one may transcribe the spoken word as rapidly as it issues from the tongue." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z The time I’ve lost from setting up the dynamite is now made up as I rapidly get higher and higher, until I reach the wall of the building. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The aura in the village rapidly changed after the speech. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I crawled rapidly around the floor, picking up the coins, trying to avoid the coppers and to get greenbacks and the gold. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Ignatius rapidly surveyed its contours for structural defects. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z As Xan’s health began to fail more rapidly, Luna informed her mother and her hosts that she would be sleeping in the Tower. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The subsidiary robots broke formation, waited a moment, then clattered off into the distance—very rapidly. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Now she had only one plain pencil left, and it was rapidly growing shorter. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She was sweating through her clothes, spots in the front of her kaftan rapidly dampening. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “I repeat my personal assurances to you that the United States will react very strongly and rapidly to any violation of the agreement.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Lawrence moved rapidly to recover from the defeat, albeit at long range. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z If the expansion is slowing down rapidly, then it’s a good sign that the energy from the big bang is nearly spent; our universe would be heading for a big crunch. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Voldemort’s chest rose and fell rapidly, and Harry could feel the curse coming, feel it building inside the wand pointed at his face. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z They walked side by side down the road, the sun a blazing pumpkin as it fell rapidly behind the western mountains. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z The high stern seemed to lean back over him for a moment, a long moment, and the tanker was gone, moving rapidly away. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z They couldn’t move as rapidly as the detectives, but there were many more of them, and more still came up from the lower depths. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Weasley blinked rather rapidly, then he too hurried to hug his son. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Extreme Exposure to CO may rapidly be fatal without producing significant warning symptoms. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Lots of times, that ability to compute and calculate information rapidly was helpful, like when he was reading about complex mathematical theories. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z He was speaking rapidly, he wanted to tell me so many things. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z To this he had a simple answer: “That, in fact, is exactly what it was . . . The only way in which a broad program could be launched rapidly and on an adequate scale.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z As space stretched, the matter and energy in the universe expanded with it and rapidly cooled. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z We lay on our stomachs, facing each other with the jar between our faces, and watched the little fish swim rapidly up and down and around. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Then I almost ran down the stairs to the street and began to walk very rapidly, with no direction at all, through a maze of strange, underprivileged-looking streets. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z In 2001, though, with the Internet rapidly expanding, his rants were heard all over the world, and what he said brought renewed scrutiny by the United States government. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Pools of blood spread out around him, enlarging rapidly. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z How did we manage to settle so rapidly in so many distant and ecologically different habitats? Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Without an ability to compose fiction, Neanderthals were unable to cooperate effectively in large numbers, nor could they adapt their social behaviour to rapidly changing challenges. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z We pass rapidly from one object to another, sampling them like dishes in a smorgasbord. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Gabriel was growing rapidly, now crawling and giggling across the room and pulling himself up to stand. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z The teacher blinked rapidly, his face like a cash register that wasn’t working. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z In the early morning hours of June 30, 1908, in Central Siberia, a giant fireball was seen moving rapidly across the sky. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Aven, I told you I don’t ever want to go to the movies,” he said, his eyes blinking rapidly, shoulders shrugging. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The nation’s entire nuclear arsenal was dependent on only two sources: a single rapidly depleting mine in the Belgian Congo and another in Canada, near the Arctic Circle. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I filled myself with such hope and continued to cling to a silver lining, which seemed to disappear as rapidly as my desperation to cling to it increased. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Barrius falls to the white stones, the pool of blood around him spreading rapidly. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Only a few people can keep up with the rapidly advancing frontier of knowledge, and they have to devote their whole time to it and specialize in a small area. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The moment he had cleared his plate he turned to the boy next to him, asked him for his leftover meat loaf, and devoured it just as rapidly. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I bring up a main menu and tap my fingers rapidly against my thighs. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Turning to the statue again he whispered rapidly, “Father, thank you. I am sorry I could not bring a better gift. Please, please come again.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z She tried to tie his dad to Aurora with a length of silk that Gox was rapidly spinning. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z His heart beating rapidly with pain, he returned to the hut. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z His thin chest rose and fell rapidly as he watched Harry walking slowly nearer, his wand pointing straight at Black’s heart. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z His words made my head spin and my heart beat rapidly. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Taran started to protest, but Orddu cut him short and guided him rapidly to the door, while the other enchantresses hustled the companions after him. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Again, the auctioneer calls out the rapidly rising bids. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Lady, who was at the foot of the cliff, was cold and losing weight rapidly. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z However the Earth’s gravity has managed to nudge Venus into this Earth- locked rotation rate, it cannot have happened rapidly. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He walked rapidly away toward the pinched lights of the village. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Petey blinked so rapidly it was like watching the beating of wings. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z He was led rapidly across the garden and then into a dark doorway. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z 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 Jeffrey had been diagnosed with ALL, which stands for acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a form of blood cancer in which certain types of white blood cells become deformed and multiply rapidly. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Sparks leapt like fleas and spread as rapidly; a breeze could carry embers for miles. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The only other means of mobilizing people rapidly and entirely is with a new religion; none was handy; he would make do with war. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “Only one resort. We must damage the web so fully and so rapidly, they cannot repair it nor will it hold their weight,” said Solovet. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I can feel her heart beating so much more rapidly than mine. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The genetic changes induced by domestication have occurred very rapidly. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Why did the human societies of the larger landmass derived from Pleistocene Greater Australia remain so “backward” in their development, while the societies of the smaller landmass “advanced” much more rapidly? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I grabbed a jar of spaghetti sauce and tossed it in the cart, which was filling up rapidly because Nana couldn’t decide what she wanted for dinner. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z He glanced down rapidly at his own handwriting. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Those soldiers were firing rapidly and had wounded several warriors. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z The question that has now urgently presented itself is whether it is either wise or responsible to attack the problem by methods that are rapidly making it worse. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Kyril Montana was panting; his heart beat rapidly, almost fibrillating, and he felt queasy, slightly nauseous. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t the idle chat of servants, but someone speaking rapidly, almost chanting. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The workers formed rapidly, smiling and sticking one another with their engines of war. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z One rapidly punched keys on a computer as the other two consulted large books. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z He was trying to get as drunk as possible as rapidly as possible. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z It is very unlikely that an object in such a highly elliptical orbit could be rapidly moved into the nearly perfectly circular orbit of present-day Venus. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Esther's eyebrows moved up and down as rapidly as a bouncing ball. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z A wild crimson blot was crawling upward rapidly along his shirt front like an enormous sea monster rising to devour him. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The sound of the cavalry grew rapidly nearer and in a minute or two Shasta realized that they were at the cross-roads. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z It was taking shape more rapidly now that she used burning coals to hollow it out. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He was still saying that while he felt himself being propelled rapidly away, heard the old man’s thin furious voice dying away behind him. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked at me, then she spoke rapidly to the little girl in Italian, with a rising inflexion, then a pause, interrogatory. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z She had just overturned the ashtray with her knee and was rapidly, with her fingers, brushing the spilled ashes into a little pick-up pile; her eyes looked up at him a second too late. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Poppy spoke rapidly to Sitti in Arabic, but she didn’t stop right away. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Besides, states that arise quickly, just like all the other natural things that are born and grow rapidly, cannot have roots and branches and will be wiped out by the first adverse weather. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z When leaves or branches fall, the carbon and nitrogen in the debris are rapidly reabsorbed by the hyperefficient root systems of tropical plants. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z She glared at her husband, her small, high breasts rising and falling rapidly. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z The news of Wilbur’s escape spread rapidly among the animals on the place. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z I learned the rules rapidly and was soon teaching George and my sisters. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z These images were now rapidly available thanks to wirephoto services, which had debuted in Life in the month that Pollard, Howard, and Smith formed their partnership. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z My heart beat rapidly—from the performance, from running up the hill, from whatever it was I might have just seen. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Every day and every hour, every shell and every death cuts into this thin support, and the years waste it rapidly. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The eggs and coffee and big biscuits disappeared rapidly. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Every spy was equipped with a number of these larvae, which, by feeding them carefully regulated amounts of oil and honey, they could either keep in suspended animation or bring rapidly to adulthood. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z When an animal began showing signs of anorexia, its condition deteriorated rapidly. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Ernest recognized that the rapidly rising stature of the Rad Lab in worldwide physics was based partially on its generosity to other universities seeking advice, manpower, and radioactive products. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Flustered by the photographer prowling around adjusting his lens, Gordon began to read, “Mice are rodents. They gnaw things and they multiply rapidly.” Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z This, in turn, produces large quantities of lactic acid, and that acid rapidly builds up in the tissue of the muscles. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z By this time she seemed to the watchers to be rapidly diminishing in size as she forged upwards. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z But when he mixed the dead material from the virulent strain with live bacteria of the nonvirulent strain, the mice died rapidly. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Just once Winston caught a phrase— “complete and final elimination of Goldsteinism”—jerked out very rapidly and, as it seemed, all in one piece, like a line of type cast solid. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Perhaps for that reason his accomplishment took root in my mind and grew rapidly in the darkness where I was forced to hide it. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “Rachel has told you all she can. Her moment is coming, but your decision approaches even more rapidly. Are you prepared?” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Smith knew Seabiscuit was improving rapidly, but when he sent him out for workouts before the track dockers, he gave him only easy gallops that veiled his speed. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z They were moving rapidly through the halls with Matt’s feet only brushing the floor. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z One army abandons the field almost immediately after the first blow has been struck; its opponents declare victory and are rapidly joined by deserters from the other side. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Only in this century have we been brought close enough to each other, in great numbers, to begin the fusion around the earth, and from now on the process may move very rapidly. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Percy glanced up at Bacchus, deciding what final curse he would hurl at the useless wine god, when he saw a shape in the sky above the Colosseum—a large dark oval descending rapidly. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z After high school, Gray worked his way rapidly through Alabama State College and then went off to law school in Ohio. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z He was writing rapidly on a scroll, the brush racing across the paper, leaving behind a trail of perfectly formed characters. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z He splashed his face with cold water and watched the phone in the bathroom mirror blink on and off rapidly. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z The island, he said, is rapidly dividing into two types of people: “the haves and the have-mores.” Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z The happy mood of the afternoon was rapidly dissolving in apprehension. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z He is peering down at me, speaking rapidly in a language I don’t understand, Urdu, I think. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Nalle was rapidly driven to Schenectady and from there he went on to the West—and safety. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I no sooner had the sentence out of my mouth than Branwell blinked his eyes twice, very rapidly, and I knew he understood the rules of our communication. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Black? Black?” said Fudge distractedly, turning his bowler rapidly in his fingers. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Ghostly shapes moved through the water as it rose rapidly. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The questions poured out of Mr. Jacobs rapidly, and Moss struggled to find his voice to answer them. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He whipped out a ballpoint pen, scribbled rapidly on the back of the contract. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z “My ideas flow so rapidly that I have not time to express them—by which means my letters sometimes convey no ideas at all to my correspondents.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z He felt his heart begin to beat rapidly. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z I feel like a space has opened up within me, expanding so rapidly it will break me apart. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Soon the sun sinks into the wild sky of the west, and I stand in the rapidly cooling air. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He healed rapidly—his hands became amazingly tough—and strangely suffered no real long-range difficulties from the run down the river, probably because his earlier time—the Time—had taught him so well. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z In fact, the birds grow so rapidly that their poor legs cannot keep up. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Rick said, “A humanoid robot is like any other machine; it can fluctuate between being a benefit and a hazard very rapidly. As a benefit it’s not our problem.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z The freight trains are longer and seem to glide more smoothly, roll more rapidly, and derail less frequently. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z And, of course, he was responding to an economic situation where the demand for power was growing rapidly. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z She blinked her eyes rapidly to indicate assent. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She shook her head and blinked rapidly as she approached the furrier’s, where a harried-looking woman was pawing through chinchilla furs with one hand while gripping the arm of her young son with the other. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z By a method termed glotto-chronology, based on calculations of how rapidly words tend to change over historical time, comparative linguistics can even yield estimated dates for domestications or crop arrivals. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Its east—west major axis permitted many inventions adopted in one part of Eurasia to spread relatively rapidly to societies at similar latitudes and climates elsewhere in Eurasia. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z After listening to the chief, the magistrate rapidly made out the necessary traveling documents and affixed the official stamp. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The view out the window switched from the fairies to the rapidly approaching ground. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z He pulls out his phone and keys numbers rapidly into the calculator function. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z I thought that pharmaceutical companies were probably always growing because more medications were constantly being developed; and the field of medicine was so rapidly advancing. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z As a result, in the very long run, technology may have developed most rapidly in regions with moderate connectedness, neither too high nor too low. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Tucked close to the folds of her cloak, nearly concealed there, her fingers were rapidly moving—tracing symbols in the air. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Thereafter, the garbage preserved at archaeological sites rapidly becomes more and more interesting and leaves no doubt that we are dealing with biologically and behaviorally modern humans. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “That makes it a he,” said the reporter, writing rapidly in his notebook. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z “He breathes very rapidly, and the air rasps in his chest. He said, at first, that he could not get his breath.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Her face falls, and she blinks rapidly a few times. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Forcing my way quickly through the crowd, I stood on the steps facing those in front, talking rapidly without thought but out of my clashing emotions. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Stuart strode rapidly to the door, climbed into the car, and with a final wave of the hand drove off in a northerly direction, while the children raced alongside and screamed “Good-by, good-by, good-by!” Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z Things changed rapidly in a matter of seconds and no one had any control over anything. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z All three of these elements also spread rapidly through central Europe in the centuries before 5000 B.C. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z She paused, her chest rising and falling rapidly, the color high in her cheeks. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Something in his chest hitched, a seedling of doubt that was rapidly beginning to grow into a proper tree. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Since such stars with higher temperatures and pressures run rapidly through their store of nuclear fuel, their lifetimes are much shorter than the Sun’s. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Rashid was pushing too rapidly for Diana to tell if it was working. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “Well, well! I must say, I am surprised to hear they are progressing so rapidly. This news changes my plans topsy-turvy.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z But now the rapidly deepening snow obscured the narrow road and made the ride impossible. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z The gravitational force between two bodies would decrease more rapidly with distance than it does in three dimensions. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Another drag, which used up the rest of the cigarette so rapidly the red-hot end of it burned back into his fingers. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She drank long and gratefully, and filled her bottles, and then set about making herself comfortable, for night was falling rapidly. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Some of the Xi came a bit closer to observe them, but most seemed to rapidly lose interest in their activities and began to pace back and forth, eager to move on. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z After the arrival of Europeans, the Big Island’s King Kamehameha I rapidly proceeded with the consolidation of the largest islands by purchasing European guns and ships to invade and conquer first Maui and then Oahu. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z But the complexity of nuclear physics was rapidly outstripping the capabilities of the laboratory apparatus of small science. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He and his horse wandered about all day, bumping against branches, getting tangled in blackberry bushes, and rapidly losing their tempers. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Coulter lit a candle, because the light was fading rapidly, and led Ama to the back of the cave. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z With her other hand, she carries a paper sack, and her eyes rapidly apprehend the boys’ uni-forms and the intense whiteness of Werner’s hair and the livid bruises beneath Frederick’s eyes. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z They jumped to their feet in alarm, speaking rapidly to one another, then ran off into the jungle. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Goll also insisted he turned in a second alarm when another man appeared ten minutes later to announce that the fire was spreading rapidly. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z With those two thoughts in mind—neither of which really gave me the sort of lift I needed—I left the lunch bar and walked rapidly back to school. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Our online store was growing rapidly, and my sisters needed me to be more than the face of the company. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He suddenly began coughing, and rapidly grew worse and worse until I rose from my seat and went to him, alarmed, but he waved me away, gasping that he would be all right. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Praying,” Alex replied, leaving the room rapidly so he wouldn’t have to tell his sisters he’d be praying for strength to cope with them and forgiveness for not wanting to. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z My appetite for navigating the Twin Cities highways has been dwindling rapidly. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z But Louie was already the fastest high school miler in American history, and he was improving so rapidly that he had lopped forty-two seconds off his time in two years. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z The treatment had not worked as rapidly or completely as we had hoped, but I had a dark undercoating of pigment which I could touch up perfectly with stain. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z After a while they brought out the wheeled stretcher and took it very rapidly down the hallway to the elevator. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The solicitor's letter added that if Miss Honey would kindly call in to the office as soon as possible, then the property and the money could be transferred into her name very rapidly. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z The complexity of a society’s technology has little to do with its level of social complexity—something that we, in our era of rapidly changing, seemingly overwhelming technology, have trouble grasping. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z She began talking rapidly but I didn’t hear much of it, I was so tired. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I picked my way down the front steps and looked over my shoulder at my own tracks, which rapidly turned into shallow foot-shaped puddles of water. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z It could feel its heart beating rapidly, then slowing dangerously, then speeding up again, like an earthquake. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z He ushered them into the president’s library and sat them down and began talking rapidly about rowing and about coaches. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He rapidly recovered from his terrible condition and began to grow. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Speaking rapidly in Eskimo, she told her guests about the river, the game, the fuel, and the stars—but not about the wolves or her past. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The team was growing rapidly, with experienced people recruited to look after the finances and handle advance planning on events. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Whatever the origin, people domesticated the species thousands of years ago and then spread it rapidly, first through Amazonia and then up into the Caribbean and Central America. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I looked away embarrassed, staring into the rapidly growing crowd. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes resistance develops so rapidly that the ink is scarcely dry on a report hailing successful control of a species with some specified chemical when an amended report has to be issued. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The revolutions in both notation and harmony during this period had been hundreds of years in the making, but once they were in place the pace of innovation accelerated rapidly. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Today, technology advances so rapidly that it is reported in the daily newspaper. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z But in 1929, Edwin Hubble made the landmark observation that wherever you look, distant galaxies are moving rapidly away from us. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The kestrel sailed into view and took up station, the black-edged flange of its tail bent down and its pointed wings beating rapidly as it searched the down below. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z They had advanced so rapidly, the famous German strategy of Blitzkrieg, "lightning war," that their supply lines couldn't keep up with them. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Clever, extremely industrious, he talked loudly and rapidly with a Bronx accent and was proud of his bent for sensationalism. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I was rapidly thinking that he was setting me up and inside the stall was a gang of guys waiting to collect their "tax." Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Their floe was continuing to decay rapidly, so the Boss made a decision on December 21. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z As one would expect, the word caught on more rapidly in North America than in Britain, where scientists continued to have a classical education. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Wheezing and whistling, Hen Wen was digging furiously in the soft earth at the far side of the pen, burrowing so rapidly she would soon be out. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z I lay there in the dark for a while, breathing rapidly. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The book toppled off the bed with a loud clunk and shuffled rapidly across the room. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Maddie blinked her eyes rapidly, like she was fighting back tears. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z As he rapidly read its contents Francis became furious, for he noticed that part of the argument depended upon a theoretical idea he had propounded some nine months earlier. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Ceaugescu’s ban on abortion was designed to achieve one of his major aims: to rapidly strengthen Romania by boosting its population. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z He rapidly made a duplicate, for when the molten silver was poured in on the wax, it would melt and float away, so he made a model for each handle. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The boy’s eyes shifted rapidly back and forth, as if calculating something with great concentration. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The ring cooled, moving rapidly to orange, to red hot, and then, as it cooled, to gold. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z The judge paused, then spoke so rapidly Sandy had to stop taking notes. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z The bag filled rapidly with icy water, and in the wet darkness that stank of rotten cabbages and leaves, Anya and Ivan struggled to find a way out. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Yet it is clear that belief in witchcraft among the educated elite diminished rapidly in the early eighteenth century. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z So the two young women in their Yak fighters, rapidly firing their guns, dived straight into the middle of the first group of German bombers. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Gow was swept into Lawrence’s magnetic field and held there by the boss’s “sense of urgency, his willingness to try ideas rapidly and drop them when a better idea came along.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z If the poll concerns an issue about which opinions are changing rapidly, how are the results affected by spreading the poll out over time? Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Archer started forward, blinking rapidly to clear his vision. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I spot the hilt of a dagger that's fallen to the dais, the rapidly widening pool of blood spilling out of her. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z It goes some way toward explaining how confidential information, rumors, and jokes percolate so rapidly through a population. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Around 13,000 years ago, as glaciers melted rapidly all over the world, conditions in Japan changed spectacularly for the better, as far as humans were concerned. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z After about ten minutes he came walking rapidly out of his office, his head down and his hands sunk in the pockets of his white smock. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Seeing him fighting tears, she relented and went to look, taking his hand in hers and examining the indentations that were rapidly turning into bruises. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z True to form, I had forgotten my rubber boots, and the path was a rapidly deepening ribbon of mud. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Special Duties planes need a lot of maintenance as they tend to go through them quite rapidly, bashing the undercarriages in the dark and getting bits blown off by antiaircraft guns on their way home. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z It is much bigger and faster than ours and rapidly gains on us. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Reaction time is a factor, so answer as rapidly as you can.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z It reported, “These Indians became accustomed to lives of glorious ease. But now...their income from oil is rapidly disappearing, and that was practically all they had.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He left, pacing the deck, and Bono inquired, “What is a myrmidon?” to which Trefusis rapidly replied, “Good God, sir! Continue!” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “OK. Here’s one: How many field goals did Erik kick this year: 233 He stared at me, and then he blinked rapidly. “All right. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The tornado tore one more time at the shore on the opposite side of the lake— Brian could hear trees being ripped down— and then it was done, gone as rapidly as it had come. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead of the natural environment there was rapidly substituted an artificial one composed of new chemical and physical agents, many of them possessing powerful capacities for inducing biologic change. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z At tournaments he often arrived a half hour late for games, played rapidly, and usually offered a draw, which was invariably accepted. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I was getting good grades in the third marking period, I was still improving rapidly on drums, I continued to be oddly popular at school. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z As Lupita looked on in wonder, dishes rapidly came out clean and dry. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z “Almost everyone knew that if it were completed successfully and rapidly enough, it might determine the outcome of the war,” he said. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Venus, Earth and Mars move progressively less rapidly about the Sun. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes stars move together in a group or cluster; other times a single star may move very rapidly with respect to its fellows. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He talked very rapidly, and I could see he was tense. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Most of all it was a victory for Adolf Hitler, who was rapidly learning just how ready the world was to be deceived. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Poor? Did I hear poor? When the dollars are literally flowing into this home from my labors? And flowing out even more rapidly.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Moving down the wall, staying low and talking rapidly to people, he came at last on Ernest Testaverde, who was returning fire over the coconut logs with his gun held high and his head down. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Spreading can occur rapidly and stop abruptly, or it can occur slowly over a long period of time. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z His worried expression changed rapidly and his eyes brightened. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Harry stopped walking and let out a long sigh, his smoky breath dispersing rapidly upon the frozen air. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Not fifty feet away was the Owner of the Emporium, approaching her rapidly, his gaze fixed. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Ash woke up suddenly and scrambled onto her knees, blinking rapidly. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It was sopping, but the Dacron wouldn’t rot or soak up water and would dry rapidly up in the open. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The quick trot of ponies’ feet made him look up, as one of the little carriages, containing a single young lady, came rapidly down the street. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z They set out once again, moving deeper into the forest, as rapidly as their strength allowed. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z He leaned a little to me, speaking rapidly, his eyes not looking at me. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Blink rapidly at the far wall to keep my tears from spilling over. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z They completed their stream growth rapidly and went to sea early. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z She frowns at it, thinking rapidly, her suspicion growing. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z Harry saw the edge of Snape’s sallow face turn a nasty brick color, the vein in his temple pulsing more rapidly. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She lost all interest in the lusty thrashing in the wrought-iron bed, her waist swelled rapidly, and her breasts drooped with the weight of the new life that was growing inside her. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The editorialists suggested John Kwang, among others, as someone who could bring a fresh face to confront the city’s ills, a politician who could better understand the needs of the rapidly changing populace. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z In the sixties and seventies and eighties, the influx of Hispanics rapidly increased and many began living not only on the Southside but the west side as well. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z But then the patches blinked more rapidly, dulled and went out, so that he saw that a great heaviness of smoke lay between the island and the sun. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z It was still moving slowly but was rapidly picking up speed. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z But the world of sugar was about to grow very rapidly—spread by a storm unlike any the world had ever seen: Islam. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z My heart pounds rapidly, and I walk away as fast I can before anyone notices. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The lightweight hydrogen gas should, because of Titan’s low gravity, rapidly escape to space by a violent process known as “blowoff,” which should carry the methane and other atmospheric constituents with it. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But James merely laughed, permitted his mother to kiss him, gave his father a fleeting hug, then leapt onto the rapidly filling train. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z One of the few circumstances that save us from extinction by this means is the fact that parathion and other chemicals of this 0 group are decomposed rather rapidly. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z It moved more rapidly over the top of her wings than under them and created lift. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Radio broadcasting was still new, but it had rapidly expanded in the past dozen years. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Galen’s text had never been accompanied by illustrations—Galen explicitly said that illustrations were worthless—because in a manuscript culture complex illustrations degrade rapidly each time they are copied. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I wanted to leave, but was too ashamed to leave, was rapidly becoming too much a part of it to leave. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z It was like watching a movie with a voice-over narration, but with one great difference: He was manipulating the pieces and speaking so rapidly that it was difficult to connect the moves with his commentary. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Then the ground began to fall rapidly, and the brook growing strong and noisy, flowed and leaped swiftly downhill. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The rumbling became more distinct and seemed to be coming rapidly closer. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z "Say, look ahere, Mr. Rinehart, how about giving me a job?" one of them said, approaching me, and I waved and crossed the street, walking rapidly down Eighth toward the next bus stop. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She begins to type rapidly on her keyboard, authorizing her decision. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “Go ahead as rapidly as possible with the commercial development, for I am afraid that the General Electric Company and others will be entering the field and harass our progress.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z A red dot was moving rapidly through the countryside toward the human population. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z His pupils contract to pinpoints, dilate again rapidly, and then return to something resembling normalcy. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z These are the weapons Pol Pot’s men used on their victims, victims like Pa. I blink rapidly several times trying to chase away the images. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In lane four the Japanese fluttered rapidly out into the lead, whipping the water at nearly fifty strokes per minute with their short oars and short slides. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The next day the country on either side began to change rapidly. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He coiled the jib on itself and let it lie—ready to use if needed rapidly. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The Santa Anita Handicap, with its giant purse and world-class athletes, competing in what was rapidly becoming the nation’s most heavily attended sport, became one of the premier radio events of the year. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Only a few seconds later the balloon passed out of the cloud altogether and, still rising rapidly, soared on into the heavens. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z She had the feeling that other beings were moving rapidly above and below, speeding through the substance of the Mountain itself with messages, orders, information. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z It seemed that the vims could adapt quickly to new hosts, and that it could change its character spontaneously and rapidly as it entered a new population. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As the weather worsened, Tom Bolles watched his freshman squad rapidly shrink from the 210 who had turned out in the fall to 53 on January 14. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She swallows hard, nods rapidly to make me understand how much she means it. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “This is the street—this is the church—this is the house,” he said rapidly pointing, and at once turned and made off, his head down and his shoulders moving as he ran. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, I was rapidly losing my appetite in the face of what I was hearing from my friends. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Has reached that time when a man ages rapidly, older with each passing moment. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It was amazing how rapidly schools emptied after the final bell, as if someone pulled the plug under a giant whirlpool. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Under the right circumstances myths can change rapidly. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The difference is that things burn much more rapidly in 100 percent oxygen, and within seconds the inside of their spacecraft was filled with smoke and flames. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The rapidly growing tissues of a child would also afford conditions most suitable for the development of malignant cells. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z In turn that posed the possibility that it would decay rapidly into the next element up the line, element 94, which was likely to be especially vulnerable to fission. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The tsotsis were rapidly gaining on the two men, who were being slowed by the heavy paper bags they were unwilling to let go. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z If he can read my suspicions, he doesn't let on, instead leading me rapidly through the Illustrian Quarter and deep into the sweltering streets of Serra. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He was sketching rapidly, first the outline of a block of states, then lines to represent rivers and railroads and small squares for towns. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a difference amongst them as amongst the educated; and when I got to know them, and they me, this difference rapidly developed itself. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z You fire twice, rapidly, each time you aim so you never have to take any prisoners. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z My exhaustion seemed to vanish as I began to navigate through the entertainment center operation menus from memory, the fingers of my right hand dancing rapidly across the touchscreen. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z It flowed along as rapidly as a running man. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He started whispering rapidly and monotonously in Latin with his eyes closed. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It had become, in a very real way, a wealthy home, even though Morrie’s bank account was rapidly depleting. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I watched him as he continued to blink his eyes rapidly. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Jan backed farther away, then turned and walked rapidly off, looking back over his shoulder. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z From those few centers of origin, food production spread much more rapidly to some areas than to others. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Round shoulders had Jo, big hands and feet, a flyaway look to her clothes, and the uncomfortable appearance of a girl who was rapidly shooting up into a woman and didn’t like it. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z But the rope dragged me, wobbling and balancing, so rapidly I couldn't hope to dissociate myself from it halfway. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Then she leaned over and whispered rapidly in Mrs. Clarke’s ear. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z The Budapest that Bobby roamed through in 1993 was a rapidly changing city. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Because language is evolving rapidly, and because different people have different preferences, always adopt the language individuals use about themselves, even if it differs from what’s here. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Matt showered and dressed as rapidly as possible. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Light shot from the book, the cover opening on its own and the pages turning rapidly. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z As Mr. Prud’homme looked at him and listened to the scatterbrained eloquence of his explanation, he could be seen rapidly losing his grip on sternness. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The man looks across the rapidly thinning audience at me, just as I'm staring at the fellow that saved my life. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Beneath the sag of the buggy the hooves neatly rapid like the motions of a lady doing embroidery, diminishing without progress like a figure on a treadmill being drawn rapidly offstage. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z They also were attempting to “chop” photons into pieces by passing light beams through a rapidly rotating mirror. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z At first there was passion far beyond what the dour gossip of older women had led Clara to expect, but their relationship chilled rapidly. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z His eyes ran rapidly over Milkman’s clothes, but his voice betrayed no excessive curiosity. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z "Keep the fishpaste," said his traveling companion, and he rapidly divided the remaining food into two equal piles. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Without a glance behind him, Lucky put the car into gear and rapidly turned it around in the yard. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Then there is hiv—which is very much an emerging virus, because its penetration of the human species is increasing rapidly, with no end in sight. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Many of them come from the tattered edges of tropical rain forest, or they come from tropical savanna that is being settled rapidly by people. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I can’t move or even blink as images flicker rapidly before me. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The tanker was still near, but moving away rapidly. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z When at last he did succeed in getting to the surface, tired and smelly, he observed that the truck was not making any more collections but was rumbling rapidly along. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z This would mean that the atom, and indeed all matter, should rapidly collapse to a state of very high density. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s worked through lunch, and when he steps out of his office building it is colder, the light fading rapidly from the sky. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Heqet put a finger in his ear and wiggled it rapidly. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Connor’s cheeks were bright red as he shrugged and blinked his eyes rapidly. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I didn’t risk a second to say good-bye; I crossed the abandoned fields in the rapidly diminishing light and was alone by the time the Congo five-minute twilight began. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z She was rapidly losing faith in her plan. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “The fireflies would flicker rapidly for their last few minutes of life. If it was timed right, the river shimmered as the jumper crossed it.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z He could feel his face swelling rapidly under his hands as heavy footfalls surrounded him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I could not begin to describe their movements or strategies, so rapidly did they follow one upon the other. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z |
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