| 单词 | repair |
| 例句 | He wondered why Leon Longbridge had not been successful in stopping the repairs. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z With great love and care, Methuselah was putting the final touches to his repair of the tapestry. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “If you do not acquiesce, others will. We will And someone who will support this repair. We will take our business elsewhere.” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Lots of places in the Stadium need repairs. They’re waiting on the boss finding an architect.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z My heart had been broken beyond the repair of King Khosrou’s greatest weaver, and carried in it a hole so big it could be said to be made up entirely of one big flaw. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “It had been sent to another island to be repaired. So there was a notice to airmen that the glide slope was not operating.” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “But I have no great skills. Mostly I do repair work. Perhaps if you had a dagger blade that was dulling, I might be able to please you. But anything more is beyond me.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Then they had to repair and test the same planes during the day so they’d be ready for the next night. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z It is a warm winter day, as warm as a spring day in England, and around the fort, men are outside, working on everything from repairing wattle and daub walls to shucking corn. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z John Jones joined them, opening a tailor shop to clean and repair elegant suits and dresses for the wealthy whites in town. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z In the shed where he slept were the tools of the farm and the tools for their repair and maintenance. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The guy at the gas station reported that the punctured bicycle tire was beyond repair. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z After the bomb exploded on September 15, 1963, shaking the church’s foundation and shattering its windows, people gave funds to repair Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Surgical techniques then weren't effective or safe enough to search blindly for a bullet deep in the body or to repair vital organs. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z He repaired chairs for a living now, since he had retired from teaching. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He likes to joke that he’s in charge of car repair, compost, and recycling. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z "It is tragic what happened to your delightful home. And as Nergal is family, it is our responsibility to repair the damage he caused. How much do you want? Is a million enough?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I pictured my dad pacing inside, repair estimate in hand, but it wasn’t like that. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “Mr. Dunlap,” he said, “I’m sorry my father hasn’t gotten around to making that repair. It’s just. . .” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Just one shrill blow and you will see your animal shudder with malaise and repair at top speed to the safest, furthest part of its territory. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Even with the syntax repaired, the sentences are difficult to understand, and the original contexts don’t make them any clearer. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z With a large key he tightened the wooden peg holding the newly repaired harp string. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Church membership had dropped drastically in recent years, and there was no money for repairs. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Yup. The Toyota’s at the repair shop. If he’s right, we could be looking at four hundred dollars, minimum.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Sailors clambered up the masts, checking winch hooks and loop points for rust or repair. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z He was less adept in lugging the bulky machines to the repair shop. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Dad phoned the people who had made my legs and they said it could be repaired by anyone who had a spot welder. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z They asked FeedTech to take on payments for research and repairs. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The gyptians had planned to stop and rest their dogs, repair a couple of sledges, and get all their weapons into shape for the assault on Bolvangar. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “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 She would not be able to repair it without magic—and now her magic was gone. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Another officer was on the gallery, escorting a civilian who was repairing the chain-link fence. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A repair crew would patch the outer wall and replace the door. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Another man was a day from home when he espied the slave patrol approaching upon the road; and he repaired into a yard and split wood until they passed. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z My father had a present for me: a half ration of bread, bartered for something he had found at the depot, a piece of rubber that could be used to repair a shoe. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z She got the job of building repair assistant, which was a good job for Orly. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Saleem had burned garbage the week before in exchange for roof repairs on his family’s hut. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z “My mother has been learning how to make clay pots since she retired from her neuroscience work. The metallic sculptures are my father’s, welded together with leftover computer parts from his repair shop.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Probably he still had the strength and power to repair his own wounded arms or Kira’s tortured feet. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z No: This occurred before it became fashionable to repair your mistakes by turning your back on them and running. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z Peanut took the ball out in confusion, angry at himself, and anxious to repair the damage and erase the embarrassment. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Thither—in spite of my fears — would 1 have to repair for answers. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Not long afterward, he built his first pair of NeuroLink glasses at his father’s computer repair shop, with his neuroscientist mother’s input. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Bonuses are free for everything else, like extra saving, big vacations, and major repairs on the house.” Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z So it was natural that farmers would need to know how to repair them. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Everyone got a vacation and little repairs to the plumbing and the walls could be made. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I watch the damaged sail...and witness it slowly repair itself. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Housing projects were in need of repair, but compared to the slums of Port-au-Prince, Cuba looked lovely to me. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z I could feel her music sinking into my skin, healing and repairing my burns. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “I’m a poor old woman with no money. How can I afford the repairs? Oh, why did I take you little fiends off the streets?” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “Pastor and the elders board had to adjust the budget in order to pay for repairs, so they let me go.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z In the gloom of the shop, Edward could see that the doll’s head, like his, had been broken and repaired. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z Plus, Mr. Yang kept the house in impeccable shape, repairing leaky faucets, patching the front concrete, and coaxing the stamp-sized backyard into a lush garden. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Somehow I'll earn the money to pay for the car repairs, and I'll have to break the news to my own parents, but all of that doesn't matter. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The stone part of the drawbridge with its barbican and the bartizans of the gatehouse are in good repair. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z On the left, huge concrete pipes from an older sewer repair job lay scattered around. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z “You and the doctor must come by for an evening of beautiful music when my fortress is repaired.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z He had finally repaired all of the mechanical man’s broken pieces and painstakingly loosened what was too rusty to move. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z In tribute to their recently repaired friendship, Ron had kept the bitterness in his voice to a bare minimum. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Father had been toiling day and night to repair the leaks that sprouted throughout the house like chicken pox. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Reginald’s ship was in for about a week getting some kind of repairs on its engines. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z She would need that long to make repairs; the storms had left her little more than a hulk. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z ‘Hey, not so glum. We’ll help you as much as we can. The Amazon service department has repaired those metal dogs of yours. And we have some cool parting gifts!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “Amos, as you know very well, I don’t care if that oar gets repaired this year or the next. I’ve plenty of oars.” The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z The only outcome from the teasing was my seriously damaged sense of self, and if I'm going to be truthful, not even tweezers helped repair it. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z The lawns are tidy, the facades are gracious, in good repair; they’re like the beautiful pictures they used to print in the magazines about homes and gardens and interior decoration. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z In spite of Shackleton’s enduring resentment of McNeish ever since his mutiny, he resolved that the carpenter must go, in order to make running repairs to the boat. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z The repaired alarm clock rang at six o’clock the next morning. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z We dropped it into place, and I sagged against the repaired fence with a sigh. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z And the roof which we repaired often, together. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z "Helping to repair villages and grow crops," I said, trying not to sound defensive. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “Please sit down,” he finally said, certain he had embarrassed himself beyond repair. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Just then, Wynn appeared, still wearing his uniform from working at the new Wreck O Mend, an auto repair shop in the SmartMart center. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z But when I got to them, they were just a repair shop and a vacant space. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “I know it, and I might perish from sheer embarrassment. But no mind, I brought you a little gift to repair the damage,” she said, handing him the paper bag. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z All that was demanded of them was that they should keep the Great Bridge in repair, and all other bridges and roads, speed the king’s messengers, and acknowledge his lordship. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The service was held at nearby Sixth Avenue Baptist Church, since our church was closed for repairs. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Then he bailed out his canoe and hauled it up on the beach for repairs. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z It was not until the late afternoon that Cecilia judged the vase repaired. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Werner repairs a neighbor’s sewing machine, the Children’s House grandfather clock. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He had his job, driving a pickup and delivery truck for a false-animal repair firm; the Van Ness Pet Hospital and his gloomy, gothic boss Hannibal Sloat accepted him as human and this he appreciated. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z She couldn’t repair his wing, so he flew in circles. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z "Some days are better than others, and my arcana can repair it. But tonight is a bad one." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z In return for food, Tsalig continued to repair hot plates and other electrical items. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z He runs a business and he does heating maintenance and boiler repair with a man called Rhodri who is his employee. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z We had crossed a newly repaired hanging rope bridge and stopped for a midday meal. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z The great repair and the trap wars and the angel in the mist, none of it would have happened without the leaky boat. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z When the repair guy came, he said it was going to cost over three hundred dollars to fix the pipe. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z The house was still only half completed when he decided to sell the car repair shop and move his family out to the stump farm. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z But many years had passed since then, and the church was once again in desperate need of repair. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Yep. The church let her go so they could pay for repairs to the daycare.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The Chili Peppers and the White Stripes had been returned to the wall, pretty much intact, but Papa Roach was beyond repair. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z She pulls a tissue out of the box and leans into the mirror to repair the damage. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z Constance decided that later on they could lower some carpenters and smiths to deal with the repairs. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Besides, few shoemakers will do repairs, or if they do, you have to wait four months for your shoes, which might very well have disappeared in the meantime. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z There was the staff: Cook, who prepared the food, and Mr. Henry, who kept the house in good repair. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Boats from all over the world would stop there to lay over or make repairs, and often the sailors would come into the store and invite me and my sister Dee-Dee to see their boats. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is nothing, Mademoiselle. It is something that has caught fire under the dining car. Nothing serious. It is put out. They are now repairing the damage. There is no danger, I assure you.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Mother starts sewing at a factory; Brother Quang begins repairing cars. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z However, it might have to be sent to someplace like Milwaukee or Chicago or some other city whose name Ignatius associated with efficient repair shops and permanently smoking factories. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “The potholes need more repairs than that thing does,” Jon said. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The hunting club had kept the steps in decent repair, and used the jetty as a dock for their boats. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “It’s near the balloon repair shop, not even a bit out of my way.” A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I unpacked the piece to display for Dr. Lange, inspecting it to see if restoration or repair would be necessary. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The road had been made in a long lost time, and for perhaps thirty miles below the Morannon it had been newly repaired, but as it went south the wild encroached upon it. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z People still get their shoes repaired, despite all this chocolate, they don’t just toss them out at the first hint of wear. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The Argo II was no longer in danger of sinking, though without Leo, they couldn’t do full repairs. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Do I look like I know any auto repair places?” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Dozens of landing craft were broached and stranded, some so badly damaged by the surf and the coral reef that they’d have to be towed back for repair. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, when this was done, they set to repairing the fences which had been broken by whoever had done the damage. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Eighteen years earlier, crossing a street in Cambridge, he had been hit by a car, and the surgically repaired leg canted out at a slight angle, making his gait a little awkward. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z The TV-dish repair guy showed up while my mother was making eggs and pancakes, and he was still banging around on the roof when we all sat down to eat. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z They were tested, found to be broken beyond repair, written up as damaged freight and tossed, and then I went Dumpster diving. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Ever since getting repaired by the Amazons, the metal dogs had been frisky and full of energy - unlike their owner. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z At dusk, we approached a bend where hand-painted signs advertising auto repairs and coal deliveries had been nailed to trees along the roadside. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z No one took the initiative to repair them. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Before the coldest weeks set in, we had the shutters of the storage room repaired and attached a sheet of tin to the doorframe, so that she would at least have some privacy. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z When Will’s dad was home, he wanted to do as many chores and repairs around the house as he could. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z Images crystallize ideas—and the image of a double-helical molecule that carried the instructions to build, run, repair, and reproduce humans crystallized the optimism and wonder of the 1950s. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z All day we have only the normal shelling, so that we are able to repair the trenches. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “It was some kind of auto repair business.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Her violent death had left a hole in our family that would never be repaired. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Crawling back in the driver’s seat, he put the wheel into climb position, buzzed up into the air once more, and resumed his flight back to the repair shop. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z The boys made their way to the back, where the smaller motors for sleek water taxis were being sold and repaired. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z So, there was always fences to repair and animals to tend. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I feed them stick after stick of metal, running back and forth, and by the middle of the day, I’ve learned how to repair a water pump. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Money to install water pipes, or to repair the electric wires that had gone down in the storm and hung like limp, useless, dried-up worms. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z “Is it possible to repair the ornament, Madam?” said Mrs. Danvers. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “But we’re repairing this bridge and every other bridge in New York State. Even ones that hardly need it.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z He had patched up his wand with some borrowed Spellotape, but it seemed to be damaged beyond repair. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z “So you can put the money away. You’re going to need that and a lot more to repair the engine, when it comes to that.” The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I would say I was test driving them to make sure they’d been repaired correctly. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z When he says anything at all, even a simple thing about a car or a plumbing repair, it tends to come out like this—in terms that can be interpreted as sacred. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z When we were through at last, Mandy and I repaired to her bedroom, and I hid as before. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z It was clear that I must repair to our town next day, and in the first flow of my repentance, it was equally clear that I must stay at Joe’s. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Time had some- what repaired the ravages of hunger and I was able to meet the required physical weight. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The two slightly shorter sides were taller frame structures—the machine shops and repair shops—and across the whole north end of the compound was the cotton mill itself—a gigantic six-story brick building. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Sometime in the late nineteenth century clumsy repairs were made with unpainted cement which had turned brown and gave the building a mottled, diseased appearance. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Past small office buildings; past the bicycle repair shop; and now she could see the river that bordered the community, its dark water moving swiftly, foaming around rocks here and there. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Mrs. Roosevelt gave me the job of keeping this town in good repair and I’m going to do my best till my last breath,” he said. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Not even. Bruised pretty good. The impact ruptured your spleen. They couldn’t repair it.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Why couldn’t she work for the rickshaw painter in exchange for the rickshaw repair? Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll come by tomorrow to help. I couldn’t today or yesterday I had to repair a lot of those puzzlers.” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Shall we make our counsels together against evil days, and repair our injuries with such good will that our estates shall both come to fairer flower than ever before?’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z His intellect was a sparse acreage indeed but Pinkie got along by wearing a perpetual smile on his face and having an uncanny knack for repairing the engines of his teachers’ automobiles. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z As planned, the black residents applauded Brown’s reassertion that Greenberg should not be granted another delay in repairing his properties. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z On evenings and weekends, he repaired antique clocks as a hobby. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A whole row of unstrung bows in varying stages of repair or build rested on a worktable, and hundreds of bushels of arrows were stacked into pyramids on the floor beside them. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z He had done this, and he could repair it. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “And now they want me to know it all, and do the work—the repairing of the Singers Robe? You know about that?” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z During this time, Father lined up extra repair jobs— clocks and things to fix in his spare time—until his table was cluttered. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Just in case I had to repair the rover en route. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z There the yew bows were made and repaired; staves for lances and pikestaffs were cut. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z The demigods mumbled agreement They went their separate ways to sleep or eat or repair their weapons. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z My parents had accounts with the various airlines and were hired to repair bags the airlines had damaged. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z The accident left him bent, crippled, and in chronic pain, with a spine damaged beyond repair. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z They sat before the old monk in the prayer hall, chatting and drinking chilled tea while Pong pretended to repair a bench just outside. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z It was a deliberate decision to make field repairs easier. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z She could feel the ambrosia she’d eaten earlier starting to repair her leg, but it still hurt so badly that the pain throbbed right up to her neck. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z To fix a broken machine, which was forged out of cast iron at a foundry inside Camp 14, Shin and other repairmen had to haul it on their backs to a repair shop upstairs. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Some of those who took the bargain—thus accepting the permanent strike on their record—were promptly brought to the police station downtown, where they began repairing and repainting the damaged offices. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Most of our profits actually came from luggage repairs. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z "Nothing to be frightened of. He's the best when it comes to facial repairs, that's why I brought him in." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s that feeling of falling when you know without question that you’ve lost control of your car or made a mistake that’s beyond repair. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z She expertly repaired a section of the line that had been nibbled by fish. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Deydey spent a few warm fall days making repairs on his canoe, and then it was time for him to leave again. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z She went door to door throughout her neighborhood, telling people about how Operation Breakthrough had helped her force the powerful Henry M. Michaux to repair her house. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The dwelling at the bottom of the cerro was an old shack beyond repair. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z It happened in midafternoon, when she was helping repair the roof of a hut. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Nothing happened for a few weeks, and then the security police wrote to inform her that the house in Brandfort had been repaired and she must return. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you know where the new rickshaw repair shop is?” she asked, remembering to deepen her voice. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z So were the offices of the clerks who kept track of which buildings had broken windows, what streetlamps needed repair, and the number of people in the city. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “We don’t have your permission to leave, my lord. Also, our ship is damaged. We need our mechanic, Leo Valdez, to repair the engine, unless you know of another way.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “But he’ll know soon, if he doesn’t already, that mine’s broken beyond repair,” said Harry quietly. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He sat in the middle of the seat, holding the repaired flower upright in his fist, his eyes serene and ineffable. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The tiny robots are too small to see with the naked eye, but are capable of cooperating to eradicate any disease and to repair any damage done to the human body. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z In the game that night, he was a human mage, a wizard; in the real world, he worked at a motorcycle repair shop in Indiana. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Uncle Jet finished rewiring the fence and started repairing Nali’s second truck. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z But since it was past midnight, the kitchen was closed, so the trio repaired instead to an all-night local eatery on Sixth Avenue, the Waldorf Cafeteria—a Greenwich Village hangout for artists, writers, and roustabouts. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Now both the notebook and my quilt seem foul, dingy, and ruined, damaged beyond repair. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Toward the end of summer, one of the strings broke, broke beyond repair. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They fill their mind and hands with soap and repair and dicey confrontations because what is waiting for them, in a suddenly idle moment, is the seep of rage. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Mechanics and food prep and clothes repair and farming basics and things like that. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z That would hurt the lacquer hardly at all, he said, and she could repair any damage easily enough. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The fourth R of gene physiology, essential to both the survival and mutability of organisms, might be “repair.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Hector carefully removes the bird, the damaged bars repairing as he sets the cage down. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “We put a little machine shop down here. Saves time bringing out equipment that needs repair.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Katie’s trombone was getting repaired, and the only other spare trombone was so banged up, you couldn’t even push the slide past fourth position. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z The road narrowed and was not in good repair, rocky in places, washed out in others. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z On closer inspection, I saw she was performing repairs to a cushion. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z In the few days we had spent outfitting the Beaver—checking the ropes, repairing sails, sealing the deck— he treated me like Billy Budd. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z And when the elements had destroyed the blankets beyond repair, I used the shells to protect myself from the sun by propping them against each other and lying beneath them. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Each year that followed, they had brought the ancient robe again to her mother for small repairs. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z After gassing up the car, C.P. returned to his repair work. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The bard, as lean as eyer, despite the huge amount he had eaten, repaired his harp strings. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z I was originally planning to check the solar array, doing repairs as needed after last night's storm. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He had found it without asking anyone the way and had moved in and begun to put it into repair as though he belonged there. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z His neuroscientist mother and computer repair shop father. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Then he’d go back to the house on the hill to tend the animals or repair the fences or study the ocean through the telescope. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z She was out of commission until George Pocock could repair her. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Time could not be set aside for comprehensive maintenance and repair. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z What she didn’t know was how to find the new repair shop. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z Erasing and cursing my way through my sums, I made Pa look up from his repair work on the kitchen floor. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Other wheeled creatures were working: some repairing a roof, others hauling a net out of the river, others bringing brushwood for a fire. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Nina said, I’m here to inform you that FeedTech Corp has decided to turn down your petition for complimentary feed repair and/or replacement. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He leads me to the repair area, where a large wooden table is covered with tools and parts and metal bits and oil stains. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z There was a green monitor painted on the outside window, along with hand-lettered signs offering repairs and software installations. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Camps had been seen, half-built rafts, even the hull of a broken cog that someone had begun repairing. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Tell Mother not to wait up. I’ll head to the repair shop once the customers get scarce.” Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z “But, Lord,” I asked, “how can we repair the church and make it better for future generations if we have no money?” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z After his strenuous night of riding through puddles, fending off his relatives, trying to repair his motorcycle, and rebuilding his nest, Ralph napped soundly. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z Knocking over two delicate tables and an aspidistra, he covered the floor between them in two strides and pulled Harry into a hug that nearly cracked his newly repaired ribs. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Harry immediately opened an automobile manufacturing and repair shop. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Once all the damage has been repaired, that is.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z I remembered back almost three years ago when Hatun left to work for the Sapa Inca, guarding and repairing the many roads that wove their way to the four corners of the empire. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z “Yeah, we can all use some work and repairs,” Webb says, nodding. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z The repair shop was growing smaller in the background. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “When the street on your block is being repaired and the pneumatic drills are working all day, what does everyone complain of?” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z “He is repaired. He has been saved. Now you must tell him goodbye.” The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z All activity seemed to indicate the end of their journey—crates and cartons were packed, sails were sewn and repaired, and sailors whistled as they shaved their beards. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “There's men removing the old garments behind the pork, Prince O. Why don’t you repair there and change and I'll engage this fine lady til you return so she don’t become listless a-waiting.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He said he was going to help repair roads destroyed by the war and to build new ones. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z The club is old-fashioned, in need of repair. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z A constant and steady supply of broken planes coaxed back to repair sites, new ones delivered from factory to operational base—all flown by civilian pilots, no instruments, no radio, no guns. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Thus, tiny devices that can travel along capillaries to enter and repair living tissue; the ability to heal disease, reverse the ravages of age, or make human bodies speedier and stronger than before. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Holes in the road had not been repaired; windows were broken; plaster was peeling. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Her own grandmother was given a large house as her dowry—the very house Marina later learned had been replaced by an auto repair shop. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z I use these things for repairing other things. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The mascara has smudged again, despite Moira’s repairs, the purplish lipstick has bled, hair trails aimlessly. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z He trained in aviation metal- smithing, specializing in the repair of propellers. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “Nevertheless,” she replied, “I will have some. The damage will never be repaired while I hunger. There is no life for me until I am whole again.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The other two interviewers had asked a bunch of questions about how he’d handle various repairs of the company’s numberless desktops. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z As they came to their drive, they glanced at the bridge- repair equipment, looked the other way, then drove up the long dirt road to their house. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Peninsula Luggage was a sales and repair shop in San Mateo, a town about thirty miles north of where we lived. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “Mr. Malloy needs help at his shoe repair store,” I say. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The sewing machine tumbled down the stairwell, broken beyond repair. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z It was also notoriously brittle, necessitating the almost continual repair of the school’s fleet of shells. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He could skin a bear, repair a watch, build a house, bake a cake, darn a sock, or catch a trout with a bent pin and a piece of string. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Aware that he and Desdemona were a burden to my parents, Lefty was extremely helpful around the house, doing repairs, assisting with the cleaning, running errands. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She had to get to that repair shop before Father did! Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z The doctors encouraged her to take a rest—Ernest would be slow coming out of sedation, they said—so she repaired to a late-night coffee shop. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The owner of an Indianapolis repair shop testified that Holmes had come into his shop on October 3, 1894, with two cases of surgical instruments and asked to have them sharpened. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z We were instructed to repair the garments, but we discovered that most of these jerseys were frayed beyond repair. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z On the other days when there’s no market, people just congregate in the main square for one thing and another: hairdos, shoe repair, or just gossiping in the shade. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z If Leo could get it back to the ship, it would be just enough bronze for his repairs. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Officer Delinko was sure that the captain was going to hand him the repair bill, but he didn’t. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z IOI would be billed, and the cost of the repairs would be added to my outstanding debt to the company. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Alvarez hung around to “hold his hands for several days,” at which point Ernest staggered home to Berkeley to await the completion of repairs. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z In Florida, two children found an empty bag and used it to repair a swing. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “What if you had it repaired?” she suggested. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Fingers crossed those road barriers our car flipped over, freak-accident style, have been repaired by now, but who knows. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The men busied themselves with repairs to clothing and equipment, readying themselves for the next stage of the journey. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z He’d spent half his summer repairing the battered furniture the whites had tossed out. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Today, hearts can be repaired and even transplanted. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The bleachers repaired themselves until they were gleaming white. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z As the days darkened with threat of war, being wise, he had repaired the wall and made the fastness strong. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Nothing about the exterior wall looks repaired, and a chill of apprehension runs down my spine. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z "Victor's showing him how to repair his radio." The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z He took Tree and Zheegwon with him to try to repair the tires and test its weight capacity. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Eighteen miles and sixteen minutes away as the falcon flies, the repair work on the Margaretville Bridge was nearing completion. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z But it's solely for emergency use while repairing the main one. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z She thought there were one or two she might be able to repair. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z It was very similar to the work that Kira herself had been assigned, the repair of the Singer’s robe. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, outside this funnel web are scores of spinners ready to repair a hole and attack with poison fang. If we flee “upward, they will leap on us from above,” whispered Solovet. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z It's not like the Pathfinder team is hanging around JPL just in case their long-dead probe is repaired by a wayward astronaut. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z For one week in June and the last week in August, Mr. Smith, the pool’s black caretaker, closed the Leeds pool for cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “ISIS will be gone in six months and we’ll have no money to repair potholes and fix street lights.” Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Far from being in an advanced stage of decay, the Old Finch House was in an excellent state of repair: it was a hunting club. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Here on these high rocks my memory myth repaired itself. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Dany thanked him and told him to see to the repair of the gates. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Some of the men saved leather suitcases to use for boot repairs later on. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z On the other hand, it has been very useful, not only in putting satellites into orbit, but also in bringing them back to earth for repair or replacement. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Identifying a place on one sleeve that badly needed repair, Kira moved that section of the robe into the frame, which held it taut. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Once, from a seat on a slow-moving train, Clayton had seen subway workers standing on the walkway carrying lanterns while repairing the tracks. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z Another assembly line of jumpsuit repair falls into place. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The room was dark, but it would have to stay that way until Father paid for the repairs. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z To repair a man’s soul and deepest heart—to reverse an irreversible trade—might be far, far more than Matty could possibly undertake. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z There were pathways built onto the top of the trussing, places for the bridge workers to get out to the cables and repair them. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z The woman called a mechanic, and once Gramps was satisfied that the mechanic was an honest man who might actually be able to repair her car, we started on our trip again. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z “We just want you to stop repairing the bridge until the end of June,” she piped. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z He couldn’t bear to part with it because he had touched—and repaired—every inch of it. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z “Brownies are useful. They repair things. They make things. They are remarkable craftsmen.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z In time, I could locate the dish out on the surface, but it would take weeks for me to rig up any repairs, and that would be too late. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He walks away from me, heading back into the shoe repair shop. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Looks as if it’s beyond repair,” he said, sighing. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z It was beautifully made, light and strong, carefully waterproofed with pitch by Grandma, who kept it in good repair and in its own house by the side of the lake. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Was it possible to repair the machine in New Orleans? A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I say The stupidity of my voice feels beyond repair. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z The throwing arm had been taken off for repairs and then forgotten; it lay there like a broken toy, half-embedded in the ice. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The gold bridge where the molars were gone was the only repair in her mouth. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “First things first, I guess. We’ll have to put down in the morning to finish repairs.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Every day, the heavers swam along their dam, inspecting and repairing it. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z It had taken a lot of time to clean and repair. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z It would only be for a little while, until they could find something more suitable, until their house could be repaired. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Next to her the electric toad flopped and rustled in its box; she wondered what it “ate,” and what repairs on it would run. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z The residents were really mad—especially since it seemed like the city didn’t have the funds to quickly repair the court. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Its sea doors opened onto the harbor so that boats could motor in and then out again once repairs were made. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “I heard there was a new repair shop here,” he said finally to the woman. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z The railings have all been replaced and the brick walls repaired. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z My dad’s company, Duros Construction, does roofing and roof repair all around Chokecherry and Shadbush County. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z That genes could also be reproduced, recombined between chromosomes, and repaired by specific proteins, explained how cells and organisms manage to conserve, copy, and reshuffle genetic information across generations. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “Here —” He gave a drink to Dumbledore, who had sat down without invitation, thrust the tray at Harry, and then sank into the cushions of the repaired sofa and a disgruntled silence. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “There’s a lot of Americans and rich Puerto Ricans who own vacation homes here. I take care of their houses for them. They pay in cash. Security, arranging for repairs, that kinda thing.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z He was drenched in sweat, remembered groggily that his daughter had put him to bed, had told him to stay there until the oil burner was repaired. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Doctors operated behind my ear—for nearly eight hours— trying to repair the facial nerve that had been cut by the bullet. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I could repair the damage, put it right. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Maybe Father could earn the money for the repairs. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z Once this day was over she would have a lifetime to rattle around in that house and repair the damage. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z They weren’t client files; they were for family, stuff like birth certificates and house insurance and life insurance and repair bills and receipts for major items like our refrigerator and television and washing machine. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Finally she settled herself with the outspread robe and placed the frame around the newest section waiting to be repaired. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I repaired to the market to see if any might have need of someone who could tell sums and lift. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z They would repair the leaks in their eyes. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z So we lay to rest the wide-eyed wonder we once thrived upon, replacing it with scars of which we never speak, too knotted for any amount of technology to repair. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z One day he was sent across the street, to Lipowa Street 4, to the enamelware factory where he sometimes had repaired tools and equipment before the war. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z In one corner of the room stood the automaton, which Hugo and Papa Georges had repaired to perfection. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z I told her we were making repairs to her room. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Violet, her coat lining repaired too now, her cuffs secure, needed only to pay attention to her hose and hat to appear normal. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh dear, Bod. I have no doubt that your mother will have words with you about that. It’s not as if we can easily repair those pantaloons.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z You’d almost think it was real, Isidore observed as he headed back to the Van Ness Pet Hospital—that carefully misnamed little enterprise which barely existed in the tough, competitive field of false-animal repair. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z The repair crew had the help of the volunteer fire department and intended to work through the night, it said; all that could be done was being done as speedily as possible. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Our spoils were below, and to the riverside we repaired, there to embark. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The same thing held when he’d had to have those elaborate repairs. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Our Volkswagen was always breaking down, and my mom would take it there to get it repaired. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z It wasn't just a present, but a present she received because she'd torn her other coat beyond repair, mangling her knee, leaving a permanent scar. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Bridge repair and urban planning could be handled by the Thunderhead, but taking a life was an act of conscience and consciousness. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z This convinced us that something great was to happen, and threw me into an unusual flutter when I repaired to my guardian’s office, a model of punctuality. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z “Geeks can get jobs almost anyplace. People everywhere need people who can maintain, repair, and understand computer systems. It’s a universal need, don’t you think?” Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He was cut open to repair the lung and then sewn back up. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Many a sailor dies of it, or is left broken beyond repair,” the captain tells me. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z As soon as the repairs to my ship were finished, I headed back to my stronghold. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Then downhill swiftly they all repaired to the father’s house, and there tended him well—so well they soon could send him, with Grandfather Autolykos’ magnificent gifts, rejoicing, over sea to Ithaka. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z My ship was in bad shape, so instead of returning directly to my stronghold, I headed to Joe’s Garage, an orbital starship repair shop over in Sector Ten. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He offers to take me out on it once it’s repaired, but the offer comes with inquiries as to my marital status, so I do not follow up on it. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z In order not to become bored, he dedicated himself to the task of repairing the many things that needed fixing in the house. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z ‘It’ll be a lot of work getting the legion back in shape, repairing the damage Octavian did. Dating regulations will be the least of my worries.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z But there were still a few wounded Americans, though, and some of the bombers were in bad repair. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The repairs took months, however, and with their home out of commission, everybody slept in tents. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “They are delaying the repairs for one week—just for us,” he explains. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z “Both of the repair shops in our village are too expensive,” Father said. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z I’ve been trading, collecting things to sell in the secondhand shops and sometimes in the rubbish bins outside the nicer houses, washing and sewing and repairing what I find. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z One group elsewhere repairs pristine jumpsuits, while another cleans the already clean, glowing floor. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The first months, Esteban Trueba was so busy channeling water, digging wells, removing stones, clearing pastures, and repairing the chicken coops and stables that he had no time to think about anything. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The outer wall, raised many centuries later, was twenty feet lower, but thicker and in better repair, boasting octagonal towers in place of square ones. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The sheriff claims the breach in the defenses has been repaired, but with the horde that Gideon described on the way, I want to see for myself. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z But as we stood there together staring at the fog and rain, I could think of no way now to repair the damage I’d done. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z She darted around obstacles—broken furniture left for the trash heaps or for scavengers, stoves and refrigerators that were past repair, peddlers sitting on the pavement with their wares spread out around them. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z As the nightmares continued, he dropped out of a course in automobile repair. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z The satyrs and dryads worked to repair the damage to the woods. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “She came here to work in exchange for the repairs on your rickshaw. She wanted to make things right. Not many people are brave enough to try that.” Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z Over the years he’d learned every trade he could get close to—fishing, ship rigging, painting, framing, masonry, plumbing, roofing, tile work, even auto repair. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z When Pocock had repaired the shell, and the boys took to the water again, the results were spectacularly disappointing. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Class is in the detention room, while Miss Saunders’s room is being repaired. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z He had taken a load to New Orleans, where he had left his truck for repairs and caught the bus back to Hattiesburg. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Will the robe become so damaged during the Song that it will need repairing again?” she asked him, trying not to show how distressing the thought was to her. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m sure Father will pay for the repairs,” he began. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile the labour of repair went on apace, and Sam was kept very busy. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z He had a crutch to repair and not much light left. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z It’s a way they have of mending you, fixing what they think needs repair. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z At last the German attack planes flew away again, leaving the women of the 46th to repair the damage and help their friends who had been wounded. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “Everyone helped repair the mosque. My friend Soojin’s church held our carnival and everything.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z “If we go on we’ll have too far to walk. I don’t have a repair kit.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z A dilemma at its mildest will disorder half its relays; and at its worst it will burn out every positronic brain path past repair.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z So, while the Nazis did increase the number of new jobs by building and repairing roads, railways, and houses as well as building up their military, they also took employment away from other Germans. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z “She’s conservative with her spending, and usually only wants to pay for repairs and such. It took her a while to finally renovate the lobby. I’m sorry. My hands are tied.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z They’d repaired their plane themselves, sticking wooden plugs into the holes. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z On the tarmac, a lorry was repairing the bomb craters, filling them in with gravel. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “As good as any. Shall we repair to my solar, or would you like to see the top of the Wall?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Amid the all-night festivities, nineteen young Vietnamese men gathered at a car repair shop. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The people working behind the repair counter called out to Somkit as he approached. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z It would cost fourteen hundred dollars to repair. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The door itself had been repaired and fit snugly now into its frame. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Although aged and weathered, it appeared to be in reasonably good repair. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Highly embarrassed, he repaired them with his wand and thereafter remained in his seat, throwing jealous looks at Harry, whom Cornelius Fudge had greeted like an old friend. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She glanced at her reflection as she ran past the window of a furniture repair shop. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I’d sit for hours and try to do my homework with the machines and repairs going on around me. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Everything was repaired, refitted, and recycled, and if one Smokey couldn’t put it to use, it was traded to another. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z She took a minute to warm her body by the flames, and then she began the repairs. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Papa was hopeless with larger-scale construction projects and big repairs, so Uncle Arthur usually did those things for him. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Although the bridge repair is urgent, our endangered species, once gone, cannot be brought back. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z He knew he was being stupid, knew that the Nimbus was beyond repair, but Harry couldn’t help it; he felt as though he’d lost one of his best friends. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Rose and me had done a lot of repair work after the great tower quakes. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Leo didn’t have the technical skill to repair it. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z My master he had seen in Krete, he said, lodged with Idomeneus, while the long ships, leaky from gales, were laid up for repairs. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It repaired roofs, walls, pipes, cars, furniture, and boots. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z “It’s going to be hundreds of thousands of dollars in repairs between both buildings.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z In addition, the doctor who had repaired my facial nerve installed a tiny electronic sound transmitter called a cochlear implant deep behind my ear. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Even those few older slaves who could no longer labor with cane, no matter how maimed or injured, had to repair tools or nurse the newly wounded. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z “I am tired of everyone keeping their secrets so well that they get other people killed. We are all involved in your game, and it seems we are not as easily repaired as teacups.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Pa spun into a fixing frenzy repairing tack, mending his boots, and moving from room to room tending to all the things he’d let go during planting season. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z But the bus is a lemon, always breaking down, and after they’ve poured heaps of money into repairs, some thieves steal it. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “And I’d like to offer my services to help your community rebuild. I can do the repairs at cost, and only charge for materials and labor.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z But it might also have seemed curiously incomplete, with half the city falling down and in need of repairs and the other half under construction. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z It came to the priest walking in his garden, and it put a thoughtful look in his eyes and a memory of certain repairs necessary to the church. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z After these readings, I followed as the poets would stand out on U Street or repair to a cafe and argue about everything—books, politics, boxing. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z It was a bit late to repair the damage, but Harry swore to himself not to meddle in things that weren’t his business from now on. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z When we got home, Howard was sitting in a lawn chair by the garden watching Gus doing some repairs to the fence. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Lister worried about the high number of hospital patients who died after undergoing surgeries such as leg amputations or repair of deep knife gashes. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Thanks to rubber cement and oil paint, our toilet could quickly be repaired. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The place had been built in 1885 and had not seen a repair or improvement since. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Harriet decided that from the dilapidated look of the plantation—fields lying fallow, the Big House in need of repair—Doc Thompson would soon be selling slaves again. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z It had gone out at the beginning of the summer and getting it repaired had slipped from the priority list to a slot far below “survival.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z The barn and cabins need either rebuilding or repair, but the main house made it through the fire. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Malcolm announced that my Big Chop was going to be repairing Robert so that he was as good as new. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z The stove worked perfectly, with a strong, robust blaze that could be raised or lowered by turning the tap Orr had finally finished repairing. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I have some flexible plastic tubing intended for minor water reclaimer repairs. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Anything, anything was better than that long, cold, miserable weekend, and perhaps Ryan had found a way of repairing the motorcycle. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z The city of Ember was old, and everything in it, including the power lines, was in need of repair. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He offered to repair a broken sash cord in one of the Tynmore windows in exchange for two voice lessons for Francie. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The car was dented beyond repair, not just on the bumpers, but on the side doors and the roof. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He meant it, and Sam knew he meant it, too, so he shut up and the conversation turned to repairs Mr. Beach wanted to make to the church. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He watched the armorer diligently repairing his prized war gear and fumed inwardly. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Stinking and scorched, at least a foot of the back beyond repair. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z He organized celebrations to honor veterans and commemorate anniversaries of the Wall, as well as spearheading fund-raising efforts to keep the memorial in good repair. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Something cheap that could be painted or repaired. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z This was neither a repair nor a boat-building, for he had not enough proper wood, and must supply all his wants with pure wizardry. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z They voted the money to repair the supports under the front three pews. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z The first set still hasn’t been repaired since the attack. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “They’ll never let you go to the shop again. How are you going to earn enough to pay for the repairs?” Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Malloy’s husband owns a shoe repair store, so her shiny patent leathers always look brand-new. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The easiest way to repair an unbalanced coordination is to zero in on the second coordinate and then force the first coordinate to match it by sliding its quantifier into a more suitable spot. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z It was fortunate that it needed no repair because Kira had no threads to match. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Yep, my mind and soul and heart had a quick meeting and voted to shut down for a few repairs. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Sam put down the plumping-mill crossbar he was repairing and jumped to the rock by Baron Weasel’s home. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z I imagine they are bits that fell away with the last earthquake and were never repaired, but still, the house looks to be well cared for. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z If she arrived with scuffed-up shoes, it was because her old pair had been sent to Italy for repair. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z This was a great disappointment to Our Father, who likes to repair things between Sundays. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z People barter their belongings and a shoemaker and his apprentice repair shoes on the upper promenade deck. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Tamara’s plane had to be replaced; but the bullet holes in Raya’s Yak were completely repaired, and soon she was able to take to the skies in it once more. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The light changes and we drive two more blocks, passing Mr. Malloy’s shoe repair store. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z We should work hard to improve the prisons in our society—take up the unfinished work of Thomas Mott Osborne and transform these scrap heaps into repair shops, to paraphrase the great reformer. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But she says she feels lost without it, and she won’t get it fixed because her wrist would feel naked while the watch was at the repair place. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Running 2,700 miles cannot repair hearts that have been destroyed. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “Maybe it’s like the injuries from Dark Magic and you can’t repair the damage?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z What I always wonder is, how good can a car be that always needs some repair? Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z A youngest son whose stereo and TV repair business is so good he sends leftovers to China. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The rickshaw repair shops in Naima’s village always hired a boy or two as helpers. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z When he awoke the next morning and set about seeing to the repair of his car, he couldn’t shake the dream, and didn’t really want to. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z They co-ran their luggage business, which meant they spent their days at work together and then spent their evenings at home commiserating over dissatisfied customers or certain suitcases that were damaged beyond repair. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z August repaired the shelves for me when he was home. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The sheriff brought his leg down from the piling and with care repaired the tuck of his shirt. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Whatever he was when he wandered away from his family, he is incalculably worse now, damaged beyond repair and probably even recognition. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z It surprised me no end how much I missed our ordinary, routine life—the simple act of pouring wax into a candle mold or repairing a broken hive box. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Any news about the repair shop in the next village?” Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z As we repair the fishnets we have fun guessing who Miss Ann Burras will pick if she gets permission to wed. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z If he could only find the other half of it, he could repair it. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z But after Josiah went inside the shed to repair bridles, the old horse began to test them. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z We had done our best to repair the holes in the roof, but there were still one or two little leaks that dribbled all the time. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z There were things that had belonged to Lina’s parents, her grandparents, and even their grandparents—old, broken, cracked, threadbare things that had been patched and repaired dozens or hundreds of times. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Constructed out of dark wood and stone, the house looked old but in good repair. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z As a seamstress at a downtown department store, she repaired, altered, and steam-pressed clothing—work known and respected by both the black professional class and ordinary workers. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z During the last two weeks we were taught such things as how to use and repair our signal equipment. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He spent hours fixing the Archimedes sphere, cleaning it and repairing its circuits. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Paradise Vendors, Incorporated, was housed in what had formerly been an automobile repair shop, the dark ground floor of an otherwise unoccupied commercial building on Poydras Street. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In front of our flat was a huge roundhouse where locomotives were cleaned and repaired. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z It was with some trepidation that I perceived the hour approach when I was to repair with my charge to the drawing-room. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z All that day the rope gangs were kept busy sending down wood, spikes, cordage, tools and repair materials. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He passed in front of the appliance repair shop, which was about to close. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z The car kept breaking down, and everyone chipped in to have it repaired so that they could keep going. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Ahead, men repair a flooded bridge, so we stop and roll down the windows to watch. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I explained our plan to ask the sky god to repair the Story Box. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z My mother was barefoot and I was wearing cheap flip-flops, my only shoes, which I had repaired with plastic bags fashioned into straps. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “I knew how to repair those windows, and how to clean the chimney, because those sorts of things interest me. But I don’t know how to cook anything except toast.” The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z The man has just come out of a shoe repair shop and is shaking his head. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “And I will be here when you need me, repairing what I can.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z They made another journey in to town, taking to Dame Agnes such of Robin’s clothing as needed repair. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Now the watch-towers, which had fallen into decay, were repaired, and filled with arms, and garrisoned with ceaseless vigilance. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “Worse that happens, we make repairs. Might take overnight, but I can get the ship flying again.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z They went back to repair it and were caught red-handed. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z The fence was strong, but it always needed repair, and an angry tiger could claw open a small tear in no time. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z He saw maids hanging out wash, and someone seemed to be repairing a roof. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He even had the pumps repaired so that fresh water could be provided to patients for the first time. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Moniek was assigned to help repair the kennels while the dogs so feared by the prisoners were out on patrol. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z Like an army of mystical beavers repairing storm damage. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z What will break me into a million pieces so that I am beyond repair, beyond usefulness? Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z We built a shelter out of tree limbs, palm branches, and whatever other materials we could find, but the huts leaked when it rained and always needed repairs. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I use an inky pen to repair some spots on her eyebrows and lashes where the paint has come off, and when we’re done, she looks nearly new. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z After he had caught and salted his crab bait, he did a little fishing to pass the days and even some house repairs. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z As usual, though, the higher-ups couldn’t leave well enough alone, and one afternoon an Army dentist was choppered in to check our teeth and do minor repair work. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The automatic mop came out of its cubbyhole to repair the damage. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The kitchens stood at a distance from the house, and it was to this building that we repaired with hope of some new sustenance. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I'll need to do some kind of repair to the faceplate. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Local contractor L. S. Gaillard worked hard to make the needed repairs to the church. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Evenings, I threw the ball for Tilly, helped Dad repair some of his broken crab pots, and even offered to help my mother with the dishes one night when it wasn’t my turn. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z “I can give you some threads,” she said, “to start the repair. But you must learn the dyes. There are other things they’ll want of you.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z After two hours’ clearing the runway of rubble and twisted metal, her manicure was in need of repair. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z All this was paid for with money that should have gone into repairing the roof or replacing the dry palm fronds enclosing the latrine with corrugated steel sheets. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z His hands reached for my throat. with you, but I must urgently suggest we repair to another part of my humble ship.” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z And after years of neglect and lack of money for repairs, the house was falling apart. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “The orders to go forward with the repairs are written in stone.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Afternoons he repairs things around Etienne’s house—a loose cabinet door, a squeaking stair board. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Our hearts felt full as we studied the code, took apart and repaired radios in the field, and learned how to fight with our weapons. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “But it’s a magic sword, and only magic can repair magic. So he wanted me to fix it.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z I think on the Collegians, returned to their gaunt house, which hath, I suppose, been barbarously used lately by His Majesty’s troops, and is like to be in no excellent state of repair. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I’d seen workmen going into the old college last week, doing repairs. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Anya hunched over her dress that Zvezda had torn the day before, drawing a needle and thread through the cloth to repair the tear. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z A fixed clock with a promise of lifetime repair brought us some dishes from an old woman who had a wedding set from her first marriage that her second husband didn’t like. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z The house was somewhat musty and abandoned, like everything in sight, and needed a number of repairs, but its former dignity and fin de siecle charms were intact. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “How about repairs to the school?” someone else called. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z I figured ’twas some personage and mayhap one of the King’s soldiers so I repaired to the house and brought out my gun. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Preparations for the Opening Day ceremony had cost Olmsted’s department valuable time, as did the planting and grading required to repair the damage the day’s crowd had inflicted throughout the park. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z See look, here, how it ruined my coat and soiled beyond repair a shirt you will never see another one of. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Like the house itself, the furnishings were antiquated but in good repair. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Down at the dock, Jason’s friends were working on the Argo II. The main sail had been repaired, the rigging replaced. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He had never learned how to repair wounds, and now he came to think of it—particularly in light of his immediate plans—this seemed a serious flaw in his magical education. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Bridge repair,” shouted a wiry man in an orange helmet. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z They turned to see the guy from the motor repair shop with the short-long hair standing up at the side of the room. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He loved learning how the clocks in the station worked, and there was a kind of satisfaction in knowing how to climb through the walls and secretly repair the clocks without anyone seeing him. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z I daresay it is only a rat scrambling along the rafters of the adjoining schoolroom: it was a barn before I had it repaired and altered, and barns are generally haunted by rats.—To proceed. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z "I assure you, there is nothing left but shards and dust. The masons have no idea how to repair it. The whole wall may have to be rebuilt." The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Only one of the eight towers of the Ferris Wheel was in place and workers had not yet completed repairs to the Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I used them whenever the Vonnegut needed repairs or upgrades. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z During a road repair assignment, he noticed that Shin had loaded far too many stones in a handcart. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z She patched up the hole in the dome with a latticework of branches before adding a layer of mud and leaves, and soon the repairs were complete. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Einarsson and Sverrisson pointed out, though, that the apartment was in extremely poor condition and would need repairs amounting to tens of thousands of dollars. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Every dent and seam, every place it had ever been repaired. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z The view from here is the shoe repair counter, which is not very world-class but is reassuring to me. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z One spring morning I was at work in my tent repairing equipment, patching my clothes, and studying maps when a voice said, “General, may I visit you in your tent, please?” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry remembered: It had been the first time Ron’s name had been said aloud by either of them since the day he had left; Hermione had mentioned it when talking about repairing Harry’s wand. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Ernie, the owner, seemed to be expecting me and gestured to the repair bay in the rear of the store. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Even the lonely four-toothed widower who repaired our handbags in the market could not be persuaded to propose. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z I’m not very happy, but I recognize the repair. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z I realize only one person will be damaged beyond repair if Peeta dies. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z They drove in silence for a mile, past the Universal Laundry and Abdul Rahman’s shoe repair shop where Liyana’s favorite beat-up American loafers were currently taking a vacation, awaiting new soles. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I run down to the river where Richard is repairing fishnets. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z The boys had been shocked out of tears, and now Pierrot, as usual eager to repair a bad situation, said brightly, “What shall we do now?” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The small combined store, repair shop, and lunch room behind the gas pumps was as unprepossessing as any I have ever seen. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z But two of the Pe-2s had engine trouble and stopped for repairs along the way. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z After he polished off each beer, he used the can to repair one of the holes. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z In half-an-hour the carrier was to call for it to take it to Lowton, whither I myself was to repair at an early hour the next morning to meet the coach. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Hermione had said that they could not be repaired, that the damage was too severe. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z When that happened, a student repair committee would grab some staplers from the supply cabinet, and the room would shake as they pounded flat pieces of history back onto the wall. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z “Every time we repair it, they burn it down again,” he said. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “Nonsense! I’m only redistributing the wealth. I need to repair the roof and fix the robot, have the tennis court put to rights and replace the pipe in the fountain. The stables are collapsing, too.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “If you did, you will pay for its repair. And did I hear you curse? That I will not tolerate in my school, young man.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Camp that night was two tents thrown up hastily in the middle of dense bush with the spring bugs newly awake buzzing at the tears we hadn’t had time to repair. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z He had a one-room apartment over a garage, enjoyed doing the repairs and upkeep on the old lodge, loved being back within walking distance of untamed country, and was staying sober. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Your mother made minor repairs each year. But now it must all be restored. This is your job.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “The student must pay for the replacement or repair of the property.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z In return, he watered for people who were sick and fixed fences and made other repairs. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The tidy green-painted Newsome Park shopping center included a grocery store, a drugstore, a barbershop, a beauty shop, a beer joint, a cleaners, and a TV repair shop. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z And his allegedly repaired car coughed and floundered, as it had been doing for months prior to overhaul. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z While Dr. Carey was making repairs on the car, Stuart went shopping. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z Some of the workers would leave their sacks at the Store to be picked up the following morning, but a few had to take them home for repairs. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “It will take millions of dollars to repair this church, Lord! I have no idea how to raise that kind of money!” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The driver, Mr. Post, chops wood, tends the stove, sweeps the leaves from the front walkway, and does mechanical repairs on the truck. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Okay, maybe it would have made her feel bad; made her see whatever damage she’d once done to us couldn’t be repaired as easily as she’d hoped. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z It might have been that Father secretly took the meeting and the successful repairing of the horseless carriage as a test, but did not want to tell me. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d have made better time if one of his bicycle tires wasn’t flat, not only flat but definitely beyond repair and he didn’t have money to buy a new tire. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And then Bobby and Lilienthal would repair to the study and analyze games far into the night. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z That would be so like helpful Christoffel, to hear a rusty hinge and decide to investigate it, repair it. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Jack’s ticket went to a tailor named Salek, who in return helped Jack by keeping his uniform clean and repaired. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z The shell may be broken, and even portions of it removed, and yet after a certain lapse of time the injured parts will be repaired by a deposition of shelly matter at the fractured parts. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Kira was only a small tyke then, but she remembered standing in the cott’s shadowed corner when a guardian brought the fabulous robe and waited while her mother made the small repair. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Sandy perched on the edge of a straight-backed chair, adjusted his round wire-framed glasses, repaired at the bridge with adhesive tape, across his broken nose, and told about his children. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z The human genome contains about between twenty-one and twenty-three thousand genes that provide the master instructions to build, repair, and maintain humans. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The Otter sloop-of-war is hove to and careened in the channel while it undergoes repair; men crawl upon its belly, scraping at barnacles and repairing the work of the worm. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z We showered, put on such clean clothes as we could muster, and eagerly repaired to a popular nearby bistro called the Georgia Mountain Restaurant. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “Your dad could repair that, no trouble at all. He knows about such things.” The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Papa took his worn blue coveralls off the coat hanger and pulled them over the work clothes he was wearing for his computer repair job; the coveralls looked like something an auto mechanic would wear. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z They began to cherish their husbands and wives, protect their children, repair their homes and in general band together against the devil in their midst. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I’ve explored every nook and cranny of this place, except for a hill at the far end where workers have been repairing a wall. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z These amateur repair jobs were an almost daily irritation. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z It was on board the ship, being repaired by Buford the Wonder Table. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Not so they say. They repair bicycles. But what some demon did, I can do.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I wonder why, in over a year of my being in a coma, she didn’t have time to make the barest of repairs. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Engineers spent two days getting rid of the zero, repairing the engines, and putting the Yorktown back into fighting trim. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Everything looked like it was a hundred years old and hardly ever repaired. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “My father sends greetings and asks how you fare with the harp he gave you. I can see it wants repair,” he added, with a friendly laugh. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z And on Mondays eight servants including an extra gardener toiled all day with mops and scrubbing-brushes and hammers and garden-shears, repairing the ravages of the night before. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Grandma Sadie returned to the kitchen to whip up a repair batch of icing. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z But Jordan had no skill at fixing and repairing and he quickly gave up the task with a curse and a kick to the bed. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He being settled and falling swiftly into a shivering sleep, I quitted the chamber and repaired downstairs. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z In the midst of the repairs, the architect posted a sign at the church—a statement that per-haps said it all: “A restoration of hope!” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z In the month the glide scope had been under repair, there had been about fifteen hundred safe landings at Guam airport. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z A workman who had come to repair the roof on the hospital. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z There was simply too much damage to repair, too much infrastructure to rebuild. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z With a renewal of tenderness, however, they repaired to her room on leaving the dining-parlour, and sat with her till summoned to coffee. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z The loser of the watch, the person from whom it had been stolen by us, I later found, had described the repair that it needed. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z All the other students at Augustus Day School had vacation homes in places like the Maldives or Provence, and they complained when their yachts were under repair. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I came over today to meet my son who is here from Portland on business and to get my little granddaughter's doll repaired. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Often blocked or destroyed by the tumults of the Mountain’s furnaces, always that road was repaired and cleared again by the labours of countless orcs. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The repair work went ahead at a steady pace. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z As it turned out, Eliza had a bizarre accident in which she sliced open her hand at the laboratory where she worked and had to have surgery to repair the extensive damage. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The carpenters, repairing the old house, complained that they could not keep the lumps of chalk with which they coated their chalk lines. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z From around the country, more than a thousand black naval recruits were sent to the school to receive instruction in the repair of airplane and boat engines. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z After I won, the Capitol repaired my ear, but I still find myself testing it. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Spats in front of appliance repair shops with former members of my dad’s church who think I sold my dad to the Romans. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z On the ground beneath as the journey begins are the causeways and canals one sees today, except that they are now in good repair and full of people. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He would probably be with his father at the forge, repairing pikes and lances and heating oil for pouring onto the enemy in case they should pierce the outer castle wall. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z When Celia returns to her father the next day with the perfectly repaired doll he only nods his approval before waving her away, returning to his preperformance preparations. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The repairs were dependent on the manufacturer’s engineers pulling the magnets apart, flushing the oil lines, and putting them back together properly. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “I am sorry, very sorry, but a wand that has suffered this degree of damage cannot be repaired by any means that I know of.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Candles flickered here and there in front of images of the saints; a faint and distant clatter came from the organ loft, where some repairs were going on; a servant was polishing the brass lectern. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The Army offered us rations, which gettings Sip and I could not refuse; and so we repaired to the city gates, where our fiddlers’ fingers took to ruder labor. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Perhaps it was something to do with a repair in one of the rooms. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Work crews were repairing a broken section, probably damaged in the recent battle. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The automotive industry loves people like my father, because it means they can make lots of money from repairs that the car may or may not need. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z At the moment, however, “our apparatus runs only spasmodically, and a good share of the time we have it dismantled for repairs and alterations.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z She held the new gold threads to the window and examined the subtle shifts in hue, choosing just the right ones for the repair. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain’s voice carried across the water as he shouted orders and supervised final repairs and preparations. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z They managed to make it to Addan, and there they spent a month repairing the hull. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z She has schedules and rules and methods and every day she does her best to impose these on the world, one chipped fingernail repair at a time. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z The line had been repaired ahead of schedule, it said. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z He’d already contracted some day laborers to get to work repairing it. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z She watched David repair his leather clothes and decided she would never be able to manage a needle and thread well. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The young man informed Michaux that he had the back rent money, but would turn it over only after certain repairs were made. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Then he repaired the envelope corners of the bedspread, pulling it tightly, until it stretched across the bed like a drumskin. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He turned and began repairing his grapevine throne, which had been singed by fire. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z She thought of herself as his strength; in a world of shadows, the indisputable reality to which he could always repair. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Then he gave instructions that the open car wasn't to be taken out under any circumstances--and this was strange because the front right fender needed repair. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z If you try to repair an incoherent text and find that no placement of therefores and moreovers and howevers will hold it together, that is a sign that the underlying argument may be incoherent, too. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Five days after the fight, he took his son to the edge of their plot to repair a fence. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Out front was a line of loaders and tractors waiting to be repaired. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z It was very much like the main town: shabby little huts, repaired a dozen times, patched with scraps of plastic or corrugated iron, leaning crazily against each other over muddy alleyways. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Someone had watched repairs being done on the bridge. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The venti had quickly lost interest in helping repair the ship. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z There is nothing I can do that will repair what just happened. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z It’s really hard to change those states, and those states determine whether when one party tries to repair things, the other party sees that as repair or hostile manipulation. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z He is perhaps best known for this quote: “We will turn this prison from a scrap heap into a repair shop.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He sells and repairs small farm equipment and uses the helicopter to get to out-of-the-way places. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z But they were too far away, and the repaired spot was too small. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The whole thing is sealed off, except for a repair garage around the corner and a part of the first floor containing men’s and women’s locker rooms and rest rooms. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The gods set about repairing the throne room, which went surprisingly fast with twelve superpowerful beings at work. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The city-made stuff was mostly shabby and worn, repaired again and again, but the handmade things fascinated Tally. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z This way, the Jews were forced to pay for the repair and restoration of their own businesses, synagogues, and other buildings. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “We need to repair it soon,” Mother was saying. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z This widow was the owner of a rickshaw repair shop? Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z When the labours of repair had all been planned and set going he took to a quiet life, writing a great deal and going through all his notes. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Certainly people get pushed in front of trains, or under trucks, or off rooftops in the heat of frustrated moments—but that which is broken is always repaired. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z That August, nearly a year after buying the houses, Greenberg’s lawyer asked the city to extend his client's deadline for making repairs, citing insufficient manpower to get the job done. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z His wife regularly wrote him lengthy, urgent and impassioned letters requesting money for food, clothing, rent, medicine, school fees, books, seeds and money to repair broken ploughs and leaking roofs. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She wondered, If this bowl had cracked a little differently and then been repaired, could it possibly be as beautiful? A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Steal stones from the structures that have collapsed to repair those still standing.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z His father was the chief building engineer at the Institute, the man who repaired and operated the hot zones. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Now the black market is so much healthier than the legitimate economy I’ve seen people use zaires for repairing cracks in their walls. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Bricks sit in pallets, waiting to repair the veranda. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Perhaps his pride was at stake—yet the cost of the repairs to the house was bound to be enormous! The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z But it was in good repair, and there were plenty of rooms and bedrooms. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “We still have to repair the foremast. Then I need your help in the engine room. I’ve got an idea for a new installation.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Officers ordered them to clear and repair roads to the city. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “Just a heavy blow. She’s hove down for repairs at the yard. What do you think of the new ketch?” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Towards the evening of that day, he was sitting outside the nest, repairing his torn haversack and taking stock of his personal effects. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I believed I could repair the damage—that now I was back, this would be my life, and it wouldn’t matter that Nick understood nothing of Buck’s Peak. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z To break the freshmen’s slump, Bolles had to search vigilantly for and repair weak links in the chain. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z But how would they help us repair the hole? Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The leather satchel he carried looked familiar, worn and oily dark with handling, the edges frayed and repaired with duct tape. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z During the day, the place was busy with workers, builders, and painters who were repairing the main house and extending the outbuildings. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z According to reports Dacca was repairing itself slowly, with a newly formed parliamentary government. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z “One flight going to Dubai had some kind of leak, so they landed in Iran first for repairs. Totally unscheduled.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z He added, “The repair outfit’s truck is of course marked ‘animal hospital something.’ Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z They were all in such a state of ill repair that Anya probably could have snapped them all with just her hands. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The night mechanic comes and taps me on the shoulder, jerking his head toward the repair table. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Rhodri is the man who works for Father, helping him do heating maintenance and boiler repair. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z When Jamison came to her room, Kira showed him that the repairs to the robe were complete. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, you know, repairing the horseless carriage was a lot like healing the Dragon King. My hands just seemed to know what to do.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Later, before I left, I watched Violet and her father petition FeedTech for free repairs. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Naima’s mind raced ahead to the long afternoon rests Father would take before driving her to the repair shop. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z I run for the door, hands out, fingers already searching for the newly repaired lock. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z My excuse is that in this era of planned obsolescence, when a thing breaks down I can usually find something in my collection to repair it—a toilet, or a motor, or a lawn mower. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z In the morning, all the ground and aircrews would drive or fly home to their base to repair damaged planes and get some sleep. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z More than Miss K’s hair was needed to repair that wreck. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z I'm afraid he has hurt himself beyond repair. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Some of the windows reflected the sky, and one of the Black Jackets was repairing a couple of broken tiles on a roof. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z |
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