| 单词 | reserve |
| 例句 | At a school fund-raising auction, his parents bid on—and won at a crazy price—a prime parking spot next to the one reserved for Dr. Williams, the headmaster. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Such rooms were usually reserved for gentlemen jailed for debt. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Besides that portion reserved for travelers there was an almonry overflowing with the poor of London, seeking food and clothing. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Henry’s mother turns to face them, and Alex watches her expression flutter through something pained to reserved to gentle when she lays eyes on them. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry. The Starlight Room is reserved,” the maitre d’ began. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z One observer noted that “the veteran of legal battles does not go in for fireworks or courtroom histrionics but he makes his points all the stronger for his quiet reserve.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He had something in reserve, some ingenious product of his counselor’s wits that would overwhelm their scheme. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z For her part, Safaa spends a fair amount of time staring at him, or more particularly at his bad leg, but with none of the hostility she reserves for the rest of us. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z But we know this: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday are reserved for God's work. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z He’d expended every last bit of his strength to reach the summit—and now there was nothing left in reserve for the descent. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “But if you cause any trouble, I reserve the right to knock you unconscious and lock you in an abandoned building somewhere.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Do I count to three or count to four before pulling my reserve? The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z He was quiet and reserved; she was wild and free. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z In consequence I'm inclined to reserve all judgments, a habit that has opened up many curious natures to me and also made me the victim of not a few veteran bores. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z There was a time when this word was reserved for people who were... well... heroic. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a move generally reserved for the defenseless. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Kali and Janaki both came to help me prepare the food, and even Kunthi’s reserve crumbled a little as she held up my son to show him to our visitors. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Now he had six reserve coils of line. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z When these reserves of fat are drawn upon the poison may then strike quickly. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z We each take five, leaving eight in reserve. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z To him Sara White exuded “an intense something concealed by an air of supreme innocence and maidenly reserve.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The reserve water supply which had filled baths and washed dishes for many quiet days was gone. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Twice that fall he saw Rab moved out of his customary reserve. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z We were close—somehow related—while also distanced by careful reserve. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Hannah slipped into the chair, knowing it was the one the family reserved for the prophet Elijah, who slipped through the centuries like a fish through water. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He thought he’d never laughed like this before, from this new place in him where so much delight had been waiting in reserve. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “She is a tearing fine specimen. She got excellent reserve. Not so confounded get-at-able.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The moonlight washed over everything like a rich bath of gold and silver, making the fish shimmer like pearls and the girl glow with a magical glory reserved for the stars of heaven. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z One opened a door to a cell reserved for inmates with AIDS. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z He left the midway, and I moved closer to the foot of the ride, pressing against others who, like me, watched the night sky while wearing an expression most people reserve for fireworks. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z "I've got this room reserved four times a week. I live pretty close. A couple hours here is better than being stranded at home all the time." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The last span of every term at the University was reserved for admissions exams. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I think that he would have acknowledged anything, now, without reserve, but he wanted to talk about Daisy. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z That privilege was reserved for a small group of girls...girls with freshly curled hair, crisp clean pinafores and new silk hairbows. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z His mother was enormously quiet and reserved, almost like a phantom. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Many of those who came settled in our neighbourhood and, as a result, before long my playmates included boys from various tribal reserves. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I was planning to talk to him about my project and hoped to see his slow smile spread across his face, the one reserved for when he’s especially pleased about something. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z “In the meantime we’ll do our best to keep the mother inside the reserve, but she’s frantic to find her missing baby.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Or would the authorities tear them from each other, deport some to the tribal reserves, arrest some, killing some? Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Ever since I could remember, I had heard Dr. Bright and others speak of London in tones usually reserved for talk of the Heavenly City. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps that is why creativity was once a concept reserved for God, as only He could give material form to an idea. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z By law, white-collar jobs and skilled-labor jobs were reserved for whites. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Angel, at thirteen, was thin and reserved, but when she smiled, her eyes revealed a glow she rarely displayed otherwise. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “My old eyes are not what they used to be,” my grandmother said, in the shy humble voice she reserved for prayers and for total strangers. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z The Andersons’ bags were taken to the first coach on the train headed south—the Jim Crow coach reserved for blacks. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z She glanced quickly at her lover, a covert glance, then gave a new, reserved attention to her husband. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z We walk to our reserved seating and sit down, watching people file into the auditorium, dressed in their pearls and ties. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Yet, my father told me, despite independence, there would continue to be a white man behind every tribal chief, who would have the final say in all matters concerning the reserve. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Once, I used the prepaid cell phone we had bought in a market in Pátzcuaro and called my parents, even though the phone was supposed to be reserved for emergencies only. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z The top drawer was reserved for random items—handheld pencil sharpeners, school glue, masking tape, abnormally small screwdrivers, things like that. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Longstreet said, “Give General Hill my compliments and tell him I suggest he reserve his ammunition for the assault.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Those matches were big events in my life because we traveled downtown to the Robinson Auditorium, a place usually reserved for white people only. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Of course, I sit in the best seats, the ones reserved for senators’ families. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z An arch look expressed—“I understand you well enough;” but she said only, “Miss Fairfax is reserved.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z I wasn’t sure what it meant out here to ride to church with a man, but back home, that was reserved for courting couples. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Bloom went to New York to meet the ship and reserved two traincars to bring the villagers and their cargo back to Chicago. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z If he was discovered in a hotel room with a woman not his wife, his name would appear in the section of the newspaper reserved for public shaming. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z His host threw over him a heavy blanket cloak, his own reserve against the winter wind when it came wild. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d never seen Mama that way before, all reserved and almost strict. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z On the day that my father and I returned from the tribal reserve my mother gave birth to a baby girl, my third sister. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The chessboard was always waiting for him, his comer table was always reserved; even when the place was full he had it to himself, since nobody cared to be seen sitting too close to him. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “In the reserve. It was just a flash of orange and black through the trees. I was alone; my baba hadn’t come back yet.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Having reserved his limited cash for the cigarettes and snacks he gave to border guards, he had eaten little in recent days. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Or maybe he could just be traded for a reserve defensive tackle and a player to be named later. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The reserves of grain I had put by began to dwindle despite my care. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z He thought of the tiger cub growing stronger in her reserve, safe for now from poachers, playing with her brother and learning to hunt. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Marcus wouldn't be in this ordinary school anymore, but in one of the higher education buildings reserved for scholars. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Your memories stretch from city days to nature reserves to lazy hours on the beach. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Well, I shall be here to see Miss O’Hara’s act. You may secretly reserve a ringside table for me. I must see and hear everything she does.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He terrorized them without mercy; they feared and loathed him without reserve. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z We are not, indeed, in the front-line, but only in the reserves, yet in every face can be read: This is the front, now we are within its embrace. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z But besides his frequent absences, there was another barrier to friendship with him: he seemed of a reserved, an abstracted, and even of a brooding nature. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z They sit in the last two rows of the room, the space reserved for Negroes. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “Trust me,” said the Wart “I can try,” said Kay, more reserved, as they laughed at the Wart’s assurance. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He pulls away to beam at me, and the next thing I know, my quiet, reserved grandmother steps right up to the glass to drink in the paper chain and everything it represents. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z She wrote, “Though gentle and tender, he had such a dignified repose and reserve of manner that, as children, we regarded him with fear rather than affection.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z “I’m sure he’s getting good at it. Do you think he’s inside the reserve?” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Then my mom started walking out with him so they could find their reserved, front-and-center seats in the auditorium. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew I would have to have a reserve messing around with him. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Now I’ve lost everything: the companionship of his ideals, and the secret escape I held in reserve, if my own failed completely. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z In all of the white women he had met, mosdy on jobs and at relief stations, there was always a certain coldness and reserve; they stood their distance and spoke to him from afar. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Locke’s King of Siam case is one where a tacit reserve would have been appropriate, but Locke had not formulated one. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The bantustans, or reserves as they were also known, would be separate ethnic enclaves or homelands for all African citizens. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z If possible, he was even more reserved now than he had been before his illness. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Maybe had I grown up in a tribal reserve like my parents, maybe had all our neighbours been believers in voodoo and superstition, everything would have made sense to me. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z My reserves were slim after traveling here and getting set up. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The rain falls harder as I make my way to the small parking lot reserved for faculty and staff. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He would be driving a different Crown Victoria—the charcoal gray unmarked model reserved for detectives—and wearing a shoulder holster instead of a hip belt. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Ammu felt a sudden clutch of love for her reserved, dignified little son in his beige and pointy shoes, who had just completed his first adult assignment. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The fire has lifted over us and is now dropping on the reserves. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z We had no home back in the tribal reserves. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “He is about five-foot-ten, thin, pale complexioned, and at first was very reserved in manner.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, hello,” Mrs. Chavez said in the higher-octave voice she reserved for her nail clients. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z She pulled herself straight and directed into his sleepy eyes the look she usually reserved for teachers and principals. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z My mother begged him to give us at least a month’s extension, pointing out that eviction would automatically result in the family being endorsed out of Alexandra back to a tribal reserve. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s not enough fish left anywhere else, that’s for sure. Not since the cyclone hit. When Baba takes his boat into the reserve, he comes back with plenty. And honey, too.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z The East and West Bedrooms on the second floor are generally reserved for the First Family. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Baba had never taken Neel to the reserve. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Molly was ten years old, almond-eyed and reserved, careful with her affections. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “He wants something mended...and he wants to reserve something in there.... Could you see what he pointed at when he said ‘that one’?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Accelerating hard under high weight burns vast reserves of energy. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z We parade behind her to a row reserved for us in the audience, and the choir heads straight to the risers to sing first. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z Wickersham had already been in touch with the Box and had reserved a cell for my assailant. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z If we win, we'll each get a house in the part of town reserved for Hunger Games' victors. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Conversation was my way of avoiding expression; my words were reserved for those times when I sat down alone to write. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “I am tired. I am so tired ...” “We have some emergency fuel reserves in the chaplaincy,” Father Amadi said quietly. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z A few moments later an unlikely kernel of warmth ignited in her stomach, as if the icy water had activated some secret reserve of energy within her body. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z It only took me fifteen minutes to put a controller on a reserve power line, then another hour to go outside and run the line to where the battery used to be. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Malcolm X’s growing respect for individual whites seemed to be reserved for those who ignored on a personal basis the things he said about whites and who jousted with him as a man. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z So Marina recruited men from the air force reserves to fill out her staff shortages. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z That didn’t last long—there was too much pressure to act otherwise—but it gave us an excuse to be a little more reserved than we’d been in the Capitol. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Worse, he was quiet and reserved, which was even more unusual. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z She added flour and sugar to the reserved dough in its bowl, then mixed in water until it was the right consistency. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Mrs. Laurencin immediately called the school bus dispatcher and reserved six big yellow ones to take the Epiphany Boosters to Albany. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z Liberty was reserved for other people, for the citizens of the City of Pennsylvania bustling a thousand miles to the north. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Yossarian gazed at him with a mixture of reserved pity and contempt. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Eventually, with the concept of a tacit reserve, a principle from moral philosophy is introduced directly into epistemology, establishing a limit to knowledge claims. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z We marched up the middle of the aisle, banked on both sides by rows of seats reserved for our graduating class. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Arthur, reserved and unhappy in the new atmosphere which had begun to pull away from him instead of with him, moved about the palace in his plain dress, trying to be polite. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z This tacit reserve had never been so clearly stated before. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z In spite of Fuchs’s reserve, people liked him. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z This type of portrait was customarily reserved for artists, writers, and the like. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z But no warm mash appeared, and on the following Sunday it was announced that from now onwards all barley would be reserved for the pigs. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z “The one reserved for visiting officials. Besides, what can we do? It’s the country. They don't have the same luxuries that we do in Chattana—though that should change after this visit.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Milo’s mess halls would not even help him store the cotton, and his warehousing costs skyrocketed and contributed to the devastating drain upon his cash reserves. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “Only snacks. Snack time is with murderers. Suppertime is reserved for con men, counterfeiters and armed robbers.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Davenport escorts Gogol in an elevator reserved for patients and doctors, to the subbasement of the hospital. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Charles, Pierrot’s grandson and the organizing spirit, would have reserved it for me. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Lev and the others showed me the same reserved respect they held while tending to the dead, averting their eyes whenever possible, their faces solemn even as fear and confusion darkened their gazes. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Chamberlain’s curiosity was natural and friendly, but there was a reserve in it, an unexpected caution. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Later the typically reserved Englishman confessed, “I must have acted like a child.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Elizabeth reserved to herself the application for her mother’s. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z “We have to get her out tonight and take her to the reserve in Baba’s nauka. Without asking him.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Lord Tywin almost always chose to command the reserve; he would take the high ground and watch the battle unfold below him, committing his forces when and where they were needed most. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Some places reserved extra captives in the jail for a fallow week when the night riders returned empty-handed. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z It was owing to him, to his reserve and want of proper consideration, that Wickham’s character had been so misunderstood, and consequently that he had been received and noticed as he was. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z He seemed to know that the narrow silence was reserved only for times when the three of them were alone together. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Kunthi was different from the other women, quieter, more reserved, and for all that we tried to be at ease with her there was a barrier which we could not surmount. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Two tables at the very back of the room were reserved, mainly for kitchen workers. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Matt and Ellen noticed a change in him; he was gentle with them and with Nancy and her children, but there was a reserve about him that had grown steadily greater with the years. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z It was building up in his chest, that long guttural howl reserved for real emergencies—like when you ran into a saber-toothed tiger without your club, or your fire went out during the Ice Age. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The power icon was flashing, warning that reserves were low. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z It named him dictator for life even though the role of dictator had until then been reserved only for emergencies and only for a limited term. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z They were angry at us for living on prime land that was supposed to be reserved for whites. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Her classmate was quiet, reserved; she spoke when spoken to, but rarely entered into any conversations on her own. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Fortunately, drawing deep from his inner reserves, Bobby did climb. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Desperately, I mustered up my last reserve of energy. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z My mom said the words in a tone most would reserve for a cancer diagnosis. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Mr. Ram interrupts my mind’s dip into that rabbit hole exclusively reserved for Flannery. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z By the time they found it, the trumpets had sounded again and Lord Tywin's reserve came sweeping up along the river. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “My thought was that if you know how to keep tissue alive there must be some way of equalizing the reserve supply to the area of the throat and face.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z “Metropolitan Hospital,” I said to the driver, but Victor summoned a bit of reserve energy. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Being granted a communicuff is a special privilege that’s reserved for those important to the cause, a status Gale achieved by his rescue of the citizens of 12. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “Yeah? She would have liked the nature reserve. You know what movie they played? The Sound of Music.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z In disposition, she was Pollard’s antithesis, governing her life with rigid reserve as he scattered his passions. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z When I was little, Saturday nights were reserved for us to journey over to the county seat of Welch, seven miles and a mountain away from Coalwood. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He threw his arms out, announcing a state neither of them had been to with the sort of flair reserved for the circus and late-night infomercials. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I wrote of an Indian maiden, beautiful and reserved, who sat alone upon the bank of a still stream, surrounded by eternal twilight and ancient trees, waiting . Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z She unloads a tray of them from the delivery cart, reserving two to eat later. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z My reserve went unnoticed by my companion as he talked the entire way to Port Elizabeth. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “He’s away in the tribal reserve,” my mother said. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z After a few squeaky misses, I overcame my reserve and tore my tonsils loose with a yell that would have been worthy of Zapata. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He reiterated his insistence that in Chicago “simplicity and reserve will be practiced and petty effects and frippery avoided.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Bobby was at first going to title his book My Life in Chess, but he changed his mind, possibly deciding to reserve that title for his future autobiography. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z She had to get back to the reserve before she was killed and skinned, with each of her body parts sold on the black market to line that rich man’s pockets with even more rupees. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z She had a hard time warming up to him, with those icy blue eyes and that careful reserve, like he was calculating every word before he said it. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “I’m gonna stay. For a while. Until they call me up. They put me in the reserve unit in camp. It could be months. Maybe the war will be over by then.” Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z She reserved the mealie meal for her eventual trip to Zimbabwe. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Nan and I were always seated at tables, booths being reserved for parties bigger than two. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Beneath them lay the buildings of the Golf Club—the huge Lower Caste barracks and, on the other side of a dividing wall, the smaller houses reserved for Alpha and Beta members. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z One of those compartments was reserved only for my mother and me. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Only later did I learn that the teacher didn't know my father at all and that the name Mosiek, "little Moses," was an insult reserved for any Jewish boy, regardless of his father's name. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z My reserve was broken, and my shyness too. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “We’ll have to make a run for it. Once we get to the boat, you can hold her while I row us to the reserve.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Tomorrow is dress rehearsals; Saturday morning is reserved for a light run-through before the show, which starts promptly at seven p.m. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z After dropping a dime in the fare box, she absentmindedly sat down in one of the ten front seats reserved for whites. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z The United Nations had been in Congo since war broke out in the 1990s, and had reserved a frequency for emergency communications. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z The reserve’s hungry, thin female tigers gave birth so rarely nowadays. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z A prince is also respected when he is a true friend and a true enemy: that is, when he declares himself to be on the side of one prince against another, without reserve. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z When the normal participants looked at the chair, however, they used a completely different and less powerful part of the brain—the inferior temporal gyrus—which is normally reserved for objects. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z I gave myself over to each novel without reserve, without trying to criticize it; it was enough for me to see and feel something different. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The only thing I leave in reserve is the squirrel and the apple. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I reach under the couch and pull out a bottle of water that I typically have reserved for samples. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He became, not excitable like Guenever nor restless like Lancelot, but reserved. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z So, when we finally come to Wotton’s formulation of a tacit reserve, we encounter, for the first time, a sound comprehension of the nature of scientific knowledge. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z "Lady Sylvie, Camellia has just arrived. Her ledgers are chock-full of daytime appointments. She does not work after dusk. I reserve specific Belles for the night." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Beatriz, dressed to the nines in a red checkered skirt and white sweater, diva-strolls into the cafeteria, taking a seat at the center table, which everybody knows is reserved for her. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z They had gotten a late start the first day, and by the time they reached the motel where they’d been planning to stay, the rooms they’d reserved were taken. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I also told him that I’d reserved a hotel room for him in Montgomery and that it would probably be safest to spend the next few nights there. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z We reach the shelter of the reserves and yearn to creep in and disappear;—but instead we must turn round and plunge again into the horror. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z But a more massive star, left, after its supernova phase, with, say, five times the Sun’s mass, has an even more remarkable fate reserved for it—its gravity will turn it into a black hole. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z To reassure her, we tone ourselves down and become more reserved with Manuel. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Right hand on the handle of my reserve parachute. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z He was reserved and formal, and his face was still taut and sallow, but he cheered up finally. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z In the dim light he could see Leslie’s face freeze into its most queenly pose—the kind of expression she usually reserved for vanquished enemies. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z Now, with Wotton’s formulation of a tacit reserve, moral certainty was required to give way to a new sort of temporary knowledge, a purely provisional understanding. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Tjaden and Müller have produced two washbasins and had them filled up to the brim as a reserve. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The charming smile that accompanies the statement catches Celia off guard, as she has rarely seen anything but varying degrees of reserved attentiveness or occasional nervousness on his countenance. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Besides, I was out of practice in talking to him: his reserve was again frozen over, and my frankness was congealed beneath it. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The Levinsons take my parents to special reserved seats in the front row. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Demure and reserved, the forty-seven-year-old Namba was forty minutes away from becoming the oldest woman to climb Everest and the second Japanese woman to reach the highest point on each continent, the so-called Seven Summits. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Penelope longed to give each one a hug, but she knew that a wise governess always maintains a certain professional reserve. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Now everything is cleared away that might make trouble and I have a big reserve of line; all that a man can ask. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Jaime comforted her by speaking to her in the same secret language he reserved for animals and for the smallest children in the hospital, until she gradually relaxed. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She bowed at Mingo, who sat in front, next to the empty space usually reserved for Valentine. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “I reserve the right to generalize,” Bobby wrote about his penchant for stereotyping. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Her voice took on the spittle-flying hiss normally reserved for the word vengeance. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Lourdes fished Pilar’s book out of the tub with barbecue tongs and placed it on the porcelain platter she reserved for her roasted pork legs. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He hired others to cut down rare sundari trees that grew on the uninhabited islands of the reserve. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z They've reserved two rooms for the week at the Saint James Paris, an exclusive château hotel. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The big pots are usually reserved for dinner parties, and Mama hasn’t mentioned having one any time soon. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z He had no cash reserves, and no people he could turn to who did. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Even if he made it to the boat, how could he hold the cub and row to the reserve, now that he was on his own? Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Two hundred square meters of solar cells, with hydrogen fuel cells to store plenty of reserve. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The vastness of the night beyond the house, the dark trees, the welcoming shadows, the cool new-mown grass—all this had been reserved, he had designated it as belonging exclusively to himself and Cecilia. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z These two are a peculiar pair—she circumspect and reserved, he bouncing on his toes, humming with energy. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z They would join the army reserve or the auxiliary police like her, and protect what was theirs. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He opened the car door with a ceremony reserved only for Judge J. J. Ford. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Every time Ms. G asked for a final headcount to reserve our plane tickets, I never responded. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z In China, the Old Man had told us, there are days reserved for grave cleaning, where you make gifts to the dead. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z They kept the artifact in reserve and waited for their moment. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z What the economy consisted of in 1960 was potential—raw materials, human beings, high spirits, some money from the marketing board reserves left over from what the British had taken to rebuild their postwar economy. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z That pew was reserved for my mother and brother. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The extra fridge is reserved for making kimchi, fermented vegetables that sit in there for weeks. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Luxury goods, consisting of those specialized crafts products or else rare objects obtained by long-distance trade, were reserved for chiefs. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “Well, something in reserve, in case you didn’t like what your grandmother has chosen.” The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z In the back of Judge Lew Fielding’s courtroom sat twenty-four islanders of Japanese ancestry, dressed in the clothes they reserved for formal occasions. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z They snapped like icicles and spewed bile over forests, into lakes, drowning whole reserves and towns. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Had I not hated the tribal reserves I would have gone with friends from the graduating class to boarding school in Giyani, the tribal reserve for the Tsongas. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oftentimes very convenient, no doubt, but never pleasing. There is safety in reserve, but no attraction. One cannot love a reserved person.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Flom was named to the Law Review—an honor reserved for the very top students in the class. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Though reserved to the point of being shy, the sheriff was adept at assuming undercover identities, having pretended to be everything from a cow rustler to a counterfeiter. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Daylight was waning, the weather was worsening, my reserves of strength were nearly gone. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Hatsue denied that this was so and explained to him that her emotional reserve was something she couldn’t help. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z She gave me that sympathetic social-worker look that she normally reserved for her loser clients like Cap Anderson. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z With nearly eight hundred rooms and a vast, monolithic façade overlooking the Thames, the Cecil was Europe’s largest, if not grandest, hotel—a site typically reserved for diplomatic or national events. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Then she reserved a table for lunch at the Four Seasons. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Winchell drops back to pass, throwing a perfect strike on a timing pattern to reserve split end Johnny Celey on the left sideline. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Beatriz and her butt kissers take seats in that front row, like it was reserved for them all along. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z That would mean no EVAs for me, and no emergency reserves. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Stopping only to sink a foot in a soggy, collapsed castle, she was soon out of the area reserved for guests of the hotel. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z But when he heard yells and shouts from the market-place and the rattle of British drums calling up reserves, he tore over to Dock Square. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Mother used her own reserves, without stealing the life out of Ruth May or anyone else. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The cheering helps me find a hidden reserve. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z She’s usually shy—outspoken at home, but reserved around other people. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Her tone held cold reserve—and that other cold, which he had encountered in so many androids. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z All of us kept a reserve supply, because some days—Sundays and holidays—the market would be closed, and we were never quite sure when this would happen. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Despite the proselytizing of the Mbekela brothers, my father remained aloof from Christianity and instead reserved his own faith for the great spirit of the Xhosas, Qamata, the God of his fathers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z With a pop, the reserve lighting flickers on. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I pause for a moment and remember this one smile my mom has that warms her eyes, a smile reserved for me. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z While I lamented the state of fife in Alexandra, waves of men, because of rampant poverty in the tribal reserves, continued coming illegally to the ghetto. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The worms, my mother told me, flourished abundantly in the swamps of some of the tribal reserves. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He made sure all of the kids were dressed and ready to go on time, and he cooked breakfast, all jobs normally reserved for Alma. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Very tentatively and mindful of the deep reserve of rural Mainers, as explained to me by a sociologist acquaintance, I touch her arm and tell her she shouldn’t be doing this. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hi. Do you have the gym reserved or something?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z We did have a meager emergency reserve, a secret stash of ten gold coins my grandmother had given my mother before we left Narewka. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Nylon mesh was attached to it, stretching out on either side for miles and miles to keep the tigers inside the reserve. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Valerie had reserved twenty minutes on her schedule to talk to me that day, but our conversation ended up stretching for an hour and a half. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Then the candor of the woman’s whole existence, which every one might read, and which formed so striking a contrast to her own habitual reserve—this might have furnished a link. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z It had been many months since she had smelled such fragrance; the jasmine, these days, was reserved for special occasions. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Like a big VIP section reserved for people who were never going to show up. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “I thank you for coming and suffering through my show. I’m surprised you even turned up, I was beginning to give up hope. I’ve had that box reserved for you the entire week.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z They were usually reserved for people too elite to sit among the masses. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z He said he was American and so reserved the right to flagrant displays of technology. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z After it is light, he thought, I will work back to the forty-fathom bait and cut it away too and link up the reserve coils. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z His face is reserved, then downright ashen when he sees Alex in the entrance hall. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Yet his eyes were darting swiftly, first over the rows of students, then over the section reserved for teachers, his swift glance carrying a threat for all. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “The Court reserves the right to determine how much time is needed, Mr. Max,” the judge said. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z One side of the hallway is reserved for people who have been convicted of drug or property crimes and who have relatively short sentences of five years or fewer. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He didn't say any more but we've always been unusually communicative in a reserved way, and I understood that he meant a great deal more than that. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z “Morning,” Philip says as he takes his reserved seat to the side of Bea. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z There was a funny reserve in his manner as he said this, a certain shyness that reminded me of my own. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z January 8, 1891, in car 5, section 6, of the North Shore Limited, which Hunt had reserved so that they all could travel together. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z My mother had died about eight months earlier, and my eighty-four-year-old father, in a natty seersucker suit, sat in a reserved section with the school board president, an old friend. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Each time Ifemelu saw him, he seemed to her to have grown taller and to have become more reserved. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “You know that all those whose passes are not in order are supposed to be back in the tribal reserves.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Blessings are reserved only for people, and it is decided to change the penguins into people. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Her tone is reserved and she keeps it short. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Perhaps it was Estraven’s own character, in which candor and reserve were both strong: every word he said rose out of a deeper silence. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z We made detailed daily notes in the log, a crisp new marbled-cover book reserved for the Plant. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The residents were a reserved bunch, save for when Jimmy’s barbecue came out—prim ladies used their elbows. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z We had ridden to Philadelphia in reserved parlor car seats. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The restaurant was situated in a section at the back while the front of the store was reserved for selling everything from sugarcane stalks to turpentine. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z In exchange, the secretary allowed the barons to tap the navy’s invaluable strategic oil reserves. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I knew that back in the ’808, placing your quarter on a game’s marquee was how you reserved the next turn on the machine. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The upstairs was reserved for quieter meals and private parties. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Gertrude smiled and danced with a reserved grace, but I could see that she veiled her pain behind her cool eyes. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The staff noted that he was reserved and quiet and tended to keep to himself, but they commended him for limiting his interactions “so that he is not drawn into too much negativity.” The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The maitre d’hotel, with the particular bow reserved for his more special patrons, was ushering the new arrival to his place. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The word baas means “move” in Afrikaans, but it is customarily reserved for cattle. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “She belongs on the reserve with her mother,” he said. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z His name was Israel Israel, a reserved, forty-seven-year-old tavern keeper and merchant. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Snuffy greeted them with the openhearted good humor and warmth he usually reserved for rattlesnakes, gila monsters, and the bubonic plague. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The treatment beds were on the first floor, but the second was reserved for kids needing to go into what we called Time Out. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He followed her mentally as she left the reserve, swam across the wide waterway, reached the island’s shore, climbed up the bank, crossed the path, disappeared through the trees, and padded beside a twisting creek. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z “The first few rows are reserved for friends and radio stations. It’s a rip-off, but what can you do?” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z I took a seat on an empty couch that seemed to have been reserved for me and Minnie sat down beside me. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Ajima meant something like “Auntie”; it was a term of great affection, reserved only for older kinswomen. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z The ultimate in drainage work was reserved for the creation of the celadon glaze. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Since coming, everywhere I had been in the tribal reserve I had come across very few able-bodied men. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Nhamo stuck her finger into the reserve clay and tasted it. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Villagers like Baba ventured behind the nylon-mesh fence into the reserve at their own risk. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z He had wasted precious reserves in unnecessary talk and encounters. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “Even if we do find her and she comes to us, how will we carry her to the reserve without anyone seeing us?” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z On the far side of the waterway, the bright orange mesh fence barricaded the islands of the reserve. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Was it unthinkable he could speak one of them to me, even the one reserved for lesser things like peanuts in your Coke? The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And when Dr. Calvin, from her reserved space, turned her automobile and drove off, only one reporter had recovered sufficiently from the shock to race after her, and shout an unheard question. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z One-third of the building was reserved for the Headmaster and his family. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z He summoned his reserves of persuasion, his broad and repressed tenderness, ready to give up for Amaranta a glory that had cost him the sacrifice of his best years. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Hideo is more reserved, his expression as serious as I remember it, even as he gives polite greetings of his own. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z ATK built rockets under a contract from NASA, which in 1999 awarded Keith the Silver Snoopy Award, a prestigious honor reserved for people who show great dedication in bringing safety to flight missions. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Since we hadn't hooked up with Rik, we didn't have a dock space reserved for us. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Leon stretched out his arms and did the comic Cockney voice he reserved for her. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Both past tenses have been around for hundreds of years, but since the sixteenth century it’s been customary to reserve hanged for referring to executions, and to use hung for other meanings. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Derrik joked with me off and on, but generally found me too reserved for his tastes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It was the weight of the fish and he let the line slip down, down, down, unrolling off the first of the two reserve coils. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z That is a fate reserved for planets near stars more massive than the Sun. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Mass rallies were held; land reserved for whites was occupied and picketed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He was named a reserve deputy sheriff in Fairfax, a position that he would continue to hold. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The power of life and death cannot be handed out blithely, but only with stoic and weighty reserve. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z But it was good that this new medicine, the reserve, would be brought to her by her old friend. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z She recapitulated the motives which no doubt explained Robert’s reserve. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z Like her father, she could be reserved; she was unflappable and good-natured. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Now that this new pain killer, the one she had been holding in reserve, was on the way her misery was manageable. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The bottle of bubbly I’d lifted from my dad’s special reserve and choked down in my room after my mom left probably had something to do with it. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z We got to the nature reserve at around noon. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z He chattered, a cross between his dainty meow and a goat’s bleat, usually reserved for when he’s spotted a bird through the sliding glass door. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Some of Gupta’s men must have risked their lives deep in the reserve to gather such a big amount of the red, sturdy branches. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z It’s not that they didn’t love me and Laleh, but they were full of Teutonic reserve, and didn’t express affection very often. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Today I will be more reserved, less openly grateful to all of them for having me. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z As far as he could tell, the school was reserved for children like him, the camp-bred spawn of reward marriages. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Her father had a deal to answer for, in whatever small hell was reserved for dwarfs. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Around him, the reserve assembled; a huge force, half mounted and half foot, five thousand strong. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z For the Woolworth’s lunch counter, like similar restaurants throughout the South, was reserved for whites only. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z "I would advise you gentlemen to get some sandwiches. All the places for the first four services were reserved at the office of the company." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z They reserved a separate day for the Midway. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Each sentry could reach his neighbor in a matter of moments; and the appropriate stamping signal—for they had more than one—would bring out the officers and the reserves. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Emerging from the building, blinking into the noon sun, Hannah saw that Gitl’s eyes were dry but they still held a reserve of some awful unspoken anger. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She decorated the living room walls with her oil paintings, and soon every square inch was covered, except for the space above her typewriter reserved for index cards. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The real warhorse among the contestants drank last; this position of honor was reserved for the best chugger in the squadron. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “I reserve the right to determine whether I should defend him or not,” Max said. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Wes carried himself with a reserved, quiet dignity, while his father was always loud and rude. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Mama had told her that this was a task reserved for teachers’ pets. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Freeman has reserved the rest of them for me. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Every team has a reserve fencer who normally was there to be substituted into a match in case of injury of one of the main three fencers or for strategic reasons. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “One: the original. Sometimes it goes on display at city hall. Two: the one given to the winner. Three: held in reserve in case crown number two goes missing.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The jail contains six cells; the sixth, the one reserved for female prisoners, is actually an isolated unit situated inside the Sheriff’s Residence—indeed, it adjoins the Meiers’ kitchen. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Baba rowed smoothly, and when they crossed the halfway point, he began singing like all the fishermen did when they neared the reserve. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Sinclair received an exclusive lease to a reserve in Wyoming, which, because of the shape of a sandstone rock near it, was known as Teapot Dome. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Since “independence” was foisted on the Transkei, the tens of thousands of Xhosas living in Crossroads were to be stripped of their South African citizenship and deported to the tribal reserve. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Dorus reserved the biggest room in the front on the first floor for his duties as the pastor. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z A sheltered child once, from a reserved Presbyterian home, Luce was now liberated, free of antisexualism. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z If the Beni becomes a reserve for the "natural," they ask, what international organization would let them continue setting the plains afire? 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Henry’s smile has gone sheepish and reserved, and Alex understands their friendship at last. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He studied British literature at Kim II Sung University, which is reserved for children of top officials. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z The medical examinations I had endured at Castle Garden had sapped my last reserves of strength. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z His afternoons and evenings were reserved solely for her. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z After the prisoners arrived at the Department of Justice, they entered in the basement and were taken into a specially reserved elevator, which stopped on the heavily guarded fifth floor. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Normally reserved, Ophelia didn’t hold herself back with Farmer, showing him even her “outrageous side,” with its off-color humor and occasional swearing. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z You have only yourself and you had better work back to the last line now, in the dark or not in the dark, and cut it away and hook up the two reserve coils. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Even when she emigrated, my mother kept Brave Orchid, adding no American name nor holding one in reserve for American emergencies. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “But how do we get to the reserve?” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z The Ainu were conquered, rounded up into reserves, forced to work for trading posts, driven off land desired by Japanese farmers, and killed when they revolted. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “Undoubtedly. Now, turn to that paper, and tell me whether it distinctly states that the prisoner expressly said that his legal advisers instructed him altogether to reserve his defence?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z I love plucking them from the tawa, the cast-iron pan my mom reserves for this specialty, with a little pat of butter. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z He stares at the Commandant with a reverence reserved for deities. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Our conversations were now stilted and reserved, as if we were both afraid of revealing some key piece of information the other might be able to use. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z That metal was also in short supply—except for the US Treasury Department’s monetary reserve, which was located in a vault at West Point. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z A mood of reserved shock had come over most of the Gladers, who were milling about with solemn faces, kicking loose rocks and not saying much at all. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z As Alice progressed, she became a little more reserved with him. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z I'm limited by my oxygen production, but I'm all excited now, so I'm willing to use half my reserves. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z When she actually wanted to listen, Mamma decided to be quiet and reserved. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Specify was at the top of his speed, with nothing in reserve. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Some were given long jail sentences or deported to the tribal reserves. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He seems unaware that there ever was any bad blood between us, despite my reserve. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Surely she would not have to go in there with the students, she thought; surely he would open the faculty lounge soon and she could use the unisex restroom there, the one reserved for teachers. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z But above all they contain a bottomless reserve of cheap labor. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z This particular day was icy-cold, and I went out through the snow into the out house and entered the number one lavatory, which I knew was reserved for Boazers only. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z In Uther Pendragon’s time there had been no law to speak of, except a childish and one-sided kind of etiquette which was reserved for the upper classes. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “The AKA scholarship group? These seats are reserved for them,” she says with an even brighter smile. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Obviously Gaia had kept some surprises in reserve. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Milton exuded the boisterousness he reserved for all difficult situations. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I pulled out a new nib and my box of good glossy foolscap paper reserved for special occasions. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “Certainly, that night at the nature reserve was one of the low points.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z The regular guests always had their tables reserved for them and most of them were already in their places and starting to eat their suppers. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Perhaps there was some truth in this; though I doubt whether his reserve, or anybody’s reserve, can be answerable for the event. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z The policeman confirmed my suspicions of his being fresh from a tribal reserve. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Very few of these stars are of the massive short-lived variety that squander their reserves of thermonuclear fuel. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “And we could reserve space to sell paintings, and combs, and fripperies from France.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t get the chance: the wide beach with fine, golden sand, the calmest waves and the clearest blue water, a few blocks away from the hotel, was reserved for whites. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z It is especially striking that Australia has some of the world’s richest iron and aluminum deposits, as well as rich reserves of copper, tin, lead, and zinc. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “You already know about alchemy. It is about penetrating to the Soul of the World, and discovering the treasure that has been reserved for you.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Anh had noticed that you got more time when all the other students were done, so she’d reserved the last slot on the darkroom schedule. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “I wanted to see you,” Carl said in the stern tone he reserved for children and animals. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Colonel Smith’s early call for reserves evidently had not upset the commanding officer. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z For the awful violence of this slaughter, Strauss reserves his angriest, most dissonant music yet. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Up on the speaker’s platform, we ministers and other officials of the Nation, entering from backstage, found ourselves chairs in the five or six rows behind the big chair reserved for Mr. Muhammad. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He was at the same time haughty, reserved, and fastidious, and his manners, though well bred, were not inviting. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z “They look about evenly matched—most times they are—but one of ’em has that last reserve of courage and energy which licks the other. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Many of them live on mission stations or government reserves, or else work for whites as herdsmen on cattle stations. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “Then we will be fine, ma cherie. The director has already filed a dispensation to keep me out of the reserves. I’m not going anywhere.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Usually, however, these tries are reserved for family. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z But good as it was, there was one more thing always held in reserve. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z One group of illiterate migrant workers began asking me to read and write letters to and from the wives and children back in the tribal reserves. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The goods— belonging to migrant workers living alone in the city—were being sent to wives back in the tribal reserve. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Only then did he permit them to bury him, not in any ordinary way, but with the honors reserved for Macondo's greatest benefactor. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z There was something about his face, the sad fatigue of a goodwill whose reserves have been exhausted, that made me start to trust him. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z I asked all my friends at school if any of them had a bomb shelter anyway, because I wanted to reserve space in it if they did. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He assumed that he had a finite reserve of tears that he had already exhausted for the day. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Putting someone who has not yet been tried in a prison reserved for convicted felons is almost never done. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z An additional five million people serve in the army reserve for much of their adult lives. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z “It may metaphorically be said” was a bit of British reserve, but it was clear what Charles was arguing. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z My reserve was greater and more obdurate than ever before. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He crosses to the large leather chair reserved for him, takes the key out of his pocket, fumbles with the ornate brass- bound leather-covered box that stands on the table beside the chair. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Afterward they withdrew to the room that had been reserved for them in the main house, while everybody else resumed the rowdy celebration that had been interrupted by their arrival. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Conversation at these dinners is largely reserved for the time between courses. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It was made of brown vicuña wool, a luxury reserved for the highest of noblemen and shamans. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z In 1880, the Supreme Court intervened, striking down a West Virginia statute that expressly reserved jury service to white men. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He was illiterate, and had a wife and six children back in a tribal reserve. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z So he held toward them an attitude of iron reserve; he lived with them, but behind a wall, a curtain. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Africans, Verwoerd said, “should stand with both feet in the reserves” where they were to “develop along their own lines.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Annabeth had a bronze knife that she reserved just for monsters and people who messed with her stuff. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Weeks passed, but the large blank space he had reserved at the bottom of the totem for his anger carving remained empty. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The fifth one is reserved for the day I launch. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s why we reserved that dormitory for residents with nervous disorders. It doesn’t make sense for them to mix with the larger population. In number 40, they can get the care they require.” The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “Let’s cool it, Emile. I want to keep you in reserve. We’ve got some other stuff going now.” The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Many of Alexandra’s first settlers came from the tribal reserves, where they could no longer eke out a living, to seek work in the city of gold. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z To clarify this point, I will often use the term ‘Sapiens’ to denote members of the species Homo sapiens, while reserving the term ‘human’ to refer to all extant members of the genus Homo. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z When Thaya Jaan came to visit last year, we didn’t understand why Mama went overboard cooking elaborate Pakistani feasts for him, including the dishes usually reserved for dinner parties. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Those without were to be deported back to the tribal reserves. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z In our neighbourhood there was a large compound that housed migrant workers from the tribal reserves. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Padva greets them with the practiced disinterest she reserves for pretty young things, but warms when they enthusiastically compliment her hair and jewels and dress. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He’s smiling and waving as he pulls into the empty spot reserved for the school nurse. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z Garrett emerges from the door to the garage with a large container usually reserved for camping trips. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Once the Baker made a mistake and came in through the gate reserved for the friends and relations, and Miss Lark was so angry that she said she wouldn’t have any more bread ever. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z If it failed, the reserve parachute that was strapped to my belly like a baby kangaroo would be my last hope. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “It gladdens my heart to see you like this, Odilia. All grown up,” Papá whispered as I leaned in and allowed him to give me a small, reserved hug. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “Her buoyant spirit and the essential reserve of her nature prevented our knowing how much she dwelt on the past.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She went out with two boys before meeting Carl and insisted on their politeness and reserve. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He had never pushed himself to the limit but he felt all this reserve strength inside of him: more than strength actually—determination. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I reserved a table for one, for eight o’clock. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Only one reserved table is left in front of the dais. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no hotel suite reserved for the wait; there were no trays of canapés laid out, no television blaring from any corner. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I’m fairly certain they reserve that special treat for people who talk on their phones during movies, or text while driving. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z His emotions crash against mine, roiling into one, and he is undone in this moment, the reserved, distant, proper version of him stripped away to reveal the part that is unthinking and savage. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The rover was designed to support three people for two days, plus some reserve for safety. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z She devoted herself to the kitchen after that, preparing meals that she spooned into plastic containers and the tins usually reserved for Christmas cookies. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z But after everything that’s happened, she realizes that her and Garrett’s survival requires the kind of aggressive hardness she usually reserves for the soccer field. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I’ve always felt that a special ring of hell should be reserved for kidnappers who place their victims in the trunks of cars. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The Kidnapping Club had brought in a battalion of triceratopses, a beast reserved almost exclusively for use by the War Department, at least when they were young and healthy. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Was there a reserve somewhere that was keeping it going these few extra minutes? Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z One suggested function of the first gardens of nearly 11,000 years ago was to provide a reliable reserve larder as insurance in case wild food supplies failed. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z There's plenty of oxygen in the Hab, and plenty more in reserve. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Summoning his last reserve of strength, the old man limped to the edge in order to watch it fall. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She was more reserved in her enthusiasm than I had hoped. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z At first, Bobby was a little reserved with him, but as they talked—for about seven hours—he warmed up. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z But many other pillars of the old system—the polite rejections of women or blacks, the spots reserved for graduates of Choate and Exeter—have crumbled. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Although he possessed extraordinary reserves of energy, he’d been profligate with those reserves, and by the time he got to Camp Four they were nearly depleted. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z I’d committed myself to spending three days a week working in my capacity as First Lady while reserving the rest of my time for family. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Law and Justice was reserved for those of especially keen intelligence. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z A large balcony off a building to the right has been reserved for the Gamemakers. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Even today there is no greater venom among hardcore classical music champions than that reserved for so-called 'crossover’ artists who dare to pollute the pure waters of the classical repertoire by appealing to the masses. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Peasants were obliged to produce more than they consumed so that they could build up reserves. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He answered her, but with reserve, and he turned to go into the palace. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Celebrities had been known to pay huge sums of money to buy an avatar name they wanted from a cyber-squatter who had already reserved it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Nana had dyed them with saffron powder, boiling them in pots usually reserved for rice and pasta. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Middle children are in an unfortunate position. They get neither the privileges reserved for the first born nor the special attention specific to the baby of the family. Do you follow me?” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The competition took place at the historic Grand Palais, an exhibition hall normally reserved for art and cultural exhibits. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z These proper folk, who had always maintained an appearance of peaceful reserve, now rolled in the aisles with abandon. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z With his shotgun waiting in reserve at home if he needed it, William George marched over to French’s house. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z But they had broken a Reb assault, giving reserves time to get up. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z To compound our problem, my parents came from different tribal reserves, and in the event of the family breaking up, I did not know whether my mother would be allowed into my father’s tribal reserve. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z They couldn’t stay outside the fence for long; not with a frantic mother trying her best to escape from the reserve and find her cub. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Private meetings among regular students were the sort of thing strictly frowned upon at the Institute, where all secrets were reserved for Messengers and Executives. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “And check those out,” said Miguel as the vehicles gracefully glided into a reserved row of angled parking spaces. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Central Mutal was ringed by a chain of seven reservoirs, with another central reservoir reserved for royalty. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Then he cut the other line closest to him and in the dark made the loose ends of the reserve coils fast. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She was flat chested, insisted on wearing glasses and no makeup, refused to grow out her hair, and commonly occupied spaces—like Insomnia Con—that seemed to be implicitly reserved for men. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Had his parents realized the power of their reminiscences on the boy, they might have been more reserved in their stories of their native city. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The first four rows of seats, which held ten passengers, were reserved for white passengers only. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z I had come to think of it in the same way most children think of the Fae court, a mythical place reserved for dreaming about. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The Ancient Greeks reserved their greatest excitement in relation to music, though, for competitions, of which they had a large number. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z I’ve never sat on it before and feel I’m sitting on something reserved, like a throne or a coffin. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Unnerved by the sensation of utter powerlessness, he only summoned his reserves of sunny optimism to field phone calls from his parents. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z One of these was reserved for the very finest wines, stored in amphorae, great earthenware jars with pointed bases, resting in metal stands. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z I practice mostly with a gun, but they reserve an hour a day for specialty weapons, which means I get to use my Mockingjay bow, Gale his heavy militarized one. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z After that, Dad decided he might as well be himself, and his breezy personality and quick laugh made Mother forget her shyness and reserve. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z This central part of the city was reserved, archaeologists believe, for clerics and rulers. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He had three forty-fathom coils of line in reserve now, as well as the coil he was using. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The word Agha had used, setalagheh, was the kind of divorce reserved in Islam for men who have threefold anger. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z While the story was being told, they heard it without any of the reserve or detachment that the kindest of civilized humans retains as he reads his newspaper. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Nor can I complain about the lack of candy; everyone had dipped into their last reserves. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “Once a month, it’s reserved for me and any potential business meetings I might have. I thought you might prefer some Western food, at any rate.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Anne put the books on the reserved shelf and pressed a buzzer, which would sound in the senior assistant’s office. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z She was much more reserved, but, according to Etty, “there was always about her a bright aliveness” and “a happy enjoyment of fun and humor’ But she didn’t laugh much. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z For the past two years he had served on the staff of Larned State Hospital, where he was in charge of the Dillon Building, a section reserved for the criminally insane. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z There was only one person working behind the counter, a young boy who did not recognize Mrs. Sen as he handed her a bag reserved under her name. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z In the end the Mountain and a handful of his best had gained the west bank, but Edmure had thrown his reserve at them, and they had shattered and reeled away bloody and beaten. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z A reserve of food to last the siege of Leningrad. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I looked around for a seat away from them, but although the bus was almost empty, only the rear was reserved for us and there was nothing to do but move back with them. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z "Anyone here think I'm a monster? That's such a strong word. Usually reserved for creatures in fairy tales. Not princesses. Not future queens." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “Hot chocolate” was something extra special, usually reserved for birthdays. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The Frenchmen had been hidden in the forest on either side of the clearing, as reserves. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I grew silent and reserved as the nature of the world in which I lived became plain and undeniable; the bleakness of the future affected my will to study. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Where did you sleep last night?” she demanded in the strident, accusing voice she reserved for slaves. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z There was no inquiry or investigation; that was reserved for white civil servants. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The chairs are simple straight-backed cane but, inside his special state box, Lincoln likes to sit in the red upholstered rocking chair that Ford’s reserves for his personal use. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z I had been warned by one of the men in our group who had been through reserve officer training that this would happen to me. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The westbound lane boiled and boomed with vehicles which were rushing German reserves to the front. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother kissed my neck, and I lavished her with the hugs I reserved only for her. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z After Chella died, he was moved into her corner, the corner that Kuttappen imagined was the corner of his home that Death had reserved to administer her deathly affairs. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The well water is reserved for the nurses’ use and the stream where we bathe is far away. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z My father must have realised the depth of my resolve not to stay in the tribal reserve, for he simply laughed; he never brought the issue up again during our stay. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z When I stand up to add some graceful actions to the soundtrack, he snorts that laughter that he reserves solely for me. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z The powerful spheres were usually reserved for motors and big machines, but up here, tiny Jade orbs twinkled in the windows of fancy shops and cafes. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z I was exhausted—fighting undersea monsters had used up what little reserves I had left. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Mary’s countenance was equally intelligent—her features equally pretty; but her expression was more reserved, and her manners, though gentle, more distant. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He would have to stretch humanitarianism to the limits of the law, with a stiff punch always in reserve.... Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile the rangers were frantically trying to calm the mother tiger and keep her safely inside the reserve. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z It was his place— a spot reserved each week just for God. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Are there some books reserved for some people to read, while others cannot read them?” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “One of the biggest in the nineteenth century. Much of this area is a nature reserve now.” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z He became lost in misty byways, in times reserved for oblivion, in labyrinths of disappointment. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z My parents, a generation or so removed from these earliest settlers of Alexandra, had, too, come from the tribal reserves. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The Hogwarts Express was usually reserved for students and they had never seen an adult there before, except for the witch who pushed the food cart. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “Been doing a lot of grave-rubbings. And you know it’s technically a nature reserve?” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z |
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