| 单词 | accomplish |
| 例句 | And so, the day before the midwife’s departure, Jane set Beetle a score of tasks to accomplish in her absence and made ready to leave without the girl. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama Oji shrugged and then told her that all the neighbors were accomplished thieves. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “There are many ways to accomplish this. You could tie the ship’s anchor to your leg and let it take you down, perhaps.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z It comes naturally and it passes the time and it feels a little more accomplished than playing cards. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z But I understood it would not accomplish anything. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z But again I discovered that travelers' preparations are more easily accomplished in books than in life itself. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z It was like struggling with some crushing physical task, something which one had the right to refuse and which one was nevertheless neurotically anxious to accomplish. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “Hmph. I don’t much care for America. They certainly lack for art. I can’t name a single American artist who is accomplished.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z I see that part of Nino Carlitos is proud of how smart and accomplished his wife is, yet part wishes she would be a simple mother and housewife. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as this was accomplished, she would satisfy herself that the twins were properly taken care of, and perhaps allow them some sort of compensating treat. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He was everything, the most famous and accomplished athlete in Syrian history. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z We accomplish the ring plane crossing and suffer no collisions with the particles and boulders of the newly discovered rings of Jupiter. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z This could only be accomplished if large foundations and international agencies became more involved. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z I learned early that crying out in protest could accomplish things. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z In a meeting with Le Duc Tho, Kissinger quipped that he had accomplished the impossible: he had unified Vietnam. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z "We have accomplished great feats today," she said. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z It was the language of enthusiasm, of things accomplished with love and purpose, and as part of a search for something believed in and desired. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Jane had not been gone a quarter of an hour, and they had only accomplished some views of St. Mark’s Place, Venice, when Frank Churchill entered the room. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z She was a bright child, an accomplished child, a child who loved and was loved. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z He is accomplished, celebrated, still a good-looking guy. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z That’s where the sincere whites who really mean to accomplish something have got to work. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Because,” she would say, “even if he never leaves the ghetto, he will know that the ghetto is not the world. If that is all I accomplish, I’ve done enough.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z And then I thought, “Why kill the big tree and not accomplish anything?” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z But Jethro was to experience one attack of childish fury before the transition to his new standing was fully accomplished. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z I had become an accomplished beggar and thief. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Conscious of an inadequate night’s sleep, and of a delicate mission successfully accomplished, M. Poirot curled up in a corner and fell asleep. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z The point of all of this is to answer two simple questions that lie at the heart of what we would all like to accomplish as educators, parents, marketers, business people, and policymakers. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mission accomplished,” her mother had said when they got home, although she had trouble looking Hali in the eye when she said it. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Knowing, though, how thrilled our father was by what his kids had managed to accomplish, neither of us ever brought up our discontent over dinner. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z And it can take the fear and boredom out of grammar, because it’s always more inviting to master a system when you have a clear idea of what it is designed to accomplish. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Ti Jean was a muscular man in his thirties, a local farmer’s son who had witnessed what Farmer had accomplished in the central plateau over the last twenty years. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Therefore for the first time it came plainly to me that, my friend being dead, I must accomplish the thing he died for. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z "A child sees an obstacle, and his first thought is to run around it or knock it down. A lord must learn that sometimes words can accomplish what swords cannot." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Southeast and the Mississippi River system, their destruction was accomplished largely by germs alone, introduced by early European explorers and advancing ahead of them. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z And how did he accomplish that, unless he is himself the Harpy? A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z What could she have hoped to accomplish in fifteen? Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “When they open their eyes to reality they’ll find accomplished facts.” One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z He has never really accomplished anything, until now. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It was exciting, and I knew it would take days or weeks to accomplish. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z "See what you can accomplish. You'll have plenty support from other districts and all the guidance you need. Meanwhile, remember that we are all under discipline." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z There may be countless worlds on which the inhabitants are accomplished linguists or superb poets but indifferent radio astronomers. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He liked knowing that every day he accomplished as much as he possible. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z To make races more competitive, tracks schedule “handicap” races, in which a racing secretary, also called a track handicap- per, assigns more accomplished horses higher weights, or imposts, than less accomplished horses. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z One cannot, therefore, attribute either to Fortune or to virtue what he accomplished without either the one or the other. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Injustice which lasts for three long centuries and which exists among millions of people over thousands of square miles of territory, is injustice no longer; it is an accomplished fact of life. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The obvious difficulties of sterilizing by radiation have led to search for an easier method of accomplishing similar results, and there is now a strongly running tide of interest in chemical sterilants. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Indeed, it is more or less taken as modern gospel that profound scientific truth frequently accomplishes the opposite of what Epicurus recommended, costing us peace of mind. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z It’s a simple notion, almost rudimentary, but accomplishing this in an actual game can be quite difficult. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “I pray you continue to believe in the power of us. It is the only way we can accomplish any goal—by coming together. Thank you.” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z My coming to Estre had, however, another purpose, and this I could accomplish. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t want politicians to voice lukewarm support for suffrage; she wanted them to work for change until it was accomplished. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z “Unless our murderer figured to himself that he had not accomplished his job properly and came back to make quite sure; but that is manifestly absurd! Anything else?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Amaranta did not show any upset or the slightest sign of grief, and she even looked a bit rejuvenated by a duty accomplished. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z So there he stood and kept the firelight high and looked the suitors over, while his mind roamed far ahead to what must be accomplished. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It must be Littlefinger or Tyrion himself, and he knew full well that if he left King's Landing for any length of time, all that he had managed to accomplish would be undone. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They are an educated lot, more accomplished than I am. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z He wants Jo to take him for who he is, what he has accomplished, and what he wants in life. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Certainly this was the most lively song they had ever heard, the musicians the most accomplished players the colored race had to offer. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “If you don’t think about it now, when will you have time? You have to get clear on what you want to accomplish in Rio before you get there.” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z My friends tend to be accomplished, overcommitted people, many of them with busy family lives and heavy-duty jobs. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The fact that he was now an international grandmaster and was eligible to compete for the World Championship made him feel accomplished, but he wondered how he could possibly make a living playing chess. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z What could his heavy arms and befuddled brain accomplish that would earn him his own respect, that would in turn allow him to accept her love? The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Unfortunately it accomplished nothing because the first assumption was wrong: it was not laziness in either of them. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Ulbrickson grabbed his megaphone, motioned the boatbuilder over to the shell, and said, “George, tell them what I’m trying to teach them. Tell them what we try to accomplish around here.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He not only tutored me and challenged me, but he made me realize that hard work — that the act of finishing, of completing, of accomplishing a task — is joyous. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z When he was gone, Amy, who had been pensive all evening, said suddenly, as if busy over some new idea, “Is Laurie an accomplished boy?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z A mystique built up around his calculus class—if you could make it through there, you had truly accomplished something spectacular, something no one thought you could do—and success bred more success. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet both Arthur and Lancelot, the people whom she apparently devoured, lived full lives, and accomplished things of their own. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Twenty or thirty years from now, when we have accomplished world peace, when we have succeeded in ending racism and intolerance, the world will remember that the Freedom Writers kept their promise. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Every once in a while an inexperienced potter would try his hand at painting his pieces, but the more accomplished potters, Min and Kang among them, had long ago given up trying the technique. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z He had hoped to accomplish far more by now. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Chubs took the opportunity to try to empty the contents of his stomach onto the ground but accomplished little more than some enthusiastic dry heaving. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The man who figured out a safe, reliable way to accomplish the same thing with far less labor was himself a product of a slave society. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z The Molasses Act accomplished nothing except to make Americans better smugglers. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z For that matter, are Mr. King or Mr. Evans so accomplished in their criminal activities? Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z “I know you can hear me, and I understand if you don’t want to respond, though I am curious. What did you really hope to accomplish here? All you did was prolong my inevitable victory.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Thirty-four British soldiers were dead, and nothing had been accomplished. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z His journeys in search of his father accomplished one wonderful thing. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Since Burger was an accomplished artist and violin player, he was instructed to set up a studio and advertise his services as a commercial artist in the Chicago Tribune newspaper. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Until this is done—and it will be accomplished very soon—the total destruction of the white man is being delayed. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z Michael and Dana find me there, sweating in my coat and sniffling a little from the emotion of what we’ve accomplished. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Were we finally going to begin that important but secret task only we Navajos would accomplish? Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The Bell calculator accomplished the same task in a few hours. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Inside, with a great deal of joyous bustling that in fact accomplished little, the enchantresses hurried to straighten up the chamber. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z People come together to accomplish this objective, and the community celebrates that. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z If we can accomplish the integration of the Earth without obliterating cultural differences or destroying ourselves, we will have accomplished a great thing. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She paused for a minute and repeated, “With nothing. We’ve accomplished nothing.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z What cavewoman or caveman ever got the idea of “domesticating” a plant, and how was it accomplished? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The storm did accomplish without conscience what we had been too fainthearted to do. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z We had accomplished something nearly scientific, after all. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “I mean they’re paying me and I just wasn’t accomplishing anything over there.” Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z While Shepherd didn’t play chess, he admired the idea of Bobby Fischer and what he was accomplishing. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z And now here Bailey stands, trying to accomplish the same feat with only a book and some yarn and a borrowed cigarette lighter. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It would accomplish nothing but maybe get glass in her eye, but then at least she might know what Jack was going through. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z They were accomplished, generous of spirit, and successful. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z He had accomplished his mission of completing high school. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z He and his brigade of architects, draftsmen, engineers, and contractors had accomplished so much in an impossibly short time, but apparently not enough to overcome the damping effect of the fast-degrading economy. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Its extinction in the Southeast had been accomplished — a triumphant demonstration of the worth of scientific creativity, aided by thorough basic research, persistence, and determination. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “I am no longer surprised at your knowing only six accomplished women. I rather wonder now at your knowing any.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z His parents believed in the dignity of the honest trades, envisioning the generations of their family branching into the future, each more accomplished than the last. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z It is a real, if small, goal to accomplish. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z More importantly, how much could I genuinely accomplish without access to the Archives? The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Well, but still. I don’t think you’re very keen on what my father aims to accomplish here.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Their spread was accomplished by collecting beetles from the original colonies and redistributing them at the rate of millions a year. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “But according to him, this is just a ladies group. Harmless. We won’t accomplish anything.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z But of all that Michell accomplished, nothing was more ingenious or had greater impact than a machine he designed and built for measuring the mass of the Earth. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “He started out doing odd jobs, working a sewing machine, things like that,” remembers Bill Atkinson, now an accomplished climber and guide, who also worked at Alp Sports at the time. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z And what the scorching, searing, freezing, poisoning weapons of non-life have failed to do may be accomplished to the end of its destruction and extinction by the tactics of survival gone sour. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z War, it will be seen, not only accomplishes the necessary de-struction, but accomplishes it in a psychologically acceptable way. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Surprising numbers of them seemed to want to see something historic here—that elusive sweep of the Hudson—even if it was a western crew that accomplished the feat. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He accomplished this through the establishment of shape note singing schools, which carried out his musical vision. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z One obvious way of accomplishing deseg-regation would have been to shift students among these three schools and change the compositions of their respective enrollments. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Yes, believers can accomplish many things because the dead are benevolently inclined toward the living. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “Even with everybody participating, that would mean each and every one of us would have to be responsible for ten thousand links of chain. It’s not realistic to think we could accomplish it.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z One of them, the fastest perfect game ever played, had been accomplished by James Halliday in just under four hours. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “An invitation will accomplish the same thing. Power tastes best when sweetened by courtesy. You had best learn that if you ever hope to rule.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z In the first case, they always come to a bad end and never accomplish anything. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z I feel that America’s past is too shallow, her national character too superficially optimistic, her very morality too suffused with color hate for her to accomplish so vast and complex a task. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z As much as he hated to admit it, Thomas knew they needed Alby if they were going to accomplish anything. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He told the crowd that the demonstrations had "accomplished their intended purpose” and that whites now understood "the seriousness and sincerity” of black resolve. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z It took them close to an hour to accomplish the move, but, sweating and breathing hard, they admired their fortress effect. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “Anyone smart enough to accomplish what they have should know better than to risk everything by talking to the vultures in the media.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Or was there something mixed up in their blood, maybe in their brains too, which made them capable of accomplishing prodigious feats, which seemed beyond the capability of even the best among us? Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z "Tell me, what is it that you're trying to accomplish?" he said. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “People come here to prosper. You have nothing here. What have you accomplished?” Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z But it was unnecessary, because however the scythe accomplished his task, it was done quietly. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z This obliges us to reconsider just exactly what it was that he had accomplished. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z What he accomplished in Iceland inspired the film, which discusses the so-called Fischer Boom of increased chess activity, post-1972. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Finally Kat tries, and even he reappears without accomplishing anything. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z E.T. - the most famous alien of our time; seeking a very small woman or accomplished professional midget performer. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Nadia accomplished this by wetting portions of Ginger's fur and tamping them down. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z Despite his many contributions as a congressman, Garfield never accomplished his goals for the nation or himself. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z This, finally, is a task I know I can accomplish. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Haupt was powerfully built and an accomplished fighter in both wrestling and boxing. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z And I would have everything checked off, everything accomplished. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z “Indeed. How the Sender’s messages accomplish such profound effects, what the particulars of his plan are—anything you uncover may help us find a way to defeat him.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z It seems that nothing is accomplished without the credit going to Pol Pot. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “What can one person alone accomplish? Well there’s not enough of ‘round-table work’ here. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z In that day some may have argued that he was even more accomplished than Poe. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Twenty days later, Horatio Nelson Jackson and his bulldog, Bud, arrived from San Francisco in their battered and muddy Winton, becoming the first to accomplish the feat in an automobile. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “I just wish instead of being so shy, you’d step up and accept our gratitude. We honestly couldn’t have accomplished so many installations without you.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z She felt she accomplished a great deal by folding towels. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z In order to accomplish any goal, one must feel worthy of achieving what one seeks. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z No man is given but so much time to accomplish whatever is his life’s work. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z If you haven’t spent much time in court or in large cities, you won’t understand why this was so easy for me to accomplish. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “In this life, you see what must be accomplished, weigh your options, and then embrace the opportunity.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z But what I'm talking about is, every time he did something bad, he would come back to the hood and tell the little kids about it, bragging like he accomplished something major. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z “Oh, yes, and darn too. Several of the men in my regiment were accomplished knitters.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Farmer didn’t believe in Marxism, but he was impressed, as I was, by just how much a country with little in the way of natural resources could accomplish. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Cade Hernandez, accomplished sleeper that he was, snored throughout the entire conversation, his face buried beneath a portion of the wall, a somnambulist’s unfinished escape tunnel out of the Soviet sector on our king-size bed. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z I watch the whole thing in motion—everybody busy; hundreds of kids banding together, working side by side to accomplish a single, worthwhile goal. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z It was about avenging him, which, like preparing the dead, must be accomplished in silence and secret. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He seems like he’s moved by what we have accomplished. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z But where had I got this notion of doing something in the future, of going away from home and accomplishing something that would be recognized by others? Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t entirely know what he aims to accomplish here. Do you?” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z To accomplish this, the English started by attacking the ancient Irish social system. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z That was surely a factor in his becoming perhaps the most accomplished American physicist not to receive a Nobel Prize, but it does not mean he failed to do pioneering research. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z My reclamation would be accomplished, like Malcolm’s, through books, through my own study and exploration. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z For whatever reason, the immediate goal had been accomplished: after decades of struggle, black students had finally gained a toehold in the most cherished white institutions of power and prestige. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “Do you not understand how our audacity will be perceived? Do you not understand, even now, what we have already accomplished, us coal miners’ kids down in deepest West by God Virginia? October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z If he liked the majestic, she was the very type of majesty: then she was accomplished, sprightly. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z I learned that good deeds advance one positively in life, and lead to a greater and fuller development of self; and that bad deeds accomplish the contrary. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is amazing to me,” said Bingley, “how young ladies can have patience to be so very accomplished as they all are.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z There are lots of things I can accomplish in my bed. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z With the aid of his cigarette lighter, the mission was accomplished without mishap. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z At the funeral, his brave mother boldly told us that her son accomplished all three of his goals—to get his driver’s license, to graduate from high school, and to go to college. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z He was unusually bright, accomplished, and ambitious, and he had graduated from Franklin High School two years early, at the age of sixteen. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The boats were small, however, and the cog was large; towing it was hot, sweaty, exhausting work that left the hands blistered and the back aching, and accomplished nothing. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Even if I did manage to shove 450 pounds of living, fierce animal off the lifeboat, tigers are accomplished swimmers. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Lloyd: But no matter what you accomplish, you’re going to die. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He had said root worked with intent, and you had to have what you wanted to accomplish in mind. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z In addition to being the mission's chemist, he was also an accomplished astrophysicist. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The family of Rhea Hurrle was doubly surprised; they hadn't known about the astronaut testing or that she was such an accomplished pilot. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z ‘You accomplished much in an evening and a night!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Kaz didn’t care who was responsible; the murder fascinated him because he couldn’t figure out how it had been accomplished. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Thanks mainly to Daniel Burnham the city had proved it could accomplish something marvelous against obstacles that by any measure should have humbled the builders. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z When it finally came to rest, he smiled at me in unexpected pleasure at what he’d accomplished. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z What I find most interesting reading through the letters: I can't figure out what I was trying to accomplish. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z They were, after all, two of the most accomplished letter writers of the era, men who had fashioned over long careers at the writing desk distinctive prose styles that expressed their different personalities perfectly. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z It was nine p.m. on July 20, 1971, and Bobby Fischer had achieved what no one else had ever accomplished in chess: winning two grandmaster matches without drawing or losing a single game. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “It’s so hard I’m afraid to try,” said Meg, grateful, but bashful in the presence of the accomplished young lady beside her. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z There was this huge sense of relief lifted from my shoulders, and I felt an enormous sense of pride for accomplishing something most people could only dream of. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z When that accomplished nothing, she grabbed a few strands of his hair and yanked. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z It is not yet clear what they accomplish for the insect, but it is known that the species cannot survive long without them. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Only a little encouragement was needed to get the final soldering accomplished in the next couple of hours. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Walking around to the other side, I saw how he had accomplished his feat. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Bound by oaths of secrecy, she could tell no one what she had accomplished during the war, not even her husband. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Moon Orchid meant that they should be satisfied with what they had already accomplished. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The look on her face is unmistakably mission accomplished. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z When that was accomplished, I put my kilt on under my towel, removed my jersey, put on my blouse, and tossed the towel away. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Every bit of his energy is poured into accomplishing the task of saving Lincoln. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z The hours of strong soap and sudsy fleece had accomplished what years of cold water never had—her hands were really clean. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, several accomplished alpinists not on her team regarded Pittman as a grandstanding dilettante. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z He had accomplished one of the most spectacular feats of survival ever recorded, and he was celebrated on every continent. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Or because I have run away, because my flight is accomplished, because I am at last free again and stand like a child beneath the sky? Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z We felt the joy of a mission accomplished and the heartache of a lost comrade. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Use every performance to produce opportunities for increasing future performances, thus seeing what must be accomplished in every new situation. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z I watched for a long while, astonished to see what Ruth May had accomplished behind my back. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I’ve been lucky enough now in my life to meet all sorts of extraordinary and accomplished people—world leaders, inventors, musicians, astronauts, athletes, professors, entrepreneurs, artists and writers, pioneering doctors and researchers. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z What they offered was an essentially segregated learning environment that not only taught skills but also brought accomplished blacks together in a way that reinforced racial confidence. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z He was an accomplished doctor who would treat patients in exchange for marrying their young and pretty daughters, some as young as thirteen or fourteen years old. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z When my father bought them for me, he was still hopeful for all he would accomplish here. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Well, they would all soon know what his testing apparatus could accomplish—and could not. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Sometimes, he told her, it was the way death came: a drifting-away when one’s tasks were accomplished. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z This he accomplished by running far up on the side of a tree and using his stout legs for leverage, springing twenty or thirty feet away before touching the ground. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He needs to know what the author is trying to accomplish as she explores the topic. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Mission accomplished, he found a few scraps for himself, too. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Shirley hurried to reverse the seating that had taken her an inning to accomplish. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z She is remembered, not for her talent as an accomplished actress or her lifetime of performances onstage, but for the scene she staged in the president’s box. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z To accomplish this, they have their own genome, a tiny thing with fewer than fifty genes, left over from their former existence as free-floating bacteria. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z If a scientist had been asked what a gene was made of, how it accomplished its function, or where it resided within the cell, there would be few satisfactory answers. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z I had accomplished my goal to make an Olympic team, but I couldn’t come up with a good enough reason to retire from the sport. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “It’s what you have always wanted to accomplish. Everyone, when they are young, knows what their Personal Legend is. “At that point in their lives, everything is clear and everything is possible. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Always the same: great intellect, ability to accomplish much, but also this. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Captain Newport says he will travel to Werowocomoco to accomplish this task. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Upstairs, in the master bedroom, my parents accomplish the act. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Earlier, in July 1891, the exposition had granted a contract for the work to the Hygeia Mineral Springs Company, headed by an entrepreneur named J. E. McElroy, but the company had accomplished little. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Nicole and Ana still liked to poke fun at me for choosing to fence, but no one could deny the fencing team was Columbia High School’s most accomplished sports team. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “And what exactly were you trying to accomplish?” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z A walk down to the village could be accomplished in a half-hour or so and there I could surely find accommodation and a can of petrol. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Bringing this little boy to justice was hardly the impressive feat she needed to accomplish, but she was feeling desperate. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “And it worked perfectly! Good job, Kristina Houck. Mission accomplished. You set up your best friend after she kept your secret for over two years, and then you lost her. Nice job.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z “Remember—your goal is always to aim for the gem. However you accomplish that is up to you. Let’s work out our weaknesses.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z And thus he has always accomplished and organized great deeds, that have always kept the minds of his subjects surprised, amazed, and occupied with their outcome. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z “Doors are for those who lack enemies. Even the most accomplished climber cannot find a foothold here.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z With a carefully tested combination of iron, potassium, and calcium, it will give you a new spring in your step and you’ll be able to accomplish the many tasks asked of you throughout the day. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z To accomplish this, and to assure themselves the longest possible run, they got themselves inside all the rest of us. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I accomplished what I set out to do and drew him, slowly but surely, toward me. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The owl dropped its letter onto Harry’s seat and began zooming around their compartment, apparently very pleased with itself for accomplishing its task. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z So I labored with diligence at my music, in which a court lady must be accomplished. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z C.P. grew excited thinking of what they could eventually accomplish: a thousand low-income whites marching and rallying to demand better housing and city services. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The thought made him deliriously happy, mostly because he hadn’t thought it possible for Dimple’s hard edges to be softened at all, let alone that he’d be the one to accomplish it. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z It wasn’t a task to be accomplished for Kaz or the Dregs. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z And Lazlo might have been an accomplished dreamer—in several senses of the word—but right now he was like anyone else. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z On the court it’s all adrenaline and sweat and movement and leather and cheering and squeaking sneakers and high fives and the feeling that I can and am accomplishing something. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z What she hopes to accomplish once she gets to DC. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The ultimate work of energy production is accomplished not in any specialized organ but in every cell of the body. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z It's absurd that we are free to determine our method and criteria for gleaning, but not the number of gleanings we accomplish. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z His leg still hurt, it was still dark, he was still alone and the self-pity had accomplished nothing. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z “What do you hope to accomplish with your mission?” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z They took up work in the stockyards, steel mills, and other industrial plants, accomplishing what they had been recruited to do. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z To accomplish that, he needed to clear his head, to flush away all distraction, especially the memory of the butterscotch Krimpets, which had already hooked him. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z In going to the United States and meeting Bobby, Zita had accomplished at least part of what she’d set out to do. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Tell me about suffrage; why you have opposed the president; the whole history of your campaign; why you picket; what you hope to accomplish by it.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z They were both more accomplished and better read than I was; but with eagerness I followed in the path of knowledge they had trodden before me. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z But he's always telling me over and over again that I owe it to my mother to accomplish her dreams of being a marathon winner. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z People drop by, neighbors come for dinner, there are three meals to get, the shopping to do, the cleaning to accomplish. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sometimes when a person looks forward to something for such a long time, it keeps them alive. Then when they accomplish it—boom.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Or maybe he hadn’t accomplished it; very likely it could have been a natural process. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z If Liam was so accomplished with his abilities, it probably meant he had taken years to practice, most of those spent outside of camp walls. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Nearly a month had passed since the start of his search, but what had he accomplished? The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Hans Ree, a Dutch grandmaster and an accomplished journalist, summed it up this way: “It is undeniable that Fischer had real enemies and that they were extremely powerful ones.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z But if enough people could pull together in a common cause, who knows what we might accomplish? Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z Back in America, a seventeen-year-old boy told his friends that the flight had inspired him to put all his efforts into accomplishing something similar. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z The satisfaction of accomplishing something could be very fleeting. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z What do you hope to accomplish with your mission? A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z He was probably the most accomplished negotiator in the ranks of the ANC, a skill he honed as secretary-general of the National Union of Mine Workers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It cannot be accomplished through a landmark court decision, an executive order, or single stroke of the presidential pen. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z I accomplished a lot in three days, even putting a new edge on Timothy’s knife by honing it on coral. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z As they sat and ate, Dicey looked at what they had accomplished. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw it as an early test, a trial run that could help me determine what I might be able to accomplish as First Lady, a literal way to root myself in this new job. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Anatole is an exquisitely beautiful and accomplished man in his own country, to those who appreciate intellect and honor. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s amazing how much a girl can accomplish staying in her bed. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z He was not as accomplished a speaker, but as a former slave spoke for a large segment of the farm. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Until a drüskelle had accomplished a mission on his own and been granted officer status, he was required to remain clean-shaven. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Outside again, he spent a bungling five minutes sloppily tying the cords holding his suitcase together, and, when that was more or less accomplished, he hoisted the suitcase with a grunt and began walking west. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Much of it came in the wake of his 1994 ascent of Everest, accomplished without supplemental oxygen. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z My scream accomplished one thing: now Eric stands in front of me, smiling. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Her mission accomplished, Mary and Lewis drove back to Washington. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z When Major Major looked back on what he had accomplished, he was pleased. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z If a community exists in District 13, would it be better to go there, where I might be able to accomplish something, instead of waiting here for my death? Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The horse had spent most of his career in the claiming or cheap allowance ranks, and the most accomplished trainer in America had given up on him. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked at the few inches in the frame, assessing what she had accomplished, and decided that she was doing well. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Obviously he still could not avoid relinquishing his waiting duties in the dining room, but otherwise the trolley enabled him to accomplish a surprising amount. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Everything he accomplished on the battlefield benefited the Republic and made it stronger. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z She was gently confident and highly accomplished and would become a lifelong friend. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Focusing on Jerrie’s blonde ponytail and freckles, the media wrote about the "girl" who would fly into space, not the accomplished pilot. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z To me it seemed he had come expressly to reveal some previously hidden truth about what we black people can accomplish; a truth on which to focus my life, hopes and dreams. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I settle for something I can accomplish. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “The blow to morale was more of our own doing than anything the enemy had accomplished with its army. We were defeating ourselves.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z “I believe Adiah will be quite accomplished in a few years, once she completes her training.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Asked his opinion of what the trial had accomplished, Ellsberg gave an answer that applied to everything he’d done—everything he’d risked—since his decision to begin copying the Pentagon Papers. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He had not accomplished so much in weeks. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “My Lord,” she replied, “if, in your eyes, I seem accomplished, it is only because by your side, I reflect the luster of your own manifold achievements.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The wedding itself did not end until 5:31, and Humperdinck had to use all of his persuasive abilities to get even that much accomplished. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The Internet has accomplished what even the most fervent consumer advocates usually cannot: it has vastly shrunk the gap between the experts and the public. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Now, April 14, 1865, Booth assembled enough men to accomplish another mission. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt that the courage, the resiliency and the unswerving, fanatical will to survive, to dream of a bright future, to accomplish, to conquer, of early years had deserted me. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Okay, Scott, now, you know you’re very young and you sound very accomplished.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z The creators of Sesame Street accomplished something extraordinary, and the story of how they did that is a marvelous illustration of the second of the rules of the Tipping Point, the Stickiness Factor. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Must be comfortable with heights; all must be accomplished tap dancers for the finale. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z The South Carolina chains were of new manufacture—the keys and tumblers marked by regional design—but accomplished the purpose of chains. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Now it only remained for her to accomplish the reunion smoothly and fully. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He was also an accomplished pianist, a devotee of Fats Waller, and capable of pulling off anything from swing tunes to Mendelssohn. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z ‘But look at all you’ve accomplished,’ his best friend said to him once. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Neither yours nor any man’s death is needed to consummate the series of my being and accomplish that which must be done, but it requires my own. Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z In that day some may have argued that he was even more accomplished than Poe. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Ebola does in ten days. ^ what it takes aids ten years to accomplish. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z All I had done was look at records and almost hook up with a girl, but somehow I felt accomplished. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Smith, in a gesture that I would later realize earned him stature among inmates and yet accomplished his goal of discipline, would let them back out for rec if he felt he’d made his point. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z If you were an unremarkable talent, it was almost impossible to obtain an invitation; but if you were an accomplished scientist or one of manifest promise, somehow the invitation would come to you. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He accomplished this without the complex surveying equipment available later to the Romans, let alone GPS receivers, laser range finders, or satellites. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Together, they accomplished more than they could alone. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Therefore, with his impetuous move, Julius accomplished what no other pontiff would ever have achieved with the greatest of human prudence. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z He knew what he had to do; he had become most accomplished at it last year. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z All I accomplished today was thinking up a plan that'll kill me, and that doesn't take much energy. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z But how much can those eager parents actually accomplish for their children’s sake? Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Once fertilization is accomplished and cell division has begun, the supply of energy in the form of ATP will largely determine whether the development of the embryo will proceed to completion. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “Let’s see. I would probably think it was a huge undertaking, but one that I would certainly delight in seeing you accomplish. I certainly wood. Get it? Would?” he says, chortling. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z This will be accomplished by concentrating on my best assets and giving the country what it needs rather than what it wants. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z I realize that it will be very difficult to accomplish some of these tasks. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “Lamentably, I would have the opportunity to accomplish only one feat or the other. Both would not be possible.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “But nothing. This is no time to satisfy a whim and unravel everything you’ve accomplished. There’ll be enough of a circus, what with the soldiers, FBI, city police, and who knows all.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Although I did not accomplish as much as I had hoped, I am proud of the things that I did over the years. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Over time, through such innocuous routines, Seacrest accomplished the first part of his mission: lulling KGB surveillance teams into dropping their guard. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “What were we supposed to accomplish? Can you at least tell us that much?” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z An accomplished photographer, he also owned a black portrait studio. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Papá’s arrival had done what Cecilia and her Evil Trinity could not accomplish. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The media seems to focus more on the negative rather than on the positive things that young people accomplish. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z But when one of his precious sports teams accomplishes something, he has the banner made professionally, rolled up, and revealed in dramatic fashion in front of six hundred cheering kids. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z This is accomplished by the process of mitosis, or nuclear division. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Though it would not be easy, and would take the remainder of the decade to accomplish, that is pretty much what happened. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Despite the obstacles and unbelievable odds, I had accomplished what I set out to do with my saber, and it was the sweetest feeling of satisfaction I’d ever had. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Thanks to Maria’s training, they were both accomplished artists and budding naturalists in their own right, but they had been severely limited in other ways. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Nothing would be accomplished by such a foolhardy action. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z In our times we have not seen great deeds accomplished except by those who were considered miserly; the others were all wiped out. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z If so, he had again Linus Pauling with his atomic models. accomplished a feat of extraordinary significance. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Within small areas the beetles accomplish their own dispersion, moving on as soon as the Klamath weed dies out and locating new stands with great precision. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z No sooner had this been accomplished than the band started to play the national anthem. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Why not Mayan and Aztec societies, which were accomplished in astronomy and captivated, as the Indians were, by large numbers? Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z That was tricky, but nothing any skilled lutist couldn’t accomplish. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “But Mr. Nash. After five years, how is it that two avatars accomplished this feat on the same day, within just a few hours of each other?” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Twelve hours to accomplish any and all business. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “Whenever he lets you play, get into the game and show what you got. They can argue with what you say, but nobody can argue with what you accomplish. You see what I mean?” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z The most these psychiatric tests can accomplish along these lines is this: they can tell us that someday a particular person may commit a murder. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z People needed to know that even the best, most accomplished gymnasts get tired. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z For ten years she hadn’t realized the breadth of what I had accomplished with my exacting competence, the daily work I did, which unto itself became an unassailable body of cover. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “I hope you will all be as eager to accomplish your tasks once they are set out,” said Gwydion, drawing a sheet of parchment from his jacket and spreading it on the table. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z As people joined them, many came up to Moss to say hello, to shake his hand, to congratulate him for what he had accomplished. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Ruthlessness and cold logic, it seems, can accomplish almost anything, including putting one and a half factions to sleep. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The detoxification is accomplished by one of the enzymes of the liver. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z With that small task accomplished, she studied the face that was illuminated by the sliver of glave. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z By the time he was sixteen, Velutha had finished high school and was an accomplished carpenter. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Even they, however, are already so accomplished that they must be the fruit of an artistic tradition many thousands of years old. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He was also an accomplished actor, who loved to declaim Shakespeare aloud. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Physicists of international standing were showing up in Berkeley to see the marvel in action and contemplate what they might accomplish with a cyclotron of their own. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z When I polled some accomplished writers about which style manuals they had con- sulted during their apprenticeships, the most common answer I got was “none.” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z When asked how he accomplished his astonishing discoveries, Newton replied unhelpfully, “By thinking upon them.” Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is impressive that I accomplished so much at such an early age.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “It’s still a miracle, a miracle of human intelligence and human endurance. Look how much he accomplished!” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The greatest American scientist, the most deft diplomat, the most accomplished prose stylist, the sharpest wit, Franklin defied all the categories by inhabiting them all with such distinction and nonchalant grace. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z I don’t know what it was, and I know we didn’t really accomplish anything, but it felt great to sit there and talk about our place in things. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z This is accomplished with extraordinary precision by a change in the behavior of the chromosomes that occurs at one of the divisions producing those cells. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z To have a singular purpose, a way of putting blinders on until nothing, not time, or the crowd, or even his own pain, would distract him from accomplishing his mission. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z If ever Odysseus my noble father served you by promise kept or work accomplished in the land of Troy, where you Akhaians suffered, recall those things for me the way they were.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z And what, he wondered, had the Klan actually accomplished for white working people with the endless meetings and bitter fights against desegregation? The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z They had all died and it had accomplished nothing, the wall was unbroken, die blue line was sound. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z All I accomplished was to turn the lifeboat a little, bringing one end closer to Richard Parker. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z For the first time since the raid, I feel light, as if just maybe I'll be able to accomplish what I set out to do. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z What he’s trying to accomplish—it looks impossible. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Other than giving some blacks the opportunity to rub shoulders with some whites for several hours a day, what had integration accomplished? Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘If I tell you, I could accomplish the same by reading. Just say okay.’ The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “Layla. We made a choice. And it was the right one. What do you think you’re going to accomplish by rehashing it now? The past is the past.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Should they go home now— having accomplished the mission for which they had been summoned—or were they to stay and undertake the siege of Boston? Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z There was just enough moonlight to accomplish this silent exchange between our eyes. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The Durham Housing Authority was finally created in 1949 and a city housing code was drafted in 1956—both measures that should have helped poor residents but, in fact, accomplished little. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z To accomplish that goal, at the current kill ratio of 2.5 to 1, would cost the lives of more than 175,000 U.S. soldiers. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “It is. It’s more than enough. And now let me ask you, how do you think you’re going to accomplish those things you mentioned?” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z If, nearly four years into the war, the enemy was able to launch an attack of this size, what exactly had been accomplished? Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Behind the scenes, though, she became our champion, and it would be years before I realized everything she had accomplished on Luke’s and my behalf. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Human beings and our descendants, whoever they might be, can accomplish a great deal in tens of billions of years, before the Cosmos dies. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z As you know, I am quite an accomplished watchman. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “What did Apollo 8 accomplish that had never been done before?” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Communication with the outside world was accomplished in two ways: through prisoners whose sentences were completed and who were leaving the island, and through contact with visitors. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In most styles of music, modulation is accomplished gradually, using a progression of chords that seems to move naturally towards the new key. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z To accomplish these goals, he intended to play the Indians and English against each other. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The long, airless tunnel that stretched to a pinpoint before them brought home forcefully to Powell the exact magnitude of the task accomplished by the First Expedition, with their crude robots and their start-from-scratch necessities. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Mr. Derby was broken in health—dying—but he had accomplished that last dream of his—to have Salem build a frigate for the United States Navy. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z There were many staccato footfalls back and forth in the bathroom, which meant, he knew, that his mother was attempting to accomplish several phases of her toilet at once. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It works, and for what it is designed to accomplish it is as infallible as anything in nature. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But as they approached the parade it vanished; the rats, their purpose accomplished, melted into the misty woods, and this time they did not reappear. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Even Vannevar Bush, who had spent his career surrounded by accomplished scientists, felt overcome by the “stimulating” and “refreshing” atmosphere in the lab when he paid a visit in February 1942. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z How astonished my sisters would be to see what all I have accomplished, starting with practically nothing. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z An accomplished businesswoman employed by Federal Express in Tokyo, Yasuko didn’t fit the meek, deferential stereotype of a middle-aged Japanese woman. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Their arguments accomplished nothing, as far as I could see, except to make everyone miserable. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I don’t know what I can do; I don’t know what I’m capable of accomplishing all on my own. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z After months of negotiations, Slater, backed by Kissinger, had accomplished the impossible. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Brienne was eating methodically, as if supper were another chore to be accomplished. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “You two have accomplished both tasks as quickly as I expected you would.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Not even the most celebrated journalist of all time could accomplish all that. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z “At least she’s getting people to think and talk about the issue she wants them to think and talk about. Mission accomplished, I’d say. Isn’t that the point of art?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “Then,” observed Elizabeth, “you must comprehend a great deal in your idea of an accomplished woman.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z Aunt Anne was an accomplished pianist and gave music lessons at her house at 26 Cabot Street. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z To accomplish this, he set out on a policy of aggression. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z My life in Chicago was nothing if not crowded with accomplished and eligible black women. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “You think he is mistaken? Or that I have somehow hoodwinked him? Fooled the Dark Lord, the greatest wizard, the most accomplished Legilimens the world has ever seen?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z But deep inside he couldn’t bring himself to disagree—as odd as it seemed after what he’d accomplished, he had broken a major rule. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z To accomplish this, the artist must control space within the framework of a unified composition. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I could state in much greater detail what I might hope to accomplish in England. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Commander Jameson doesn’t believe I can accomplish anything on this mission— her lack of interest is imprinted in every word of Thomas’s response. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Tall and blond, with handsome Slavic features, Boukreev was one of the most accomplished high-altitude climbers in the world, with twenty years of experience in the Himalaya, including two ascents of Everest without supplemental oxygen. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “ENOUGH!” bellowed Harry, who had seen Ginny glowering in Ron’s direction and, remembering her reputation as an accomplished caster of the Bat-Bogey Hex, soared over to intervene before things got out of hand. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Of the battle he says: No blame can be attached to the army for its failure to accomplish what was projected by me. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “What he meant to do, he did not accomplish, not as he intended. He wanted to remove himself from the physical world.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Annabeth could have stood there all day looking at the statue, but she had only accomplished half her mission. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I would do just about anything to accomplish the goal she failed to achieve. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z That had been accomplished by the sight of iMilkman’s arms around the shoulders of a girl whose silky copper-colored hair cascaded over the sleeve of his coat. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z For life to be detected on Mars photographically, even from Mars orbit, it must likewise have accomplished a major reworking of the surface. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the sort of killing that his father would accomplish with quick efficiency. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “It took me a whole month to figure out how, but you are now looking at an accomplished hacker.” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z But now that she was trying to accomplish the task for the first time by herself, all her fragile hope was shattering. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z He'd been slowly growing restless in Springfield, frustrated by the meandering pace of state government, convinced he could accomplish more and better in Washington. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “The election is next week and we have much to accomplish.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z But after a few more days—a few more mealtimes—even that feat was accomplished. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z As had always been the case, I figured that whatever Craig liked, I would like, too, and that whatever he could accomplish, I could as well. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The newcomers needed to store their harvests for the winter, a task most efficiently accomplished with a communal granary. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Donovan said, “Well, we accomplished a lot that time. That was real sharp dialogue all the way through. Listen, Dave and that imbecile ‘finger’ are both holding out on us. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z At least I can say that I’m a person who can look around and see what she’s accomplished in this world. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon she would fully come into her own, accomplishing the seemingly impossible—and astonishing the world. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z With this accomplished, another round of model building could start and, given luck, it might occur by Christmas. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z I’d get on a ship, sail to the West, and the mission would be accomplished. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Still, the Black Lives Matter movement has taken pride in what it has accomplished. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Was I accomplished enough as an athlete to be sent out into the world as an ambassador? Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The rest of the short flight was accomplished in silence. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Galileo’s father, Vincenzio, who had been born in Florence in 1520, was an accomplished professional musician who was keenly interested in mathematics and musical theory. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Slowly he rattled along the dusty road to where he had to climb the Roybal ditch bank, and once he had accomplished that he teetered along the bank to the field. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Caroline Mackenzie—an accomplished climber and physician in her late twenties—was the expedition doctor and, like Helen, would be going no higher than Base Camp. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z I don’t know if you remember me or not, but if you do, I’m glad to meet your son and I see you’ve accomplished a great deal in your life. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z After years of fighting, suffering, and dying, what had been accomplished? Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z It was thus difficult to avoid the disquieting thought that I was not accomplishing anything. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z “If you tell me we have no deal unless I am able to accomplish the impossible, then we have no deal. I could fulfill either of your requests, but not both.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z That difficult task accomplished, he glanced round him whilst waiting for the next course. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z They would automatically try to do better at the start of each new day and, after a while, would certainly accomplish a great deal. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Lena had outlined the images in considerable detail, including subtleties of light and shade, so that the finished products looked quite accomplished. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “Had we wanted to sell you out,” he said, “there have been many easier ways by which we could have accomplished this.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z If they need to restrain me or silence my terrified howls, they can sprout a dozen tentacles to accomplish the task. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z I should not be surprised—the Amity spend their lives accomplishing feats of agriculture like this one, with the help of Erudite technology. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z What struck him now was the realization that, in a winding and utterly unpredictable way, he might have accomplished his goal. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The notion that all of these reforms can be accomplished piecemeal—one at a time, through disconnected advocacy strategies—seems deeply misguided. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “May I be excused now? The children are waiting in the nursery, and it seems we have much to accomplish before the holidays.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z It must also have failed to do preliminary research to discover the minimum amount of the chemical that would accomplish its purpose. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z In 1990, the year Hall first summitted Everest, the clinic was run by an accomplished, self-confident physician from New Zealand named Jan Arnold. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z She smiled, in the way that meant she had found that funny, and he felt accomplished to have made her smile. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Dividing die one from the other had accomplished nothing. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Since isotopes are chemically identical, a nonchemical means had to be found to accomplish this. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Both she and Danny come from poor backgrounds and were the first in their families to go to college and accomplish their dreams. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z When all this had been accomplished, Mr Tibbs stood near the centre of the Ballroom casting his expert butler’s eye over the scene. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Artists became increasingly accomplished in representing the human figure in realistic space until the Middle Ages, when art changed radically. The Annotated Mona Lisa 1992-06-01T00:00:00Z What kind of errands could they be, that he would brave even demons and khefts to accomplish them? The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z It’s later in the summer—for the more accomplished students, she told me. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z He would do whatever it took to accomplish his mission. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z He didn’t care: He’d just accomplished what the finest players in the world had been unable to do on twenty occasions during the previous nine months. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It must also be accomplished quickly enough to be grasped by human memory, and not spread over many centuries. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z There was an auscultation accomplished with a wineglass. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “I am trying to suggest why I seem to be accomplishing so little....” he wrote. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z How could you accomplish an aesthetic transformation using sound? Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z They’d had to learn to work together to accomplish their goals, something that had served Katherine and the rest of the women well in their careers. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Particularly pleasing was the possibility that Joshua might be so stuck on his classical way of thinking that I would accomplish the unbelievable feat of beating him to the correct interpretation of his own experiments. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z How she accomplished that last one we were all too hesitant to ask and too appreciative to care either way. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z The analogy is more poetic than precise, for the cell accomplishes its “burning” with only the moderate heat of the body’s normal temperature. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Even if poor, the men were decent, worthy of respect, accomplished in the manly arts of riding and pistol shooting, but not reckless with either animals or firearms. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Or indeed, having been so luckily preserved, what good had her pickling accomplished for either herself or the world? The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z When the green glow had gone from the horizon and night was fully accomplished, Ralph came again to the thicket in front of the Castle Rock. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Pima clambered up the shattered edge of the clipper and slipped inside, her hands fast and accomplished from years on wrecking crews. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z If an accomplished man had a son, Galton estimated, chances were one in twelve that the son would be eminent. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Normally, as soon as he accomplished it, he was forgotten. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Once this was accomplished, the building was set on fire and “burned like a pile of shavings.” An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Thomas knew it was because they’d accomplished something never done before, but he was embarrassed by the attention. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z That was not, of course, an ironclad promise, but he would accomplish it literally. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z It would take nearly a half century after US independence was won to accomplish what Jefferson had hoped for: the forcible removal of the Cherokee Nation to “beyond the Mississippi.” An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z “It was hard to believe we were accomplishing anything at all,” he said. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Look at what you have accomplished because you dared. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z At Wits, I met many people who were to share with me the ups and downs of the liberation struggle, and without whom I would have accomplished very little. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I wrote that MK was not ready for such an operation; even an elite and trained force would probably not be able to accomplish such a mission. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z If ever Odysseus my noble father served you by promise kept or work accomplished in the land of Troy, where you Akhaians suffered, recall those things for me the way they were.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Living in the world’s thickest forest, the inhabitants of the Amazon basin had to remove a lot of trees if they wanted to accomplish practically anything. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z It seems a good place to start as she understands the basis of what it is meant to accomplish. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z More bodies would be discovered; more rescues would be accomplished. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z She’d put all of her energy into accomplishing her goal, just like when she was on Kids Bake Challenge! From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z “Ah! papa—that is what you never have been able to accomplish, and I do not think you ever will. Isabella cannot bear to stay behind her husband.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Bull never understood how Virgil accomplished the same results; he could not fathom the mystery that Virgil speaking quietly but firmly could inspire a quality of fear that men who yelled could never approach. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z All this wasn’t accomplished with kids who weighed 250 pounds and were automatic major-college prospects, but with kids who often weighed 160 or 170 or even less. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The first task in accomplishing that is learning exactly what one must do to survive. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When the ringing departed from Herbie’s brain, he realized that not only had he ridden a very cantankerous horse, he’d accomplished something nobody else had ever accomplished. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d accomplished his first great goal—moving—and hadn’t yet focused on the next. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I was still in awe of all that he and I had accomplished working together for only one year. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “Sometimes powerful magic is accomplished by simple means.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “All young ladies accomplished! My dear Charles, what do you mean?” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z One night, she asked Lio right out: “How is it you mean to accomplish your goals?” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Booth rode over to the Kirkwood House, where he accomplished his strangest errand of the day. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z With the death of Hector’s son, Troy’s last sacrifice was accomplished. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z What did he think he was accomplishing with this charrette anyway? The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z My mother tried to convince me that the preacher, herself and myself should work together as a trio to accomplish these goals I had set myself in life, but I wouldn’t be convinced. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z That allowed him to accomplish his task as quickly as possible. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Fischer had not only retained his title as United States Champion, he’d accomplished something unprecedented: For the third year in a row, he’d marched to the title without being defeated in any of the pairings. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Are very passionate in all that they do and step out in front to do what must be done to accomplish every task with quality. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Daniel sits down, looking like he’s accomplished something. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z “Yup. All kinds of things can be accomplished when someone’s looking the wrong way.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “Pain and aches, boat journeys, marches, hunger and fatigue seemed to belong to the limbo of forgotten things, and there remained only the perfect contentment that comes of work accomplished.” Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z The only thing all the intended disorientation had accomplished was to familiarize her with the building. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Many have not accomplished the position very well, but Ms. Gruwell has succeeded. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “My daughter. She said someday she would come here to live, when the time was right. You know her, Matty. You know she had things to accomplish there first.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z For the first time, Miss Brown deemed me accomplished enough to be included on the program. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z They could not accomplish good by passing over a wrong.... Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z To accomplish this, she would have to move house from Wales to England, but she wasn’t ready for that yet. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z After one of the final evening sessions, C.P. went home and wrote a short letter to his Klansmen explaining what he had been trying to accomplish through the meetings. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “No, no. There was no danger. I was an accomplished hunter. One of the best. I was never frightened in the forest.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She just likes to do the thing that is called her work, and she gets a deal of satisfaction in accomplishing the thing at hand. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z To Granny, I had accomplished a miracle and some of my sinful qualities evaporated, for she felt that success spelled the reward of righteousness and that failure was the wages of sin. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “The Green Grace will accomplish nothing. She may be conspiring with the Yunkai’i even as we sit here. Arrangements, did you say? Make arrangements? What sort of arrangements?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The satisfaction of accomplishing something could be very fleeting. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “Nice job? But I didn’t accomplish a thing!” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Garfield, one of the Republicans’ most accomplished orators, modified this tradition. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Obviously, that would be impossible to accomplish in a single book even if we did understand all the answers, which we don’t. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “You have done me a service, boy. Few heroes could have accomplished as much.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I was optimistic about what our evidence might accomplish in the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z It’s also the badge my perfect brother received, and all those accomplished Bureau members before him. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Pedro Tercero still had trouble reading, but his curiosity and desire accomplished what his schoolmistress had been unable to do with all her canings. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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