| 单词 | seed |
| 例句 | One of the seeds has split its shell and reaches a white hand upward. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z The plants around the pond had edible seeds, as did all of the many grasses. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He combed through her cookbooks every afternoon, following her penciled instructions to use two teaspoons of ground coriander seeds instead of one, or red lentils instead of yellow. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Taking care to stay out of sight, Sophie reached forward and scooped away half a dozen of these seeds. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Andeg also hunted in the woods for seeds and nuts cached by squirrels. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z I had planted, in the flat patch of ground behind the hut, a few pumpkin seeds. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Forty-five pounds of fruit and leaves and seeds and stems and bark and vines and rotten wood. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z Apparently the seeds are poisonous, but Grandpop eats them every day, which means by now he’s probably had at least a million, and seems fine...minus the whole glaucoma thing. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Leaving aside species with small or unpalatable seeds, they picked out 23 of the most palatable and largest-seeded wild grasses. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z It stuck in die mind like one of those spiny sticker burrs they had in the South, in Florida, small hooked seeds that lurk in the grass. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z A rusty bell hung under the pointed roof, and barely a meter lower down a seed carried by the wind had grown into a stunted tree that now clung to the sand-colored stone. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z From sunrise to sunset humans sowed seeds, watered plants, plucked weeds from the ground and led sheep to prime pastures. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Unless you promise to stop stealing the seeds for my science project.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z We had waited since April for the magic package containing the packets and packets of seeds we were to sell for five cents each, which would entitle us to a new bicycle. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z But a small seed of doubt grew in the depths of his mind: he wouldn’t be able to learn the songs and save Pond. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z "The only things he ever sent were seeds and plant cuttings for me to grow. I tried, but..." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z In places where the hogs had fed, bits of peel and black seeds and red juice stain lay on the ground. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z In the living room, she took in the aftermath of the previous night’s Eid visits: the overturned cups, the half-chewed pumpkin seeds stashed between mattresses, the plates crusted with the outline of last night’s meal. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Farmers greased up their tractors; Nick Rael ordered garden seeds, summer hoses, irrigation boots; and cows groaned and fell down and bore their calves. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He pops a handful of seeds into his mouth and stuffs them into his cheek. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z Sorely disappointed, I tossed the seeds away but decided to keep the cross in the pouch as the solitary connection to my past. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z The unsprayed cotton suffered less damage to fruits and later to mature bolls than the sprayed, and in twice-sprayed fields the yield of seed cotton dropped significantly. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z All I know is that I looked up at the end of the chapter, and three chickens were eating sunflower seeds right in front of me. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z “Okay, this is good. It means new beginnings— like a seed has been planted, kind of, but you might not know it yet.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Drops fall like seeds from the tip of her umbrella. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z That is the seed I will care for. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z “What is wrong with your leg?” the woman grinding melon seeds asked. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She didn’t know about the hard, tight seed of magic readying to crack open inside her. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Words that end with a "seed" sound are notoriously hard to spell. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite anxious care, the seed he planted did not sprout, the plants that sprouted did not bear. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Granny’s Uncle Lige Toy, who used to have a restaurant business feeding county prisoners, was in charge of Grandpa’s cotton warehouse, one of the biggest in north Georgia, and also the store’s cotton seed business. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z There must have been some seed he left, to cause a child’s vacant fairy-tale to come alive in that garden. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z Here you know what a seed is for, or you starve. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally I arose in the darkest hours of the night intending to mix a draught of barley water and poppy seeds to calm my whirling thoughts. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The small patch of land in the monastery garden produced an overwhelming volume of data to analyze—twenty-eight thousand plants, forty thousand flowers, and nearly four hundred thousand seeds. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Naturally, strawberry plants didn’t set out with a conscious intent of attracting birds when, and only when, their seeds were ready to be dispersed. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Underneath the sawdust—and he knew exactly where—were caches of nutshells, seeds, bones, fruit, and gristle. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Which meant she could seed the search with data of her own.... Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z A dozen crystals, no larger than seeds, rattled across the parchment he'd been reading. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z And in the middle of that happy moment, I had a tiny seed of a thought that I hurried to push out of my mind before it had time to grow. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Icy air spouts from four slotted squares above our heads, a reminder that this room was intended to preserve seeds. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I put a seed in my mouth and sucked on it. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z On their way to get the powdered milk by the baking supplies, they passed a stand containing packets of seeds. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Other variation, such as that in seed dispersal mechanisms or seed dormancy, would have gone unrecognized by humans before the rise of modern botany. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z There was no alarm in his voice, just a tiny seed of awareness, a hot ember glowing suddenly in the grass. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, Halley had planted a seed that would bear fruit before too long. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Mrs. Garner had sown the seeds of Caesar’s flight in many ways, but one instruction in particular brought him to the attention of the underground railroad. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The flsherfolk liked to say a mermaid had taught him to breathe water in return for his seed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It was a brown seed with a spray of white fluff coming out of it. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Favorites include cracked corn, black oil sunflower seeds, and mealworms. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z In 2003, though, archaeologists discovered ancient seeds from cultivated squashes in coastal Ecuador, at the foot of the Andes, which may be older than any agricultural remains in Mesoamerica—a third Neolithic Revolution. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Little tufts of sad dry grass grew between the stones, grass that had sprouted with one single rain and headed, dropped its seed, and died. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z He sat down next to the old men, dropping seeds until the birds circled him. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The willow trees drop yellow catkins over the bridge; the maple keys fall twirling to the sidewalks and we split the sticky seed part and pinch the keys onto our noses. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Stanley looked up at the approaching dust cloud, then back down at the spilled seeds. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z The first thing I want to tell you is this: They are older than dinosaurs, older than insects, older than trees or flowers or ferns or fungi or seeds. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Other abilities took longer to discover, and depended on environment and circumstance—like Sparrow’s, which needed a garden, or at the very least a seed, in order to show itself. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z There were bales of hay in the loft floor and he squatted and sorted a handful of seeds from them and sat chewing. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z The carving on the steel had the pearly gleam of a Damascus blade, while the stock flowed into lock and lock into barrels as though they had grown that way from a magic planted seed. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Even if farmers face hard times, the seed companies continue to make money year after year, selling farmers something they used to grow themselves. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z But there is a danger point beyond that, because the seeds I have are already two years old, and next year they will be three, and each year fewer of them will germinate. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z I decide to infuse the headache potion with a poppy seed extract to calm Therese and bring her rest. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Victor put his hand in his pocket and poured some of the seeds into the little hand. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z He set out not merely to build houses on this primitive territory, but to plant the seeds of a new civilization. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z A seed was planted in the back of her mind, something tiny and still unrecognizable to her. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Then in the 1930s seed companies came up with a new kind of corn seed—hybrid corn. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z He figured we didn’t have enough to seed the crops next year or pay interest on the loan from the bank to cover the money he wasn’t able to pay back. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z But the seed of doubt had already been planted. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z And on top of this hectic schedule, I was still competing for seeding at the games. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z All such mutants promptly sprouted and yielded harvested mutant seeds. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z There were seeds for all of them in the store. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Baachan also obtained a little seaweed from a neighbor, as well as what looked like about a hundred tiny sesame seeds. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z My sister and I are identical twins, so how is it that from one single seed we have two such different lives? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Singer ate his share slowly and deposited his seeds neatly in the palm of one hand. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z If it became a sacrament, Ben felt that he would be a high priest, a cardinal of the upward stroke, a pope of wasted seed. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It may come as a surprise to learn that plant seeds can resist digestion by your gut and nonetheless germinate out of your feces. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Wheat he gave him and rice and cabbage seed and he said, “Tomorrow I will come and plough your land with my good ox.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z I buy licorice whips, jelly beans, many-layered blackballs with the seed in the middle, packages of fizzy sherbet you suck up through a straw. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z When the fat moon rose the next night, I planted the mystery seeds I had taken from Momma’s jar. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z A mouse came out of its den and chewed on a grass seed. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Kazi made my favorite kind of dal with red lentils and mustard seeds that pop in my mouth. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The birds drop seeds that sprout on the forest floor, beginning the process of regeneration. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Then, while the pigeon pecked eagerly at the seeds in his hand, Bo carefully carried it to the emergency exit. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z It was a magnificent operation, from seed to bale, but not one of them could be prideful of their labor. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z First, she pulled off a lump of the rice dough and molded it into a small pocket filled with sugar and nuts and sesame seeds. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z The fourth seed, a river reed, ascended and pressed against the rocky ceiling of the Third World. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “We have to go,” I said, still grasping the little seed. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The plant that poisoned him wasn’t toxic, per se; McCandless simply had the misfortune to eat moldy seeds. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I cringe, imagining the bitter taste of apple seeds, and follow him. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z In ten weeks, the garden had generated over ninety pounds of produce—from only about $200 worth of seeds and mulch. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z One day she flew a good fifty feet, and we packed up and went gathering seeds, bark, and tubers to celebrate. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z He trampled the ants with his boots, and he kicked dirt over the seeds and pulp. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z It was from these seeds and others, and from the flowers and roots beneath them, that Mr. Ages made the draughts and powders that could sometimes save the sick from dying. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Let a boar hog get grown without cutting his seeds out, and his meat is too tough and rank smelling to eat. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Many of them instead put much of their energy into producing big seeds, which remain dormant during the dry season and are then ready to sprout when the rains come. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z There were elm trees everywhere along the canals, and these seeds were blowing out of them. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z The man cracks open a few pomegranates that are bursting with deep red seeds and feeds them one by one into a gigantic metal juicer that he turns with a crank. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z “Yes, but unfortunately, my pouch is already full of seeds that had fallen off First Turkey. I may have to make another journey on my own,” Seed Collector said. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Tea Cake making flower beds in Janie’s yard and seeding the garden for her. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z And new seeds have to be always moist. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Even in such a voice, the verses touched me: “I am the words, thou the melody; I the seed, thou the bearer; the heaven I, the earth thou.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Even in winter the roadsides were places of beauty, where countless birds came to feed on the berries and on the seed heads of the dried weeds rising above the snow. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Pilar is irresponsible, self- centered, a bad seed. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z McCandless, I came to believe with increasing conviction, scrupulously steered clear of the reportedly toxic H. mackenzii and never ate its seeds or any other part of the plant. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z "You're not just saying that to get the seeds, are you?" he said, now glaring. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z When he opened the plastic bag, the aroma was like coffee and the seeds were as big as quenepas. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z During that summer of the seed selling we thought about the money, thought about the seeds, and listened with only half an ear to what people were saying. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z The scientists analyzed over 700 samples, each containing an average of over 500 identifiable seeds belonging to over 70 plant species. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z My dad used to eat sunflower seeds too. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z So she prepared draughts of barley water, lettuce juice, and poppy seeds and poured them in me, promising they would bring sleep and forgetfulness. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z You need water and fertile soil and seeds. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z He alighted on the aerie, scattering the seeds of the blazing-star flowers with the blast of air from his wings. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “I used to worry whenever I did something naughty, ‘What if I’m the bad seed?’” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z They made it by scraping the seeds which others had collected, chewing up the scrapings till they made a kind of paste or soup, and then swallowing it into their own crops. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z When Uncle Jet asked him what he was doing with Nali out here, Nathan told him about his science experiment and that something was stealing the seeds. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Everything was a month late, which meant the peas would not do much if it turned hot—not many to eat, but surely enough for seeds next spring. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z The seeds reminded Janie of Tea Cake more than anything else because he was always planting things. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z The pictures made of seeds were now hanging above the blackboard, but enough split peas and lentils had fallen to the floor to make a good meal for Ralph. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z “Leah,” he inquired at last, “why do you think the Lord gave us seeds to grow, instead of having our dinner just spring up out there on the ground like a bunch of field rocks?” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sunflower seeds have one flavor and one flavor only,” I say. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z She tucked the pouches of seeds and the small smooth stones between the folded clothes, and she rolled bundles of cattail reeds and willow twigs in a skirt. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z But folks have been sowing seeds for centuries—surely even one such as I can manage. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z I have photos from the early trips to buy seeds and pick out young plants. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z That space, they hoped, they would fill with the wild rice, the manomin, the good seed that would sustain them through the winter. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z There was a bodice of pure molded gold, made to look like a beetle’s carapace, and a fan collar fashioned from the spines of poisonous fish, with tiny teeth sewn in patterns like seed pearls. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z They didn’t see, in short, the seeds of the city’s destruction—its second destruction—because they were part of it, too, all these people coming from everywhere to cash in on Henry Ford’s five-dollar-a-day promise. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I tongue a seed out of the other cheek and spit it at the same dandelion, and once again, I bull’s-eye it. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z From the moment Magnet shouted, "Anybody want some sunflower seeds," he knew there would be trouble. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z That, and for eating the most sunflower seeds. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Only much later did she realize she had forgotten to put any seeds in the ground. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As earnestly as Mother had taken up seed catalogs, I took up the catalog of Emory University and studied my possibilities. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z After the plow comes the harrow, with its heavy creaking disks, and then the people with hoes and seeds. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z While I was careful to clean up his droppings, it was difficult to capture the seed casings that he scattered across the floor. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Where my mother changed busses she'd gone into a store and bought him a trowel and four packets of seeds. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I stripped it down to the seeds, then started on the next one. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Today, when seeds are transported over the whole globe by ship and plane, we take it for granted that our meals are a geographic mishmash. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Webb stands up and spits a seed that lands in the mug. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z I seed them talking to them white women: 'How you feel? The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z "Airmail and special delivery ..." It's unclear whether the seeds spilled before they got to Stanley or after he dropped the bag. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Latrines are merely one of the many places where we accidentally sow the seeds of wild plants that we eat. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z In her palm lies the tin of flower seeds I had gathered with TiTi. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Scanning the field to check for guards, I shove the seeds in my mouth as fast as I can. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I wasn't even really thinking about sunflower seeds, but I did skip lunch, and since he brought it up... Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z TiTi shoves into my hand a tin of flower seeds we gathered last fall. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Then I saw what had kept her seeds from freezing. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Snail planted his seeds when the first rains arrived. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z She tossed several seed packets into the cart. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The two of them were eating a handful of pumpkin seeds, pitching the shells out the open window into the blackness. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z As summer progressed, the beard grew shaggy, unmown, and it was obvious that Milton was thinking about Pingree Street; he was going to seed the way Pingree Street was. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Back with the rest of the Defenders, I ate the sunflower seeds, one by one, waiting for my race. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z They would not castrate or shear animals unless the moon was right, and they would not gather crops or save next year’s seeds unless the moon dictated. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z When I was really young, I used to ask him if a sunflower was going to grow inside of him since he ate the seeds so much. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “How come this one walks in daylight? I thought they could only walk at night? There’s one that kept stealing some seeds from my nali’s cornfield. I think sunlight harms it.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The chilly air tingled her nose and she noticed that the cotton grasses by the pond were seeding out into white puffs. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z When the seeds finally mature, the berries turn red, sweet, and tender. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The crescent moon roll dotted with seeds from District 11. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Hare looked at the seed and shook his head. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z A glittering stone popped up from the concrete like the earth had spit out a watermelon seed. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He just chewed sunflower seeds that he kept in a plastic cup between his legs and flicked the shells out through the window, which he left rolled down. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Their network of seed enthusiasts are out to save the world. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Cottonwood seeds drifted down on their pale cushions, disappeared into the blackness. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z A few seeds belong to species traditionally used as sources of dyes or medicine. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z "Ain't nobody loitering. You don't see me just spitting seeds on your floor or nothing like that," I protested. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z If you look at a great big maple tree it’s hard to believe it started out as a little seed. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Thus, natural selection acts oppositely on seeds and on fruits. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Tree-ear was so called after the mushroom that grew in wrinkled half-circles on dead or fallen tree trunks, emerging from the rotten wood without benefit of parent seed. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Papaya Tree It grew from a seed I flicked into the back garden. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z They knew the seeds of goodwill had not yet taken root. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “He’s the only one I fed apple seeds and he’s the only one dead.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The problem was that Henrietta and Chameleon immediately started eating the seeds themselves. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z The wheat crop was full of weeds, and it was discovered that on one of his nocturnal visits Snowball had mixed weed seeds with the seed corn. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Even before the crops are planted, the fields are watered to get any weed seeds to grow. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z You could plant seeds in mud and grow a crop to feed your children. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z With songs and prayers, the seeds sprouted, grew, and shot upward. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z They patiently hunted for seeds in the clearing. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t have the mortar and pestle Mama would have used in this situation back at the Night Zoo, but she improvised, using a rock to grind the seeds against a large leaf. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z It looked at her for a minute, then moved off a bit and started eating seeds again. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z Its heart is bright pink and almost solid with seeds. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Every spring, Mom had us dumping layers of bagged soil and manure on top of the garden plot to help the seeds along. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z One of them was wearing a green beret and the other had a white mole on his chin like a fruit seed. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Because these seeds are edible, human beings took these annuals and helped them spread across the globe. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z But they saw nothing except a field mouse, which came out of its hole and began furricking in a patch of seeded grasses. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She wanted her own cherries, from her own cherry tree, with stems and seeds; not some too-sweet mashed mush. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z My husband ploughed it, steadying the plough behind the two bullocks while I came behind, strewing the seed to either side and sprinkling the earth over from the basket at my hip. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Black seeds spill like clusters of eyes, wet and crying. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z A new funding source had entered the field: the National Cancer Institute, established by Congress in August and seeded with $400,000 in annual grant-making authority. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z As I watched, two of them got in a fight over a pile of seed. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z There were weather reports and commercials for soybean seed and lots of music. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z Fried eggs covered with grease, fresh-squeezed orange juice with seed and pulp floating in it, thick hand-cut bacon, a white-hot mound of grits and biscuits. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z "I read a line that said, 'You are like pomegranates split open. Even the emptiest among you are as full of good as a pomegranate is of seed.'" The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Laid low by the moldy seeds, McCandless discovered that he was suddenly far too weak to hike out and save himself. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Something in this seed knows how to make a bean plant. How does it know that?” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Snail took one of the corn seeds and put it in his mouth. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z I washed up on a tiny island, like a seed riding the tide. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Along the way, perhaps, they noticed that seeds thrown in the garbage one year would sprout spontaneously in the next. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I awoke to find Pomp sitting near me, chewing seeds and spitting the husks into his hand. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He danced when Mr. P treated him to a handful of seeds. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z I talk about how I did not plant the seeds too deeply, how it was the fault of the earth, the land, of our town. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z And he told the Pilgrims to fertilize the soil by burying fish alongside the maize seeds, a traditional native technique for producing a bountiful harvest. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z She scooped a few seeds from the jar and held out her palm. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z It felt like balls of dandelion seeds passing over my face and I shivered, which made Fiona stop. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z We, like our seeds, were now planted in the garden. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The ghost stayed in the garden because every single one of the plants had been seeded with love. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Magnet was standing at ground level, holding a sack of seeds. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z He reaches in his pocket and shows me the assortment of extremely protective beans and seeds I stowed there. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “A little horned toad dropped it in the desert along with a pumpkin seed!” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z His wife regularly wrote him lengthy, urgent and impassioned letters requesting money for food, clothing, rent, medicine, school fees, books, seeds and money to repair broken ploughs and leaking roofs. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z There did not seem to be anything magical or even special about it, and she did not turn into a cloud of seeds. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Inside was a crusty, watery, fruity part with a very tiny seed. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I could feel the blackberry seeds still stuck in my teeth from the preserves he had given me. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z In the corner of his room catalogues piled up—catalogues for machinery, furnishings, seeds, fruit trees. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Others make seeds yummy enough for birds to eat, so they get pooped out on passing cars. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z I played back the memory I’d burned into my heart, but I knew this was where she’d pulled the seed from. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Maybe there’s something wrong with that seed we used?” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I tapped the bag in my palm to get a few more seeds out. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Every flower that had bloomed bore some kind of seed or fruit, and it was a surprise to see how the different ones turned out. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z If during the orientation program we’d begun to feel some ownership of the space, we were now a glaring anomaly—poppy seeds in a bowl of rice. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z They were attracted by the aroma of fish, the work of a child who'd copied the Pilgrims of old and buried sardines with her seeds. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z When he was done, he said a very quick three-word prayer: “Bless these seeds.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z To be on the safe side, she ought to plant her uncooked pumpkin and mealie seeds. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he asked, “You and your sister Leba, how do you mean you came from the same seed?” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z You sowed the seeds in me, Atticus, and now it’s coming home to you—” “Are you finished with what you have to say?” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The pumpkin seeds wore little silver patches, like French medals, and Nokomis blessed them gently as she pushed them into the soft new earth. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Andrew unscrewed a cap on bird feeder number six and hoisted the bag of seed. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z The threads push through the cell wall and grow out of the cell, like grass rising from seeded loam. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Lawrence avoided pointing out to Sproul that he had planted the seeds of this competition himself, but plainly the harvest was already being reaped at Berkeley’s expense. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Some years, when the rains have been plentiful and the nights cool, you can bite into a guava and not find many seeds. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z But the other satisfied every cherished idea of a fairy: tall and graceful, with huge eyes, skin as unblemished as satin, lips as red as pomegranate seeds, and cheeks the color of early sunset. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z My grandmother brought the seeds with her from back home. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z Plants whose fruits are tasty get their seeds dispersed by animals, but the seed itself within the fruit has to be bad-tasting. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Way better and the sesame seeds don't get stuck in your teeth the way the poppy seeds do. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He popped some sunflower seeds into his mouth, deftly removed the shells with his teeth, and spat them into Stanley's hole. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z That’s because he starts the seeds in pots on the kitchen windowsill while snow’s still deep on the ground. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z She saw and smelled roasted chicken and warm, crusty bread scattered with seeds. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He hands me the tub of seed, and I scoop out a handful. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z But all the time I had a seed of doubt at the back of my mind. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “So these seeds rain from the sky every night?” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z I pried it up and removed the lead piece from the king’s statue and my cloth packet of seeds. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z When you looked at the trees in Canada and the trees in America they seemed to be the same trees, like they could’ve come out of one seed. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z She lowered her gaze girlishly, depositing the seed hulls into a dish. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z A germ of religious exaltation, no bigger than a mustard seed, was sown in me and left to germinate. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I hold up a finger and tongue the seed out of my cheek. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z Like I’d told Bongo: “We grow as we must grow, as our seeds decided long ago.” Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The air is heavy with the smell of fennel seeds, cardamom, and panic. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z On the drive down to San Antonio, he ate sunflower seeds until his belly ached, spitting their woody husks into an old paper cup. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z And what you plant is a bare seed . . . not the full-bodied plant that will later grow up. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z “Because what if dogs can’t eat birds? Just like birds can’t eat apple seeds? How would we explain a dead dog?” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Slowly I sit up and rub the seeds out of my sleepy eyes. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “And he has five seeds left,” Percy said. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z But many of the big seeds, notably those of the annual cereals and pulses, are edible by humans. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z It became a sapling, which became a seed. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Get sesame seed bagels instead of poppy seeds. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The man lined up three walnut shells and placed a pumpkin seed under one. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Each spring the dark Nicholtown dirt is filled with the promise of what the earth can give back to you if you work the land plant the seeds pull the weeds. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z Below the twirling hologram lies an entire wall of seed vault drawers containing Earth’s plant life. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “Now, you take little Joyce. She used to be around the Store all the time. Then she went up just like smoke. We ain’t seed hide nor hair of her in months.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Occasional mutant individuals among wild plants lacked thick seed coats or other inhibitors of germination. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Not to mention, the traditional seeds had been planted in a different pattern, and that may have influenced water distribution and pollination. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Any Muslim who ever moved for personal reasons from one city to another was of course exhorted to plant seeds for Mr. Muhammad. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you know she fears cats? Even kittens? As if she never seed such before,” Alys told him. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z There was always plenty of fruit that clung stubbornly to the seed. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z When he got home, Mama would need to tell him that the debils had left us with no crop to sell, no rice to eat, and no seed for next year’s planting. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not half what we owe, but the best we can do without selling the seed for the next sowing.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, suh. He seed hit. Face to face he seed hit.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “If we are to stay alive,” I said, “there is work that has to be done. There are the crops and the seeds, the garden, the animals.” Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Although it says nothing about the seeds of the species being edible, it also says nothing about the seeds being toxic. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Other pumpkins had been crushed, and the seeds were scattered all over the ground. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z They were sitting on the short wall in the backyard cracking pumpkin seeds between their teeth, tossing shells into the lilies. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Daddy’s leaning on the rail, rolling cotton seeds around in his fingers. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The idea that had started as a teeny-weeny seed in a suitcase was now a mighty maple. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Kali and Janaki between them had to show me how to milk the goat, how to plant seed, how to chum butter from milk, and how to mull rice. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Pumblechook was in favour of a handsome premium for binding me apprentice to some genteel trade,—say, the corn and seed trade, for instance. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Isabella picks up a seed pod and starts eyeing it. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z And he made her eat a pomegranate seed, knowing in his heart that if she did so she must return to him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Webb spits a seed that bounces off the lip. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z He tried to say it easily as one might say, “I have planted the seeds in the western field today,” but he could not. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z I sat on our usual bench, prying the juicy red seeds out of the fruit and slowly sucking on them one by one, staring at the fleecy white clouds. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Later there would also be need for seeds and artificial manures, besides various tools and, finally, the machinery for the windmill. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Noah packed up the rest of the supplies— farm tools, several bags of seed, and some rolls of cloth—and tied them down carefully. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Other times, I wish he was home on the couch, watching the game, shaking seeds in his hand. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z A mixture of sunflower seeds and raisins rolled around freely at the bottom of the bag. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Mom sat up front with him, talking in Farsi and sharing a bag of tokhmeh, roasted watermelon seeds, which are the favorite snack of True Persians everywhere. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “I don’t wax on about my worship. It’s personal. And honestly, poppy seed soup, bah.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z A seed of wheat might, with luck, yield 50 new grains of wheat. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Finding the seed should have been a celebration, but now I had all these questions. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z As we drove back to the city in the early evening, I felt a new ache, some freshly planted seed of longing. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Luke made it over to Jen’s only once in all of February, and twice in March, when Dad began driving around looking for the best seed corn prices. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z He spits a seed at the coffee mug. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z The plants will have all the good traits the seed company promised. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Others, such as pulses and members of the mustard family, have toxic seeds, but the toxins are easily removed, leaving the seeds edible. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z A single planted corn seed could yield 150 to 300 fat kernels. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z “I saw him steal seed grain,” another testified. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The tractor was dragging a spidery machine called an eight-row planter, which dropped corn seeds into the earth. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z To plant a seed, watch it grow, to tend it and then harvest it, offered a simple but enduring satisfaction. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The play area was bordered by wood-slat benches where old-country people sat cracking roasted watermelon seeds with their golden teeth and scattering the husks to an impatient gathering of gurgling pigeons. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z It was covered in tiny pea-shaped seeds the color of a peanut. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I gave them each a few seeds as a reward. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z Then I added, "Plus, they don't eat sunflower seeds." Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z He filled his pockets with seeds and scattered them with both his hands across the piazza. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z For annual plants growing in an area with a very unpredictable climate, it could be lethal if all the seeds sprouted quickly and simultaneously. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z "How did my sack of sunflower seeds get in your hole?" Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Her five daughters, who inherited a burning seed, had been lost on the byways of life since adolescence. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z As the water on the surface cools, it begins to condense, and individual ice crystals act as seeds, causing the water to congeal around them, squeezing the salt out into the water below. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z But he had been successful in lobbying for federal aid for farmers so that they could buy spring seed. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z I looked down into my breakfast bowl and began counting the flax seeds, multiplying them by 7s. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Since they’d rescued him from the bronze jar in Rome, Nico had slept very little and eaten even less, as if he were still subsisting on those emergency pomegranate seeds from the Underworld. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z On the weekends, after Baba cycles along the river, the two of them tackle the garden side by side, planting mums and seeding new raised beds with beets, radishes, and garlic. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z There was a whole group of women who shared their seeds with us, so we had many good choices. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The only way to get the higher yields was to buy seed from seed companies. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z He seemed utterly unconcerned that someone might overhear him, eating his grapes and dribbling the seeds out onto his lip, flicking them off with a finger. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Then there are farmers in India who have protested the sale of patented seeds by agribusiness. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z It felt like something that was meant to be kept secret, a new seed that might grow to something extraordinary if it wasn’t forced to bloom too soon. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z If we tried, we could reach out and grab that laughter, the way a person can catch sparks flying out from a campfire, or dandelion seeds carried by the wind. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z At once they came, waves of them, one after another, and they labored separating and dividing, until what had been a confused mass lay all ordered, every seed with its kind. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa needed the money to pay ofF the bank for all our equipment and seed. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Some fruit rots while still containing perfectly good seeds, and gets thrown out uneaten into the garbage. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The floor was swept bare, with bags of seed and fertilizer stacked neatly by the door. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Her feeling was green, like grass, like a seed coming up through dirt, sprouting and growing toward the sun. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Almonds provide a striking example of bitter seeds and their change under domestication. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Osh wouldn’t need it until the garden was spent and he was ready to harvest its seed. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z "Let me guess, sunflower seeds," Mr. Charles practically shouts from behind the counter of what he calls his "country store," even though we live in a city. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Racial stigma today makes collective action extremely difficult—sometimes impossible—whereas racial stigma during Jim Crow contained the seeds of revolt. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Glowing droplets of eau de toilette streamed out behind me, instantly vaporizing into a silver mist that caught the eddies and spread, seeding the cloud. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z "While Mr. Sir was filling the canteens, I snuck into the truck and stole his sack of sunflower seeds." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z And despite the lack of sunlight, the seeds sprouted, though they were thinner and weaker than usual. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He was in his late fifties, however, and his reddish hair had been bleached almost colorless now, like a dandelion gone to seed. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The second day those forty-eight fencers from the first day join the top sixteen seeded fencers in the world to complete the elimination rounds of the tableau of sixty-four. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Nali had said that these seeds were from her own childhood, when the entire Church Rock valley was carpeted in grass that grew as high as her knees. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The broadcasts changed after this news had been reported —or rather, they changed as soon as it had been discovered by spies that the other nest had a good store of seeds. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She was the seed of kings and conquerors, and so too the child inside her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He didn’t believe it was a rodent because the holes were narrow and directly atop the seeds themselves. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z In between them, the snake stretched up, vertical, as though it had sprouted there, grown as a seed from the earth and now impossibly tall. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “I want you to stop stealing the seeds I’m planting. I need them for my experiment!” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z But one morning she announced that she would wait no more, and the seeds went into the ground that day, followed by biweekly applications of the thick black fertilizer she concocted in the evenings. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I turn, and Voxy’s standing at an open seed drawer with a huge grin on his face. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I shield my face from Theo’s and Kareem’s sunflower seeds as I dart down the bleachers and back around to the suitcases. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z Instead, they survive by making seeds, which have to be planted every year. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z I spit a seed that sails over the mug. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z Even in this Middle Eastern restaurant, I try to find some seed of home in every dish. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z ‘Maybe. But I’ve got a big appetite these days. Any kind of food tastes good ... except maybe pomegranate seeds. I’m done with those.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Grace took some pomegranate seeds, then some strawberries, before realizing that she was choosing things that would be healthy for Peach. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z He slices into the apple, exposing a neat row of dark brown seeds. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z But going forward, I don’t want to spread the seeds of separation. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “Now then, as promised, we should discuss putting together a small group of backers to invest seed money in your show.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Her breasts were sore, and Qarl’s seed was trickling down her thigh. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “It was left to me by my father. My uncle cares for it. When I have enough money for seeds and irrigation, I’m going back to my village. I hate this city.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z If the crop is good, we will have more beets than we can eat; but the object is to harvest the seed. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z With this dry wind the wheat seed that lay in the ground could not sprout and Wang Lung waited anxiously for the rains. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Best part about sitting there is tearing into my sunflower seeds like they're theater popcorn. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z And finally, after all that, I chew the seed up. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z As I wash the dirt from the jar, I think about how, like a seed in the ground, burying made things grow. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Soheil is already at the bare plot, raking the earth, spreading out the soil where seeds will grow. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “We could give that. Or, you know what? We could give up the bicycle. Bury the money and . . . plant the seeds.” The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z A caterpillar becomes a butterfly, a bird raises its brood in the forest, and a greenheart tree will only grow from a greenheart seed. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z But I swear a clocks got more pieces than a watermelon’s got seeds. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Aboriginal Australians who never reached the stage of farming yams and seed plants nonetheless anticipated several elements of farming. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Uncle Jet even suggested capturing what was stealing the seeds by setting up a steel cage. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Henrietta saw me coming, and when I threw some sunflower seeds into the chicken house, she flapped up and went in after them. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z He secreted the strangler seeds in one of them, threw open his door, and called, "Pylos? Where are you?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z "No one has ever died of restlessness, but rashness is another matter. We've planted seeds, let them grow." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Rain is falling and night is falling in Moca as we pass, the palm roofs sagging, the soil soggy with drowned seeds, the drenched jacarandas losing their creamy blossoms. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Some plants got their names from leaves, some from flowers, some from seeds, some from roots. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z There’s a reason for this, and it goes way back to when I wasn’t much more than a tiny seed with higher aspirations. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Some sort of production of palm oil had taken place here; there were the remains of palm nut seeds everywhere. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z This got Kepler thinking about two-dimensional six-cornered shapes and how they form a lattice: the cells of a honeycomb, or the seeds of a pomegranate. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Concentrating, she looked at every twisting grass blade and bobbing seed head. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “Give up what? We ain’t got nothing. Nothing but the seed money, two dollars.” The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z When the rows were done, Mama sent the men on their way and planted the seeds herself. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z A glass chandelier shaped like a grapevine occupied most of the ceiling, spitting seeds of diamond fire onto the windows along the far side of the room. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She had given away everything in their little house except a package of garden seed that Tea Cake had bought to plant. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z "I was just unable to grow your seed." When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z When I think about it, the seed has been inside me for years—the idea of leaving the Doctorita. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She floated free, like a seed on the wind. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z They said a victim's face turned as purple as the little crystal seed from which his death was grown, but so too did a man choking on a morsel of food. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They like to feed on the seeds of evergreens. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z By heating small stones and dropping them into a mixture of water and seeds in the basket I could make gruel. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z I smell it and imagine a pale pink center, the seeds tightly embedded in the flesh. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The final fruits of evil have spilled their deadly seeds. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He loaded up the barrow; they’d sold the horse cart for seeds last year. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z I look over and the old truck’s gone too, toting cotton seed somewhere in the fields. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z In short, while we were celebrating 11/9, the seeds of another memorable date—9/11—were being sown. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z I'll need to cut up all the potatoes from this crop to seed the rest of the field. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Alice planted squash seeds a year ago, and they grew as big as pumpkins—some plants like our poor soil. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he spit out three little rocks, one by one, like pumpkin seeds. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z It turned out to be an empty sack of sunflower seeds. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z A community that had come together, from seeding to harvest to the bee. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z They gathered around the kolyvo, which was sprinkled with the powdered sugar of the afterlife and mixed with the immortal seeds of pomegranates. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The king replanted the seed and called the best gardeners of his land to consult. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z They didn’t have enough of a crop left to cover seed money.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Some strains produced only smooth seeds, while others produced only angular, wrinkled seeds. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The seed of blood climbs through the mirror's ridges. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z So I just hung around the store eating my seeds while Mr. Charles went through inventory. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z She added little round seeds and the scrapings of a gnarled, flesh-colored root; furry, blue-gray leaves and pale orange blossoms. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The rows were straight planted under a tight-stretched string, and the pegs at the row ends car- ried the seed package to identify the row. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z But because there were so many and the drought had cut down on their normal diet of seeds and berries, the males squabbled furiously over possession of each hackberry tree. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z But four seed crops and a container fall far short of a complete food production package. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Those seeds would just wither up and blow away, never taking root. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z She had admired Seer’s work and told him she would bring seeds from her own flowers. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z In 1932 and 1933 it took away the food crop harvest and next season's seed in the Soviet states that produced most of the nation's grain—Ukraine, the Caucasus, and Kazakhstan. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z In November, when it came time to buy seed and fertilizer to plant new maize and tobacco, plus hire a new crew of workers, little of the money was left. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z It had been a day not unlike thirty others, with many neat holes dug in the dawn hours, seeds dropped in, and water brought from the bright canals. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z But a man could make as many as there were women to seed them in. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Anyway, all this ruined my plan to put out the seeds and hide in the bushes and wait. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z Like the changes in seed dispersal, these changes in germination inhibition characterize wheat, barley, peas, and many other crops compared with their wild ancestors. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The millet was reaped with stone knives, piled into haystacks, and threshed to obtain the seeds, which were then stored in skin bags or wooden dishes and finally ground with millstones. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The seeds of its future magnificence were riding in the pockets and packs of Sherman’s exhausted Federal troops. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Farmers would soon be coming in to arrange credit terms and buy seed and guano. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z We watched as he fried the onion in a big pan and sprinkled in some mustard seed, garlic, salt, cumin, turmeric, and chopped ginger. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z There’s a fountain in the middle of it, a round fountain spraying water in the shape of a dandelion gone to seed. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z With the tractor running I could mow the grass after it went to seed, and bring in some hay. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z In the middle of the puffy cloud, there is a cluster of black round seeds like pepper. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z So I put some seeds in a jar, one of those blue ones with an old metal lid, and I put the lid on tight so no squirrels would eat them. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z Here, there’s so much dirt that you could probably plant fifty bean seeds and no one would even notice. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z Flower color, for instance, had no link with seed texture or stem height. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Still I will try—again, I should get at least a seed crop. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z He’s pretending not to feel the sunflower seeds and hear the digs and see the looks, but he does. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z I quickly pour the rest of the seeds onto my hand. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z From those seeds of destruction, we would soon—very soon—harvest our freedom. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "You didn't steal the sunflower seeds," he said. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Again, the man shuffled and Ned watched as the shell with the seed went left, then right, then around and ended up in the middle. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Because tobacco seeds require loads of water for them to break ground, many farmers plant nursery beds by the dambos where they can easily water them daily. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z Everyone thanked Margalo for saving Stuart’s life; and at suppertime Mrs. Little presented her with a tiny cake, which had seeds sprinkled on top. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z It was early spring and we were her garden, and she was starting to see the bulbs and seeds that she had planted in us last fall coming up. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Ma said the cops said that when they got to the house, he was sitting outside on the steps, shirtless, with the pistol beside him, guzzling beer, eating sunflower seeds, waiting. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Stanley noticed a burlap sack filled with sunflower seeds on the floor next to the desk. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z At three o’clock in the afternoon Lee was sitting at his desk, turning over the pages of a seed catalogue. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It was in the library in August that the seeds were planted that grew into the Egypt Game in September in the Professor’s deserted yard. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z So I stepped over all the sunflower seed shells that had piled up between my feet like a mountain of dead flies, and walked, not on the track, but just beside it, on the grass. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Another obvious difference between seeds that we grow and many of their wild ancestors is in bitterness. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z This year it was to be a plantation of sun flowers, the seeds of which cheerful and aspiring plant were to feed Aunt Cockle-top and her family of chicks. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z We dig up the ground and plant the seed wheat we brought with us from England. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z That’s the way farmers had always gotten their seed—they just kept some of their crop to be planted for the next season. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Each seed was the size of a thumb bone and nestled in a flufly white coating. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z De Vries harvested and planted fifty thousand seeds from the patch. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Although preliminary analysis by Clausen and a graduate student, Edward Treadwell, indicated the seeds contained traces of an alkaloid, subsequent, more thorough testing turned up no indication of any alkaloids whatsoever, toxic or otherwise. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Faithfully, he watered and waited for the seed to sprout. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Above the humongous oval-shaped room, thorny branches arched like the roof of a dome, with creeper vines and yellow seed pods hanging down like streamers from rafters. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Unlike later tree domesticates, they could be grown directly by being planted as cuttings or even seeds. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z It was a long time before my sister and I admitted to ourselves that no green was going to spring from our seeds. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Genie had taken to apples too and was getting pretty good at seed spitting as well. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z So when I seed it, it was like looking at a picture of your mama when she was a girl. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe he doesn't hear me, because he takes a single seed. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “Our boys are showing them!” the woman grinding melon seeds said. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He planned to make a demonstration garden, from which we’d gather a harvest for our table and also supply food and seeds to the villagers. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he would bite a tiny hole in one end of the fruit and suck it until the seed wobbled alone inside the skin, like a person in oversize clothing. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z It had large seeds in the middle, each one as big as a melon. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The fragrance of cumin seeds, sent in the package along with the pajamas, lingers in the weave. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z In gratitude, the king presented the entire village with gifts of seeds and farming equipment that brought more prosperity than any reward of gold and jade. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Kaede told herself that what she felt was only a little seed; she would simply not water it. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z If the seeds which the collectors found were sweet, they were Done seeds. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z They also brought the seeds of the mulberry tree. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I want to tell him the seeds for those plants were meant to be cultivated on Sagan. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Later Our Father came out to survey the damage, and Leah helped him sort out the seeds by kind. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z A breeze ruffled the weeds growing tall on the lawn, turning brown now, their seed pods emptying into the air. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z She was sitting there pretty as you please in a white blouse and striped skirt, sipping on lemonade and eating Mama’s benne seed cookies. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Women picked out the seeds for the smallest ones and broke off little bits of the meat for themselves. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z After one particularly deep dip in the road Polly was tossed across the bags of seed, landing hard against the slave girl, who opened her eyes and looked around frantically. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I still have one more seed left in my mouth, and I think about spitting it at Webb. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z Specifically, barley and emmer wheat, the two earliest important crops of the Fertile Crescent, rank respectively 3rd and 13th in seed size among those top 56. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z With Eliot’s help the newspapers were crushed with all the peels and seeds and skins inside them. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z I counted eleven of them, and I realized they had remembered the sound of plowing; they knew there would be seeds to follow. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z The neighborhood had turned into a maraca, with the men and women transformed into seeds, shaking with love and desire for one another. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z And in the fields the wheat seed sprouted and pushed spears of delicate green above the wet brown earth. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z I can feel her, the way I could before, curled up, a seed within a pod, only this seed’s smiling. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Beneath the window was a brown stain made by the bean seed in its pot on the windowsill. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He was halfway talking about how a bird could die from eating apple seeds, halfway talking about how he and Ernie were going to “figure it out.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Among other problems, most had small seeds—imagine trying to feed a family on sesame seeds, and you have some idea of what it would have been like to subsist on maygrass. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He gave a million dollars in seed money and hired an attorney to draw up papers for Partners in Health and its corresponding sister organization in Haiti, Zanmi Lasante. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “It is better to be without the seed than bereft of the land in which to plant it. Seed is cheap, it can be bought. I can earn a few rupees, or perhaps my sons...” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The moment she tosses cumin seeds into the hot oil, I know this club is where I’m supposed to be. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z We grew these bean plants from seeds, and—once they got big enough—we started doing different tests with them. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z Then we walked back and forth, picking out broken glass, like chickens pecking seeds. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She spat the word like a wormy seed. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “All right, here, give me that core, I think the only thing that’s left is a seed or two anyway.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z "Yes, sir," I started to say, but it's hard to try to talk and get a seed out the shell at the same time. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z He grabbed a bag of sunflower seeds off the wall. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “It’s almost over, little ponya seed,” she said softly, a touch of hope in her voice. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z In bed that evening, Miyax’s spirit was stirred by the seeding grass and the restless birds and she could not sleep. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z "I spill my seed on her belly, my lord." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z When the waters rose, First Turkey almost didn’t make it, as the weight of all those seeds slowed her down. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “No, Willie, all I seed was that fat little white baby angel. But wasn’t no mistaking that voice ... ‘I want some children.’ I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She digs into a small bag of sunflower seeds and spits out the shells on the ground next to the stoop. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I was squeezing the seed so hard that my right hand was going numb. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She bites into the sunflower seed butter sandwich her mom packs every Friday—on sprouted whole grain with the crusts cut off. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z A chipmunk, tamed by the little girls, sat on Eiras hand nibbling at the seeds they gave to it. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She picked up a jar of seeds, and a cloud of birds fluttered down from the trees to surround her. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The eventual effects of eliminating sage and seeding with grass are largely conjectural. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z As long as she fixed on leaves and blossoms, stems and seeds, she could pretend it was a normal day, and there weren’t ghosts standing guard under the arches of the arcade. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The heat from the compress, probably more than the traces of opium from the poppy seeds, helped and “the pain gradually went off.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z We were sitting at the same large table, drinking tea and eating roasted watermelon seeds. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He turned it inside out and found one seed stuck to the burlap. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z As a result, hunter-gatherers could move up a mountainside harvesting grain seeds as they matured, instead of being overwhelmed by a concentrated harvest season at a single altitude, where all grains matured simultaneously. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z And this time, I'm not replanting them as seed. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Also she can’t say how the carrot gets in, to plant the seeds. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Salva loved the sweet slices, but his favorite part was the seed. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Snail planted the new seeds given to him by Tortoise. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Minli walked silently after the rabbit finished the story, and for a while the only sounds were of the tree’s flying seeds falling into the water. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z A nimbus of mist surrounded every streetlight so that they looked like golden dandelion seed heads, and the drip of water from the eaves was unceasing as Coram and Sophonax walked slowly along the riverfront. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Every time she yells at me or hits me or reminds me of my place as a lowly longa maid, she’s watering the seed. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z August passed around a paper bag full of manna, and we scooped up handfuls and threw the seeds into the hole with the coffin, and my ears were filled with nothing but bee hum. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Be real careful with them seeds. I’m gonna need a big pile of ’em soon. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Ruthanne drew her lips in like she was getting ready to spit a seed. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Grandpop spit all the apple seeds into the cup and spit the stem into his hand the way kids back home in Brooklyn did sunflower-seed shells. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z It said they like sunflower seeds, and you sure have a lot of those in that trash can in the barn. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z The seed had all the softness of boiled corn, and the taste of his friend’s deception was bitter in his mouth. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z “Hello, Fairy Queen. Thank you for letting me visit you without changing me into dandelion seeds.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z But again, although most of the seeds would germinate after one year, after two years the percentage would decline, and after three or four they would not do well at all. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z And their growth to me was constant wonder—from the time the seed split and the first green shoots broke through, to the time when the young buds and fruit began to form. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z I nearly trip over my own feet rushing toward the seed vault drawers. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “So be it! I will leave alone any seeds you plant in this cornfield. You must let me out this very moment! I need to make myself scarce. The sun rises!” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z When a mother delivers her babe, parsley seeds aid in bringing away the afterbirth cleanly. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The weather was excessively dry; it was doubtful if any seeds had sprouted yet. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z He had begun to gather and eat large quantities of wild potato seeds on July 14, during an extended period of rainy weather. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z We bought red licorice whips, bubble gum, orange Popsicles, black jawbreakers that faded to a seed. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z So I really needed to get some in the ground, if only to harvest the new seeds. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Along one entire wall, arranged neatly in small piles, stood the raw materials he had collected: roots, seeds, dried leaves, pods, strips of bark and shriveled mushrooms. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z A bitter seed was planted inside a me. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z And yet a pernicious seed had been planted—a perception of me as disgruntled and vaguely hostile, lacking some expected level of grace. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z When the September winds blew the downy milkweed seeds to new soil, Chup was gone, too. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Those nonbitter almond seeds are the only ones that ancient farmers would have planted, at first unintentionally in their garbage heaps and later intentionally in their orchards. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Me: “Can you buy some seeds? Flower seeds?” Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z There are tools and seeds and plant food and watering cans that can be filled from a trough. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z There were also—in the store—seeds of all kinds: corn, wheat, oats, barley, and most kinds of truck vegetables and fruit—almost everything that will grow here. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z So I had to go get more seeds and keep filling in the holes where they ate through the trail. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z With my forefinger I ran long, straight furrows and we folded into them more of our precious seeds. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z At the palace, he presented to each of the kings a small seed. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The seed of blood climbs through the mirror's ridges. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z In his “Sand Reckoner,” Archimedes first calculated how many grains of sand would fit across a poppy seed, and then how many poppy seeds would span a finger's breadth. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Early farmers would have discovered by trial and error that they could obtain higher yields by tilling and watering the soil and then sowing seeds. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z She’s toasted her hamburger bun and smeared avocado on each side, added red onions from the salad bar and what I think are sunflower seeds. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Within a few feet of my outstretched hand, she braked and alighted on my glove as softly as the fluff from a dandelion seed. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z These grasses were different because they produced big, rich seeds. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z There was no bread for them to eat, no seed. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z This feeling sprang up of itself, organically, automatically; like the rotted hull of a seed forming the soil in which it should grow again. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z We all know that successful people come from hardy seeds. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “The best ruses always have some seed of truth,” said the Tattered Prince. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I can smell sunflower seeds on his breath. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Tiny Tim, on a shelf nearby, heard me and crawled out of his newspaper nest, so I let him sniff my finger, then I gave him a few sunflower seeds. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z He prepared the ground, and she dropped in seeds from her sack and covered them with moist earth. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z With that she took a great quantity of the smallest of the seeds, wheat and poppy and millet and so on, and mixed them all together in a heap. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z As famine raged through the finch world, this gross-beaked variant survived by feeding on hard seeds. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z I finished it in the afternoon, and planned to harrow it in the morning, and then seed it. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z I scoop it out and take a bite, careful not to chew through the seed. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z After half an hour they sat down on a rusty seed drill and watched the defeated army walk by. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Piper tried to imagine what Nico di Angelo was feeling, stuck in a jar with only two pomegranate seeds left to sustain him, and no idea whether he would be rescued. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z All there is to store work is watchin’ out for rice weevils and rotten potatoes, and keepin’ the rats out of the seed corn.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z My mother gave him a long metal spoon with which he gutted the interior until the last bits of string and seeds were gone. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z “The rebels planted the seeds of war, let them enjoy their harvest.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Theo spits a sunflower seed at me that lands on my arm. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z "Mostly. Sometimes I get seeds or special treats for Jay. Why? You want to buy something?" Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Nor have the seeds of H. alpinum have ever been described as toxic in any other published text. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Seeds were stored in seed pots from one season to the next. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z I scattered a handful of sunflower seeds thirty paces down the drive to draw the birds and then I sat down on the steps on a ratty old cushion I’d scavenged from the trunk room. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z "The one with the chubby cheeks. He was snitching sunflower seeds out of a bird feeder even though he wasn't a bird." Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z We got little bags of puffed rice, hemp seeds, and roasted chickpeas. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I UNDERSTAND, more or less, how flowers reproduce—with fruit and seeds and pollen—but the sexual parts of the human body baffle me. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z They still grossed Genie out, but every day he got more used to it by shaking the flies into his hand with one eye closed and pretending they were seeds. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z When strawberry seeds are still young and not yet ready to be planted, the surrounding fruit is green, sour, and hard. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z But they exerted their right to come, and I have many, many times reflected upon how, talking to us children, they began to plant the seeds of division in our minds. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He ate them in big mouthfuls, chewing the seeds because most of the grape was seed anyway. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Dari asked, and I could tell he was watching me and piecing all his observations together, trying to analyze the mystery of me, so I turned away and clutched the seed to my chest. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Other plant foods included berries, fruits, seeds, leaves, shoots, bulbs, and roots. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The idea of any of them dying made him feel empty - like he was back in the giants’ bronze jar, alone in the dark, subsisting only on sour pomegranate seeds. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z My half-sisters gossiped loudly, while I sat cracking seeds and laying their flesh in a pile. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z In the middle of each fruit was a nut that, broken open, produced three edible seeds. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The seeds have been shaped into a heart. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Snail, however, was now suspicious of the seed he had been given, and when, the following year, Tortoise again gave him corn seed, he took it to Hare. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z When someone hurled raw eggs at her, she wiped away the gooey mess and said that the “seeds of truth” in her words could not be so easily removed. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Inside, she had all manner of herbs, seeds, sprigs, and plant roots. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Not one tree, not two, not a dozen, but the thousands he had planted in seed and sprout. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Of course she already knew that plants grew from seeds. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I wondered if it was Claudius who sowed a bad seed between them. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I spit the rest of my seeds into my hand and toss them onto the grass. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z Maybe, she thought, they had gone off and seeded the land and growed up in these young people in the dime store with the cash-register keys around their necks. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z In the dead of winter, nothing is growing, but stakes with seed packets affixed to them stick out of the ground, labeling herbs and vegetables. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z It’s also a waste of effort to grow them from seed, since the offspring even of an outstanding individual tree of those species are highly variable and mostly yield worthless fruit. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z How seeds get planted: This is actually cool. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z After services in the synagogue, people would sit on their porches, chatting and chewing pumpkin seeds. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z When you plant a seed in the ground, it does not sprout to life unless it dies. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z "Each one of you is to plant and care for your seed as if it were your kingdom," said the emperor. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z "You put seeds in soil and water them. Sounds exceedingly easy." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The same businesses that create new seeds provide farmers with the tools and fertilizer they need to grow lots of corn. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z He gave her some fresh cardamom seeds still in their pods as a present. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z For most of the afternoon I sat on a rough cushion George had made for me from crumpled seed bags. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z The first crop planted from hybrid corn seed will all be identical. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Interspersed with plundered foil bags that once contained frozen seeds, personal belonging bags hang from metal brackets like a file cabinet. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The loaded wagons moved between the fields and the village like ants scurrying to store their seeds. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It had auto parts and lumber; shovels, picks, rakes, and seeds for the little gardens the miners scraped into the sides of the mountains. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Some of the treasure. In that old tin you use for seeds. Just a few pieces, before we hid the rest.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Then a new seed would fall and grow, and another tree would push upward. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Daddy’s in a cotton-planting frenzy, had to hire ten extra field workers to till and drive tractors to get the seed in the ground. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The seeds of many wild plant species actually must pass through an animal’s gut before they can germinate. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z It's about the amount of soil you'd put in a window box, and the only seeds I have are a few species of grass and ferns. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I washed it out and put a handful of cumin seeds in the bowl. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Chickens stuffed with sawdust pecked at the ground; from time to time Cora tossed imaginary seed at them. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The wild oats had headed out barely six inches above the ground, as though with knowledge that if they didn’t make seed quickly they wouldn’t get to seed at all. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Nothing grew; no seed sprang up; in vain the oxen drew the plowshare through the furrows. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The words float by, flecks of ash, seeds on the breeze, remnants of another life that hasn’t quite vanished. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z After the harrow, for the next two days came the Fitzgibbons themselves, all four of them with hoes and bags of seeds, planting lettuce, beans, spinach, potatoes, corn and mustard greens. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z She pushed the soil over the seeds and patted it. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z "He even had a certificate from the Department of Agriculture for importing and exporting plants and seeds." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “She doth but nurse the seed, new-sown. The male is parent. She for him—as stranger for a stranger—just hoards the germ of life.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Slightly sweet, the seed quiets the noise in my stomach. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The full maturing of whatever seeds of malignancy have been sown by these chemicals is yet to come. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z And when the people stood up, the birds would fly down and drink the tears and eat the seeds. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z She went on to tell me about making a bird feeder by putting peanut butter on a pine cone and rolling it in bird seed. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “Here, take a bite. Just be careful with the seed in the middle.” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Wheat, milo seed, certified grass seed—these were the crops the farm’s prosperity depended upon. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z I inhale a deep breath and spit a sunflower seed at the dandelion in front of me. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z Then he'd shake up the seeds in his palm like dice, before throwing another bunch in his grill to chomp down on. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “Ponya seeds are anti-inflammatory, disinfecting, and, incidentally, an excellent source of protein. Here.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Why do I recall, instead of the odor of seed bursting in springtime, only the yellow contents of the cistern spread over the lawn's dead grass? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought he meant ready to plant our seeds. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z But I know enough to realize that the sick feeling in me is only going to grow, like a seed in the right soil. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I carefully slip the last vial of toxin inside, next to the rolled-up baseball card I found on the wall in the seed vault. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Then I went outside and scattered seeds for the birds on the picnic table and threw some old lettuce and carrots out for the rabbits. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He reaches back down for the bag of seeds and stuffs it into his hoodie. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z But those gathered seeds would have constituted the material for the unconscious first steps of plant domestication. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Two weeks later, when Mikayla’s mom gave me my very own seed, Mom and I planted it together, very carefully, in perfect conditions, so it would bloom just for us. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Then they would cut into the soft ground and the children would put in lines of seeds. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z “It fits. Okay, I’ll wear it on my seed searching. But I’m not going to enjoy it!” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I spit a sunflower seed into the plastic cup stuck in the fence. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z He spat out a seed and smiled at her suspicions. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Golden, horrid bees that stung, poisoned, and fell lifeless, like seeds on the sand. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z I look around the room at all these men and women and think about each of us being someone’s seed, someone’s prayer, someone’s hope. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I went all the way to the far end of the lab, to Mrs. Menzer’s side of the filing cabinet, where she’d pulled out the seed all those years ago. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z They explained that the seedpods needed the constant pounding they got on the hard roads if they were to crack at all, and also that the seeds were difficult to germinate. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z "I tried my best to grow your seed, but nothing grew." When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z She laughed and Mia echoed it politely, but she could see the seed of an idea cracking and sprouting in Mrs. Richardson’s mind. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The pomegranate seeds on my plate, shining like rubies, wet with venison blood. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I give him a high five and then spit another high-arcing seed that lands in the mug. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z The grasses seeded and were harvested by the mice and the winds. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I share my fistful of seed with Kayla and we hold out our offering. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z But many of the wild seeds did not immediately sprout, and they yielded no harvest. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z What seeds need to germinate: Seeds are inefficient. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Many of them have seeds that are nonpoisonous and immediately edible. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z And what she had done was eat ywansyau filled with a kind of bitter poison, not candied seeds or the dull happiness of opium as Yan Chang and the others had thought. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z She had watered those seeds with water hauled from the lake, makuk after makuk of water, until they sprouted and grew. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Mr. Grote shows me how he grows wild rice in the stream and collects the seeds. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Behind him, a linden tree drops a cluster of seeds. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Nathan grabbed a bucket and gently poured water over each of the seeds. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Under the board were some sheets of newsprint I had saved, the lead piece from the statue of King George, my seeds, and the book given me by the stationer. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z But most of the plants still to be seen were in seed. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z "I risked my life for those seeds," Magnet had said, "and all I got was one lousy handful." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z After the excitement of getting lost, running into the water monster, and seeing Devin, Nathan had completely forgotten about the horned toad that stole his seeds and very rudely called him fat. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Otherwise, the animal would also chew up the seed, and it couldn’t sprout. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z If the wild potato seeds McCandless ate were contaminated with swainsonine from an eruption of R. leguminicola, it means the guy wasn’t quite as reckless or incompetent as he has been made out to be. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z His climax came on him sudden as a storm, and he filled the girl's mouth with his seed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z And what little still remained to white people was shriveled like a seed hoarded too long, shrunken past its time, and split open now, to expose a fragile, pale leaf stem, perfectly formed and dead. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Then he shrugged and put the sunflower seeds back up on the hook. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z If the boy was truly Jaime's seed, Robert would have put him to death along with his mother, and few would have condemned him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They never seemed to run out of talk about seeds and weeds and bugs and sprays and fruit, as Mother and Chrissie seemed never to run out of talk about flowers and jelly and jam. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Hence many annual plants have evolved to hedge their bets by means of germination inhibitors, which make seeds initially dormant and spread out their germination over several years. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He stands and throws his few remaining seeds into the boxwood. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z There was a coining and going round the pile of seeds. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She often spoke to falling seeds and said, “Ah hope you fall on soft ground,” because she had heard seeds saying that to each other as they passed. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Of these 67, 59 were caused by seed dressings, 8 by toxic sprays. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z With the seeds I had gathered in a ravine, we had a plentiful meal, although I had to cook it on a flat rock. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z You hear the skin, meat, and seeds crunching inside your head, while the inside of your mouth explodes in little spurts of sour. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z They pulled the seeds out with their fingers. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z I lit the stove and warmed some milk in a little pan with cardamom seed. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She was perhaps five and forty years, with pale eyebrows and small eyes like apple seeds. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z We were not trying for a real wheat crop, but only a harvest of seeds, and it would surely produce that, at least. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z The third is feathered and covered in seed pearls that shift into various gleaming shades of white—cream and milk and lily and ivory and bone. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He pecked at the seeds, and when they were gone, she tossed him back into the air. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Garland Farm followed simple logic: you plant tomato seeds, you get tomato plants. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Thinking that no land needed the seed of God so much, he decided to stay on for another week to Christianize both circumcised and gentile, legalize concubinage, and give the sacraments to the dying. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z But the prolonged captivity, the uncertainty of the world, the habit of obedience had dried up the seeds of rebellion in his heart. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z A little seed of panic sprouted inside Mark’s chest. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I can’t let this seed of a thing between those two take root, sprout, and become some sort of full-blown love affair. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z A fat white seed sleeps in the sky. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z She had hunted out the seed shops to taste their lichees, various as wines, and bought a sack that was taller than a child to bedazzle the nieces and nephews. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Where was the little girl who planted the bean seeds? Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Vendors hawked strings of Amber orbs the size of pomegranate seeds next to enormous ruby-red orbs big enough to cook soup for an army. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He plants the seeds after harvest in late summer for the crop the following year. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Charles was always one to anthropomorphize creatures, seeds, rocks even, and could be overheard talking to them as if they understood. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The countless women he had known on the desert of love and who had spread his seed all along the coast had left no trace in his feelings. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Above the table were shelves full of bottles of seeds, and boxes of string, wire, and various kinds of powders. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He popped some sunflower seeds into his mouth, chewed, and spit out the shells. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z We had dropped our seeds in our own little plot of black dirt just as Pecola’s father had dropped his seeds in his own plot of black dirt. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z That was Sea Island cotton the slaver had ordered for his rows, but scattered among the seeds were those of violence and death, and that crop grew fast. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He holds out a pile of seeds in the palm of his hand and makes a bird noise. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “Do you know a woman by the name ofTysha?” he asked, as he watched his seed dribble out of her onto the bed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Lugging the seed bag over his shoulder, Andrew went out the side door to the swimming pool and patio area. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z It was just a seed he wanted to plant. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Linnaeus has calculated that if an annual plant produced only two seeds...and their seedlings next year produced two, and so on, then in twenty years there would be a million plants. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “Its sweetness comes from the seeds at the heart of the chinchontle plant. It is a sedative more potent than any sleeping pill you can buy at a farmacia.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z When he ate an apple, he consumed skin, core and seeds, which he alleged were the most healthful and most delectable portions of the fruit. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Nothing prospered there in Hearth or tilth, all being blighted with illness, the spring seed frozen in the ground or the ripe grain rotten, and so it had been for many years. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z I looked out the window and saw the calla lilies had fallen and turned brown, the daisies had been crushed down by their own weight, the lettuce gone to seed. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z It was hers like the cotton she seeded, weeded, and picked was hers. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “And how the seed died when it was planted on rocky ground?” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z He brought them a large plate full of jumokbap, small fist-sized rice balls mixed with barley, seaweed, salt, sesame oil, and toasted sesame seeds, sitting on a white cloth to prevent sticking. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z She spit out the brown seed, iris after all. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I put the seed packets in the left pocket of my shorts and wiped my eyes. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Crease by crease he unfolded it, until at last there came to view eight small misshapen seed pearls, as ugly and gray as little ulcers, flattened and almost valueless. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z We stuck the bright seed packets on sticks at the ends of the rows—squash, beans, Halloween pumpkins—to remind us what to expect. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Poppy seeds are absent from excavated sites of the earliest farming communities in eastern Europe and Southwest Asia; they first appear in early farming sites in western Europe. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Jay filled his bag with a piece of dried snakeskin he found, a rock polished smooth, and a handful of sunflower seeds. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He was always looking forward to Thursdays and the seed cakes and the half-hour sitting out under the fruit trees with Cilia. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z His ragtag followers scattered like seeds on the wind. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Along with the grain, it appears I have also sown strong seeds of friendship. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z “You! Why do you keep stealing my seeds?” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He has two dozen packets of sunflower seeds spread out on the counter. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Crouching among the slimy seeds, she felt herself being lifted up and up and up. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Would violent storms wash the seeds from the fields and batter down seedlings? Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z A seed floated in the thick layer of pulp that formed at the top of the glass. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I had some seed potatoes left; they looked pretty dried up, but I felt so optimistic and energetic I planted them anyway. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Those seeds of all kinds—carrot, pea, squash, pumpkin, onion—rested just beneath the surface. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z It is a seed, after all, and they are by definition the beginning of something. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z For Social Studies I do a project on Tibet, where there are prayer wheels and reincarnation and women have two husbands, and for Science I do different kinds of seeds. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z When he's finally ready, I hand Quang-ha the cookie pan, which has the moist seeds, and I say: "Plant three. Equidistant. About an inch down." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z The Tigris- Euphrates, Nile, Indus, and Huang He Valleys were fertile, sunny, well-watered breadbaskets with long stretches of bottomland that practically invited farmers to stick seeds in the soil. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “But that’s when you plant seeds. We now understand better the struggle we face, and share the desire to find a solution. Let’s stand and hold hands again.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z For example, when a farmer sows seeds densely in a garden, there is intense competition among the seeds. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Quang-ha acts like he couldn't care less, even though his single seed sprouted and already looks bigger than the others. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Within minutes, the karpoi had been reduced to piles of seeds and various breakfast cereals. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Angeline had acquired, from Fishtail, some corn with red flecks in it and Mama put these seeds into the ground with a special blessing, curious to see what their growth would bring. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z The homes of dead fever victims were cleaned to remove the “seeds of its infection.” An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z The idea plants itself in my brain like a seed. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “Like hibernation, or a coma. One seed can sustain him one day, barely.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z One of the sunflower seeds hopped across the slate tiles of the front walk. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Whenever Bandit needed a few pennies to buy melon seeds or candied plums, she sent Precious Coins to ask Grandmother for them. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z I was impressed, not enough to clap—really, I was just happy something unboring was finally happening—but definitely impressed enough to stop sorting seeds in my mouth until he was done. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z A salted mixture of sunflower, sesame, pumpkin, and pomegranate seeds drizzled with honey and baked to perfection. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Jake ate two sections at a time and with a loud whoosh spat the seeds into the fire. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Even Coach's stupid whistle and the constant shouting of "on the line" became just as normal as sunflower seeds from Mr. Charles's store. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z But no, this one had blown apart as easily as a dandelion gone to seed. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z I fill the feeder to the brim and the seeds spill out on the ground. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z I had felt concern that Sumac might try to eat the seeds as I planted them, but he sat on my right shoulder, studying all around him with curiosity. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z We eat fresh broad beans, venison with scattered pomegranate seeds, grilled brown trout with butter, a salad of bitter herbs, and, for after, raisin cakes smothered in apple syrup. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She will carry his seed and he will see her fruitful, watch while day by day his child grows within her. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Also, I figured it was time to start up a seed crop. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside there’s a glazed lemon poppy seed doughnut wrapped in thin, white wax paper. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z Genie and Grandpop spent a little time each day in the inside-outside room, where Grandpop would have his drink and his apple, always spitting the seeds in the small cup he kept under the table. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z "Well, I am. A pretty good one too," I bragged, tossing the seeds in my mouth, then casually slapping my hand against my thigh to brush the salt off. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Such trees die out in the wild without leaving any progeny, because birds discover and eat all their seeds. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He had planted a seed, and though I let that seed lie dormant for a long season, it eventually began to grow. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "I don't especially care about your sunflower seeds." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z For everything that exists is in a manner the seed of that which will be.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z A seed like a fish eye, slippery shiny black. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “The ground should not merely cover the seed. It must embrace it.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z She cut off a piece of the new caribou hide and was scraping it clean of fur when a snowstorm of cotton-grass seeds blew past her face. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z For now, I drool over seed catalogs and study up on how to build a fence. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z At whichever such “lab” the seeds ended up, they tended to come from only certain individuals of edible plants—namely, those that we preferred to eat for one reason or another. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z We visit the Indiana Moon Tree, which is a giant sycamore more than thirty years old that grew from a seed taken to the moon and brought back. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The fruit is dark pink and freckled with little white seeds. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The summer was already thick when Frieda and I received our seeds. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z As he chopped, the branches of the tree shook; leaves, blossoms, and seeds flew through the air and dropped into the water like raindrops. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z It was then that First Turkey offered to keep the seeds in her feathers. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I put the iron down real slow, feel that bitter seed grow in my chest, the one planted after Treelore died. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z She patted an enormous artificial behind, swagged with seed pearls. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z I’m always hopping on and off the bench, pacing back and forth, rattling the safety fence, and spitting sunflower seeds. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z In many instances, the colonizer forces burned fields and stole or destroyed the foods and seeds the people had stored. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z She was dressed in a thin shift made of a burlap seed bag. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Shifting among productive locations, individual families, living on their own, ate seeds and fruit during the spring and fall and hunted during the winter. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z History reveals that the seeds of the new system of control were planted well before the end of the Civil Rights Movement. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The passage of a few years and the development of even more poisonous insecticides served to increase the hazard from treated seed. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I drop the seeds on the table, flicking off the ones sticking to my clammy palm. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z The man in the cowboy hat spit sunflower seed shells into a wastepaper basket. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Before they could leave, First Man and First Woman had to make sure to carry as many seeds as possible. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z An apple tree growing from an apple seed growing in an apple. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z They ate it by the handfuls, saying they wouldn’t dream of sitting with the dead without eating seeds. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He took the bag of seeds back off the hook and set them in front me. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z That's why I have a small amount of Earth soil and a bunch of plant seeds with me. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z "No one could have grown a flower from the seeds I gave," the emperor said. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z That was like the seed falling out of a tree and getting planted. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z I looked up to find Father Amadi s eyes on me, and suddenly I could not lick the ube flesh from the seed. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The most delicious part of the guava surrounds the tiny seeds. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z She harvested all her plants from the little island—leaves, seeds, and roots—leaving nothing to replant in the rainy season. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Within a few seconds our shuttle is spit out like a sunflower seed. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z It’s hard work, but I lose myself in the simple rhythm of digging a hole and planting a seed on repeat. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z She had put a new potpourri, a mix of dried, leaves and seeds in a purple bowl, on the cover of the toilet tank. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I even imagine that this tree was once a person, some Decker who was cremated and had asked to have their ashes packed into a biodegradable urn with a tree seed to give it life. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Then came gardenias and benne candy, all bubbling sugar and toasty seeds. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z You share your dream and right away people laugh, try to dissuade you, do what they can to plant a seed of doubt. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Some squirrel had filled the hollow with acorns, seeds, hazelnuts. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z The woman is huge and blond and puffy like a 1950s beauty queen gone to seed. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z A common bet-hedging adaptation by which wild plants achieve that result is to enclose their seeds in a thick coat or armor. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z And to me, she was a seed of black pepper. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Warders also gave me seeds of vegetables they liked, and I was supplied with excellent manure to use as fertilizer. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I shall need to buy bean seeds and chilli seeds, and perhaps a few young pumpkin vines...sweet potatoes of course...I have made a lot from my vegetables before.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z I could at least get some to seed for next year. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z She would slice the flesh away from the big flat seed. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Her mind floated lazily between reality and sleep, taking in the intermingling smells of smoke, ponya seed paste, and the surrounding trees as they creaked and rustled in the darkness. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Henrietta went back to eating her seeds, and as she stopped glaring at it, the black streak chicken floated gently down. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z “I heard the seeds are supposed to be bad for you,” she said. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z At the end of the summer I would gather roots and seeds to store, but now there was nothing that needed to be done. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z My father, meanwhile, separated the seeds from the pulp and set them out to dry on a cookie sheet, so that we could roast them later on. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z "Nope. Ten dollars," Mr. Charles said, pulling the seeds back off the counter. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Sunny, oddly didn't weigh in on the sunflower seed situation. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z Were that to happen, the seedlings might all be killed by a single drought or frost, leaving no seeds to propagate the species. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Ayesha and I grab small trowels to begin digging little holes in the earth where the seeds will go. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Ask students to think about what other kinds of foods come from seeds that we eat. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z The ponya seed paste must have dissolved in the night, because it was gone, leaving his skin only faintly touched with its scent. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z My eyes widen and my mouth waters at the sight of the roasted sesame seeds sprinkled over sweet rice. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z As it matures, the stem slowly breaks up—shatters, in the jargon—letting the seed dribble to the ground. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z It was the single flax seed, and so the last measure was filled. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z On each plate was a golden moon cake filled with lotus seeds and honey. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z I was optimistic as they had been to both Lusaka and Pretoria, and I hoped that the seed of negotiations had been planted. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But I couldn’t listen, not really, because Baba’s casual little comment had planted a seed in my head: the resolution that I would win that winter’s tournament. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z People began to question each others motives and planted seeds of doubt. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The plane trees drop their seeds and huge drifts of fluff gather on the walkways. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z There they prized it open and took out all the seeds—flat pale ovals as big as Mary’s little fingernail—and examined each one carefully. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “Even I never dreamed of Magic like this. We’re in a world where everything, even a lamppost, comes to life and grows. Now I wonder what sort of seed a lamp-post grows from?” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z “My son says he’s planted enough seeds for thousands of grandchildren. Where are they? It must be you are doing something wrong.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Both he and Kareem have been spitting seeds down at me the whole time, but that was the first one to reach me. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z “When I harvest those beans I’m gonna eat those beans myself. Because those are my beans. 1 paid for the seed. 1 bought the gas for the tractor to turn over that earth.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Before she boarded the ship, they gave her a gift: a lacquer phial containing some of the wheel tree oil, and most precious of all, a little bag of seeds. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I roll the seeds on my tongue—they are hard and have no taste. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z "You could not grow a simple seed? How incompetent are you?" the emperor barked. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z For a number of years California rice growers have been treating seed with DDT as protection against tadpole shrimp and scavenger beetles which sometimes damage seedling rice. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z And Gabriel turned and fell on his face, and the voice said again: “So shall thy seed be.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z I found that the chimps eat mostly fruits but also a good many kinds of leaves, blossoms, seeds, and stems. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z “Let’s see if you still got game,” he says, pulling a bag of ranch-flavored sunflower seeds out of his pouch pocket. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z Maybe I’ll start planting the seeds of it right here in this journal. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z If you don’t know how to eat a guava, the seeds end up in the crevices between your teeth. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The seeds sprouted quickly, sending up delicate green shoots that I kept carefully watered, going several times to the well nearby for the purpose. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z A few airborne seeds swirl in the wind, then drop into the chasm of shadow between houses. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z We have already seen that plant domestication involves the modification of wild plants so that they become more useful to humans by virtue of larger seeds, a less bitter taste, or other qualities. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z "It must be tom up, root and stem and seed, lest new traitors sprout from every roadside." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Thus, farmers selected from among individual plants on the basis not only of perceptible qualities like size and taste, but also of invisible features like seed dispersal mechanisms, germination inhibition, and reproductive biology. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z "I told her I stole the seeds," said Stanley. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z He put the cup back, then dropped the seeds one at a time into Michael Jackson’s cage. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z They repositioned the sacks of grain and seed to make a slim pocket. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Those seeds, Minli said to herself, they are really falling through the sky to the earth. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z “Why do you bother to plant the seeds?” a voice sneered from behind. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Siddhartha had begun to feel the seeds of discontent within him. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z The smell of the rice boiling, the feel of my knife cutting through a fresh tomato, the sizzle of onions and mustard seed hitting the pan. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She had helped harvest each seed saved in Mama’s seed bag. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Then I slap a buck in the palm of his wrinkly hand, and he puts the bag of seeds in mine. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Stanley could see two seeds at the bottom of his hole. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Mother talked of the delicious poppy seed soup and cranberry pudding. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Emmer wheat has the biggest seeds and barley the second biggest. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He paused and fell silent and after a time he said, “If I had a little seed I would plant once more, but no seed have I.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z On the hearth stood the jar of flower seeds that Momma had collected, seeds she never had a chance to put into the ground. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I then explain that for a few days I will keep these seeds moist. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z The subdivisions proud residents seeded their lawns and planted trees for shade, hosting patio parties and many a club meeting at their homesteads. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Of course, some forest trees in areas of wet climate do produce big edible seeds, but these seeds are not adapted to surviving a long dry season and hence to long storage by humans. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z By spring, she traded for shares of folks’ seed. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z To my dismay it contained three seeds, one of wheat, one of barley, and one of oats—plus my mother’s cross of lead. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z “Surely Earth Mother is offended that the Ugly One would place seeds into her. They won’t grow! Don’t waste our precious kernels by contaminating them with your hand!” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z And on our other side, the canal water was choked with millions of the confetti seeds. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Since he had taken the blame for the sunflower seeds, he realized, the other boys had dug his hole for him. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z A uniformed security guard was standing at the window, munching on cooked watermelon seeds—Sohrab was under twenty-four- hours-a-day suicide watch. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Where he had been would be silence only, rock, stubble, and no seed; for him, forever, and for his, no hope of glory. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Big beaks could crack open big, hard seeds; small beaks were better for hard-to-get-at seeds. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She tossed another handful of seeds into the coop, paused, and looked at Mariam. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z “I can follow an ox. Sow seed. Weed. Gather crops. Thresh wheat and barley.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z One moment the sack was flying through the air, and the next thing Stanley knew the sack was in his hole and the seeds were spilled across the dirt. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z While such late-sprouting seeds still have the opportunity to germinate in the wild, consider what must have happened as farming developed. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z One by one, they left, each taking his precious seed with him. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He slid the necklace and seed into his pants pocket. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z It was almost like getting tomatoes without first planting seeds. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Out back, my grandfather pulls weeds from his garden, digs softly into the rich earth to add new melon seeds. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z These you sucked inside your mouth till all the flavor was gone, and then you stripped the moistened meat away from the seed. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Techniques were developed in eastern Australia for rendering abundant and starchy, but extremely poisonous, cycad seeds edible, by leaching out or fermenting the poison. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Tiny seeds waiting to be rinsed and exposed like nuggets of pearls. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Some are seeds that are planted when you are born, placed there by your father and mother and their ancestors before them. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Such increased competition among plants themselves made a major contribution to larger seed size and to many other changes developing during the transformation of wild plants into ancient crops. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The emergence of each new system of control may seem sudden, but history shows that the seeds are planted long before each new institution begins to grow. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Puffs of seeds float, reseeding the grass and vacant lots. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z She drew out a mortar and pestle and began to grind seeds while Elnora tested the scale. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z There were many birds in the fruit place, as they liked to eat the seeds which the fruits produced. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z You understand that the thing you love more than this world grew from a devil’s seed. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z When spring arrived with soft breezes and meadows grown green, the villagers began sowing early peas and barley, followed by the village boys who threw stones at the hungry birds trying to eat the seed. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Her parents are both lawyers; they gave her the seed money for Meeting Space. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Dad was going to plow the abandoned fields, sow seeds, and reap the grain. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The animal also spreads grass seed, plants it with his hooves, and then fertilizes it with his manure. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z This involved shelling the seeds in her mouth with skillful discretion. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The ravine was tangled with brush, which was hard to walk through, but in the ravine grew seeds and roots. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z She focuses her attention on the chopping block, which is covered in onions, garlic, and cumin seeds. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Happily, he stood underneath the basket and filled one hand with seeds. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The heads of the wild oats were so heavy with seed that they hung over on their stalks. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She could have helped her father buy seeds and tools for next year’s crop, a couple of new chickens, or maybe that sewing machine for her mother! Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z This afternoon, I used his mortar and pestle to grind coriander seeds, first crushing them as hard as I could, then twisting the pestle in circles to flatten them and make them into a powder. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z They went off in a troop, preceded by a band of musicians and shooting off fireworks, and they left behind in the town an impression that the Buendía line had enough seed for many centuries. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z When that happened, seeds that immediately sprouted grew into plants whose seeds were harvested and planted in the next year. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Some have sesame seeds on them and some are coconut flavored, but they’re all so delicious. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He had a piece of cloth that he intended to use to collect seeds from the haybales but when he got to the barn he stopped and stood listening to the wind. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Marcello Malpighi showed that the parts of the full-grown tree were present in the seed. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “Sit back. Relax. Sunflower seeds from the snack bar?” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z If you planted pumpkin seeds there, in a few months there would be large plants growing across the ground, and a few months after that, there would be great yellow pumpkins ripening in the sun. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z I feel that bitter seed growing inside a me, the one planted after Treelore died. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z But I put the crate down anyway, and threw the sunflower seeds inside, and left the door open. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z "But she planted 'em way too early. She's lucky those seeds even came up." Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I have never once worried that a cucumber I grew from seed would kill me if I ate it. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z And teosinte, unlike wild wheat and rice, is not a practical food source; its “ears” are scarcely an inch long and consist of seven to twelve hard, woody seeds. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Just last week we helped Mama plant collard and mustard green seeds and sweet potatoes to harvest later in the fall and into winter. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I remember Mom’s friend, Dr. Nguyen, but think Voxy’s tiny closet is way too small to be the universal seed vault where Mom contributed New Mexican corn, squash, and beans. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z But it does not, because farmers carefully sort through the seed they will sow in the next season and generally do not choose obvious hybrids. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Not many more, but enough to seed antagonism between the two groups. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z They managed the landscape by burning it, to encourage the growth of edible seed plants that sprout after fires. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Provided with a single motorcycle, its bin full of rich seeds and sprouts, he had parked his vehicle in the valley wilderness and struck out on foot over the land. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z We planted seeds in twenty-three containers, which have pretty much taken over the kitchen. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “On second thought, it might look better with a little bit of color. You know, Jubilee, we should seed this yard. Soil’s blowing away because there’s nothing holding it down.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z The herbs shift rhythmically in my sack like the seeds of a maraca. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Ms. Keen drops ten- pound hints that the test will focus on seeds. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z If there are seeds at all they must be more like bird seeds, or carrot seeds, long and fine. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The tent flapped open, and the low melancholy moan of the wind blew tiny snowflakes, like silver seeds, over Amah. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “Weeds need to be uprooted if the seeds are to grow.” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z I feel like she just dropped a seed of doom down my throat and now it’s growing and spreading poisonous vines that are wrapping around my internal organs. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z “I have a science project that I’m working on and he kept stealing my seeds, First Turkey. I’m sorry but I didn’t know what else to do.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Then, as if she’d seen enough, she started taking the plants apart, expertly sorting leaves from stems from seeds, creating small piles of each in her lap. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Since the first stage in unconscious domestication involves gathering seeds to eat, how on earth did domestication of wild almonds ever reach that first stage? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I felt so hopeful about the future of my valley that I planted a mango seed outside our house. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z There rabbits and ptarmigan gathered to eat seeds out of the wind, and moose wintered on the twigs of the willows. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Seasonal changes of day length, temperature, and rainfall constitute signals that stimulate seeds to germinate, seedlings to grow, and mature plants to develop flowers, seeds, and fruit. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z When there was rain and sun in proportion so that the seed would sprout in the land and the stalk bear grain, he did not consider himself poor. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z The torrent had swamped the flat bed and the seeds rushed out like runaway boats. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He threw away the mango seed, sucked so clean of the orange pulp that it was white. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z So you plant one seed, and harvest a whole bunch! Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z Somewhere in the vast flock, a variant was born with a grotesque beak capable of cracking seeds. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z So I scoop up the seed packets and go straight to my room. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Back when George’s grandfather started farming, farmers grew their own seed. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z “Certainly I could,” Sparrow replied, a tartness in her tone that had not been there when she was speaking with Sarai, “if my gift were conjuring seeds from thin air.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Seeds, flies, same size, same thing, Genie decided as he tapped a few apple seeds out of the cup into his palm. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z "We're doing this for Willow. Don't be a jerk. She wants us to plant three seeds." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z She pulled a dandelion just past its bloom, before its seeds could fly. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z In England the major problem seems to be a specialized one, linked with the growing practice of treating seed with insecticides before sowing. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The girls and women answered back as they scattered the corn seeds into the turned soil. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Several of the tools used in this process, such as the stone reaping knives and grindstones, were similar to the tools independently invented in the Fertile Crescent for processing seeds of other wild grasses. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Barley has the further advantage that its genetics and morphology permit it to evolve quickly the useful changes in seed dispersal and germination inhibition that we discussed in the preceding chapter. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Once upon a time a farmer planted a little seed in his garden, and after a while it sprouted and became a vine and bore many squashes. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “Exactly. That’s what monoculture means: Everything the same. After enough orchids build up in an area, there aren’t enough hummingbirds to pollinate them. You know, to spread the seeds.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Maybe this part of me—the science part—was there all along, like the seeds of an apple. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z “What kind of help? Are you hungry? I’ll bring you some seeds from the barn loft. I know where they’re stored.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z These meteors are made by tiny grains, smaller than a mustard seed. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Customers could find food staples, a good variety of colored thread, mash for hogs, corn for chickens, coal oil for lamps, light bulbs for the wealthy, shoestrings, hair dressing, balloons, and flower seeds. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Small horned toad. Rude as it is spiky. It’s stealing my seeds for my science experiment. I figured you’re a Holy Being, it’s a Holy Being. Maybe you know each other?” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He began to see that beaks adapted to the kinds of seeds available on the island. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She also said if you swallowed watermelon seeds, they’d grow out your ears. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The dark, the warmth, the quiet, enclosed Cholly like the skin and flesh of an elderberry protecting its own seed. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z He plucked a beggar’s lice—endemic in West Virginia—off his pants leg and inspected the tiny fuzzy seed that hitched rides on anything or anybody who walked through the woods. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z They depend on animals to eat them and spread their seeds, so they have evolved to be noticed. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Today the seed companies have taken things a step further. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z I don’t know what it is; standing up to Heather, planting marigold seeds, or maybe the look on Mom’s face when I asked if she would let me redecorate my room. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z All he had was a seed, newly planted by Siobhan’s last riddle—pi plus e—and her favorite book. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I used the floor water to wash down the front steps and threw the last of it on the seeds I’d planted in coffee tins by the door. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The bowl is filled with a purple liquid, thick and textured and rich, riddled with tiny bits of seeds. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z "Sorry," Stanley said as he tried to sweep the seeds back into the sack. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Baba sighed and, this time, tossed a whole handful of cardamom seeds in his mouth. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The cities were abandoned, and shrank to a fraction of their original size, all their considerable wealth sold off to pay for seeds that didn’t grow, for land they couldn’t water. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z They walked past the vegetable, fish, and meat markets —not as abundant as in Canton, the carp not as red, the turtles not as old—and entered the cigar and seed shop. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Wishbone like to went crazy sniffing around for mice and chipmunks or whatever else might’ve been in that garage chewing on bags of bird seed or nesting in a busted radiator. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Instead, fields were always tilled by hand-held sticks or hoes, and seeds were planted individually by hand and not scattered as whole handfuls. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The young king did not disagree and planted the seed with great care in a pot. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The upholstery smells like fenugreek and mustard seed. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Certain seeds it will not nurture, certain fruit it will not bear, and when the land kills of its own volition, we acquiesce and say the victim had no right to live. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Quietly, however, one of these conversations plants the seed of an idea. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z ‘Impossible! They are all grown from good, healthy seed and guarded day and night.’ Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The vegetable gardens were huge, with a section left untouched to provide seeds for next year. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z If I take Mr. Campbell's advice, I should order seven bushels of seed, all told, for my forty acres. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z A week later, when the blooming is over, the florets will turn into seeds, and ripen. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “Two days ago! I seed it too. His mum chucked a rock at him ’cause he tooken some food! Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Winged seeds lay beneath the tulip trees, and all along the roads milkweed pods began to spill white silky threads. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z They raise cattle and sheep, grow wheat, milo, grass seed, and sugar beets. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z She bought tiger root from Jamaica to scrape, a cluster of indigo, translucent crimson seeds, and lastly, a tiny burlap pouch of herbs. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z If that fruit had a seed, it was the seed of my departure. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He dug his shovel into his hole, and tried to turn over the dirt and bury the seeds. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z I stand still, and it lands on Jeremy’s palm, pecking at the seed while giving me sidelong glances. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z But we always harvested a good amount for the mule and the pigs and some to set aside for seeds for next year. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I just needed to be there with him in the sunshine, planting tiny seeds in the crumbling earth and willing them to flower. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z It takes experience to do this, as it’s quite tricky to determine how far beyond the skin the seeds begin. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z My hands shook as I ripped open the bag and pulled out a seed. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z They were made by gluing different kinds of seeds to heavy paper and had been left on the floor to dry. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z I eat my vitamins and the crazy seeds that keep my brain from exploding: one long purple, one fat white, two poppy-red. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z We bought all the iris seeds they had, in every color, and then we bought some orchids, too. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I watch them empty the room of weapons and ammunition and move on, fast, scattering like seeds on the wind. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Perhaps the seeds of redemption lay not just in perseverance, hard work, and rugged individualism. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z From a distance she appeared to be whispering to herself, when she was only nibbling or splitting tiny seeds with her front teeth. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “Except that I’m actually full. Buffalo mozzarella breadsticks with pumpkin seed sauce, you know.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z I can't read his expression, so maybe he's making fun of me as he says: "I'm putting all my hopes and dreams into this one seed. That's how I want it." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Then he gives me the seeds, and we look at each other. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Her lips moved as she played an orange seed around in her mouth. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z If the seed is planted too deep, it doesn’t warm up at the right time. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z I didn't have to explain that I always got just fries so I could save a dollar to get sunflower seeds later. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z She was embroidering a border of lotus flowers, a proper border for a wedding sari, because the lotus pod’s many seeds are scattered to the wind, suggesting wealth and plenty. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Years later, Enrique will remember his grandmother’s reply—and how another seed was planted: “Maybe,” Maria says, “she went on the trains.” Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The Plant had gone to seed, and we had swept every tiny fleck into a labeled envelope, which had then been placed in a labeled jar, which had then been locked in the library cabinet. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “We have bottled all the stars this evening, my young friends. Gah, the confetti!” he said, and lightly brushed a seed from my bare shoulder. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Farmers clear small fields with axes and machetes, burn off the chaff and refuse, and plant their seeds. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z A leader must also tend his garden; he, too, plants seeds, and then watches, cultivates, and harvests the result. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She used to carry her garden tools around the yard in it and the bottom is still lined with sunflower seeds. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The bird pecked at seeds on the ground. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “That mutinous fowl! He sows seeds of sedition among the crew even as he sits on my shoulder.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “I planted a potato seed. It was supposed to be a potato. But nobody picked it when it was time to dig potatoes. Everybody missed it.” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z The story went on to say that only an angel could plant the seeds of a red fern, and that they never died; where one grew, that spot was sacred. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z My father mopped his brow again and launched into the parable of the one mustard seed falling on a barren place, and the other one on good soil. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The “sickness” comes in the spring, at the time the rice fields are seeded. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I stopped by a dried fruit stand, described Hassan to an old merchant loading his mule with crates of pine seeds and raisins. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Whenever I’m playing center field, I always keep a wad of seeds in my cheek and spit them at patches of grass, divots, pieces of paper, and dandelions. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z Mainly, I would have plenty of new seed for next year. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z I'm like a master at it, even though, honestly, sunflower seeds don't taste like nothing. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z The only way to make sure your plants produce the same amount of corn—that they have the same yield as the original hybrid—is to buy new seed every year from a seed company. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z They had carried home armloads of the seed pods, the size of peas, full of fluffy cotton when they split open. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He plucked what looked like a four-foot version of a string bean from a branch, split it lengthwise, and showed me flattened, shiny seeds arrayed along its length like teeth in a jaw. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I had plenty of seeds; I had taken them up to the cave with me when I moved. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z The rare nut, Our Father calls him, a thing, a seed to be cracked. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she took a handful of nuts and berries and seeds from a wooden bowl and placed them inside the cage, which she hung from a chain in the middle of the caravan. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Still another development in eastern and northern Australia was the harvesting of seeds of a wild millet, belonging to the same genus as the broomcorn millet that was a staple of early Chinese agriculture. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Some guy had tried it and turned into dandelion seeds. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Mr. Sir made a bandage out of a piece of his sack of sunflower seeds and taped it over Stanley's wound. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z It had seeds and petals baked into it in a pattern of overlapping circles—a light meal, maybe, but she must have spent hours on it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z In the first-generation hybrids, the individual heritable traits—tallness and shortness, or green and yellow seeds—did not blend at all. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z They were on his shoulders, his head, his lap, snapping up seeds that the man appeared to have poured over himself. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Plants make way more seeds than they need, because they know that life is not perfect and all the seeds won’t make it. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z There’s another map made entirely from seeds, and one made from cut straws of different sizes and colors, too. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z "I mean, sunflower seeds cost you ten bucks from now on, until you tell me why you're not in school." Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “The truth is,” I said, “it doesn’t matter what size you are, Bongo. We grow as we must grow, as our seeds decided long ago.” Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Lexie perched at the counter, inelegant in sweatpants and a tee, hair clipped in an untidy bun, picking sesame seeds off a bagel. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I can remember the smell of the turned earth, the plump shapes of bulbs held in the hands, fullness, the dry rustle of seeds through the fingers. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z "Not now. Sweetling, I have . . . well, call it the seed of a plan. I think I might be able to bring you into the castle kitchens." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Not so long ago, they’d been lean and strong, able to crack a nut with a pinch, able to press a seed deep into the earth with one stab of a finger. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “It’s mustard seed,” she said through the gaps between her teeth. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z God provides that seed with the body he wishes; he gives each seed its own proper body” “Henrietta was chosen,” Gary whispered. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z “I eat all the tiny seeds inside the string beans first.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z There were lots of green snap beans, stalks of yellow sweet corn, Sea Island red peas, crookneck squash, benne seeds, and purple okra that looked like fingers reaching for the sky. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z And when a seed is dropped in, it can easily germinate and take root and push its tender new leaves toward the sun and begin the marvelous process of photosynthesis. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z John rushed out before Pa could respond, but I saw him shake his head like he had when I picked up a seed bag from the wrong end and dumped it on the barn floor. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z They named the seed tree, and all the creatures and plants. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z So she could only wonder about them: Were they, at that moment, like the Fitzgibbons, planting seeds behind their own plow? Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z But in such a society are contained the seeds of revolutionary democracy in which none will be held in slavery or servitude, and in which poverty, want and insecurity shall be no more. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He pretended, therefore, that he had gone mad, and when a messenger from the Greek Army arrived, the King was plowing a field and sowing it with salt instead of seed. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z We were planting seeds of change, the fruit of which we might never see. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The corn seed we were planting looked like regular kernels of corn, but it was actually something called Pioneer Hi-Bred 34H31. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z But who has ever torn himself from the claw that encloses you when you drop a seed in a TV parlour? Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Lights began to appear in the girls' dormitories, like the bursting of luminous seeds flung broadside by an invisible hand. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Some plants spit their seeds into the wind. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z I got sunflower seeds from Great-Uncle Jim’s can, and I put them on the ground in a trail leading up to the old dog crate. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z There is dried edamame in a small dish, and chocolate-covered sunflower seeds in a square bowl. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “Now I’m going to teach you something. This is called ponya seed, and when you mash it into a paste, it’s a great treatment for wounds.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z He went into the old man’s field to look at the melons, all round and full of slippery sinews of wet seeds. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z My earliest memories are of being in that greenhouse with Mom, growing our little plant family, following her rules, watering and fertilizing each seed just right. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z For teosinte to become a useful crop, it had to undergo drastic changes in its reproductive biology, to increase greatly its investment in seeds, and to lose those rock-like coverings of its seeds. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z We even grew a little patch of corn with seeds we’d brought from down south. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z I looked through the assortment of seed packets she had put together for me and almost burst into tears. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z There were fully twenty-five seeds studding the top of it each as large as the end of his thumb. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z In the spice locker they found peppercorns, cloves, and cinnamon, mustard seeds, coriander, sage and clary sage and parsley, blocks of salt. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Mister Leefolt say and Baby Girl whip her head around with eyes like she seed a ghost. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He had placed a bird feeder on our porch, and we would sit there together as the birds darted in, picking up seeds one at a time. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z There’s a few blue lines, like waterways, and one glowing green dot, no bigger than a seed. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Everybody looked to see the big red chunk from the very center of the melon, free of rind and sparse of seed, which had rolled a little distance from Blue’s feet. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z After it was determined the stems and seeds were a bust, I spent the rest of my time wondering just how long I had to hang around before politely leaving. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Genie slid the empty coffee can back under the table and grabbed the cup Grandpop used to spit his apple seeds in. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z In the kitchen, I pour Cheerios into a bowl, remembering how Papa told me they were donut seeds. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Frank shot an arrow through Barley, who crumbled into seeds. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “It’s a seed! Oh, would you look at this! I wonder what this will grow into.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z In that way, even if most seedlings are killed by a bout of bad weather, some seeds will be left to germinate later. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Many wild seeds evolved to be bitter, bad-tasting, or actually poisonous, in order to deter animals from eating them. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I roll my tongue around the inside of my cheek for a seed and spit it at the mug. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z “The seeds will continue to grow, Melissa. When you return, you will see how they’ve blossomed.” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z I run my tongue along the side of my cheek that doesn’t have the wad of seeds. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z Cho-chup! went the pestle into the mortar, crushing the brittle chillies and the seeds in them. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z T he seed pearls on the girl’s dress flashed pale fire. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z It be like knowing you are a promise, a seed. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z Here clearly were the seeds of the modern world. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She summoned the last seed of strength she carried within her, which she had not known she possessed. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z The flowering trees grow from the seeds from the tree on Never-Ending Mountain . Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z On the other hand, Muluzi had been a wealthy businessman before entering politics and believed government had no business dealing in fertilizer and seed. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z “You know, some months Esther will give her whole salary to her church, they call it ‘sowing a seed,’ then she will come and ask me to give her three hundred naira for transport.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Within moments two more land on his hand and greedily peck at the seed, braver than the rest. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z With the seed he had he could plant as much land again as he had, and he wanted the good land of the House of Hwang. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z In my imagination he answered me, naming the flower, saying it was the queen’s favorite and that he'd be happy to give me seeds. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z On that day and no other, ladies were received into this strictly masculine precinct and treated to sherry wine and little seeded cakes. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z That is, seeds were sown by being thrown in handfuls, resulting in a whole field devoted to a single crop. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z That is, farmers initially selected seeds of certain wild plant individuals to bring into their gardens and then chose certain progeny seeds each year to grow in the next year’s garden. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He would gather the seeds for her and plant them with great care in places near sandy hills. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “This medicine they got her on..He studies his seeds. “I think it’s working. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Because this was my first local tournament, and I didn’t have a ranking of any sort, I was randomly placed in a tough pool with the number one seed. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Males and females took turns brooding the eggs and flying to the courthouse park to feast on seeds and bread. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z He planted the seed of Helene being in love with me in my head, and now it's sprouted like a misbegotten weed from hell. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Some of the seeds I purchased and some — for example, broccoli and carrots — were given to me by the commanding officer, Brigadier Munro, who was particularly fond of these vegetables. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And it was at that moment that the seed of Islam was planted in my mother’s brain. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z When I drop the seeds in, I count them out, unable to feel, on instinct, how many are in my hands. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He popped some sunflower seeds in his mouth, deftly chewed them, and spat out the shells. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z "So you think he stole your sunflower seeds?" Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z If we think we can beat Independence Junior High — the defending champions, the number one seed, the only other undefeated team — then we will. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z Not when he pulled the curtain and drew the sorceress up from the plank, not when the seed corn he’d piled on her stomach like peaches spilled off. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Weeding, pruning an apricot tree, planting squash and zucchini seeds, picking veggies. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Some life-forms on earth can survive a long time under the harshest conditions: animal eggs hatch after many years and plant seeds sprout after centuries. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “My mom told me that if you eat watermelon seeds, a watermelon will grow in your stomach.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z There was the slow, fresh, saliva-stimulating smell of cooking cotton seeds. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Father Rico proudly proclaimed it the first nursery in California, but the treasure for both of them lies in the seeds and DNA that are left behind. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z As quietly as I could, I got up and fetched an old coffee tin where Osh sometimes kept seeds he collected once the garden was spent. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z I have discovered, deep in the hearts of many condemned and incarcerated people, the scattered traces of hope and humanity—seeds of restoration that come to astonishing life when nurtured by very simple interventions. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Potato seeds are in fact mildly toxic after they’ve begun to sprout. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The range of altitudes in the Fertile Crescent meant staggered harvest seasons: plants at higher elevations produced seeds somewhat later than plants at lower elevations. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z So I got slowly back up again and threw the last few sunflower seeds into the box. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z One day I noticed that the plants grown from Momma’s seeds had been killed by the frost, the stalks dead on the ground, with shriveled paper leaves. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Seed Collector put various seeds into its pouch. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Great Sun, mighty father, Wake the seeds and make them grow. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z First Woman and First Man set to saving everyone and planted four seeds. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z In autumn, she appears With a pomegranate, Each seed the heart Of a child she took away. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He ate it with enthusiasm, devouring it, seeds and all. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z It started deep down in his chest, a seed of rage. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Instead, they evidently knew the local wild plants as intimately as do modern New Guineans, and they used that knowledge to select and bring home only the most useful available seed plants. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z She did not think she was doing a good job of letting the seed die. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Finally, I just put a whole bunch of seeds out and went to sit in the shade and read my new book. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z Mom and I waited for it to grow while the Korean Fire, our survivor flower, blossomed around it—but that iris seed refused to sprout. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Deep inside me, a rotten seed has been planted. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Sir marched the boys out to the lake, chewing sunflower seeds along the way and spitting out the shells. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z A short time after she pursued—“I seed you go out with the master, but I didn’t know you were gone to church to be wed;” and she basted away. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z And if his seed quickened, she expected he would see to the child's needs. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z These new GMO seeds could be a bonanza for the seed companies. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z And the seeds kept disappearing where she’d been, so I knew she hadn’t really left. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z Inside it was filled with a grey dust, soft and fine, in the middle of which was a seed, like a small nut with a silver shale. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z I stare at the seed envelopes and it's too much. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Sabatini: To be honest with you, I just think he’s a bad seed. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z All the seeds he had planted in the traditional group were gone. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z One plane seemed to be right above us, seeding the ground around us with bullets and bombs, and as it trailed off into the distance, it set nearby patches of the darkness afire. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z This means that there will be a little less pasture, but it doesn’t matter, since after I cut what I need for seed—a few bushels should be enough—the cows can eat the rest. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z I threw the sunflower seeds I was clutching, and that worked a little better, and I ran after them. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z We sit on the log bench and he fills my palm with seed, and even though it is only for the briefest moment, a sparrow lands and flies away with a beak full. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z “I planted the iris seed,” she said, gesturing to the empty spot where the old iris once lived. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z My resolve is almost immediately broken at the first table, which has twenty or so soups, when I encounter a creamy pumpkin brew sprinkled with slivered nuts and tiny black seeds. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “I didn’t mean to. It was an accident. I fed it apple seeds.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z They pressed well between the pages of a book, and you could stamp a star-shaped pattern on your skin with their pepper-pot seed capsules. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z But the seed of his idea had sprouted in his father’s imagination, and a week into the new year, Wash found himself walking with his father toward Mr. Crane’s back porch. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z My mom takes the fruit and expertly chews and spits out the seed. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z I made shelves in the side of the rock as I had done in the other house, and gathered shellfish and seeds to store there. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z The seeds shriveled and died; her baby too. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z “You know, Nan, I was talking to Jubilee about buying some grass seed for the yard. You’re losing your topsoil because there’s nothing rooted down.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z There were plants here, in places where wind-borne seeds had dropped into the rocky crevices and been nourished by melted snow, sprouting now in this early spring, their stems reaching up. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Thales brought back from Babylon and Egypt the seeds of the new sciences of astronomy and geometry, sciences that would sprout and grow in the fertile soil of Ionia. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I planted a seed of hatred in my heart. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z First, I stuffed my pockets full of sunflower seeds. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z That cost includes things like fertilizer, seed, pesticide, and gas for the tractor and combine. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Gran had only recently planted the seed of Juilliard in my head, but it hadn’t taken root. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Pomegranates had so many seeds that they took a good long time to eat, and I had plenty of time to spare. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She touched the lace and ribbon along the neckline, the hand-sewn seed pearls on the sleeves. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z I love the taste of the sweet flesh, the crunch of tiny seeds between my teeth. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Ozwin, the farmer-botanist, needed a glasshouse and fields for planting, so he, too, had to go out of the city and out of the citadel’s shadow, where his seeds and seedlings would see sunlight. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I would have to put out quantities of seed and suet, hay and ham, and in this way provide for all the links along the food chain. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “You told me that my only duty would be to collect seeds!” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z A local species of squash provided small containers, as well as yielding edible seeds. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z And after that she confined me to the bed so that her grandchildren’s seeds would not spill out so easily. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe she had not turned to dandelion seeds because the island was a hoax. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z In our garden, the Angkar provides us with seeds and we may plant anything we choose, but everything we grow belongs not to us but to the community. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We’d stayed still, just listening to the shake of a dry seed rattle, alert to danger, until the singing began. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Sunflower seeds, usually, because I love sunflower seeds. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z That was okay, because it was a hot spring night and El Barrio had turned into a maraca and all the people had come out transformed as seeds. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z She handed Lina the bean seed, took a little pot from a shelf, scooped some dirt into it, and handed the pot to Lina, too. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z That means using more chemical fertilizer or maybe trying new hybrid or GMO seeds. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Given seed, they could make die' plaza bloom. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z One is that agriculture in much of the Old World came to involve broadcast seeding and monoculture fields, and eventually plowing. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He was drinking cold black tea and chewing cardamom seeds, his personal trusted antidote for hangover headaches. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Did dying an apple seed death hurt Michael Jackson? As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Webb spits a seed across the steps at me. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z Like my parents, Mr. Pirzada took off his shoes before entering a room, chewed fennel seeds after meals as a digestive, drank no alcohol, for dessert dipped austere biscuits into successive cups of tea. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z It floated a few inches off the ground, its feathery boots moving fast, just out of reach of the sunflower seeds. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z Applied to seeds, either by soaking or in a coating combined with carbon, they extend their effects into the following plant generation and produce seedlings poisonous to aphids and other sucking insects. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I’m the one who took the blame for the sunflower seeds. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z He now had a plantation; inside of two years he had dragged house and gardens out of virgin swamp, and plowed and planted his land with seed cotton which General Compson loaned him. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z On the first occasion they were lucky enough to find and kill a sick owl that had eaten a mouse that had eaten poison-dressed seed corn. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The seed started sticking its head out further and further. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z She folded the dirt over a trough of seeds and stood up, dusting off her hands. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z She was like the palatable little dolls we played with as children—mango seeds that we drew faces on and then called by our nicknames. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z It walked on foot, zigzagging, scanning for extra seeds. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z She cleaned the seeds out of the center and cut the pumpkin into long slices, from which she pared the rind. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Humans selected bigger ears with fatter kernels and planted those seeds. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z I inhale another breath and spit a second seed—this one bull’s-eyes the flower. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z And nasturtium seeds for her garden, and a book of songs to teach us. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z So I went and got the old dog crate out of the barn and a handful of sunflower seeds. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z A dreamer in whose mind the best version of the world grew like seed stock. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z It needs to bloom to produce more seeds. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z “You jest about the biggest twelve I ever seed.” The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z And with those words that I didn’t even mean to say that little seed of a idea started growing. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z "Now you're free of illusions," Jack said, pointing to my seed wasting upon the air. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “We don’t have to fly to New Mexico. There are seeds in my mom’s lab. I can go there—I can go there tonight.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z England is by no means alone in its problem of protecting birds from treated seeds. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z During this time the village eats sparingly, mostly from stores of seeds harvested in autumn. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Sunflower seeds rained down on my shoulders, their rough stems snapping underfoot and scratching my exposed skin. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z We go into different bodegas for water, Icees, chips, sunflower seeds, and it’s all as easy as the warm summer breeze. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z When he tried pointing out that he was the one who took the blame for the sunflower seeds, the other boys said it was his fault because he was the one who spilled them. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Mr. Whitlock's is grubby with seed trays and copies of Sporting Life. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z The hungry animal plucks and swallows the fruit, walks or flies off, and then spits out or defecates the seed somewhere far from its parent tree. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Quentin put the seed back on his pants and then pulled it off again. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z They eat small animals, insects, certain cactus thorns, and the shells of sunflower seeds. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z There wouldn’t be seeds of hope and resentment growing in the silence. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z When he accelerated an alpha particle through the chamber to seed his make-believe clouds, it left a visible trail–like the contrails of a passing airliner. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z I skinned a papaya with a sharp rock and removed the seeds. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z She held it by the seed up to the light. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Jody skinned the grain from a grass stem and threw the handful into the air, so that each pointed, feathered seed sailed out like a dart. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z The colorful, tiny seeds look like miniature Easter eggs. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z They flocked to watch peasants bent over in the fields, digging the hard dirt, crying into the furrows to water the seeds. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z But if they planted seed from that first crop, yields dropped again, since the second generation of corn was not identical to the first. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Aldrin, which is 100 times as toxic as DDT to pheasants, is now widely used as a seed coating. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The seed popped out of the hole and into the horned toad’s hand. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “It’s true, mijo,” Mamá said, “but some people are blinded by the devil. He plants evil seeds in their hearts.” Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z He couldn't read the words on the seed packets, but he knew from the pictures what seeds were inside. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Again, the man revealed which shell held the seed and shuffled them back and forth. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z He blew on a withered flowerhead, and the seeds shaken loose went up on the wind like sparks of fire in the sun. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z The shower deepened the calm of the woods, ticked through the new leaves, lightly wetted the seeds sheltered in the earth. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z This is a library now, that would have made your grandfather happy, as if all of his buried books were seeds, from each book came one hundred. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “If we sell the seed we may as well give up the land too, for how shall we raise a new crop?” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The seed of curiosity had been planted; it needed nothing more than time and boredom to grow. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Lettuce was selected for luxuriant leaves at the expense of seeds or fruit; wheat and sunflowers, for seeds at the expense of leaves; and squash, for fruit at the expense of leaves. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “That’s my assignment, to preserve as many seeds untouched by human manipulation as possible for the next, Fifth World.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Maybe it was the watermelon seeds I was eating: I thought of that laughing man from the night before. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He bit at her throat, hard, in the moment of his pleasure, and when he lifted her off, his seed filled her and trickled down the inside of her thighs. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The seeds they carried fell out of their hands, and no other animal could carry the seeds because they had only feet and paws. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z All day they talked of what had happened to them both, and Demeter grieved when she heard of the pomegranate seed, fearing that she could not keep her daughter with her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Big Ma told Vonetta and Fern to clean up every last bit of field weed and seed before they went to bed. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z “He really thought seeds meant it was bad? How funny.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Victor sighed with relief and filled his hands with more seed. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z |
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