| 单词 | seize |
| 例句 | For a moment he was seized by a kind of hysteria. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z I scream from the diff-edge, “seize me! Seize me to your foul black bowels and crush my bones!” Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z For his part, Tisquantum was seized on his journey home, perhaps because of his association with the hated English, and sent to Massasoit as a captive. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He seized her other arm and clamped it to her body, bundling her tight to him so she couldn’t use her hands. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z No one moved until Victarion seized the sorcerer by the arm and pulled him to the hatchway. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Harry roared; the night was full of hideous yells and blows as the giants wrestled, and he seized Hermione’s hand and tore down the steps into the grounds, Ron bringing up the rear. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He closed his book with a bang, leaped to his feet, seized his wand of lignum vitae, and rushed at Arthur as if he were trying to shoo away a stray chicken. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z From the other side of the street I watched as the Indian woman, startled, stopped in her path, at which point the dog leapt up and seized the end of the sari between its teeth. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z I seized the wrist of the first man I came across, gripping on like a drowning sailor as he scowled in disgust and shook my hand away. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z At that he seized the door handle, banged the door shut, and locked it. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z We sat on the bank, shivering, my abdomen seizing. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Jumping to her feet, she seized from the shelf the small rough stone and held it in her hand. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z I reached out and seized upon the gunwale of the boat. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z She comes at me again, this time seizing my shoulders and pulling me down, toward her bent knee. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly one of these gypsies in trembling opal, seizes a cocktail out of the air, dumps it down for courage and moving her hands like Frisco dances out alone on the canvas platform. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z With Mother’s help, I rise to leave, but I am seized by a pain that grips my entire belly and I cry out for help. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z When they met, he was thirteen years older than Kathy, so she wasn’t immediately sold on the prospect of marriage, but those eyes, holding the light the way they did, had seized her. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Jody seized the bucket and ran, down past the bunkhouse, past the barn, with the heavy bucket banging against his knees. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Otto scampered here and there, seizing the fallen coils and cramming them into his mouth. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Francis was always eager to continue our conversations, while I joyously seized every opportunity to escape from the miserable English food that periodically led me to worry about whether I might have an ulcer. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z He seized the white hand so as to press it, speaking with confusion. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Accordingly, Bostick was not really “seized” within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment, and the subsequent search was purely consensual. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z But he laughed and he seized her small, curling hands in his soiled ones and he laughed again and said, “Now you see that your lord is but a farmer and you a farmer’s wife!” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z The sudden, ridiculous superstition seized me that if she asked the question and I couldn’t answer it, I would never get to go. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z It seemed as if Cain had slain Abel, seizing his country, after which the men of Abel had sought to win their patrimony again for ever. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He clubbed desperately at what he could only feel and hear and he felt something seize the club and it was gone. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The larger man came through the living room from the pantry with Hisao’s shotgun seized in one hand and four boxes of shells against his chest. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z For the first twenty minutes or so of motoring, I cannot say I was seized by any excitement or anticipation at all. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z She was a little revived, however, by his bringing back his coffee cup himself; and she seized the opportunity of saying: Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z I groaned as the heavy ache in my limbs crawled into my spine, seizing my lungs in an icy grip. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Later in the day they heard that the United States Government Arsenal at Harper’s Ferry had been seized. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z It comes from being in a position to seize opportunity from the happy marriage of time, place, and chance. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z And now I was seized with a fierce sense of exaltation. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z As we entered the cave, a strange terror seized me. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Strong Belwas bellowed, “Locusts T as he seized the bowl and began to crunch them by the handful. “Those are very tasty,” advised Hizdahr. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But she knew: When she had discovered the caracal’s footprints, she had seized on that to explain Rumpy’s injury. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do not you feel a great inclination, Miss Bennet, to seize such an opportunity of dancing a reel?” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z “Great God!—what delusion has come over me? What sweet madness has seized me?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Fear seized me as I, too, thought of the police. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I go to bed early, I seize the pillow, press it against myself and bury my head in it. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z These rulers had two major concerns: first, that a foreigner might enter Italy with his armies; second, that no one of them should seize more territory. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z I seize him by the arm and try to pull him up. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Some yearning for the comfort of old habits must have seized him, because, finally, he pulled out his leather pocket chess set and started going over the last game of the match. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Feed the belly first, he announced at dinner one night, seized with his brilliant plan. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z And he seizes Henry by the elbow and yanks him bodily away. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He would often seize Thornton’s hand in his mouth and close so fiercely that the flesh bore the impress of his teeth for some time afterward. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z It might be gebbeth still, clothed in Skiorh's death, or it might be hidden in the gathering darkness, waiting to seize him and merge its shapelessness with his living flesh. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z To his way of thinking, the Big Bang occurred after a single ambitious person seized power, perhaps in a coup. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Before I could do either, I was seized from behind and I screamed. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Another imp seized Grandma to bring her to the witch. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The vast bed of state, its curtains drawn back like the wings of a giant bird about to seize its prey, was empty. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I made it two steps before a pair of hands seized me and wheeled me around. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Washington, knocked asunder, reeled and brayed, “I say,” seizing the King’s soldier by the arm and struggling with him. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z They watched Lupin seize a broken branch from the ground and prod the knot on the trunk. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Basta’s knife was still at his throat, but just as the man was about to let the tip of it wander a little higher the Magpie seized his arm. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He seized me about the waist and lifted me above his head. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I lay prone, pretending that I was knocked out, but felt myself seized by hands and yanked to my feet. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry seized the back of Ron’s robes to stop him from leaping on Malfoy. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z If the Germans seized this area, the Soviets would run dangerously low on fuel. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Then he seized the rest of the wrapping paper in his other hand and pulled. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Templeton seized the string, passed it around the end of the pig’s tail, and tied two half hitches. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z “The Director had them seized and taken away.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z With a great backwatering of wings, Frightful broke her fall, and at the same time seized the sparrow. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z And then I was seized with the sudden urge to kiss her, and I did. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z A strange sense of helplessness fell upon the girls as the gray bonnet vanished round the corner, and despair seized them when a few minutes later Miss Crocker appeared, and said she’d come to dinner. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z I seized the opportunity, and said: “I promise you that if I see any evidence of bad dreams I will wake you at once.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Yossarian tiptoed around the back noiselessly and seized her from behind. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Before I could shout a warning, Rontu had rushed forward and seized him. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z But the thing is, I was having those seizures because I already had brain damage, so I was reopening wounds each time I seized. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z The Nazi regime had seized the estate from a wealthy Jewish shoe manufacturer. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z He should be down there, a foot behind, watching them, making sure she didn’t seize Dorian and use him to escape. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z As the pit was opened, the eagle swooped down and seized in its claws the two rear haunches of the ox, along with a shoulder, and began to tear at it with a ravenous beak. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z He then marched on Mark Antony’s camp at Actium, overtaking his troops, seizing his equipment, and scattering his allies. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z He came quickly to Getheren, reaching out his arms to hold him, and seized him by the left hand. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Would the guards rush to the roof and seize her? The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Law enforcement agencies are still allowed, through revenue-sharing agreements with the federal government, to keep seized assets for their own use. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “I could just as easily sell her to a cocoa plantation,” he shouted as he seized my arm and began dragging me through the door. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z His legs collapsed suddenly and he began to fall, and the two young lieutenants sprang forward and seized him under both arms to save him from slumping to the floor. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Mandrake-growers have been known to seize the leaves of one of their prize plants only to find a bloody mangled mess below owing to the attentions of a Dugbog. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Ignatius asked with interest, seizing the little tan envelope. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z When the Wright brothers made their famous first powered flight on December 17, 1903, aviation fever seized the world. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Outliers are those who have been given opportunities — and who have had the strength and presence of mind to seize them. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The act remedied this insanity to some extent; it provides an “innocent owner” defense to those whose property has been seized. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z When she saw the pool, an impulse seized her, and she ran out onto the green elastic cover to test its strength, Charlie the dog loping after her. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Brand stepped back quickly and seized an ice pick that was stuck in a wooden board above the sink. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He was seized by an awful desire to laugh. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Harry seized one, put the box back in the cupboard, and hurried back to his cauldron. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, Alexander seized the round silver serving tray and held it in front of him as if were the helm of the ship. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z And then came another cry, closer already, and then a third; and at that, all the witches seized their branches and leaped into the air. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama was using her very angry voice now, and Pinch felt so terrible that his brain raced and he seized suddenly upon a blaming lie. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Get it over with, and then a furious desire not to die seized him and he struggled, hearing the old man wailing and cursing in his cracked voice. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He was the only professor who had stayed with the students when they seized the building. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z But still, she felt like seizing the prince and dancing. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z When the Nazis seized power in the thirties, Hitler saw an opportunity to put these ideas into action. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Then a pair of hands seized him roughly and turned him over. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “I know why the Sealord seized the Goodheart. She was carrying slaves. Hundreds of slaves, women and children, roped together in her hold.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Suddenly I feared the coming oblivion, and a desperate desire to stay awake seized me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z She had not expected a lecture, but Nemur had seized the floor and he went on in the same vein. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Then, knowing that the step of the bus would be too high for him, Stuart seized hold of the cuff of a gentleman’s pants and was swung aboard without any trouble or inconvenience whatever. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z Maurice clearly had both; witness his seizing DNA before almost everyone else. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z In protest, his lungs seized, and then Ekon forgot how to breathe at all. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z A fearful pain seized him, as though he were in a burning fire. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Lyra seized the lanyard at once and put it in her mouth. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z This predicament was made worse for Hoover when Maytag abruptly abandoned ship and seized Penelope as his partner. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z I seize upon that, it is at least something to hold on to. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z As a result, most people who had their cash or property seized did not challenge the government’s action, especially because the government could retaliate by filing criminal charges—baseless or not. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z There was a scramble as everyone tried to seize a pair that wasn’t pink and fluffy. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z “If Mother was only at home!” exclaimed Jo, seizing the book, and feeling that Washington was an immense way off. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z I seized advantage of his smile, I smiled too, and took his hands and kissed them. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Without thinking about what he was doing, he made to turn back, but both Ron and Hermione seized his arms. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The Guardians went immediately to Ricketts’ Circus at Twelfth Street and High and seized the building. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Without warning, twelve-foot wings flapped open on either side of Harry; he just had time to seize the hippogriff around the neck before he was soaring upward. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z In 1622, for example, a fleet of Dutch ships tried to seize the Portuguese colony of Maçao. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He seized the envelope, and holding it before him like a bomb, sprinted out of the hall, while the Slytherin table exploded with laughter at the sight of him. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z In the other hand he seized the suitcase and the long trumpet thing and off he ran. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Helen was seized in violent tremors, and her teeth chattered uncontrollably. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z A hand seized Tab’s wrist and another one grabbed Bridge’s elbow. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z The boy seized the bird, which did not resist but just looked at him, and blinked. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z “Since the children are not yet ready to make my acquaintance,” she thought, seizing her cloak, “I have no duties to speak of and, therefore, none I can be accused of shirking.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z He seized the blade of a third man's weapon in his cloak-wrapped hand and yanked it away. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Our Regiment is armed from rebel stores seized in raids earlier this month. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z When I turn back to look toward the internees, I see guards seizing some, pulling them out of line, shoving others. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z I feel it in my body, a seizing happening inside. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z He was delighted, seized his bow and quiver, and swept down from Olympus through the vast expanse of air to Colchis. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She was about to turn around, but Flatnose, who had finally remembered he was meant to be guarding Elinor, seized her arm roughly. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He reached out and seized a handful of Harry’s robes, dragging him closer, though his eyes were staring over Harry’s head. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “And in this dream”—he seized her wrist—“didn’t the ship land over in Green Valley, didn’t it? Answer me!” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z This allowed knights and nobles to seize land and force the commoners who lived on it to work for them. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Two of them seized Neville by the ears and lifted him into the air. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z “I will,” he said, and dropping his sons he seized me and swung me high up, in front of all those people. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z As it poured through the surf, Nailer was suddenly seized with a new terror: In the high seas of the storm, the Teeth would all be much deeper under water. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z For a moment I was disoriented, seized by panic; could a ghost embody itself through wavelengths, electronic dots, a picture tube? The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Later, I convinced her that I had not wanted to hurt her and she immediately seized upon my concern for her feelings as an opportunity to have one more try at bringing me to God. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He dug his heels into the ground and wouldn’t budge, and when I tried again, he seized me by the ribbon tie the way he would a dog on a short leash. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He seized power and made his own new rules. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z The act included a civil forfeiture provision authorizing the government to seize and forfeit drugs, drug manufacturing and storage equipment, and conveyances used to transport drugs. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Better Joe is seized with horror, and walks with a blanket wrapped about him. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z But to Lawrence, seized with unrestrained enthusiasm, the projects future seemed assured. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z In the midst of the chaos Schindler again seized an opportunity to act on our behalf. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z The boatmen, determined to enforce their rights, seized his craft and destroyed it. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “First,” I resumed, half groaning, “what precautions can be taken against your being recognised and seized?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Harry’s legs were seizing up with the effort to keep swimming; his shoulders were aching horribly with the effort of dragging Ron and the girl. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I seized the handle of the starter rope and, from a squatting position, yanked with every ounce of muscle I had left. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Later, in the crash investigation, it was determined that if he had seized control of the plane in that moment, there would have been enough time to pull up the nose and clear Nimitz Hill. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z He clambered around on the seat to face forward and seized hold of the back of Hagrid’s jacket. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “We need to go back there,” I said, but as I reached for the revolver in my pocket, Frankie seized me. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Rough claws seized Matthias, dragging him from the nest only half awake. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z At which point, Cassiopeia scampered over to Lady Constance’s feet, seized one of her hands, and licked it, from top to bottom. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z The slave who had seized upon the stays of our ship stood, and, casting a glance toward the mob awaiting him upon the shore, began to climb, his knees clasped around the cords. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The High Septon had not changed since the last time she had been in his presence, the day he had her seized and imprisoned. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He had seized Lyra’s daemon in his human hands, and poor Pan was shaking, nearly out of his mind with horror and disgust. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The cannibal, though, was too quick and had seized her before she could seal off the cave mouth. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Wealtheow, seizing her chance, wanting to die with the man she loved, flew down the stair and flung herself on her husband's unconscious body. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Cringes of fear seized her soles as something alive, rumbling, climbed the foot of the bed. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z When given the opportunity, Alfred Frick rose to the occasion and seized the path of the hero’s journey. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The exposition’s union carpenters, aware of their great value in this final phase of construction, seized the moment and walked off the job, demanding a minimum union wage and other long-sought concessions. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z In moments, they would surely try to seize and arrest him. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t mean to be so stingy. It’s just that the emperor’s men seized everything. We would have nothing at all to eat if I hadn’t managed to hide this.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The Riders turned about and seized their spears. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Less than a month later, on December 5, 1941, Hitler decided to postpone his attempt to seize Moscow until spring. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z He felt a little kick on his shoulder as Tialys leapt off and landed on the cheek of the biggest, seizing her hair and kicking hard below the jaw before she could throw him off. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The victim was seized by Hound and camera in a great spidering, clenching grip. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z And a moment later, Mrs. Coulter had leapt up between those pinioned wings and seized Metatron’s hair. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The investigation revealed that the task force seized large amounts of money, but also small amounts, and then dispensed it freely, unconstrained by reporting requirements or the task force’s mission. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Meetings were banned; printing presses were seized; and legislation was rushed through Parliament permitting the police to detain charged prisoners for twelve days without bail. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Add to these one more compelling reason for Clarkson to abandon his post: yellow fever had already seized his wife and killed his youngest son, Gerard. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Tyrion seized her by the wrist, pulled her to her feet, and threw a fistful of clothing into her face. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She hands him his umbrella, gasping as the rain seizes her the moment the handle passes from her fingers. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z All he did was return to places he had visited before under Lord lywin's banner and seize those who had helped him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Anyone with an elbow on the table might suddenly feel his wrist seized, raised and jerked downward so that his elbow hit the table hard enough to make the dishes dance. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z But after Uncle Andrew had struggled in vain with the hat for some time, two other policemen seized it by the brim and forced it off. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z When we visited there, my tummy seized up in pain and I felt as though a block of ice was in my chest, no matter what the temperature was outside. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Toast popped out of the silver toaster, was seized by a spidery metal hand that drenched it with melted butter. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z He seized the glowing sphere and fumbled vainly with it. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Exulting, the sailors sprang ashore and seized him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “I have awakened in the night being slightly unwell & felt so much afraid though my reason was laughing & told me there was nothing, & tried to seize hold of objects to be frightened at.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z As I turned, someone seized me from behind and thrust a damp rag over my nose and mouth. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Tucked away in Tututepec, 8-Deer assembled a private army, staffed it with many relatives, and in a series of swift campaigns seized dozens of neighboring villages and city-states. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He seized the blade of Mr. Armin's sword in his cloak-wrapped hand and, with a contemptuous gesture, jerked it free and flung it aside. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z When the boy paid him no mind, he seized him by the ear and pulled him from the game. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z With that, Hermione seized her school bag and dashed out of the Great Hall. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z In a frenzy the Savage ran back to the house, seized it, whirled it. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z He then seized Merry’s feet and drew him out of the suddenly widening crack. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z She was carrying a large, framed picture, which she now lowered to the floor before seizing her small, beaded bag from the kitchen sideboard. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Ron roared, and he stooped down and seized a stone lying on the grass, but before he could do anything else, Crookshanks had vanished with one swish of his long ginger tail. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “Here’s your prisoner, gentlemen,” announced Brinker, seizing my neck and pushing me into the Butt Room ahead of him, “I’m turning him over to the proper authorities.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Meliagrance began telling him, wildly, gesticulating, seizing with excitement upon a fresh person to tell. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She beckoned him to come close to her, and the second he was within reach she seized him and forced him to sit facing her. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z The only thing that Francis could do immediately was to seize the water value, which was easiest to think about. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z They had done no more than satisfy themselves that Ron would make a full recovery on their last visit to the ward; now Mrs. Weasley seized hold of Harry and hugged him very tightly. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He seizes an old man sitting near us, and holds the sword to his throat. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z They searched his grandparents’ apartment and seized the radio, extra flyers, and the typewriter. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z He hurried out from behind the bar, rushed toward Harry and seized his hand, tears in his eyes. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “C’mon,” Ron said hurriedly to Harry, seizing a handful of cutlery from the open drawer, “let’s go and help Bill and Charlie.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z An awful, wonderful nervousness seized me around the throat. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Nearly all of the students searched and seized were students of color. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z With nothing left but a soon-to-wither manioc crop, it could hardly be a strategic advantage for the combatants to seize on. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Harry seized his eagle-feather quill once more, grabbed a fresh piece of parchment, and wrote: Ron, it’s all okay, the Muggles say I can come. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z My father seized my wrist and the vial was dashed from my hand into the darkness. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He seized a handful and pulled it close to the torch. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “But I can’t really blame him. I won’t. This is a business, Lee. Research and reports are fine. But if we don’t generate certain material there’s no operation. The thing doesn’t work. It seizes.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z His clothes and haircut—Mao suits and a short military trim with no sideburns— were the same as his grandfather’s when he seized control of North Korea in 1945. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z The commander from 2, a middle-aged woman named Lyme, takes us on a virtual tour of the Nut, its interior and fortifications, and recounts the failed attempts to seize it. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z But now his rage had seized him completely, pouring through him. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Many coiling arms seized the doors on either side, and with horrible strength, swung them round. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Clarkson and his committee had, in effect, seized control of the government. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z He had clearly gotten halfway through unwrapping his presents as he, too, carried a lumpy sweater over his arm, which Fred seized. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z She looked the other way and pretended she hadn’t seen him, and then seized him suddenly when he leapt onto the bench. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He reached up and seized the reins of a horse ridden by a tall Negro man. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z She wrote, “They are, however, amusing and spend hours in seizing hold of the edge of a cabbage leaf and trying in vain to pull it into their holes.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “So the mission is this: Find the Ocarrion, and seize it. If the kidnapped orphans are already on board, we free ’em and commandeer the Ocarrion back to port.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z In earlier decades, persons newly successful and ambitious for social mobility similarly seized upon certain ‘family words.’ Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Roy seized the opportunity to retrieve a cardboard shoe box from his room and slip quietly out the back door of the house. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He seized Odysseus’ little son and put him directly in the way of the plow. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “But what about THEM?” cried the terrified bug, for at that very instant the other demons had reached the top at last and were leaping forward to seize them. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Therefore, from the point of view of the new groups who were on the point of seizing power, human equality was no longer an ideal to be striven after, but a danger to be averted. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z If a man—or boy—was seized by a tiger, he would be dragged off into the forest and eaten. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z “Listen,” he added, seized by a sudden brain wave, “let’s go under the Invisibility Cloak, then we might get a good look at Malfoy on the way, see what he’s up to.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I waited for Leah and the other pupils to seize on this very obvious point of argument and jump in with their overflowing brace of words. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z My tribe’s migration came amid the time of European colonialism, and life was violent and turbulent across the region, as Africans were seized as slaves and forced into hard labor. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z They go on and on, a series of unanswered messages that seize me with guilt, until I'm snapped out of it by the phone ringing in my hand. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z There’s little there, as if I had pulled away before I could properly seize the data from him. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Somehow despite all the sheepish grins and blushing and quiet crushing, Mike seized his moment and asked Violet to prom. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z But the tyrant who had seized power was jealous of anyone with education and money, and so Papito was often sent out of the country on a bogus diplomatic post. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The thought came unbidden, seizing him with iron teeth, but this was not a woman he cared to be indebted to, not even for his little sister. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Kropp seizes a branch, I heave him up by the leg, he cries out, I give him a swing and he flies over. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The crowd thickened about him, putting out their wild hands, seizing and demanding. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z I feared that every Danish ship that entered port carried the minions who would seize me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The Savage had seized him by the collar, lifted him clear over the chair and, with a smart box on the ears, sent him howling away. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Starting down, I noticed a large piece of ice glinting in the remains of an abandoned drink and seized its coldness in my hot hand and hurried back to the room. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z For after their defeat at Vailà, one faction of these cities was immediately emboldened and seized the entire territory from them. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z The officers seized the unsold newspapers and arrested Woodhull and Claflin, charging them with sending obscenity through the mail. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Ron roared, seizing his bag as Crookshanks sank four sets of claws deep inside it and began tearing ferociously. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Sometimes I thought that, and at other times I was seized with trembling and was frightened, not knowing where to turn. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z He strode across to his fire, seized a fistful of glittering powder from a jar on the fireplace, and threw it into the flames. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Soon after his confession, a posse of lawmen swept in and seized Brown when he was in Pawhuska on business. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z M. Bouc, meanwhile, seizing upon the one tangible thing his friend had mentioned, was sorting through the passports. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z I seize up a sleeping man, tear at him hungrily, bite through his bone-locks and suck hot, slippery blood. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z The girl boldly seized the other side of his lunch tray, to prevent him from leaving. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Now Madison resolved to seize the opportunity created by their threats of secession to put Congress on record as rejecting any constitutional right by the federal government to end slavery. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z He seized his left forearm convulsively with his right hand, as though something on it had hurt him. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Before Meggie could run to his aid, Elinor seized her and held her tight no matter how hard she struggled, just as she had done before back in her own house. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The utter pointlessness of whatever I was doing there seized me by the throat, and all I wanted was to get it over with and get back to my cell and sleep. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z I was seized with a sudden desire to laugh, to cry, to do both, and I had a pain, too, at the pit of my stomach. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Then, surprisingly boyish and quick, he sprang forward and seized Francis’s hand. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Tea Cake rose out of the water at the cow’s rump and seized the dog by the neck. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z The next day two thousand men, many armed with sharpened sticks, advanced on McArthur’s workers, seized two, and began beating them. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Nana stopped the cart and seized a box of couscous, ignoring the frustrated grunt of a red-faced man as he squeezed past us. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z He seized the other two and pulled them down onto the ground. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Even before the British got into their transports, word had come back to Boston that the King’s fort at Portsmouth had been seized and His Majesty’s military stores stolen by the rebellious Americans. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She and Dill both seized up again, giggling. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Harry seized it by its rubied hilt and touched the tip of the blade to a silver flagon nearby, which did not multiply. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z To seize this opportunity, Woolf would have to reach for everything Seabiscuit had. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Murray labeled many of the documents seized from us, including the Freedom Charter itself, as communistic. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Matthias seized the frightened Guerrilla Shrew by his paw, pulling him along at a swift run. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Harry saw tear tracks streaking the grime coating Ron’s face as he seized his elder brother’s shoulders and pulled, but Percy would not budge. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Whenever he threatened to fall behind, the knight would seize his fetters and yank them roughly, sending the dwarf stumbling and hopping along beside him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The Professor walked to Black’s side, seized his hand, pulled him to his feet so that Crookshanks fell to the floor, and embraced Black like a brother. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “This Potter,” said Aunt Marge loudly, seizing the brandy bottle and splashing more into her glass and over the tablecloth, “you never told me what he did?” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z They seized him, hustled him downstairs roughly, and confined him in the parlor. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The sunlight disappeared, the bloodbane seizing control of her mind again, and Celaena found herself before an army of the dead. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z By the time he had grasped it, two more grindylows had risen out of the weed, had seized handfuls of Harry’s robes, and were attempting to drag him down. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z When he talks, his throat or tongue will of a moment seize up, and he be unable to speak more. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The crowd parted, whispering excitedly; Lockhart dived forward, seized Harry’s arm, and pulled him to the front. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z When Pong heard him whistling, he was seized with terror. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Tyrion sprang to his feet and seized her by the arm. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z His body seized up as a great shudder overtook him, and somewhere in his young mind he knew it was like death. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z The man seized my hand and started swinging it up and down. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He lashed out, seized what felt like someone’s head, and an unmistakable odor of wet wolfhound assailed his nose. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z In 1933 the Nazi government seized power in Germany under Adolf Hitler, and by the mid-1950s the Germans were building an impressive modern air force of their own. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Some of the most widely cited examples involved wealthy whites whose property was seized. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Up came the Orcs, yelling, with their long arms stretched out to seize him. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Moving suddenly, the woman seized Pantalaimon, and holding his mouse body in a fierce grip, she touched the tip of a spur to his leg. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z What if the computer lost power or seized up and stopped working during the flight? Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Ron, Fred, and George seized Harry’s arms and pulled as hard as they could. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z It leaped into all their minds that the Black Wings had spied them and had sent armed soldiers to seize them: no speed seemed too great for these terrible servants of Sauron. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z She lunged at me, seized my arm, and pulled me close. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Standing up, she staggered to Snape and seized the front of his robes. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z It wasn’t until December 23 that the Japanese finally seized Wake and captured the men on it. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z The War-god bellowed as loud as ten thousand cry in battle, and at the awful sound trembling seized the whole host, Greeks and Trojans alike. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z They call the midnight movers to haul them to cheaper subdivisions, or seize the equity gains on their homes to move up. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Just as his toes made contact, a white hand shot out of the water and seized Mendigo by the ankle, yanking him into the pond with a splash. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I tried to think of a comeback to his comeback, but my mind seized up because what Ernie had said was true: We did live in garbage. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z My father and uncle had lost their shops, had their inventories seized by the Nazis, just as Uncle Moshe said they would. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z They each seized a Twin and rushed back to the window. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Nearby, a curly-headed tyke eyed both dogs warily then deftly leaped between them, seized the bit of food, and stuffed it into his own mouth. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, the Aztecs had no illusions about the Spaniards, whom they described in these words: They seized upon the gold as if they were monkeys, their faces gleaming. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The police had seized my computers, but fortunately not until two hours after the kill call, according to our building super, who had to let them into the apartment. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z The most pertinent consideration about the incognitum, however, was that it appeared to be extinct–a fact that Buffon cheerfully seized upon as proof of its incontestably degenerate nature. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Mark Antony realized that once he reclaimed the regions that the Parthians had seized, he needed to find a way to hold onto them. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z "Get your hands off me," I shouted as someone reached around and seized my arm. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Ron made to stuff the robes out of sight, but Malfoy was too quick for him; he seized the sleeve and pulled. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He seized the pen and wrote below his signature, “P.S. Charles, I never hated you no matter what. I always loved you because you were my brother.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Then Hamlet seized the player’s invisible sword, broke it in half, and cast it to the ground. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z As I turned to see, a hand seized the neck of my tunic. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z He was as startled as she was, but with more freedom to move, he was able to thrust a hand into the gap and seize her arm. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z What campus officials had implied about them—through the policy of affirmative action—the students came to believe, seizing upon the idea of belonging at once to academia and to the society of the disadvantaged. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z But he seized my chin and lifted it, forcing me to look in his eyes. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z When he headed outside, someone seized him and tied a burlap sack tightly over his head. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “I shall never forget the intense expression of joy which seized her.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z There he seized Proteus and did not let him go, in spite of the terrible forms he assumed, until the god was discouraged and returned to his own shape. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry said desperately to Ron, and, seizing a tap, he threw it as hard as he could against the wall. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Kropp seizes him just in time, twists the hand sharply behind his back and holds it fast. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Filled with gratitude and relief, I seized the hem of her skirt, dusty though it was, and buried my face in its folds, crying like a sorry child that I had ever mistrusted her. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z She tried to lunge after it, and he seized her by the arm and yanked her up. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Hunt managed to sell only a few of his captives before local Roman Catholic priests seized the rest—the Spanish Church vehemently opposed brutality toward Indians. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Without saying another word, they proceeded to strip the house of furniture, seizing the wardrobe, chairs and table, saying that the goods were payment for a mysterious debt of honor my father owed them. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s him, he’s been in Dome all this time, and now he’s seized my daughter.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The gods seized him and bound him in a deep cavern. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Immediately the current seized it and spun it round so the stern was leading, and Malcolm knew his mistake: nothing should be tentative. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Smiling, he seized his dragon, flew it across the board. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z If you had not taken it upon yourself to seize the dwarf . A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The next Saturday, Desdemona, seized with conflicting emotions, watched as the children’s godfathers held them above the baptismal font at Assumption. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Then Kat and Kropp seize the masterpiece—the big dish with the brown, roasted sucking pigs. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Curzon was seized by a fit of coughing so violent I feared his ribs would crack. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I feel it under my shirt again, and my insides seize against the memory. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Matthias ran across and seized the Guerrilla Shrew by her paw. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Temporarily bereft of his senses, he seized hold of smoldering, injured rats, some with their fur alight. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z To Merry the ascent seemed agelong, a meaningless journey in a hateful dream, going on and on to some dim ending that memory cannot seize. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z She seized a stone from the fireplace and rushed outside, but it was over by then. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Orion pursued them but they fled before him and he could never seize any of them. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He seized the opportunity to review the long political partnership he had enjoyed with her husband. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Fischer plunged into the game with his trusted and thoroughly analyzed opening, the Ruy López, instantly seizing the initiative and generating pressure in the center squares. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, what a rogue and peasant slave am I!” he cried, seizing his forehead in his hands. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Until the visit I had remained apprehensive that he would look gloomy, being unhappy that we had seized part of the glory that should have gone in full to him and his younger colleagues. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Madoc woke in a rage, only to find that his moment for seizing the crown was past. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z From his side, Henry, whose eyes are wet, seizes Alex’s face roughly in both hands and kisses him like the end of the movie, whoops, and shoves him at his family. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z In stark contrast to people’s fears, the Thunderhead did not seize power. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Then the jester seized his own throat and fell to the ground, his limbs twitching in a pantomime of death. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The discovery of the silent, open run gave him the hope that he might be able to seize the warren by a sudden dash to the very center. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, sir, yes!” said Dobby, and he seized Harry’s hand and pulled him off into the kitchen between the four long wooden tables that stood there. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Then he was seized by the belt and dragged from Melynlas. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z With a cry of anger, he seized another arrow from the quiver. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Harry seized the sack of gold on the bedside table. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z In two ferocious strides, the emperor seized and lifted the boy as if he were an animal the emperor planned to slaughter. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Bruno seized on Copernicanism to argue for an infinite and eternal universe. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z "Kill the other and seize the halfman. He can milk the goats and make the mothers laugh." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It was upon them and gone before they could seize themselves—just a bronze glint across the field of vision. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Sometime they’d strike out and seize the military supplies they knew the provincials were collecting. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Remedios went over and asked some questions about the fish that Aureliano could not answer because he was seized with a sudden attack of asthma. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Someone, possibly an American officer spying for the British, told Marks enough details about the operation for Marks to be able to seize Brewster, Austin Roe, and two other Patriots working with Roe. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Silver Star’s body seizes, his muscles responding to one last synaptical spasm before finally falling still. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “I tell you now, none of us has ever set on a more perilous task. I ask your help, for I mean to attack Annuvin itself to seize I Arawn’s cauldron and destroy it.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z But Neville seized his wrist as Harry made to move on. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Compton was seized with a vision of Lawrence supplanting his own authority by the sheer exercise of will, abetted by geography. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Immediately, her body is seized by wild contortions and she falls to the ground in a horrible dance. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Snape seized the branch Lupin had used to freeze the tree, prodded the knot, and vanished from view as he put on the cloak. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “Fear of the judgment seized my soul,” she wrote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Caleb’s eyes shift to the open door behind me, and he seizes the chair, turning and swinging it into my body. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z So ran my logic; and having seized upon these probabilities, logic gave way to steep fear. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z In the early 1600s, the British seized a half-million acres from Irish farmers, drove them from their lands, and opened those lands to settlers who would be under English protection. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z He seized a passing serving girl by the arm, knocking the flagon of wine out of her hands to shatter on the floor. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Undaunted though unarmed he leaped upon Paris and seizing him by his helmet’s crest swung him off his feet. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m in the dirt, again, shoulder against the tree, the shock of air so cold it seizes my bones. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z He reached across the table and seized both of her wrists. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z A handful of men cannot seize power over thousands. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He seized the opportunity of transatlantic travel to reinvent himself. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The landlord seized her roughly by one arm and wrenched her back to her feet, shouting in Volantene, demanding to know who was going to pay for this damage. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z That was enough to puzzle them, and they stood undecided, which gave her time to dodge past and seize her cloud-pine from where she had hidden it behind the ventilator. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I opened my eyes to the sound of wailing and pounding outside my chamber door, Then Elnora burst in and seized me in her arms. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The crack raised the soldiers’ heads as they climbed toward him, but a second later the engine suddenly roared and then just as suddenly seized and died. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Authorities had seized a note that he had sent to Hale in prison, in which he had promised to “burn” down the authorities “if I ever get the Chance.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I seized his wrist before he could bolt. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Taran seized the girl by the waist and tried to pull her away. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z He seized them, looped the chain across the wolf’s throat, and pulled, the veins in his neck cording from the strain. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z As Ophie stood just inside the doorway, a fit of unease seized her. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Qotho seized the man who had been her brother by the arms. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z If he could catch it good and early, there might be a chance he could get back up to the castle, seize the Marauder’s Map, and find out what Malfoy was doing... Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “I was lost — Floo powder —” Hagrid seized Harry by the scruff of the neck and pulled him away from the witch, knocking the tray right out of her hands. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z She seized his arm again, pulled him in front of the picture of the giant fruit bowl, stretched out her forefinger, and tickled the huge green pear. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z But right before the stone hit, out of nowhere, a black shadow jumped in and seized it! When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “That’s why the boy needs to seize this opportunity with both hands,” said Headmaster. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Dread hit him at a sprint, seizing his entire body. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z A certain monarchic attitude seized him: How could they possibly refuse him, the Prince of Chess? Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He’d come to outgrow this with the passing of time, and then he passed his evenings reading; sleep had seized him like a dark claw while other boys drank their hearts out. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z As it charged, the alaunts closed in, seizing it fiercely by the shoulder or throat or leg, so that what surged down on the huntsman was not one boar but a bundle of animals. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z In one swift movement, Hagrid seized the front of KarkarofFs furs, lifted him into the air, and slammed him against a nearby tree. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z This, of course, frightened the couple and they immediately seized long knives and stabbed at their stomachs to stop the noise. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Despite bigger problems, greater worries, it was heartbreak that seized me when I first saw my male face in the mirror. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z In fact, they will seize every measure to defend the new prince so long as he is not neglectful of his duties. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z “Well, I’m not likely to find out, am I?” said Harry, seizing his Firebolt and pushing his glasses straight. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z For instance, the kabbalah seized upon the idea of the dual nature of God. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Without hesitation, he dropped the lantern and seized her wrists, slamming her hands together, making it impossible for her to use her power. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Clear out all the evidence in case the strikers seized control of the slaughterhouse? The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The others pressed on, but he was ever hindmost, pursued by a groping horror that seemed always just about to seize him; and a rumour came after him like the shadow-sound of many feet. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z I was seized by fear and could only watch. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z An Orc seized Pippin like a sack, put its head between his tied hands, grabbed his arms and dragged them down, until Pippin’s face was crushed against its neck; then it jolted off with him. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Sticky released Constance’s hand, which in his fright he had unconsciously seized, and loosened his sash. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Yet, even as the shadow had not quite been able to catch up with him and seize him, so the Stone had not been able to use him—not quite. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z With these in place, German planes could leapfrog their way up the continent and seize the American-controlled Panama Canal Zone, and perhaps even Mexico or Cuba. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z He turned back to Hermione, raised the jagged rock, and began to hack at her bindings too — At once, several pairs of strong gray hands seized him. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Once at the gate of the house he was seized with terror. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z The mercenary had already tied one end of his climbing rope around the gargoyle’s neck; now she seized it and tied the other around her own waist. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z A searing pain curled over my shoulder and my heart seized with an icy shock. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z And to everybody’s surprise, she seized Fred and George and pulled them both into such a tight hug that their heads banged together. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z But the tough woman seized her hand and bent her fingers around the handle of the cup. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Mr. Knightley’s excessive curiosity to know what this word might be, made him seize every possible moment for darting his eye towards it, and it was not long before he saw it to be Dixon. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z “Oh my—!” shrieked Hermione, as she and Ron caught up with Harry and gazed upward at the giant now trying to seize people through the window above. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Harry seized Dobby by the back of his tie and pulled him away from the table. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The disabling methods were, as always, simple—a bullet in the radiator, and the engine left running until it seized up. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I sat on the floor in case I seized. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z As Katz raced past me, I seized hold of the rope tethering my wrists to the pipe overhead and swung myself forward, kicking out with both my feet. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He seized the little goblin by the arm and backed out again, dragging Griphook with him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Harry, whose insides were aching with hunger, jumped off his bed and seized it. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z So Claudius seized Gertrude’s hand, urging her to join the revelry. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z In any case, Mr Farraday seized the opportunity to grin broadly at me and say with some deliberation: 'My, my, Stevens. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z She stepped up to the struggling pair and seized Marcus by the hair. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Every time I think I’m about to seize the moment, it drifts back into the shadow, just beyond my reach. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Quickly Sam passed the door and hurried on to the second storey, dreading at any moment to be attacked and to feel throttling fingers seize his throat from behind. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z She seized the girl by her braid and pulled her squealing from the hall. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Angelica was desperate, and so was little Paolo behind her, and they reached their brother and seized his arms and tried to pull him away from whatever was troubling him. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They say he is “prone to interfering with women”; one woman testified that she was “seized round the waist...and lifted off my feet.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I was instantly seized by a feeling of terror. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Matthias dodged, wriggled and ran free, tripping a rat who was about to seize Mr. Vole. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He yawned and staggered, so that Jack seized and shook him. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z But in the middle of the Saw Mill River Parkway, with all of them asleep, I was seized with the closest thing I’ve ever had to a panic attack. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Lyra gasped: it was like the shock when the men at Bolvangar had seized him. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He shook his head, turned up the radio, and leaned morosely against the blackboard with his arms seized against his narrow chest. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He knew instinctively they would seize on it to hurt him even more. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Her entire body felt the rightness of it, her entire body was seized to it. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z She circles Barrius as his skinny limbs begin to seize, pausing between each lash, no doubt pondering how she can make the next one more painful than the last. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She tried to rise, and agony seized her and squeezed her like a giant's fist. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “It was, oh, the shout of it—the power and the glory. It seized on all my senses to drag me in. “ The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Has your master magician, your uncle, power like mine;?” asked the Queen, firmly seizing Digory’s hand again. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z As usual Cristiana seized the opportunity to mock my habit of study. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z On December 10, it invaded the Philippines and seized Guam. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z He seized Winnie roughly by the arm and dragged her up out of her chair. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Luck served you there; but you seized your chance with both hands, one might say.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Believe me, before the lust for revenge seized his mind, he loved you deeply. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The Fourth Amendment, the court reasoned, forbids the police from seizing people and searching them without some individualized suspicion that they have committed or are committing a crime. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z They weren’t moving very quickly here, and it wasn’t hard for her to seize the bracket and hold the boat still against the building. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The army of farmers seized Trenton and later proudly paraded some of their 900 Hessian prisoners through the streets of Philadelphia. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Someone seized him and dragged him inside, and he heard the door crash shut behind him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z No matter how much you know on the subject, if he just starts asking all sorts of unexpected questions, your mind and brain seize up like a pump in the winter. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Two guardsmen in sky-blue cloaks seized Tyrion by the arms, lifting him off his floor. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I’d begun to back away when he seized my wrist and folded it, curling my fingers and palm into a spiral. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z To twenty-first-century ears the story sounds preposterous, but it did not to Gonzalo Pizarro, who had already helped seize an empire laden with jewels and precious metals. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He seized the sides of the straw container with both hands and pulled. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z I see a mane of heavy black hair come loose, and my heart seizes—it’s Laia. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Her older sisters had scorned their father by seizing control after he was forced to flee Alexandria. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z The commission reasoned that once the saboteurs ran into the coast guardsman, the fear of getting caught seized Dasch and changed his intentions. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Suddenly, almost overnight, scores of them were seized with the same horrible symptoms as their white neighbors. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z She should bring it up, she owed him that, but a wordless fear had seized her, a fear of breaking delicate things. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Eventually, however, the practice of seizing pictures ceased, and I built up my album so that it was thick with pictures of my entire family. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The potter is sitting at the counter now, making notes on a piece of paper, and when I take the vase up to her I'm seized with the wish to stay. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Spurge blurted, “This guard is an imposter! Help me seize him!” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z It was nearly dusk and a March stillness had seized everything—the trees, the rotting deadwood, the leafless vine maple, the stones littering the ground. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The boys from Berkeley executed a tremendous surge, suddenly blowing past both Navy and Penn, seizing the lead and winning by a quarter of a boat length. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She caught herself with a start, seizing the nearest branch for reassurance that there still was a physical world, and she was still part of it. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Overnight, the fever had seized her and she lay hot and stifled, face red, eyes wild with fear when Mama came up to check on her. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Soon, however, he seized the reins of the affair as leader of the regents bloc pressing for dismissal of nonsigners. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z In 1605 the adventurer George Weymouth abducted five Indians, conning three into boarding his ship voluntarily and seizing the other two by the hair. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Terror seized me so strongly that I was literally trapped by it. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z As soon as Milton saw the bridge strung like a giant, glittering harp over the river, panic seized his soul. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Proclaiming her constitutional rights as the police seized her wrists that day, she had objected not just to the seating plan on the bus but to the overall injustice of segregation. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z We moved, the workshop was seized by Abel’s creditors, and that was the end of that. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Every one of the rabbits was seized by the instinct to run, to go underground. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I hurried along, encouraged by the memories, and suddenly I was seized with a certainty that today was the day. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z On every vessel—blooming from wine cups and jugs and vases and bowls—the simple eight- petaled flowers caught one’s attention and seized it as if they would never let go. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z In that speech, if not yet in his life, Shin had seized control of his past. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Though her body almost seized up in agony as she turned over, Celaena put her injured hand on his stomach. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z With that, he stretched out his mighty arms and in each great hand he seized one of the men and dashed his brains out on the ground. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z "And you love Mister Monday?" said Tristran, seizing on the only thing in all this he was certain he had understood. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z “Drink hearty. Be a man, sir, if I may make so bold. You will have good news in a minute, that you will, and you want to seize the unforgiving minute, as the bard says.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Laughing triumphantly, Cluny seized the little fat friar by his tail and dragged him from his hiding place. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Beowulf seized handfuls of white linen napkins, quickly shredded them with his teeth, and flung them in the air around her. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Had he lost one instant, he had been lost; but he was ready, and lunged to seize and hold the thing which wavered and trembled there within arm's reach. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z “We haven’t even owned a computer since the police seized ours.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z The goddess was angered; she seized the boy and cast him on the ground. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Wood was speeding toward him, half-blinded by tears; he seized Harry around the neck and sobbed unrestrainedly into his shoulder. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The policeman stopping to break it up seized the black man, hauled him off to the police station, and threw him in jail for the next five days. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He seized the gun which always stood in a corner of his bedroom, and let fly a charge of number 6 shot into the darkness. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Hermione moaned, darting out from behind her tree, seizing the rope too and adding her weight to make Buckbeak move faster. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z With that he seized a great horn from Guthláf his banner-bearer, and he blew such a blast upon it that it burst asunder. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Harry pulled off the Cloak and seized the letter. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z We get out, and Zeke seizes his mother’s hand to steady her as she shuffles through the snow. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z She went to the hammock to shake him and he seized and pulled her in with him. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Nettle was seized by the idea of dragging out some bedding. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Then a grip stronger and colder than iron seized him. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z First she felt cold and then she was seized by a fit of retching. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z His reputation with women was well known in the castle—so well known that he had to seize courtiers as they arrived or go into Rifthold for a different sort of woman. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Harry and Ron waited for the distant sounds of two dormitory doors closing before seizing the Cloak, throwing it over themselves, and climbing through the portrait hole. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z And, to make sure there was food, they seized control of all food production. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z The greatest failure of the Reform Act, however, has nothing to do with one’s due process rights once property has been seized in a drug investigation. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Gitano jerked upright and, seizing a piece of deerskin, he tried to throw it over the thing in his lap, but the skin slipped away. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Hermione seized Harry’s arm and dragged him across the hall to the door of a broom closet; she opened it, pushed him inside among the buckets and mops, then slammed the door behind them. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Many days I could not sit still in the house; violent impulses would seize me whenever I was at play so that I would, for no reason at all, pick fights with other children. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The clock chimed eleven and Celaena stretched, but then stopped as pain seized her stomach. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He sprang forward with a yell, and seized his master’s sword in his left hand. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Siddhartha also felt a longing and the stir of sex in him; but as he had never yet touched a woman, he hesitated a moment, although his hands were ready to seize her. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z The father gave an infuriated roar and grabbed the paper from his son, seizing it with such force that he fell backward into the lake, shattering the reflection of the moon. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Hermione seized it, pulled the door open, and pushed Harry hard in the back, forcing him inside. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The President tried to grab him, but Mrs. Coulter seized the man’s arm and tried to pull him back. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The plotters banned all newspapers, seized television and radio stations—and, ominously, ordered 300,000 pairs of handcuffs, which were shipped to Moscow. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z It beat like a fist against the travelers’ shelter, then pried with searching fingers, as if to seize and dash them into the valley. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z It was no matter for jests, though; it appeared that these Antler Men had armed several hundred followers, to seize the Old Gate once battle was joined, and admit the enemy to the city. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “I just remember seeing a pair of great, big, yellow eyes. My whole body sort of seized up, and then I was floating away. She looked dreamily at Harry. “And then I came back again. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z And after the singing and outward marching, you seize my hand and sing out quavering, "Boy, some day you'll make the Founder proud." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He opened his eyes and seized it, took it in, comprehended it all at once, and found that it came accompanied by a fierce determination, a sense of rising resolution. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He said something about a British airborne division seizing bridgeheads and two American airborne divisions stopping enemy troops from moving into the Cotentin Peninsula. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z I seized her hands in mine and led her to her bed. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z A kind of fever seized him at the thought that he might lose her, the white youthful body might slip away from him! 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z He did not speak aloud his thought that whatever it was that dwelt in the lake, it had seized on Frodo first among all the Company. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Edmund’s father seized the king’s treasury, and the lords contended for control. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Then Skinner and Sour Alyn seized his arms and legs and tossed him from the wall to the ground eighty feet below. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z ‘Gage already has tried three times to seize our supplies. Charlestown, Salem, and Portsmouth. Once he did, and twice we were too quick for him. He doesn’t know where our things are hidden.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He manages to seize the edge of an isle before he plummets to the lagoon below. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Celaena tasted blood as Cain seized her again, dragging her across the floor. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The shaking hand seized his and feebly held on. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “Minions!” cried the Queen, turning in rage upon Polly and seizing her hair, at the very top of her head where it hurts most. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Automatically, it seemed, Dumbledore reached out a long hand and seized the parchment. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z As Minki and Kitae eagerly agreed, Doha seized his friend and shoved him into the pond, whereupon the others promptly splashed him with water. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z The golden monkey crouched on her other side, ready to seize Pantalaimon if he woke up. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z There had been no questions, no evidence seized, no charges leveled. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z He seized the closest Fjerdan, snapped his neck, and grabbed his rifle. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She rushes toward me and seizes my hands, which are sticky with blood. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Lafayette Baker seized the telegram, rushed back to his headquarters, and alerted his cousin Luther Byron Baker to the news of the sighting. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The Muslims seized upon the atomists’ ideas; after all, now that zero was around, the void was again a respectable idea. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “About time,” said Ron, seizing his knife and fork and looking expectantly at his golden plate. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z That bit of information did not help very much—until afterward, when Washington and others realized that the “secret expedition” was the seizing of West Point by the British as soon as Arnold betrayed it. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z If they halted or stumbled, they were seized and dragged for some distance. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I saw them on a case strewn with sun visors, hair nets, rubber gloves, a card of false eyelashes, and seized the darkest lenses I could find. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Ron burst through the door into Slughorn’s overheated, crowded study, tripped over a tasseled footstool, regained his balance by seizing Harry around the neck, and muttered, “She didn’t see that, did she?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z When she kissed him for the first time, she felt the grip of her sadness, how it seized more tightly around her, and how different his mouth was from Ishmael’s. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Black’s wand arm rose, but Lupin seized him around the wrist, gave him a warning look, then turned again to Pettigrew, his voice light and casual. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z When Reba was two years old, Pilate was seized with restlessness. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The Spaniards counteracted this threat by inventing a pretext to seize the tlatoani in his own palace, making him first their captive and then their puppet. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z It was a movement in which African Americans seized upon their first chances for group expression and self-determination. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Hermione had seized the collar of his jacket and was tugging him backward. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z And Cuckoo said, “Follow close behind me, for it will happen, I know, that he will seize the fruit nearest to him.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Dread seizes her, while at the same time she is remembering something, asking where she has heard that voice before . Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I am seized again and again with pains that mount like sins and pierce like swords. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Harry seized its folds, but it made no attempt to escape: The Summoning Charm had not worked on it. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z But the white man took the land as you might seize another man’s horse. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Kaz helped him along, seizing the man’s arm and driving it through the space between bars, all the way up to the shoulder. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Then Wang Lung perceived suddenly out of his astonishment that all these men seized were as ignorant as he as to why they were thus being taken, willy nilly, whether they would or not. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Acting on the word’s suggestion, he seized the bunch of knotted cords from its nail behind the door and shook it at his tormentors. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to turn to Lev, seize him by the shirt and shake him violently, and scream that this was all wrong. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z And the young man twisted over and reached for it at once, but Will flung himself on his back and seized his hair. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Whenever one of the missiles landed intact on the rubble pile, she would seize it, standing in full view as she whirled the corded iron round and round, releasing it in a blur of speed. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Every muscle in his body seized as it reached them, and he was so occupied by the very presence of it that he didn’t even notice Koffi hadn’t said a word. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z With the tension cracked, I knew I had to seize the moment. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z They proceeded to get drunk and to seize the women. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Sliding off Babe, she sprawled on the grass at the edge of the garden and seized her cat, dangled him above her, and kissed his nose and whiskers. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Some watched to seize the ship when it was stranded; others ran with the news to King Thoas. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z All afternoon, Pong’s throat seized up as if he'd swallowed a fish bone. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He was standing there crying when his father came sprinting across the road and seized him by the arm. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Sitting with my back against the door, I seized some moments of sleep while the mandrake oozed its essence into the wine. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He seized Malfoy by the scruff of the neck and forced him through the door ahead of the rest; Greyback and the squat brother and sister followed, the latter both panting excitedly. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He seized it off the wall behind him, ran, leapt, and they were off, the night wind hammering about their siren scream and their mighty metal thunder! Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z My mind seizes on her words like a prisoner grasping for pardon. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z See, they’re not too bright,” said George, seizing five or six gnomes at once. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The side of my knee barely brushes the cushion, and it seizes again. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Most slaves were prisoners of war, seized in intertribal conflicts and sold by enemy Indian groups to the English in exchange for guns, pots, and axes. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “On this bench and that, being drawn, or hammered, or—” His eyes narrowed with anger as he seized the boy’s arm. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z As my fingers tightened on the door handle, I felt his hand push through my unruly mass of dark hair and seize the back of my neck. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Whatever had seized him made barking and snorting noises. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Fortifications fell and ceilings collapsed, and when the queen was found in her chambers, the mob seized her and dragged her to the stake right then to burn her alive. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z He stood leaning upon his hoe and he was seized with sadness. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Mama seized the opportunity to give her a lecture on gambling. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z A hand seized his shirt and yanked him into the thicket of pepper trees. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Washkar's forces seized the initial advantage, invading Ecuador and actually capturing Atawallpa, almost tearing off one of his ears in the process. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Yossarian shouted at him emphatically, seizing him by the shirt front. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The puppy seized the opportunity and tried to stage a combined entry. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z In December anonymous letter writers to The Federal Gazette condemned the committee members for seizing power so arrogantly. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z The Isengarders seized Merry and Pippin again and slung them on their backs. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “She put up quite a battle as the officers seized her and threw her to the ground,” the New York Times reported. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z The dæmons had seized hold of him, too. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Gasping for breath, I seized hold of his fingers as his grip tightened. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Guards could win admission to college if they caught an inmate trying to escape—an incentive system that ambitious guards seized upon. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Ho Chi Minh seized the opportunity to fill the power vacuum left by the Japanese defeat. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He was seized and dragged to Priam, weeping and protesting that he no longer wished to be a Greek. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Hoisting the groaning goblin, who still clung to the sword, over one shoulder, Harry seized Dobby’s hand and spun on the spot to Disapparate. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z She had some eighty others still on wing in the city, but the blast ripped outward so fast and far it seized them all in its undertow and swept them away. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Dobby’s lip trembled and Harry was seized by a sudden suspicion. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z She seized the opportunity to show off her wealth and gain a wider sphere of influence in the eastern provinces. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z The most brash of peoples was seized by despair, fatalism, and fear. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the arrows gets lodged in the tree near me though and I'm able to seize it. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The members of the Director’s security detail trudge up to the two journalists and seize their phones. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z He seized one man and tore him on the spot, making a meal of him; the other two leaped out of doors and ran to join the ships. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Rebecca slashing at her horse; Rebecca seizing life with her two hands; Rebecca, triumphant, leaning down from the minstrels’ gallery with a smile on her lips. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Was he an animal that music so seized him? The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z The guard ignored her, seizing her arm and pulling her back toward the entry as the other people in line stared and whispered. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Very soon, the guards would storm into the secret room and seize the mayor as he sat stuffing himself on stolen goodies. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Taran strove to overtake her and seize the hanging bridle, but the roan sped onward to the ravine. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z “We should have seized two when we had a chance,” said Henry darkly. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Will jumped up and seized her shoulders, and felt her tense and trembling. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “Pynto is a very good man,” he announced, then settled down to tell her of the time he seized the spice ship, a tale she had heard a dozen times before. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The leader of the fair-headed men suddenly pointed at Shasta, cried out, "There he is! There's our runaway!" and seized him by the shoulder. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z What really seized him was the implication of nightmares. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z "Is that why you called me here, Lord Stark? To pose me riddles? Or is it your intent to seize me, as your wife seized my brother?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He dashed back across the road, hurried up to his office, snapped at his secretary not to disturb him, seized his telephone, and had almost finished dialing his home number when he changed his mind. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “Did you seize it? Where are the others? Where is Doli?” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z He saw Ellidyr seized by a black beast that sank its claws into him and gripped him until Ellidyr cried out in torment. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z He seized his dragon-skin briefcase, stuffed his handkerchief back into his pocket, and marched to the dungeon door. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He again seized the doorknob and twisted it violently, but still it would not open. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a terrible blow; but he did not seem to mind it, but seized him also, and struggled with the three of us, pulling us to and fro as if we were kittens. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z He leans down, seizes Penn by his neck before he has recovered from his last hit, and pummels him into the isle’s dirt, cracking the ground. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Well, it’s not true,” I said, my voice rising like something had seized it from below and was shoving it up into my throat. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Before his upraised hand the foul Messenger recoiled, and Gandalf coming seized and took from him the tokens: coat, cloak, and sword. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The horror which she had felt so often seized her again. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I gobbled my cold food that had been left covered on the table, seized a piece of soap and rushed into the streets, eager to display all I had learned in school since morning. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The next example is three lines of dactylic hexameter scratched onto a drinking cup: “I am Nestor’s delicious drinking cup. Whoever drinks from this cup swiftly will the desire of fair-crowned Aphrodite seize him.” Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z But anger roiled in my belly, and after I boarded the bus back to the apartment that day I was seized by another idea. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z It seized at their shoulders, their feet, even the hair on top of Omakayas’s head and the tip of her nose. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z The Romans had already threatened Egyptian borders by seizing control of neighboring Syria. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Having seized the lead, Cal dropped its rate down a bit, to a more sustainable thirty-two, and Grover Clark began blowing his whistle in time with the stroke count. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She could have stepped in front of a truck, drowned in a puddle, been seized by a mercenary with foulness on his mind. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Every time I hear the clacking of high heels, I am seized with trepidation. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Hurling the Abbot’s chair at his adversary, the rat seized an iron spike. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Before I could speak or Katz could seize a log with which to smite her dead, she said, “Well, I don’t mind if I do,” and ate it in two bites. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z And immediately beyond Korea's borders, Chinese Communists led by Mao Zedong seized control of the mainland in 1949, following a four-year-long civil war with the nationalist forces of Chiang Kai-shek. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z He did not react, except to continue struggling against whatever force prevented him from seizing her. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z She seized his wrist, but he broke away from her and walked to the edge of the water. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He sprang out from behind the tree, seized Basta, and tried to wrench the gun from his hands. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Riddle scrambled to his feet, looking after it; he raised his wand, but the huge boy leapt on him, seized his wand, and threw him back down, yelling, “NOOOOOOO!” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z He reported that earlier in the day the rebel Fourth Armored Division had seized the airport and key intersections in the city. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z In my agitation, the hood slipped from my head just as Claudius spurred his horse and seized the mane to keep his slack body from falling off. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The water stroked my chin, its chill seizing my lungs in a viselike grip. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z As we approached the gates of the ghetto, I was seized by panic. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z The overwhelming majority of forfeiture cases do not involve any criminal charges, so the vast majority of people who have their cash, cars, or homes seized must represent themselves in court, against the federal government. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z An organic wish to cease to be, to stop living, seized him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z "Without meaning ..." "He could be making plots with my uncles. I want him seized and questioned." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I knew Miss Volker’s hands must have cooled down and would be seizing up, but she just took a deep breath and proved to the police that she could complete a thorough job. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z This was what he did when Thyon Nero was near: He seized up and felt as invisible as the alchemist pretended he was. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Ron bent down, his hand outstretched, but Harry seized his arm and pulled him back. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He seized the little girl around the waist, grabbed the neck of Ron’s robes, and kicked off from the bottom. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z His eyes were pulsating in hectic desperation, flapping like bat’s wings, as the many tall policemen seized him by the arms and legs and lifted him up. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z And then, to the children’s great confusion and horror, the fearsome man unstrapped himself, rose from the wheelchair to stand at his full alarming height, and strode across the room to seize them. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Basta threw his knife at it, as if he could skewer not just the lizard but the cowardice that had seized them all. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Just as long arms and hard claws seized him, he let it fall. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z So Lyra held still, supporting one arm with the other, and the blue hawk wheeled and turned and swooped again, to seize her knuckles in sharp claws. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “Well, what’s on your mind, Stuart?” asked Dr. Carey, seizing hold of the man’s tooth with a pair of pincers and giving a strong pull. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z Harry seized the wand lying beside his camp bed, pointed it at the cluttered desk where he had left his glasses, and said, “Accio Glasses!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z It’s an effort to stoop; despite the exercises, I can feel my body gradually seizing up, refusing. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, he seized the chance to regain some lost ground. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Aristaeus must seize him and chain him, a very difficult task, as Menelaus on his way home from Troy found. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Once the property was seized, the owner had no right of counsel, and the burden was placed on him to prove the property’s “innocence.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “They should all be seized on the spot! When did you last come up here? I could scrape the dust off their pages with a trowel.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Nigel, always ready for action, leapt up and seized the big jug of water. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z English captains were still searching our vessels and seizing our sailors. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Squeeze up your wrinkled face and seize the hangnail tip of a searing thought: Violence hacked this shack-filled hole in the woods where you play freedom games. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z He reached in and grabbed the weathered composition book and my heart seized so fast I thought I saw stars. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Her hands seized the table, her pupils dilating enough that her eyes looked nearly black. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I drew back the whip to bring it down once more, but several pairs of hands seized me midswing, took the whip, wrenched me back. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z William and Mary actually gained the throne as a result of a full-scale invasion of Britain, seizing London by force, even if it was largely bloodless and welcomed by many. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z He scrambled back over the rails and jumped to the spot where Hen Wen was about to emerge, planning to seize her and hang on until Dallben and Coll arrived. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Under the new law, drug busts motivated by the desire to seize cash, cars, homes, and other property are still perfectly legal. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “Well, and but why do they seize my neighbor, who is as innocent as I who have never heard of this new war?” asked Wang Lung in great consternation. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z They saw him bowl Harry over, then seize Ron.... Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z She kicked him again, and her dæmon growled and tried to seize Asta, who became a bird easily enough and flew up out of reach. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “When fear seizes,” she whispered, “change what you are doing. You are doing something wrong.” Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z A fear that he was freezing seized him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z All at once, he seizes on the sculpture and the suddenness of the action makes my breath catch. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “Flies,” he remembered, “On the white wonder of dear Juliet’s hand, may seize And steal immortal blessing from her lips, Who, even in pure and vestal modesty, Still blush, as thinking their own kisses sin.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Hamlet bolted from the bed without a word, seized his clothes, and disappeared with Horatio into the darkness. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He seized a poker and brandished it, slashing at the air and dancing back and forth over the hard-packed earthen floor. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z There was an explosion, a ball of flame and a fist of gray smoke that followed Alex up as if trying to seize him. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z He sprang to his feet and seized his greatcoat. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Now, at home with the family where he was accustomed to have Mother at his side, he felt frustrated, and seized every opportunity to go down to the hospital and visit. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z We seize hold of them—no doubt about it, two real young pigs. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z We hurled ourselves across the Ford, waist-deep, & the Current running thick and strong with the Tide — & I slipped & almost dropped my Musket — had not Prince been standing by & seized my Arm & guided me. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He victuals himself and his little army by sending out small sail with landing parties to seize upon such provisions as are necessary—flesh and fowl—from rebel farms and plantations. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Kendra ran and seized the pool skimmer, swinging it at the relentless horde of fairies, never touching any of them no matter how dense the swarm appeared. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Then, seizing what seemed a suitable moment, I rose to my feet, saying: 'Please excuse me. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z He had been seized by doubt again when Archie explained how the fight and the raffle would work. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z His eyes were frenzied and he made to seize Taran by the throat. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z He seized the brazier with his offhand and flipped it, scattering embers and hot coals at Selmy’s feet. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He need only be careful that they do not seize too much military power and authority. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z The people, rushing forward, waved and shrieked happily, knocking down tables, swarming, rollicking, seizing the four Earth Men, lifting them swiftly to their shoulders. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z My mouth open, but my words seize up. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z But before the two women could take a step, a figure rose in the darkest corner of their prison, leaped toward them, and seized the first person he could lay his hands on—Meggie’s mother. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z It was typical at the time for soldiers to kidnap boys—they would seize kids and brainwash them, training them to do unthinkable things, then send them out to different regions of the country. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Yossarian whirled and seized the chaplain by the shirt front in an importuning grip. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Hagrid checked that they were hidden, seized his crossbow, and flung open his door once more. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z While I tried to devour my tears, a fit of coughing seized Helen; it did not, however, wake the nurse; when it was over, she lay some minutes exhausted; then she whispered— Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z A peculiar madness was seizing the press box and dockers’ stand. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z But the student had already seized upon it. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z When, almost immediately, the telephone rang inside and the butler left the porch Daisy seized upon the momentary interruption and leaned toward me. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z I reckon on the Morrow we shall be seizing Stores from the Islands. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z A hysterical tenseness seized her, “This is no dream! I wish it were!” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z The inmates ran into a farmhouse and seized an eighteen-year-old girl and her younger brother. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I flailed my arms, willing them to seize something that wasn’t plunging downward. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Nhamo had never been taught hunting, but her restless spirit had seized upon any information she overheard at the men’s dare. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Get the men aboard with this false pretext and seize the ships when the fleet is out to sea. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But above all else, he should abstain from seizing the property of others; for men forget the death of their father more quickly than the loss of their patrimony. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Everywhere men were rising from their despair and dread, seizing their weapons, crying one to another: ‘Rohan has come!’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z King Louis lost Lombardy, therefore, by not following any of the precepts observed by others who seized territories and wished to retain them. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Jove seized his thunderbolt and hurled it at the rash, repentant driver. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Ruby seized Feral by his collar and yanked his face down to hers. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z His wife, through her terror and horror and distress, saw some sure danger to him: instantly forgetting her own grief, she seized hold of him and cried out:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z But that did not lessen the shock of having their books, papers, and letters seized by the government. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z A sudden impulse seized me, and I held out my hand. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z As the whip came down again, my right hand flashed forward out of reflex and seized the whip midswing. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z One of the men clad in wolfskin had stumbled and pitched forward, screaming as the black bog seized and sucked him down. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z I am running out of space—the platform is ending—I seize the handle and swing myself in, my muscles absorbing the pull forward. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Alex watched as a crane swooped down on one of the cars, seized it in a metallic grip, and dropped it into a crusher. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z His brow furrows as he describes the perilous condition of Denmark and relates how Fortinbras seized control after Claudius was killed. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z She screamed and screamed; Leanne started to scream too and seized Katie’s ankles, trying to tug her back to the ground. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I couldn’t get myself to open the attachment; some instinct had seized my fingers. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Wood shouted, seizing his broomstick and leading the way out of the locker rooms. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z For a second old fears seized him and he sat up and shrank away. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Lipnitsky stressed the connection between commanding the center squares of the board and seizing the initiative through the mobilization of the pieces. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Jasmine assumed simple duties around the household and took over her mother’s position when Felice’s heart seized and she fell mute and paralyzed. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I wanted to seize those gentlemen by their starched collars, shake them, and shout, couldn’t they see what was happening here? The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The brother seized a table-lamp, ripping the plug out of its socket. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Uncle Vernon seized one of Marge’s feet and tried to pull her down again, but was almost lifted from the floor himself. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Will leapt across the clearing and seized the nearest dæmon while Lyra scooped up the other. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Gwydion struck out after him, soon overtook him, seized him by the hair, and drew him toward the shallows. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z She spun, her heart seizing in her chest, and she almost tripped over a pile of coats and bags on the road next to her. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Marc’s father gets up to speak, and his body seems at war with his sentences—every time he tries to release one, his breath stops, his shoulders seize. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z In the Colony of Virginia, as in Massachusetts, the Governor sent out forces to seize Patriot gunpowder, and so disarm revolution. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z My jaw was clenched, the muscles there seized as though the White Noise was still running through them like a current of pulsing electricity. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Laertes, too, protected me by his presence, for Claudius dared not seize me or abuse me, and thus inflame my brother more. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He is pounced on, seized by the scruff of the neck, and thrust into a sack. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z The Warlord leaped down from his rostrum and seized the trembling miscreant, booting him forward into plain view of the army. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He seized the flagon with both hands and raised it to his lips. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The Inca Empire also had a centralized political organization, but that actually worked to its disadvantage, because Pizarro seized the Inca chain of command intact by capturing Atahuallpa. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “No. The Specters would seize us at once. They can’t touch us up here; all we can do is watch and fly on.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Lord Asriel seized a great atlas from the map chest and flung it open, looking for the pages that showed the Himalaya. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Blind with panic, I spread my arms, started to fall, would have fallen if Frankie hadn’t seized a fistful of my shirt and yanked me forward. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Everything inside of her seized up, as if the claw hands were squeezing down on her right now. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Heward was hacking at the hands that had seized his bridle when a spear caught him in the belly. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I seized what I thought was a fleeting moment, only to have it prolonged. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Out of nowhere a seagull flew down with a wild cry and seized the Gallivespian in his claw. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z She seized him by the shoulders and shook him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, clergymen, college presidents, and other self-appointed spokesmen for communal standards of morality seized upon the Burr-Hamilton encounter to launch a crusade against dueling throughout most of the northern states. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Thor was waiting for him in the court of the gods, and before Loki had even landed he found himself seized by Thor’s huge hands. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z "Then die!" the snake hissed, and it seized Ku-Ang with its knifelike teeth, lifted him up into the sky, and flung him away with all its might. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The weights hit the ground at very nearly the same time but not exactly at the same moment, which the peripatetics seized on as evidence that Galileo was wrong. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Three guards seized my brother, who writhed, cursed, and spat upon them. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Thomas Jones, Captain Cox, the Garrett sons, and many more were seized and taken to prison. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z When he did not answer, she seized Grimtongue’s spear and turned it, and the northman cried out in anguish as more blood gushed from his wound. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z All the ferries had been withdrawn to the north bank, and the trading galleys had fled or been seized by the Imp to be made over for battie. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The clapping that swept the hall seized her by surprise and she stood very still, wondering for a moment if she was imagining it all. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z But, according to a newly discovered account, Hale was tricked and seized by Major Robert Rogers, a bold British officer known for his cunning. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Smoke began to crawl along the floor, rolling, heaving, seizing everything in its path. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z My heart seizes, and my eyes go to my phone, still lying on the couch. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z To starboard of Allard's Lady Mary a were the three galleys that Stannis had seized from the unfortunate Lord Sunglass, Piety, Prayer, and Devotion, their decks crawling with archers. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z With a single sweep of his sword he cut through her neck and, his eyes still fixed on the shield with never a glance at her, he swooped low enough to seize the head. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z His face had been molded by his experiences as a soldier, and he appeared to the world seized up inside precisely because this was how he felt. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Serret shrieked, seizing his arm and pointing to the tower that stood behind them like a tall white tooth in the dusk. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z She never quite warmed, kept shifting as cold drafts seized a foot or iced her knees. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z If the police seized your car worth $5,000, or took $500 cash from your home, would you be willing to pay an attorney more than your assets are worth to get them back? The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Out of love for Miguel, and not for any ideological conviction, Alba sat in at the university along with the students who had seized a building in support of a strike by workers. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Uncle Vernon seized Harry around the waist and threw him into the hall. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “Grab hold and make it tight. I’ll do Potter!” said Greyback, seizing a fistful of Harry’s hair; Harry could feel his long yellow nails scratching his scalp. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Before Elinor could restrain her again she ran to the big dog and seized its studded collar. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Soon after taking command, Washington had seized Dorchester Heights, overlooking Boston. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z They were denied the chance, for Mr. Clutter, an abstainer aggressively opposed to drink and drunkards, seized a gun and marched them off his property. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z He knows the fleet proves that the French plan to seize more Virginia land. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Before he could pick it up, the wizard stooped and seized it and set it in its place. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Eifler lunged at the small man, seized him by his jacket, lifted him off the floor, and smacked his back into the wall. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z But he kept hold of the paddle, and then found a heavy branch nudging at the hoop where Asta was perching, and he seized that and held the canoe still against it. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z "In the name of King Robert and the good lords you serve, I call upon you to seize him and help me return him to Winterfell to await the king's justice." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He was tugging at the chain of the Horcrux around his neck: Harry was visited by a desire to seize it and throttle him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z And she seized Winnie’s hand and turned to go back into the cottage. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The Cauldron-Born flung aside their weapons, seized him, threw him to the ground, and quickly bound him. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Back then, I knew, for instance, that just outside of Washington, D.C., there was a great enclave of black people who seemed, as much as anyone, to have seized control of their bodies. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I had blown up and acted personally instead of denouncing the significance of the dolls, him, the obscene idea, and seizing the opportunity to educate the crowd. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Professors, doctors, and engineers had all been seized and disappeared for months and years in the interest of national security. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z That was almost as bad, because she seized on it. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Segregationists left no doubt that they were seizing Minnijean’s suspension as an opportunity to fire up their campaign. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He seized hold of the females, one after the other, and pulled them off Marc. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Even after the conquistadors seized Qosqo, the empire regrouped in the hinterlands, where it fought off Spanish forces for another forty years. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Fame has seized her and appropriated her, name, barn, cows and all.” The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Although wingless, it can fly and has been known to seize unwary humans by the ears and deposit them at the tops of tall trees and buildings. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Just like before, most of the kids watching me seize were at least concerned, but others were out there with their phones. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Flames seized the osier cages; billows of foul smoke rose skyward. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z At the door her sisters seized and bore her to the parlor in a triumphal procession, all pointing and all saying at once, “Look there! Look there!” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Hitler, imprisoned for leading the Beer Hall Putsch, the failed coup attempt to seize power in Munich, read about Ploetz and race science while jailed in the 1920s and was immediately transfixed. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Someone had grabbed her momentarily—a boy she hadn’t noticed before—but when he’d let her go a second later, she’d seized the opportunity and made a run for it. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z When the worn girl reached the gently flowing stream, a great longing seized her to throw herself into it and end all her pain and despair. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Marcus seizes my collar and slams my head into the wall. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Portions of it are constantly changing hands, and it is the chance of seizing this or that fragment by a sudden stroke of treachery that dictates the endless changes of alignment. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z He gave a hoarse laugh into the darkness and seized her. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z A weakness, beginning inwardly, extending to the limbs, seized me, and I fell: I lay on the ground some minutes, pressing my face to the wet turf. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z In December of that year, the group learned that the British intended to seize a cache of ammunition being stored by a colonial militia near the entrance to Portsmouth Harbor, fifty miles north of Boston. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I glanced down at the contraption in the first boy’s hands, and my heart seized up and settled in my throat. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z And seizing the boy’s bag, the alchemist gave the gold coins to the chief. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z We seized upon our weapons and awaited commands. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z We heard of troop movements in the countryside to seize powder and shot. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Her voice was now so shrill only bats would be able to hear it soon, but she had reached a level of indignation that rendered her temporarily speechless, and Ron seized his opportunity. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Powell seized the ears and twisted the head. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z He wound the rope until it was tight around the windlass, seized the bucket, and started down the hill, spilling soup as he went. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Then they seized upon the young men and women. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I must be ready to seize the moment when they do. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He seized Wylan by the collar of his shirt and yanked him back to shelter. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Then moaning, she ran forward, seized a book and ran toward the kitchen incinerator. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z And not a word about that business of the British searching our ships and seizing our men! Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He seized the opportunity to get some food for Eb without detection. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z He would know that voice anywhere, and his heart seized. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z It is our earnest expectation that you will do all you can to help your son seize this opportunity. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z I was seized with shame: my tongue would not utter the request I had prepared. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Pipkin had cried and trembled piteously at the death of Scabious, and Acorn and Speedwell had been seized with convulsive choking as Bluebell told of the poisonous gas that murdered underground. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He seized one of Winston’s remaining front teeth between his powerful thumb and forefinger. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Balthamos seized the moment to stumble forward again, and the priest felt himself dragged after him as another brutal pang wrenched his heart. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z We seized the bed-cover, made a quick leap, threw it over his head from behind and pulled it round him so that he stood there in a white sack unable to raise his arms. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, in one stride, she crossed the room, seized a great handful of Uncle Andrew’s gray hair and pulled his head back so that his face looked up into hers. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z A pair of hands reached out and seized the back of my uniform shirt, twisting the fabric for a better grip. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z And there was another consideration: whoever seized Lyra first would have to fight their way out against the other force. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Before he could swing again, he was seized from behind by Jack, the cannoneer. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z About three o’clock of that day, I broke down; my strength failed me; I was seized with a violent aching of the head, attended with extreme dizziness; I trembled in every limb. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1845-05-01T00:00:00Z “That Japanese whaler. The one seized by the port authorities. Is she still tied up at the docks?” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I hurried down and posted it before the final mail collection, suddenly seized with the dizzy conviction that it would bring results. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Then they let out yells of rage and tried to seize the impudent hare. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Stick seized my arm and practically dragged me from the table and into the next room. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Nobody had known that two hundred and sixty redcoats were getting into boats, slipping off up the Mystic, seizing Yankee gunpowder, and rowing it back to Castle Island for themselves. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He seized it just as Sigurd dropped down, tearing greenery from him as he fell. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z He wriggled out, seized Hedwig’s empty cage, and dashed back downstairs to his trunk, just as Uncle Vernon burst out of the dining room, his trouser leg in bloody tatters. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Mrs. Coulter turned briefly as the new sound came to her, but too briefly for Will to jump and seize the gun. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z What a terrible black eye that would be I Colonel Cathcart was seized with such fright that he almost beckoned to Colonel Korn. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z It would seize upon a sleeping person, steal into him and devour him bit by bit. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He clutched the Ring in his hand, as if he saw already dark fingers stretching out to seize it. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z His arm burned with fatigue as his wet hand seized the branch. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z ‘He seized power and became emperor,’ Mike rumbled. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I seize it, then give it a squeeze in my hand. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Dozens of fairies seized the ropes binding the demon and hurled Bahumat back into the alcove. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Greyback seized Harry and dragged him around to face the light, forcing the other prisoners to shuffle around too. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z She seized my arm and we were poised face to face in the middle of the walk. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Scabbers emerged, thrashing desperately; Ron had to seize his long bald tail to stop him escaping. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Swords were honed, shields polished, helmets daubed with grease so that the monster should not seize them easily to bite off their heads. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z He seized Winston’s shoulder and spun him round so that he was facing him. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z I'm seized with terror, weak from my head wound, shaking. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z At full speed I seize it again, and with a swing toss it over the wall and clamber up. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z My Father, whose strong hands always seized whatever came along and molded it to his will, seemed unable to grasp what had happened. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z That gave Will the moment he needed to seize the edges of the window and press them shut. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Hen Wen seized this opportunity to roll into another puddle. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z We could see the wide Channel & even Boston-Town, & — my God, I do not jest—there, drawing up, was a Sloop & a Schooner, discharged Boats with Parliament’s Marines to protect their seized Animals. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Then a hand grabbed her left arm and another seized her right and she was soaring between two fairies—a slender albino with black eyes and a blue, furry fairy. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “Only Daedalus would think of that,” Minos said, and he came to Sicily to seize him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Similarly, in Louisiana, journalists reported that Louisiana police engaged in massive pretextual stops in an effort to seize cash, with the money diverted to police department ski trips and other unauthorized uses. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z At the landing I saw a bucket half full of kerosene and seized it, flinging it impulsively into a burning room. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z In that split second, the man fighting with him bent down and seized the neck of a broken bottle from the ground. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z They seize upon the idioms of the black ghetto. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Augustus!” cried Mr. Wonka, seizing his hand and pumping it up and down with terrific force. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z There was a loud clicking noise and suddenly he felt something long and hairy seize him around the middle and lift him off the ground, so that he was hanging facedown. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The smell leaves me seized by desperate panic—panic not like my lungs are out of air, but like the atmosphere itself is out of air. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Reverend Moorehead, instead of asking an impersonal blessing, seized the opportunity to advise the Lord of Jem’s and her misdeeds. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z It was just the sort of detail he would seize upon. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He turned to fill the winecup but Hercules seized him—and no one ever disregarded that grasp. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hey, have a drink,” she offered suddenly, seizing the bottle round the neck and looking for spare cups on the floor. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “Oh my God, Henry,” Alex yells, seizing Henry by one lapel as the music pounds on, “you have to dance. You have to dance. You need to understand this formative American coming-of-age experience.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Its arteries coated with what looks like foie gras, it seizes up one day. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The fugitive was younger and stronger, but the man held his ground and seized Caesar by the waist. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z On the day the soldiers grabbed Heritage, they seized around two hundred kids. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z They seized two large sticks which were nearby and drove the other boys away, telling them that it was wrong to surround such a bird and torment it. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Family Betrayals Instead of acting on Ptolemy’s behalf, Berenice soon got rid of Cleopatra VI and seized complete control of her father’s reign. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z "I hear that useless old fool slew two of Slynt's gold cloaks when they tried to seize him at the Mud Gate." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Spurge shied away from Werfel’s rage, but Werfel seized his shoulder and pulled the white fur hood down further so it covered the elf’s face. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z I seize him by the arm and shake him. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Now that the moment had come, Artemis was almost afraid to seize it. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The wounded badger had seized the blade regardless of its keen edge. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z If I had not seized him just at the moment I believe he would have killed the man there and then. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Briony offered her a chance, and she seized it instinctively; less than that—she simply let it settle over her. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Harry had therefore seized his chance in the first week of the holidays. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The gold cloaks seized the knight by the arms. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Cora lay down on the bench, seized by one of her headaches. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z They each seized a broomstick and kicked off into the air, soaring into the midst of the cloud of keys. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Curious to consider that, were it not seized, this very musket had been used against us. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He seized her wrist in midair and whisked her hand behind her back. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Along with two other men, he was seized and brutally murdered by a mob of white men. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He moaned to himself as he struggled along, and the other baboons seized the opportunity to bully him. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z They were amazingly lively despite their half-starved appearance, and once seized and thrown into the sack, they went after one another with ungodly shrieks. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The man was seized, the other robbers discovered, and all put to death. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Men, women and children seized articles and dashed inside shouting, laughing. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z If the NJ police were onto me, they would have hit me right after my first hack into that server, in the middle of the night, and seized my computer—and me. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z A dozen times a day he seized a paper or a book and stared at it and put it down. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z They organized peasants into fighting cadres, seized land, expelled the owners and established People’s Courts to try Class Enemies. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z As I began to turn away, she seized my wrist. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z She flung out her arms to seize hold of anything solid—but she had no arms. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z When they seemed more interested in me than in food, and the fish started to swim away, he seized it with his sharp teeth and tossed it in front of them. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z When Grandma asked me buy her some soy sauce, I could not help seizing the opportunity to go past Number Eleven and take another look. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z A sudden silence seized the feasters ... all but Lord Ramsay, who tossed aside the bone he had been gnawing, wiped his mouth on his sleeve, smiled a greasy, wet-lipped smile, and said, “Father.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It had absolutely no effect; one of the pixies seized his wand and threw it out of the window, too. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The stranger seized my arm and all but dragged me to the rear of the house. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z The broomstick spun to earth, but he just managed to seize the strap of his rucksack and the top of the cage as the motorbike swung the right way up again. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Going swifdy to the candles, they grasped them, two in each hand; Will, smaller, leapt hastily on a chair to seize the last. The Dark is Rising 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw his convulsions and my body too was seized with aching cramps. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, the depot master at the railroad told Jack’s mother not to expect the shipment, that the Nazis were seizing everything coming in by rail. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z Daisy looked up at her, and seized the handkerchief, and blew her nose upon it, and sniffled into it. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Landowners and farmers whose property was being seized for this purpose objected. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z They had blacked their faces, seized axes, and come along. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z They seized on this partly because it enabled them to introduce into philosophy a creator God unknown to Aristotle and Ptolemy. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Both teams seize the other’s Artifact at almost the exact same time. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Here, have a pasty,” said Worple, seizing one from a passing elf and stuffing it into Sanguinis hand before turning his attention back to Harry. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He seized her and cut out her tongue. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She seized a quill pen and printed two lines on a scrap of the curly birch bark which the children collected to use in place of costly paper. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The spirit of the Defiance Campaign continued in the eastern Cape long after it vanished elsewhere, and ANC members there seized on the M-Plan as a way of continuing to defy the government. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I reached for the rope without thinking, trying to seize it from Sender’s hands so that I could haul Yakov up and keep him from drowning. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Suddenly the monkey seized Mrs. Coulter’s hand and pointed. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Before the startled Taran could draw his blade, a guard seized him and quickly lashed his arms behind his back. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z These events were seized upon by the press, and their vivid accounts of what had taken place shocked the country and led to a public outcry for the suffragists. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Johnny knew that by law any cargo that was not unloaded within twenty days might be seized by the custom-house and sold at auction. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I seized on this opportunity to complain about my dolls being locked in the shed, and she said she would see what she could do. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Will vengeful Death now seize my life and my child’s, too? Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z This terror that seized my lungs in a stranglehold was the only answer. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z His servants shrank from the sacrilege when he ordered them to fell it; whereupon he seized an ax himself and attacked the mighty trunk around which the dryads used to hold their dances. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z How do you thank a brother who refused to let you go, who seized your hand and wrenched you upward, just as you had decided to stop kicking and sink? Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He glared icily at the whipping boy who had seized his royal title. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z I can seize the word by the scruff of the neck, give it a good shaking, and make it look like a respectable town in the land of the Never-Never: PRZYMIHATSES. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Once Laertes saved me from a dog that seized my leg in its teeth and raked my back with its claws. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Achren seized it again, gripping the sharp blade itself until her hands ran scarlet. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Later the “Occupied Territories” indicated Palestinian lands that were seized by Israelis, so “occupied” became a nasty word. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “What would happen if I seized you and overpowered you?” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z With the protection of federal troops, African Americans began to vote in large numbers and seize control, in some areas, of the local political apparatus. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The first Five-Year Plan seized this land for the state under a program called “collectivization.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z At once Ranofer removed it to the stone block, dropped the blowpipe and seized the mallet instead. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z She seized them and carried them back to her place by the scruff of their necks. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z With only a few exceptions, the Supreme Court has seized every opportunity to facilitate the drug war, primarily by eviscerating Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches and seizures by the police. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Malcolm shouted to Alice, and scrambled over to seize the painter of the canoe and drag it down over the grass to the water’s edge. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z And she scrambled up, hand over hand, forcing the beating wing aside, and seized the angel’s hair to wrench back his head and bare his throat for the snow leopard’s teeth. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Dill was seized with a bad whooping spell, and Reverend Moorehead whispered to Jem, “Take the child out into the air. He is overcome.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Her astonishment was almost greater than her fear of him, which was real enough, and she pulled herself up, dazed, and seized his shirt in supplication. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They immediately seized upon a copy of a popular new book that was on prominent display. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z The moment she touched him, his upper body seized like he’d been electrocuted. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z She imagines seizing El Lider’s pistol, pressing it to his temple, squeezing the trigger until he hears the decisive click. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “Change your ways when fear seizes,” he had said, “for it usually means you are doing something wrong.” Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He did not obey at once, for a strange reluctance seized him. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The feeling of terror that seized me was so strong that it woke me up. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought Jeanine attacked the Abnegation to seize power, but she attacked them to steal information—information only they knew. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z He turned and a hysterical terror seized him, as though he were falling from a great height in a dream. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Going swiftly to the candles, they grasped them, two in each hand; Will, smaller, leapt hastily on a chair to seize the last. The Dark is Rising 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z He seized a heavy hammer that was leaning against the wall. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Societies with effective conflict resolution, sound decision making, and harmonious economic redistribution can develop better technology, concentrate their military power, seize larger and more productive territories, and crush autonomous smaller societies one by one. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z My eyes grew wide to hear him renounce all desire for the throne unjustly seized by Claudius. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The dwarf seemed on the verge of seizing Gwystyl by his robe and shaking him, but Adaon stepped forward and quickly explained what had occurred at Dark Gate. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z They watched while the clam seized up around it and drew its neck into the mud. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He seized the opportunity to push me off my feet. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z He sought to seize her against her will But her love of God inspired her. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z That was when Kyra seized a stone and threw it at his head. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Hermione seized a roll of paper lying next to the bottles. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z He was seized with a sudden urgent need to boast. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z As they sweep the grounds, I sense them reaching out to me, trying to seize me with their illuminated tentacles, trying to expose my face to the light. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z She made a stronger concoction, burned sweetgrass braids, fanned Omakayas, too, but the deep cold seemed to have seized her heart. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z I seized it with sudden panic, as though something infinitely precious had almost been lost to me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z But one of them seized the boy and yanked him back out of the hole. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Sister Fenella stumbled into the workshop and seized him by the arm. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The offending dust, hair, or paper, seized in miniature steel jaws, was raced back to the burrows. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Nick stalked back and forth, scowling and slicing the air with his blade, as though to fend off the truth that was attempting to seize him. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z She seized Yossarian’s hand and pulled him out on the dance floor. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I gasp as I fall back, seizing the tree trunk at the last second. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Gripping Harry’s arm so tightly he might have been hoping to Disapparate with him, Slughorn led him purposefully into the party; Harry seized Luna’s hand and dragged her along with him. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z A slow dread clawed its way up her insides, seizing at her throat with long, vicious fingers. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z He threaded Seabiscuit through, and in a few strides he had seized the lead. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Hicks, finding the girl slow to move, jumped from her bed, seized an oak stick of wood by the fireplace, and with it broke the girl’s nose and breastbone, and thus ended her life. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1845-05-01T00:00:00Z As the werewolf wrenched itself free of the manacle binding it, the dog seized it about the neck and pulled it backward, away from Ron and Pettigrew. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z She ran to Herbie and seized his cold, heavy hand in both hers. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Once out of sight, they sat on the grass to eat, breaking pieces of apple pie off with their fingers and licking all the sticky sauce before seizing another portion. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z But now they were seized with a fear that I was growing out of control. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He seized her hand and shook it heartily. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z His fury was wrought to the highest: he must yield to it for a moment, whatever followed; he crossed the floor and seized my arm and grasped my waist. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He came at Hugo like a steam engine, seizing the boy by the arm. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Pax sprang and seized a joint of ham, tearing it from its hook, and darted out of the tent with the heavy prize in his mouth. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z She seized the flannel and rubbed Lyra’s knees so hard she left the skin bright pink and sore, but clean. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Tony swooped like lightning and seized it, and started towards the door. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z I seized hold of my plough with both hands, so that it would not be carried away. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In church in a drunken stupor, he had seized the chalice and dispensed communion to his frightened attendants. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Did Lee plan to let Richmond fall and in its stead to seize Washington—wouldn’t the exchange of capitals be worth his while? Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z She lay in wait for the wayfarers along the roads to the city and whomever she seized she put a riddle to, telling him if he could answer it, she would let him go. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “How wonderful! Gnome saliva is enormously beneficial!” said Mr. Lovegood, seizing Luna’s outstretched finger and examining the bleeding puncture marks. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z With wild yells very uncharacteristic of peaceful mice, the friends seized their staves and charged out, fired with new zeal. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z They would seize the oceans, the farthest stars, the deepest secret rivers in Hrothgar’s name! Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z The grunts and panting of a man in violent labor or perhaps—I thought with a sickening shudder—one seized by ecstatic bloodlust. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z My body was writhing as if I were seized by a terrible pain. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Silently, I remind myself to look for the first chance to seize him. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z At these words, Hermione seized Hagrid’s binoculars, but instead of looking up at Harry, she started looking frantically at the crowd. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z I scrambled from the bower and seized my cloak as if to flee. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “I must point out that the move I have taken provides you with the opportunity to overcome the current deadlock, and to normalize the country’s political situation. I hope you will seize it without delay.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Shagga tossed a handful of hair down to the rushes, and seized what beard was left. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Meg cries out when they seize him, and they knock her to the sidewalk. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The book showed how useful Arabic numerals were for doing complex calculations, and the Italian merchants and bankers quickly seized upon the new system, zero included. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “What the hell are you doin’?” he demanded, seizing my wrist with one hand and the basket with his other. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z The moon shone on the face of the Arab who had seized him, and in the man’s eyes the boy saw death. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z "Well, come on, out with it!" growled Cockerell, seizing her by the nape of the neck as if to shake the answer out of her. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Or would the angry gods of Ghis send their harpies to seize her soul and drag her down to torment? A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The government seized their home and bulldozed the whole area to build a fancy, new white suburb, Triomf. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Harry seized Ron’s wrist as he raised his wand; there were too many of them to Stun: Even attempting it would give away their position. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I seized the opportunity to run down into the lobby, to see it again before Dr. Azzam arrived. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z She imagines a man, his back flat against the wall, ready to seize her when she passes. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Horatio seized his head in his hands, making his red curls wild and unruly. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z In the months before the election, in her speeches and at public appearances, Susan B. Anthony had encouraged women nationwide to “seize their rights to go to the polls and vote.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z As Cherokees fled, abandoning their towns and fields, the attackers seized, killed, and scalped women and children, taking no prisoners. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Nobody suspects you for an epileptic until you seize. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z After pocketing the money herself, she seized her tenants’ clothing and put everyone out on the street anyway. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z “Harry, you’ve got to come — you’ve got to come, the most amazing thing’s happened — please —” She seized Harry’s arm and started to try to drag him back along the corridor. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z His nails scraped against my rib cage; he seized my spine as though it were a pillar, void of pain but with unbearable pressure. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Kalo had seized him under one arm and led him to the portable trailer that served as Curly’s office. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He walked quickly over to Wilson and standing in front of him seized him firmly by the upper arms. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z They had been seized from thousands of captured, imprisoned, and dead men. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z “My muscles have all seized up,” he groaned, sinking on his bed. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Lenin’s death in 1924 initiated a power struggle that ended when Joseph Stalin seized power. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Pentheus ordered his guards to seize and imprison the visitors, especially the leader, “whose face is flushed with wine, a cheating sorcerer from Lydia.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, “Free Huey, seize the time!” and every other Black Panther slogan we learned last summer in Oakland with Cecile and the Black Panthers. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z I seized this conclusion and didn’t try to go beyond it. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z As a rule, Lawrence was not a boisterous sort, but they had all at one time or another witnessed his ebullient outbursts when he was seized with a new idea. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Firmly seize one end of the imaginary bandage. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Any third party whom you might make their commander cannot immediately seize enough authority to harm you. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z But before I turned around to go back to the kitchen, something seized my attention. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Reporters for Time and for CBS informed the nation that a new mood of careerism had seized the campus. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z This time her savior was an eagle, who poised on his great wings beside her, seized the flask from her with his beak and brought it back to her full of the black water. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Every man on that list has kin within the city. Sons and brothers, wives and daughters, mothers and fathers. Let my Brazen Beasts seize them. Their lives will win you back those ships.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Ron seized Wormtail’s wand arm and forced it upward; Harry slapped a hand to his mouth, muffling his voice. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Suddenly realizing where his thoughts tended, I seized his hands in mine. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He focused on the need for speed, not camping in the forests of Maryland, cowering like a wounded animal, fearful that every noise meant the hunters were about to seize him. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Before I knew it he would seize the back of my neck or my throat and I would be pierced by fang-holes. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z And then I was seized with a fear that she looked like this because she was dead. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z We had even managed to replace some of the furniture the two Zulu men had seized. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z It seized Idunn in one taloned claw and the ash-wood box of apples in the other, and it rose into the sky above Asgard and was gone. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Harry shouted at Hermione; he seized her hand and they jumped into the fireplace together as Yaxley’s curse sailed over Harry’s head. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He dodges the punch, but instead of trying again, I seize his arm as hard as I can and wrench it to the side. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Ron seized his knife, pulled Malfoy’s roots toward him, and began to chop them roughly, so that they were all different sizes. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I saw him through the window, seizing his horse’s mane, and mounting in his blundering brutal manner, and sidling and backing away. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z The bottom dropped away sharply; Taran lost his footing and found himself wildly dancing over nothing, as the river seized him greedily. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Yet at any moment she was liable to be seized by one of those curious fits of sleep, which might last for a few minutes or for hours. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Not Orcs,’ said another, releasing the hilt of his sword, which he had seized when he saw the glitter of Sting in Frodo’s hand. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “It appears they plan on seizing munitions from our militia.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Hoover assured the American public that the explosives were seized and the saboteurs imprisoned. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z He lunged across the table, seized the weapon of the second student, and yanked it free of its hanger. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z If only I had truly taken advantage of the situation, seized and held and prized the multitudes of advantages the summer offered me; if only I had. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z He had glimpsed a glorious ideal, had struggled toward it and seized it and come to understand it, and was disappointed. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry bent over him, and Snape seized the front of his robes and pulled him close. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I have seen the kicking feet and the two in black who now seize hold of them and drag downward with all their weight. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The Court ruled that Bostick’s encounter with the police was purely voluntary, and therefore he was not “seized” within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Before anyone could notice him, Pong seized the Governor's wrist and held on. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to think about what I had left behind at the Stockyards, or who had seized me, or why the taste of chemicals lingered sweet and strange on my tongue. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Here, he seized his schoolbag, ignoring the amazed looks of several people who had already finished their dinner, threw himself back out of the portrait hole, and hurtled off along the seventh-floor corridor. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He ruled over the other Titans until his son Zeus dethroned him and seized the power for himself. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d seized the rope when Lyra dropped it, and now he wrapped it around his left hand for protection against the knife. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes she appears as cupbearer to the gods; sometimes that office is held by Ganymede, a beautiful young Trojan prince who was seized and carried up to Olympus by Zeus’s eagle. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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