| 单词 | select |
| 例句 | It took me almost as long to select a pseudonym as it had taken me to write the whole letter. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “Where do you live?” he blurted finally, then flushed because of all questions he might have selected this was the least clever. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Epidemics tip because of the extraordinary efforts of a few select carriers. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Obinze selected some spice bottles from the cupboard, sprinkled them on the chicken, and put the pot on the stove. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z All you had to do was slide your tray along a steel counter and select what you wanted from all the main dishes and desserts and drinks. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z The founder had been careful to select a sturdy building that had good wind and water vibrations, a phrase that meant it was in harmony with the rest of the universe. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Lord Godalming smiled, and the man lifted a good-sized bunch of keys; selecting one of them, he began to probe the lock, as if feeling his way with it. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z One time the factory owner selected my father to attend an advanced course in tool design in the nearby city of Białystok. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z I guess it makes more sense than the truth—that Dain has selected me to be part of his nest of thieves and spies. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z What kind of room would Brother Jack select for me and why wasn't I left to select my own? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Somewhere among them—those green and untested boys—lay much of the stock from which he would have to select a crew capable of going all the way. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z From an engineering standpoint, clay should never be selected as the bearing material for a big earthen monument. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Holly selected a blackout suit from the rack, pulling it on over her jumpsuit. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Instead, they evidently knew the local wild plants as intimately as do modern New Guineans, and they used that knowledge to select and bring home only the most useful available seed plants. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z She plunges her big hand down, selects a match, hands it over to me. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z In the end, it was announced that we would get tokens, but not many because it was a “most distinguished honour” to have work selected by Madame. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z In the fruit and candy store where he had bought the newspaper that afternoon he selected a basket of fruit wrapped in cellophane. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z For a few seconds, he held them in his hands, examining them with some care, then he selected one and replaced the other two on top of the cupboard. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z General Steyn introduced me to the judges and explained that I had been selected to represent the other prisoners. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They had already selected a termite hill about half a mile away. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “He selected you for a space mission? He’s learning to play ‘Heart and Soul’ on the piano and needs you to play the harmony?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Perry looked through old letters, photographs, clippings, and selected from them those mementos he meant to take with him. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Nel’s response to Jude’s shame and anger selected her away from Sula. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t bother to ask if he was one of the ones selected. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Washington insiders knew it had to be someone among the select few who had access to McNamara’s study—and someone who had turned against the war. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Among those selected was the new pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, twenty-six-year-old Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The attempt to obtain justice for Claudette Colvin marked Dr. King’s political debut. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z Its members were selected by lot, with each of the ten Attic tribes sending fifty men to the council. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z The state dinner at which she appeared was the most select and glamorous social event of the Roosevelt years. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z I let Dylan reach into the basket to select our clue. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Analyze, interpret, and select artistic work for presentation. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z There are twelve girls who’ve been selected for the Woman to Woman mentorship program. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z If Scythe Faraday had selected him as morally capable of the job, perhaps he was. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I ordered fried chicken and chocolate pudding and pecan pie, and no one said a word about me not selecting a single vegetable. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Were you embarrassed when I was selected for Birthmother?” she asked them. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The process of selection, notably, acts on a physical or biological attribute—and the underlying genes are selected passively as a result. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “Lovely weather,” Beowulf added, carefully selecting a little shell-shaped cake from the tray. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z From time to time, she opens the drawer, selects a rock, turns it around in her hands, studies it, and then returns it to the drawer. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z It was a national project to select landing sites for future passenger airports in the Crimea, Caucasus, and Sea of Azov areas. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z They would, of course, be selected by the infantry but we were supposed to work it out. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Sutton’s is a cafeteria down the street from the department store, with trays that you slide down a steel counter to select just what you want for your entrée and side dish. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z It would be easiest to find a school group and select their messenger. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z She knew the odds that she would be selected were small—but what else was there to do? Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z We had selected one of those situations considered “impossible.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Obtaining Personal Information The name of the game in statistics is the inferring of information about a large population by examining characteristics of a small, randomly selected sample. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The crowd was small and selected of the greatest enthusiasts among the Regiment; they played upon cookware. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I know that you will all extend every courtesy to our foreign guests while they are with us, and will give your whole-hearted sup port to the Hogwarts champion when he or she is selected. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z To select a very fine shirt; to unfold the dark blue trousers that fit just so. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I know what she wants me to say—that I see no reason to join the outside world—but I’m not a good liar, so instead I select a part of the truth. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I didn’t think it would matter which copy of his hometown I went to, so I selected one at random, near the equator. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z All people, not just a select few she’s spent years making up her mind about. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z From a crock she selects the slotted spatula she will use. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z In contrast, only one in three thousand “randomly” selected men could achieve distinction. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Once loaded, the Penny Doubled Challenge required a player name, and then the user needed to select their rules. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z He prepared two others before I selected a victim and picked up my knife. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z He selected the upstream, or north, side, a poor choice because the morning sun and its reflection off the river would be in his face. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “Yes, yes. Salma, can you please help me select the vase?” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z For the evening reading before prayers, he selected the twenty-first chapter of Revelation. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Directly in front of them, dressed in white jersies and forming a little protective phalanx, were the Pepettes, a select group of senior girls who made up the school spirit squad. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Colors, furnishings, and appointments had been selected for their inspirational value. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I selected the mirror partner option on my dance software and began to do the same. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z His father gave them all envelopes of varying amounts of money, never thinking that just once they might like something he actually went into a department store and selected. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z But the cycle of sow / grow / harvest / sow would have selected immediately and unconsciously for the mutants. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I was selected as valedictorian of my class and assigned to write a paper to be delivered at one of the public auditoriums. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Now that my eyes have adjusted to the light, I can see that the plants in this room were selected for beauty, not practicality—flowers and ivy and clusters of purple or red leaves. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z In private, though, Maestlin also explained the Copernican system to a select group of promising pupils, including Kepler. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Sporadically, Bobby would select a letter at random and reply with a personal note. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “That he hadn't been assigned—which we all knew, of course. But then—this was the surprise. She said he'd been selected.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Jenna finally selects a Peppermint Patty, and we head back to the counter to pay for the candy. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The neutrons in turn would act upon a secondary target; obtaining the end product one sought was merely a matter of selecting the right secondary target. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Otto watched disinterestedly as I selected three particularly luscious leaves from a branch, delicately placed them into my mouth, and started chewing. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z The document also commended the local sheriff for his prompt and successful action to protect property and persons in the vicinity and for his judgment in selecting his deputies. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z I walked slowly to her desk, expecting to be lectured; but my heart quickened when I saw her go to the corner and select a long, green, limber switch and come toward me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z That is, farmers initially selected seeds of certain wild plant individuals to bring into their gardens and then chose certain progeny seeds each year to grow in the next year’s garden. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z After much study, the steering committee selected the R. N. Harris Elementary School, a modern, one-story brick building. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z As animals struggled to survive, the best-adapted variants—the fittest mutations—were serially selected. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “Tomorrow morning you must all line up here, and we will select people for various tasks that have to be carried out.” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Then he went from cardboard box to cardboard box selecting back issues, and within minutes he left the office carting twenty old issues of the magazine under one arm. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Until the demands were met, the BSC would sponsor a boycott of selected white businesses. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Thumbing a quarter into the slot, he selected three country and western songs. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Because he has never messed with another woman; because he selected that young girl to love, he thinks he is free. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I raised my hand to volunteer, and was selected. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He selected an orange and peeled it slowly. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He selected a short silvery dagger with a rubber grip, then one with a long black blade. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Sally hadn't been selected to ride on her church’s float. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z If for us the Gallery remained in a hazy realm, what was solid enough fact was Madame’s turning up usually twice—sometimes three or four times—each year to select from our best work. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I found an unlabeled video link at the bottom of her dossier, and when I selected it, a live vidfeed of a small suburban house appeared on my display. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Alas, Thupa Inka apparently selected one son but then changed his mind on his deathbed and selected another. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “The party seemed so well selected, so suitable one with the other. I hope we may often meet again.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z This was a grave disappointment, for Reverend Tantsi was a distinguished figure and had been selected in order to show the authorities that we were not just a group of young rabble- rousers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Master W. D. Fard selected Elijah Karriem to be the Supreme Minister, over all other ministers, and among all of those others sprang up a bitter jealousy. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The first Bantu pioneers probably were few in number, selected wet-forest areas suitable for their yam agriculture, and leapfrogged over drier areas, which they left to Khoisan herders and hunter-gatherers. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I was impressed: Mushie had been able to choose any position he liked in space, all by selecting which branches to use and where to tie them. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z When the Right Flank needed a junior officer to help Captain Chervil, it was Avens and not Blackavar who had been selected by the Council. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Katz selected a top bunk and set about the long challenge of trying to get into it. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z He selected a ruby and placed it in her hand. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z He selected the shorter of the two, which felt friendlier in his hand, and pointed it at the rock. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Then, from each conversation, she selected two ten-second clips of the doctor talking, so her slice was a total of forty seconds. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Hugo de Vries had proposed that mutations were responsible for variation: changes in genes created changes in forms that could be selected by natural forces. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z For the briefest, most foolish of moments, I thought that perhaps it was I who had been selected, but of course it was Chasca to whom Yawar now turned. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Now Milton selects an egg from the bowl. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “I will read a multiple-choice question. Use the touch-screen computers in your reading desks to select your answer.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z He selected a section of flat New Mexico desert near the Alamogordo Air Force Base. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Organisms are selected to engage in sex—the ones that find it uninteresting quickly become extinct. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But rather than simply planting manioc and other annual crops in their gardens until the forest took them over, they planted selected tree crops along with the manioc and managed the transition. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Booby, we feel that you are one of these few select players. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z As new flies had been born, selected, and bred, the gene frequencies had changed, resulting in populations with new genetic compositions. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z She had run out of canvases and had begun painting on plywood, so she picked up a piece of wood, got out her palette, squeezed some paints onto it, and selected a brush. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z We selected them as the most immediate burden pressing on the lives of the people, and the best way to engage the greatest number of people in the struggle. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Because I was twelve, I had to sign consent to the adoption and select my name. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z At least, I'd made the right choice in selecting which clothes to wear. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Using my avatar’s new superuser interface, I made a sweeping gesture with my hand, selecting all of the Sixer avatars on my display. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I plug some headphones into the family laptop, select the angel food cake episode of The Great British Baking Show, and turn up the sound so I can’t hear them arguing. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Artemis opened the ancient languages file on his Power Translator and selected Egyptian. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z He smiled and selected a cracker and a slice of cheese. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I select the longest of the glass shards and slip it carefully into my back pocket. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z What remained was to select the athletes worthy of carrying the American flag into the heart of the Nazi state. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He turned away from me, and began perusing the volumes upon the shelf, selecting some, drawing them out, and laying them in the crook of his arm. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z My intellectual pride had kept me from selecting typing, shorthand or filing as subjects in school, so office work was ruled out. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He also devoted a chapter to the psychoses of four chess masters, selected from the millions of normal people who’d played seriously over the years. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I sent that with a few photos I had selected from our vacation and several I took specifically for Martin of our backyard, our driveway, and the dogs. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Instead of the blouses and hippie skirts Mia always selected for her, Pearl found herself with an armful of quirky T-shirts, a skirt made from an old pair of Levi’s, a navy zip-up hoodie. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Artemis flicked through his hard copy of the Book and selected a passage. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I grinned and tapped a small door icon at the edge of my display, then selected Aech’s chat room from my list of favorites. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Galton had proposed using physical and mental traits—human phenotype—to select the best specimens for breeding. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z So fifteen years later, when I was selected to integrate Central High, Grandmother said, “Now you see, that’s the reason God spared your life. You’re supposed to carry this banner for our people.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The Paqo selected a cluster of dried grasses hanging upside down from the roof beam. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Though it will make survival possible for only a select portion of our population, unless we take extreme measures, we face the eventual extinction of the human race. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Why would he select such a critical moment to do something so strange? The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Farmers had been using this phenomenon for millennia—breeding and interbreeding animals to produce natural variants, and selecting these variants over multiple generations. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z They had emerged—loosely speaking—because an ancestral antelope had produced a long-necked variant that had been progressively selected by a natural force, such as a famine. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Then he selected a folder from among his papers and returned to the witness stand. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The year of my infatuation with the Obscure Object, the play Mr. da Silva selected was Antigone. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Then she selected a ball from the rack and dribbled to the center circle. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Pontellier had prepared for bed, but he slipped on an extra garment He opened a bottle of wine, of which he kept a small and select supply in a buffet of his own. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew that being selected by my peers for this final Olympic assignment was the highest honor, but I was secretly worried that I’d embarrass my country. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Thus, farmers selected from among individual plants on the basis not only of perceptible qualities like size and taste, but also of invisible features like seed dispersal mechanisms, germination inhibition, and reproductive biology. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The next morning, the five of us selected to give our tonsils for motion study assembled in the parlor. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z He had only to select the ones he wanted. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z He was active in the local Masonic Lodge and was a member of several select social clubs. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then it selected a nice gravelly bit of bank which would take no footprints and came out on the northern side. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z It was a select group, an elite group, a great number of us being Fort Hare graduates; we were far from a mass movement. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She selected “San Francisco” and then did a title search for The Maltese Falcon. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z This is where the official Warcross teams select the players who will be on their teams for this year’s games. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z After the contratista left, we marched in line to the end of the field, selected a row, and started to work. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z By selecting the Potomac location, the Congress had implicitly decided to separate the political and financial capitals of the United States. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Every summer, she selects a rising senior to be in charge of the summer show—to pick the script, cast the players, and direct the whole thing. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Hobbes’s point is not that expertise is whatever the sovereign says it is; it is that non-experts can be competent to select experts. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I selected a place beside a mossy rock in a circle of hemlocks. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z She was about to select her favorite throwing knife—a bright steel dagger with a black leather grip—but Fin bent down and pointed to a different one. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Late in the morning the children formed a double line, something Ralph had never before witnessed, and walked quietly to the library, where they selected books to read. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z “Let’s go see what sort of ‘inspirational’ reading Dr. Zinchenko has selected for us.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z I was prompted to select one of the planet’s 256 transport terminals as my arrival point. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The Wolf Trap was selected along with three other microbiology experiments to go aboard the Viking landers. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Is the Reverend King the one you selected?” Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z I want to express my sincere gratitude for this great honor you have conferred on me by selecting me your Miss University for the coming year— The baby starts crying again. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Consider now a randomly selected family of four that is known to have at least one daughter. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z So what you might do is select a string of eight or ten consecutive questions and fill in the correct answers for, say, one-half or two-thirds of your students. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z “What if I am selected instead to be a Sun Maiden who tends to the mummies?” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z The many wild species not represented among the 157 selected are ones that would have been useless or harmful to people, including all of the most toxic weed species in the environment. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The doctors then filled out a questionnaire, describing each selected patient’s condition. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The server behind the counter, who looked something like the actress Shelley Duvall, smiled and handed him a tray with his selected food. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Or perhaps Mrs. Baker will assign selected lines to you. Do you think that you might enjoy learning a line or two?” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Eugenicists such as Galton had hoped to select complex phenotypes—intelligence, height, beauty, and moral rectitude—as a biological shortcut to enrich genes for intelligence, height, beauty, and morality. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Instead of holding it in a church or chapel, we selected Mount Morris Park, and an appeal went out for all former members to join the funeral march. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z And she moved up to the table to select her cake while Miss Lulu played another dramatic roll on the piano, and everybody applauded. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “You have been selected for gleaning,” he said, speaking in Common, but with a pronounced accent that must have been Portuzonian, which was the primary language of Amazonia. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z His hand hovered and selected a shining elliptical can whose flatness seemed reminiscent of salmon or similar delicacy. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z For that reason, Crazy Horse had been selected to lead. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z All the time Bobby weighed possibilities, suggested alternatives, selected the best lines, discriminated, decided. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Then they headed for Aeolian Hall, where the competition to select the winning vocalist was being held. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z He would reach down deep into his pocket, pull out a handful of change, and from it select a very special nickel for her. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Having finally selected a design, Min began incising it. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z He’s one of the most intuitive captains out of anyone—he would have selected someone he could count on, experienced players who are ranked high. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z That first season, the Fugees played in a recreational, or rec, league, an informal division teams played in before they could enter competition in the “select” grouping. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Our leaders are selected by their peers for their impeccable character, moral fortitude, and leadership skills. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I selected a book I had just read, The Old Man and the Sea. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z He squirmed on his mat, wishing uselessly that Headmaster hadn’t selected him, picturing the cub chased by a hungry crocodile, counting the minutes until the sun would finally rise. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z “Look, I know more about this than you think I do, and I told your mom everything I could, and she decided that it was best to share what I know with...a select few.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The rock he selected was nothing special, as far as he could tell. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Thirteen days later, the Georgia Supreme Court reversed itself, holding that the fact that 98.4 percent of the defendants selected to receive life sentences for repeat drug offenses were black required no justification. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z In Norway, you may select any individual around the table and skaal him or her in a small private ceremony. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z She had not been selected for this job by a committee that had perceived her fascination with fish. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He looked at dog breeders, who created new breeds by selecting for traits they wanted. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “He selected you for a space mission? He’s learning to play ‘Heart and Soul’ on the piano and needs you to play the harmony?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “Suit yourself,” sighed Foaly, selecting what looked like a finger from the rack. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Once a week I would cut and pack our garden produce, selecting the best and leaving the spoilt or bruised vegetables for ourselves, cover the basket with leaves and set off for the village. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Meantime, Mr. Rochester had again summoned the ladies round him, and was selecting certain of their number to be of his party. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z State bureaucrats are not selected mainly on the basis of kinship, as in chiefdoms, but are professionals selected at least partly on the basis of training and ability. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z On Tuesday morning, March 22, the benches were occupied exclusively by the all-male venire of Finney County residents from which a jury was to be selected. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Mark Antony and Cleopatra were its two main members, along with an exclusive, select group of Alexandrians. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Selby chose the songs, arranged the harmonies, selected the soloists, and conducted the performance. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I, on the other hand, had been the first to arrive, selecting a place around the seminar table close to the door, but unfortunately since the table was round, equally exposed. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z A well-dressed member of the gang who wouldn’t arouse suspicion by his manner would go into a selected store about closing time, hide somewhere, and get locked inside when the store closed. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Nowjust a minute ago I understood you to say that you selected somebody that knew the law better. Now who was that person?” Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z Nathan resented my attractiveness, as if slender hips and large blue eyes were things I’d selected intentionally to draw attention to myself. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z A week before I boarded the most memorable plane ride of my life, Valley Forge had selected me to be the regimental commander for the 70th Corps of Cadets. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Hurley was faced with the heartbreaking task of selecting which few to keep. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z In math, Mrs. Verne selected a group of students who had shown Excellence and Promise to work together on Advanced Algebra. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She's applied lipstick and eye pencil, twisted a dozen golden bangles on each wrist, strung two necklaces around her throat, and selected a pair of dangly earrings. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Whenever she was asked how she had selected her team for the Academic Bowl, she chose one of several good answers. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z Ranofer selected one of the small punts made of bundles of papyrus reeds bound together, and crawled under it. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Conversationally she spoke, identifying Hagar, selecting her away from everybody else in the world who had died. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z It is also important to select an area of burglary and stick to that. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z She selected a jade one in the shape of a viper, paid for it, and handed the blue velvet box to Jule. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “Attention, all! You have been selected for gleaning today. You are commanded to step forward and meet your demise.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “Unpack it,” he ordered Tree-ear, then went inside to fetch the two selected vessels. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z I select her gold lamé sandals, which have a thick platform sole and an ankle strap. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z He picked his cigarette out of the ashtray—that is, selected it from an accumulation of smoked and half-smoked cigarettes. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “That will do nicely for Daddy,” said Michael, selecting a clockwork train with special signals. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z He placed a thermos of orange juice within reach and selected a book. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z For many African Americans, the use of wholly discretionary peremptory strikes to select a jury of twelve remained a serious barrier to serving on a jury. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Each day Citra would go out with Scythe Curie to towns that were selected completely at random. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I received a surprising call one day from the Swedish Ambassador to the United States, who told me that EJI had been selected for the Olof Palme International Human Rights Award. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Jack was selected to help carry the heavy kettle—a dangerous job because of its weight and hot contents. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z “Do you have the group selected out for me?” he said. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z This entire flight has been selected for gleaning. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z In his own memoirs he had selected May 15, 1776, as the most decisive moment, because that was the day the Continental Congress passed a resolution calling for new constitutions in each of the states. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z People bought their scotch as “medicine” in brown paper bags from selected “pharmacies.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps those cycles of colonization, adaptation, and population explosion were what selected for the Great Leap Forward, which then diffused back westward to Eurasia and Africa. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Deciding that he didn’t feel like having the daylights walloped out of him, he walked to the rack of weapons and selected two wooden swords. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Championship, Buschke gave him a $100 gift certificate, and he took months to select his gift books, picking nothing but the best. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z If genes were, indeed, independent particles of information, then it should be possible to select, purify, and manipulate these particles independently from one another. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z I decided I had better prepare six other East Coast Muslim officials whom I selected. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The demand was so intense that only a handful of people were selected to join the class senior year; the majority of the students have had Ms. Gruwell since they were freshmen. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z It was hard to select something hurriedly for her since she liked everything but preferred nothing. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Whipping out the packet he selected a nut and popped it straight into the open beak of the astonished ruler. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I'm five ten, weigh 160 pounds, my social security number is nine randomly selected numbers, and I turned twenty-two last month. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z He selected an old broom handle and a short piece of inch-square scrap wood. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Scrabbling through a nightmare of compacts and pencils, she pulled out a prescription bottle, held it to the light, tossed it into the trash can and selected a new one. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Plus, I have a strong vocabulary and could have probably selected a nicer word for her, though I doubt I could have chosen a more accurate one. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z Holly was the obvious choice, but to select his companions was less easy. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z With considerable effort he stooped over and selected a golf ball-sized weapon, straightened up, tiptoed a little closer, and then flung the rock at his target. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They had it market-tested before four hundred carefully selected viewers at a theater in Hollywood. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Above her hung the two dozen framed flower prints she had selected and arranged with the greatest of taste and care. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Men and women would be selected from this “golden book”—as he called it—and bred to produce the best offspring, in a manner akin to basset hounds and horses. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z She sorted through them carefully, and selected the oldest, biggest, blackest, rustiest key.They went into the drawing room. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Even when they focused on a warmer place like Virginia, they persistently selected as colonists people ignorant of farming; multiplying the difficulties, the would-be colonizers were arriving in the middle of a severe, multiyear drought. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Five ingredients were selected for this special burning: milk, cheese, butter, honey, and sugar cane. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z "This will pay your debts and buy you clothing. Call me in the morning and I'll have selected your living quarters. For a start your salary will be sixty dollars a week." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z In Haudenosaunee lore, the birds represented nature’s generosity, a species literally selected by the spirit world to nourish humankind. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The person selected to advise him on what to look out for with regard to animals living and deceased was none other than Caspar Wistar. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The logs he had selected were smooth and round and had no limbs. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn't tell him that, at the scheduled time, my sister arrived at the studio with unwashed hair and took a seat beside the dozen other New York women selected by the magazine. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Mrs. Flores had selected two cans of kidney beans and put them on the counter. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He selected the driest ones he could find, going by feel. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z When a severe selection pressure is applied—a rise in temperature or a sharp restriction of nutrients—organisms with the “fittest” phenotype are selected. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Then Neola might grow tired of the constraint the verses imposed on her own voice and select a child to light a match for her cigarette. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z But because Shoto, Daito, and I had all entered at once, we were each allowed to select a different Science Patrol team member to play. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Ugwu sat down and selected one and closed his eyes as he sucked it, imagining Olanna’s mouth enclosing the same bone. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Given the freedom to pick his own training site, Tibbets selected a base in Wendover, Utah, a remote spot surrounded by salt flats. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z From your berry-picking days, you know that you select particular berries or berry bushes. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z They watched as the turtle selected her spot and positioned herself for the night’s excavation. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z To top it off, they visited a drugstore and selected cigars; in the same drugstore, they also bought two thick rolls of adhesive tape. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Luke and I were selected to be on the Christian Television Network. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Third comes "select,” the process of sliding the razor prior to the fourth Therblig, "grasp.” Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time the bus reached school, Fern had named her pet, selecting the most beautiful name she could think of. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z “This food court has been selected for gleaning,” their leader said. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I wasn’t sure which weapon to select, but some of the other freshman girls I met earlier chose épée, so I did the same. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “I wanted five judges so there couldn’t be a tie when selecting our winner,” Mr. Chumley continues. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Now, before selecting a jury, prosecutors probed prospective candidates to ascertain whether anyone had approached them. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I was “randomly selected” for an enhanced screening after that, even though my messenger bag had nothing liquid, gel, or aerosol in it. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z "The specific manhole eventually selected for an entry point was in the worst possible location," according to one account, "except for the fact it was better than all the others." Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z It was in that glass case of memorable reads selected by the library staff. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z I selected some Oil of Olay face cream and new toothbrushes. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Once a champion has been selected by the Goblet of Fire, he or she is obliged to see the tournament through to the end. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The butterflies gather round, and Sis selects a fiery red one to accompany us back to Brooklyn. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z I was a romantic, and I was not prepared to have anyone, even the regent, select a bride for me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Shadowing her stepfather and his apprentices, she learned how to select high-quality painting materials, create a pleasing composition, and interest potential customers. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z All have been selected by either their village chief or work supervisor to live here. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The instructor for her part believed that the text the students used, Adventures in English Literature, which contained selected works by Shakespeare, Edmund Spenser, and Daniel Defoe among others, was too hard for them. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The voice said at last, “Since you express no preference, I shall select a poem at random.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Begin by selecting one culture area in which you are interested. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Stated differently, fully half of the time that twenty-three randomly selected people are gathered together, two or more of them will share a birthday. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z If you had to select the least convivial scientific field trip of all time, you could certainly do worse than the French Royal Academy of Sciences’ Peruvian expedition of 1735. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Next he would soak himself in a hot bath, and then he would take his time selecting his clothing for every occasion in the day. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z With my cloaking device engaged, I selected the nearest instance of the city and landed the Vonnegut just outside the wall of its dome, watching my scopes for other ships. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I nod and look down at the page he’s selected. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z I selected the quarter in my inventory and tried again to remove it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Reserved, Miss Mallory would have called him—like a table at a fancy restaurant where only a select few could sit and chat. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I selected deodorant, disposable razors, and shaving cream. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Today it is available only during holiday seasons and only at selected stores. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z The leopard had selected its prey and they, with heartless ease, returned to their usual activities. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I selected one and held the thin paper to my nose, wondering, hoping that I’d smell something of Gideon as a boy. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z She selected a tall, dark, but slightly dried-out Douglas fir. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z For the Imuget ceremony, each new warrior selects another warrior who he feels will be a trusted friend forever, one he can confide in during times of hardship and times of happiness. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z I have wondered, incidentally: does Our Father have his Bibles so entirely in mind that he can select an instructive verse and calculate backward to the one-hundredth previous? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z But someday his father would die and then the Prince would be the king and he would have to select a queen to supply an heir for the day of his own death. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The sabotage targets had been carefully selected to pinpoint areas that, when attacked, would create bottlenecks in the American war industry. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Thus, the first farmers in the Jordan Valley selected the 2 very best of the 23 best wild grass species available to them. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z His jury was illegally selected, excluding African Americans. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Now he opens his own trunk and selects a white cotton shirt and flannel waistcoat. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The sheriff licked the wooden ice cream stick clean, flipped it in the general direction of the wastebasket, and selected another Eskimo Pie. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I selected the materials for a suit, with the assistance of Mr. Trabb’s judgment, and re-entered the parlour to be measured. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Six captains had already been selected—a position based on popularity, not skills. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z These were likely just selected copies from the scholars’ collection. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z With a helpful nudge from the abbey, Mendel was selected—although there was a catch. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z I talked about it in select company but seldom thought of it when alone. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The who didn’t matter as much to her as the how—how was the killer selecting them? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He pulled out a drawer and selected one map from several file folders there. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Eleven of these icons were grayed out and had a red “X” over them, and these robots could not be identified or selected. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I had to fall back upon tradition and since it was a political meeting, I selected one of the political techniques that I'd heard so often at home: The old down-to-earth, I'm-sick-and-tired-of-the-way-they've-been-treating-us approach. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He gave Bloom a cable from the Exposition Company that empowered De Young to hire someone to select the concessions for the Midway Plaisance and guide their construction and promotion. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z From a bewildering array of boxes with confident names—Predictor, Fact, Accu-Test—she selected one and pressed it into Mia’s hands. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Mrs. Montague selected several pages, and turned them over quickly; they were covered with loose, sprawling penciled words, and Mrs. Montague frowned, running down the pages with her finger. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z She wished they had explained everything more clearly in the instruction folder they had given her when she was selected. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He was not yet qualified to be a Giver himself; nor had Gabriel been selected to be a Receiver. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z But when she had been selected Birthmother at twelve, the course of her life had changed. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z In her eagerness to make a good impression Kit had selected this dress with care, but here in this plain room it seemed overelegant. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z To ensure that the stick would not hurt Seabiscuit, Fitzsimmons had the rider select one that was flat, so it would merely slap his flank. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The ministers began selecting people to be representatives in the courtroom. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Humans selected bigger ears with fatter kernels and planted those seeds. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Dina, amazingly, had tears in her eyes as she selected her pair. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The justice of the peace selected the jurors from among the white men at the ravine, including Mathis. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Once India had been selected as the destination, Dad would head toward it as relentlessly as if Garcia were waiting there, and we had the message. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Mutations, from which nature selects its new inventory of lifeforms, are produced in part by cosmic rays—high-energy particles ejected almost at the speed of light in supernova explosions. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Two of the girls who had not been selected had dissolved into tears and were sobbing with their heads on their arms. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She selected the most thrilling story from her pile of books while the others lit the candles that stood in empty bottles and jars among the mattresses. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I go to the supply shelves at the back of the room and select some paints. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Whichever side of the selected subject was assigned to me, I’d track down and study everything I could find on it. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t remember selecting this from the shelves. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “It ought to be possible,” Kennedy continued, “for American students of any color to attend any public institution they select without having to be backed up by troops.” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z That evolution should select for larger brains may seem to us like, well, a no-brainer. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead the Inka selected the son he thought most qualified. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He could plan it all himself, select the cities they would visit, the hotels. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He was the one who selected the members of the team for matches. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z I selected the back leg of a chair and squeezed up against it and kept very still. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z She pushes the menu button and selects Jobs list, from which she presses reprint. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z We decided to challenge the State's case and the way the jury had been selected. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “One of his specially selected library nerds stole that book.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z I select each passenger in turn, consider their evidence and say to myself, ‘If so and so is lying, on what point are they lying and what is the reason for the lie?’ Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z They had been selected the same year, both Twelves at the same time, and so she had known Elissa through her school years. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z After students have learned this, the old farmer selects a new farmer to be in the middle. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z And if I may be allowed to speak plainly, I think, given our long friendship, you might have allowed me to at least select the finger. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z A letter from Barbara was among the sheaf of selected matter that Perry preferred not to leave behind in the Mexico City hotel room. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z The chaperone, who was Dad’s cousin, had introduced him to all the girls, but he had selected Miss Lillie as the one on whom to shower his attention. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z I should be able to obtain the Jade Key at any one of them, so I selected one of the copies at random on the map. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z At age twelve, Jungvolk members who held exemplary Party Record Books and who displayed outstanding leadership qualities were selected to attend one of three types of elite schools established by the Nazis. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Darwin had reasoned that evolution works via natural selection—but for natural selection to work, there had to be something natural to select. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z They’d each been given the opportunity to select one object to aid them in their ascent—rope, spikes, special boots—and sure enough, Cain had gone right for the rope. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Among many other Experiments, made by my self, I shall select and relate onely one: and that most ample and pertinent… The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The council votes and selects Master Wingfield as our first president. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z He arrived back in Philadelphia a conquering hero and in plenty of time to be selected as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z If patent rights, capitalism, and certain religions do promote technology, what selected for those factors in postmedieval Europe but not in contemporary China or India? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “Squad Four-Five-One, you have been selected for a special mission,” he begins. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z In effect, the natural processes of differential survival and reproduction do the selecting. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z They had held mini contests in their classrooms and had selected the winners of those. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z The problem with the passives that bog down bureaucratic and academic prose is that they are not selected with these purposes in mind. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z He selected a small vial from the shelf and removed the electronic contact lens from a fluid capsule. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z It was not by chance that Lawrence’s personal recollection of the Trinity test was the only one Groves selected for direct transmission to the Pentagon on the day after the blast. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Liyana didn’t wear necklaces herself, but selected a turquoise one strung with antique Palestinian coins. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z A hospital train has arrived and the wounded fit to be moved are being selected. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z One newspaper editor had sagely, if cynically, observed that “the usual custom is for the capital of new empires to be selected by the whim or caprice of a despot.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z But there in the lofty environment of the laboratory, a place that had selected them for their intellectual talents, the sign seemed especially ridiculous and somehow more offensive. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Alvin Hooks crossed over to the evidence table and selected a folder from it. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z One girl my age got a large coloring book of biblical characters, while a less greedy girl who selected a smaller box received a glass vial of lavender toilet water. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Following Nick, the old man watched with interest as the storekeeper, after searching among the ammunition for a moment, selected a box of .45 shells, which he slapped into Amarante’s hands. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She ran her finger down the names, selected one that sounded local and reached into her pocket for change. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone knows, of course, that the seasoned players will probably be selected again. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z In spite of the fact that our volunteers were carefully screened before they were selected to defy, the police managed to penetrate not only our local branches but some of the batches of defiers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Mary Anne selected a chair directly opposite from where her father sat reading the paper. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z In a firm, commanding voice she announced, “Jonas has been selected to be our next Receiver of Memory.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Bologna turned out to be the most rewarding event in Captain Black’s life since the day Major Duluth was killed over Perugia and he was almost selected to replace him. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z If one-tenth of all people have a certain blood type, what is the probability that, of the next hundred people we randomly select, exactly eight will have the blood type in question? at most, eight? Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z By nightfall, when the boys Rab had selected began silently to congregate in the office of the Observer, behind locked doors, the rain stopped. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z This is the year that teachers select students to volunteer in a foreign country and do service learning projects. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “Already we are heavily overburdened by coincidence. Two people decide to stab M. Ratchett last night. It is too much of a good thing that each of them should select an identical weapon.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z To head the Communist-seeking group, he selected a young lawyer fresh out of law school named J. Edgar Hoover. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Mendel’s gift was experimentation—the manipulation of organisms, cross-fertilization of carefully selected sub-breeds, the testing of hypotheses. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z He went over to his racks of materials, selected a steel tube, and cut off fourteen inches of it with a hacksaw. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She carefully selects an almost dainty-looking number with a cruel, curved blade. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “You’ll be one of a select band, of the cleverest, strongest, bravest creatures ever,” bragged the Bishop of Bath and Wells. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z There were a select few who didn’t look that way and clearly stood out, but Boobie didn’t merit that distinction anymore. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I have selected these two stories to tell because they seem to me to present better than any other the Norse character and the Norse point of view. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Each fencer was put into a randomly selected pool with other fencers based on ranking. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z She was still fascinated by the idea of the selected boy. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Each day I was allowed to select meals from a preset menu of healthy, low-calorie foods. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z My mother is the only individual I know who can fall asleep instantly for two minutes—deep REM sleep, complete with snoring—only to be awakened instantly by certain select noises. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z "This will pay your debts and buy you clothing. Call me in the morning and I'll have selected your living quarters. For a start your salary will be sixty dollars a week." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z If Harry Gordon was such a paragon of looks and enterprise, why had he selected her? The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z She selected a stealth-coated helmet, slipping it over her pointed ears. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z He would select the delegates himself based on their qualifications. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z They popped up and down selecting random targets. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z A champion was selected to represent each school, and the three champions competed in three magical tasks. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Kino, in his pride and youth and strength, could re-main down over two minutes without strain, so that he worked deliberately, selecting the largest shells. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z The letter confirmed that I was among the last sixteen students selected to go to Central High. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Jefferson was an elegant stylist, to be sure, which was one of the main reasons that he, John Adams, had selected him to draft the famous document in the first place. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z By November 17, 1881, the jury had been selected and sworn in. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z When I return to the lot, a selected few of the Benzini Brothers tents are up: the menagerie, the stable tent, and the cookhouse. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “Companera Perez and I will be selecting a few of you to come with us to ensure that you are not trying to take Cuba’s riches with you.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Genes for “desirable” attributes might be selected or augmented, while undesirable genes might be eliminated from the gene pool. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z I select a red-and-white one and place it over my head. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z And I was too paralyzed to reach out and select a gem. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z The guest list is exclusive; only members of the circus and some select and special guests are in attendance. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “When I became a Twelve, I was selected, as you were. I was frightened, as I’m sure you are.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z The other, related question is whether ancient hunter-gatherers and farmers similarly put their ethnobiological knowledge to good use in selecting wild plants to gather and eventually to cultivate. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I reached out and selected the game, and a teleportation voucher instantly appeared in my avatar’s inventory, good for one free round-trip to OPS #0571. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Sheep and alpacas were selected for retention of wool and reduction or loss of hair, while cows have been selected for high milk yields. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Pontellier had selected the bridal gift, as everyone immediately connected with him always deferred to his taste in such matters. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z I quickly selected specium ray and then held my arms up in front of me, one horizontal and the other vertical, forming a cross. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Unless you get the complete list of predictions or a randomly selected subset, the correct predictions mean nothing. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z For the first time in a decade, Father Olufemi was going to select warriors to go into the Greater Jungle in search of the Shetani. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I remember one time there was a competition between three different types of pressure suit, to see which one would be selected for the Apollo flights. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Tateh would open his knife case—he had a special velvet case with knives just for this purpose—and car fully select one of those big, shiny knives. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Felix stepped forward, and for the first time, he got to select his basketball team. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z The rebels now faced us and announced that they were going to select some people among us to be recruited, as it was the sole reason for their patrol. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z People could write new applications that allowed selected systems to work together, but in general this was limited to planned exchanges between PCs within the network of a single company. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z When you hid a book and uploaded the clue, you selected a detective category to give other users an idea of how tricky it might be to find your hidden book. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z When Arthur had been unable to take a strong-arm castle by assault, he had caused tunnels to be dug under selected parts of the wafl. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Similarly, unless your poll sample is randomly selected and not self-selected, the poll results usually mean very little. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Jack went through his gears, selected one, and we were off, crunching up the short straightaway before the first curve of Coalwood Mountain. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z To do this, you must select “Declare This Book” before you download its clue. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z On top of that, they had selected one of the most nearly impossible terrains on Earth. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z I loved selecting things to pile into the cart. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z She selected “San Francisco” and then did a title search for The Maltese Falcon. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z After an explanation about the three different types of fencing weapons—épée, saber, and foil—we were told to select one we thought we’d like to try. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z She got selected for the summer intensives at the School of American Ballet. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z The school selected me as a safety patrol, and Mrs. Trojello, my teacher in the gifted program, encouraged me to run for Student Council president. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z I selected a wallet-size picture and wrote on the back: Please send me your photo so I can see what you look like, too! I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I selected my words with the utmost care, afraid that if I said something wrong, it would be like opening a doorway. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Thus the Viking science teams selected candidate latitudes for which there was more than one promising site. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Our job was to select a new group of astronauts. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “All right then...said Lupin. “You might want to select another memory, a happy memory, I mean, to concentrate on.... Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The variety selected for preferentially reproduces; it eventually becomes abundant; the variety selected against becomes rare and perhaps extinct. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she “selected three messages which for some intuitive reason I believed might end with the character for reply.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z To improve the Viking options, additional landing sites, geologically very different from Chryse and Cydonia, were selected in the radar- certified region near 4° S latitude. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z With dignity, Matthew opened the can of peaches and sat poised with a huge spoon he had selected from Lillian’s silver service. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z One Monday morning I took our local phone book and selected the names of ten major companies. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “I’m the Director of an organization known to a select few as the Guard.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Jake turned the globe again and pressed his blunt, grimy thumb on a carefully selected spot. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z It didn’t take long for her to select the most crooked, most pathetic, patchiest pine tree in the bunch. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z From there, Booth began adding others, selecting them based on expertise with weapons, physical fitness, and knowledge of southern Maryland’s back roads and waterways. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z When you hid a book and uploaded the clue, you selected a detective category to give other users an idea of how tricky it might be to find your hidden book. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I was selected captain of the team, played number one in singles and doubles and led the school to several important victories against long-standing rivals. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He visualized the concentration of capital in the hands of a select few as the essential precondition for commercial investment and economic growth. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z When we wanted a dog to help us care for sheep, we selected breeds that were intelligent, obedient and had some preexisting talent to herd, which is useful for animals who hunt in packs. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z By dint of entreaties expressed in energetic whispers, I reduced the half-dozen to two: these however, he vowed he would select himself. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “Yes, it has been a long road, and I think one of the wisest things I ever did was when I selected the director of Los Alamos.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Claudia selected where they would hide during that dangerous time immediately after the museum was closed to the public and before all the guards and helpers left. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Now that the Secret Service would be protecting us for years to come, the agency selected official code names for us. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z And if he was selected, how was he supposed to react in front of Benji and Mr. and Mrs. Porter? Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z But humans have deliberately selected which plants and animals shall live and which shall die for thousands of years. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Dr. Pickett uses special care to select chemicals that wiH do as little harm as possible to insect parasites and predators. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z In his most gracious manner, the general introduced our guest and said, “Gentlemen, please select your spokesman.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I selected that one and headed to the backyard, grabbing a ragged old quilt from the linen cupboard at the top of the stairs on my way down. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Especially instructive are cases in which a single wild plant species was variously selected for different purposes and thereby gave rise to quite different-looking crops. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “Are you aware that it’s an honor to be selected as a Sunshine Buddy ambassador?” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z When these resources form a critical bottleneck—during a famine, for instance—a variant better adapted for an environment is “naturally selected.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Afterward, I was once again chosen for the national team and selected to compete on behalf of my country at the World Championships, which would be held in Nanning, China, in October. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The picture on the screen is a complicated mass of lines and numbers, with certain parts selected in yellow and red. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z On Saturday, the second day of i960, both rooms were booked for 2:00 P.M.—the hour that four detectives from Kansas had selected for their first confrontation of Hickock and Smith. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z María selects some music from an old jukebox in the corner while my mom and Charlie take seats on one of the high tables in the middle of the room. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Where my old classmates are slowly chugging their way to finals, shooting for whatever Ivy League school their parents selected for them. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Rick, selecting question three, said, “You are given a calfskin wallet on your birthday.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z There he was selected to be one of the first Rhodes scholars at Oxford. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “The Negroes were selected on the basis of scholarship, personal conduct, and health. We picked those who had the mental ability to do the job and had used it,” Blossom answered. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The genome was an active blueprint—capable of deploying selected parts of its code at different times and in different circumstances. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z They speak of the schools with yearning and bravado; they want desperately to be selected. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “Be there and reiterate the real argument, which is that they should select a man in whom we have confidence. I leave this thing confidently in your hands.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “The next award goes to the most popular girl in the Miss King Middle pageant. The Miss Congeniality winner was selected by our pageant contestants.” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z He had selected a custom-made pair of highly decorated pistols owned by his wealthy brother-in-law, John Church. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Felicia set aside pails of them but selected only one, a mother-of-pearl shell, a baroque Spanish fan with which later to taunt her suitors. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The roar of the audience drowned out my own cheers for the thirteen newly selected members of the USA women’s junior team. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Dan Dalgard, wearing a respirator and a jumpsuit, selected four sick monkeys for sacrifice, the ones he thought looked the sickest. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “The secretary of war has selected you for a very important assignment,” Somervell told Groves. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I have been selected for a very important mission to disinfect this land. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z When the random sample selected contains one thousand people, the theoretical 95 percent confidence interval for estimating the percentage who favor candidate X or dog food Y is about plus or minus 3 percent. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z But man can and does select the variations given to him by Nature, and thus accumulate them in any desired manner. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He said seventeen children from my community had been selected to enter the all-white Central High School in the 1957 fall term. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The unusual time of morning to perform the exhumation was selected to thwart possible newsmen and curiosity-seekers from ogling the corpse and possibly taking photographs. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z They liked fruits the most, but once those dwindled they began selecting certain leaves and munching on those, too. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Before I put all the photos away in what had now become Caitlin’s box, I selected the photo of her wearing the big straw hat. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z There were keys in several of the locks, and he selected one for me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Leon had thought he was inflicting punishment on the fellows selected to do the job but the discipline backfired. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The two populations now evolve independently, à la Darwin—until particular gene variants are selected in the two sites that become biologically incompatible. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z At a pasta store they selected interestingly shaped noodles and asked the woman running the store the proper amount for thirteen people—the ten people Count Olaf mentioned, and the three of them. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z This was not so much an organized game, but a spur-of-the-moment sport that took place when we accosted a group of girls our own age and demanded that each select the boy she loved. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But since none of us are alike and are all plagued by varying degrees of modesty, each member of the family has selected a different place to wash. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z They told me that they had been randomly selected, too, and asked by their commander to follow the men who visited their base. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z It is the difference between the leading spirit on a pickup basketball team and the officially selected captain of a college squad. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z She clumped back to the workbench, sat down hard, and began selecting tools. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Hanako selected pink for herself and waited for her brother to choose his—he took a tan one with green sprinkles. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z When the brains are selected, I’m not surprised to see Gale’s name on the list. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z It followed inevitably from our selecting among wild plant individuals, and from competition among plant individuals in gardens favoring individuals different from those favored in the wild. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Ugly, irrelevant, useless, lazy, good-for-nothing, abrupt, flatulent, and petulant were some of the choice adjectives he’d selected for them. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Kendra hurried to the closet, selected a bottle, unscrewed the cap, dumped the contents, and filled it with milk from the pie tin. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z He selected three pies from the cooling racks lined with newspaper. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I selected the fountain that gurgled outside the guesthouse where the Paqo and I had stayed, although it was weaker and quieter now. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z That climate selects for plant species able to survive the long dry season and to resume growth rapidly upon the return of the rains. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Beneath them, a system of magistrates selected to serve by lot was used to carry decisions through. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z “I regret to inform you that this entire flight has been selected for gleaning.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I knew that I could not possibly answer all the letters—there were over forty—and I had to select a dozen or so to write to. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z As Bolles continued, Joe clenched his fist at his side and gave it a subtle little pump, unwilling to celebrate any more demonstrably than that in front of the boys who had not been selected. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z So, often, I would read to these brothers selected passages from white men’s books. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z And wasn't it this bright boy you selected for beatings and tortures after hours? Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z She slid the album back into place and selected another. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Before leaving I had gone to a used bookstore and selected every title I could find which had something to do with the sea. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Lettuce was selected for luxuriant leaves at the expense of seeds or fruit; wheat and sunflowers, for seeds at the expense of leaves; and squash, for fruit at the expense of leaves. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z As a result, different plants became selected for quite different or even opposite features. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Four days later, the contractor who had been selected to build the controversial project suddenly pulled out, citing “fiercer than usual” opposition. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Your short story was selected as the second-place winner in our 17th annual Short Stack Contest! Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z “Of course I shall be ready, Mother,” Ana said, tossing her head as if the task was no more difficult than selecting which dress to wear on the appointed evening. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The whole process had been so difficult, she wondered: If it had not been an anonymous entry 1026 hut rather an entry by Maya Lin, would I have been selected! Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z She stood before it a minute, selecting a box of doughnuts at half price. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z After all, someone had selected these families to care for us, someone had supervised them, and everyone had acted with the understanding that they were accountable for the kind of care we received. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Every night when the family is sleeping, Chester goes to the bookshelf, selects his midnight reading and curls up on his favorite chair. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z He selected what looked like a rectangular wristwatch. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Jeanine Matthews is Erudite’s sole representative, selected based on her IQ score. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z For some—one studious male had been selected as Doctor, a female as Engineer, and another for Law and Justice—it would be years of hard work and study. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Maria selected bits to feed Furball and continued to stare down at her lap. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Because it was useful to have warders who were well disposed toward us, I often asked certain men to make overtures to selected warders. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He outlined a plan under which selected volunteers from all groups would deliberately invite imprisonment by defying certain laws. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Hockey and soccer are just games, of course, involving a select few. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Some of the members came from the Owsla, but others were selected solely for their loyalty or their cunning as advisers. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he selected another pencil from a leather cup, broke it, and set the pieces in a row on the wide green blotter, and selected another one to break. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Later, we were permitted to select documentaries — a form that I preferred — and I began to skip the conventional films. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z To the surprise of many of the department’s critics, Stone selected J. Edgar Hoover, the twenty-nine-year-old deputy director of the bureau, to serve as acting director while he searched for a permanent replacement. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I also carefully selected two prized rolls of Life Savers. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The secrets of the universe buried themselves in unusual and beautiful objects such as these, and only a select few could pull those secrets out. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z She felt, though, that she could achieve better results in the long run by objecting to the part of the anatomy selected for punishment, rather than the punishment itself. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Selfers were also convenient for early farmers in that they occasionally did become cross-pollinated, thereby generating new varieties among which to select. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Maybe it isn’t possible to lie under the truth serum, but to select which version of the truth to tell: Four is his name, hut it is not his name. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Without another word Cluny marched off with his selected rodents, first to the upturned hay cart in the ditch down the road, then a quick circle around into Mossflower Wood. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I select a rock, slightly bigger than my hand, and tie it to the rope’s end. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z He has won the Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award, among other honors, for his novel Native Speaker, and was selected by the New Yorker as one of the twenty best American writers under forty. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Within the framework laid down by the High Command, the Regional Commands had authority to select local targets to be attacked. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I selected a very specific item, then scheduled its delivery for noon two days from now. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “The selected entries will be published in the Carolina Times”—Mrs. Grayson paused for effect—“and the first-place winner will receive twenty-five dollars!” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “You said you selected somebody who was better informed to represent you. Now who did you select?” Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z “Not that!” he snaps impatiently at one point, just because I have the nerve to select a tie with a cartoon character on it. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z Calluses formed on my fingertips, my eye grew skilled at selecting friendlier fabrics to piece into the same block, and my neck is now accustomed to hunching over my work. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Min spent his time on the new set of vases, one or two of which would be selected to be taken to Songdo. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z He must find out which play is being performed, so that he can select just the right moment in the show for the execution—a moment with few actors onstage, if possible. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Putting her pencil down for a moment, she reached down to select a cookie from the box on the floor. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She spread out the robe on the large table to examine it carefully and select the place where she should begin her work. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He selected one large key from the key ring, said “Follow me.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z But much of the transformation was also effected as a result of plants’ selecting themselves. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He’d started to receive fan letters and requests for photos, autographs, even some selected game scores to autograph and inscribe—not just from the United States but from different corners of the globe. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “The first is that it determines the order in which you will select a job after initiation. There are only a few desirable positions available.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Rather than encouraging me to brand myself to appeal to sponsors, her goal was to select prospective sponsorships that would be personally meaningful to me. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Or were barley and emmer wheat actually the best of the local wild cereals that they could have selected? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The other three men did not, but she was selected as the second backup and, like Irina, commissioned as a Soviet cosmonaut. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z I wasn’t thinking about our deal either when I got selected for the Worlds team. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Then I selected the Indentured Servant Observation and Communications Tag control settings submenu, which operated both my eargear and security anklet. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z They came to a fork in the path, and Ear selected the one to the right. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Rather than squabbling over sites, he lectured, the different factions needed to recognize that for the exposition to succeed, everyone had to work together, no matter which location the directors selected. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I think my students will be able to identify with the teen protagonists in all of the books I’ve selected. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Dumbstruck, I waited in the street while she bought licorice drops, which she selected one by one, with that tinkling laugh of hers, tossing some into her mouth and handing others to her sister. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Within a select circle, however, he was an eminent and respected figure. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Biting his lip, Chapter Eleven selects an egg from the bowl, studies it, returns it. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z A young girl in her Sunday dress and patent shoes selects shells along the shore, filling her limitless pockets. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z In the United States, football and basketball don’t select, stream, and differentiate quite as dramatically. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z "We don't offer it to everyone. Only a select few whom we believe can handle this type of trust." Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z What kind of room would Brother Jack select for me and why wasn't I left to select my own? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The Keeper unlocked a small storage closet and selected a cane. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Nazi doctors also selected patients considered too physically or mentally unfit to live productive lives. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Whatever the reason, it’s clear they don’t select at random. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z My avatar was wearing a black T-shirt and blue jeans, one of the free default skins you could select when you created your account. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z We select, as a dug-out, a reinforced concrete cellar into which steps lead down from above. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Evolution selects for those individuals most effective at producing babies and at helping them spread to suitable places to live. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z They continued to regard themselves as people of the covenant, selected and commanded by their god to go into the wilderness to build the new promised land. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z We pick the pretty ones, then select some Roman candles and two stubby fountains. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z On the afternoon of the dance she returned to Ginsberg’s and selected a pair of false bosoms, went home, and tried them on. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z She selected a mug she didn’t care for, in case he dropped it. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z For the job of killing Johnson, Booth selects a drifter named George Atzerodt, a German carriage repairer with an unhealthy complexion who drinks a lot. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z It is a custom for the grandfather to select a name, and the one I had chosen was Zaziwe — which means “Hope.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I guessed it would be Wernher von Braun up there, leading his select crew. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z We had intensive sessions in my hotel room, where he read what he selected from the diary, and I took notes. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z It upheld the army’s decision to limit the movements of a racially select group of citizens. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z "Let's see," he said, selecting a sample and running his thumb across the board. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z In the first stage, a small number of well-trained volunteers would break selected laws in a handful of urban areas. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z On November 28, 1892, Patrick Eugene Joseph Prendergast, the mad Irish immigrant and Harrison supporter, selected one of his postal cards. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z A perfect cube five feet high, the altar in our camp was capped with a triumvirate of carefully selected pointed stones, above which rose a ten-foot wooden pole crowned with an elegant juniper bough. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Fang selected one in a snazzy puke green container, jammed it into his mouth and took a couple hits. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Aimee had been selected as the official coach of the USA women’s Olympic team the week before, which meant she’d be out on the floor with us in Rio and very involved in camp. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z But when she was selected Birthmother at the Ceremony, part of her list of instructions had specified: No pills. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Nor were there any Nobel Prize winners in his exhaustively selected group of geniuses. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z He selected only the berries that were solidly ripe—not the light red ones, but the berries that were dark, maroon red to black and swollen in ripeness. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z After lunch, each of them was allowed to select one item from those displayed under the glass counter. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z For if I selected one who believed that I had requested to be transferred because I hated my own people it would only complicate matters. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The man produced a ring of keys, selected a large one, applied it to the lock and pulled the door open. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z She sets her half-eaten slice down on a paper towel and selects a cue stick from the rack. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Grace leaned over the plate of cookies and selected one. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I clutched my cut hair tightly as I watched the people selected one by one to speak with the rock. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z If the conditions change, different types of individuals may now survive or reproduce better and become “naturally selected,” with the result that the population undergoes evolutionary change. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “It senses the density of the fabric and selects the strength,” she says, and then becomes absorbed in a bit of dry straw before she can go on. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I tapped the sword with my index finger, selecting it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z My sole interests were literature and philosophy, which made me a bad student at the school I had selected. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z So every young warrior wanted to be selected to help him. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z “The kid we called up from the select team, Cole Lenk, was quite the ballplayer. He had a couple of hits and threw a runner out trying to go first to third from right.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z It’s been selected as Best of the Month by the ArtBoom community. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z He had let it be known how easily I could be selected. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The pressure became all the greater after William was selected for a new secret mission. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Below was a drop-down box to select your zip code, followed by a checkbox list of various activities, like sports, concerts, and volunteering. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z In order to ensure success, the warriors he selected had to be very skilled and very brave. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z That was the golden ticket, because Martha Karolyi would select the next artistic gymnastics women’s senior and junior national teams based on the results at Nationals. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Then he realized, by the immobility of the other children and by the way they avoided looking at him, that it was he who was selected for punishment. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Ultimately, a jury who brought many presumptions and biases to the trial of Marsha Colbey was selected to decide her fate. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The environment selects those few mutations that enhance survival, resulting in a series of slow transformations of one lifeform into another, the origin of new species.* Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I select the right practice gun, the one about the size of a pistol, but bulkier, and offer it to Caleb. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Her own dress is carefully selected, off-the-rack J. Crew, white lace, girl-next-door. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Joe took up the big meat knife and selected a piece of side meat to cut. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z The Purple machine was selected as the next gift, and William was instructed to deliver a copy to Britain. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “But was it truly necessary to select such extraordinary names?” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z He selected a capsule and held it up to the light in businesslike fashion. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z She glanced at the blank TV screen, and then flipped through the pile of DVDs to select another. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Keeper selected several more hands after that, and each boy confessed to weird things, like not folding his blanket correctly or using too much soap. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z To do this, you must select “Declare This Book” before you download its clue. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Even in these cases, however, the probability of two randomly selected people being linked by two intermediates is unexpectedly high. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Unlike every other German crew at Griinau that summer, they had not been individually selected by the Nazi state. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I quit selecting certain of my New York brothers and giving them money to go and lay groundwork for new mosques in other cities—because slighting remarks were being made about “Malcolm’s ministers.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I did so, and as soon as the door was closed the woman threw off her veil the better to select what she wanted. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The Prince selected the location—the farthest corner of the castle grounds, away from everything, so the roars wouldn’t bother the servants—but the Count designed the entrance. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The pages were glued on with wood paste and randomly selected: a wall might sport an ad for medicine next to an article on the price of eggs. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z She took her time selecting it: the best, the straightest, the most perfectly balanced. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The Priestess of the Dead selected 8-Deer's beloved elder half brother to be the regent—that is, the half brother became the last person between 8-Deer and the throne of Tilantongo. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Hans helped the boys select a symbol and sew a brand-new flag. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Desperate refugees would be selected, registered, and processed to board the ships. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z His productions kept being selected for the Main Stage at the International Thespian Festival. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z In the downstairs Art Room the librarian helped them find the books which Claudia selected from the card catalogue. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The regent brooked no discussion: the bride had already been selected and lobola paid. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They wanted to know in detail how Olmsted felt about the sites selected for the fair, in particular about a central feature called the Wooded Island. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He successfully lobbied for Washington to head the Continental Army and personally selected Jefferson to draft the Declaration of Independence, two strategic decisions designed to assure Virginia’s support for the cause. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “Now,” he said, considering the doorways opposite, two smaller doors flanking the great central double door; “Now,” he said, and selected the nearest. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z They selected and “appointed” certain sticks or stones as tools because they had begun to connect form and function. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not well. The new girls were being selected by three of us. Cathy, Brittany, and me. I thought that she was good, had real talent, but her audition was, well, it was weird.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Rick broke off, the conduits of his brain humming, calculating, and selecting; he altered what he had started to say. “—would detect it,” he finished. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z With all due respect to the young woman’s family, I would be dishonest if I said that the girl the regent had selected for me was my dream bride. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Each of the old men selected a mount. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The next morning I took an early subway into the Wall Street district, selecting an address that carried me almost to the end of the island. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z By this point he had almost finished his doctorate at Cornell and had been selected for Holmberg’s project. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I selected an episode of Family Ties, an ’80s sitcom about a middle-class family living in central Ohio. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He’d already selected the officer’s rank and name, the latter borrowed from a former acquaintance, the then warden of Kansas State Penitentiary: Tracy Hand. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z From the menu the bellboy brought him he selected a luxurious breakfast—broiled bluefish, hominy, French toast, and hot black coffee. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z After the group divided up into several subcommittees, each one responsible for a different component of the charrette, they came to the task of selecting chairmen to guide the charrette. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Parker tells me that twelve girls from high schools throughout the city have been selected to participate in Woman to Woman. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z |
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