| 单词 | servant |
| 例句 | She lays a hand on my cheek, then motions for a servant. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z A servant opens the massive set of doors. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He looks out of place in a servant’s white shirt and jacket, gloves on his hands. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The servant took the paper and closed the gate again, but this time he was not gone long. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z He knew now that Jasper was far beneath him, had been sent perhaps only to bring him here tonight, no rival but a mere servant of Ged’s destiny. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z The first course is served, a cream-based soup the servants ladle out from a large tureen. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Whether the servants knew that he was there. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z She had great difficulty coping with his imperiousness: “I want to play chess!” he’d demand, with all the pomposity of a crown prince talking to a servant. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Her wagon and all its contents were burned, and the woman was stripped, tarred and feathered, and, along with her servant, run off. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Was this other being Mrs. Coulter’s master, or her servant? The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z She was scarcely half a head taller than Yishan, but she ordered servants about as if she had been at the palace for decades. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The servant reasoned the doctor must have prescribed some medicine and ordered it to be delivered to Seward immediately. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z On the first floor of our house was a shop where ladies and gentlemen of the court sent their servants to buy feathers, ribbons, and lace. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z After the bicycle, my mom hired contractors she knew through the real-estate business to build her a separate house in the backyard, like a little servants’ quarters, and she moved in there with Isaac. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Xenocrates had a full retinue of assistants and flunkies in the outside world to help him go about his business, but here in his home, he didn’t have as much as a single servant. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z To his servants he said that the guest was to be taken to a distant room where he could hear no sounds of grief, and given dinner and lodging there. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The servants remove her dress, the corset and crinoline, and stockings and gloves. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Indians first came to South Africa in 1860, as indentured servants, to work the sugarcane fields of Natal. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z That’s when I saw the matchmaker’s servant running from the room, scared as a chicken about to lose its head. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Ere long, with the servant’s aid, I contrived to mount a staircase; my dripping clothes were removed; soon a warm, dry bed received me. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z And she blows her nose loudly in her cross-stitched handkerchief, freshly washed and ironed by me, the unpaid servant, sitting on the floor below her. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Like the term "his man," it can mean you are the servant, or chattel, of that person. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z This white family also had a black maid who lived in the servants’ quarters in the backyard, and I’d play with her son whenever we stayed there. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z At the farm, Dr. Mudd’s wife, Frances, rose early, called for her servants to prepare breakfast, and woke her husband. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I walk on with Sophie through the kitchens, past the human servants I am not saving, aware of the futility of my actions. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z When the fear of the first moment had passed, the rest of the servants realized that the old woman had not run out into the street with the others. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z "Easy to say, and harder to do. I will not have you wasting the servants' time with this. If you want these pups, you will feed them yourselves. Is that understood?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “She is not to be a servant in her own home. Do you understand, my sweet?” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Johnny had taken it for granted that an old servant in a Tory house would also be a Tory. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z My family lived in a modest two-story house with a smaller house in the same compound, which was really just two side-by-side rooms for our cook, an everyday servant, and their families. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, thank you, sir. Your most humble servant. My apologies for the disturbance.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z When we arrived, a young servant woman ran out and greeted my mother with cries of joy. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z She did care what the servants thought: “Whether the servants know you as you are and do not take your opinions as any guide for theirs—whether they learn toleration in short.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She was telling a servant to bring her a drink. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She also glimpsed the sinister power of the Indian and the subtle mockery of the servants, and felt herself a prisoner in the anteroom of hell. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z At that moment a servant entered and whispered something in his mistress’s ear. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z “The boy’s parents, I suppose. Presumably some of the customers of the pub, the villagers, servants...It didn’t seem to be a secret.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z ‘But I deem the time unripe; and I have no mind for strife except with our Enemy and his servants.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z And, though they adhered to the age-old formalities, they were much more than master and servant. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z "I barely saw Mrs. Westing. Violet was a few years younger than I, doll-like and delicate. She was not allowed to play with other children. Especially the skinny, long-legged, black daughter of the servants." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z She shoos everyone—except her ladies and a handful of servants—from the room. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “I’ll lay aside my Oriental manner. I’m getting old and cantankerous. I am growing impatient. Haven’t you heard of all Chinese servants that when they get old they remain loyal but they turn mean?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She laughed weakly and took the tea from the servant as she approached. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He took the servants’ steps, not the grand stairways of veined marble, but the narrower, steeper, straighter stairs hidden within the thick brick walls. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z In less than an hour the guests had left, and servants began to clean the detritus of revelry from the eerily silent grounds. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Another time, she told a servant to show me how to clean a chamber pot: “Make her put her own nose to the barrel to make sure it’s clean.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z No one looks too closely at human servants. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z It was a woman, large but well contained within the gown of cobalt and peach that marked her as one of the servants of the royal household. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “We have no servants,” said her aunt quietly. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Invisible servants had set up a table with beef stew and apple cider, which may not sound all that exciting, but that’s because you haven’t tasted it. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z There wasn’t a lot of excitement in being a servant, and the only thing she had learned in the past few days was that Mrs. Caruthers liked to complain about everything. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z “Restrain her, please,” the duke said, blandly, calmly—as if she were no more than a hysterical servant. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z And then I saw the servants reaching into the backseat of the motorcar and a man was slowly being lifted by both arms. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z In the far right foreground, two men who seemed to be Joseph’s servants were rather awkwardly doing the carrying. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z I ran to the servants’ quarters and up to her room. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw chamber pots that flushed clean without servants having to empty them. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He nods and rings a small bell, probably to summon a servant. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She swats at the encroaching servants, but she's restrained and dragged out, kicking and screaming. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z And while we wait, the gentlemen, soldiers, carpenters, laborers, and servants all discuss their ideas about the New World. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z I race out of the room and back through the servant entrance to the staircase. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Midas hid them under a cap especially made for that purpose, but the servant who cut his hair was obliged to see them. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z But in among all this terrible poverty there were just a few great big beautiful houses that were lived in by rich men who had as many as thirty servants to look after them. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The servants had lived in terror of him, but he had always been kind to Dany. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z My father liked to think I was a civil servant. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The servants were all in their own quarters beyond the kitchen. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The servants cooed, wiping mud from the woman’s skirts and suede shoes. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “They’ve all gone, but there are still some servants around. Go to your bedroom now, and take care that you say nothing about this.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The servants talked of nothing else, and Frith stalked about as though the whole of the evening would depend on him alone. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z As for the orphan, my grandfather adopted him into his own household, and told the other servants to tutor him, but to be kind to him. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “But they don’t like me very much on account of this used to be their house. Now they all share a room in the servant’s quarters.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z An old servant would mutter, “At last, a damsel worthy of our prince.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z There was a popular saying to the effect that England is a paradise for women, a prison for servants, and a hell for horses. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z The butler, an imposing personage named Mr Tibbs, was in supreme command of all the palace servants and he did the best he could in the short time available. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Many people on the street recognize me by now and know that I’m the Doctorita’s servant. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he went silent and Volkheimer said, “God, have mercy on your servant.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The dishes piled up on the table beneath her window, untouched and spoiling, until the servants took them away again. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She passed by the stable and paused, glancing at the grooms and servants going in and out. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z “Englishmen aren’t allowed more than one wife, and anyhow they almost always marry Englishwomen. That was a servant.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z After that vacation, the twins returned to the city ahead of the rest of the family, accompanied by Nana, the city servants, and most of the baggage. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Sophia leans in and kisses my nose, then calls for servants. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z At these affairs I drank home-brewed beer, ate spaghetti and chitterlings, laughed and talked with black, southern- born girls who worked as domestic servants in white middle-class homes. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z In the big house on the comer, Blanca, Alba, and the servants were sitting in front of the television, sipping tea and eating toast. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The invisible servant brought him one, opened it too suddenly, and sprayed soda all over the god’s work clothes. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z And was it not true that Old Timothy was the most trusted servant in the household? The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z "The servants call her 'la chat,' my lady," she whispers. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He raised his hand to summon a servant with a flagon of iced summerwine, and poured her a cup. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Has anything happened here? I thought I heard the servants all talking together a while ago.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Unlike in classical Athens, however, the power of the city’s civil servants was entirely circumscribed by the king’s, preserving only the outward form, not the substance, of self-government. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Arya would wait until she heard him snoring, then creep barefoot up the servant's stair, making no more noise than the mouse she'd been. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But Aurelia learned something better—to control her temper and to deal with her servants herself. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z In one tomb archaeologists had discovered soldiers, servants, and even dancing girls laid out as though they were sleeping. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Perhaps Amos is suggesting,” said Mr. Crouch, cold anger in every syllable, “that I routinely teach my servants to conjure the Dark Mark?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z It took several servants in excellent condition to work it. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The old king accepted the younger king’s gift, along with some other things—swords and cups, some girls and young men, her servants. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Mary Hanson and the other servants gathered in the kitchen for their own supper. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z It was said that his keep was a grim place where servants disappeared unaccountably and even the dogs were afraid to enter the hall. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She lay on her flat pallet in the servants’ quarters, exiled from her bedchamber, where several of the women of quality were sleeping. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She slipped out of bed and went to her window, A servant was sweeping the empty driveway with a frayed broom. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z An orchestra played minuets in a corner, and servants slipped through the gathered nobles in a dance of their own as they refilled and cleared plates and cups and silverware. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z So the boy went to the front door, rang the bell, hoping some other less obdurate servant might let him in. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He heard Sir Charles speaking to the servant, dismissing him, coming into the study, closing the door. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He had long possessed a house of his own and his own servants, and a garden at the outskirts of the town, by the river. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z Eumaios’ narrowed eyes made out an empty bench beside the one the carver used—that servant who had no respite, carving for the suitors. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Although a servant would probably not have a mount of any kind, at least the toad is less conspicuous. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The shadows danced across the grass like servants conjured up by Dustfinger from some dark world for this occasion. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The redheaded girl, I found out when I went to the Capitol, was mutilated and turned into a mute servant called an Avox. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z There were great stables, where a dozen grooms and boys held forth, rows of vine-clad servants’ cottages, an endless and orderly array of outhouses, long grape arbors, green pastures, orchards, and berry patches. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z Downstairs the servants were laughing in the front hall. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z His aunt, Uma Maima, presides in the kitchen all morning, harassing the servants as they squat by the drain scouring the dirty dishes with ash, or pound heaps of spices on slabs that resemble tombstones. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z When I was eight, I had a friend, Pamela, the daughter of one of the servants. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Cleopatra’s servant brought her a goblet of vinegar. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z The one building left standing contains the very library where Anatole, as a young household servant, taught himself to read and write English. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he was coming home; then he was in the far back courtyard, with the servants, breaking a rooster’s neck. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The death of Nana, who despite her age was in charge of the big house on the comer when the owners were away, sent the remaining servants into disarray. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z When his servant came running in with a lamp, Wei saw his arrows sticking in a ball of flesh entirely covered with eyes, some rolled back to show the dulling whites. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “You have chosen well, though the path will not be easy. Many monsters will rise against you. Even some of my own servants have sided with Gaea, hoping to destroy your mortal world.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z This letter serving as a pass from Your respectful servant, -jMr. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “He has a childlike faith in the integrity of civil servants and he seems to think Congress corresponds to their aristocracy. No understanding of American politics a-tall.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z About ten minutes after Powell entered the Seward mansion, a servant ran out the front door into the street screaming, “Murder!” Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Now the servants chattering have become a choir in a silent movie, a line of O mouths — or a school of fish, blub blub. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The maharajah of Kapurthala, visiting that week from India, sat in a makeshift throne on the ballroom stage fanned by three servants. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z They have private servant whose job be only to wash car. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Shusgis? house was a whole island, housing over a hundred employees, domestic servants, clerks, technical advisers, and so on, but no relatives, no kinfolk. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z I walked down to the servants’ quarters and peeked into each half-opened room until at last I found her. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The three of us hadn’t talked about what happened since the arrest, afraid to say a word in case someone overheard us, but I walked into the servants’ quarters. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z On the roof one day, with its view of Howrah Bridge in the distance, he smokes a bidi tightly rolled in olive green leaves with one of the servants. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z When your servants carried him inside the gates, he cried out again, 'She is burning.’ A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Hollin Havilliard, upon finding his porridge burnt, had beaten one of his servants so badly that there was no possibility of it being concealed. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Leave the nightdress for the servants to put away. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Nothing had been offered, and she knew how insulting it was to treat him like a servant, but his manner was so abject that he deserved it. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z She points to the servant girl, who stares at the floor. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Candles flickered here and there in front of images of the saints; a faint and distant clatter came from the organ loft, where some repairs were going on; a servant was polishing the brass lectern. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z And that the rest of the servants, in blind ignorance, would follow her example and swear too? Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z One of the house servants said the trouble was due to the difference in the price of cotton. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps Lady Constance had secretly planned to declare Boxing Day a day off for the servants of Ashton Place. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z She rose from the table, gathered her skirts around her, and stormed off in silence, servants trailing behind. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He saw her recite her lessons, he saw her tease the servants; he remembered how she was not above putting fish in people’s beds. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z This was odd, but only confirmed what I had all along thought—that there were no servants in the house. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z The rich always reward servants in their wills, and her Uncle Sam was a generous man. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s useless now, when the guards could recall it and connect a servant girl’s disappearance to the household of the person who stole her. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Trembling and pale, she would hunch over the keys, and this was the signal for a servant to bring her a brown liquid in a beautiful, cut-glass bottle. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Now that there were no servants, Helen was learning to cook. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The reek was so great that the other servants slept on the floor in the house rather than endure the miasma near their pallets. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Teach ’em, yeah….They prepare them for lives as servants, that kind of thing.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Children and servants are two groups they always interrogate. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I heard him gasp, and I heard the servants screaming, "Dragon! It has come alive! Dragon!" Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Those who remained were banished to segregated areas or hidden behind curtains so that white civil servants and visitors to the offices wouldn’t have to see them. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Only in the capital could servants have done such fine work. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The day after a birthday party was always a letdown.The power Matt enjoyed as El Patron’s clone vanished.The servants went back to ignoring him. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But then one day, the servants packed the older girls' things. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The captain rose and drummed the pommel of his sword before calling to a servant as Celaena walked into her bedroom. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She waited for what seemed like hours, and just as she was raising her hand to knock once again, the door was opened by a servant wearing the King’s livery. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z In a few minutes, two housemaids entered the room, followed by Mandy and the rest of the servants. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “Call it what you will. Glamor, seeming, illusion. R’hllor is Lord of Light, Jon Snow, and it is given to his servants to weave with it, as others weave with thread.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Your servants have arrested the owner of the wineshop and his daughters. They plead their ignorance and beg for mercy.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Ah, that son of Noah’s had been cursed, down to the present groaning generation: A servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Lonely men are we, Rangers of the wild, hunters — but hunters ever of the servants of the Enemy; for they are found in many places, not in Mordor only. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z We had, for instance, some civil servants, some nurses, clerical workers, salesmen from the department stores. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Is it true?” asked the servant who had been carrying a broom earlier in the day. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z When I reached the gatehouse windows, I saw below a throng of lords, ladies, and servants cheering and waving. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z When the servant lifts his arm to strike a third time, Cardan lunges for his blade, resting on Balekin’s desk where the servant put it. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The servants began bringing out platters of ribs, roasted in a crust of garlic and herbs. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z "We've paid the attending servants in your apartments for their discretion." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z But of course then, as usual, the servant girl with her firm tread went to the door and opened it. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z Maria quickly adopted the local Arawak-Dutch dialect, asking her native servants for information about both insects and plants. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Inwardly lamenting my fate, I lifted the sack and began my life as servant to the Bear. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z They scampered over, leaping over furniture in their eagerness, but stopped abruptly when they saw their servant. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z She walked with him to the male servants' quarters at the rear of the house, where Colin’s small, square room was found. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, seated near, but not blocking the door, was Lincoln's servant, Charles Forbes. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Mark Antony had his servants carry him to Cleopatra’s mausoleum to say a final good-bye. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Now Therese drops the soiled garments in soapy water with fingers that are long and tapered, like a lady’s, but red and rough, like a servant’s. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z As the curtain rose at Ford’s, the coachman and Lincoln’s servant Charles Forbes were on top of the carriage. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He called his servants and sent them running, then gratefully accepted Ned's offer of a chair and a cup of sweet beer. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Get it now,” said Matt in the same cold, deadly voice he’d heard El Patron use on terrified servants. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I heard a couple of the house servants talking, just saying vaguely that there was trouble. I thought I should find out for sure.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z And she went on her way, nodding and winking at the servants standing about and motioning to Wang Lung as at one of whom she said, “There is a country bumpkin!” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z By the time we reached a kitchen staffed by skeletal cooks and servants, I was practically carrying Nico. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The voice of Mrs. Fairfax, speaking to a servant in the hall, wakened you: and how curiously you smiled to and at yourself, Janet! Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z In the dining room servants are putting out place settings. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z And that she had brought her servant and an orphaned baby she fancied to Baltimore to experience a more sophisticated way of living. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He said to himself with a sigh, “It is not so bad being a servant after all.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I heard the servants shuffling and bringing the paintbrush and. ink. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z “You know the words, but you are too proud to serve. A servant must be humble and obedient.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I wished I were a real servant, the sort who could quit one situation and seek another. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Captain Searle paused, he looked over his shoulder as though one of the servants might hear him. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t the idle chat of servants, but someone speaking rapidly, almost chanting. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Why am I content to be a servant?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z But then, with no servants there would be no Awaiting Marriage to spoil Shirley’s fun either. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z At base, though the white brings forth many arguments to justify his viewpoint, one feels the reality is simply that he cannot bear to “lose” to the traditionally servant class. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z And when she was hardly in the door, I heard one servant remark to another, “Fifth Wife is so young she did not bring any of her own servants, only a wet nurse.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind him, a servant wheels in a rolling chair. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z In Miss Penelope Lumley’s day it was the occasion for small boxes of holiday presents to be distributed to the servants, and that is where the name “Boxing Day” originated. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “Mrs. Cole has servants to send. Can I do any thing for you?” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z “We feared your men were servants of Arawn.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z She slept for an hour, until a servant announced the arrival of the tailor, to outfit her with proper court attire. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Back in the living room, she serves the men a tray of fried plantain chips and peanuts and casabe and pours each one a Presidente in the cheap glasses she keeps for servants. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z With that the servant of the Prince came and led them to the Houses of Healing; and there they found their friends in the garden, and their meeting was a merry one. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “If the servants hear noise, they’ll think the ghosts are back,” Alba said, and she told him of the glorious past of visiting spirits and flying tables in the big house on the comer. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The servant would mix a drink—Matt loved the clink of ice—and place it in Felicia’s hand. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Claiming to be an escaped slave, he said he would work as a servant or guide if the British would free him after they won the war. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z In a country with a 70-percent unemployment rate, the capital offered the most opportunities for work, often as servants for the wealthy. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z All, including the emperor, sank to the floor in deference, and one of the queen’s companions had to nudge a servant to rise in order to take the peach. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Jean Louise watched his self-important little face and almost laughed when she reflected that the South was indeed pitiless to reward its public servants with extinction. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Another servant drapes a blanket over a snoring Valerie; then they leave again. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The servants parted around Matt as though he were a rock in a stream and vanished into the house. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They did not know if she were a lost servant or an unwelcome interloper. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he turned to Beregond and the Lord’s servants that stood there aghast. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Then working servants helped him to his meat and the mistress of the larder gave him bread. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The servant had called the monster in the pit something other than “my lord”... some special name or tide. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Only the servants used this stair, for the fourth floor held only servants’ quarters, storage closets for linens and out-of-season clothes, sewing rooms, and so forth. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z The next day, he had made her gather her few things from the servants’ quarters, where she’d been living, and sent her off. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Because our ideas are welcome, more than welcome, and we are to think of our managers not as bosses but as “servant leaders,” serving us as well as the customers. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z All the best food served by servants from other countries. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z A servant ushers me to the only seat at the table. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He and the servant pulled out the arrows and cut up the ball into little pieces. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “No; you are less than a servant, for you do nothing for your keep. There, sit down, and think over your wickedness.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “Samuel, you will not always be a servant,” he says. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z The servant then moves on to me, twisting the frizz out of each curl with the sweet liquid and pinning it up. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Now, as one of God’s servants, I could provide spiritual and tangible comfort to those who needed it, without regard to color or religion. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Atlas told his servants to take the kittens away. Maybe they destroyed the cats and they were reborn in Tartarus? I don’t know.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Toqir pulled out cups from the servants’ cupboard and poured in water. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The man who opened the door was the servant who’d been driving the car, only now he didn’t have his cap on. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z But Penelope’s reverie about the Imperial Russian Ballet was soon drowned out by the ruckus of two ruddy-cheeked servants careening dangerously around the nursery, while the children stamped their feet to keep time. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z They were raised on a grand scale, living in a lavish home with maids and servants catering to their every whim. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z One day she relented, and we set forth from the castle in a fitter enclosed by curtains and borne by servants. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “My queen,” replied the captain, “your servant Stalwart Shield had no duty last night. He had gone to a ... a certain place ... to drink, and have companionship.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He’d never entertained her at his house before, and he had his servants and slaves running around in circles, getting ready for the visit. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z "Unfaithful servant!" he protested, glaring hard at Jemmy. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z It allowed her to feel as if she had been accepted as part of the household, which was pleasant—but it also made her realize that her place in the household was among the servants. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z ‘But my life is broken. Send for my servants!’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “You — you just told me that the — the Dark Lord’s going to rise again...that his servant’s going to go back to him....” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z There, they quickly called Indigenous populations “children of Satan” and “servants of the devil.” An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t know we were living in foster homes, where our guardians could marry us off for cattle or treat us almost like their servants. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “Amal is a servant in their home. What power do you think she has? Look how indebted we are.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z She clapped her hands and dismissed the servants. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Dr. H. C. Murphy had got to know Lee very well and had gone from a professional impatience with a Chinese servant to a genuine admiration for a scholar. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z These grand homes, with their high, cool rooms, their polished mahogany furniture, their servants flitting between the main house and the separate cooking building, were meant to command attention, to show power and wealth. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z They were capable children; they could do servants’ work. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z When we came to a room near the queen’s bedchamber, the servant left me, and I was alone. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Maybe far across the universe, on another planet, the indigenas are the powerful ones, the ones who go to school in burgundy uniforms; Maybe the mestizos are their servants. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “A bath first, just so. Then food and a soft bed, yes? My servants shall see to it.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Old Celestine came in to say that Madame Ratignolle’s servant had come around the back way with a message that Madame had been taken sick and begged Mrs. Pontellier to go to her immediately. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z No servant loved Telemakhos as she did, she who had nursed him in his infancy. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z That had been the ultimate incentive of emigration: the android servant as carrot, the radioactive fallout as stick. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z “Why not? She must have someone with her until we are sure the creature is tame. In any case, all her servants are close at hand.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z It's the servant from the palace's Belle apartments. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Lockton needed to believe I was a sleepy servant, unaware of his plans. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “What do we need a new servant for?” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z About the stables, British orderlies, officers, servants, and small British horse boys, the servants of the servants, were always congregating. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He put down his utensils, and a servant removed his plate. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z No trumpets announced the foe: vassals, servants, friends, brothers, sons, even wives, any of them might have knives concealed beneath their cloaks and murder hidden in their hearts. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z After half an hour the sun shone again and the grocer's automobile rounded Gatsby's drive with the raw material for his servants' dinner--I felt sure he wouldn't eat a spoonful. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z He called for a servant, helping her from the chair. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I grabbed it out of my dresser drawer and ran to the servants’ quarters. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “The emperor is here!” the servant girl gasped. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z They wouldn’t tell servants about a thing like that. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z A servant or child would let her in, seat her in a living room of leather and marble that brought to mind a clean airport in a wealthy country. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The poets who wrote the plays, the actors and singers who took part in them, were all regarded as servants of the god. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Other servants were leaving the hall as well, but she could not help that. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z "And if your brother is the shadow of a snake, what does that make his servants?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “If not, my servant will give you the dictionary.” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Pampered by her many servants, she attended meetings. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Three of the servants of Sauron were upon the Bridge, but they withdrew and I pursued them westward. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “Oh, yes,” Ash said eagerly, and then it occurred to her that the huntress might have been making her an offer, and perhaps she — a common household servant — should have turned her down. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The rest of the town looked like servants’ quarters surrounding the “big house.” Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z The lights were going on in the Hall; she could see the stained-glass windows gradually beginning to glow as a servant moved up the tables lighting the naphtha lamps. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I wondered why I minded that, and why the thought of the servants talking about it in the kitchen should cause me such distress. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Like the Red Queen’s bewildered servants in Alice in Wonderland, the genes scurry about to enact the instructions—build a thorax, make a wing—but in the wrong places or at the wrong times. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z I even saw servants and their children, who must have been added to make the party look bigger. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “The servants were careless when they cleaned the coach. That dust ball is a disgrace. We shouldn’t have to ride in such filth. Pick it up, Ella.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z There was a frantic scurry among the Palace servants when orders were received from the Queen that a twenty-four-foot giant must be seated with Her Majesty in the Great Ballroom within the next half-hour. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh,” said the boy, “I’ve heard of him. He’s a sort of servant, isn’t he?” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z To my immense relief, he seems to see only two servants heading toward the forest, perhaps to gather wood or berries or something. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Trees can be felled for rams if rams are required. Amolf Karstark writes that fewer than fifty men remain at the Dreadfort, half of them servants. A strong castle weakly held is weak.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I am used to having servants attend to me. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I make a formal curtsy, as any servant might. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Attentive, astute, an active listener. It’s what has made you such a good servant, Ekon, and it’s what made Asafa weak.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Across the courtyard I could see the matchmaker’s servant through a yellow-lit open window. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z If she laid the bracelet there, her mother would see it, or the servants would report it. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z “This is ridiculous. You’re a child. You can’t talk to your parents this way. Ordering us around as if we’re your servants. We didn’t bring you into this world to treat us with such disrespect.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z “That silly legend was based on us, you fool. We are empousai, servants of Hecate.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Tell the servants a ritual feast will be prepared in hall. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z We were inside the servants’ quarters, which was really more of a toolshed added on to the back of the house, full of wooden ladders, buckets of old paint, turpentine. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She knelt beside Haiyi, reached into her sleeve, and gave the scarred servant her handkerchief to wipe the spilled soup from her face. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z And when they went “fishing” enough among more servants, and other black people in and around Hartford, Mr. Muhammad before long was able to assign a Hartford temple the number Fourteen. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “I am your loyal servant and I just did.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Izzi emerges from the servants’ hallway, a shawl wrapped tight around her shoulders. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He, a faithful servant, who suffered willingly just as Noah had willingly suffered to build the ark. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z When the servants looked their disapproval he shouted at them not to be so solemn. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z "I couldn't allow that, my lady. I don't have a beauty token. Plus, I have an appointment at the Silk Teahouse for late Saturday night. That's when they do servants." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Two servants went ahead to light their way, carrying ornate oil lanterns with panes of pale blue glass, while a dozen strong men hoisted the poles to their shoulders. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z As indentured servants, people agreed to work for employers for a set number of years, after which the agreement ended and the person was free to find other work. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z The Indian set off at the slow trot typical of his race, and she remained in the house with the other servants, whom she feared far less than that strange individual with the courtly inclinations. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “I am just a servant in the House of Wu,” she said. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Prepositional dative: Jocasta handed the infant to her servant. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z "These are your chambers"—Madam Claire motions—"and your imperial servant will be in nearby quarters." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He wasn’t just concerned about the political disaster if a servant of the elves drowned within sight of the palace. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z She trailed off, feeling uncomfortable; had the huntress not just sent her servant away to serve her? Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The queen had her servants changed every fortnight, to make certain none of them befriended her. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The servants’ quarters lay behind the house and some distance away. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z His servants hastened to make all ready, build fires and heat water for the baths and prepare food. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The servant brought them tea, which Nhamo was too distraught to drink. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z A nearby servant rubs her back, and whispers something to her. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The servants shower him with compliments and affection. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z In one tomb archaeologists had discovered soldiers, servants, and even dancing girls laid out as though they were sleeping. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z We saw more servants too, but as before, they lay asleep, this time in a corner. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z A servant rushes me behind a screen and helps me up on a dress block. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The cook was as busy as the mistress and not eager to involve herself with a dirty new servant just when she was putting the meal on the table. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z The Africans, too, had migrated to the cities, where they became clerks, teachers, or servants in wealthy households. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Her invisible servants brought two suitcases and set them at her feet. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “I am no one — a servant in a poor household. What could I give you?” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Eleven servants of the Many-Faced God gathered that night beneath the temple, more than she had ever seen together at one time. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He told a servant passing with a tray of drinks to give Rowan a glass of champagne. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z But now he was standing up really straight, dressed in a tight fitting blue uniform with gold buttons, like the ones servants wear in a banking company. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z By suppertime, Shirley looked like the beggars who waited by the servants’ gate for scraps from the clan table. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Ophie ran through the kitchen, down past the servants’ quarters, and outside. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z She waves to a nearby servant, who steps forward to remove large sections of Charlotte's hair. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Most of the time the servants ignored Matt and the Alacrans looked past him as though he were a bug on a window. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Then there was the rumor that had been keeping the College servants whispering for days. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Her shouts brought the servants streaming from the house, as well as all her children, who came as fast as they could when they heard their uncle’s name echoing amidst the cries of mourning. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “We will take you to the castle and they will set you up fine. You no longer will be a slave. Tou will be a paid servant. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z But when he finished, the bar turned into a vicious yellow snake and the judge had to call his servants to get rid of it. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The minister snaps her fingers at a nearby servant. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The police summon William Bell, the young black servant who had given the description to the station. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Gray-faced and fiftyish, she must be the apotheosis of “servant leadership” or, in more secular terms, the vaunted “feminine” style of management. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Marcus led Aurelia and Boots to the back of the villa where the servants lived and where there were many storerooms and cavelike vaults for storing wine, olive oil, smoked meats, and other goods. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z "I have been shunned, ignored, and left to wait like some basebom servant." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But if this were true, Zeitoun thought, he was a very dedicated public servant. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z She flashed her teeth at him, then closed her mouth as several courtiers strode past, servants in tow. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The woman was dressed in a servant uniform and had tightly clenched fists, mahogany skin, and a French accent. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z When she returns, she's trailed by a team of servants holding canvas boards and easels. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Of course, the food stayed where she put it until it was cleared away by the servants, but Aurelia understood that the gods didn’t need real food, only its spiritual essence. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z As the servant and messenger of Inti, Illapa was the proper god with whom to speak this night. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z The servants sat cross-legged in a circle on the floor. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Outside the town, by a beautiful unfenced grove, the wanderer met a small train of men and women servants loaded with baskets. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z I listen for a few moments, thinking it might be a servant. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “Six hundred rooms, military and servant’s quarters, three gardens, a game park, and stables on either side,’’ said Dorian, staring at his home. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z They have their feet traced onto pieces of paper, and a servant is sent to Bata to bring back rubber slippers for them to wear indoors. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The servant continued forward to push open the studded crimson doors. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “You will be a servant!” shouted the soldier. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Indeed, in those busy days, our servants' hall would often witness a gathering of some of the finest professionals in England talking late into the night by the warmth of the fire. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Even Catherine, the delicately pretty girl who had been a house servant, said, No, she did not want to go back though she was shivering from the cold. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z "Please remove the hair from the princess's legs," I direct a servant. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z She did not even come from the servant class, although this was a secret we had to keep from the other servants who would have made her life miserable, had they known. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The servants who walked the ladies had abandoned them, and they could not escape on their little bound feet. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The music made up for everything— the silent contempt of the servants, Steven’s and Emilia’s snubs, Tom’s hatred. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time the weather turns cold, we have put up warm, dry houses for everyone, even the servants. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z “Another of Arawn’s servants?” asked Taran, his voice betraying his anxiety. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Anna’s alligator purse, which she had taken to Mollie’s luncheon, was now lying on the floor, the servant said, with “everything torn out of it.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z After our thirteenth birthday, we moved on from using our teacup dogs and the stray teacup cats that lurk on the grounds to enlisting our servants as subjects of our beauty work. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z As a frightened bird caught inside a house startles one person after another, the news stirs up the servants and nuns alike. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “They didn’t have wings. They weren’t beings of fire. Like the seraphim, though, there were six of them, three male, three female. No army, no servants. They needed none,” said Eril-Fane. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z My father lighted the tree and he distributed the first gifts of the day—red envelopes filled with money for the servants. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Ash watched Gwen and Colin and the other household servants join the crowd around the Royal Hunt, but she remained where she was, the crackling heat of the bonfire at her back. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z "As you speak, so it shall be done. Call your servants." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I couldn’t recall what the invisible servant’s voice had sounded like, though I was sure it was somebody I knew. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Another servant helps me into a robe and leads me to the bathing chamber for our second bath of the day. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z As servants began clearing away the platters and jugs and goblets, Antain cleared his throat. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z As one of them—a puny man heaped with lavish fur and silk—turned to glare at her, Pinmei could see they were as scarred as the servant. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z When he returned, he looked around carefully for servants coming down the hall.The minute he opened Maria’s door, Furball yelped and scurried under a sofa. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The servant has a claim on the master for service, even service in fear. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “She didn't eat lunch. Caught her wandering the servants’ quarters a little while ago. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The Beauty Minister snaps her fingers at a servant, and the woman springs into action. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Outside, the country men called to each other on the road that went by the house, and I heard, too, the daily round of the servants and family. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “This is what happened. We—that’s to say, I mean, mainly it was me—we thought we’d take Boots for a bit of a walk around the servants’ quarters.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z At that time, a career as a civil servant was a glittering prize for an African, the highest that a black man could aspire to. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A pasty-complexioned man barks out orders to the servants, most of them darker than me. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “O Eternal God, Creator and Preserver of all mankind, Giver of all spiritual grace, the Author of everlasting life: Send thy blessing upon these thy servants, this man and this woman...” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “And was it usual—I’m only quoting what I’ve read in history books—was it usual for these people and their servants to push you off the pavement into the gutter?” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z She waves the empty teacup in her hands for a servant to take away. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z She would have stood there gaping, but the servant shoved her as he himself bent over. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z William Bell, a young black servant in a pressed white coat, hurries to the entryway. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z "Thief!" the servants bellowed, calling for the others. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “Why didn’t you go into the kitchen and make messes, as Sallie says she does to amuse herself, though they never turn out well and the servants laugh at her,” said Meg. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “Surely she can do for herself. We have company. Why should we go without a servant?” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The gate closed a little, and the servant refused to speak in the old language. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z She would go straight to Venus; she would offer herself humbly to her as her servant, and try to soften her anger. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Never mind, I’ll get the dinner and be servant, you be mistress, keep your hands nice, see company, and give orders,” said Jo, who knew still less than Meg about culinary affairs. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z When he was in the house, she had to disappear into the shadows and be more prudent in the way she addressed the servants, as well as in the care she lavished on Clara. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Of course I am sure. There are only three servants employed, and Murugan is not one of them.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘You mean the Riders? I feared that they were servants of the Enemy. What are the Black Riders?’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “Why are you still here when the others have all left?” he asked the servant. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “Come,” the servant said with impatience as Pinmei stopped to stare. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Nigel was a house servant and Edwards wasn’t supposed to bother him, but he did. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z "I don't need flocks of servants to fetch and carry for me." The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z “Did you fight jihad? Did you abandon everything you had and risk your life? If not for the Mujahideen, we’d still be the Soviets’ servants, remember. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z A servant in Mollie’s house had told an agent that one night Ernest had muttered to her while drunk that he was afraid something would happen to Mollie. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Despite her personal misgivings, Penelope thanked both of the young servants profusely for their willingness to spend their time furthering the children’s education. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z A few of our servants were questioned, and in tea stalls and bus stands, possible suspects were debated and dismissed. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z "Madam, the queen's post arrived through the back entrance," a servant announces as she tugs the glistening ribbons of a gold-and-white post-balloon. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The servant looked for food with which to feed her charge, but found none. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Would she have gone out and told the other servants, and would they all discuss it over their breakfast? Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z This I did not find remarkable, it often being the case due to the illness or absence of one of the younger servants that some small duties had to be performed. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The servants return to clear the plates and set down the next course, a fruit compote with cheese melted on top. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z After a while he gathered up his smaller presents, leaving the battery-driven car for the servants to attend to. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I quickly made myself a plate along with the other servants. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z A servant entered, frowning at the mess on the floor, and shouted for help. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Lord Tywin had sent him a groom and a body servant to see to his needs, and even insisted he take a squire. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She looks at me and seems to see me for the first time, takes in that I am dressed like her, like a servant, but that there’s something off about me. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z No matter how handsome the house, once I enter I’m a servant girl—no more than a black slave. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z I was big enough to be ordered around like an unpaid servant. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Sophia lets the servant's hand go, and the woman races from the tent. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “I am but a lowly servant who has played his part in the grand scheme,” the man says. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z He was with some worthless girl, a young servant. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z "More tea," the Fashion Minister orders the carriage servants. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z "You can even take your servant with you after you marry. I know how fond you are of her. I just want us to be sisters in the eyes of the gods." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I don’t want to go into another home where I’m treated like a servant, tolerated only for the labor I can provide. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “The servant died when I left his body, and I was left as weak as ever I had been,” Voldemort continued. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z By the well, servants lit bubbles of gas on fire, clad in frock- coats of asbestos. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Tanin’s gaze skimmed over beggar children and sailors, servants and merchants, messengers running this way and that in their black caps. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He had escaped Seward’s servant and the others, and no one was chasing him now. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “To make sure no gentleman decides to grab you up as his servant, I have apprenticed you to John Laydon. You will become a carpenter in your own right.” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z For a moment the beautiful woman nodded and smiled, then disappeared into the grove, followed by her servants. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z I can recall many hours of enjoyable discussion on this topic around the fire of the servants' hall at the end of a day. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z At the farm, I wore the simple blue overalls that were the uniform of the black male servant. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, my dear. I really disapprove of you dealing with the servants. It’s not wise in your condition, you know.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z All the servants crowded around the motorcar, looking at their faces in the polished metal, admiring the curtained windows, the velvet seats. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Within these walls, scholars were the aristocracy, and everyone else their servants—especially the librarians, whose directive was to support them in their important work. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z In order to commute more efficiendy between their opulent Connecticut manor and an art-filled apartment on Central Park West staffed with uniformed servants, she and her husband bought a helicopter and learned to fly it. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z I’d had it in my mind for a long time—as a servant of Allah. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Alyce saw the man and his servants staring at her in awe. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z She still did not have a permit, but her employers simply overlooked the fact, just like the thousands of other whites who did the same for their servants in similar straits. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z At Down, when he wanted a servant to do something, he did not order him in an imperious way. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “A high-ranking Ministry official like Mr. Crouch deserves unswerving obedience from his servants —” “His slave, you mean!” said Hermione, her voice rising passionately, “because he didn’t pay Winky, did he?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z What would be the punishment for stealing a prince’s servant? The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Then you can go about your work, Mary Anne,” said Wemmick to the little servant; “which leaves us to ourselves, don’t you see, Mr. Pip?” he added, winking, as she disappeared. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Finally, I presented it to her, an act that signified to the servants that I would be a generous king. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Snakes played some part in the cure, just what is not known, but they were held to be the sacred servants of Aesculapius. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Octavian, of whom I have written, and William Williams, another servant of the College of Lucidity in the days of our ascendancy, set forth seven days ago with a foraging detail navigating the Rappahannock River. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He was the finest of servants, wise of counsel and fair of face. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z The grocery boy reported that the kitchen looked like a pigsty, and the general opinion in the village was that the new people weren't servants at all. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z “He is at Hogwarts, that faithful servant, and it was through his efforts that our young friend arrived here tonight. “ Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The kitchen began to fill up as other servants filed in for their lunch. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Then he turned to the servants filling the courtyard. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She bathed, feeling almost as dirty as she had in Endovier, and was grateful for the gentle servants who attended her. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z In the center of the room the dwarf stood with his servants, and four strangers in the black of the Night's Watch. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The servants rushed back in and hurried to feed the fires. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He did not treat the rich foreign merchant differently from the servant who shaved him and the peddlers, from whom he bought bananas and let himself be robbed of small coins. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z His eyes were angry and his mouth was set in a tight grim line as he watched the servants mopping and scrubbing the blood from the ivory hall. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z “That proves you must have been an honest and faithful servant. I will say so much for you, though you have had the incivility to call me a beggar.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Richard is to be the reverend’s servant, and I am to serve a man called Captain John Smith. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z I have many servants in my mountain fastness, and all the riches I could dream of. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z "You are more ignorant than a child, ser knight. There are no shadows in the dark. Shadows are the servants of light, the children of fire. The brightest flame casts the darkest shadows." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The red woman, the servants had named her, afraid to speak her name. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Behind all came the two trains of mules and the bull-ring servants. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Some things had gone: the Master’s valuable collection of silver had been looted; some college servants had vanished. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He rummaged through Rosa’s drawers, questioned the servants one by one, and harassed Nana until she was beside herself; finally his search led to the decanter of brandy, which he requisitioned instantly. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Much to the chagrin of some of the servants and to the consternation of Emma’s sister Elizabeth, the children even used bad language such as “the devil take” or “I wish to God.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, when the weapons and armor were being issued, by the time they got to the last of the laborers and servants, they ran out. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z The servant boys drifted away, and presently the three prisoners sat for a moment neglected. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z A servant, torch in hand, showed them out and they slept there in comfort until the dawn appeared. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The servants were called in, the dining-room tables wheeled away, the lights otherwise disposed, the chairs placed in a semicircle opposite the arch. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Balekin unbuckles his belt and hands it over to the servant. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z We send Thomas Savage to Werowocomoco to live, and Chief Powhatan sends us his servant boy, Namontack, to live with us. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z But the sounds of sliding doors, carriage wheels, and tiny footsteps drift through the house, and each time I leave my room to explore, a servant returns me to where I'm supposed to be. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z There was another man in the copilot’s seat, some sort of servant. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The servant cooked the morsels in sesame oil, and the wonderful aroma made Wei laugh. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Of course you can. I’ll teach you. ‘I am the first wife, and she is our servant.’ The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Guests and servants standing around us, silent as they witnessed these cruel solemnities, Lord Cheldthorpe’s valet and his footman took turns whipping us with the rod. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “A bit strange not to have live-in servants, don’t you think?” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z If he is amongst the militia encampments outside the town, we shall locate him in the next few days — and you will receive full satisfaction from — Your humble & affectionate servant, Richard Sharpe, Esq. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Three of us among the servants made a little consort of music—I on the violin, an indentured Irishman who also played the fiddle, and a slave from another house who played the flageolet. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “I have no use for a servant who forgets what is due to her master, and to her master’s reputation.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He is assuming that at sunup, Captain Smith will be hanged and I will become another man’s servant. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Just a blind girl, just a servant of Him of Many Faces. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I wish we could contrive it,” said she; “but I cannot think of any tolerable pretence for going in;—no servant that I want to inquire about of his housekeeper—no message from my father.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z In a pavilion of colored silk, the Elf King was being dressed for his meeting by fifteen servants. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Then she left the palace by the servants’ way. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z We do not have human servants at Madoc’s estate, but I have seen them in other parts of Faerie. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z When your servant is your fairy godmother, you’re never scalded, and your water never gets cold. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z By mid-morning they had dragged the matchmaker’s servant over to our house and extracted her terrible confession. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He just pushed past the part of the conversation where they would honor each other as humans, and started making requests, as if Hassan was a servant. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “Big Henryk, are we going to sleep in a castle tonight in big soft beds and eat all the chocolates we want and the Jackboots will be our servants?” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z He and Lyra had slept in servants’ rooms under the attic, not feeling welcomed by the stately four-poster beds in the grand rooms farther down, and it was a long unsteady walk. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Afterward she had to see to the house, the servants, and the shopping until her classes began. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z They leave me alone with the servants and nurses and their charge. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Every large household was said to have a servant on double payroll. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A servant held an umbrella aloft to keep Gupta in the shade, but the burly foreman was sweating in the sunshine. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z “Guess he was a servant on the march, took a chance to run away. Guess they shot at him.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “In my world servants do the cooking,” she said scornfully. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of the women would never wear them—they would be tossed aside or given to a favorite servant. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z At night, there had been a phalanx of servants to bathe her in jasmine-scented water, and in the morning, more servants came to dress her in clothing so exquisite she was almost afraid wear it. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She allowed no one else into the house, not even a servant or a cook. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Countless servants rushed ahead, carrying ornamental lanterns and heaters. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z I think what started it was the stupid comment I’d made the day we were planting tulips, about getting new servants. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z A servant greeted them and led them into the mansion. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “That would be wrong. Then he might become dangerous. He may be rude now, but no foreigners have been harmed by their servants.” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z "I don't think either of you should've done what you did. I even heard the servants whispering about it. So disrespectful." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z If it wasn’t for us servants, the food wouldn’t get cooked, the water wouldn’t get toted, and the wood wouldn’t get chopped for the fires. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z She called to the servant and spoke to him rapidly, and he came, looking none too pleased, to lead us to where we had to go. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z I slip back into the faithful servant act I put on for the Sheriff for just a moment. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Probably a thousand goblins, courtiers and diplomats and civil servants, were spread out around the courtyard, and all of them were dancing in strict rhythm in a great spiral. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z The servant looks at all the dead roses on the ground. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The youngest one this time had been a little boy, an indentured servant no older than twelve, found alone. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Poor as he is, he didn’t forget a servant or a child in the house, and not a soul here, from the French laundrywoman to Miss Norton forgot him. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z The servants lifted their sticks, But instead of cowering, the old man stood calmly. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z One afternoon Matt was alarmed to see the doctor arrive with Felicia’s drink instead of a servant. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z "Don't try to move. If you're too loud, the other servants will alert the Beauty Minister immediately. We don't get much time"—she leans in—"away from others." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The servant from the gate came to the open door and stood waiting to be noticed. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z A servant later recalled that after one row between Bill and Rita, “she came out kind of bruised up.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “I will wear this,” said Ash, “and no one will know that I am only wearing my servant’s dress underneath.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Will saw the servant standing in the background, as if he were waiting to be called. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z One morning, we were summoned to the dining-room — the servants, the family, the dependents — and told that there the sole hope of our College awaited us. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The baron’s family and servants hid in closets and under beds. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z With you and your faithful servant, Gandalf will go; for this shall be his great task, and maybe the end of his labours. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Katherine and I wear our Attendants' uniforms, and Red Jack is still dressed in the white shirt and apron of a house servant. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z They abandoned their heavy reliance on indentured servants in favor of the importation of more black slaves. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z My third son, Murugan, who was a servant, married a girl from the town in which he worked. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z "And what will my husband say to this? Your father's own sworn man and servant?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “But...if I will not always be a servant, what will I be?” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z The woman pulls out a dress for the servant girl. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Nine out of the lot of twenty-five began with the sentence, ‘I do not want to be a servant.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “He had the former servants’ quarters renovated to keep as his private rooms because he enjoys the view. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z In the first encounter, we exchanged fire with a white man of the house, son or servant, possessed of a pistol and fowling-piece. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z With Jawad Sahib gone, the servants were relaxed and our verandah was busy. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Perhaps the Ring gave understanding of tongues, or simply understanding, especially of the servants of Sauron its maker, so that if he gave heed, he understood and translated the thought to himself. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Respectfully, I am your humble servant, A. Herbert Bledsoe I raised my head. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind the building which housed the dentist’s office ran a small path used by servants and those tradespeople who catered to the butcher and Stamps’ one restaurant. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I duck as servants set the veranda for afternoon tea. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He needed someone to keep house and cook, and a servant cost money. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Along with her brother, her son, and a team of household servants, Cleopatra settled in for an extended stay as Caesar’s guest. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Behind, his servants hurriedly began to strike his tent. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The servant scurries to an adjacent room, leaving us alone in the chamber foyer. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z To work for the King of Adarlan as his loyal servant. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Like many other poor students at the time, Hooke also helped to make ends meet by working as servant to one of the wealthier undergraduates. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z My dirty servant’s garb would rule out identification at a distance, and he’d never be close enough to see my face. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z There were several massive shire-horses for pulling the ploughs and the hay-wagons, and there was a ploughman and a cowman and a couple of gardeners and all manner of servants in the house itself. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z I shall have all my devoted servants returned to me, and an army of creatures whom all fear. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Garden servants buzzed about, pruning, watering, and extracting perfume to be used in the Belle-products. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The fat old drunkard was found asleep in a bower of roses by some of the servants of the palace. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The servants hesitated, but the lord snapped angrily, "Do as I say! Now!" When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “Yeah, he’s off to the Chamber of Secrets for a cup of tea with his fanged servant,” said George, chortling. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Father told him, “Why, the Lord will help us! We’ll receive His divine mercy as his servants who bring succor.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He starts to disrobe, and servants rush forward to help. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z My little servant, after helping me to clean my house, was gone, well satisfied with the fee of a penny for her aid. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z This was a place for cooks and servants. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone, even my mother, stared at her for her bad manners, criticizing a servant that way. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z We reach the servants’ corridor, and Izzi breaks away from us. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z A servant reaches to remove the comb from the crown of Charlotte's head. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Amma grew up in an orphanage and had been getting too old to stay there much longer, so she was happy to get a job that came with a room in the servants' quarters. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z When Hamlet reached my side, Horatio took his leave, saying, “In faith, Ophelia, I remain your servant” The kindness in his eyes consoled me briefly. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z It doesn’t seem possible that I snuck into Balekin’s house and stole one of his servants. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The servant’s prayer, after the cloudless thunder of Zeus, Odysseus heard with lifting heart, sure in his bones that vengeance was at hand. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Baba, have you ever thought about getting new servants?” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z If we could bribe servants not to tell, play our parts before relations, before Beatrice, and then when we were alone sit apart in our separate rooms, leading our separate lives. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z There was no reason why the servant should not open that door. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “They will start frowning if you remain seated. Shall I remove you to the servants’ quarters?” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z "A room with two beds for my wife and servant." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Emma always made sure Down House was a tranquil place; she was said to keep the peace among the servants with a sledgehammer if necessary. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I'm relieved when the servants take us to the dress salon. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “With so few belongings, the other girls will hardly know whether you are a servant or one of us.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z He lived with his mother, our servant Parvin, in the shed behind our house. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z A servant had already put tea and sweet cakes on the table and was now lighting the houlu, a small stove for burning coal. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z But Nob, the hobbit servant, came bustling in long before they thought of ringing. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I put on the servant’s dress without any of my mall-acquired underclothes to make sure I am as authentic as possible. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Servants rush to clean, but more hit the floor and splatter their contents before the servants can catch them. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z A servant brought tea and coffee, and disappeared. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The first record of this unusual arrangement was when Virgil Butler had been contracted as servant, bodyguard, and cook to Lord Hugo de Fole for one of the first great Norman crusades. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “I don’t think so. Caesar has many servants, I don’t know their names.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z She sent her invisible servants to leave bowls of stew and goblets of apple cider at the edge of the garden. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I slip out, and up the back staircase that the servants use. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z They wouldn’t do that if some house servant—one of the children, perhaps—said, “She never went to bed last night.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z He was lopping off its head with a cleaver — ruining the meat! the servants yelled. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z When I had done, I looked for a bell, so that I might let the servants know I had finished; but I could not find one. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z The servants were weighing and recording my dinner. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “My friends and I killed Phineas, one of Gaea’s other servants in Portland. Maybe we can help!” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z She didn’t understand that there weren’t moments in our language—the rigorous, regimental one of family and servants—when the woman’s name could have naturally come out. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z No one here except the three of us would ever know it was a group of servants who brought this family down. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z She would canter up to the door on her pony, followed by a mounted livery servant. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “Flesh — of the servant—w-willingly given—you will — revive —your master. ” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z 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 watch changed when the sun came up, but dawn was still half an hour off as the three Domishmen made their way down the servants’ steps. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z After a time the servant returned, asked Siddhartha to follow him, conducted him silently into a pavilion, where Kamala lay on a couch, and left him. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z Powell’s second problem was that he would have to track down Secretary Seward himself—not just deliver the package to a servant or nurse. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Master! How is he my master? Am I a servant?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z I want to tell him I’m waiting for the mess pot for the servants, the one that James and Richard and I share with the two men who serve Master Wingfield. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z I felt superior to them in my way, and I didn't like the manner in which we were all crowded together into the servants' elevator. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z We laugh and screech and skip away from the servants. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “How interesting. I have my servant here. His name is, amusingly enough, Logi. Would you like an eating competition with him?” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Yan Chang called loudly to other servants to take our luggage, called another servant to bring tea and draw a hot bath. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “Surrounded by servants tearing their clothing and wailing, begging to join me in the afterlife so that they can continue to serve me.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Furthermore, since chiefs required menial servants as well as specialized craftspeople, chiefdoms differed from tribes in having many jobs that could be filled by slaves, typically obtained by capture in raids. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “The other servants laugh at me. ‘She takes care of the beast,’ they say. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Aunt Seymour is in need of our Sal. All of her Dutch girls fled, and she is without servants.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “She will be treated like all my servants, no better, no worse. I’ll even let her visit twice a year like the others.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z They had freed their slaves, yes... only to hire them back as servants at wages so meagre that most could scarce afford to eat. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She became what is known as an ideal servant, for such a role filled practically all of her needs. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z The tenants’ wives took turns as servants in the main house, and they also tended my orchard. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The Seven proved as deaf as their earthly servants. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He was a servant, so she was a dog; but a superior servant, so a superior dog. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z She does a lap around us, touching the most luxurious pieces of furniture, then waves a hand at the servants. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Of course the Enemy has other servants, but they will have to journey all the way to the borders of Rivendell before they can pick up our trail. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z There was no one in the kitchen or in the servants’ rooms, which were close at hand. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z He was so enchanted, he almost didn’t hear the servant coming down the hall, but fortunately, he woke up soon enough to scuttle behind the potted plants. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Immediately, the servants brought a wood tub filled with water from the kitchen. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Elizabeth most thankfully consented, and a servant was dispatched to Longbourn to acquaint the family with her stay, and bring back a supply of clothes. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z But for the servants, he and Lord Janos were alone in the Small Hall, at a small candlelit table surrounded by darkness. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She sat up to find Fourth Cousin gone and Awaiting Marriage, the servant, sprawled on the floor. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Justice and I were dispatched to the servants’ wing, where we were to spend the night. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Odd, that resentment of servants, and their obvious impatience. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I had been given sleeping space in the attic where most of the house servants slept. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z In no region had the messengers discovered any signs or tidings of the Riders or other servants of the Enemy. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Some were for storing supplies, others for servants and their families. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z It is not clear whether they were slaves or indentured servants, which means they would have to work for a number of years and then they would be free. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z She would be ashamed to let him think that something was so wrong in her family that she had to ask him, a black servant, about it. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z She traveled ahead with most of the baggage and servants, to open the big house on the corner and prepare for Clara’s arrival. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z This led to the servants’ quarters at the back of the villa. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Someone has to puncture the prevailing fiction that we’re a “family” here, we “associates” and our “servant leaders,” held together solely by our commitment to the “guests.” Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z At Dede’s age, it is hard to start in with new servants. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Our father’s room, formerly a servant’s, had a single window that looked out over an alley where mongrels fought. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I thanked him and dried my hands before walking over to the servants’ verandah. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “She was brought up, there were servants to cook. Now, there are no servants. There is nothing.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z There was a constant scurry of servants racing up and down the halls, tending the fires, hanging up cloaks, putting away umbrellas, and delivering trays of tea to warm the travelers. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “And some of the others in the household, so they might act as our servants?” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I guess what made it seem fancy was the strange peaceful feeling I got, as if the Lord had said, “Well done, thou good and faithful servant,” or something like that. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z After a flurry of more “gung-shis,” the servants left and there were the three of us in front of a huge mound of packages. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Presently there came a loud ring, then a decided voice, asking for ‘Mr. Laurie’, and a surprised-looking servant came running up to announce a young lady. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, he’d showed up so quickly after the servants cleared away her food that she might have thought he’d been waiting outside. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The prince climbed the rock and stood watching as his servants mournfully played their drums and mbiras. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Its subject was “Thou art my good and faithful servant with whom I am well pleased.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “But I suppose we must allow the servants some of their traditional comforts.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s nice, out of the way. There’s an old servant stairwell, so my landlady doesn’t have to wonder why I return home so late.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z It became chilly, and Second Wife and Third Wife, their children and servants returned home to Tientsin. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Along the passage behind them ran two of the senator’s servants. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z And in Ayemenem, where once the loudest sound had been a musical bus horn, now whole wars, famines, picturesque massacres and Bill Clinton could be summoned up like servants. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z And as the time passed and the servants came in and stood waiting in the hall, his eyes began to blink anxiously and he spoke of the rain in a worried uncertain way. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z “Your father is not a good man, as the servants have already warned you, unless I miss my guess.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z I could live with Calypso, with invisible servants tending to my every need. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Always before I have come skulking through the kitchens, dressed as a servant. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z In the intervening years, music has grown from joyful servant of humankind and the Almighty to a bigger experience than both of them. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z When the servants finished their work and the silk lay smoothly on the road, an old man came walking down it, leaning on a stick. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z As Miss Anderson walks away, I ask a servant where the comfort room is and hurry off down the hall. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z They lived their lives of great privilege, with their servants and their money and their travels that didn’t include him. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He was a peculiar servant, and had no specific duties within the domestic hierarchy. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z After the meal, I snuck out to the forbidden part of the property where the servants' families lived in their little shanty shacks. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I didn’t bother to lie because all the house servants knew. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “Indeed, Holmesy, however does one bear the pain of overenthusiastic servants?” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z The servants armed themselves, and all three took their stand beside the master of battle. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z With the other servants came the lord of the house, who was furious to be called away from his party. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Once Casde Black had housed five thousand fighting men with all their horses and servants and weapons. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Thus was the citadel staffed with the dead: a dozen servants to see to the needs of five children who were no longer children. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Her house servant knocks, then enters the room with a tea tray. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The closer we got to Little Rock, the more I saw my mother and grandmother losing their power as adults, acting more like children or humble servants. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Either instinct or the barking of the dogs had alerted Clara and the servants, who were waiting in the doorway with all the lights blazing. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Before the summer I had often squatted in the courtyard with the servants while they ate, so I went out now and joined them. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Far from having his own servant, though, Isaac had to act as a servant himself. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z They might even have felt like a family if she knew what a family was, though if she did, she’d have been more likely to feel that about the College servants. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z She covered her half-finished stew with a napkin, and immediately an invisible servant whisked the bowl away. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Gulping down my tea, I find the servant garb in the back of my closet. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “A wandering shepherd gave you to me, a servant of Laius.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z At first, the guards at the gate ignored them, and when they finally acknowledged Yishan’s persistent requests, they did little more than pass the message on to a servant. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Nok bolted from the table and ran for the door, but two servants blocked her way. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z She watched the servant bow and leave the hall, and Lord Asriel go into the vestibule and close the door behind, and then she half-fell into the nearest chair. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z This early form of air-conditioning was closed off when the three went to sleep, but was later opened by a servant, allowing cool, damp air from the caves to enter the room. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z A gliding servant served a choice of two kinds of tea as Prince Faisal talked. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Perhaps you already know it? You are a clever man, after all, Severus. You have been a good and faithful servant, and I regret what must happen.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The servants left at home to attend to him were kept busy satisfying his enormous appetite and, still more, refilling his wine-jug. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z When I first met him, he was dressed like the house servant of a wealthy man, which he was. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Her mother, drugged by Dr. Cuevas, was asleep, and her brothers and sisters and the servants were already in their rooms. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z However, she ordered the servant to give the holy Brahmin a white gown. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z Lady Constance’s Christmas party had ended in such a free-for-all of destruction that a whole fleet of servants working ’round the clock for a month would be hard- pressed to put the house right. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z The servants finally traced it to the judge's locked room. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Even though Cook had offered many more times for Ophie and Mama to stay in one of the rooms in the empty servants’ quarters, Mama continued to refuse. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Except for two female servants who shuttled between the kitchen and the bar, I was to be the only black. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Abra, let me tell you about myself. I’m a servant. I’m old. I’m Chinese. These three you know. I’m tired and I’m cowardly.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z In an unconscious gesture of television-enforced democracy, mistress and servant both scrabbled unseeingly in the same bowl of nuts. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “I think the Missus Reverend served her a dose of Scripture, the hard kind. Madam says, ‘I’ve been too harsh on my servants. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The wooden man she had glimpsed, though, and the boy with the wolf’s face ... they were his servants, surely ... his champions, as Stannis was hers. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The old servant might approve me, but I would slip in unnoticed by anyone else. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z This time he is no one’s servant or slave. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z She was quite plainly a servant, and Kit was impatient when the captain removed his hat and spoke with courtesy. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z This servant was supposed to watch the candle during the banquet and all night to make sure neither end went out. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z She hesitated on the street in front of Lady Isobel’s sister’s house, and decided to slip around the rear to the servants’ entrance. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Kaede, who was more accustomed to being followed by servants, still had never experienced this level of interference in her daily life. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Morning servants wheel in breakfast carts and set out tea and plates. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z She forgot the names of the servants and even of her own children, yet she always managed to be present, like a cheerful, beneficent spirit, at whose slightest footfall clocks began to wind themselves. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s millions of clean ones lying about! Anyway, I’m not a servant. I’m not going to wash them.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z His servants and a crowd of villagers surrounded him, staring. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The child took the fruit from the servant girl and ate it. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Except for Argénida, her servant and confidante, no one ever had any more contact with her after that. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z When Loki heard the gods praise Aegir’s servant, Fimafeng, for his swiftness and diligence, he sprang up from the table and stabbed Fimafeng with his knife, killing him instantly. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z By the time they arrived at the village at the foot of the mountain, all the horses were spent and the servants exhausted. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z She snaps at a nearby servant, "Go and fetch Madam Claire. Tell her that her hospitality is lacking, and I don't like to be kept waiting." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He was raised by an uncle who treated him like little more than a menial servant. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Smallpox also ruined the British plan to raise an army of slaves and indentured servants by promising them freedom after the war—the disease killed off most of the “Ethiopian regiment” even as it assembled. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z For five minutes, the assassin and the servant argued about whether Powell would leave the medicine with Bell. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z When it was necessary, Clara used the servants or her children to send him messages. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He beckoned the servant who was last in the procession, and asked him to announce to his mistress that a young Brahmin desired to speak to her. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z And the other servants always gossiped about everyday sights they had seen in town: the back stoops of stores always blocked with the frozen bodies of beggars. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “Thank you for such an honor and gift, Your Majesty. I am your humble servant.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Indentured servants who ran away were considered to have broken a contract, but they were not considered property. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z In the morning, Jalaluddin—our seventh servant in five years—would probably think we’d gone out for a stroll or a drive. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z "Back to your dress blocks," the servants say. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The melody of preparation hides my footsteps: clinking glass, the jingle of silver cutlery, the clack of porcelain dishes, the grunts and whispers of the servants. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Since his return to Mordor, Sauron had found it useful; for he had few servants but many slaves of fear, and still its chief purpose as of old was to prevent escape from Mordor. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “She curled up in a corner of the servants’ quarters. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The Bible is kept locked up, the way people once kept tea locked up, so the servants wouldn’t steal it. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z With great discretion she divided up her clothing among the servants and the followers she always had, keeping only what she absolutely needed. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He took a deep breath and went out of the hut, and his servant followed him with the lantern. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z The servants stand aside, and the queen herself pushes this door open. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Mother said it was the height of rudeness for a public servant with privileged knowledge to pry, and for once I had to agree with her. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z "I am not in the habit of being ques-tioned by servants, Nan. Must I have your tongue out?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She knew by now that the humble folk who sat in the very back of the Meeting House were servants of the fine families of Wethersfield. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z She grabbed my hand and half dragged me to her room, passing several servants in the hall. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The room was in that disorder produced only by those who have always had servants. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z It was like a servant of some sort had got the place ready for the night-time, then left: the curtains were closed and there were dim table lamps switched on. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let her name from now on be Wealtheow, or holy servant of common good.” Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z “She was drinking and quarreling,” a servant later told authorities. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z My day had been uncommonly full of the duties of the servant, my throat felt dewy and raw, and I was in no little discomfort, standing before the remaining company, fevered, playing minuets. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z And if he ever became a god, if he ever entered the All-Radiant, then Govinda wanted to follow him as his friend, his companion, his servant, his lance bearer, his shadow. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z Even still, Chaol had to push his way through a crowd of gathered guards and servants, Celaena keeping close behind him. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z "Lord Bolton is not in the habit of being questioned by servants." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z We walk across roots and beams, unnoticed, jumping silently high above swarms of liveried servants. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Was Reverend Hunt’s prediction right—did Samuel become something much greater than a servant? Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z The servant had in some cases become more adroit than its master. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z “Your prioress is like a queen, the fountain of all goodness. All the sisters are her ladies-in-waiting, happy to live under her benevolent rule. There is a hierarchy, with servants in the lowest place.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z This man had a child called Ntshetsanyana, who was looked after by a servant girl. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z "Four someones, if truth be told. Had you thought to question the Hand's servants?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Teach her to wash rice properly so that the water runs clear. Her husband cannot eat muddy rice,” she’d say to a cook servant. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The soldierwives would too, for they belonged to the ■* army of servants who would work at the birthday dinner. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Then other servants, wakening, came down to build and light a fresh fire at the hearth. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Why, out of all the zillions of possibilities, have I ended up a servant? The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Here I am neither a servant nor a nun. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The young man appeared to call for a servant, but then put the book down and came to the door himself. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Your Majesty! Your Majesty!” a chorus of voices came through the air toward them, and Minli could see a parade of servants in the distance running across the zigzagged bridge. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z They called their servants to bring more threads and silks, and the woman in blue requested a new needle. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “There are indentured servants in this zoo called beastkeepers,” he said. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z They were both older, bigger, and broader of shoulder than Joost, and they were house guards, private servants of Councilman Hoede. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z In the meantime, Cleopatra and her trusted servants, Iras and Charmion, made their way to her mausoleum and sealed the door behind them. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z “That’s right. One of the servants from the house told me Mrs. de Winter hasn’t come down from her room all the evening.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Her servants sprayed perfume, and the young woman gulped down sugar water before putting her hand on the door. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z As they approached the grand foyer of the house, a silent servant opened the door, and both uncle and nephew walked into the waning light. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z All the upper-class people are white, and the servants are dark like me. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I remembered the day we were planting tulips, when I had asked Baba if he’d ever consider getting new servants. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She was no longer wearing her servants’ dress; instead, her clothes were all black. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He owned a black man and he had other servants besides. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z We servants gather around our mess pot, but no one eats much. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z “No, Inej. Greed bows to me. It is my servant and my lever.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Indentured servants complain all the time and steal us blind at the first opportunity. I’ll never hire another.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “It watches out for them when I’m not here. They refuse to accept a servant.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Those unseen servants, wherever they are, must be preparing the estate. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Sometimes he took a servant and his bed and he slept again in the old earthen house and in the old bed where he had begotten children and where O-lan had died. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z These were the cottages in which the servants lived, and where the blacksmith, tinsmith, and tanner plied their trades. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z A servant hands her another vial of her elixir. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “You are not destined to be one of our star servants. That is already abundantly clear.” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z I gathered from her that the servants in general were delighted. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “Right. Now, when you go up the servants’ staircase, what do you come to at the top?” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The servant, a graying woman, threw herself on the floor keening with apologies. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z And four times a day, a very nice servant girl would come into my room, apologizing the whole time while making me drink a terrible-tasting medicine. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “I was under the impression that they are more in the order of servants.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The cushion held to shield his balding pate, he said, “Madame, your servant.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z She leans in and whispers, "Don't react to what I'm saying. We're always being watched. The servants. The attendants. Make sure to laugh as if I'm telling you something ridiculous, so they don't pay attention." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z After the meal, a servant was waiting for her in the corridor with a message: Sister Ailan wished to see her in her study. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z As I was thinking this I saw an old servant woman stooping over the same low table gutting a fish, looking at me from the corner of her eye. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m not entirely sure that’s true, but I manage to persuade myself enough to approach the servants’ entrance and slip inside. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He ran to the hall and found Harrison lying on his back surrounded by servants, the air silvered with gunsmoke. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I followed the servant past the lodgings of courtiers and ministers greater than my father. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z "Stop giving yourself airs, you witless servant boy!" The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z A few of the servants have gathered to watch. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z An old servant hurried away with a displeased look. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hold the light,” the doctor said, and when the servant held the lantern high, the doctor looked for a moment at the wound on the baby’s shoulder. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z They fed their dead servants on the flesh of human children . A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The record shows that people who were indentured servants were often treated harshly and could be severely punished for breaking the agreement. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z When she returned to the great hall she asked a servant there how to find the stables, and she saw that he recognized her as well. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z They argue back and forth until she calls for the servants to take Edel from the room. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z As silently as a floating feather, the servant combs the oil through Padma's hair, making it shimmer in the subtle light like onyx. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z She surveyed the withered face of her servant. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Witchery, you can be sure. She and that servant—that base laundry maid—are surely conspiring in some evil,” growls Durufle. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I tie up the toad, stuff my cloak into her saddlebags, and start toward the side of the manor, where I believe I will find a servants’ door. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Our children clung to the banisters and witnessed her paroxysm; our servants were sent to summon her cousin. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z With no servants, how could there be gardens? In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z “It wasn’t exactly a choice,” Mama said, but Cook ignored her and continued chattering on at Ophie as they walked down the narrow hallway to the servants’ quarters out behind the house. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z They went down a half flight of steps and across the hall of the keep to the winding stair, making their way quietly among the sleeping servants. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z “The house will not be as big as this one. It will be very small. But we can live by ourselves, with Yan Chang and a few other servants. Wu Tsing has promised this already.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I was the only servant in the house. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “Anyhow, she doesn’t stay with the rest of the servants. This must be her hangout. I didn’t know she had a kid.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Rich men had guards about their courtyards, and light-dozing hounds, and servants who slept across the storeroom doors. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The hall lamp was now lit, and it amused her to look over the balustrade and watch the servants passing backwards and forwards. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Inside, a lone servant blinked up at them. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z So the servants did as they were told, to the horrified awe of the people on the street. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “Gaea would kill her own servant rather than you? That’s what you were betting on?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z "The tortoise and the dragon are now my servants," the king's father said to him. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z We follow the servant into a massive treatment salon. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z They would use a fishing boat Jones had arranged for his servant to leave by the river. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Straining for a new disguise of servant and simpleton, I sucked on my fist and stared about vacantly. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “Hope that the truth will free us of this war. Trust that informed Americans will direct their public servants to stop lying and to stop the killing and dying.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Dutifully the servants did as he commanded them. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Her mother and her grandmother had also been servants in the main house. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I recognized some of them, like Shagufta, who had been holding the laundry when I entered the servants' quarters earlier, and Ghulam, the driver who brought me here. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z While he continued on to Armenia, Cleopatra—accompanied by her staff of attendants and servants—went back to Alexandria. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z By the spring of 1891 he was living full time in the shanty at Jackson Park; Margaret stayed in Evanston with a few servants who helped her care for their five children. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z From bearded peddlers to servant girls carrying armfuls of hatboxes, everyone paused as the flag-bearers trotted proudly ahead, and Dorian Havilliard waved. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “That’s your nice way of saying I’m not old enough to be the head of the king’s servants,” she said. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Two servants had to carry Mum Olga to bed before the meal ended. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Jones won’t hear of it, reminding them that his servants are home and could possibly give them away. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z The tiny monkey jumps from table to table as servants attempt to catch him. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Several children peeped out of a back room until the servant shooed them away. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z White turned the wagon around and again headed south, his family and all of his servants safely onboard. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z She led Ash toward the doors to the garden, but instead of going outside they went through a doorway into a servants’ corridor, where waiters were rushing by with flagons of wine. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I mused on the funeral day, the coffin, the hearse, the black train of tenants and servants—few was the number of relatives—the gaping vault, the silent church, the solemn service. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Like the rest of us, she wanted to serve suppers, and scold servants, and set aside money in her almari to have her eyebrows threaded every three weeks at the Chinese beauty parlor. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Only one in a thousand of us is allowed to be a servant. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z "Perhaps," said her violet-eyed servant, "but it does not matter to me. This is the last of these markets I shall ever attend." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The halls of the castle were silent as they strode to her room, taking the empty servants’ passages to avoid any too-curious courtiers learning more about her. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Domestic workers, laborers, small- business owners, and many of the doctor-lawyer-preacher-teacher class moved in alongside the drillers, riggers, and civil servants. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z One of the Beauty Minister's servants stares at us. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z She ignored the passing courtiers and servants, focusing instead on the fading day. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z "I don't know," she pants, then motions to a nearby servant. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The one day he tries, Uma Maima, watching from the rooftop, sends a servant to follow him so that Gogol doesn’t get lost. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The servants ran about on orders from their brusque, anxious patron, who allowed for no delays in the execution of his wishes. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Clara gave her a strange look and said, “You may be our servant now, but you are the daughter of a gentleman, and you must know that you are far prettier than Ana.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z "I'll meet you back at your room," she reassures me, then heads off in the direction of the servants' lifts. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Gnarbone, a servant with long ears and a tail that drags on the ground, stops in the hall when he sees me. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Thus installed, the newly minted civil servants fanned out to take their places in one of the research facility’s expanding inventory of buildings, each already as full as a pod ripe with peas. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z And Kino saw that one was the doctor and the other the servant who had opened the gate in the morning. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z It was improper for a servant to sit with a lady as tho’ they were companions, but she asked me direct, so I sat myself in the chair that was close to the fire. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z A servant wipes soot streaks from her cheeks. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I don’t flatter myself that my acting convinced him; he was convinced because I’m human and he expects humans to be servants. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The servant sections my hair, combing it through. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z And although such a task was normally left to the servants, Volta did not complain, because it gave him a perfect excuse to eavesdrop on them. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “The other guests are through there,” the servant finally manages. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The gardener, the last one of Gatsby's former servants, came to the foot of the steps. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Her house servant takes my coat from my shoulders. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The mansion, which had been so full of servants in days past, now seemed to have only this one. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The actual work was done by the servants, of course, but the queen bee of all this busyness was indisputably Lady Constance. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “It doesn’t matter. My dada says servants have a right to privacy, and he’s a United States senator, so his opinion is worth more.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Richard is the only one I can ask, the only one who should be asked to bring a slop bucket to another servant. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Choosing the former, I climbed up to his small attic room at the top of the servants' wing early one morning and knocked gently. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z She named some friends, Charles’s sister Caroline, and “even the old servants.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the fashion in the Free City of Volantis to tattoo the faces of slaves and servants; from neck to scalp the boy's skin had been patterned in squares of red and green motley. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The servant hoisted the umbrella higher so that Headmaster could join Gupta under the portable shade. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z “But we are also servants of fire. Because fire is the most common form of energy, and without energy, our prowess as sympathists is of little use.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I had once worked as a servant for people like these and I was skeptical. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z An army of servants clad in bright blue livery for the new king bore jugs of posset and poured spiced wine in pewter goblets stamped with the seal of Claudius. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Do they chase runaway indentured servants as well?” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “Or ever intended to. I’m not anyone’s servant. A man must cast his own shadow....” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z After a time, they got back into their sedan chairs, and their servants carried them away. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A servant arrived with champagne and finger sandwiches. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “Rewards to people who fit the System best, you know. King’s immediate thanes, the thanes’ top servants, and so on till you come to the people who don’t fit at all. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z And I am but a servant to her wishes and whimsies. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z She entertained visitors in Cambridge and in Down, often old servants and the children of old servants. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Her dad’s servant Thanatos, god of death, had suggested that Pluto might be doing Hazel a favor by ignoring her. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Walk past her as if she were a servant. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z At that moment the door was opened by a servant who entered to clear off the table. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, Jackson is in the dining room, by the by, all decked out like a servant.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Amari noticed also that the household servants obeyed her without question—maybe because she was the only white person they knew who looked at them with a smile. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z They were attended by the same servant who had taken care of them their whole lives, in the tradition of the paid slaves of the era. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The servants were abuzz about a wager with some stranger who had come to the kingdom and bet he could defeat one of the most fearsome dogs with his bare hands. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Some folk grumbled about servants and slaves being forced to sit in the upstairs gallery. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z They set off together, with the servant girl carrying the child and the man driving them on, muttering to himself about the great insult that had been done him by this act of disobedience. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Sure enough, the little yellow-faced servant had come in without knocking. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Then a servant came and said our buggy was ready. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z In the evening, when there was nothing to do, we talked about the servants: who was clever, who was diligent, who was loyal. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I accompanied him to the servants’ quarters, where he squatted by our pallets and asked each of us to describe any symptoms we might feel. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z It had been laundered by the palace servants, and now she wrapped it around herself, the scratchy fabric a welcome contrast to the cold silk. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z As he was returning the box to his waistcoat pocket, a loud bell rang for the servants’ dinner; he knew what it was. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z An old man in the black of the Night's Watch, two servants . . . and him, standing there small and bold as life. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Broad and strong, she was obviously a servant, but when she raised the lantern, Pinmei gasped again, this time in surprise. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z When a disgruntled servant informed Dona Zaida about the changes in her country house, she descended on the ranch in a fury and restored the villa to its former state. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z And upon interviewing the servants, Dr. Darwin had discovered that the toddler was being fed half a cup of cream every morning. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z "Innkeep," a servant's voice called out behind her, "we have horses that want stabling, and my lord of Lannister requires a room and a hot bath." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z When he reached the end of the silk, he turned to look at the staring servants and the sniveling lord and bent down. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Dainty, pretty Catherine, who had been a house servant, complained bitterly. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z They shut up the house and sent all the servants away. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z “You are a little shrimp of a thing. How could you do the work of one of my servants, let alone nine of them?” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z She said, “Am I to understand you wanted to frighten the servants?” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z “You believe my own Elf King will not save one of his most loyal servants. Someone who has risked life and limb for him, and seen inside the city of the goblins.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z In fact, on Boxing Day it was customary to give the servants the day off, and most household employees considered this the greatest gift of all. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Out back, in the walkway between the house proper and the servants’ quarters, Chucha is putting out her bedding to sun on the line. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z "The Sea King's daughter sent a servant for it. She and all her ladies in waiting are copying it for their own pieces." When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Before he could answer, the servants returned with a plate of food fresh from the kitchen. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He was positive Calypso would strangle him on the spot, or order her invisible wind servants to chop him into a Leo purée. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z They buzz around the gazebos, dropping coins into baskets held by servants who kneel beside them. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z You are a father, a dictator, a servant, the most agile actor this land has ever known. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z His strength will increase as a snow-ball, by rolling, and faster, if some expedient cannot be hit upon to convince the slaves and servants of the impotency of his designs. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z False friends, treacherous servants, men who had professed undying love, even her own blood ... all of them had deserted her in her hour of need. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z As her mother slaved away as a servant, little Soledad wandered the pastures, trailing moon glimmer, side by side with her only friend, the cow. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The known world is at stake and Muhammad hasn’t left instructions on who will inherit all the goats and the yogurt and the servants and the countries. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z The rest of the family went up to London, as did Parslow and a few other servants. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is done,” Kaisa said, and the servant bowed to them before he left. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “I assumed a fake identity and masqueraded as an indentured servant to infiltrate IOI’s corporate headquarters. I’ve been there for the past eight days. I just now escaped.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “You are a slave, not a person. They’ll say things in front of you they won’t say in front of the white servants. ’Cause you don’t count to them. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z All the servants in the Main Branch, including the ones who served the Library, were blind. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z After the doctor had settled himself down, he told his servants to untie Joao and the assistant. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The servant does not cry out or lift his hands to protect himself. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z A fresh loaf of bread rests on the counter, along with apples, currants, and a soft cheese, but I do not see any servants who might have prepared this. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Dusk had faded to darkness by then, but when his servants came to light his candles and start a fire in the hearth, Tyrion had roared at them and sent them running. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It had always appalled him, the thought that some colonial Englishmen flogged elderly black servants. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Pippin left him and called for the servants, and they came: six men of the household, strong and fair; yet they trembled at the summons. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Frank stared at the back of the armchair; the man inside it seemed to be even smaller than his servant, for Frank couldn’t even see the back of his head. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The noise of the servants in the hallway sends me to the wall. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z If our outsides look pious but our core is not mindful of Him, we are not true servants of God. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z At the gate the servant opened the door a trifle and looked out at the waiting people. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Nok remembered glimpsing her mother's dressing table through a gap between the servants' bodies. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z One of my friends tried to put his arm around her waist, but she warned him that she was only a servant and that he would have to wait for the professionals. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Hopefully, long enough for Prince Dain not to overhear anything about a missing servant. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He was soon in his sedan chair, his servants carrying him again on the arduous road. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Mama murmured her good days, but Dedd gave the chauffeur the imperious look of a mistress whose servant has disobeyed her wishes. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She moved rapidly through the house, even showing the servants’ quarters and storage closets. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I did not perceive why they were there, nor why many who had survived the poIin its last visitation were present, master and servant alike. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Though I had never been to places where white people lived, I knew from movies and magazine pictures and hearsay from black domestic servants that white people lived in big, beautiful houses. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The fires were still in places flaming red, guests were pouring out through the doors and Princess Noreena, hatted and faint, was being carried by her servants far from view. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z But just as the sky began to darken, an imperial servant arrived. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z ‘Is it not enough to know that they are servants of the Enemy?’ answered Gildor. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “If they have a tribe of servants, what do you do?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Telemakhos knocked at the women’s door and called: “Eurykleia, come out here! Move, old woman. You kept your eye on all our servant girls. Jump, my father is here and wants to see you.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone was lined up on the porch, servants to one side and family on the other. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Emma was always busy, with other children, with servants, with visitors. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet here I come, like a servant at his beck and call! Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Ah, now you cannot see? But you could see enough to write propaganda for Ojukwu? Is that not what all of you civil servants did?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The servants did not wish to look at us, and so regarded us not. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z It had four floors; a cook and other servants could stay in the attic and in the basement. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Two servants drape a lacy covering over her naked body. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He hears Jutta’s voice: I bet he does these broadcasts from a huge mansion, big as this whole colony, a place with a thousand rooms and a thousand servants. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Imperial servants line both sides of the entrance, heads bowed, hands resting in front of them; their faces are angular with peach lips, rosy cheeks, brown eyes, and milk-white skin. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z All John Reed’s violent tyrannies, all his sisters’ proud indifference, all his mother’s aversion, all the servants’ partiality, turned up in my disturbed mind like a dark deposit in a turbid well. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Since her initial meeting with Princess Nehemia, she hadn’t seen or heard from the princess—not even chatter from the servants. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z One book, The Gay Genius, by Lin Yutang, told the story of Su Tung Po, the Chinese poet, artist, philosopher, and civil servant. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z “A servant I will be, not a slave. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Her servants had been dismissed, save three; and one of those three had died of the smallpox a sen’night previous. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Senator Trueba was left alone in the house with his granddaughter and a few remaining servants. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She just looked at the clock on the wall and when it was exactly nine o’clock, she tinkled a bell that was like the one my mother used to call the servants. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z In Margaret’s absence, Sarah ran the house—and the house servants. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z She’s a prisoner in this house, and the servants supply her with all the booze she can handle. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Keeping up the big house on the corner required an army of servants, and her mother’s entourage forced them to maintain twenty-four-hour shifts in the kitchen. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z And on Mondays eight servants including an extra gardener toiled all day with mops and scrubbing-brushes and hammers and garden-shears, repairing the ravages of the night before. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z ‘But there are no travellers in this land: only the servants of the Dark Tower, or of the White.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “No more dawdling!” the servant woman cried, and almost knocked Celaena off her feet as she pushed her out the doorway and slammed it shut. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The arrival of their trunks and their servants was advertised by the clamor of feet, heavy-laden, in the hall. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z All Africans over the age of sixteen were compelled to carry “Native passes” issued by the Native Affairs Department and were required to show that pass to any white policeman, civil servant, or employer. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z His servants shrank from the sacrilege when he ordered them to fell it; whereupon he seized an ax himself and attacked the mighty trunk around which the dryads used to hold their dances. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She handed the baby to a servant and then began to give instructions to the many people who still crowded around her. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Each fresh arrival was briefed in this way; people—police, doctor, family members, servants—stood in knots that unraveled and reformed in corners of rooms, the hallway and the terrace outside the French windows. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Like most Maya rulers, Chak Tok Ich’aak spent a lot of his time luxuriating in his court while dwarf servants attended to his whims and musicians played conch shells and wooden trumpets in the background. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z As Ash began unwinding the ribbons from Ana’s hair, Ana asked, “Did you go with the servants tonight, Aisling? Mother said they normally have a bonfire in the City Square.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “What used to be the House of Wu has opened its doors to all travelers—the new owner, I guess she used to be the servant there—is truly a hero to...” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z They threw all the prince’s wealth into the lake, and then they turned to the terrified servants. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But the servants of the Lord stood gazing as stricken men at the house of the dead; and even as Gandalf came to the end of Rath Dínen there was a great noise. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The servant led them out back to a huge pool that seemed more suited to a resort than a home. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The servant stood up, shaking a fragment in Bandit’s face. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z The sheepmen who survived did so only by becoming indentured servants to the large companies that controlled the range and the grazing permit system. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Many people who didn’t have enough money for passage to Virginia or another colony might choose to become indentured servants. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z “In the end, God restored everything to his servant Job.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z For half a year he cartwheeled his merry way about easterly Rock, bringing smiles to the faces of septons, squires, and servants alike. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z With the assistance of two servants, Stanton devoted herself to raising her children and running the household while Henry began a career in antislavery politics. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z She was saved by the return of the servant, who bowed to her too — thus deepening the flush on her cheeks — and set before her a plate of food as well as a gold-plated goblet. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “The servant of God, Calliope Helen is baptized in the Name of the Father, Amen ...” and he pushed me under for the first time. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The servants still went about their duties, but their voices were muted. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw Kamaswami, the servants, the banquets, the dice players, the musicians. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s all Inner Party stuff. There’s nothing those swine don’t have, nothing. But of course waiters and servants and people pinch things, and—look, I got a little packet of tea as well.” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Like the servant about whom I'd read in psychology class who, during a trance, had recited pages of Greek philosophy which she had overheard one day while she worked. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z They only worried about the Naxalites, who had been known to force men from Good Families to marry servant girls whom they had made pregnant. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He rounded his shoulders and was stiffly well-mannered, like a servant. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “She has had food. She has had servants. Her daughter went to college. There wasn’t anything she thought of that she couldn’t buy. I have been a good husband.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z And there, on the foot of my bed, is a folded-up dress of homespun with the royal crest that servants of the princes and princesses wear. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z But she is suffering greatly, and as she’s my servant, my soul would bear the burden of her misfortune. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Jyck swung a fair enough sword, but Morrec scarcely counted,- he was part groom, part cook, part body servant, and no soldier. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “He and his South African-born wife, Norma, and their four-year-old son, like most whites, have an entourage of servants. But they treat them well.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z To those men, I was an inferior, a servant, a person without a trade, and therefore to be treated with disdain. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She stared down the hall, at the servants who bowed to Dorian. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z "My mother was a servant in the Westing household, my father worked for the railroad and was the gardener on his days off." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “No,” she said; “I will go with the servant.” The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z She watches me as though I am not a child servant, but a real, grown-up woman with thoughts and schemes of my own. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The servants and my brothers were picking pears high above me. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z But they were shut out, listening at a door to words not meant for them: ill-mannered children or stupid servants overhearing the elusive discourse of their elders, and wondering how it would affect their lot. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z But the Dutchman’s little servant was beloved by all. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I slip out and up the servants' staircase. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “But it is too far, indeed it is, to be walking quite alone. Let my father’s servant go with you.—Let me order the carriage. It can be round in five minutes.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Siddhartha stood still at the entrance to the grove and watched the procession, the men servants, the maids and the baskets. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt like an indentured servant who had finally been allowed to join the family. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Three servants march forward with a gilded mirror. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z She appeared in the nursery at the appointed time, having changed out of her maid’s apron and into a clean frock, accompanied by the young servant Jasper. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z He sent his children up to bed and gave the servants permission to retire early. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z And the Dark Lord took it, and nursed it with fell meats, until it grew beyond the measure of all other things that fly; and he gave it to his servant to be his steed. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z They looked in her direction when she entered, and one said to her, “The servants’ entrance is to the left of the courtyard; you’ve come in the wrong way.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The city seemed coldhearted to her—merchants were ruthless in their dealings and masters callous to their servants, and all called her naive when she objected. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Bill told the servant, “That was the only way to get along with them squaws.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Our teacher motions toward the back closet like a queen waving to a lowly servant. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “My uncle is to send a servant for us.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z He begged his servant, Eros, to kill him. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z But she hatches another plan to make me a more useful servant. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Even as he sought mastery over the press, Howard was its servant. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Two servants present dainty skeleton keys nestled onto a velvet board. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z She told the servants to take all sharp things out of the room, thinking scissors and knives were cutting off her next generation. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of the Sun Maidens would become wives to noblemen, or servants to the sacred mummies, or weavers of the finest cloth worn by the Sapa Inca. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z After being roughly bathed by brutish servants, the wounds on her back throbbed and her face felt like it had been scrubbed to the bone. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Celaena’s upper lip pulled back from her teeth as the servant turned from the room. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z But its administration was utterly unable to reconcile its responsibilities as a disinterested servant of the public interest and those of an owner of a commercially valuable patent. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Instead of owning a manor house and servants, Daddy lived in a trailer park on the outskirts of a town that was itself the outskirts of town. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let us raise theCrochan and be gone from here before more of Arawn’s servants reach it.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Clothes and shoes were brought to him and a servant prepared him a bath daily. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z Indeed, the entire kingdom, from royalty to servants, viewed the mouse suitor with suspicion and discomfort. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z They were drinking beer and talking about the indigenization decree, the civil servants being jobless. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Balconies spill over with flowers, chatty men and women, and servants darting from one place to another. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “Oh! Jane,” cried Elizabeth, “was there a servant belonging to it who did not know the whole story before the end of the day?” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z So did the servant’s face, which with its popped-out eyes had finally lost the impassive gaze of an Incan idol. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Other servants maintained the fires in the hookahs. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She stopped at the back stairs, the servants’ stairs, the ones my mother used after Mrs. Willis died and Miss Lilian took over. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z When I arrived in the courtyard, a large and varied crowd of gentlefolk, servants, and shopkeepers was already waiting for the king. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Tiptoeing down the stairs to the kitchen, she saw that the embers had burned low in the hearth and none of the servants was yet awake. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z So, in his best-built sedan chair and with his strongest servants and warmest furs, the new ruler traveled to the mountain. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z "The matter is too grave to be left to servants." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Sometimes the house servants were the betrayers, they were closest to the masters, known to be tattletales, certain to be rewarded because of their talebearing. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time we came downstairs, the servants were lined up in the hall dressed in their best. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I stand here before you not as a prophet but as a humble servant of you, the people. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Come back at five! I’m surprised she didn’t tell us to use the servants’ entrance!” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Whenever one of the servants wished to drink, he would raise his eyes or crook a finger, and one or both of them would come and fill his cup. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Finally, at day’s end, I went to the attic with the other house servants and lay down to wait until they were asleep. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Seated in the Negro gallery amongst other servants, Indians, and white boys banished for whispering and tricks, she appeared no different, no more peculiar in her circumstances, than any lady’s maid. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The warriors, their duty performed, followed the hapless servants to destruction. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He ejected them with celerity, and his servants watched with some satisfaction as these lords of the leaf stalked back out to their chaises, disappointed in their designs. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “Go get me three avocados,” she says, like I’m her personal servant. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Apparently, the man had gone from servant to sycophant. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The door to the throne room burst open, and with a biting gust of cold air, a servant flew to stand before the king. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z And at breakfast that morning, in front of everybody, her anger finally erupted when she shouted rudely to a servant for serving her so slowly. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The Sea King waved away his servants and attendants with a flick of his hand and motioned for the children to follow. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z "I am getting old," she said to her two servants. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Attending it was a lucky break for a servant’s son like Omar. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Done sweeping up ash in the fireplace, the servant girl stacks new wood into a pyramid with aromatic pine for kindling resting on top. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Attendants buzz in and out of the room, and servants carry supplies and push golden carts. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z She was too far away to hear the commotion when Julius reached the palace, entered by the servants’ door at the rear, and asked to see the Emperor. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Whenever Blanca told her husband the strange things she had observed among the servants, he replied that they were Indian customs to which she should pay no heed. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It is as if they were suddenly declared every gentleman’s servant, always washing this one’s stockings, fetching that one’s firewood. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z I took Ruth by the hand and led her around the back side of Bridewell Prison, toward the Tea Water Pump, where there were other slaves and servants gathered. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z We practiced our looks on house servants, perfecting them in solitary chambers under the scrutiny of Du Barry. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I wished I had been allowed to stand with Mandy and the other servants. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z I knew that she was as faithful a servant of Allah as I was, and I knew that whatever happened, she was with me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Matt wished he could hide in her apartment forever and forget about the Alacrans, the scornful servants, and MacGregor’s clone. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The servant, who had helped dress Anna the day she disappeared, recalled, “Everything was just as we left it”—except for one thing. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z There was no inquiry or investigation; that was reserved for white civil servants. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Other servants had formed a line for the pump. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I never had to do dishes at The Children’s Home and resented being treated like a servant. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z She chose, instead, to closet herself in her room, where she acted the tyrant with the servants. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She smiled and said, “Well, you know, servants are the worst snobs of all.” Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Imperial servants carry trays in and out of rooms. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I wondered when they would begin to know, on the estate, in the servants’ hall, in Kerrith itself. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Breakfast was scarcely over when a servant from Netherfield brought the following note for Elizabeth: Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z We reach the Commandant’s house, and Izzi holds open the gate to the servants’ corridor. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Some evil befell him surely, for he was an honorable servant. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Matt crashed into a rendition of the “Turkish March” by Mozart, playing loud enough to make a servant drop a tray in the hallway outside. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Ladders click along poles and hold servants squeezing books into nooks. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Of course I will always be a servant—what else could I be, I wonder? Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z She opened her eyes and saw Haiyi, the servant, cringing in the corner, and two richly dressed figures standing over her. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The servant said he would take the delivery up himself. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z You may take this as another example of hyperbole, for in Miss Penelope Lumley’s day servants did not actually have the power to become invisible, although it certainly would be interesting if they had. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z But only speak a word and my servant will be healed.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Within a year she was dismissing servants, ordering about his household knights, even speaking for his lordship when he was indisposed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Standing around them were torchbearers and servants, and various animals like crows and lions wandered in the background. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The Champion who hadn’t shown up for the Test had been found dead in a servant’s stairwell, brutally mauled and dismembered. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He saved and reared two little snakes when his servants killed the parent snakes, and as pets they repaid him well. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I stayed at a doctor’s house in Johannesburg, sleeping in the servants’ quarters at night, and working in the doctor’s study during the day. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The servants drew away from him as though he were something unclean, and Steven and Emilia turned the other way if they saw him coming. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He thought himself too dull to read God’s plan, thought he was not meant to know God’s plan, a servant only. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile Clara ordered one of the servants to fetch their coats, and by the time her husband returned, she was halfway into hers and holding the car keys in her hand. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a hard thing to explain. Having a servant you can depend on in these troubled times...I find it reassuring.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z He was clearly a servant, but he was a leader, too, and something about him touched my heart. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “I will take you to his wife. The servants’ godowns are at the back of the house.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z For two or three years in the mid-thirties, Mr Neighbours's name seemed to dominate conversations in every servants' hall in the land. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z I ran out back, through the courtyard that separated the house from the servants’ quarters, and upstairs to her room. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z At the door he turned to one of the servants who had remained on guard there. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z "This will not do!" the lord roared, and he commanded his servants to even out the road by filling the gaps with uncooked rice. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z "Like what you see?" he asks one of the servant women. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “I would hope not. You are a servant of the Many-Faced God, and we who serve Him of Many Faces give his gift only to those who have been marked and chosen.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z "Spies and informers are seldom loved, my lord. I am but a loyal servant of the realm." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But the lord's servants promptly had them thrown in jail. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z I think of his starveling servants, of his urging Cardan to kill one of them for training, of the way he ordered Cardan beaten while professing his love for their family. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z ‘Or may I not command my own servants?’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Basic order: Postposing: The servant left the baby whom Laius The servant left on the mountaintop had condemned to die on the the baby whom Laius had condemned mountaintop. to die. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Over the next several days, we boys, servants, laborers, sailors, carpenters, and soldiers work as hard as mules. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z I have to get my cloak, so I head to the servants’ quarters in the open-air hallway just outside the kitchen. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I never thought to feed the fire, that had always been a servant’s task. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I prowl around to the servants’ entrance, thinking to leave the oil in the kitchen. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z In the story, God tests Job’s faith by killing his wife and his children and his servants, destroying his house, his animals, and all his possessions. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z When the messenger left, she and her trusted servants retired to her chamber. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Opposite him a spare, neat Englishman had the expressionless disapproving face of the well-trained servant. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z He turned his head to call for the servant. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I was his most faithful servant, and I know today that I did believe in him more firmly than he believed in himself. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z An army of servants were scurrying around the table like ants, sorting, counting, and polishing what Penelope was certain must be a mine’s worth of silver. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z The servants’ steps were the quickest way down—not grand, but steep and straight and narrow, hidden in the walls. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z James is servant to the gentleman George Percy, and afraid of everything. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z The servant girl was naturally shut up in her kitchen, and Grete must therefore go to open the door. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes old people and children lounged there, or house servants or even field hands stealing a few moments of leisure. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z And I was a faithful servant of the Church, too. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z She drank from a tall glass that was regularly filled by a servant. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “He sounds rich. And lonely. I bet he does these broadcasts from a huge mansion, big as this whole colony, a house with a thousand rooms and a thousand servants.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z They whipped up into the sky and flew toward the lord and his servants like a swarm of mosquitoes. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Instead, they have sent their servants toward the ships for safety. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Earlier in the summer, the servants had covered all the windows with bamboo curtains to drive out the sun. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Nancy lived at the palace too, and commanded a legion of servants, several of whom were in charge of polishing stair rails for their sliding monarchs. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Sansa did not speak to them, except to give them commands,- they were Lannister servants, not her own, and she did not trust them. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z "If I work for you, and plant and build and harvest for you, and do the work of your dead servants, I would like to taste your brother Suttung’s mead." Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z It was delightful not to be a servant. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “I stole a human girl—a human servant—from Prince Balekin, and I need you to help me get her back to the mortal world before anyone finds out.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z And after much searching they found the servant girl I liked so much, the one I had watched from my window every day. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Even inside the palace, servants, though relatively comfortable, led lives of terrifying insecurity. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z In Milford, Delaware, a Philadelphia woman and her black servant were stopped on the road outside of town. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z As she went up the steps, a servant came to block her way, and she thought she must surely have looked a bit crazed, but she said, “Please, I am here to see the huntress.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She had a servant to carry her basket, so her hands were free to pinch up her skirt, and pick her way through the muck, daintily, daintily. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z I cursed the laziness of the servants that they should lie abed at such an hour—for it was now ten o’clock—and so rang and knocked again, but more impatiently, but still without response. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Over the next few years, Huang Taitai instructed the other servants to teach me how to sew sharp corners on pillowcases and to embroider my future family’s name. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, he glared up at his frozen, pale servant. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z "Her Royal Highness sent word that you were trying to lift your beauty caisse. Du Barry warned that you were stubborn and a bit unruly. But doing the servants' work, young lady?" The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The servants’ corridor swims in a half foot of rain, and Cook and I sweep out the water with rush brooms while Izzi tirelessly stacks sandbags. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z You couldn't trust anyone in Kabul anymore—for a fee or under threat, people told on each other, neighbor on neighbor, child on parent, brother on brother, servant on master, friend on friend. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “We are your servants,” the voices said, “ready to do whatever you desire.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the investigators spoke to Anna’s main servant. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z As a servant I did not feel I had the right to. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Father said: “Why, doctor, I am no civil servant. Some of us follow careers and some of us get called out. My work is to bring salvation into the darkness.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He told the servants to leave him outside. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z For a moment, I think that I am going to be caught, but the servant is the one to pick up the blade, and his gaze does not waver. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z And Wang Lung perceived by the quality of the curse that it was the Old Lord himself, because he cursed as one accustomed to servants and slaves. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z But he was a good and respectful servant—the best. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The warriors were in their leopard skins and the servants in their bark dresses. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I rushed outside to the servants’ verandah and inhaled a deep breath to steady myself. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Just outside the window was a simpler verandah for the servants, with some threadbare charpais and stools stacked against a wall. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Initially, blacks brought to this country were not all enslaved; many were treated as indentured servants. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z She waves at the servants to take the tray from the side table. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z She did not remember ever hearing his voice before, but what was there to say that the servants of the Many-Faced God could not change their voices as easily as they did their faces? A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I stand and walk to the door with the servant at my side. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I look away as the servant women disrobe him. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z "The servants will take you to a bathing chamber," I say. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z She walked there early on Sunday mornings, along with a few other servants. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I beg your servants to help us find him. Then, too, our provisions and weapons have been lost...” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Disturbingly, it is even easier to gain entrance to the Palace of Elfhame in my servant’s gown than it was to enter Balekin’s household. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z But no one was going to risk anything for a pair of Hazara servants.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I saw the matchmaker place the lighted red candle in a gold holder and then hand it to a nervous-looking servant. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He said, “Yes, to the Lord through his servant here on earth. What do you suppose a tenth of those fish is? Three? Four?” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z When the owner turns her back, Claudine leans in, kisses the servant girl on the mouth, and runs her fingers through her cropped brown hair. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z We step into the huge terminal, filled with people of all shapes and colors—wealthy women in furs trailed by servants, men in top hats and morning coats, shop girls in bright dresses. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I could have done without the flies and the primitive theaters, but I wouldn't have minded growing up with a houseful of servants. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z It was deeply ingrained in the culture, and it seemed that everyone—man, woman, and child; farmer, civil servant, or doctor—played chess. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z "But won’t people try to take the rice?" a servant protested. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Longstreet remembered a speech: In a land where all slaves are servants, all servants are slaves, and thus ends democracy. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone else, servants, staff, lords, ministers, parliamentarians, guards or whatever, sleeps in another palace or fort or keep or barracks or house inside the walls. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Gabrielle plucks the tart from her hands, and they fuss back and forth until Claudine orders the servant to bring her another. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z As soon as Father’s carriage disappeared from view, Mum Olga swallowed her tears and directed a manservant to transfer my belongings to a room in the servants’ wing. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Change meant land was taken away, houses now belonged to the state, servants gained power as fighters. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z "So when Vaigo Hoat's the lord, he's going to cut off the feet of all the servants to keep them from running away. The smiths too." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “You have made me feel so welcome, as though I were the same as you and no servant at all; you have never offended me.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It isn’t dressed like one of Balekin’s servants, and neither is its uniform the same as the other palace staff. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The servants entered only when they cleaned, and Felicia had stopped playing altogether. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do not leave until you have prayed long and hard. Pray to curb your temper. Pray for humility—you will need that desperately if you become the servant of one of the gentlemen.” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Another shot came from inside the house, and then a full-throated rear made the servant scream. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “Hail and welcome,” the door says, swinging open to reveal one of Balekin’s faerie servants. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “My haste is your good fortune, madam. These girls were the servants of my late aunt, whose passing I mourn deeply. I must quickly conclude the matters of her estate. The recent unrest, you know.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The servants display a platter of sweets before her. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z But Wang Lung never thought to say, “Well, and why do you not with the silver I have to spare, hire a servant or buy a slave?” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z "You can speak to servants or hold your silence." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But as the servant lifted the fish, it writhed and twisted, jumping out of the servant's hands. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z There a servant hastened to them with water in a golden ewer which she poured over their fingers into a silver bowl. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She turned to her servant, who stood by the hearth. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z In Jocasta handed the baby to the servant, the phrase the servant is an oblique object, that is, the object of a preposition. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z She explained the dishware, silverware and servants’ bells. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z This was a severe period on that plantation, and saw many unhappy restrictions upon the small luxuries and freedoms the servants had been accorded. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I’ve made friends, students my own age from the colegio, and when I walk down the street, they talk to me as if I’m a normal kid, not a servant, not a former indigenous girl. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z A servant showed them into a little parlor and brought them coffee. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I had waited so long for this day, and I was glad to leave, but I would miss Mumtaz and the other servants. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z What they did in their houses I do not know, for they employed servants to do the work; but they stayed mostly indoors, or if they went out at all they went veiled in bourkas. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s an empty room in the servants’ quarters,” said the fierce man. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I went down the hallway leading to the library, past Toqir, the elderly servant who dusted the baseboards. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Inside, the great hall was lit only by light from the tall, narrow windows set high in the wall, and there were servants polishing the wide expanse of marble. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z O’Brien’s servant, however, had admitted the two of them without demur. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “Do you wish to accompany your servant home to greet your mistress?” the captain asked. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z "This way to the bathing chambers, sir," says a servant. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He shouted at the servant girl, who wept and cringed. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z It leaped into all their minds that the Black Wings had spied them and had sent armed soldiers to seize them: no speed seemed too great for these terrible servants of Sauron. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z They will be available to her from restaurants, brought up to the flat by servants, bearing a taste that after all these years she has still not quite managed, to her entire satisfaction, to replicate. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Except that she lived in a big mansion with a thousand servants, she lived just like my mother. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z More servants wheel in breakfast carts with carafes of snowmelon juice and water. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Sally and I prepared tea and brought it up for the widow, Dr. Trefusis, and her old servant, Jacob, who was wrapped in blankets. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “No one would think you were a servant with that. It’s very fine. Although it’s much too long for you.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Her primary school had been different, full of children like her, whose parents were teachers and civil servants, who took the bus and did not have drivers. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z After only two hours of sleep, David Herold walked downstairs and joined the Mudds for breakfast while a servant carried breakfast upstairs for Booth. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Nathaniel Bacon was a white property owner in Jamestown, Virginia, who managed to unite slaves, indentured servants, and poor whites in a revolutionary effort to overthrow the planter elite. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Among the servants, too, there was some opportunity for social pleasantry, we being drawn from so many houses. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “I did after a while, not to ‘mess’ but to learn of Hannah how things should be done, that my servants need not laugh at me. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Beneath the shadow of the First Keep was an ancient lichyard, its headstones spotted with pale lichen, where the old Kings of Winter had laid their faithful servants. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She left everything in the hands of Nana and the other servants, and immersed herself in the world of apparitions and psychic experiments. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I dragged him out of the servants’ entrance and into the Fields of Asphodel. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Seward might be attended by nurses, doctors, servants, maids, family members, and guards. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z As he spoke he struck a small silver gong that stood near his footstool, and at once servants came forward. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z A servant helps her to the nearest chaise. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The servants obeyed her orders still, the food we ate was the food she liked. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z In the same moment, his servants drew their weapons and a wind came out of nowhere—a howling, unnatural gale that whirled around the little island as the sea began to rise. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Mosca gave Scipio a look of utter contempt: “They probably suspected the maid, or the cook, or another of your thousands of servants.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll take these out the servants’ stairs and to the boat. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z That year, Pauline, an enslaved woman from the Caribbean, arrived in France as the personal servant of her mistress. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z He couldn’t remember whether it was the posture of a son-in-law approaching his father-in-law or a servant his master or just anybody approaching a chief. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The bundle was large and contained everything that Dr. Trefusis and I would need to establish him as a gentleman and me as his servant. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “I instructed the servants to wrap her and bury her far away from our home.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Free to report for duty as full-fledged servants of the Empire, after which we’ll lead men to their deaths in the never-ending border wars with Wildmen and Barbarians. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Throwing up her arms, she chanted, “Almighty Set has promised his servants, the crocodile gods of the Nile, the bloody heart of the young Pharaoh, Marsh—uh, Marshamosis!” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “Please, I pray you take the Communion to our servant Therese. She is fevered and too weak to come to chapel.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I was not going to be nervous and shy of the servants any more. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z After Ser Willem had died, the servants had stolen what little money they had left, and soon after they had been put out of the big house. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z There the house lost its aristocratic bearing and the kennels, chicken coops, and servants’ quarters began. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z On her first day on the job as a castle servant, she was sent to deliver a spool of red thread to the princess. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z With hearty thanks and best wishes, I remain “‘Your grateful friend and humble servant, ‘JAMES LAURENCE’.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside the house Blanca wore an apron and cloth sandals, which made her indistinguishable from the few remaining servants. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Because he is a servant, he wears no copper or pearls. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z “He wouldn’t be a house servant. Look at his hands. Field hands.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z "Fetch the finest one we have from my father's treasury," she ordered her servant. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “They hadn’t brought any servants with them, so there was that. Serving at table, or in the kitchens. And there were chambermaids, gardeners, laundresses.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z After that day Matt studied the comings and goings of the servants, to work out when it was safe to visit the music room. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “What a confounded nuisance,” said Maxim, “that cupid is worth a hell of a lot. How I loathe servants’ rows too. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z In Miss Penelope Lumley’s day it was often said that the mark of a good servant was to do his or her job with brisk efficiency while at the same time remaining “invisible.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Erma’s parents had died when she was young, Mom explained, and she had been shipped off to one relative after another who had treated her like a servant. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The thing he saw in the averted glance of the servants at his boarding school; the bootblack who tap-danced for a penny. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The monkeys chattered angrily, spitting and clawing, but their former servant was persistent, pushing and shoving with the broom until both monkeys were out the door. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z And he’d hate me even more still if he knew I had seen him on his knees, beaten by a human servant. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Yanking the cigar stub out of his mouth, he handed it to the servant, who crushed it under his sandaled foot. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Richard had kindly offered to let them sleep in the servants’ quarters off the kitchen, but Mama still refused, which was a relief to Ophie. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z A servant dips a spoon into the princess's bowl, tasting it. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “This is Bolverkr, my servant for the summer and my friend.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Many of the girls in Troop 11 were from working-class, even poor, families— children of domestic servants, crab pickers, laborers—whose parents spent most of their waking hours trying to make ends meet. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z They treated us as if we were beneath them, as if we were their servants. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z "Try to clear them out," a servant shouts. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Sometimes servants were ordered to stay behind to guard the house against thieves; sometimes everyone living under a roof fled. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Thousands could dwell there, workers, servants, slaves, and warriors with great store of arms; wolves were fed and stabled in deep dens beneath. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z He commanded his servants to prepare a banquet fit for a hero. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z We supped together in the kitchen, only the two of us and the parrot because Father had dismissed the other servants. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z He told Eurykleia: “Bring me brimstone and a brazier—medicinal fumes to purify my hall. Then tell Penelope to come, and bring her maids. All servants round the house must be called in.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Time to go home,” said one of the servants, settling his considerable weight down with a sigh on one of the benches. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Hattie, I hope you have found a trustworthy servant to dress your hair. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Or you could join the company’s ever-growing ranks of indentured servants. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Everyone attended—field hands, house servants, even the indifferent Evan Fowler. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Her personal servants tiptoed in and out with meals she refused to touch. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Lucky for me the overcast morn caused the other servants to sleep past their normal time. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I tore off my ball gown and donned my tattered servant’s wear, rubbing the sooty skirt across my face. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “His mother will treat you like a servant . . .” chided one half-sister upon hearing the other’s choice. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Buttercup whispered, “I am your servant and I refuse.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z And at that moment, the trusted servant came rushing in. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z As much as I want to be an actress, I don’t want to play a fat servant. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She recognized the faces of the household servants. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “I have told you three times that servants are not allowed to use this gate, yet you continue as if you had not heard!” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z She snaps an order at a servant, who produces a stack of newspapers. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z They’d found separate places to change clothes in the stable before heading into the market, and now he was wearing a plain brown kaftan instead of the white one befitting a servant of the temple. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Before they left, they went to Nana’s room in the servants’ quarters. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Just arrived at the gate,” the servant girl said, breathing heavily. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z She may even have borrowed slaves while in Surinam; she mentions both “servants” and “slaves” that helped her plant, gather specimens, and travel through the jungle. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z A servant was sent that very day to fetch my small trunk. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z On the south end of the garden, in the shadows of a loquat tree, was the servants’ home, a modest little mud hut where Has- san lived with his father. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Ivy closes the bedroom doors and sends the servants away, suddenly alert. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The crowd parted and watched in hushed silence as the trembling servant carried the peach as if leading a procession. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The majority of the women who found their way to the military laundry room had left behind jobs as domestic servants or as stemmers in the tobacco factories. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z So, after he arrived at his guesthouse, the magistrate secretly ordered one of his servants to return to the grocer's home and stab the girl with a knife. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t want her near there, not with a sickness in the air. Besides, she hasn’t played with Polly for years. The girl was our servant, not a friend.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When they were there I remembered what Dr. Van Helsing had told me, but I didn’t like to remove them, and, besides, I would have some of the servants to sit up with me now. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z “She is only a servant who earns her bread and board here, yet she prays with more fervor than any nun.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z There would be a photograph somewhere, in an old album—all the family sitting very straight and rigid round a tablecloth set upon the beach, the servants in the background beside a huge lunch-basket. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Three more servants pitch in, getting between us and grabbing my arms. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Her servants confided in Mark Antony, saying that Cleopatra would take her own life if he left her. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z |
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