She served them biscuits and milk and then licked the last of the peanut butter from the knife before washing it. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“When you serve a detention with me, Mr. Curtis, you serve it to the end. And you don’t leave until I tell you it’s time. . . .” Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

“Says here you were sentenced to six years for aggravated assault and battery. You’ve served three years. You were due to be released on Friday.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Sometimes even I questioned this path I’d chosen, but I had to shift my thinking and convince myself that the struggles I was experiencing served a purpose. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

But they finally limited themselves to giving them presents and serving as godmothers. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Mom has already scooped servings of pasta and clams into four bowls, each garnished with sprinkles of parsley and squeezes of lemon. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I removed the serving tray and retreated to my corner. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I raised my head and said loudly, “It serves her right.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ever since she saw a woodcut of a missionary surrounded by jungle natives, Ethel thought it would be spiritually fulfilling to serve the Lord in dark Africa, delivering savages to the light. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Not wanting to answer any questions, I slunk into an out-of- the-way table and got one of the serving girls to bring me a bowl of soup and some bread. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

As I peeled back the film from the bowl, I felt a little like a flight attendant serving meals. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

He wanted to honor the medic he’d served with in Vietnam. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Be sure you heat everything up before serving it to your father,” she yelled after her son. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He scraped up the last serving and lifted foil off a second pan. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

As Ophie carried dishes to the sideboard to be served and cleared dirty plates to make way for the next course, her mama kept giving her proud looks across the room. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

A serving boy ran back and forth with skewers of meat while Masha drew beer from the kegs, chewing her sourleaf all the while. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The government finally agreed to accept a single, elected constitutional assembly, which would adopt a new constitution and serve as a transitional legislature for the new government. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The moment I slide into my chair I'm served an enormous platter of food. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

She just served herself two pancakes and spread jam over them. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

"This," the waiter announces, "is our raw Atlantic swordfish served in a dark chocolate gravy and garnished with fresh mint." Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Archaeological excavations uncovered complex systems of drainage ditches dating back to 9,000 years ago and becoming extensive by 6,000 years ago, as well as terraces serving to retain soil moisture in drier areas. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

We’d heard rumors that service in the military was no longer voluntary, that everyone between the ages of twenty-two and forty had to serve—most of them in the army’s new Psi branch. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Always he had been happy, working joyfully in the temple, proud to serve not men, but gods. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a poodle serving him Frosty Paws ice cream from a paper tub. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Instead it would strongly suggest that one chain in each molecule had at some earlier stage served as the template for the synthesis of the other chain. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

In April of 1787, Franklin agreed to serve as the new president of the revitalized Pennsylvania Abolition Society and to make the antislavery cause the final project of his life. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

I asked for my job back at the cafe and the boss lady allowed me to return; again I served breakfast, washed dishes, carted trays of food up into the apartments. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Those served me well when I was on my quest. Gift from Dad. Of course, I don’t use them much these days. . . .” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“We serve dinner at six,” she says, the first time she's spoken to me. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Vets packed lounges and bars, drinking, swapping stories, searching for men they’d served with. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

The officer doing the “split” divides incoming inmates into two contingents that line up on either side of the room’s periphery and wait their turn on the serving line. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whiteman’s bones were in Blackwater Draw, which during the Pleistocene served as a wide, shallow regional drainage channel, a kind of long, slow-moving lake. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I do my best to get a leash on my catastrophizing, and we commingle, converse, and serve the community. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

We must consider, for a moment, what had occurred with the rat and the serving girl and the princess down in the dungeon before Despereaux made his way to them. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

On the contrary, our research serves only to affirm the portrait of Paul Revere as a masterpiece. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the prisoners were released, the NWP staged a huge mass meeting in Washington, DC, to honor the women who had served time in jail. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

A maester must go where he is sent, so Cressen had come here with his lord some twelve years past, and he had served, and served well. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Yes. In fact, I was discussing the matter with two colleagues in a room at the Trout. And it was your Malcolm who was serving us. That’ll teach me a lesson.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Several of them wore dark green visors over their helmets, a new equipment feature that served no obvious purpose other than to make football players look more menacing and killerlike than they already did. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone was laughing and nodding and asking questions about America and the women were serving tea and slicing a cheese in front of Rafik. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Cordelia is a serving woman, and also a soldier in the final battle scene. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I handed a plate of tart to one of the serving women, who carried it to the table and set it in front of Colonel Hawkins. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

This philosophy had carried her through life and, she had always felt, had served her quite well. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Here there were dead office towers, brought to life at night by restaurants buried within that served small kegs of beer and Korean fried chicken. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

After he had served these last two drinks, the governor sat down on a piano stool before a shiny black Steinway and plinked a single thoughtful note. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

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 clinic provides its patients with state-of-the-art medical technology, including a blood bank that serves much of the central plateau, and a sophisticated lab. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

He wanted to serve his father, to give him some great gift, to perform some huge good task in honor of his father. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

"Yes," she says, "the plane was fine....I don't know, it was pretty big….No, they didn't serve food." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“When that bear sits on the throne of Kiev, I will gladly serve her. And you will too.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

The fourth or fifth drink I served this soldier, wiping the table I bent over close and asked him if he wanted a woman. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother’s parents are dead, her brothers in Europe, one having followed the other to serve in the military, and I know nothing about how to find them. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

The food was fine, of course; it wasn’t like they served sweetbreads or anything. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“This! Oh I’m sure. I’d rather die than have to serve this to Father.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Liter and half liter—that’s all we serve. There’s the glasses on the shelf in front of you.” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Next morning when I got to Grandpa’s, Miss Love had already fried a chicken for our picnic and was serving up fried ham, grits, scrambled eggs, and hot biscuits. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

This giant ate no meat at all, though he was a holy terror when served a basket of roots, crunching onions and turnips and even raw hard neeps between his big square teeth. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The army general was serving as interim president until the UN could organize elections. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Abnegation sees art as impractical, and its appreciation as time that could be spent serving others, so though I have seen works of art in textbooks, I have never been in a decorated room before. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

It normally served as a guide for the buses parking in the lot and for passengers forming lines. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

This blame-the-party-in-power approach made sense in Great Britain, where the prime minister is an elected member of Parliament who serves only as long as his or her party holds a majority of the parliamentary seats. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Paul was transferred back to the regular part of the jail to serve out her sentence. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Not unless we were serving the punch, that is. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He came back to Frodo, and then of his elven-rope he cut a short piece to serve his master as a girdle and bind the grey cloak close about his waist. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

A body that had carried her over the rooftops of Ketterdam, that had served her in battle, that had brought her up six stories in the dark of a soot-stained chimney. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

We want to serve and to share, to labor and in turn consume that which is due to us. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Much later, after all the sweets had been served and washed down with gallons of summerwine, the food was cleared and the tables shoved back against the walls to make room for the dancing. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Come on, Janey, serve that cake before I go light this up. Cake and pipe smoke don’t go together.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

And die walls being painted white to serve as a nursery. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

One of EJI's best lawyers was now serving as our deputy director. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I have a bunch of crew jumpsuits to serve as bedding, along with my blanket and pillow. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The question embarrassed and sobered me; it made me realize my parochialism and just how unprepared I was for the task of serving my people. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The story starts when Jean Valjean is released from prison after serving nineteen years for stealing a loaf of bread to feed his starving family. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The county jail was a windowless, antiquated structure that had served as an armory in the decade before the Civil War. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

If they begged forgiveness for their treasons and promised to serve loyally henceforth, Joffrey welcomed them back into the king's peace and restored them to all their lands and rights. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

They served two hundred people Christian Brothers Brandy out of an E & J bottle, and E & J Brandy out of a Christian Brothers bottle. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Years later, when other men and women who’d served in the military in the Soviet Union’s Great Patriotic War referred to their units, they’d call them by their official name or by their regiment number. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Madam set us to polishing the silver in the hope that we’d soon be serving dinner to the British high command. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

"My wife will be serving a Chinese tea lunch shortly." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

In addition to serving as presidents, educators, and businessmen, the Ulster Scots instilled in mainstream US culture a strong set of Calvinism’s individualist values. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

“For centuries, members of my family have served as noble knights, guarding the treasure our ancestors bequeathed to us.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

She not only gave us a serving bowl and a kitchen chair, but it meant she trusted me. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

Below Wall on the west is the forest; to the south is a treacherously placid lake served by the streams that drop from the hills behind Wall to the north. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

I figure if I keep my head down, maybe I can serve out the balance of my life sentence in relative peace. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I could be a teenager forever, in top condition, powerful, and immortal, serving my father. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

It would also be useful; a pagne could be worn as clothing, tied to bundle a baby — or a bonobo — onto your back, or serve as a ground cloth for sleeping. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Down to the marrow of your bones. I drew you here to serve my purpose. You have eaten at my table, and I have saved your life.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

There was a plastic chair, a lightweight folding table, and a bucket with a cover on it, which served Shadow as a makeshift toilet. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

No colored barber shall serve as a barber to white women or girls. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

And then, that evening, as she was washing her face before bed, an idea occurred to Mrs. Richardson, a way this luncheon might serve another purpose, too. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“And you couldn’t handle the teacups. Would you ask one of your friends to serve the cake?” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

When I came to visit her, we settled on the warping floorboards, where Felicia ate her meals with a serving spoon. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I got the supper stew started—it was about all we served to anybody anymore. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Sisters of the Star always had an apprentice—always a young boy Well, he wasn’t much of an apprentice—more of a serving boy, really. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“Certainly. A wonderful idea, Miss Miggery. Princess, take off your crown and give it to the serving girl. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Brunner kicked the end of Monaco’s bunk hard enough to knock some magazines onto the wooden pallets that served as a floor. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let me serve you,” and under her breath, “Men are so useless.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“This man will serve you faithfully. The flames do not lie, Lord Snow.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Again, we’re used to considering fever as a “symptom of disease,” as if it developed inevitably without serving any function. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Run along, chicos, and have fun at the party. I’ll be in the kitchen serving up the best dinner you ever saw. You look wonderful, both of you, like you stepped out of a movie.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But these merely serve to conceal the fact that cartography transforms place into space. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Dinner over, I put the remains in the plastic bag that served as a tablecloth and tie it up tightly to discourage the flies that have free access to my essentially screenless abode. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I only found those Heavenly Hamburger places, where they serve giant hamburgers and soup-of-the-day and four kinds of fancy cake at a very clean counter facing a long glarey mirror. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Clement remains a top executive with the North Carolina Mutual and has served on the Durham city council for three consecutive terms. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

A serving girl came through the door and the talk stopped. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Allen also served in the National Guard for twenty-four years. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

The recruiter assured her that army nurses volunteered to serve in Vietnam; they weren’t ordered to go. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

The judge immediately released the women who were considered too frail to continue to serve their sentences. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

He was like a man who had served a term in prison or had been to Harvard College or had lived for a long time with foreigners in South America. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

She responded like someone who instead of saying thanks when being served by a waiter only lowers her eyes. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“I was planning to leave them to you when you became Pater of Gens Veturia. But they’ll serve you better now.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

And though nonlawyers might assume that the language of contracts, such as the party of the first part, must serve some legal purpose, most of it is superfluous. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

They serve it in the cafeteria at the hospital. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

The last course was goat cheese served with baked apples. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

But my grandfather insisted that God was calling him to serve through the ministry. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

‘Luck served you there; but you seized your chance with both hands, one might say.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

And I mouth into the phone, I love you, in case some of her cells pick up on the vibrations and it serves me well in the next life. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Inside the two-story manor house there were twelve rooms, some of which had been converted to better serve the school. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Nixon walked in and sat in the seat that had been his when he’d served in the House as a young man. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

It became a tool that served me my whole life. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Skeezie: Has that bozo who took our order never heard of first come, first served? The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

He was even more surprised at how familiarly Major Madu behaved, the way he sank into the sofa, got up to flip the album in the stereo, joked with the stewards serving dinner. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Can black holes serve as time machines, carrying us to the remote past or the distant future? Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the meantime, while I watch the thin, beautiful mestizos living glamorous lives on TV, and the fat, ugly indigenas serving them, I try hard, very hard, to hang on to Jose’s slippery words. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why was it that he wanted the boy to serve as his instrument? The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

World Relief and the International Rescue Committee opened offices in Clarkston to better serve the newcomers, and resettled still more refugees—from war-ravaged African countries including Liberia, Congo, Burundi, Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, and Eritrea. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

“I cannot use a stirrup winch. My legs are not long enough. A crank would serve me better.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

They are little roadside shacks that serve snacks and refreshing drinks. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Before long, he and Regina hired another immigrant just off the boat to help with the children so Regina could sew full-time, and then another to serve as an apprentice. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

He had been teaching me how to cook, although I had yet to be allowed to touch anything he was going to serve. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Perhaps, but the scene had served as my small act of revenge. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

But there were no men at all in the dim room that served as the living room and kitchen. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Not only would he be risking his life in a fight by not using his machine gun, but also he’d jeopardize the lives of the men he served with. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Or, worst of all, when she and Julie spread a rumor at school that Soojin’s parents served dog meat at their downtown Milwaukee restaurant, Park Avenue Deli. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

At the start of the Korean War, the Tan Yanks remaining in active service in the US Air Force were called up to serve as a part of an integrated squadron. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

The man identified himself as Archie, and as the two settled into a more peaceful conversation, he revealed to Bloom that he had spent a decade in London serving as a rich man’s bodyguard. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

One of the more experienced butlers, a white-haired African American man named James Ramsey, had served since the Carter administration. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Mari and Yolanda served tables while other friends and family bussed or ran food or prepared drinks for guests. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He stayed up at night, trying to figure out what it is in the delivery of a tennis serve that primes his judgment. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

I rummage through the china cabinet in the dining room and pull out green boxes of silver serving spoons blackened with tarnish. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Restaurants that refused to serve Dorothy Vaughan had no problem waiting on Germans from the prisoner-of-war camp housed in a detention facility under the James River Bridge in Newport News. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

He’s such a big, muscular guy he could probably serve as Elsie’s bodyguard too. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

But Tehlu stood forward saying, ‘I hold justice foremost in my heart. I will leave this world behind that I might better serve it, serving you.’ The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

On Sundays he served as chief usher at the Union Baptist Church. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

Said he to me—and this I shall recall until my final hour—said he to me: “We shall make you proud to serve us, soldier.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Ever since, it had served as the shell house for the school’s rowing team. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Every now and then you might come across a doer of bad deeds serving time in the stocks, but that was generally as exciting as it got. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

A few Negroes, who could not enter the white bar, were served from the back. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Man, you supposed to be serving and you ain’t got no ends? Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some months later, I happened to be traveling in a car with a serving army officer of some seniority and Col. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

He made extra effort to serve the food up nicely, but inside he didn’t feel much like celebrating. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“But I’m always happy to serve a High Blade.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Father Mike, her son-in-law and my very own uncle, was by this time back from his years in Greece and serving—in an assistant capacity—at Assumption Greek Orthodox Church. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“How many senators and representatives serve in Congress?” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Helen served the meat; the rest we passed. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

There were never more than two servings of lunch on that train, and always plenty of places for both of them. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Generations of Masks have trained and served and died without a whisper of the Trials. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She eased her head out a little farther and saw a shattered bowl, the one her mother had used to serve Henry’s mashed potatoes. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

This served as an introduction to your power move—which was your acrobatic move—the kind of thing that looked, sometimes, like what you saw gymnasts do on a pommel horse, except way cooler. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

A wave of weariness crashed over me at the thought of serving Madam again, of allowing her to see her mark upon my face every day. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

"No one cares about a serving girl's brothers." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

After two good drinks of whisky, the two brown and glazed turkeys were brought in, carved by our host and served by us. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those cafes up north would serve a colored man but not one who couldn’t read. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Tea will be served for all of you on the Sunshine Terrace after you have concluded your meeting." The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Only favorites. They free them from the woes of the world, to accompany their beloved master to the grave and serve him in the afterlife.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

One brother, Werner, was serving in Russia and was not arrested. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

These various meanings of ‘hypothesis’ serve to explain its peculiar distribution through seventeenth-century texts. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Satisfied, she grunted, and told the maid to serve ‘the little master.’This young girl was hardly older than Cilia. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’d serve him right for what he did to us in that alley!” shouted Petunia. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

This has been a life infinitely more difficult than serving a prison sentence. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your captain lives to serve his cruel queen.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

At the time of the meeting he claimed to have attended to plan the Port Elizabeth riot, he was serving a sentence for fraud in a Durban jail. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stannis had left a dozen of his men behind to serve her when he marched south, but most of them were useless. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“And serve her right, too—she ain’t had no business going away from here like she did, just like a crazy woman.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Two nights later, he sent her to the Barracks Hall to serve at table. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

"He is an old man, and he's served me well." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Perhaps, she might have added, but it would not serve her cause to show doubt before this king. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

There were waitresses and snack bars all around, serving every kind of food you can imagine. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

We started donating a portion of every harvest to Miriam’s Kitchen, a local nonprofit that served the homeless. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

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

I got mugs down from the shelf and filled them, and served them around, including one for Father. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It makes sense, then, that the construction of small and mediumsized hydroelectric plants—capable of serving local industry and built mostly by hand, using basic technology—has been a priority since the 1990s. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

The close relationship with the army flyers served as a constant reminder to the engineers that every experiment they conducted had real-world implications. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

She’d win, and serve the king, and then vanish into nothing, and think no more of castles or kings or assassins. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

And thus the prince will always derive more profit from them than from those who neglect his affairs and serve him with too much self-confidence. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

During the war, he served as a regimental surgeon before beginning duties at the U.S. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Lunch was the main meal of the day and was served at about one. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

In particular, the Louisiana clients serving life without parole for non-homicides faced many challenges. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I am not one to hold a prejudice against any animal, but it is a plain fact that the spotted hyena is not well served by its appearance. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The result was that 98.4 percent of those serving life sentences under the provision were black. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

She had taken on even more importance in Durham’s black community when Howard Fuller left to take a job organizing union workers in Greensboro, eventually serving as chairman of UOCI. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

At midnight, Green served up a snack of fried bread and onions, which everyone dug into eagerly. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

An hour or so into the serving there was a commotion at Gaines’s table, and the mess hall grew silent. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

John Andre was captured while attempting to serve as a British spy in league with Benedict Arnold to produce a major strategic debacle on the Hudson River at West Point. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

He served me tea and biscuits in a tea set that tinkled and rattled at every touch; he treated me like a grown-up; and he told me a story. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

She had been working very diligently with the children on good manners, socially useful phrases and appropriate party conversation topics; perhaps this expedition could serve as a valuable rehearsal. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

“These courts are for games, not practicing serves.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

To stand in the crowd and do nothing, try nothing, say nothing, and accept every serving of bitter nothing as their due? Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Of course, I will be happy to serve out my notice. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Five weeks later, on December 20—381 days after the boycott had started—two federal marshals arrived at the federal courthouse and served written notices on city officials that Montgomery’s buses had to be integrated. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

I think this is a fact, which it serves no purpose to deny, but, whether it is a fact or not, this is what the black population of the world, including black Americans, really believe. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

“I don’t see why I should go without. I have served the struggle for many years.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though I was now sixteen and even though I was still small for my age, I knew in my heart that it was my time to serve as a warrior. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were admitted through several secure metal doors into the large room that served as the visitation area. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I kicked a stone across the flagstone patio while Mrs. Moss served coffee and brownies inside. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

But he knew his father would be angry if on the first day the woman served tea to him instead of water. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

“To serve her. Defend her. Die for her, if need be.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

We take up our places along the wall opposite the serving board, a space left vacant for serving girls and Attendants. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Junket was made with white tablets that came out of a tube, and served with a dollop of grape jelly on the top. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

"He already serves the Fatherland by building submarines." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Enjoy your last meal, Leatherneck,” said the cook who served me. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

So they sometimes make the runaways serve in their army before they be truly free. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ford’s Theatre, restored in the 1960s after serving as a government office building, lives again as a museum and working playhouse. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

In what way could it possibly be the interest of the inhabitants of that dwelling to serve me? Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

The employees came together for extracurricular activities based at the laboratory: in 1954, Henry Reid appointed Chubby Peddrew to serve as one of the directors of Langley’s inaugural United Fund Drive. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

I’m grateful when Elizabeth tells Aibileen to go ahead and serve lunch. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I served him liquor; he bought me a large glass of Coca-Cola. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

G02 released by the volcanoes into the atmosphere will in time serve as an insulator, holding in the long-wave heat-energy reflected from the earth, while permitting direct solar heat to enter undiminished. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

He closed off the serving area before the students even entered the store. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t a sword to slay a dragon, but it would serve its purpose. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

An additional five million people serve in the army reserve for much of their adult lives. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Some allowed their toddlers to eat hot dogs and corn chips; others served whole-grain everything. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She laughed, sauntered over to the serving line, picked up a ball, gazed at it, tossed it in the air, and whacked it with a flat thud smack in the center of the racket. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I look toward the noise to see the preacher standing at a podium that’s been set up next to the serving window. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I remember how I hated the idea of serving him and learning from him. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

All he said, however, was “With your mother gone you’re required to deliver your ox to the manor house tomorrow. It will serve as the death tax.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

He helped the paladar by serving customers, cleaning dishes, and greeting people while the rest of Abuela’s family chipped in where they could. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

She didn’t even sit down to the meal, just went straight from serving to washing dishes. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

As early as 1852 there was a restaurant at the summit and the proprietors were serving about a hundred meals a day. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Apparently her self-imposed sentence of unadulterated good-listenership had been fully served. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

She wanted to go to France with William, but the Army did not allow female code breakers to serve so close to the front lines. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I need the days, but maybe later on she’ll let me do some party serving or whatnot. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

However, I am pleased to recall that by the time dinner was served an hour or so later, nothing but efficiency and professional calm was exhibited on the part of my team. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

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

Then came mutton roasted with leeks and carrots, served in trenchers of hollowed bread. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I scuttle to the kitchen through the dining room and busy myself ladling things into bowls and serving plates. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“My daughter is a good girl. She learns quickly and will serve you well.” Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

I suppose that should have served as a warning, but it didn’t. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

“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

He returned to summarizing the book, emphasizing examples of where Valjean served others. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

In these cases, dropping the s results in a perfectly acceptable sentence: I was annoyed by the people behind me in line being served first. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

I offer, which only serves to dig me in deeper. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Bucket was in the old grandparents’ room, serving them their evening soup. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

Servers would sometimes tuck a couple into the loose disposable serving gloves they wore and slide them around the edge of the steam table to friends on the other side. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He became a partner of spymaster George Washington by serving as a covert operations manager. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every two hours until morning the cook served another round of seal steaks to keep up the men’s strength. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

That was the place to be in, hidden, and next to the thicket that would serve for tomorrow's hide-out. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

That night she chose to direct it toward her famous steamed pork and preserved vegetable dish, which she always served with special pride. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

After most folks had been served, Stella picked up a plate, relieved that the boys had left a few hush puppies—they were one of her favorites too. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

They think the coach is tough, some girl named Serena needs to work on her serve, the hotel they are staying at this weekend has a pool. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

The two of them sat at opposite ends of a long glass table in the room next door while Mr. Grin served smoked salmon, then some sort of stew. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Orville Wright and Charles Lindbergh served on the NACA’s executive committee. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Comstock, the Oklahoma lawyer who had served as the guardian to several Osage, had personally briefed Senator Curtis on the bureau’s catastrophic bungling. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The salad had just been served when she began to discuss politics with a guest. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

According to the rule, all are called to serve each other. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

A wooden partition carved with intricate floral designs serves as the headboard. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Then an old wife, Ioreth, the eldest of the women who served in that house, looking on the fair face of Faramir, wept, for all the people loved him. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He dropped the cloth on the serving table, then turned to me. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Sweet beets were grown in profusion hereabouts, and were served with almost every meal. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

There his words went unbroadcasted and almost unnoticed, until AEC commissioner Willard Libby issued a public riposte that served chiefly to bring Schweitzer’s statement to Americans’ attention despite the blackout. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

On almost every corner there were shebeens, illegal saloons that were shacks where home-brewed beer was served. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

More to the point at the moment is the state of my clothing, most of which is now residing in the other brown paper bag, the one that serves as a hamper. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was about three or four days later when pork was served for the noon meal. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walked over to the sink and leaned down to open the cupboard and sift through the fancy plates and serving dishes. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“No,” I told her, “I don't think so,” clutching at a straw, for this might serve as an excuse later, if I was over-pink about the eyes. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The runaways lost their balance and stumbled to the nest of hay bales that was to serve as seating. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The evening diners, a well-dressed group, are chatting and waiting to be served. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

One very useful function of natural plant communities — now pretty generally stigmatized as “weeds” — is to serve as an indicator of the condition of the soil. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Ugwu did not remember his name, but he tended to eat up all the chin-chin right after it was served, so Ugwu had taken to placing the tray as far away from him as possible. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Next was the family cleanup and a lesson of one kind or another—the alphabet, math, poems, or memorizing the sequence of the presidents of the United States in the order they served. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

"Renly's death was no fault of yours. You served him valiantly, but when you seek to follow him into the earth, you serve no one." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

But to tell the truth, it was as if I’d been served my sentence on a silver platter. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

That is why we say, ‘Let each man serve God in his own fashion.’ Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

On Sundays, instead of serving Metaxa, Milton fixed cocktails for his guests. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Her husband had been a police officer, a detective, who had lost his life in the line of duty, she said as she served us more and more of the delicious sweet bread. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

He told me that he had defied during the 1952 Defiance Campaign and had served on various local committees in Port Elizabeth. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watched him as he served us both something to drink. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

He muttered as he went back to serving. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I greeted them through the piece of canvas that served as their front door. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

She usually rested her smile until late afternoon when her women friends dropped in and Miss Glory, the cook, served them cold drinks on the closed-in porch. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because Adena mounds served as tombs, researchers know more about their deaths than their lives. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I used to think wax was the best treat in the world. Folks around here used to serve it at sugaring-off parties during the season.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

I am a convicted prisoner, serving five years for leaving the country without a permit and for inciting people to go on strike at the end of May 1961. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The innocent blood of these little girls may well serve as a redemptive force that will bring new light to this dark city. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

It’s Saturday, and my family is at Uncle Carlos’s house for a Memorial Day weekend barbecue, which is also serving as Seven’s birthday/graduation party. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

She kept her eyes down as she served him his bread and ale, barely daring even to breathe the same air, she who was too stupid to be a midwife’s apprentice. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I close my computer, and in only a handful of minutes a woman comes into the room to tell us that lunch is being served. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

A piece of a thick mast served as a head, with crooked eyes made of rusted iron spars. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Those memories, at least, might serve as a warning. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

They must have served stewed garlic and squash for the breakfast vegetable. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Figures of antithesis or parallelism may serve to frame or advance an argument; apoplanesis* to avoid one. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

It’s a Mexican restaurant that serves rice and beans and I’m happy to finally get to eat something familiar. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Born the same day, perhaps, then steered by codes and circumstances to serve disparate agencies. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

But since this town had grown up to serve the peculiar needs of the University, a careful observer could note small differences in the services the town provided. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

For us children, I know that the major attraction was the good food they served. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

To this day, when we arrive at a rental house in Hawaii or on Martha’s Vineyard, Barack goes off looking for an empty room that can serve as the vacation hole. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The cooks used to serve us rice gruel, but now there are only enough grains in the pot to make soup. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not exactly. Captain Candless serves her. I serve the captain. But we swear dual oaths to the clan.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

He also served as Muster-Master General to the English forces in The Netherlands between 1586 and 1593, where they were helping the Protestant Dutch to free themselves from the rule of Catholic Spain. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

“If I kill my cupbearers, who will pour my wine and serve my supper?” she said, trying to make light of it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

When I would tell her that I was serving the nation, she would reply that serving God was above serving the nation. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the era of mass lynching, it was so difficult to find who, specifically, served as executioner that such deaths were often reported by the press as having happened “at the hands of persons unknown.” Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

As if Seven wasn’t about to be served her fate. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“It is my privilege to serve you, sir,’’ said Jeeves. proceed. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Which means the room where I’m serving my sentence is hot and sticky. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

According to the Warden’s latest plan, when finished the boat would serve as both their home and a source of revenue, through commercial fishing. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Customers pulled up to the restaurant and honked their horns, wondering what had happened to the carhops, still expecting to be served. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z

He surprised me by serving us tea and homemade cookies. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He laughed often, and well, and spoke amiably to highborn lords and lowly serving wehches alike. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

After returning to the United States, he served as a city councillor in Washington, D.C., where his uncompromising positions made him many friends and numerous adversaries. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Ten knights were appointed to serve Lancelot there, and twenty ladies to serve Elaine. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had been playing the game for eight years, as long as it took to go to medical school, serve an internship, and complete a residency, but what loomed down the road because of it? Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

If his memory served him right, these were the pairs of bases that Chargaff had shown to occur in equal amounts. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Maybe she is a customer, Hoo thought, recognizing the face clenched in righteous anger as that of a diner not being served fast enough. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Meggie didn't at all like the smile he served up at the same time. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The next day my mother received hand-delivered thank-you letters from our guests and left them out on the dining table to serve as a lesson in good manners to us. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

It’s hard to believe there will not be polite clapping after this speech, and tea and cookies served on the lawn. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Both Robert and Charlotte Serber had held security clearances at Los Alamos, where Charlotte served as the lab’s indispensable librarian. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

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

There, acting on instructions radioed up from Guy Cotter at Base Camp, I scouted for a level area that could serve as a helicopter landing pad. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

The slim young serving girl took quick note of Ned's badge and the sigil on his doublet, and the master came hurrying out, all smiles and bows. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

But then she heard the cook's voice saying, “Goodness, it’s you again — you never change, do you? Get upstairs and get dressed; it’s time to serve the ladies breakfast.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

They wanted to serve notice that no matter which white man was elected, he would have to answer to black demands for progress. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Their mound-building activities serve a useful purpose in aerating and draining the soil. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

A nice kid, too, polite and good-hearted, although for the moment none of it seemed to be serving him well. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

"It's not as pretty as your own things, but it will serve," she announced when she'd pulled it down over Sansa's head. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He’d barely eaten his first serving of potatoes, he’d been so busy thinking about his secret visit to the Sports Family house. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

Nor was it like an ace at tennis: you only know you have served one after your opponent has failed to make a return. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The laptop served as my portable research library, video arcade, and home theater system. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

As supper was served promptly I postponed my questions and attended to a gummy fish soup and to my host and fellow guests. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

The town’s teachers served as agents of the bank and every week collected money from the children for deposit in each child’s passbook account. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The waiters rushed in carrying large serving platters and set them on the table in front of the king. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Suppose Ann sat in at a lunch counter and, however unlikely, was served. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

From what Rowan could see, this girl served no discernible function at the estate. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

And with a culinary staff that had Michelin-level standards and a deep eagerness to please the president, I had to keep an eye on what got served. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Though Harriet had repeatedly applied for a pension for herself or back pay to reimburse her for those years she had served with the Union forces, her claim was never allowed. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I renounce the gods! What have they ever done for me? I will see them destroyed. I will serve Kronos.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

His mother serves him huge portions of chicken and rice, filling his plate twice. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before we knew it, she’d brought us plastic trays heaped with double cheeseburgers, vanilla shakes, and XXL servings of French fries. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Beds were assigned, clothes and bathroom things were passed out, dinner was served. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“I really do want change,” he said, using the innocent childish voice that had served him well coundess times before. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

The coffee was served in cups the size of soup bowls. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

I was very tense because they were going to determine how much of the sixty days to six years I would have to serve. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Inside, the cooks were ladling out beef-and-barley stew, thick with carrots and onions, served in trenchers hollowed from loaves of yesterday’s bread. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

You know, like race is a brew best served mild, tempered with other liquids, otherwise white folk can’t swallow it.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Her maternal grandfather, David Lloyd III, served on the school board. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven. We'll talk about that.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

My death — our deaths — would not be in vain; if anything we might serve the cause greater in death as martyrs than we ever could in life. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They sat at the table, and Mrs. Fitzgibbon served the stew. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, potato chips, and Dr Peppers were served by skeletal crewmen. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually, the KGB came up with a scheme that would serve as a kind of smoke screen for Blake's spying on behalf of Russia. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Besides her, the House of Black and White was home to two serving men, three acolytes, Umma the cook, and the two priests that she called the waif and the kindly man. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Most of the ladies served them weak tea and soda crackers. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We are serving tea, sir, though calling it chocolate so as not to agitate the sensibilities of Patriots.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

That list could well have served as a recapitulation of twenty years of war. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

It was a time of great sorrow, as this chief had ruled over many people for many years and had been the son of one who had served with a very great chief. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

I found myself stumbling along a muddy lane behind the shops that serve the wealthiest townspeople. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you quit hitting on my cousin and come help me serve these burgers?” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

They would use the same name, but their Green Light Committee would serve as the ultimate distributor for second-line TB drugs. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Penelope assumed it was one of the serving girls come to take away the breakfast dishes, but it was not. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

So passionately did Roscuro speak and so intently did the serving girl listen that neither noticed as the napkin on the tray moved. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Then, right before what was sure to be his final serve, Glenn made a grand gesture of pulling a tennis ball from his pocket and placing it on the ground. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

After celebrating his courtroom victory, C.P. went back to serving the Klan, leading the weekly meetings, organizing the Youth Corps, and meeting clandestinely with city officials. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

She served roast turkey on Thanks- giv-ing and heart-shaped cakes on Saint Valentine’s Day. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it can also kick off a single clause when the clause serves as the answer to a why-question. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

She spent half the day cooking before the meal was finally served. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

The small fire they lit only served to make everything outside its circle of light seem darker. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I brought the serving platters and the Kool-Aid pitcher into the kitchen. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Since they had married, it was a point of honor between them that Lillian serve grits and Bull refuse to eat them. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d be impressed by that, because he’d run for town council once and was always talking about “what a pleasure and a privilege it is for one citizen to serve another.” Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mandy had just sprinkled parsley over thirty servings of trout, and Nancy was ready to convey them to the guests. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The informal touches; the handshaking; the folk music; the insistence upon union—all these changes are aimed at serving Catholics who no longer live in a Catholic world. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

For over a year he served as chair of the Board of War and Ordinance, playing the role of secretary of war during the most tense and uncertain phase of the fighting. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Most of those places don’t serve Jews. You enter the room, and they look at you like you’re a mangy mutt. Like, ‘oh, dearie me, who let that dreadful thing in?”’ The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The following year, as we moved toward graduation, he would invite some of us for dinners at his home, and Marcy would serve up big bowls of pasta with garlic bread. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

He served on the Nitsa, the Andromeda, he sailed all the way until 1988, when he landed in Houston and decided to explore inland. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Manya came in a little before eight and served us a light breakfast. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“A majority of those years have been spent serving in Garden Heights,” the voice-over continues, “a neighborhood notorious for gangs and drug dealers.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

The Colored waiting room at the Greyhound bus station served as the checkpoint for an in-between world. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Couldn’t the hunting magic they serve have been performed just as well out in the open? History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

They sprinted down the shed rows, gathering pommel pads, horse blankets, and rub rags, and threw them on the truck bed to serve as a makeshift gurney mattress. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead, justly served for their treachery. Hamlet learned of their role in Claudius’s plot to kill him, and he sealed their fate first.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Because he was still serving a sentence at Kansas State Penitentiary, and therefore was in danger of retaliation from other inmates, Wells had never been publicly identified as the informer. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

The saying might have worn out of my memory, had not a circumstance immediately followed which served indelibly to fix it there. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

It did not take me long to locate the bottle in question down in the cellar and to make the necessary preparations for its serving. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

In the weeks that followed, the master had me serve him whenever his companions visited. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

They went in to drink the tea, which was served in beautiful crystal glasses. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He applied for a special license that allowed businesses to serve both black and white patrons. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

This is a place that serves nothing but chicken, “broasted,” as it says on the sign. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Breakfast, which usually consisted of porridge, cocoa or tea, bread, butter, and jam, was served at nine in the morning. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

The meal was served by three novices, well-scrubbed girls of good birth between the ages of twelve and sixteen. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Having served enough time in Atlanta with her volunteer work, Mother has moved to the Georgia coast, to a hamlet of hoary little brick houses on Sanderling Island. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She cut the little dead body up, put the limbs in a kettle over the fire, and served them to Tereus that night for supper. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wanted to get back to this question of reigning in hell being better than serving in heaven.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

But of course Jefferson himself had already decided that he preferred the anomalous role of opposing the administration in which he officially served. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

The proprietor, whose name wasn’t Sam but Ralph, had served ten years in the U.S. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

He had begun to perceive the stench on the morning of the second day, and it served to hurry his steps. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

She turned to the maid and said, ‘Mary, ask them to serve breakfast for three in the...I think it had better be in the Ballroom. That has the highest ceiling.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The back of the house served as the fourth wall. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Burnham told the men that henceforth they would serve as the fair’s Board of Architects. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

However, she agreed to Bobby’s participation only if she could serve as his chaperone. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Boxer and Clover pulled the wagon w'hich served as a hearse, and Napoleon himself walked at the head of the procession. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

People in Central America cook corn with lime and serve it with beans. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

If the words and the tone wasn’t mean—“Sorry, son, but we can’t serve colored”—we would ask the next question. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two small rooms at ground level near the gatehouse served as our new quarters. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I had served her real fast because I knew she had to pray and I was hoping that she would pray a long time and forget about Salazar. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Are bums a cure for that? Some warm milk and a lullaby might serve you well. Or better still, I could take you to the Temple of the Graces and find a girl for you.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He slid into the lunch line, grabbed a tray, and tossed on a bag of chips, mac and cheese, a pudding cup, and something the serving guy claimed was chicken pot-pie. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I pointed to the land­mark that used to serve as a guide for me when I was a kid. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He was not only to serve in it but actually to lead it, to make the plans and issue die orders to kill and bum and rain. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nina would serve her time and return to Ravka four million huge richer, never giving him another thought. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

For 2,000 years those founder crops served only as minor dietary supplements while eastern U.S. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

That was not good enough for the AEC, which denied her a security clearance to serve in the same capacity at Berkeley and placed her husband under a cloud. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He wanted to know if Elizebeth was willing to serve in a new kind of war—a war against smugglers and gangsters. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Ihe tree’s massive roots were large enough to use like a makeshift table, and some of the larger leaves served as plates. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The campaign apparatus existed exclusively to serve the candidate, not the spouse or the family. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Only then would she serve herself from the leftovers. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

An American flag identified the post office, a frame structure next to a drugstore that served also as the Western Union office. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve never in my life had a white woman tell me to sit down so she can serve me a cold drink. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The next day at Sunday dinner, Papa had hardly finished serving the baked hen when my mother said, real pleasant, “I wonder who played the piano for the Methodists today.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Good morning, honey,” she says, and serves me chamomile tea and bread with blackberry jam, while the morning news blares on the TV. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

On campus the big event was the Christmas Cantata, a musical program put on by the residents, followed by fancy food served in the cottages. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

During the Reconstruction era, African Americans began to serve on juries in the South for the first time. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Please, ma’am,” said Alyce, who had learned that ma’ams and sirs served her well even with cooks and stableboys when asking favors. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

That meant that her bucket, quilts, and the bundle of reeds which served as her broom all had to be braced under one arm. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

He only served ten months in the county jail. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Then a break for midday meal—served outdoors—and back again to the seats, for the Fives, Sixes, Sevens, and finally, last of the first day’s ceremonies, the Eights. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

But the dresses must serve another purpose now. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Three of the men were under death sentence, and the fourth was serving a long prison sentence. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

But neither her beauty nor his size and strength would serve with the men whose ships they needed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

This also served to dye the nasty brown hairs that kept growing from the roots underneath. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Dinner is deep-fried Oreos served on top of Oreo ice cream, and for a drink, it's Oreos dissolved in milk. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

She served herself a full glass and, as she always did, offered me some, too. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

They play bossa nova and serve bread and salami and cheese. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

On March 10, AT 3:50 p.m., justice was served in a maelstrom of emotion, grief, and a nagging uncertainty that had plagued these people since it all began. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Once Gat said, “I miss the way she’d stand at the foot of the table and serve out dessert, don’t you? It was so Tipper.” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

The sounds of forks meeting plates, of serving spoons meeting platters, filled the dining room. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

All of it was laid out on a sideboard, to be served as Lena directed. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Empty buildings would serve only as long as he stayed within the white portion of the map, and the white portion was shrinking rapidly. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Like many of the generals on both sides, Lee and Grant served together in the Mexican War. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

He understood that I meant my virtue, my only wealth, for he replied, “Ophelia, I know you are most honest and virtuous. I pledge to serve you truly and with, honor.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

A senior faculty member expressed his confidence that, though I was unrepresentative of lower-class Hispanics, I would serve as a role model for others of my race. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Number of people currently serving life sentences without the possibility of parole for crimes committed as juveniles: 2,570. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Centuries later, Periclymenus’s descendants had served in the eastern Roman legions. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She didn’t know how rude it would be to ask him why he could serve the royal family and be Jewish. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Your punishment is death. You will serve it.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Not only does he speak Goblinish like someone served up with a side of warts and claws, but he’ll know what he’s looking at. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

He was “serving a life sentence for murder, when a new inmate walked into the shower room one day and stared at his face. “ Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only Becky was allowed to serve her because of Madam’s fear of the demons she claimed inhabited Ruth. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

That is all to the good, for academic medicine and those we serve. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

They were served individual plates with potato and beans on them. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Huddling at their exclusive clubs, the patriarchs steered construction of important institutions to serve their black brothers and sisters. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He served secretly as a Patriot agent in France, in the midst of French and British spies. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know she had the ring before Dad served a mission—which was expected of all faithful Mormon men—and spent two years proselytizing in Florida. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Breakfast and dinner are served on our floor, but at lunch the twenty-four of us eat in a dining room off the gymnasium. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

It served us, one way or another, right to the end of our journey. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

The food was nothing special, but the servings were prodigious. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

She hadn’t been invited to the dinner that had been served in our dining room at eight, for my parents’ guest, the ambassador from the Kingdom of Bhutan. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Some members of the wavering class could move up in the system by joining the Korean People’s Army, serving with distinction and, with luck and connections, securing a lower rung in the ruling party. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

The food was served first to the men and then to the women guests, and last I ate with the women who had been hired to help with the cooking and serving. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

He could still see the other monks, and Mrs. Viboon, who had started serving food to them. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

But Chadwick knew the moment had arrived when only the high energies produced by the cyclotron would serve physics. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He had served as Master of the Horse, Caesar’s second in command. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

He served it to her for a nickel instead of a dime and he wanted to give it to her free. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The math had to be as precise and accurate as an Althea Gibson serve. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Later, after dinner, I served them liquor in fancy crystal glasses and they insisted I join them. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She does nothing but sweep, open doors, and serve food. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You have served this city well for many years. This is not a decision I or any of my advisers have taken lightly.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The shift in focus served to align the goals of the Civil Rights Movement with key political goals of poor and working-class whites, who were also demanding economic reforms. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“I’m your Reek. Please let me serve you. Please.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

And the three pounds of gray matter he carried around in his skull served him well in the classroom. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Always perfectly seasoned, typically served with delicious gravies or sauces. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Then they would tell him it served him right that it was broken, because he had been so selfish. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

Unlike me, she had a direct emotional connection to the issue: Beau Biden, Joe’s older son, was serving in Iraq with the National Guard. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I told them of his word to us—that he should make us proud to serve, which announcement made all more easy in their minds. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

The only problem for me would be if self- serving ones were allowed in. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was serving a two-year sentence for fraud. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The barn was twice the size of the house, built on top of a natural cave that served as a root cellar and cold storage. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

November 15 I had hardly dozed when East came into the room with a lone cup of coffee on a serving tray. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a gloomy place but would serve well as a temporary shelter. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

We stopped at a run-down house in an inner-city neighborhood that we were told served as temporary housing for refugees. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“Yes, Milo, of course. We all want to spend more time in combat. But people like you and me serve in different ways. Look at my own record,” Colonel Cathcart uttered a deprecatory laugh. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Mamita begins serving the soup, ladles the biggest potato into a bowl, and hands it to me. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hey, like the menu says, ‘We serve pork chops on Wednesday.’ Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two of the men still squatted near the Primus stoves, serving corn mush and fiver. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would not pass so easily with three serving girls in tow, and if the guards looked beneath Jeyne’s hood and recognized Lord Ramsay’s bride.. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Everybody needs a pile of newspapers: to peel potatoes on, serve bathroom needs, wrap garbage. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Winnie wrote to me that she felt liberated in prison this time, and it served to reaffirm her commitment to the struggle. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We had faith that thereby we would best serve ourselves and mankind. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Eliza quickly poured coffee for all of us, then grabbed a serving tray. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

A pair of comely serving girls sauntered past carrying a wicker basket of rushes between them, but the sell- sword never looked, "Bronn, I despair of you." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He watched the lords and ladies, the serving men, the old blind seneschal, and the young maester Myles, with his silky beard and servile smile. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Kyril Montana said, “So—?” Bookman leaned back with his hands clasped behind his head: “So we almost served him with papers to show cause that he has water rights on that piece of land.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

"A sword plucked from fire, yes. Men tell me things, it is my pleasant smile. How shall a burnt sword serve Stannis?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

A caterer served food as music blared over stereo speakers and people remarked on the tasteful grandeur of the house. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I wouldn’t miss Mrs. Flowers, for she had given me her secret word which called forth a djinn who was to serve me all my life: books. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

To serve with young people and the young at heart alike, who live without a fear of dying and who talk about commitment, integrity, and sacrifice without a hint of sarcasm, was refreshing. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

A coffin at the center of the room served as a bar. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Repeatedly facing racial discrimination after serving his country made it all the more painful. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“You have all been retrieved from across Erilea for the purpose of serving your country.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t understand why Cherry’s attorney would serve me with a subpoena. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

After many hours of jolting and bumping along the roads in the j eep—after nearly a week of exhausting travel— Salva entered the shanty that served as a recovery room at the makeshift hospital. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What they see? his father muttered, “is a poor man trying to serve the Lord. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I force him a tight-lipped smile, but his words only serve to agitate me further. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“I served Baji loyally for years. I never complained. And now? She looks past me as if I don’t exist.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He did two years of night school at City College in upper Manhattan—working during the days to make ends meet—signed up for the army, served his time, and applied to Harvard Law School. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

And a plastic box to serve as a toilet. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

She can’t fluff their pillows or serve them last meals or keep them alive. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

For a while they met in the back rooms of the abandoned part of the house, where Alba handed out walnuts and served them herbal teas while they meditated in a cross-legged position. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

T. R. Wexler had a master's degree in business administration, an advanced degree in corporate law, and had served two years as legal counsel to the Westing Paper Products Corporation. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, as the postwar boom years quickened, people began coming to the Smokies by car, and motels, restaurants, gas stations, and gift shops popped up to serve them. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Everybody was surprised when he served the meat. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

A serving girl pushed her way through, swatting at the hands that groped her as she passed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Well, if you don’t want to do that, your other option is to make it a normal restaurant and only serve whites.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The only objects in the entire room were two upturned wooden boxes to serve as chairs and a third box between them for a table. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

In the Milan, Michigan, federal prison, Mr. Muhammad served three and a half years, then he was paroled. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was serving Baby’s porridge when the deputy president spoke briefly on the radio, the voice understated, as if he were exhausted from the effort of saying, “The government is handing over to the military.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Lieutenant Uhura, a black woman and proud citizen of the United States of Africa, served as the Enterprise’s communications officer. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

It would have been one thing if all MDR prisoners had died while incarcerated, but many got released after serving their sentences. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“Just so. After your capers are concluded, you will help serve and pour. See that you do not spill on the guests, or it will go ill for you.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Citra’s mother brought him something to drink at his request, and now labored to make sure tonight’s dinner was the finest she had ever served. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He knew that he had served Zeus well and that he had done right to pity mortals in their helplessness. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

So far, the only blemish on Parker’s record while serving the president is a penchant for tardiness, as Crook knows all too well. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Johnson was looking at a picture of him in which he was dressed as a sailor; during the war he had served in the Navy. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

During the Depression, he had served as an official in the New Deal's Agricultural Adjustment Administration, and he later moved on to a senior post at the US State Department. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Pinkeye would have sent to wake me, to help with the serving. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Even when it wasn’t Margaret Kochamma who served him, he sought her out with his eyes, and they exchanged secret smiles that invoked the joint memory of their Laugh. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know I need to get out of here, but it’s served its purpose. It’s safe and cheap. It’s not a bad place to get our bearings.” Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

That day Bull had signed Ben and Matthew up to serve the 11:15 Sunday Mass for the entire school year. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I handed out napkins and my dad served pieces of gooey, crispy baklava. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

"What gods are those, Lady Catelyn? The trees your husband prayed to? How well’ did they serve him when my sister took his head off?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

There was nothing that would serve my purpose, nothing at all. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

To the left is a narrow hallway opening onto a room that serves as the Frank family’s living room and bedroom. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“I thought it best to have lunch served immediately in the restaurant car,” he said. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

By outlining the cyclotron’s vast potential for advancing the peacetime goals of basic science, Ernest convinced Fosdick that the machine just might serve as a beneficent scientific counterbalance to Hiroshima. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I get a serving tray with a pitcher of lemonade and two glasses and serve them. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He was himself a lawyer, a graduate of Howard University and Howard Law School, and a top executive with the North Carolina Mutual, a company which his family had proudly served since 1906. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The queen took a flagon of sweet plum wine from a passing serving girl and filled Sansa's cup. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

At night they serve soup in a cauldron, and he gulps down four helpings from a tin cup. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The Lord God chose my father to rule the same way he chose them to serve. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

He's standing in front of a painting of a girl serving a condemned man his last meal. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Expert botanist and geologist. I am here to serve and obey the Collective.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Then, after he had served only six and a half years, he was pardoned by the governor of Texas; Middleton had a girlfriend, and Lewis’s family believed that she had bribed authorities. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

If not for the state’s zealous pursuit of Reggie, he would be serving the Church. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

By studying the strengths and weaknesses of commanders he had served under, he had collected shards and fragments of the speech he would one day deliver to men who looked upon him as their commander. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ugwu served her drink last and wasted long minutes drying his hands on a dish towel before he opened the door to let her in. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Huddled beneath her ermine mantle and surrounded by her ladies, serving girls, and knights, the southron queen seemed a frail, pale, shrunken thing. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I prepared a tray of supper and served it to Lady Seymour in her bedchamber, the one room where she could find peace. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Milton’s fastest serves, his most arching spin shots and smashes, seemed to float in the air. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He wondered how much longer he was going to have to serve—another year? American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Through the steamy panes of the glassed- in cubbyhole that served as the coaches’ office, they could see Ulbrickson and Bolles hunched over a desk in their flannel suits, studying a piece of paper. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Instead, he remained offstage, leaving the campaign of condemnation to Karl Compton, who was serving as scientific advisor to the occupation forces and publicly labeled the cyclotron destruction “an act of utter stupidity.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“I did stop at a Negro diner last night, but they wouldn’t serve me. I think the guitar threw' them off.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

"The Hand serves," the young knight informed him airily. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He was denied because of an earlier drug possession charge for which he had pleaded guilty and served thirty days in jail. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

"Does she plan to make off with the heir to the throne?" lyrion served his sister a cut of ham and took one for himself. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It was cool and dusky, and we stood in front of a long wooden counter with two women behind it serving drinks. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

When they visited local families, they were often served food that both of them found unsavory, but they would go ahead and eat it. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Then, as they're serving the main course, I hear Haymitch say, "Okay, enough small talk, just how bad were you today?" The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Are you sure about that? It’d probably be easier to serve my time and get it over with.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I got a job at a diner serving food to customers, and after a couple of weeks Dennis called on me again and we started going out. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

After Ugwu served drinks, Olanna watched Odenigbo raise his glass to his lips and all she could think of was how those lips had fastened around her nipple only minutes ago. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I am the served and I am the server. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll be able to slice up the quiet and serve it on toast!” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

On its own, it would not serve as the dictionary he needed, but it was filled with cues and gave him an incomplete road map to the minds of the Soviet cryptographers. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Let’s give a special round of applause to the help, for all the wonderful food they cooked and served, and for the desserts they made for the auction.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Poirot sat down and soon found himself in the favoured position of the table which was served first and with the choicest morsels. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Voltaire serves to remind us that there was more than one world in which scientists could live. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

At the sound a serving man entered with a covered dish. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The clinical symptoms of the disease served as a reminder of the fact that Ebola is related to certain kinds of flu-like illnesses seen in human children. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The country was a single body, with each organ serving its function—to say that Pharaoh exploited the people was therefore as nonsensical as saying that his head “exploited” his hands. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

After all, it was still just one serving, even if it was twice the size. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

An avid skydiver, Horan has made more than three thousand jumps and serves on the board of the International Skydiving Museum and Hall of Fame. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

I can eat almost anything and I had money in my pocket, but I didn’t know what they served. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would take years for many Hitler Youth to digest the truth about National Socialism: They had served a mass murderer and, in so doing, had contributed to the deaths of millions of people. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

And they were served every Wednesday, even though they cost more than to serve everybody’s favorite, penne pasta. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

The deft inverts the usual ordering: the new information is thrust into the spotlight early, and the given information, which serves as its background, comes at the end. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Each meal was served at a set time. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Our smiles are wide, our chins square, and our tennis serves aggressive. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

“I know. Anyway, we’ll serve as the sponsors. It should all hap­pen pretty quickly. He said the visa would be good for a year, plenty of time to apply for an adoption petition.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Whenever a gust passed, the kids turned so their backs served as shields against the wind. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The women served their time at the Occoquan Workhouse in northern Virginia or the District Jail in Washington, DC. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Wine flowed from hogsheads like water from a fountain, and at each meal fish, fowl, and a joint of beef were served. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

In fact, over the years that reputation has served us well. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would have served him right to wake up at least half as sore as I was going to. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

On the first empty one, I write: Cerm—noun \\prm\\ the origin of something; a thing that may serve as the basis of further growth or development. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He faintly moaned, “I am done for,” as the victim, and he barbarously bellowed, “I’ll serve you out,” as the murderer. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

She also served four prison terms in England. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Papa was to serve as manager for as long as he wanted the job. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Sequoyah’s example can serve as a model for how idea diffusion probably led to many writing systems of ancient times as well. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Will you be quiet?” growled Azaz angrily; but, before he could begin again, three large serving carts were wheeled into the hall and everyone jumped up to help himself. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

At the sushi bar the young, handsome chef automatically served me a piece of yellowtail. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The cookies she had served for dessert were crisp and studded with dried fruits and nuts. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Even now, red puffy scars still crisscrossed Cole’s body and served as painful reminders of the mauling. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

It might have served as a symbol of hope—if it could be remade, then anything could—but here it was as it had ever been: a symbol of nothing but brutality. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Say she gone find another maid. But who gone work for that lady? Some nappy-headed country maid already living out there, won’t know squat about serving from the left, clearing from the right.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Like pieces of fried chicken, waffles found ways to fly out of the serving pan and into the hands and pockets of inmates. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Keeping their heads low, they moved from post to post, serving each creature with a bowl of stew, some wild grapes, and a small loaf of honeyed nutbread. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I served the tea with a smile sunk in concrete pilings. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Under him served four mates, freedmen all, and fifty slaves bound to the ship, each with a crude version of the cog’s figurehead tattooed upon one cheek. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She didn’t teach a class, but she served on a number of committees. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

In addition to being a fascinating tale designed to catch your attention, it introduces themes that reverberate throughout all the stories that follow by serving as the exception that proves the rule. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Grandma and a couple of her girlfriends serve the food, including Sister Daniels. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“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

More than once in the past this had served him well. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kehler was now serving two years at La Tuna for resisting the draft. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The cooks continue to make rice soup in a big pot and serve it to the villagers. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It serves to define the meaning and significance of race in America. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Since graduating from college, he has worked in education and now serves as dean at a prestigious high school outside Philadelphia. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Lily glanced at them and served the next ball. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Contrite, he copped a plea to a single felony count and on October 10, 1990, some two weeks after McCandless arrived in Carthage, began serving a four- month sentence in Sioux Falls. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lewis Powell—who also goes by the name Lewis Payne—is a twenty-year-old who served as a Confederate soldier and spy before joining Booth’s cause. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

‘Are you the new serving maid? Have you brought me my thread?” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Ugwu brought down a tray from the cupboard and made as if to help her serve Master’s food, but she waved him away. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The irrigation waters, recollected from the fields they have served, are then pumped into Tule Lake and from there to Lower Klamath. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Normally cooking for parties leaves her without an appetite, but tonight she looks forward to serving herself, sitting among her guests. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I went to the Big Store and waited until Junior had served the other drugstore customers and then asked him if he knew of anything that was like a glue but would burn. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I grabbed hold of a rope I’d strung there at waist level to serve as a handhold and began to sidestep along the ledge to the corner of the platform. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“I mean, all I know is you ate like six servings of the stuff. And Celia and I didn’t feel sick.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Now Cabot spent his days not looking for jobs, but pretending to as Alma served complicated coffees in various Italian-named sizes down the street. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

The tribe did not serve as a permanent political framework, and even if it had seasonal meeting places, there were no permanent towns or institutions. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Supposedly, Frank could call on ghostly soldiers from the losing side of any war to serve him. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Instead, Ben silently served up nine bowls of root soup, and then, finding himself out of bowls, poured his own dinner into a pewter mug and drank it down. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

His ignorance, poor fellow, at last served him; he never mistrusted but that my inheritance was quite safe, with Mr. Jaggers’s aid. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

When Henry Allen joined the military, it never occurred to him that he would end up serving as a machine gunner in Vietnam. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

I saw roads choked with dilapidated cars, motorcycle rickshaws, and battered minibuses that served as public transportation. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Upon graduation from high school, able-bodied Hitler Youth were required to serve six months in the Reich Labor Service, without exception. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The snack bar served tiny mugs of deeply bitter coffee and Italian gelato. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

She glanced at Diego as he served himself a preposterous helping of ribs. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

The surcoats, which had originally served as covering to armour, were long behind and high in front You could hardly walk for fear of tripping over your sleeves. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The young men and women who were heading to Iraq and Afghanistan to serve and fight weren’t just anonymous recruits but friends of mine, brothers and sisters in arms. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Our parents didn't speak to each other, but Ma served tea, sang that Tagore song, and—according to Baba's version—fireworks exploded and a thousand sitars burst into music. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Jeweled pavilions and gazebos dot garden lanes, serving different teas, coffees, and sweets. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The kind lady saw him settled on a bench against the wall, and provided by a silent serving woman with a mug of chocolatl from the saucepan on the iron stove. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I rang for Parks, and he appeared with the salad and began serving. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

With the praying portion of the evening over, nobody waited to be served. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Other shops were opened that served tea in crystal, but they weren’t at the top of a hill, and they had little business. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she’d served all the Danes and the lesser Geats, she stood, red hair flowing, her neck and arms adorned in gold, by the leader of the strangers. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Scores of civil rights leaders were arrested and sent to serve life sentences in the maximum-security penitentiary on Robben Island, in the cold Atlantic Ocean. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

She served us coffee and cakes while Malcolm spoke in the courteous, gentle manner that was his in private. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the third day, juicy pieces of meat were served with supper. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lady Constance picked up a silver serving tray and checked her reflection in it before putting it back with the others. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Ngubase was a soft-spoken fellow in his late thirties, with a shaky command of English, who was currently serving a sentence for fraud. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Already there has been fighting between their followers and those who worship other gods. Benerro’s rantings will only serve to bring a savage wrath down upon his head.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The two men were parts of the same system, serving a nation rising to its destiny. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The school, which served 300 students, had four toilets, one drinking fountain, and no cafeteria. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Not only did they protect him, but he used them to run errands, serve as chauffeurs and occasional dinner companions, and be available to do whatever else he wanted at any hour. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

When the meal was ready, I served it to the man in my nicest turtle shell. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The candlelight that served to illuminate the cage made the albino seem totally like a creature who had never seen the sun. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Under order of the Exclusion Authority and by the powers vested in the secretary of war under Presidential Order 1455, we are here to serve notice and carry out your relocation.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Jethro smiled at her when she brought on the huge crock of lettuce, and Jenny saw to it that he received a generous serving before she passed it around the table. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

The court was where he served, in more ways than one. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

It clipped a wine steward on the serving hand, so that his pitcher dropped with a loud clang while he fell backward, cursing, in the dust. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inés and her mother served us plateful after plateful of enchiladas de mole. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

One day, as I am polishing an ornately decorated serving spoon, Mrs. Nielsen points at her clavicle and says, without looking at me, “We could clean that up for you, if you like.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

He was now serving a life sentence, and advised us to control our temper. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

“I shall only serve you in the same way.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

A villein’s fate depended on the land he worked and the temperament of the lord he served. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

"Come, walk with me. They'll be serving some vile stew in the common hall by now, and I could do with a bowl of something hot." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Craig shrugged and tossed the ball under the net to Chip, who was serving next. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Even among fishes that range widely in coastal waters, many depend upon protected inshore areas to serve as nursery and feeding grounds for their young. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Her father, after making his initial campaign, served in the state legislature for as long as he wished, without opposition. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Then she and Citra served them dinner, which the scythe had prepared. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I took that dear hand, held it a moment to my lips, then let it pass round my shoulder: being so much lower of stature than he, I served both for his prop and guide. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Determined to get as close to the front lines as possible, William asked the United States Army for a commission to serve as a code breaker overseas. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“You men,” he began, “now have the privilege of serving under the meanest, toughest, screamingest squadron commander in the Marine Corps.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I ask if I can serve myself, he nods assent. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

While serving at a base in the Southwest, he began collecting arrowheads, a hobby that ultimately led to his abandoning geology and coming to the University of Arizona as a graduate student in archaeology. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Beneath them, a system of magistrates selected to serve by lot was used to carry decisions through. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

When Timett ripped the heavy curtains off the bed, the naked serving girl stared up with wide white eyes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Flora, one of the serving gals, is Hildy’s daughter. She done run down there to see to her mama,” Teenie explained. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A stadium. A very festive coliseum. You could continue on with it after you win, though without the game it serves no purpose.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She sprinkles a few extra flakes of coconut on each serving. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Horses I cannot take to Ithaka; let me bestow them back on you, to serve your glory here. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Alas, you are focusing on the wrong story. If you had made it to Rome, the story of the flood would have served you better.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Inside it was damp and cheerless, and supper was served on a long bare table that had not been scrubbed for weeks. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Dinner was served and the others came in—Sparrow and Ruby from the garden; Feral, yawning, from the direction of his room. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Skeletons hung in doctors’ offices where they served as visual encyclopedias. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Portia was serving the sandwiches when she went into the dining-room. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Army sergeant serving in South Korea in 1965, when he decided the grass would be greener in North Korea. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

And so he hoped, as silly as it seemed, that his siblings might see him like this, on the water, a sailor again, being useful, serving God. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“I am Zeta-1, Expert in botany and geology. I am here to serve the Collective.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

And often it cannot be done at all: I was annoyed by the people behind me in line’s being served first. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

He said huskily, tears all down die red glistening cheeks, “I want to thank you, sir, for the opportunity you have given me, sir, to serve here. I have prayed, sir.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

If you want me to help you destroy a government, I’m here to serve. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because they were a religious minority, Jews often served as scapegoats for crimes they never committed. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

I took his arm and we strolled over to Erickson’s Hotel and ate the biggest dinner they served. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

"It's your duty to serve the Fatherland. Most of you already belong. I am here today to sign up stragglers." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Peaches’ mama had on an apron and she was serving up some lemonade. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Technically, no one was supposed to be living in the building, so the restaurant served as the perfect cover-up for all the people coming and going. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Ma lifts the simmering curry from the stove and heaps huge servings on two plates. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He set two places for dinner but did not serve the food because he wanted to keep it warm in the pot. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Her first-born, Uncle Cheeks, was somewhere in a black penitentiary serving a long sentence for burglarizing a white man’s home. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then one evening Miss Glory told me to serve the ladies on the porch. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to smile, but I could not see how his purpose was served by writing of me this way. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Late at night, when the castle was dark, the serving girl Miggery Sow climbed the stairs to the princess’s room. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Many a serving girl had been sent to the dungeon bearing the jailer’s meal only to return white-faced and weeping, hands trembling, teeth chattering, insisting that they would never go back. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

A peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich, two carrot sticks, a mound of lime gelatin, a tin cup of milk, served on a cafeteria tiay. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The oldest girls serve pumpernickel and goose liver on the house’s last unchipped plates while the portly vice minister and his severe-looking wife inspect the parlor like lords come to tour some distasteful gnomish cottage. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Then she had me hold the food tray so that she could serve the tongue and cheese. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I serve myself on one of the wooden plates I carved when we were snowed in last winter. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was aimless, pleasant chat, but it served to remind Claire that she was freer now than she had been in a long time. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

However, the less expensive coffee shop that opened on the parking lot was kept busy serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner to tenants "ordering up" and to workers from nearby Westingtown. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

It might, he added, be contrived of silver and precious stones and serve incidentally as a ducal chalice. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

They could not serve as clergy in many churches. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

I made my way to the bar where Anker and two of his serving girls were busy pulling drinks. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

We both served on the boards of several nonprofits, and as much as he’d been stung by his defeat in the congressional primary, Barack still had ideas about trying for a higher office. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

A serving man with a goose under his arm bent his knee when he caught sight of them. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

That night she served asopao with a solid dark ball floating on top of each of our bowls. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

But his earnings were dependent on tips from the customers he served. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Consulting contracts were tendered by Eastman Kodak, General Electric, and the American Cyanamid Company, and invitations flowed in to serve on government committees, to lecture, to testify before Congress. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“Mind,” said the head of the serving staff, a dour woman named Louise, “she is royalty, so you must make sure you curtsy. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

The porthole served another purpose as well: the warders enjoyed urinating on us from above. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Volunteers like you make a huge difference, and I want to thank you on behalf of the thousands of children that court-appointed advocates serve every year.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I had told Mr. de Klerk before that it served no useful purpose to attack the ANC publicly, yet he continued to do so. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We watch through the wide window as Kasim serves coffee behind the counter. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“But Dr. Bulkeley says that Connecticut has misinterpreted the charter. His knowledge of the law is so wide. He says that justice is not always served by our courts and — ” “Bah!” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

In a manual of general principles and rules that served as a blueprint for the industry, Pinkerton admitted that the detective must at times “depart from the strict line of truth” and “resort to deception.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

When she was thirteen her mother had dressed her in a silk kimono and sent her off to Mrs. Shigemura, who taught young girls to dance odori and to serve tea impeccably. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

A few blocks south of Yesler, in a shantytown sprawling along the edge of Elliott Bay, children awoke in damp cardboard boxes that served as beds. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Then, I noticed that while they were on TV singing or dancing or serving the white folks, none of them were in the family shows. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He was now “in country,” military slang for serving in Vietnam. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Typically, it included fruit juice, hot cereal with milk and butter on it, a roll, cheese, and perhaps smoked fish, along with a boiled egg served in a little cup. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

I served a total of seven years in prison. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Never again, as in the last centuries, would Ottoman officials arrive in the village every year, carting off the strongest boys to serve in the Janissaries. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Matters affecting the nation’s health have long been a most vital area in which legislation has been passed in the interest of serving the public good. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, I guess so,” I said, looking down at my double serving of sweet potatoes with butter and cinnamon. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

In 1938, Nathan Newbold, a white educator who served as North Carolina’s top official for black schools, circulated a prophetic warning, which, like all other such alarms, was ignored by the white populace. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Did we look too scruffy to be served? The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Splendid meals were served twice a day, but Siddhartha only ate once a day, and neither ate meat nor drank wine. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

Poe serves the most beautiful-looking lobster pasta dish I have ever seen, garnished with basil leaves and fresh Parmesan and even truffles! Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

In exchange for his help, they make promises: to never drink another drop of alcohol, to make a difficult pilgrimage someday, to serve God forever. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

As part of their duty to serve, the Hitler Youth attended three-week summer infantry camps, intended to prepare them for military life. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The fry bread is a rumpled, golden-brown disk, served on a paper plate. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

My brother and I alternated going with her, and my grandfather always served Sunday supper to my grandmother and whichever of us was along as if we were regular club guests. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Straight above were the stars, but their brilliance served only to emphasize the blackness of Egypt here below. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“Must be nice,” Ron said abruptly, when they had sat down and started serving themselves roast beef and Yorkshire puddings. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“It will offer less resistance if served with bacon,” says my mother. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He gave orders for more wine to be served; then he got up and drained his own glass silently to the health of Bilbo, and slipped out of the pavilion. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Heather is sweaty and out of breath, all hyper because her final serve won the game for our side. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

With 2,300 journalists around the world, in 197 bureaus, serving a market including investment bankers, derivatives traders, stockbrokers, newspapers, radio, television, and Internet outlets, Reuters has always had a very complex audience to satisfy. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

He is serving the tenth year of a life sentence. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I proceeded to serve port to some other of the guests. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

They came toward her, and the first one set her torch down upon Elowen’s body, the flames flaring up as they touched the fur cloak that served as her shroud. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The assassin was buried inside a gun box that served as his casket. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

My record was thirteen plates with little servings of fish on each! My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

After I bagged about a dozen servings of cookies she stopped me from doing any more. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He'd been dreaming happily of his ragged but carefree life before he'd been plucked from the streets and sewers of the city to serve as royal whipping boy. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

By the end of the meeting, Connie had pushed her phone number and email address on me and I think I’d offered to serve on her committee to present ideas to the school board. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lita’s words remind me, “The trickster may be the one who leads you if it serves his purpose.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Force them to make a public affirmation of the oaths sworn her father by the lords they served, and then call on them for succor, and her a woman, yes, that was sweet. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

If someone had asked me about becoming a minister, I would have been astonished, and told them I was happy and willing to serve Mr. Muhammad in the lowliest capacity. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Please taste this and let me know what you think. I’d like to serve it to the men.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Harrison served fried eggs and toast for breakfast. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“But I’m afraid I don’t know. The Abnegation were reluctant to provide information that only serves to relieve curiosity. They told us as much as they believed we should know.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The serving men brought every dish to Bran first, that he might take the lord's portion if he chose. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Benton assumed that he had already been given another, better mission to serve his church. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Breakfast that morning was a feast—a bit of the rice boiled to a gruel in a castoff earthenware pot, served up in a bowl carved from a gourd. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

“Yes. The cafe car serves beers. You want one? I’m going to get one.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“There is no price. I tell you it will obey you, serve you as your slave.” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

She was learning also to overyeast the bread and weight the mugs, so that much of what she served was merely air or iron. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some knew a little bit about the armed forces from having served in World War One. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

While waiting for his opponent to serve, he rapidly twisted the racket, bounced from foot to foot, and swayed his body, always ready to move to either side of the court. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m enlisting,” he went on, “I’m going to ‘serve’ as he puts it, I may even get killed. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

What happened, they made a deal and Killer Kane pled guilty, which means he has to serve out the rest of his original sentence plus ten more years. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Come now, if you are going to serve me, you must trust me.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

In the early days of his youth he was sent to serve as a soldier under Paulo Vitelli, so that, once he was versed in that discipline, he might attain some outstanding military rank. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

The five of them sat at the table, and before serving any of the food, they lowered their heads. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Then she came back to the phone and said that yesterday soldiers had gone to the small, nondescript rooms that served as the offices of the Standard. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

These Janis served one after another, banquet-style, more because she had only three working burners and two hands than for formal effect. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the early 1920s, Carter G. Woodson, a historian and educator who had earned a PhD in history from Harvard seventeen years after Du Bois, served as the colleges dean. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

She had been his legal adviser; she would inherit his stock and serve as a director of the company until the day she, too, would be elected chairman of the board. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Becoming a special agent was his way of serving his country, he said. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He threw away the shoe box that had served as both the soldiers’ barracks and Nipper’s roost. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

When the Germans invaded, Flerov had put his studies aside to serve in the Soviet air force. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

His own mother would never have served so few dishes to a guest. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was generous to those who served him well—merciless to those who fell short, or disobeyed. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

They may spend prosaic domestic evenings together, him reading the paper while she serves up a casserole. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It would serve you right if you had an acute attack of indigestion.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

“The paper will serve as my insurance should I fall into rebel hands again. It will motivate you and our friends to do everything possible to secure my release.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mum served up the treacle tart and vanilla ice cream. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

The candle stood in front of a sheet of polished brass, which served as a minor. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I raise my bowl to my eye level to make it easier for the comrade to serve me. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It served a double purpose, to shield their eyes from the sun and create a camouflage effect. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Burnham had believed that he might best serve his country by placing all of the work exclusively with Eastern architects,” Sullivan wrote; “solely, he averred, on account of their surpassing culture.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He had served as supreme commander of Allied Expeditionary Forces during World War II and had witnessed firsthand the destruction of Europe. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He had his only son Pelops killed, boiled in a great cauldron, and served to the gods. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It is—they must—how you say—serve the water of the country,” explained the sheep-faced lady. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even in that last battle, he had been well served by what he called the “honest, sensible and diligent men” of Americas first intelligence service. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chefs who served the wealthy began to divide meals up. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

“I just find it interesting. A Jewish man being allowed to serve.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

For the sweet, each guest was served a skull of spun sugar. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Receiving a giant serving of beef stew doesn’t hurt my mood either. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I might have from time to time served as the butt of their laughter, but I had never achieved enough status to earn their hatred. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

In chess, a second’s job is to be an attendant, advisor, advocate, and majordomo for the player he serves. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I thought you live to serve,” said Mama. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The scene reminded Leo of the invisible wind spirits that had served him lunch at Camp Jupiter. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I left the hall the moment dessert was served. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

So far it had only served as a reminder of her mother’s wrath. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It was only tepid, and soon cold, and seawater in the bargain, but it served to wash die dust of the long ride horn his face and hair and hands. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

‘It serves them right left and centre!’ he said. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We who serve the Iron Bank face death full as often as you who serve the Iron Throne.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Although each had drawn from the same bowl of crazy logic Mommy served up, none seemed to share my own confusion. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the rest—like me—were on earth to labor, to serve our masters and our God. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

So busy were we venting our irritation that we scarcely noticed the serving maid who approached us until she spoke our names. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

We ate breakfast together, my mother serving us. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She, Sister Pat, Crazy Kelvin, the ladies who served breakfast, and everyone else all knew that Nzila had been arrested. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you sit down for a while and let me serve?” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Zeus, greatly angered in his turn, condemned Apollo to serve King Admetus as a slave—for a period which is differently given as one or nine years. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Around three o’clock she would start cooking dinner, which was served from six to seven. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I serve now, sah,” Ugwu said, in English, and then wished he had said I am serving now, because it sounded better, because it would impress her more. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She still wanted him to serve jail time and she wanted something good to come from the tragedy. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Once you understand that context matters, however, that specific and relatively small elements in the environment can serve as Tipping Points, that defeatism is turned upside down. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Family members stood in line with people who were obviously homeless and waited their turn to be served chicken, and green beans, mashed potatoes, and bread, by Love. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

It only served to reason that the olive oil Tessie drizzled over everything had some mysterious power to stop the body’s clock, while the mind, impervious to cooking oils, kept going. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Will you be changing, Madam, or shall I serve dinner at once?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I had heard your serving man was dead,” said the one with the stooped shoulder. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The girl who served the meal had been upset by all the crying. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

"Same thing happened to me centuries ago. I served my time but met some old friends while I was there. How about you?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Nor was anyone from either of those two states willing to serve on the committee, which was instructed to report its findings to the full House before the end of the session. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Left of the high seat stood a maester nigh as fat as the lord he served, a rosy-cheeked man with thick lips and a head of golden curls. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Shin corrected the boy, saying he had not served in the Korean People’s Army. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Matthias and Dunwing pushed hastily past the scrap of sacking that served as a door to the King’s chamber and began their search. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I had hoped that by serving him the rest of the week I could win back his esteem. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

One funny thing that I learned later, from talking with other non-Indian Marines, was that many white men found it hard to get used to the food served at boot camp. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alfred Carter Jr., Deborah’s son, is in prison, serving a thirty-year sentence for robbery with a dangerous and deadly weapon, and first- degree assault with a handgun. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Angela and Hilda chat at the far end of the bar with the lady serving beverages while Sergio talks to a tall guy with chest hair that puffs out from his tank top. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

They are a set of manners, customs, and rules that cover everything from the correct size of a serving to the order of dishes served at a meal. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

That is why chiefdoms devote so much collected tribute to constructing temples and other public works, which serve as centers of the official religion and visible signs of the chief’s power. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

In the Jeffersonian version of the story, Adams and Jefferson fought shoulder-to-shoulder against the Tories, served together in Europe as a dynamic team, then returned to serve again in the new national government. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

But I think we would be served equally well with six fingers including a thumb, or four fingers including a thumb, or maybe five fingers and two thumbs. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let me pour your tea,” she offered, although she never served Papa’s tea. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Somehow they only served to make her look noble. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Arthur Richmond was serving under him in France and was killed in action. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

The waiter had come forward to serve Lane’s frogs’ legs and salad, and Franny looked up at him. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Lou went to Mass every Sunday, served as an altar boy, and attended BVM’s grammar school before moving on to Father Judge High School, which had three thousand students. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

It seemed that dinner was always being served at Frances’s house. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Citra’s father arrived just as dinner was about to be served. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He designed it to channel their talent and resources into productive activities that served the public interest. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

When a lord had a feast, he served meat on bread—instead of using plates, people ate on “trenchers,” which were just slabs of stale bread. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

By including the Madison draft of 1792, he advertised his reluctance to serve even his second term, thereby enhancing the credibility of his voluntary rejection of a third. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

More than a million Americans had served in combat or in at-risk support teams in Vietnam. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

At first it was all wine and roast meat, and Theon was making japes and eyeing the serving girls and having himself a fine time . . . until he noticed that the room was growing darker. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

King Morgant served the Sons of Don long and well,” he went on. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

My mother would drive all the way across town to buy kosher meat, for instance, only to serve it with a cream sauce. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The prince said, “Lord Raiden, I know that my father always travels with a large number of guards, but I think we would be better served by a smaller party.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

They concluded: The “motivation to disclose our internal thoughts and knowledge to others may serve to sustain the behaviors that underlie the extreme sociality of our species.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Its streets are empty, its pavements static; to her fingers, it serves as little more than a tiny and insufficient facsimile. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

She was being served coffee and hot rolls by Kreacher and wearing the slightly manic expression that Harry associated with exam review. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

But being number Eleven had served her well when she was young. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

If a villein inherited enough strips of land to support his family, or if he was lucky enough to serve an honest and generous lord, he might live in relative comfort. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

Couples danced to the latest hits while fireworks exploded overhead, or they enjoyed light comedies performed by a local stock company, in a theater that served as a casino between productions. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The dining halls served five different kinds of breakfast. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“That’s why we serve so many foods with a good odor.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you want to get dinner after the play? Or bagels? I know a pub that serves real New York bagels.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

When he came back, we drank the mango juice, which Sisi served in tall glasses, while he talked about the coup. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

We were served heaping piles of meats, bread, and cheese. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“No need for both. One will serve the purpose,” Inspector Thomas Mathew said. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Franklins reputation served as the catalyst in an exchange, as Smith of South Carolina attempted to discredit his views by observing that “even great men have their senile moments.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

"What are you doing here? They don't serve boys." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Small, but she might serve, Quentyn thought when he saw her, but that was before he went aboard and got a good whiff of her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Two out of two, that means you serve dessert,” Dawn Celeste tells Luke. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Right away, he was served with a court order of eviction from the Elmhurst home. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were no restaurants that would serve us, at least no decent ones. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He expected ultimately to be drafted and serve—the war was in full swing, and he was nothing if not dutiful—but a high blood pressure reading kept him out of the military and Vietnam. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“And how do you propose to serve her?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He killed his brother’s two little children, had them cut limb from limb, boiled, and served up to their father. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

A World War II veteran who had served in Europe, McKissick, like so many other black soldiers, returned home with increased expectations for equality only to run headfirst into continued discrimination. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

If they wanted to serve her children pork, they could try. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

But she sat behind some wooden crates that served as the table and blocked my view. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He had been an army officer his whole life, and was happiest when serving under General Washington. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the military forbade them from serving with whites, deeming them mentally deficient for the rigors of combat. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Challenges to the system will be easily absorbed or deflected, and the accommodations made will serve primarily to legitimate the system, not undermine it. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

With credit for time served and good behavior, the deal would mean Richard, now seventeen, would be released just before his twenty-first birthday. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The legionaries might be armed and organized in the same manner as Unsullied ... but the eunuchs knew no other life, whereas the Ghiscari were free citizens who served for three-year terms. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

For this, he chose to blame Donald Cooksey, who, as the longtime associate director of the Rad Lab, served as the official keeper of the Lawrence flame. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Kemp and its progeny serve much the same function as Dred Scott and Plessy. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The architects met by themselves throughout the morning, with Hunt serving as chairman. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

In this particular tale, he serves only one purpose. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

They had coffee from condensed milk cans at an early morning place that served fishermen. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He is already serving our nation. We are only interested in idle civilians,” he called out to the other soldier, who nodded. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“That should serve you well—will serve us all well, I daresay. As for the raincoat, I believe she wore it to conceal the pencils.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Papa would never serve us, and especially not wearing a frilly apron around his waist. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Obinze’s burger was served in four pieces, arranged in a large martini glass. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

They collected visual memories that would serve them for the rest of their lives. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Two cheery young girls serve from behind a counter displaying a good selection of cakes and pastries. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

The bartender, a severe-eyed young woman in gelled hair and unstructured black, is polishing glasses behind the long table that serves as the bar. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her mother gave us bandages for our blisters and served us warm cider and caramel popcorn. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Then on the morrow, you shall be Cat of the Canals again. Wear that face, watch, obey. And we will see if you are truly worthy to serve Him of Many Faces.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He was serving eight to twenty-five years for manslaughter, he said, and for the past three months, he had been held in involuntary protective custody. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

You have served me well, now come here into the light so I may examine you. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

This was in the Book of Watchers, which would serve as the focus of Cabot Searcy’s endeavor. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Not to mention the complications of being with Dorian while she served as his father’s Champion. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I serve alongside your brother in the African Brigade of the 9th Louisiana Regiment, Mounted Ceratops Division. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

She sang along with grizzled old serving men and anxious young wives, with serving girls and soldiers, cooks and falconers, knights and knaves, squires and spit boys and nursing mothers. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

On May 2, 2002, the Circuit Court of Jefferson County served me with a witness subpoena in the State of Alabama v. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The only sounds were the clinking of forks and spoons against plates and serving dishes. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Without thinking, I allowed my face to spread to a grin as though overjoyed to serve her. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

And because the queen loved it, soup was served in the castle for every banquet, every lunch, and every dinner. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

“And it has served me well today. Your father and Caleb and some others are hiding in a basement at the intersection of North and Fairfield. We have to go get them.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The huge open space in the center of the sphere served as the club’s zero-gravity “dance floor.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The words merely serve the pictures of the subject in question, employing the facts for the tabloid polemic of how a city should be run, justice served. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wide-open building that serves as church and school was built of concrete-block pillars holding up a roof of palm thatch and billowy clouds of scarlet bougainvillea. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could hear the wives of the umunna, chattering in the backyard, scooping soup and stew from the huge pots on the fire into bowls that would be taken to serve the people. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Cora would have said it served him right, had his punishment not made her shiver to think about. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

At present he is a resident of the Mississippi State Prison in Parchman, Mississippi, where he is serving a thirty-year sentence for armed robbery. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Through the window, Ash could see her taking down plates and bowls and teacups, apparently preparing to serve her stepsisters and stepmother their breakfast. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Klaus watched her and wondered if this were the expression Justice Strauss had on her face whenever she was serving on the High Court. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

The woman fills our water keg with fresh water, serves us hard-boiled eggs from her hens, and gives Dayah a loaf of her bread, wrapped in a clean cloth, for the road. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Some nights, a friend and drinking-companion of mine of the Patriot forces, a Mr. G—ing, would seek out my lire and would conduct me back to his regiment, with whom I had briefly served. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I served up sweet tea, and we chatted with some of the women from church. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

The third bus was left about halfway out the trail to serve as backcountry shelter for hunters and trappers. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke rapidly to his son: “Telemakhos, one of the serving women is tipping the scales against us in this fight, or maybe Melanthios.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The pair made their way eastward between the basketball pavilion and the horseshoe-shaped excavation that served as the campus football stadium. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Even an eternity serving him — especially him — seemed like no worse, and possibly much better, than a mere human lifetime serving Lady Isobel. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would serve a rich man right to be humbled. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked through the Plexiglas top of the shark tank that served as a coffee table. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Not only was the conversation flowing more freely and loudly, we found ourselves serving out wine at a conspicuously increased rate. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

She broke off, and apparently became rededicated to serving Bloomberg’s interests. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

But she’d been having a craving for the little crispy fish that were caught and served at Galilee. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I would enjoy serving the dinner,” I said, “more than eating it.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He served as a surgeon during the Civil War and was an authority on gunshot wounds. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“We’re scythe’s apprentices,” she said, “which means the BladeGuard serves us, and not the other way around. You have no right to take us against our will.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I sleep in the front room that serves as his office during the day, so I always know when he comes in. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In no time, Seaborg became one of the Rad Lab’s reigning radiochemistry experts while also serving as Lewis’s personal research assistant. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want to find a new position. I want to stay here and serve the next High King. So, yes, let’s steal the kingdom.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

So he began throwing elaborate, multicourse dinners, with the first course to be served at midnight. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“There,” he finally said, pointing at the water tower that served the residents of St. Catherine’s Island, the first and the largest of the sea islands separating Ravenel from the mainland. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a racket in his hand—and when he could remember to keep his temper and his serve under control—Reggie really thrived. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“One day all men must die, but it serves no good to dwell on death. I prefer to take each day as it comes.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The Swedes served up braided bread and hard baked pretzels, while the Germans and Austrians touted their strudels and bierochs. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

His choices of plays have challenged his students, the school, and the still socially conservative community it serves. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Part of the base had served as a military prison over the years. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

At the Dawson affairs, I quietly served chuckling white folks—the president of Du Pont and the governor of Delaware, among others. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Poor humble Gurgi is always faithful to mighty lords—what joy to serve them, even with shakings and breakings.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Today, the old banqueting hall no longer contains a table and that spacious room, with its high and magnificent ceiling, serves Mr Farraday well as a sort of gallery. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

But Diderot’s peculiar chapter also serves as a warning: with its dream framing, its monsters and its allegories, its linguistic slipperiness, it conveys a sense of difficulty. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

As in the case of many misanthropes, his disdain for people led him into a profession designed to serve them. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Surely he knew he’d never get Ob and me inside of a church, even if it served a thousand different kinds of doughnuts. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Like...the pretty ghost ladies who serve Persephone are good. Exploding zombies are bad.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Momma always said a healthy serving of scorn before dinner keeps a girl slim. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

There were a couple of cafes that I stopped in, not so much ’cause I was hungry but because they would serve me. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sorry, Colonel. We only serve grits. It’s kind of a custom down here.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“While Chuck serves up the cake, I’m gonna open Edie’s present. Be sure to give the first slice to my niece. And give her plenty of ice cream, too. Nice and easy on the teeth.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

His serve was graceful and forcibly delivered, as were his return volleys. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I snorted—it looked like McCoy was serving new mistresses now. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Years ago a friend and I were served hickory milk in rural Georgia by an eccentric backwoods artist named St. EOM who claimed Creek descent. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Some states have no minimum age for prosecuting children as adults; we’ve sent a quarter million kids to adult jails and prisons to serve long prison terms, some under the age of twelve. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

They took seats and refused to leave until they were served or arrested. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

I served as the voice of the congregation, sounding, all told, perhaps a hundred responsorial lines. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

In spite of himself there rose in his mind the image of a golden-brown bulti fish, crisp without and succulent within, served on a platter and giving off fragrances sweeter than the lotus. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

And the serving men filled his wine cup anew each time he emptied it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The all-white jury promptly returned, however, when Democratic conservatives sought to “redeem” the South by stripping blacks of their right to vote and their right to serve on juries. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Feared Him, loved Him, served Him, clamped my hands over my ears to stop His words that rang in my head even when He was far away, or sleeping. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ptolemy’s model of planetary motion can be represented by a little machine, like those that, serving a similar purpose, existed in Ptolemy’s time.' Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He learned how to take dictation, clean a privy, set a table, serve an excellent luncheon, and master the fine art of bread-slicing. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Drizzle cake with glaze and let solidify before serving. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“A passport is truly what’s American. May it serve you well.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

She took the chicken casserole from the oven, placed it on the table, and reached into the drawer for a serving spoon and told us to help ourselves. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said, “It has been my pleasure, sir, to have served such a man as yourself. God bless you, sir.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The “feast” presented to Caesar and his troops consisted of spoiled grain served on chipped pottery. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

Before summoning the serving men to carry him away, she knelt and felt his face, tracing the line of his jaw, brushing her fingers across his cheeks and nose, touching his hair. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Traveling light had served him well in the first part of his escape, but left him unprepared for this unanticipated phase of his journey. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You had this morning a breakfast which you could not eat; you must be hungry:—I have ordered that a lunch of bread and cheese shall be served to all.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

For many centuries, the swamp and the dangerous animals that live in it served as a barrier to people who wanted to explore Southern Sudan. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

"We're at war! We can't permit such defeatist talk. Complainers and grumblers, doubters and agitators—they only serve to embolden the enemy." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Together, Sansa and the serving man got the wounded knight back on his feet. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He could have been murdered by one of many men he served time with in prison. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The poor blighter doesn’t even know it, but that will only make him serve us better. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Thus, the commonsense view of invention that served as our starting point reverses the usual roles of invention and need. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

He even served us himself, which is a thing that had never happened before. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

They’d had to learn to work together to accomplish their goals, something that had served Katherine and the rest of the women well in their careers. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Maybe in his eyes I already served my purpose. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

A serving girl laid a blood pie in front of him, and he attacked it with both hands. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want to serve him leftovers. I’m going to freeze this for the days I don’t have time to cook.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Lillian served coffee to Bull and Virgil, putting a shot of Irish whiskey in each cup. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tears came so fast to Mrs. Pontellier’s eyes that the damp sleeve of her peignoir no longer served to dry them. The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z

Photographic blowups of Fischer and Spassky adorned the windows of almost every shop, with black-and-white checkered displays serving as backdrops for huge papier-mâché chess pieces. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I served notice that I was making my own decisions from then on. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He will burn this place to the ground, you know it as well as I do. And he won’t serve a day of jail time for it.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The town had seen justice served too many times to count, but the rendering of the verdict was a new experience. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Each morning she measured exactly one half cup of Cheerios, the serving size indicated on the box, using the flowered plastic measuring cup she’d gotten from Higbee’s as a new bride. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Greed may do your bidding, but death serves no man. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She served him a plate of pork chops, butter-drenched green beans with bacon, and mashed potatoes with brown gravy, and she got out the piece of lemon cake she’d tucked up in the cupboard. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

It's hard to love a place that's outlawed smoking but finds it perfectly acceptable to serve raw fish in a bath of chocolate. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

In time, no doubt, he would need larger quarters, but for the moment these would serve whilst he accustomed himself to command. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Flowers weren’t available at sea and so the koumbaros, a guy named Pelos serving as best man, switched the king’s hempen crown to the queen’s head, the queen’s to the king’s, and back again. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

A man who lived to serve—initially a specific people, then a nation, and eventually all people of the world. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

To the surprise of many of the department’s critics, Stone selected J. Edgar Hoover, the twenty-nine-year-old deputy director of the bureau, to serve as acting director while he searched for a permanent replacement. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The same civil and religious institutions that kept Egypt stable could serve to focus domestic resentment over foreign domination. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

The freed defenders grabbed up anything that would serve as weapons. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He must only guard against inflicting serious injury on anyone who serves him and anyone he has near him in the service of his principality, as Antoninus had done. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Once the fighting had ended and the master had been served his meal, I took a cool compress and mug of cold ale up to Madam. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ultimately, we were able to get sentences that meant they could both be released after serving a few more years. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

There was skating on the moat, which roared with the gliding bones which they used for skates, while hot chestnuts and spiced mead were served on the bank to all and sundry. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

While Mother carved and served the plates—Dad sometimes carved wood for a hobby, but he never touched a carving knife at the table—Dad would shout out problems in mental arithmetic for us. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the restaurants had signs saying they would not serve us. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“I have knights and lords in my service, scions of noble Houses old in honor. They cannot be expected to serve under poachers, peasants, and murderers.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

With dinner about to be served, this was hardly the moment to be summoning P.C. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

They served as a passage between Montaigne’s world, a world of belief and misplaced conviction, and our world, the world of reliable and effective knowledge. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Before long, Olaf’s friends were pounding on the table in strict rhythm again, and the orphans went out to the dining room to clear the table, and then again to serve the chocolate pudding. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

“You will not. If they call you up, you’ll serve your country just like I did.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Remembering Cristiana’s horror at my appearance, I thought that the guise of madness might serve me well. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Anonymity served a purpose for us, and I get that. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

They all shook their heads, and Eric took the last slice from the serving plate. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

They served a protective order so the man couldn’t go in the house, and a restraining order to keep him a safe distance away from her. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“African bugs, Leah. Creatures fashioned by God for the purpose of serving African plants. Look at this thing. How would it know what to do with a Kentucky Wonder bean?” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Conviction rates declined during the 1960s, and criminals who were convicted served shorter sentences. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

In the late nineteenth century, Irish and German immigrants served the urban upper and middle classes, then left for the factories as soon as they could. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sunjin’s house was busy, North Korean soldiers coming in and out, Sunjin’s mom serving them, but with a strained expression on her face. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Gitney, one night, called me away from my new duties serving refreshments in the parlor; he instructed that I was to come and see him in the forbidden chamber. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I suppose the other people involved serve no purpose as well, then?” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I see my bull served thee well,” he said, smiling. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Demigods like Percy were still responsible for carrying on Roman traditions in modern times—fighting monsters, serving the gods, protecting mortals, and upholding the memory of the empire. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The strict disciplinary measures of the nineteenth century served not only order, but profit. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It features a permanent gallery of one hundred ordinary people who serve as what is called the “mob.” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Wilson chose the Brooklyn Hospital Center over Wood- hull Medical and Mental Health Center, the city-run hospital that serves three of Brooklyn’s poorest neighborhoods. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Yes, the woman said that she wanted a boy who could milk a cow, feed chickens, gather vegetables, help serve breakfast and dinner. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He kept that cane for years, and it served him well. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

In its own way this correspondence would fulfill his dream, of serving as an interpreter between nations. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

A local tribe served as wardens to keep the bonobos safe from hunters, in return receiving funding for a local school and clinic. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

So they served as laboratory assistants for science projects and turned the kitchen table into an honors calculus class. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

She had to leave Maureen, who was not yet two, with a woman whose drug-dealer husband was serving time in the state prison. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Many of the men with whom Tom had served in the Rangers went prematurely to their deaths. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Oh, I'd serve them well and I'd make invisibility felt if not seen, and they'd learn that it could be as polluting as a decaying body, or a piece of bad meat in a stew. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

When working well, the entire boat operates like a well-lubricated machine, with every rower serving as a vital link in a chain that powers that machine forward, somewhat like a bicycle chain. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I’ve eaten crusts of bread before, but they were always served with love. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Madame Manec pours sherry or cider or Muscadet; someone sits stationed by the door to serve as sentry. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

After Washington listened to the unanimous advice of all his cabinet officers and reluctantly agreed to serve a second term, he tucked away Madison s draft for another day. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

He ate what they served, and didn’t tolerate complaints from either of them. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

She poured herself a second glass of wine and served the pasta. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The cooks were serving the meat course: five suckling pigs, skin seared and crackling, a different fruit in every mouth. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

At the end of the ceremony, we’ll be presented with some sort of plaque, and then we can withdraw to the Justice Building, where a special dinner will be served. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

In addition to serving as a plaintiff in the lawsuit against state officials, she gave a statement to police to support the case against the Mosses.’” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The ear protectors served a dual purpose, because not only did they look pretty natty, they also kept Switzer’s slick comb-over in place. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“Unpleasant loop entrances serve a purpose—normals tend to avoid them, so we peculiars have them all to ourselves.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Joseph helped serve the meal, and he made sure everyone’s glasses remained full. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The result, a compact treatise titled Generation of Animals, would serve as a foundational text for human genetics just as Plato’s Republic was a founding text for political philosophy. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

She bought preroasted chickens from the supermarket and served them with potato salad prepared who knew when, sold in little plastic containers. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Then I felt her arctic fingers on my shoulder, and she said, “Your head would happen to look nice on a serving platter.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Jemima? Pinky? Primrose?” and she served each doll a slice of invisible cake on an invisible plate, chattering happily as she did so. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Having served two tours in Vietnam at the height of the war, he found himself woefully unprepared for the flat pitch of life out of uniform. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Before the sentencing, Judge Hunt asked Anthony if she had anything to say about why she should not be required to serve her sentence. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

The sound of the blacksmiths hammer on his anvil reminded me of Polly, our tardy serving girl. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They never ask me to serve them, and they let me eat off china plates and use good silverware with the rest of them. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

My grandfather served in the military, as an infantryman in the US Army. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

For the rest of the war, he served essentially as a senior civilian advisor and administrator. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The septa had lost her head with the rest, for the crime of serving House Stark. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She sounds like a six-year-old reciting lines from a school play about the food groups: You mean you’re supposed to eat jive servings of fruit and vegetables a day? If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How do you come to speak my language? Did you serve on Ravka’s northern border?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Fear had clamped down on his brain and the scars on the back of his leg—the raised dots and dashes like Morse code on his skin—served as a reminder that dogs were dangerous. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

The fair prompted President Harrison to designate October 12 a national holiday, Columbus Day, which today serves to anchor a few thousand parades and a three-day weekend. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

She would serve his food, a plate on a tray taken to him in his study or in front of the TV in the kitchen. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She moved ahead, holding her tray out to the serving person behind the counter, and put the boat crew out of her mind. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Yet he remembered old Mr. Lapham, who had died that spring, with more affection than when he had been serving under him. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wanted to prove to the orishas that she was a true believer, serious and worthy of serving them, so she continued her rituals. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He mops up Mom's juice, serves up three plates, and sits down. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

As a youth, he claimed, he had served as a privateer, after which he was captured and enslaved by the Turks. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“It’s a solar hibachi,” Miss Ohio explained, serving up a perfectly done fillet. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Lifton found that many vets, like Scruggs, believed when your country asked you to serve, you had a patriotic obligation to join the military. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Dad serves me a waffle and passes my plate down. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

It served as an affirmation, if nothing else. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Gentlemen,” he said, “1893 will be the third great date in our country’s history. On the two others, 1776 and 1861, all true Americans served, and so now I ask you to serve again!” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

That voice was practical, and served as yet another reminder. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The Roof Garden Café of the Woman’s Building now served two thousand people a day, ten times the number it had served on Opening Day. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

On Friday nights, he is a host for a Bible-study and dinner party for seventy or eighty Christian students, who serve themselves heaping plates of pasta before breaking into study groups. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

"We will want a fire tonight, my lady, and a hot meal would serve us both." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It reminded me of when Heritage came home, all bloody from serving as a child soldier, and I was afraid of him. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“I don’t care if they take away my privileges, I can serve Christ as a regular brother. I don’t have to have all this status.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

The scene resembled the ticket counters that served flights to Haiti, or to any other poor country in the world. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

This enabled the berth, which served as a sofa during the day, to pull out into a double bed. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

He will help you place the other boys with noble lords, where they can serve as pages and squires and win their knighthoods. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Consider Gaspar de Carvajal, author of the first written description of the Amazon, an account reviled for its inaccuracies and self- serving descriptions almost since the day it was released. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

The man who had served her pizza was slumped over the counter, dead. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Cutting open Abraham Lincoln’s brain and body served little scientific purpose. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gogol notices in certain restaurants that they are the only Indians apart from the serving staff. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

"Sometimes. Not the one today. Usually I play a serving maid or some such." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

The waitress who’d served us dinner was watching nervously out the window, like she was afraid Ares might hurt us. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

They served themselves, stirring the rice with their forks, squinting as they extracted bay leaves and cloves from the stew. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

There were a couple of cafes down the way, but any colored man understood that question to be “a restaurant that will serve to colored?” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was while James Callender was serving his sentence for libel in a Richmond jail that he first heard rumors of Jefferson’s sexual liaison with a mulatto slave named Sally Hemings. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Once they landed in adult court, young black and brown offenders were also much more likely to serve time. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Thus, as a reader I never forgot the ancient Catholic faith—that the Church serves to help solitary man comprehend God’s Word. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Walter said that such a story, if told truly and fairly, would serve to remind people of what we had fought and were still fighting for. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everything served for breakfast at La Posada Restaurant came with a choice of hash browns or grits. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

He was a hard shrewd jovial politician, whose acts of kindness served his interest and whose interest was himself. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Caroline and I had never drunk coffee in our lives, and the fact that our mother served us coffee that night made us both realize that our secure, ordinary world was forever in the past. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I served as the head of the High Organ. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ordeal lasted until morning when skinny women in sequined bodices served us scrambled eggs and bacon. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I picked my nose while I was cooking and serving. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“His hair’s gone white and he is three stone thinner, aye, but this is no serving man. Have you forgotten?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Daily she repeated this rule for me: “A lady must always aim to please—first, the queen she serves, and second, the man she will marry.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Two of them are white, both in their early sixties, serving life sentences. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Dust motes floated in the air as a serving girl filled two green glass cups for Ser Jorah and the widow. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I was astounded that there was a kitchen on the plane, serving up warm food. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Instead it serves only to warehouse poor black and brown people for increasingly lengthy periods of time, often until old age. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Those serving in the military were given rations according to a strict order of rank and importance. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“Good afternoon, my name is Leonardo. Pm the new priest. Pm here to serve you,” he said. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

The city was therefore in a position to serve, Janus-like, as an intermediary between the African interior and potential markets overseas. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

For the rest of your days on earth, you will serve him.’ A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He'd ignored the rumblings from the press and others who were concerned that Garfield was too incapacitated to serve. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The man who had brought her in was collecting a tray from a serving hatch. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Lots of Abnormal laughs, served with sprouts on the side, is what! Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would serve the perhaps more important aim of keeping Reggie off the stand. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“So,” said Mama, “let’s think about others today. Let’s help Daddy and Aunt Goldie. I suggest we serve.” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He was convinced that he was so hated by the government that he’d be murdered while serving time. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

And the Mutual served as the nucleus for virtually all other black enterprises in Durham. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then he turned to the cloaked figure and said, with forced heartiness, "Now, then. How may I serve you, sir?" The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

The tiny light of the candle only served to make the Wood beyond seem blacker, a spill of ink on black paper. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“The campus is serving as a graveyard for most of the robins that attempt to take up residence in the spring,” said Dr. Wallace. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Sir and lord, I am come on a little business, not to disturb your lordship, but to talk a little business with the agent who serves your honor.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

A few weeks later, he accepted a job at Stanford, where he served until the end of his life in 2007. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Howard Johnson’s, the Academy annex, served as the site of graduation. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Having a steward fetch and serve for him still felt strange; not long ago, it would have been him fetching breakfast for Lord Commander Mormont. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Benton tried his best to stomach the food, which had been prepared by a chef, but was put off by the rareness of his steak and the cold soup that was served as an appetizer. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

The woman goes into the truck through a door in the back and closes the panel of the serving window. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She was serving against the mean girls from Davenport Lady Gorillas. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

By the time we reached the cabin that served as the Cubbies’ classroom, I was dead on my feet. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“You can serve Biafra better if you work somewhere else where you can use your brain and talent,” she said. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think they serve lemonade, Ben,” his father teased. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mark Antony, a brilliant general who served under Caesar, took on Caesar’s duties as head of state. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

He climbed up onto the stool on top of a trunk that served as his perch for watching out the back vents. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

The guards’ food was cooked elsewhere and brought to the camp for Jack and Moniek to heat and serve. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

It would be led by Lyman J. Briggs, a career government scientist then directing the National Bureau of Standards, which by default served as the government’s physics laboratory. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He was finishing the last of the pork pie the cooks had served up for supper when Jon sat down across from him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“I wish my mother could see this; me, serving at a Queen’s Birthday Ball.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though Justin’s upset, it doesn’t stop him from eating a gigantic serving. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Currently, Dusty is serving time in a federal prison for bank robbery and will not be released for many years. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

They also serve who only stand and wait, said Aunt Lydia. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The national leadership noticed Paul’s eloquence and devotion to suffrage, and after her lecture she was asked to serve on their board. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

She protested, arguing that “feebleness unfitted her,” but she reluctantly agreed to serve with support from her vice president, Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Janey Hart discussed how 100 years earlier, men served as hospital attendants and women were thought of as too weak to withstand the horrors of military hospitals. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

More friends visited on weekends, and when Ugwu came out to serve their drinks Master would sometimes introduce him—in English, of course. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He also served Commodus, who was the son of Marcus Aurelius and became emperor when his father died in AD 180. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

“We don’t serve brunch,” Heidi says, quietly, and gives me a hug, a real one. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

No one came near me in those days; the maids’ hands shook when they served my food, which only made me madder. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

A couple of days later I fled to upstate New York, where I own a small cabin that serves as a writing retreat. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She is depressed by the pair of teenaged Bangladeshi busboys who wear tapestry waistcoats and black trousers, serving them warm bread with silver tongs. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

If a fire escape was a haven for Francie back then, why couldn't it serve the same purpose for me in 1973? You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

An hour or two into the flight, they served a meal. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

"In the name of King Robert and the good lords you serve, I call upon you to seize him and help me return him to Winterfell to await the king's justice." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The chickens would serve to distract the attention of anyone who passed her. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

But upon his arrival in Johannesburg, he was served with a banning order forcing him to return to Natal. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

With the onset of the Korean War, he enlisted in the army, serving as an artillery sergeant, calibrating guns being fired on enemy infantry. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Exhibit was promptly disqualified, and the stewards scheduled a meeting to determine if Pollard would have to serve a suspension for the incident. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man says he’s been serving drink for twenty-seven years and nobody ever asked him for coal before. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

He told me what worked and what didn’t work with my serve. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

All this served to make Moss even more nervous, and he almost wished that Javier’s mother was home soon. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

And though she never ate what they served, except for a few slices of bread and a goblet of water, she always thanked them; she was always grateful for the questions. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Mr. Lyons showed us around and said, “Dinner will be served at six-thirty, in about an hour.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She has started a full-time school, the Fugees Academy, which now serves more than thirty refugee students. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

He popped up with a dozen miniature plastic swords in his hair, grabbed the soda gun and served himself a drink. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The other half was empty except for a copper strip serving as a target. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“If you will not obey me,” Captain Smith says in a low, cold voice, “there are other, crueler men you may serve instead.” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

In any case, what purpose would it serve? Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The poor thing served its purpose now as a landmark and a place for lovers to carve initials. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

There were pegs along the walls for clothes, and a sheet of tin nailed to the wall served as a crude mirror. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But this thin atmosphere can serve a useful purpose, because it may be just thick enough to protect the surface from the intense charged particles in the Jupiter radiation belt in which Io is embedded. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

We sat around the table with the serving dishes spread out before us. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

On it was built a house, so large that almost it would have served for a hall of Men upon the earth. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Each day, he serves as their telephone assistant. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Yet there are people in the United States serving life sentences for first-time drug offenses, something virtually unheard of anywhere else in the world. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

In the summer the tea is iced and served in vintage Strong Shoulder mason jars. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“It is true. We have not been to serve at dinner even.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

It tasted like the bread they served us for lunch. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I have to pick up Sugar and get us to the party by six thirty to serve. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

In the middle of the day we were served a cupful of the unfermented grainbrew, orsh; before sunset we were taken back to the barracks and given dinner, porridge with some vegetables, and beer. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

By now, Siobhan had moved from the classroom and was now serving as a second-year school librarian. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to start serving dinner. And Meaghan has a right to ask a question.” 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before he was elected, the squads had been integrated, but now few whites serve in anything but command roles. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“Hush! He shall be a scholar,” my mother smiled and served me first. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were both of them daughters of Ikirok, god of revelry, who had also served as executioner in his spare time. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

"Come to me as often as you like, Lord Eddard. I am here to serve." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She became very involved with the Vietnam Veterans of America, and served on its National Board of Directors. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“You can serve yourselves. I clear up in the morning. I have breakfast ready for you at nine. That’s the way I agreed to do.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

The company had constructed it shortly after the contest began, to serve as IOI’s online base of operations. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Several of the best players on that team were his grammar school classmates and fellow altar boys, and they served as his protectors. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

"I vow to serve you, to obey you, to die for you if need be." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The whipping served its purpose as far as I was concerned. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

She was taking four AP classes and served as secretary of the French Club. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

In the meantime, they returned to the basement kitchen, where Kreacher served them all stew and treacle tart. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

It once served as a hospital ship but was most recently used as barracks for a submarine training school. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

With strange souls like us, who must have opposite hearts from you, treachery is more sweetly served by our dearest than by archstrangers we never see. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Gangulis learn the cause of the delay the following morning, as breakfast is being served, the passengers agitated and horrified, all speaking of the same thing. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The man answered, “Let’s jus’ call it good old-fashioned Southern hospitality being served up a long way from home.” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

The lawn climbs a slope se_veral yards in front of the summerhouse, and in those days, as today, four flagstones embedded into the grass served as steps by which to negotiate this climb. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Certainly white people have served enough notice of their hostility to any blacks in their families and neighborhoods. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The large round bowl in which soup was served wasn’t a soup bowl, it was a tureen. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

My serving is about half that of the white man in front of me, my plate hammered tin instead of the stoneware. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Even with the windows tightly sealed, it served as a sounding box and you could hear everybody’s business. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pearson used his peremptory strikes to exclude all but one of the handful of African Americans who had been summoned to serve on the jury. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

What he was proposing, in effect, was a stratum of artificial bedrock that would also serve as the floor of the basement. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

"Well, it serves them right. It's their job to pay attention to you. And just because you come from District Twelve is no excuse to ignore you." The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Only a large number of wires arranged in a specific way, and connected to one another, serve to enclose the bird and to ensure that it cannot escape. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

One of the cardboard donkeys kept tipping over and hitting Horse, this only served to make him more nervous. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Among all the world’s large creatures, the only survivors of the human flood will be humans themselves, and the farmyard animals that serve as galley slaves in Noah’s Ark. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the crowning indignity was a little flap, like the tongue of a shoe sewed on sideways, that served as a fly at the front of the trousers. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ali had served dinner earlier—potatoes and curried cauliflower over rice—and had retired for the night with Hassan. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Her well-known father, the writer Roald Dahl, had sent her to Haiti for a taste of adventure and perhaps to find a useful life serving others. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

He woke at dawn to the sound of falling rain and the timid knock of a serving man anxious to learn how his new lord would break his fast. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I count the number of rotations we have left in “Volleyball!” before it’s my serve and then glance at the huge clock in its protective cage on the wall. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

This was made up into little balls, fried and served with hot ketchup. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Claire pouted, but she had stopped crying, so the tale had served its purpose. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“I still don’t think you should,” Bando says as I serve him the fish on a nice thin slab of slate, garnished with watercress and crisp daylily roots. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Point me to the biggest Applebee’s in the world, where I bet they serve two fajitas when you order one; where I bet the shrimp fajita isn’t any more expensive than the chicken.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

The place where they land will then become part of the web and serve as a point of departure for further leaps. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

It whittles you down to lie up to fifty times in the space of the fifteen minutes or so it takes to do a “survey,” even when there’s a higher moral purpose to serve. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wizards trained on Roke went commonly to cities or castles, to serve high lords who held them in high honor. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Supper was a plate of roasted goat served on a bed of sliced onions. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“We were taken up to ‘serve,’” Suheyla went on, her pronoun shift reminding him that she had herself been one of these taken girls. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

This Muggle woman bought it, took it home, and tried to serve her friends tea in it. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

With her forepaws and sharp teeth she pulled off a part of the husk from the top ear of corn and folded it double to serve as a crude carrying bag. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

After she served it to me, I doctored it with two packets of creamer and four of sugar. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“This my first job working domestic. I u$e to work at the Old Lady Home serving lunch. Fore it move out to Flowood.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

There is no reason why it should not serve as a warning that it is no longer sensible to take the “calculated risk” of saturating our environment with pesticides. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

He graduated from Annapolis and served in the Korean War. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

"There is no greater plea-sure than to serve the King's Grace. If I was deemed worthy to join your royal council, you would find none more loyal or true." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Like any village witch she could brew up a love-potion, but there were other, uglier brews she made to serve men's jealousy and hate. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

By the end of the week the mantel had still not been dusted; it had, however, come to serve as the display shelf for a sizable collection of Christian paraphernalia. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Dear Mrs. Carroll, My name is Richard Perry, and I had the good fortune to serve under your husband. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

We arrived late in the night, and the only restaurant we could find served a single platter: octopus with pureed beef liver. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

When a serving girl brought her supper, she almost kissed her. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I looked off into the distance, where some of my people were serving food from behind the counter. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Our cook found them in the market and I wanted to serve them to you, although, frankly, I detest fungi. Try them, Ella.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The leader of the Dalton Gang, an infamous nineteenth-century band of outlaws, once served as the main lawman on the Osage reservation. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“I was afraid if I served out my time, why, they’d pick me up again. And I figured if I waited till the end they wouldn’t expect me to run away.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The inner box would serve as an elongated kiln. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“I say I’m staying, and my lawyer will too, once we serve you the papers,” I said. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The trouble was, I hated the idea of serving men in any way. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

For dinner that night Milo served him broiled Maine lobster with excellent Roquefort salad and two frozen eclairs. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I hoped then that life might offer me the opportunity to serve my people and make my own humble contribution to their freedom struggle. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If Gurgi had not gone seeking help, he would not be here to serve you now. But he is here! Yes, yes, faithful Gurgi returns to beatings and bruisings from the terrifying warrior!” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Aside from the Korean War years, though, the number actually called to serve had been small. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Trent served first—he always served first—and we bump-set-spiked back and forth, while I tried to stay out of Trent’s way, because he was a very intense volleyball player. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

The role of this state in bringing on the war served as a “just” excuse for atrocities that no thoughtful man could excuse. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I serve Artemis. The Hunters will fight to our last breath. Percy, you’re not seriously going to listen to this slimeball, are you?” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

For lunch, Central Hospital served up its finest turkey club sandwich with vegetable soup. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

And together, they all laid out the plates and cups, as Ben served up a good dinner of dandelion salad and grilled ersters, which it turned out Ess did prefer to raw. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“All creatures serve a purpose. If it weren’t for the boy, you wouldn’t be here now, speaking your mind, showing you have thoughts other than how to hide. He has given you courage.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

"Wait. There's another reason why I brought you together tonight. I want you both to know that I've decided to serve the Fatherland." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Even if her path and Elena’s demands were now tied closely together, she wouldn’t become the King’s Champion just to serve some ghost’s agenda—an agenda that Elena had twice now failed to reveal. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Beowulf grabbed one glass of champagne after another off a nearby serving tray and tossed them at her, until her dress was sopping and her hair dripped in wet tendrils. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

In fact, Cofield had served years in various prisons for fraud, much of it involving bad checks, and he’d spent his jail time taking law courses and launching what one judge called “frivolous” lawsuits. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Poppy was always served after a feast: it clarified the mind and stimulated the tongue, and made for rich conversation. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Parker served a three-month term of enlistment in the Union army at the beginning of the war. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

We’d aligned ourselves with different foundations and food suppliers to install six thousand salad bars in school cafeterias and were recruiting local chefs to help schools serve meals that were not just healthy but tasty. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Though it’s close to ten o’clock, dinner has yet to be served. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Stone thought it was important to have “local color,” so I convinced him to build Mrs. Soldano a lunch counter where she could serve authentic Cuban cuisine to the tourists. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later, when we were able to go into the courtyard to serve ourselves, I would go out into the courtyard and jog around the perimeter until breakfast arrived. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He might be unwittingly serving someone else’s purpose, but he was genuine. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

The yells of Sir Meliagrance brought the hurt knights hobbling to the door—the commotion spread—tire-women and serving maids, pages, turf boys, a couple of grooms, all came with excitement to the scene. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pinmei twisted again to see him gazing bleakly at the shadows on the icy lake, looking, she thought, as if he were seeing his own life of endlessly serving the emperor. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Chief among these was a handbook by an Army officer named Parker Hitt, an expert who had gone to France to serve with American forces. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

On the first court a Barbie look-alike had a pail of balls and was practicing her serve—one ball after the other. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

A pair of stage "twins"--who turned out to be the girls in yellow--did a baby act in costume and champagne was served in glasses bigger than finger bowls. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

In addition, some big domestic mammals served as sources of milk and of milk products such as butter, cheese, and yogurt. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

He was old-fashioned enough that he believed he needed proper intellectual training and expertise before he could serve the public. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

They knew, by now, about the three jobs, and Mal would urge extra servings on her, would send her home with Tupperware full of leftovers, which she would return on the next visit. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

With his arm fully extended and his palm up, as if the script were on a serving tray. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

If ever Odysseus my noble father served you by promise kept or work accomplished in the land of Troy, where you Akhaians suffered, recall those things for me the way they were.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Medieval painting, for instance, is to a large extent “applied,” in the sense that it embellishes surfaces which serve other, practical purposes as well—walls, book pages, windows, furniture. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

A pair of common freeriders would have served if all that Stannis had in mind was scouting, Jon Snow reflected, but knights are better suited to act as messengers or envoys. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The Indian who was just entering the dining room with the serving tray stumbled, and the roast chicken rolled under a chair. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So let her go back to Colombia, then. You always say the most important thing is to serve Christ. If Christ is everywhere, He must be in Colombia, too.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

But the wine only served to rev her parents up like cars before a race, gunning at each other until someone waved a flag and vroom! Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Now it was also serving as a source of drive, even inspiration. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Then Frith came in and told us that dinner was served. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The combination of olive oil, hearty vegetables, and cheese that comes from goat's milk, mixed with decent servings of fish and meat, had been shown in numerous studies to promote longevity. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

He came to Wentworth Street, which ran north and south and clearly served as Englewood’s main commercial street, its pavement clotted with horses, drays, and phaetons. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Her cook prepared for Woody a special meal of teriyaki fish, its sauce enriched by the gift of sugar, and Toyo served it on one of her few remaining treasures, a fine set of porcelain. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

They explained their predicament to the man and his son, who agreed to serve as witnesses to their divorce. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

If my instincts serve me well, they probably also let it slip that we know you didn’t kill the man from Edgar Street. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Forks so small that they disappeared in Nailer’s hand, spoons so big and deep they could have been used as ladles at Chen’s grub shack where he served a hundred head at a time. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Tell me anything other than she’s serving a prison sentence here. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The slapping and dripping of food was so mesmerizing that I didn’t notice the pile of cilantro the lunch lady dumped on my serving of guacamole until I slid out of line. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

We placed little filets with crispy onions on platters and scooped blue cheese mashed potatoes into serving bowls. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

"You want me to serve the woman who murdered my king, butchered my men, and crippled my son?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

For kids of color, the ratios were reversed—two-thirds served time in state facilities, while one-third received probation or jail. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Some of them have gone ahead and served. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Several technicians served as a quality-control assembly line, staring through microscopes at hundreds of thousands of HeLa cultures each week, making sure the samples were alive and healthy. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

For instance, I was hungry enough to eat a pig, a rabbit—heck, I’d have eaten a muskrat when things got really bad—but Mom still refused to serve it in the house. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas stared in that direction, through the gap in the walls that served as an exit from the Glade. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The possibility of danger serves merely to sharpen his awareness and control. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

He helped to serve them two portions of apple and mint ice cream. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I thought of the boys back in Congo who were forced to serve as child soldiers, and the girls who were married off, never given a chance to finish high school. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“I’ve served your purposes, and now I’m trying to work out your mistakes, so how the hell does that make me indebted to anyone?” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

This static quality does not serve your evident talent well. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“It serves you right for not doing what you were supposed to. I never should have brought you to school in the first place. See what happened because I tried to be Mr. Nice Guy.” Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

After he had served another toddy he brought a damp cloth from behind the bar. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Waiting on table was certainly not his forte; he had still to master platters and serving implements, and would fling the food down however he could. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Naomi mumbled her words as she served his plate. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

As for the course, that wasn’t difficult, either: the lightning that flickered around the Mountain served as a brilliant beacon. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

But the truth is—or so they taught me—that he, too, serves Lord Frith and does no more than his appointed task—to bring about what must be. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tommy lived in what everyone called the home-house—a four- room log cabin that once served as slave quarters, with plank floors, gas lanterns, and water Henrietta hauled up a long hill from the creek. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

She lifted up the hamper that served to supply supper out in the fields. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She must be feeling bad because she’s never asked me to serve her anything before. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Prison now, at age twenty-six, didn’t seem so scary, and time didn’t weigh on him as it once had, though he was serving a sentence of ten years. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Edwin Stanton continued to serve as secretary of war during the difficult times of Andrew Johnson’s presidency. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

For despite hostility and injustice, Jackie Robinson went to college, excelled in all sports, served his country in war. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

That lesson has served Asians well in many endeavors but rarely so perfectly as in the case of mathematics. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

The facilitator passed around a green race car that served as a “talking piece.” The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Dr. King’s funeral message served as a sobering call for justice. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Every second we were there he was serving people lined up to buy his stuffed potato balls or his creamy tembleque. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

There was no joy in the running this time, but there was relief that his body served him. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

There were ripe, sweet figs and fleshy pears and a fragrant papaya that Abuelita sliced through and splayed out for us on a serving tray. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The Bronchettes, no longer duty-bound to cheer and serve up those reedy, screechy screams, started dancing away with abandon, their faces fresh and unvarnished by lipstick or rouge powder. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

After working all day at the diamond mines, Papa would need the largest serving of rice. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

She serves it with a cold salad and sprinkles walnuts on top of everything. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

It was easier to do this at lunchtime, when children spent more time coming and going between the tables and the counter, where bland-looking adults served equally bland food. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Then once again, after all the white people were served and we’d finally gotten to our turn, suddenly the butcher called for a woman named Mrs. Wishart to step in front of us. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Inside the dining-car the waiters served the fifth successive table d'hôte meal. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

The landlady is clearly not yet up and about, suggesting there is little chance of her serving breakfast earlier than her declared time of seven thirty. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

The chief claimed to serve the people by interceding for them with the gods and reciting the ritual formulas required to obtain rain, good harvests, and success in fishing. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Earlier in his career, he had served as a judge on the New York State Court of Appeals and as the state’s lieutenant governor from 1851 to 1858. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I rose early and kept the children quiet by serving them breakfast outside. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Your first clients have arrived in the parlor. Tea has been served." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Other women’s rights legislation followed: Wyoming women were soon given the right to sue and be sued, to serve on juries, and to enter contracts. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“But this bishop serves Count Durufle, who is our convent’s chief patron and a morally scrupulous man.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Lee said, “I’d have liked to serve it under the tree like the other times, but the air is chilly.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. Gazzaley sits at Maverick’s, an upscale eatery serving American comfort food. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Jim went back to WHO, which serves as the coordinating body for virtually all of the world’s ministries of health. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“Dinner is served,” I hear a maid announce and I weave my way back into the living room. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Would she be served tea and toast upon her arrival, and if she were, would she end up with marmalade all over the front of her dress and run from the room weeping? The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

For each corpse they buried, guards rewarded them with one or two servings of rice. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

The serving girls tried to talk to her when they brought her meals, but she never answered them. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She served them when they were sick, listened to their troubles, answered them in matters of love, and as soon as she had some, loaned them money. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

A couple of my coworkers— team leaders, in fact—delight in putting the pedal to the metal and terrorizing the elegant neighborhoods we serve. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of them squeezes my shoulder, “Big muscle, Gorgeous. I guess that’s where the awesome serve comes from.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Whose interest is that thoughtless and misguided mob serving? Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Kings and sheep and whinnying horses and serving maids and beggar boys gathered together in the frosty imagined night. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

A photographer took our pictures and waiters in tuxedos and white gloves served us appetizers off silver trays. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The owner of the bar approached him, and the boy pointed to a drink that had been served at the next table. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

After Ugwu served the food, he stood by the kitchen door, watching as Master took a first forkful of rice and stew, took another, and then called out, “Excellent, my good man.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

And he was still laughing as Tree-ear served supper from the gourd bowl. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

He spent a year and a half in an orphanage while his father served a jail term for forgery. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he inquired whether I had dined, I asked him to serve me with a sandwich in my room, which proved a perfectly satisfactory option as far as supper was concerned. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

When the serving men arrived to bear the corpse away, the blind girl followed them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She wanted to be with him more, she told him; she wanted to serve him and help him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The meal was served in enormous helpings on damask tablecloths by the skilled Italian waiters Major de Coverley had kidnaped from the mainland and given to Milo. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

For the past two years he had served on the staff of Larned State Hospital, where he was in charge of the Dillon Building, a section reserved for the criminally insane. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

What I need is a coach who can double as a friend for me, or a friend who can serve as a coach for me. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He did not like sitting beneath her, and he fumed when the slaves offered each dish first to the khal and his bride, and served him from the portions they refused. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

At that moment the door opened and Frith announced that luncheon was served. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I pour the peas into a serving bowl. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

And patience, she suspects, might serve her well, might even save her life. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

In their disagreement over serving the country, Woody and Papa had struck a kind of compromise. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

It serves only to overwhelm the physician still further. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

He looked at me sideways, then went to the milk crate by his bed that served as a night table. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Recessed into the dome-shaped top of each stove were two shallow clay dishes that served as burners. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

The wine steward’s face turned the color of a plum, and a serving girl bit down on her lip to prevent a laugh. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hatred of Jews was entrenched in all levels of the tsarist government, and though Jews also served in the military, promotion was dependent upon conversion. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Uncle Edisto always said, “The sun serves us on a funeral day. What a good omen!” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

With the leftover egg whites, she fashions star-shaped meringues, which she serves with the ice cream day after day, for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“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 fire marshals and bomb squad pick through the burned-out section in the back that serves as an annex for the office, where we keep voting registration and contributor records. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The serving girl looks up, her eyes round as saucers as the shambler bears down on her. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

A serving girl hissed at me to go back to the kitchen. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

My church served as the center of my life. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know that he never opened the sack before he took it to Mrs. Kellam, who served as postmistress. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

No wonder I had received the smallest serving of rice! Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

A challenge to drink unprocessed cow’s milk—what purpose could that serve? Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Ma and Mrs. Holton gave us all big servings of good things then Ma carved up some pieces of her peach pie and dropped one on everybody’s plate. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

She broke her fast on sardines, fried crisp in pepper oil and served so hot they burned her fingers. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He was a very old man when I knew him, but as a young lieutenant just out of military academy he had been assigned to General Miles and he served in the Chief Joseph campaign. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tea was served and we began to talk. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sir, I want to say, it is an honor to serve under your command.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My older brother served in the tsar’s personal guard.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“The hell I can’t—if I want to. All right! Mr. Trask, you served in the United States Cavalry. The weapons of the cavalry are carbines and pistols. You—” He stopped and swallowed. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The only thing worse would have been if we’d served ramen, and don’t think we didn’t consider it. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Not all of them served, but they can remember, and they love nothing better than to sit on the stoops and spout off about the old days. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The horses had served them well, and Herold loved animals, but they all agreed that the horses must be disposed of. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Butlers had been serving the Fowls for centuries. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Maniac went to the bookcase that served as a pantry. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Little by little the football teams at Odessa High started changing, and so did the makeup of the student body it served. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

At last, King Claudius is dead, justly served his own poison. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I washed dishes, thinking, wondering; I served breakfast, thinking, wondering; I served meals in the apartments of patrons upstairs, thinking, wondering. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The expression served him well when people tried to sell him things. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

The serving size was a liter, which took Louie a good while to finish. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

The Barberinis, said the cardinal, ‘are ready to serve you always’. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Your mom let me in. Said it served you right for staying out so late.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

He was like a propagandist, routinely withholding information, leaking it only when it served his purposes. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

But it served his purpose of getting prison reform on the public agenda and strengthening his hand for the next phase of his campaign. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pushed back the burlap flap that served as a door and stood quaking on the threshold. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Blanca saw her mother serve the food on plates of handcrafted clay, such as was used for making bricks, since all the dishes had perished in the quake. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Behind one of them hung a gold star which announced that a son of the house was serving the country, and behind another stood Leper. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

With its support, he rededicated himself to serving God, and by his senior year he was running his own Bible-study group, hoping to inoculate first-year students against the temptations he had faced. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Over the summer, it served as a storage unit. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Sometimes a porter walked through the car with a real, hot meal that was being served in the dining car. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

And then, tracing each word with his paw, he read the story of a beautiful princess and the brave knight who serves and honors her. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

The sea scallops look good until I'm told they're served in a broth of malt liquor and mummified litchi nuts. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Those values that I was accepting in school—being a good reader, being a person willing to explore the great ideas—were actually serving to separate me from other kids my age. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Gran keeps asking Mum when I’m going to enlist, and did I know Philip had already served a year by the time he was my age. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The Ida B. Wells Club served as a model for the organization of the city’s black women who had time to spare. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The youngest child never gets the biggest potato, never gets served first. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could be locked up for the rest of his life, but there was a chance he could get out early after serving twenty-five years. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

"They granted me a deferment until I graduate. But I must still serve six months in the Reich Labor Service." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

A red lantern hung on a hook just inside the door, and a greasy black candle flickered on an overturned barrel serving as a table. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“You just finished serving me at a counter only two feet away from here.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

She still cooks his dinner but no longer serves him his plate of food. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Dev told her stories about his childhood, when he would come home from school and drink mango juice served to him on a tray, and then play cricket by a lake, dressed all in white. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Jim also served as a Harvard professor in medicine and was chair of its Department of Global Health and Social Medicine. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

But there is also another voice; a small, mean voice, ancient and smug, that comes from somewhere deep inside my head: It serves her right. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Inmates awaiting trial or those serving shorter terms stay in local jails, such as New York City’s giant Rikers Island complex, near La Guardia Airport. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"But if the rest of you serve me as loyally as you served Ned Stark, you'll find me as generous a lord as you could want." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

If he let it slip that he’d served in Vietnam, criticism was sharp. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Years and years of it stretching back and back until he was just a young man, serving on the deck of an enormous golden ship. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

That stupid guy had been paroled briefly to serve as director at Camp Half-Blood. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Chernenko, who had served in that position for a mere thirteen months, was virtually unknown in the West. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“The slave catcher’s name is Ridgeway. He’s talking to the constable now, about you and Caesar. I’ve been serving two of his men whiskey.” The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I realized I had not been served any food, and banged on the door: “Warder, I have not received my supper.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cake is cut and served, and gifts are presented to Sophia. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

For generations, every male Okojo had served the Sons of the Six, a longer tradition than that of almost any other family in Lkossa. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Ma acted like a waitress and served everyone as Caroline took center stage sitting on the loveseat that we designated the “shower chair.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

He made her bring him extra portions of rice, or cans of the syrupy fruit they served. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

He has a mind of metal and wheels; and he does not care for growing things, except as far as they serve him for the moment. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

"He is to serve as your personal squire. His father would like to see him knighted, in good time." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I serve up a few bowls, and without looking up to see who my next customer is, I say, “Would you like to try our new white bean chili?” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

They serve everything fried, and they know us by name, and we lick grease off our fingers in the wee hours of the morning and relish the free life we’re living. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hopefully, it also would help them pay attention to the kids they served. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

She knew nothing of the Balance and the Pattern which the true wizard knows and serves, and which keep him from using his spells unless real need demands. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“If he didn’t make it, it was supposed to be served at his funeral. I propose we drink it to celebrate the old buzzard’s death!” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I went back and served the stupid ball over the stupid net. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Usually at the start of a meal, while Mother served up the plates at one end of the table, Dad served up the day’s topic of conversation at the other end. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would serve him right; we were pretty hungry ourselves. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It served him right for messing around with a wild thing and for giving it such an ill-fated name to boot. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mushroom soup, bitter greens with tomatoes the size of peas, rare roast beef sliced as thin as paper, noodles in a green sauce, cheese that melts on your tongue served with sweet blue grapes. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Claudia next suggested a real sit-down restaurant with tablecloths on the tables and waiters to serve you. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The stamp also serves as a reminder of the stock from which we were bom and confirms significantly that how one lives his or her life today stands as a testament to one’s forever after. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her cooks had prepared them a magnificent meal of honeyed lamb, fragrant with crushed mint and served with the small green figs she liked so much. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

What I mean is that we were ambitious, in a way that would have been unusual a generation before, to serve gentlemen who were, so to speak, furthering the progress of humanity. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

The first lesson those who would serve her had to learn was that the fire must never, ever be allowed to go out. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

All the servants in the Main Branch, including the ones who served the Library, were blind. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

It served as a breathing hole for Asmodeus, also as amplification to echo the dreaded name through the caves and tunnels as a warning to intruders. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

They operated in the shadows of fear and suspicion, and they served at her command. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Secure from attack, living off the fat of the land, in his mind’s eye he saw it all: those mice and the woodland creatures enslaved, living just to serve him. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

One story might serve as the tragic symbol of the fate of the birds — a fate that has already overtaken some species, and that threatens all. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

After switching sides, Glenn served for the next game, and started off just as strongly as Reggie, with two aces. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Catt also issued a public statement to the president pledging NAWSA’s support of the war effort and accepting Wilson’s invitation to serve on the Woman’s Committee of the Council of National Defense. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

My essays served as my ‘authority’ to speak at the Marriott Something or the Sheraton Somewhere. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

In organic chemistry, invertebrate zoology, and the inspired symmetry of Mendelian genetics, I have found a religion that serves. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If this gets infected, it would serve you right.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

There were lamprey pies, capons glazed with honey, a whiskerfish from the bottom of the Greenblood that was so big it took four serving men to carry it to table. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

We then sat down to eat dinner around some wooden crates that served as a table. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Why send such a soft woman to serve her? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Mother Ermentrude is no queen whom I have pledged to serve. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Even if Javier doesn’t remember, I’m not leaving him here so he can die serving these people. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Hacking’s identification of probability theory as a particular mode of thought could, however, have served to clarify the intellectual alternatives that were available before the emergence of probability. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

All the bits and pieces were there; all he had to do was recognize how they could be assembled to serve a new purpose, not to create a gun but to power a pump. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know whether they will let me have one or not, as I served time in prison.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother told Huang Taitai I had made this dumpling especially for her, even though I had only poked its steamy sides with my finger when the cook poured it onto the serving plate. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we were up in the air, a young steward served us rye bread and salami and butter and cheese and white wine. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seven courses were served, in honor of the seven gods and the seven brothers of the Kingsguard. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I walk to our table in the corner, beside the entrance to the serving line. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Glenn began game four with a weak serve. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

They would find some patch of arid, dusty, useless land, and dig row after row of holes in the ground—a thousand latrines to serve four thousand families. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

She had to inspect the boy and girl who served at the table. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

But Mary Louise Smith, the second teenager with the nerve to face down Jim Crow on a city bus, was, like Claudette, branded “unfit” to serve as the public face of a mass bus protest. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Their supper was served in a cozy dining room with crowded bookshelves on every wall and a window overlooking the courtyard. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

"We should be going, Lady Camellia. I've received word that dinner has been served in your apartments, and Madam Du Barry awaits." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

A dozen different sorts of meat and fish were served: camel, crocodile, singing squid, lacquered ducks and spiny grubs, with goat and ham and horse for those whose tastes were less exotic. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Look, he’s a good guy. Never gives any trouble. I think he’s vegetarian. He really can’t eat that stuff they serve down there. Why don’t you go talk to him?” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turn around and see steaming-hot serving trays lined up on a table against the wall. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

He picked up the cereal box that served as his emergency survival kit and headed for the door. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Gale and I head down to lunch, where we’re served bean and onion stew, a thick slice of bread, and a cup of water. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The life of most slaves was not all that different from the life of a serving man at easterly Rock, it seemed to him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It was his recommendation that Richard serve the totality of that time in the juvenile system. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

"Get back there and serve us, you big sack of fat!" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

On December 9, 1917, the National Woman's Party hosted a dinner honoring the eighty-nine women who had served time in the District Jail or the Occoquan Workhouse. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Vincent has friends who send him “a beautiful delivery of flowers every week,” which serve as a model for him to paint. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The night would go on, the Mameluke sword would cut the cake, the general would speak, and tradition would be served. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was still my habit to be careful: to wait for everyone else, touch no food unless I was asked, and to serve myself last. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

For probably the hundredth time in less than a week I had to remind myself that working at this school served a purpose besides a paycheck. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

She spoke in that weird rumbling language, but this time I understood, somewhere in the back of my mind: I come to serve. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“For the afternoon, you gormless half-wit! They stop serving till evening!” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

So, Doctor, how many servings of Oreo products are necessary for a balanced diet? Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

His tendency to jump to the latest and greatest idea might be considered a weakness, but in this case he was certain that IDA’S plan could serve PIH well. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

The neglect of the dishes, I discovered, was due to a curious impasse: Sally, the maid, now serving also as cook, refused to clean dishes, despising the lowly office of scullion. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

He drew up briefs, served summonses, examined deeds and records, and searched out precedents. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Vonetta now sounded low and small, and it served her right. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Let her story serve as another warning—you have no business in those woods.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t even allowed to tell her what branch of the military I am serving with. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“This is the good parlor, where I’ll serve the tea. The drawing room is upstairs. We’ll clean up there later. Open them windows.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

These laws resulted in inferior accommodations for blacks and served only to fuel the existing fear and hatred between blacks and whites. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Questing kept me busy and served as a welcome distraction from the growing loneliness and isolation I felt. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He wrote a letter to the twelve men he’d chosen to serve as its board of trustees, outlining his wishes. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

They were sitting, five of them, around a table in the room that served as their common room, living and dining room, bar, recreation room, and more or less everything else. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It reminded me of the fried papanasi my mother served with sour cream she made herself. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He held the tetherball up again to serve. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Just a basic human figure with tiny gold hooks serving as joints. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“That’s the man you made me give a medal to after Ferrara. You had me promote him to captain, too, remember ? It serves you right.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

We serve the slain who prayed for vengeance with their final breath. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Weather-beaten chairs, their cane bottoms sagging and broken, were arranged to serve as sawhorses. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

This situation was deeply disconcerting to me, for such a scandal only served to divide the movement at a time when unity was essential. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now, Mither, serve forth yon porridge, for I have not broken my fast this day.” The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

The Attendant’s charge has passed out, and the woman’s serving girl is trying to alternately drag her or revive her with smelling salts while the Attendant provides a distraction. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

On the back pages of the book that served as his journal, he declared: I am reborn. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

For example, two years later, all the school cafeterias in town were serving delicious food at least four days a week, all because of Nick the Consumer. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were extra rations of fresh meat, and during the hot part of the afternoon he and the others were served chilled fruit juice or chilled chocolate milk. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I wadded up blankets and uniforms from my departed crewmates to serve as one edge of a planter box with the curved walls of the Hab being the rest of the perimeter. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I asked whether it was okay for me to send a quick text before serving detention. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Take some soldiers and scout around. See if you can find a great hard timber, a big log or tree trunk, something that will serve as a battering ram.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

By the mid-1980s, nearly 20 percent of the people in jails and prisons in the United States had served in the military. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

A few days before the end of the school year, our class practiced for graduation in the auditorium, which also served as the cafeteria. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

As I served the hot chocolate and tidied the chamber, Madam rubbed her face with Venetian Bloom Water beauty wash, said to remove wrinkles. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

One, with a toilet and a sink, served as kitchen and bathroom; the other, with a woodstove in a corner, served as living room and bedroom for all six of them. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

She did so on April 18, 1893, with Holmes himself serving as notary. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“Of course, it is a great privilege to serve the Master. You mustn’t feel too badly about my having replaced you.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

They have served as judge, jury, and executioner for your entire childhood, and it feels like they give you a life sentence for every misdemeanor. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“We could have taken it home, and been allowed to serve at supper.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jeanne and Jacob leaned over their own stinking serving of the stuff. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

But his mood towards me as he served breakfast seemed perfectly cheerful and in the end I decided to let the matter rest. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

She was carrying a tray with a large bowl, a serving spoon, and four smaller bowls on it. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

In a panic, they tied a rope to the generator and threw it overboard, to serve as a second anchor. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Dead, his bones would have served to heighten Grisha power, no different from the shark teeth or bear claws that other Grisha wore. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I advanced and ob­served the inner sanctum. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was punished by being forced to serve on earth as a slave for a year and Admetus was the master he chose or Zeus chose for him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The men had served their country and were home safe. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Her husband was serving time in the county jail across the street for being drunk or some petty crime like that. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The passage of a few years and the development of even more poisonous insecticides served to increase the hazard from treated seed. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

"He is not a mount to carry you into battle, true," Varys replied, "but he will serve, and attract no notice. As will the others. And the stableboys see and hear only the animals." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Still, I would wait until everybody had served themselves and then I would take some food too. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

More recently she served them as a taxi pilot delivering their rather special passengers. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

If his sacrifice could save the rest, the greater familial good would be served. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Every semester, the faculty elected twelve students, three from each class, to serve on the Jury. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Over the history of the empire, thousands of Romans had served and died in Greece. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She used a twelve-inch lead pipe to roll the dough on a flat piece of board atop the wooden boxes that served as our dining table. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

A high school teacher complained that it did, because the possessive phrase Toni Morrison’s cannot serve as the antecedent of the pronoun her. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

We served ourselves on plastic dishes from the table and sat where we could find places, the children on the floor with a spread-out newspaper for a tablecloth. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sits propped up on a highback chair on a gravel hill that serves as a stage. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In my busiest year, eighth grade, I served at over two hundred masses. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Incense serves a variety of purposes in the Orthodox church. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He would serve as an assistant football coach, and he would be allowed to form his own tennis team. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He took out his knife and whittled some thin strips of bark off one of the sticks he'd gathered, to serve as kindling. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

When I said it, I braced myself for the quick, sharp tongue-lashing that I usually served up whenever somebody tried me. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Children kicked soccer balls back and forth on the dirt-covered road, with large rocks serving as goalposts. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Each car appears to have a wall of sacks along the front to serve as windbreak. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

She drew the meat forth a moment later, cooked, served on a plate for him. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sets me to work “zoning” the Bobbie Brooks knit summer dresses, a task that could serve as an IQ test for the severely cognitively challenged. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man named Hugh recalled hearing that she was working as a serving maid for a household in Petty France, that colony of French emigres just outside the walls of the city. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

"A pity. Well, the threat may serve to keep the Marcher lords close to their castles, at least. What news of my father?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

In Jan Scruggs’s conservative family, he’d been taught it was his duty as a citizen to serve in the armed forces. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

She found Jaqen soaking in a tub, steam rising around him as a serving girl sluiced hot water over his head. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

James Garfield served just two hundred days as president. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Don’t we already have enough drowned cities? Enough people dying from drought? My family is a clean company. Just because a market exists doesn’t mean we have to serve it.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

He served me tea and Call some of his precious tinned milk, and then, very gently, he tried to explain to us what he believed had to be done. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Jones serves as facilities manager for the Boston Boys and Girls Club. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

And even when there weren’t famous guests to meet, Elizebeth and the other workers were served fine meals, and they dressed up for dinner. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

When you make a film, you leave an impression on the viewers, who serve as a kind of jury for your film. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

The serving girl placed the tray between them, and Pycelle gave her a smile. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He waited until peaches were rich and plump before serving them to the girls, knowing that then they might actually compete with candy. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

John Marion Smith had served in the Union Army as a teenager, marching with General Sherman in the Civil War. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“To serve. To learn. To change my face.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Particularly the decadent dishes served in the Capitol. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Never served under a better man. Want you to know. Want to thank you, sir.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It serves several purposes. Primarily, it is my connection to the circus, but it also functions as a safeguard of a sort. I neglected the fact that it does not cover those outside the fence.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The two girls returned with clean faces and hands, and Teenie handed them each an outfit worn by the house serving maids. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

After being served some questionable food at otherwise charming roadside diners, I learned to value the bland certainty of a McDonald’s cheeseburger. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

We kept to the paths that serve as roads in Southern Sudan. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

M. Stanley Livingstons 4-inch cyclotron, uncovered to show the interior, including the lone semicircular “dee” and a strip of copper serving as the target. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The serving girl cut the meat on Lady Seymour’s plate before setting it down so that the weakness of her arm would not hinder her. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

I heard a trolley lumbering past over steel tracks in the early dusk and I knew that underpaid, bewildered black men and women were returning to their homes from serving their white masters. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, Alexander seized the round silver serving tray and held it in front of him as if were the helm of the ship. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

I thought Miss Preston's was bad, but now I long for the days of hard cots and meals served with cutlery. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Her death was serving to overthrow a great evil. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Can I only serve you, Pip, by serving your friend? Regarding that as done, is there nothing I can do for you yourself?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

What there was was hot dogs, Coney Island style, as that term was used in Detroit, meaning they were served with chili sauce and onions. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Our forebodings increase as rum is served out. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

It served him right to die like that, feverish and so weak at the end that he was croaking nonsense. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

We don’t want to be passive consumers, sitting at the end of a food chain and eating what we are served. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

He started another settlement and went back to Spain, this time kidnapping four hundred Arawak people to serve as slaves. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

Nevertheless, he stuck around to watch the Korean conflict, where Ensign Stephanides served on a submarine chaser. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Arguably the most important parallel between mass incarceration and Jim Crow is that both have served to define the meaning and significance of race in America. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The petition served to draw Lawrence and Teller back into the public debate. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Milkman went into the bathroom, which served also as a pantry, and plugged in the hot plate to make himself some instant coffee. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

When served to clients, it's supposed to keep their arms and legs from trembling, quiet their fears or anticipation, and help dull the pain of beauty transformations. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Prayer was what they wanted, so she served it to them, served it on her knees as if she were some common trollop of the streets and not a daughter of the Rock. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to eat anything served by ghosts, but my hunger overruled my fear. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

He says, “They’re serving pizza today,” as if I wasn’t standing on a ledge six stories above the ground, my arms outstretched, a girl wrapped around my knees. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The inside of the giant sphere was completely hollow, and its curved interior surface served as the club’s bar and lounge area. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“What do we need to talk about? What we’ll serve them for a bedtime snack?” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

She asked Ikejide to serve drinks and went down to the living room and from the top of the stairs where he stood, Richard tried to hear what was said. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The serving girl had at least been pleasant. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

"Grieve for your friend, but never blame yourself. You did not kill the butcher's boy. That murder lies at the Hound's door, him and the cmel woman he serves." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

So I would offer to serve them tea—if only so I could hear what matters they were discussing. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Duh,” Darren said as he held up the ball to serve, and Sage snorted as he passed me to go to the back of the line. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Mamita serves me first, giving me the biggest piece of chicken and the biggest potato from the soup, what I yearned for so much as a little girl. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well, all memories serve a purpose....What are memories except stories we tell ourselves, right? Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

But I find a partial container of bloodred berry juice that will serve my needs. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I do not desire to serve,” he told the judge. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stanton became nervous when Post nominated her friend, activist Abigail Bush, to serve as president. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

A small block of plastic served as a handle on the exposed end of the rope, so you could pull it without shredding your fingers. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

She had a daughter who served her as a pretext for cultivating the sodety of young men of fashion. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z