| 单词 | serving |
| 例句 | Robinson, a wounded veteran, was serving as an army nurse, keeping watch over Seward as he recovered. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 “Is there any objection to these men serving as jurors in this case?” the coroner asked of the entire room. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “Then I can tell them that you were the last person to touch the food before serving it to the old ladies,” I reminded him. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Lord Varner dandled a serving girl on his lap, nuzzling at her neck while one hand went explpring down her bodice. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She sat down to eat without ever wondering who had cooked the food or where it had come from, just as she was oblivious to the person serving it. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Our evening serving of bread has been canceled. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z There was another guy behind the old counter, wiping down the steel surfaces in the front kitchen and serving area. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z I learned to deftly lift a slice of meat or a helping of vegetables with serving spoon and fork neatly manipulated in one hand while holding the dish with the other. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 The man who had brought her in was collecting a tray from a serving hatch. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z 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 He was serving a two-year sentence for fraud. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I had heard your serving man was dead,” said the one with the stooped shoulder. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Watch me while I sat out on the porch helping Zu lace her new tennis shoes before walking with her and Hina to the cabin serving as the classroom. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z 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 “Look at these prices!” cried Eye, who seemed ready to faint again, but the maitre d’ insisted on serving them for free. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “She is ignoring me. Did you notice how rude she was earlier? These Eastern Europeans just don’t like serving black people.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Nor is it to say that we should not care about people serving time for violent offenses. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The radio man come into tune, hollering, “—almost ten years serving as the Field Secretary for the N-double-A-C-P. Still no word from the hospital but wounds are said to be—” “Who?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z She stopped serving Esteban at the table and avoided running into him, since they no longer had anything to say to one another. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Arthur Richmond was serving under him in France and was killed in action. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z Honestly, where else do Negro girls get to truly learn their place: serving the fine whitefolks of the world and keeping them safe? Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The queen’s men outnumbered the queen’s ladies three to one, so even the humblest serving girls were pressed into the dance. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 He is serving the tenth year of a life sentence. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 He enjoyed taking the food out, working with it and cooking it and serving it and eating it. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z The girl who was serving the meal came in and 1 told her to bring a plate for me. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z “I understood better, I think, than others serving with me a great many things that motivated the hopes and pleas and demands of the little nations, particularly those whose people are dark-skinned.” The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Jason had expected about a hundred spirits, but twice that many were milling about, chasing spectral serving girls, smashing plates and cups, and basically making a nuisance of themselves. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “You are a serving girl delivering a tavern loaf to the starving prisoners. You don’t know about the note.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z People are actually eating lunch before we eat our breakfast, and when it finally comes, Margaret slops it down on our table like she’s serving us compost. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Tell me anything other than she’s serving a prison sentence here. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z 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 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 “Polly, you just do what Lena, the head serving gal, tells you to do. Say nothing except for ‘yes, sir’ and ‘yes, ma’am.’ Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z She possessed exceptional if not unique qualities for serving as an astronaut. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z 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 They settled for a charge of vagrancy and gave him the option of being expelled from the state or serving jail time. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 For many African Americans, the use of wholly discretionary peremptory strikes to select a jury of twelve remained a serious barrier to serving on a jury. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “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 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 But when he began to give his order to the serving maid, she giggled and ran off for the landlady. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Subconsciously I suppose I’m thinking that it’s a really hot thigh and that I would love to have my hand there without her hand serving as a buffer. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z “It’s been an honor serving with you, kid. Maybe today you’ll save mine a couple more times.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “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 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 told me not to worry, that my father would come back home after serving the customary four weeks’ sentence for being unemployed. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z And C.P. was moved to hear how, as a child, Ann’s only dolls were the ones she made herself out of grass she pulled up, the tangled roots serving as hair. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 He had already devoured one serving and was going in for seconds. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z "And serving others is a great way to take your mind off your own problems." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The serving men brought out a heron stuffed with figs, veal cutlets blanched with almond milk, creamed herring, candied onions, foul-smelling cheeses, plates of snails and sweetbreads, and a black swan in her plumage. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Clad as serving girls in layers of drab grey roughspun, they wore brown woolen cloaks lined with white rabbit fur. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 Black men worked as butlers in the homes of the rich, shining shoes, polishing silverware, serving guests at parties. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “You’ve fussed for days because you don’t like her serving customers. Let her run the market errands. It will clear her head. Young people need the outside air.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Helpers stop serving breakfast in fifteen minutes, girls!” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Momma always said a healthy serving of scorn before dinner keeps a girl slim. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z 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 To break their resolve, the warden at the Occoquan Workhouse tried to tempt the hunger strikers by serving them fried chicken and fresh salad. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z I went into a little variety store and bought a metal serving spoon. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z 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 always says she can't wait to one day trade that serving spoon for a stethoscope, and this house for a new one not in Glass Manor. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z He had an older sister who was married and lived in Houston, and an older brother serving eight to ten at Huntsville. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z She had been serving the goddess thus for many years when a Greek galley put in at the inhospitable shore, not under stern necessity, storm-driven, but voluntarily. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 There were waitresses and snack bars all around, serving every kind of food you can imagine. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “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 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 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 In their disagreement over serving the country, Woody and Papa had struck a kind of compromise. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 Cordelia is a serving woman, and also a soldier in the final battle scene. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She hands me the serving bowl to wash. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z 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 Fortunately Wong Sze-Fu, the serving boy, saved the day by announcing that dinner was ready, so we trooped into the dining room. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Green set up this new galley and was soon serving up hot stews, tea, and cocoa. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z He might be unwittingly serving someone else’s purpose, but he was genuine. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “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 “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 I snorted—it looked like McCoy was serving new mistresses now. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z 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 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 She had commanded them to wake her at once if the enemy returned, and well after midnight3 serving girl touched her gently by the shoulder. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Mumtaz picked up a serving bowl and gestured for me to pick up the platter. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z ‘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 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 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 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 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 My host went to the extreme of serving his guests from a bar which consisted of a tub of ice, quart bottles of soda, two bottles of whisky and a case of pop. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “For the afternoon, you gormless half-wit! They stop serving till evening!” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The serving girls and wine steward watched the progress of the eyebrow and fought to keep the smiles from their faces. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z A bowl of clear broth, a small serving of applesauce, and a glass of water. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z 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 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 She broke off, and apparently became rededicated to serving Bloomberg’s interests. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Illyrio smiled as his serving men spooned out bowls of black cherries in sweet cream for them both. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I remember how I hated the idea of serving him and learning from him. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z 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 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 “Six women go in, six come out. Who looks at serving girls? We’ll dress the Stark girl up as Squirrel.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Midday, Leo sets a serving table on the porch. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z “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 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 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 Mrs. Bucket was in the old grandparents’ room, serving them their evening soup. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z 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 “Look, you and Mrs. Vole start serving along by the gatehouse. Keep your heads low and be careful. I’ll start up here at the corner and see you back at the kitchen later.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z It was a far different woman from the one at church—the winsome fisher wife serving tea and coffee. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z 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 “I think we should save the rest of the ricotta cheese for Mr. Pignati,” Lorraine blurted as she went by with a serving tray. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z 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 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 Jeweled pavilions and gazebos dot garden lanes, serving different teas, coffees, and sweets. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Which means the room where I’m serving my sentence is hot and sticky. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z No wonder I had received the smallest serving of rice! Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m getting to her. Amina, take out the good cutlery and polish the silver serving dishes.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “I go get em. I take care—” “And I can’t have you serving us like that, with your—your legs showing! ” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z A serving boy brought the flutist a glass of water. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I tell you, it’s no game serving down in the city.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z You give in on little things, and soon you’re serving in his government, marching in his parades, sleeping in his bed. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 I get a serving tray with a pitcher of lemonade and two glasses and serve them. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z One of EJI's best lawyers was now serving as our deputy director. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z 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 “Hold up on the serving until we set out the trash cans,” Big Joe said. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t stop now,” he insisted, serving them again, and again, and again, and again, and again. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z The kid was stretched out, a crumpled cardboard box serving as a pillow. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Lonna was one of the waitresses in bathing suits who drove electric carts around the golf course, serving beer and other beverages to the players. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Silicon Valley became an engine for its growth, serving it and feeding from it. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z 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 It didn’t seem to matter who was playing, man or woman, whether he was watching the match live or on television, or how well he knew the person serving. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z 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 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 The trouble was, I hated the idea of serving men in any way. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z 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 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 On Paul Van Riper’s first tour in Southeast Asia, when he was out in the bush, serving as an advisor to the South Vietnamese, he would often hear gunfire in the distance. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z 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 One brother, Werner, was serving in Russia and was not arrested. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Ugwu went into the living room and his hands worked mechanically, serving kola nuts and alligator pepper, uncorking bottles, shoveling ice, laying out steaming bowls of pepper soup. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z More connections, faster connections, more efficient connections—Neal and others in the booming tech industry serving a seemingly insatiable drive to communicate with one another and trade at ever-increasing rates. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z 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 Mother was serving the plates, and dropped peas all over the tablecloth. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 "Yes, it's me, disguised as a serving maid. Good day, Mr. Pope," she added, not very cordially. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z 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 Or the hospital cafeteria-line serving woman sitting there on her day off with a cat fur around her neck, telling the proprietor she was a “dietitian”—both of them knowing she was lying. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Zakariyya was out of prison after serving only seven of his fifteen- year sentence. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z 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 The door was opened by a serving girl, a skinny thing in a fur-lined robe much too big for her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z And he had plenty of time for it, since he was serving an eighteen-year sentence for the armed robbery of a bank. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Peaches’ mama had on an apron and she was serving up some lemonade. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She takes out serving dishes from the cabinet, and I pour the pretzels and nuts into separate bowls while she arranges the crackers around the chunk of cheese in the middle of a small tray. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z 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 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 Only two states—Maine and Vermont—permit people to vote while serving sentences behind bars. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z 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 A short time later, a serving girl brought a platter of cheese and bread and olives, with a flagon of cold water. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “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 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 I have the honor of serving as president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, an organization operating in every Southern state, with headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 The architects met by themselves throughout the morning, with Hunt serving as chairman. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z 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 Now that same sheet of newspaper was carefully folded and tucked inside Penelope’s volume of poetry, serving as both bookmark and, she hoped, lucky charm. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z I had just finished serving a glass to a gentleman when a voice behind me said: 'Ah, Stevens, you're interested in fish, you say.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z She laid these out and began serving the rice and dhal, generous portions such as we ate at harvest times and ours larger than theirs. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z At dinnertime, Jinjoo’s mom gave everyone small servings of rice mixed with barley and beans and told them to make it last. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z 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 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 But then I decided that his blase attitude about serving time might be a pose. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z At the end of each performance, they hosted a reception, serving rice and beans, and Fanta and Coke in glass bottles. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “Me, an officer, serving my own page? I think not.” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z 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 Because our ideas are welcome, more than welcome, and we are to think of our managers not as bosses but as “servant leaders,” serving us as well as the customers. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z If he informed on Park, he could have earned an extra serving of cabbage. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z 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 I look over and see her wrestling with the huge stockpot, trying to tip the contents into a large serving bowl. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z There’s an unspoken rule that when your grandparent is serving, you have to get in the back of the line. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z 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 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 Some were simple white metal boxes on wheels, with awnings and serving counters. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The army general was serving as interim president until the UN could organize elections. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z We ate breakfast together, my mother serving us. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 “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 When he stumbled from the table, he knocked a flagon from the hands of a serving girl. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z 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 Prussian aristocracy was serving in the German army, fighting for their land and titles. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z That’s where my Jasper is— down in Cuba someplace, serving in the Spanish army.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The other half was empty except for a copper strip serving as a target. 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 supper conversations became ritual, outgrowing the house and migrating to the meeting house, whereupon Gloria stopped serving food and drink and let them fend for themselves. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z 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 But they worked there cooking, serving, and cleaning up. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z 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 I removed the serving tray and retreated to my corner. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t even sit down to the meal, just went straight from serving to washing dishes. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z 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 He had just arrived from work and was sitting by the table, waiting for dinner, which my mother was busy serving. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Nationally, 58 percent of all incarcerated African American youths are serving their time in adult prisons. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Half of an airline serving tray was lodged in her forehead, forming a small blue canopy over her eyes. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z 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 Whose interest is that thoughtless and misguided mob serving? Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The sleepy waitress was serving both beer and coffee. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z In the study, undergraduate students were given the task of choosing what snack they wanted to eat, whether a delicious yet calorie-rich chocolate cake with cherry topping or a serving of healthy fruit salad. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “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 The serving girl looks up, her eyes round as saucers as the shambler bears down on her. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z 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 “Aspirations,’ my dear, are those things that would make a serving girl wish to be a princess. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z 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 I am ashamed that I stood thus, able to save neither myself nor any other, serving to do nothing but block retreat. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The senator turned out to be a state senator, a hack politician, now serving a five-year jail term for bribery. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z He muttered as he went back to serving. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “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 Then they all share a meal, each person serving food to the person on his left. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 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 “That’s too small to be a full serving,” she says carefully. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z Yesterday, during a game, Penelope was serving the ball and I watched her like she was a work of art. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z “By all accounts, we seem to be off to a great school year. Teachers are already handing out piles of homework, and the cafeteria is serving veggie sloppy joes. It makes a principal proud.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z 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 Furious, the officer swore at Alfons and said, “Hasn’t it occurred to you yet that you and I are serving a mass murderer?” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z I slaved from dawn until the stars shone: house chores in the morning, serving coffee in the afternoon, and cleaning after supper. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I was serving Mr Farraday morning coffee in the breakfast room when he had said to me: 'I suppose it wasn't you making that crowing noise this morning, Stevens?' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z 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 "My wife will be serving a Chinese tea lunch shortly." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “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 I asked a serving girl next to me. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z For Axel’s special bowl of pasta, and digs the serving spoon deep into the middle of the bowl. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I didn’t know if they be serving colored here and was just trying to figure that out. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 "And we must not neglect the other costs. Robert will want a prodigious feast. That means cooks, carpenters, serving girls, singers, jugglers, fools . . ." "Fools we have in plenty," Lord Renly said. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The long counter was manned by goblins sitting on high stools, serving the first customers of the day. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z 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 It was a sight the girls never forgot: an impeccable black staff in a fabulous house, serving a well-heeled black family. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “It’s just—What if I’m the one serving you fries in ten years? Does that mean you think I’m dumb like Tyson?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z The pages were serving the food with the formal movements of a ballet Wine bottles were being placed on the tables, but ale, being less respectable, was being put beneath. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z All the veterans I spoke with, no matter how they felt about serving, were acutely aware of the Wall. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z “Quincy, would you mind serving the tea and dessert? It’s important that Biddy talk to my visitor, and I can’t handle the cups and plates.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Mother held three sterling silver serving pieces she had sewn into the coat. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z 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 It was annoyance that he had been so mightily inconvenienced, that he had been handled by the maid as cavalierly as an inanimate object—a serving bowl, say, or a teapot. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z Naomi was serving Henry a late supper when it happened. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I walk to our table in the corner, beside the entrance to the serving line. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z I rose early and kept the children quiet by serving them breakfast outside. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Eliza quickly poured coffee for all of us, then grabbed a serving tray. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 “I hate serving him food after they leave,” he grumbled. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z 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 “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 I mixed these together in a bowl, then dumped in a generous serving of Fruit Rocks cereal. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z 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 Ser Rodrik tried to tug at whiskers that were not there, but before he could frame a rebuke the serving boy came scurrying up. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z And when we go back into the kitchen, Uncle Basil is serving Garrett a bowl of pineapple chunks. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z A serving girl came over with wet rags, wiped the table clean, and made a few barbed comments. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Dad keeps making that speech about serving the country,” Brinker said apologetically, “I wish to hell he wouldn’t.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z He killed with a careless thrust of his arm a lad who was serving him by pouring water on his hands before a feast. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z As I watched, one guard left his post to press a serving girl into the shadows. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z 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 “You might try serving some dirt,” he said, and forked up the bacon. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Now he was dead before his fortieth birthday, a tape recording of one of his last sermons serving as his own funeral oration. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The one Otto had made his favorite, and was now probably serving as a blanket for one of those little girls sleeping in the airport. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z 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 “Ares is a fool. He never realized the true master he was serving. If I had time, Percy, I could explain. But I’m afraid you won’t live that long.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z She kept rearranging the serving dishes as though just about to offer seconds, but since the four plates were still piled high, the gesture was useless. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z 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 I tried eating my soup faster, but it was no use; the other people were now serving themselves chicken and the platter was more than half empty. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a small thing, but I noticed when, instead of just serving and leaving me a plate of food, Ashley asked what I wanted. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 On Sundays, instead of serving Metaxa, Milton fixed cocktails for his guests. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Grandma always had salads or green vegetables at every dinner, no matter what she was serving. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Next to the desk is a tiny round metal sink; in the corner is a closet full of shelves with a clear plastic curtain serving as a door. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z What happened was simply this: at 8:23 and five seconds, the main course of the evening was ready for serving. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z 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 Two of the serving men helped lift him from his basket. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z 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 I worry about serving too many hot dogs: when I was young they were carnival food, and supposed to be bad for you. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z 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 She did so on April 18, 1893, with Holmes himself serving as notary. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The judge pointed him to the serving buffet and apol-ogized to her caller. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z The sound of the blacksmiths hammer on his anvil reminded me of Polly, our tardy serving girl. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z After serving for eight years as Eisenhower’s vice president, Nixon had lost a heartbreakingly close race for president to John Kennedy in 1960. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z When Owen suggested that Deysel had been reduced to “serving as a token black woman to give the team a spurious South Africanism,” Woodall threatened to kill both Owen and his wife. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “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 But they finally limited themselves to giving them presents and serving as godmothers. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Together, Sansa and the serving man got the wounded knight back on his feet. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z 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 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 They were followed by five more serving men, each one carrying a whole cask of mead, a barrel huge enough that each giant struggled beneath the weight of it. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z 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 About a month later, she started serving as a scout for Colonel James Montgomery, who had encamped at Port Royal with the first detachment of the Second South Carolina Volunteers, also composed of ex-slaves. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “I wanted to get back to this question of reigning in hell being better than serving in heaven.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z 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 And the question that really haunted him: “How were we serving American purposes in raining down punishment on the people in these houses?” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “I wish my mother could see this; me, serving at a Queen’s Birthday Ball.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z She not only gave us a serving bowl and a kitchen chair, but it meant she trusted me. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z 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 “We’re right in the middle of serving the main course. Go grab a seat in the greenroom. The speaker’s done using it. I’ll hook you guys up in about fifteen. Cool?” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z 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 This morning, all he'd been able to think about was how to get more servings of Eleanor into his day, but now that she was here ... he wished he would've thought this through. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “I can thank you, though, for serving it to me.” P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Whitney Young was subdivided into five “houses,” each one serving as a home base for its members and meant to add intimacy to the big-school experience. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 I had charge of serving breakfast; in the late afternoons I carted trays of food to patrons in the hotel who did not want to come down to eat. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Satin was all grace, dancing with three serving girls in turn but never presuming to approach a highborn lady. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Just a basic human figure with tiny gold hooks serving as joints. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Nathan and a serving maid whisked away the tablecloth and broken glass. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z 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 My mother, meanwhile, started serving a few girls breakfast at our house each day. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z 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 “It’s a solar hibachi,” Miss Ohio explained, serving up a perfectly done fillet. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Slopping pigs couldn’t be that much harder than serving in the front room, and it would be better than falling ill or dying. Fever 1793 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 I scoop the Spam into a serving bowl and add two eggs and seasoning salt, and I chop up the last few pieces of old bread we have. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z He filled his wine cup and watched a serving man carve into the pig. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “I would enjoy serving the dinner,” I said, “more than eating it.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z 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 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 Pretty soon he was back inside serving the rest of his sentence and a little extra for the gas station job. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 “It has my entire daily serving of potassium and zinc!” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 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 Genie filled his plate with a second serving of something called scrapple that was sitting in a pan on the stove. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z She hosting a luncheon tomorrow for her church and the dining room’s stacked up with party serving stuff. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The way Lola tells it, they had relatives who found them farm jobs out in the Central Valley; then during off-seasons they worked in restaurants and hotels and department stores—cleaning, fixing, serving. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z The Lawrence family was pious in the manner of northern Midwestern Lutherans, religion serving as much as the warp and woof of the community fabric as a source of personal succor or theological speculation. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z 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 Wallerstein discovered that people would buy more popcorn and soda—a lot more—as long as it came in a single giant serving. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 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 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 Emma Jean was valedictorian of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro’s class of 1946, working her way through school serving meals in the dining hall and grading papers for professors. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z 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 “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 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 Still, she never dunned me and was as generous with her servings of food during mealtime as ever. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I picked my nose while I was cooking and serving. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z In this place, there is no kitchen except for an outdoor grill serving up shrimp further along the beach. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z She nodded to the serving platters in the dish rack. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z When a serving girl knelt to wipe up the spilled wine, Obara left the hall. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z 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 now “in country,” military slang for serving in Vietnam. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z He sends me like a serving man to fetch her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “No more have I,” said Mr. Bennet; “and I am glad to find that you do not depend on her serving you.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z 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 We sat around the table with the serving dishes spread out before us. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z The theater troupe was talking and cackling, drinking again and again from their wine cups and paying no attention to the Baudelaire orphans as they circled the table serving everyone dinner. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z After a few days the serving boy, who took care of the napkins, spoke to Lin Nai-Nai about it and Lin Nai-Nai asked me. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I pour the peas into a serving bowl. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Moon Boy lurched about the hall on stilts making mock of everyone, while Ser Dontos chased serving girls on his broomstick horse. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z As soon as everyone was seated, the serving boy, Wong Sze-Fu, would bring in a pagoda and set it on the table. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The dishes and crystal glasses that were spread across the table glimmered in the light, and morsels of unfinished food remained on the antique plates and serving trays. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Portia was serving the sandwiches when she went into the dining-room. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z 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 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 “You can do this” looped through my mind repeatedly, serving as a mantra for any challenge during competition. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The woman who had been serving drinks came out wiping her hands on her apron and talked to somebody inside the bus. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z In 1867, while still serving as secretary of state and still bearing the disfiguring facial scars of the knife attack, he purchased Alaska for the United States. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z 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 "Gods, the Imp was right, was right . . ." "Help him," Sansa commanded two of die serving men. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Each serving is accompanied by perfectly round scoops of white rice. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Pinkeye would have sent to wake me, to help with the serving. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It’s a chain restaurant, serving food that has the trappings of being fancy. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I mean, I didn’t know any of these guys, but I figured me being with Lovey, and serving them all food, was enough of a pass for me to say something. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 The lad had taken great pride in serving as a king’s squire, and it had wounded him when Stannis commanded him to remain at Castle Black. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “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 In the end, Dinath pulled enough strings to speed up his release and left after serving only four months of his two-year sentence. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I made a gesture to a serving girl. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He may even find his own way of serving you. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Instead, the diners watched and listened to her as she stooped murmuring at each place, scraping the serving spoon and fork across the silver platter. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “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 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 “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 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 One is the son of a defrocked snakehandling pastor who is currently serving a prison sentence. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z It was a game they often played, serving imaginary tea to one another, pretending to be grown women. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He dropped the cloth on the serving table, then turned to me. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z She was still working in the fields, still serving the overseer at night. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z I could be a teenager forever, in top condition, powerful, and immortal, serving my father. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z She could show up at Aibileen’s, start telling me all about serving the Senator and his wife. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “You really shouldn’t eat that, Ben. Fried foods aren’t good for you. First of all, there’s the cholesterol—” Phoebe removed two pieces of chicken from Ben’s plate and put them back on the serving platter. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Nervously, they festooned the front serving counter with ribbons — not believing, quite, that people would come. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I consider serving him up a nice big platter of dumb, but what’s the use? Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z We each have a roll, half an apple, and an egg-size serving of stew and rice. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “Let’s see what kind of real bonus clues Mr. Lemoncello is serving up today,” Charles said to his empty conference room. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, the Burr-Hamilton duel helped turn the tide against the practice of dueling by providing a focal point for its critics and serving as a dramatic object lesson of its self-destructive character. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z 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 What is known is that Spicely was serving his country and was likely to be heading overseas soon. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “You have civilian papers and you’re trying to get on a ship. Yet you’re an able-bodied young man who could be serving the Reich.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z And now my mother was standing and slamming a serving spoon down on the table. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Knowing that we ate at school, Mrs. Moss scrimped even more at home, often serving only thin sandwiches for supper. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z 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 There was a tradition back then of serving every Marine a T-bone steak, eggs and biscuits with lots of gravy, and as much coffee as he could drink before getting onto his landing craft. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z A curvy sort of woman with a pretty face was serving a bunch of rowdy warlocks up at the bar. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z He seized a passing serving girl by the arm, knocking the flagon of wine out of her hands to shatter on the floor. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 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 When the serving men arrived to bear the corpse away, the blind girl followed them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z 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 There is now a serving table laden with silver-domed platters and wine bottles. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Previously Hall had invented a machine capable of typing in Braille, the Hall Braille Writer, which he never patented because he felt profit should not sully the cause of serving the blind. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z 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 There was a poodle serving him Frosty Paws ice cream from a paper tub. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Finally, they were through serving, and Klaus and Violet slipped back into the kitchen. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z 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 As a former foreign minister now serving as secretary of state, Jefferson required no instruction on the international implications of Americas debtor status. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z 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 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 Jason caught a glimpse of Piper serving drinks at the next table. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Besides serving as president, he also taught Greek, Latin, mathematics, geology, English literature, history, grammar, and philosophy. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z My faith was buttressed by a book by Jacques Maritain rather than by the experience of worship at a Lenten service with classmates or serving at some old lady’s funeral. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Thanks to the Bay Area’s high-tech boom, long-vacant historic buildings downtown are filling with startups, boutiques peddling handmade jeans, and nightspots serving seven-ingredient cocktails. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 It was his lordship who initially revived the matter one afternoon when I was serving his tea in the drawing room. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Drizzle cake with glaze and let solidify before serving. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He surprised me by serving us tea and homemade cookies. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 I brought the serving platters and the Kool-Aid pitcher into the kitchen. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “The Merling Queen has chosen a new Mermaid to take the place of the one that drowned. She is the daughter of a Prestayn serving maid, thirteen and penniless, but lovely.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I was looking to see what they was serving in that restaurant. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 They went on serving chicken, trying to keep operating for as long as they could, figuring and figuring as they went. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z But I recognized the beginnings of a crescent-shaped machine in the back corner and the man staring me down from across the card table serving as his desk. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “I hope and believe that by far the greater number of the officers serving in our prisons are naturally honorable and kindly men, but so were the slave-owners before the Civil War.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z At the sound a serving man entered with a covered dish. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He was now serving a life sentence, and advised us to control our temper. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z 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 Combining sugar with almonds—as is still done in marzipan—cooks who were serving wealthy Muslims built elaborate, edible sculptures. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z But you will soon see that her key witnesses are among the most self- serving, heartless people imaginable. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 She sprinkles a few extra flakes of coconut on each serving. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Gogol notices in certain restaurants that they are the only Indians apart from the serving staff. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z My record was thirteen plates with little servings of fish on each! My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Sapo led me inside the old tenement where the storefront butcher shop Casablanca had been been serving up meat to the neighborhood for years. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z The next one displayed inmate weapons: a sharpened piece of Plexiglas, a filed-down serving spoon, a metal spike. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Each church had its own school and social clubs, affirming and maintaining the ways of the homeland, serving as the anchor for community in the new land. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 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 The serving size was a liter, which took Louie a good while to finish. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z 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 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 This has been a life infinitely more difficult than serving a prison sentence. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Her death was serving to overthrow a great evil. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Elmar could be friendly when he needed help, but afterward he would always remember that he was a squire and she was only a serving girl. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z 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 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 “I didn’t even realize we weren’t serving enough prunes,” he had admitted that first day. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 "No one cares about a serving girl's brothers." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 "Me, too. Tell you what. We wait an hour, if it stays down, then we get another serving," Peeta says. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z In 1926, Morrison, while serving time in prison for killing Anna Brown, sent a note to Hale, which was intercepted by guards. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z On October 20,1917, Alice Paul was escorted from a courtroom to the District Jail to begin serving a seven-month sentence for obstructing traffic. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z I worry that everyone will try to flee the same direction and the wall will end up a grand choke point, serving up panicked folks to the dead. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z 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 Its owner was sprawled unconscious in the sleeping loft above, but the women were all up, moving about and serving. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The patriotism of her young flight crews would be an inspiration to women serving the Motherland in a host of less glamorous roles—as snipers, tank drivers, antiaircraft machine gunners, technicians, cooks, or launderers. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z 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 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 The policy is that it’s only supposed to be used for public irrigation—because serving a litigious, finicky public reclaimed water, no matter how clean it is, would be a public relations nightmare. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Mrs. V returns a few minutes later with a plate of hot chocolate chip cookies and two servings of milk in red sippy cups decorated with Disney princesses. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Instead of serving dinner in the canteen, the ground staff brought food out onto the airfield. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The mention of cheese grits made Mrs. woozy but I just kept cooking and serving. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z A serving girl hissed at me to go back to the kitchen. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The cook leaned through his window and rested bare elbows on the serving counter. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z How did a serving man get such fine armor? A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The table would have been lined with a row of serving bowls so that people could help themselves. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z 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 Jeanne and Jacob leaned over their own stinking serving of the stuff. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z We estimated there were fewer than two hundred juvenile offenders serving life without parole for non-homicide offenses. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z 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 It appears to mean serving the dictates of greed and advantage rather than those of goodness and the desire to see justice prevail in the world. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 Did he avoid serving in the Great War, or did he die somewhere near here under another name? Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Two of them are white, both in their early sixties, serving life sentences. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z 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 Bran had bathed with his sisters hundreds of times and he'd seen serving women in the hot pools too. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z 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 Loki shifted his shape, and now he was, in voice and in appearance, a beautiful young serving woman. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z 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 The serving girl placed the tray between them, and Pycelle gave her a smile. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z When she was still a teenager serving her sentence at the Tutwiler Prison for Women, she started writing to me to ask about various legal decisions she'd read about in the newspaper. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z All at once, our people who were serving food behind the counter began to applaud. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Not unless we were serving the punch, that is. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “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 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 But their parents insist on inviting close to three hundred people, and serving Indian food, and providing easy parking for all the guests. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He prodded a larger piece with a serving spoon to make sure the meat slipped easily from the bone. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The sounds of forks meeting plates, of serving spoons meeting platters, filled the dining room. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The serving girl had at least been pleasant. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z 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 Becoming a special agent was his way of serving his country, he said. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z 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 was serving against the mean girls from Davenport Lady Gorillas. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Proper medical treatment couldn’t be effective, Farmer believed, without serving a patient’s other needs: basic education, habitable housing, clean water, food security, and hope for a better future. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z P.J. liked going to Mass, serving as an altar boy for a time, but he didn’t find in church doctrine the answers to the philosophical questions he was already sorting through in his mind. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z The bartender is at the far end of the bar, serving someone else, and doesn’t see what the navigator has done. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z When I was sent to prison, he was serving time for trying to stick up a dining car steward on a train between New York and Philadelphia. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z When we returned home from the service at St. Paul’s Chapel, Madam explained that my day off would begin as soon as I had finished serving the midday mcai. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 Three of the queen’s ladies sat together, attended by their serving maids and a dozen admiring men of the Night’s Watch. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Our second week, Jimmy said we could start serving customers. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z Beto kept his eyes closed tight for a full second after the prayer ended, and Naomi saw that he held on to Henry until Henry pulled his hand away and started serving his plate. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z 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 Although still serving as vice president under Jefferson, Burr realized that the Republicans intended to drop him from the ticket when Jefferson ran for his second term. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 While waiting or serving his sentence, he’d probably get infected with TB—it was estimated that 80 percent of all Russian prisoners had bacilli in their bodies. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z In particular, the Louisiana clients serving life without parole for non-homicides faced many challenges. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He spins and swipes the cane across the serving table, knocking platters, cutlery, and bottles to the ground. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z 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 The same ladies still looked at him with pleading eyes, the same serving girls still winked at him, the same councilmen still slipped pieces of potential legislation under his door with hopeful notes. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Nearby, Wikki hurries from one of us to the next, serving each person their favorite breakfast. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z 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 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 A slender young serving girl hurried into the solar. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z 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 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 The serving girls moved down to the kitchen, where kettles of water were put on to boil for the washing of the dishes. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 The tension dispelled as the two couples took small, pensive bites of their different servings. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z 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 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 The Butlers had been serving the Fowls for centuries. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z 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 Queen Selyse descended upon Castle Black with her daughter and her daughter’s fool, her serving girls and lady companions, and a retinue of knights, sworn swords, and men-at-arms fifty strong. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z 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 And the serving men filled his wine cup anew each time he emptied it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He commanded the serving men to bring them mutton chops and a slice off the aurochs and fill their trenchers with beef-and-barley stew. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z 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 They all shook their heads, and Eric took the last slice from the serving plate. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Each of the four free companies serving Yunkai had sent its commander. 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 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 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 Even though Justin’s upset, it doesn’t stop him from eating a gigantic serving. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “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 He had recently quit a part-time job serving beer in a Seoul pub. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z A smiley old man mended their clothing and babbled about his son, off serving in the gold cloaks at King's Landing. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Ben and Matthew were serving Mass in red cassocks worn only on feast days and special holidays. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 More or less reflexively, he dropped into his equations something called the cosmological constant, which arbitrarily counterbalanced the effects of gravity, serving as a kind of mathematical pause button. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z 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 Marvin Stepson had the judicious air of someone who had spent his whole career serving the law. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z 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 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 "Sometimes. Not the one today. Usually I play a serving maid or some such." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z 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 He scraped up the last serving and lifted foil off a second pan. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z All at once I caught a glimpse of nonwhite faces—my people serving food 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 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 She was ladling stew into a large serving basin. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z He had been an army officer his whole life, and was happiest when serving under General Washington. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Of course, Miss Katherine,” I say, slipping into the characteristic speech patterns of an uneducated serving girl. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “The Prince of Stink is come for some hot water,” one guard announced when Theon and his serving girls appeared before him. 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 “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 That you'd been in this house for over thirty years, serving a real English lord. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “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 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 While I'm dishing up two more small servings of lamb stew and rice, we hear the anthem begin to play. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z 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 "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 He became a partner of spymaster George Washington by serving as a covert operations manager. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 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 Receiving a giant serving of beef stew doesn’t hurt my mood either. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z In 1999, she began serving in the State Duma, Russia's parliament, which is similar to the US House of Representatives. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z 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 When a serving girl brought her supper, she almost kissed her. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Long hours serving the British commandant had melted off the fat from his second and third chins and created heavy black circles under his eyes. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Chattana was a city built on water, with canals serving the place of roads. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The serving girl appeared with a tray of drinks. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “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 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 He closed off the serving area before the students even entered the store. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z If she didn’t like the look on our faces, she would hit us on the head with a serving spoon. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z 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 She thought she’d be a nun when she grew up, and live a quiet, contemplative life serving God. 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 In addition to the misery of serving the gods’ “purpose,” it was her fate to watch her husband love the goddess of despair. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z So in order to hasten the serving, a giant double door that led from the kitchen to the Great Hall was opened. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z She was currently serving, hostessing, and doing all kinds of jobs for the steakhouse. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z 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 After all, it was still just one serving, even if it was twice the size. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z A serving girl came through the door and the talk stopped. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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