| 单词 | set down |
| 例句 | Taisin set down the heavy water skin she was carrying, and her eyes flickered immediately to Kaede, who looked relieved to see her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z As she set down the teacup she noticed something on her right hand, and she turned her palm up to the sunlight and saw a pale, circular scar. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The lifeguard sets down her binoculars and reaches for her electric megaphone. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I asked, setting down the basket of eggs. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z When they ushered her inside, he set down his pen and looked at her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He set down his bag and stared at me. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Neither she nor William ever set down in words what happened that day. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Their workers were setting down tools and leaving work behind. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Grab set down his rifle and the bag of cans and bottles on the ground and began pulling on some of the tree branches that surrounded the area. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “When a European arrives in the West Indies and gets settled or set down for any length of time, he finds it necessary to provide himself with a housekeeper or mistress,” one eighteenth-century observer wrote. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The waitress winked at Uhmma as she set down the drinks. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z I pull out a chair and set down. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Simmon made a one-handed gesture to me as he set down his tray. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Muttering about fresh air, he set down his glass and left the room. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z David, who was always my pal, ceremoniously plucked a few letters from his collection and then set down his letters and spelled “S-P-E-R-M.” Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z We set down our satchels, and Granddaddy unpacked the microscope and assembled the barrel and the lenses, each of which had a cunning nesting place in the velveteen-lined box. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z He sets down one ice water with a slice of lemon perfectly placed on the top of the glass—far enough away so it’s out of Hector’s reach—and one spoon close by. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Or more likely, he said, it was a case of setting down some new rules. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Lamb,” says Mrs. Demir, setting down meat pierced by silver daggers. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z Let me set down all I know, and after that my theories; first things first. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z She set down her father’s things and flipped open one of the cases—the one on the left. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z On the table near Fig she set down two small glass containers—one with a label, one without—two red-capped syringes, and an orange, and then she swiftly left the room. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Dr. Johnson set down the Student Code booklet and asked, “Do you have any questions about this?” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z And then it would be such a simple matter to set down my findings and lean back comfortably with a fine sense of having discovered truths and taught them to my readers. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I was sitting in the parlor writing in the new notebook Zach had left at my door, setting down everything that had happened to me since Mary Day. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z With his help, I set down a plank. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Bronwyn set down her trunk and lifted Miss Peregrine out, and she wobbled drunkenly across the cobblestones. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The walk down the hallway is silent and then we get to my door, and once inside she sets down her suitcase, shrugs off her coat. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “Well, I don’t want to meet her,” said Eevie, setting down her book and reaching for another. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He set down the little girl, who was still howling. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z His legs were left free, though, and his longsword was set down just beyond his reach. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I smile, set down the dishes, and close the door behind Emilika. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Miss Hilly set down, looking like she just swallowed the cat that ate the canary. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z On top of this workers would set down a layer of steel rails stretching from one end of the pad to the other, and over this a second layer at right angles. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “Come on in and set down a minute,” he said. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Lydia set down her book with a smile. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Mrs. Abbott led the way to a booth and staked it out by setting down her purchases there. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z He sets down the water and switches on the small lamp by the side of the bed. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z They set down their forks and waited to see what was coming next. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z In the mornings, that bathroom seat get cold out there, give me a little start when I set down. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I set down my tea and hugged her. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z So on Wednesday I grabbed the stack that Hugo had set down when he started talking to Calista, and I started counting too. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z He waved for me to follow him into one of the three rooms, where he set down my stuff. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z She made her way back to the place where she had begun, and she set down the iron bowl, pressing it into the ground. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The man set down the stack of papers and lowered his gaze to James. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I stopped in my place, in a row of Golden Dawns, and I set down my can of diesel. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Other branches twisted around one another, always creaking, always groaning, until they formed two long arms and a second leg to set down beside the main trunk. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z I approached the table and set down the suitcase. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Across the table, Dad set down his glass of wine. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z T Ihat night, after I had weighed my fseces and recorded their mass in the book which I had been given for that purpose, I paused; I set down the chamber-pot and replaced the lid. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Charlie listens to my confession, then sets down his pen and folds his hands. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Dill set down his new computer on Dr. Blankenship’s desk and slung the guitar over his neck. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z They were flown deep into the jungle and set down in an area known to be crawling with VC. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Then later, after dinner, the way the server set down the bill. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The waiter set down Dimple’s steaming, fragrant plate of cod and potatoes, garnished with halved boiled eggs. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Then I set down to look over my finances cause two things done happen: the bus gone up to fifteen cents a ride and my rent gone up to twenty-nine dollars a month. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z And a woman was likely to have strange tastes, some said for filth, and it was set down to the Eve nature still under sentence for original sin. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The company church, the one most of the white people in town went to, was set down on a little grassy knob. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z My case was set down for the last session of the Court of Assizes, and that session was due to end some time in June. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z The vice minister sets down The Principles of Mechanics and pushes it away, then glances at his palms as though it has made them dirty. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The man on the roof considers, then sets down his auger. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “It’s delicious,” she would conclude, setting down the plate after a bite or two. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z She set down her cup and faced me with this big grin. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I set down the chicken and lay my head in her lap. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z I set down my tray and walk to Charlie’s office in the back. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The men were nearly finished when Roosevelt happened to glance up and see Paishon set down a box. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z I set down my laptop bag on the dining room table, which is also both the living room table and the kitchen table. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z There will be the click of knives against china, a clink as she sets down her fork, with a barely audible sigh, leaving half the contents of her plate untouched. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “You know,” his grandma said, setting down her cup of tea, “there’s a tremendous independent boys’ school not half a mile from my house. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z The twins protested when they were set down. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Forks and knives had been set down on the dirty plates, and drinks were half-drunk. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z What I set down about him will be the result of memory plus what I know to be true plus conjecture built on the combination. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He tried to set down, without anyone’s noticing, the small barrel he carried under one arm, but Kit’s glance was quick. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z At last he set down the kettle and took the bag from Gabilan’s nose. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z The two cart-horses, Boxer and Clover, came in together, walking very slowly and setting down their vast hairy hoofs with great care lest there should be some small animal concealed in the straw. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Her mom set down her book on her thigh. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z She finally set down her book and gave Dill a coy eyebrow raise. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “Honey, set down. Did you take a spill?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “I’m setting down the stories of the Regiment in my Itinerarium,” I said. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Seven times he returned, bending his tall frame to enter the doorway, and with wordless disapproval set down one after the other the seven small trunks. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z She set down her mug and bent closer to consider her choices. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z The sounds of chairs moving and the bowls being set down on the table startled me as I went into the other room. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Aunt Rachel set down her heavy flatiron and regarded her niece seriously. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z I sip, set down the mug, no spilling, and close my eyes. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z She sets down a fresh stack of newspapers, scandal sheets, and tattlers, plus a shiny beauty-scope. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He set down the tarp with the canned goods. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z “A smart aleck, eh? Well, Mr. Rule Flouter, right down there in the forum—-Julia, point for me, please—” Julia dutifully set down the security tray and pointed toward the main plaza. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z She still wore her costume and makeup, except for the wimple; that she had set down on its rack. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z The airplane set down in the capital; he took the Trail ways bus up. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She set down the glass and picked up the final goblet. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He set down at the little breakfast table. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z When the server set down our fortune cookies at the end of the meal, mine was blank. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z After everyone was gone, Dal turned and set down the rag he had been using to wipe the slate clean. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z We set down outside of Marshall because they was taking on workers at the new lumber mill. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I feel vulnerable floating up here like this. Couldn’t we set down in the river?” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He sets down his knife and the little piece of wood. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z He set down his clipboard and told me: “Wait, did I just hear that right, bro? You saying you want some of this?” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z We were still standing there in the front hall, so excited we hadn’t even set down the boxes and grips. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Adams turned his face as Johnny set down the wooden bowl on the baize-covered box before the moderator. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She sets down her fruit pack and goes into her bag again. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z He set down his bowl, shoved off Abbie and Perlie, picked up a round stone, and tossed it in the air. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z I wanted something more definite, a monosyllable: Dot or Pat, like a foot set down. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Both would remain, my memories set down alongside his. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z After all, every known written account of the Inka was set down after the conquest, a century or more after Pachakuti's rise. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z His happiness made her own face flush in response, and Celaena set down her candle. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I wave back but set down my brown-bag lunch next to Dana. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z I walk to the back door, into the kitchen, set down my basket, go upstairs. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Vincent set down the last of four cardboard boxes with a grunt, then went inside for some lighter fluid. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The boy in the red hat set down the case and fiddled with the strange wooden thing. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z My mom looks at me for an instant and then sets down Hector on the floor. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Before I could protest, Mr. Morrison set down two bowls and fixed a third for himself. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Chantal greets me at the top of the stairs as Pri sets down the bag and goes into a small bedroom. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z She wouldn’t listen, however, and after a few more stubborn requests, Milligan at last set down his oil can and shuffled over to them. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The maester set down the candle and wiped the blood off his cheek. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He sets down his pen, waiting for my reply. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I set down the quill, wiped my damp hands on my skirt, and picked it up again. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The man sets down my papers and opens a yellow folder. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “We’ve set down in the water,” he said, looking utterly exhausted. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Servants rush in to clear plates and refresh drinks and set down more savory bites and sweet treats. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He pondered the blanket and carefully set down a blade of grass. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He was head and shoulders smarter than the run of the mill, and after he’d watched the sun and moon and stars fer a long time he set down and he done some figgerin’. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z And a million men ready to set down their lives for it. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “It will be hard,” he said, setting down his cup. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z I turn the tee-vee set down low, keep my ear turned up. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z She set down the vase by the uneven steps that rose to the fountain’s stone basin. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Snape set down the smoking goblet, his eyes wandering between Harry and Lupin. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I had set down the quill—though I have no occupation but to write—and I take it up again. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Grace set down the strawberries and reached for the cookie dough bits instead. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Charlie pushes through the swinging doors to the back of the bakery and sets down the bundle on one of the skids. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z “What a delicious meal,” said Barbara as she set down her fork. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I set down the cup and wiped away the water. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I found a vantage point behind a bush, set down my milk, crouched, and waited. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Looming things that move with the current, swinging all together like a flock of ducks set down on a pond, beaks to the wind. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Joseph set down the spoons and forks on the table. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I flew so high that the beach looked just like a strip of blue paper set down beside a pane of green glass that was the sea. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “It ain’t every pastor going to set down his own nephew—in front of the whole church, too. And Elisha hadn’t committed no big fault.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Barbara took time out from her work as a labor activist to set down her memories. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The boy approached and set down the girl. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Feed them first, Maria,” Ultima said wisely, she was already setting down plates. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Sammy went behind the boulder and came out holding a big grocery bag, which he set down before the fireplace. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “No,” Eleanor said, setting down the handful of forks she had gathered. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z He set down his cup and looked around with a smile. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Garvey set down a book he was reading and looked up. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “There’s a better way. Once the rock is set down, it changes meaning. Now it becomes your anger. Go ahead, roll the rock down the hill. Roll away your anger.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z ‘The horses are tired. We need to set down.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He set down every evil thought he had and renounced it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Alexa, her dad, and I sit around the table, and her mom sets down the star dish. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z He concentrated on one step at a time, carefully raising and setting down each foot. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z On a Tuesday noon, I carry my lunch on out to the back steps, set down on the cool concrete. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “Well, you two look happy!” said Uncle Bill, setting down a tray laden with sodas, hot dogs, a container of ketchup, and a giant cup of fries. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Then she set down her mug, slipped into her sleeping shift, and pulled back the blanket at the foot of the bed. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The Abnegation deaths are just another weight I am unable to set down. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z When we’ve eaten and finished our oranges, our waitress sets down the cookie plate. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Okay,” he said, and as he set down his chopsticks his smile twinkled in a way that Minli loved. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z I set down my glass and picked up a letter and matching envelope. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Lizzie set down the clam bucket and rake she’d carried from the dory and walked carefully up to him, a little wary because you never can tell what idiots might do. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z He set them there the same second I set down the batteries and whisk brooms. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z He put out one more candle, then set down his silver snuffer and hobbled toward her with a pronounced limp. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The girl watches me spit and then sets down her food. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z I opened the door and went in, and set down my suitcase. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Without quite knowing why, I set down my Liddell and Scott and took the paper with me to the telephone in the front room. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z "And mark me! No excuses this time. I want every word set down. Understood?" The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z His letter set down the basic rights that in his view belonged to everyone on American soil—the first formal call for liberty in the colonies. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I could neither turn sideways nor back away, nor set down my bags. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z His father finished the eggs and put them on some buttered toast he’d also made, setting down two plates, one for Conor, one for himself. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z His hands were sticky with blood, but he set down the packs and did his best to brush the hair out of her face before propping a pack behind her head like a pillow. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z "Why, as I was about to say, one may set down speech as rapidly as it is spoken." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z “It a good baby?” says Cora as she’s setting down the tray. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Somewhere between last summer and now, our daddy cemented the swing set down. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z She set down the teapot and climbed into the crawl space with us. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Harry set down his goblet and was about to turn back to his bed when something caught his eye. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Papa set down a kerosene lamp he was inspecting on the counter and run to the door. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I carefully set down the large sack and took two steps back. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Immediately, Nokomis set down her work, wiped her hands on her skirt, and brought her granddaughter over to a wide fallen log to sit with her. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Ob set down his coffee cup and straightened up to listen. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z Kneeling as if for prayer, she dismissed Cristiana, who set down the basin of scented water she carried. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I set down my bag and walked through the house, admiring the ravaged ghostly splendor of each room in its panicked disarray. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Suddenly he began writing in sheer panic, only imperfectly aware of what he was setting down. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Servants set down dishes—roasted goose shining with currant glaze, oysters and stewed ramps, acorn cakes and whole fish stuffed with rose hips. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I set down my packages, dropping my coat on top. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z It was an awkward system, and it took me a full year to become reasonably adept, and another year before I could set down every word without begging him to speak more slowly. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z After several hours the commandant’s assistant calls him in and sets down his ballpoint and looks across his desk as though Werner is one among a vast series of trivial problems he must put right. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I’ve always admired those reporters who can descend on an area, talk to key people, ask key questions, take samplings of opinions, and then set down an orderly report very like a road map. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z What I set down here is true until someone else passes that way and rearranges the world in his own style. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I set down my suitcase on the shoulder and, stepping out to face the oncoming traffic, tentatively stuck out my thumb. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Piper set down her amphora, the tall ceramic wine jar in which her sword was hidden. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z She reddened, ashamed, and set down her fork. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z He set down the tray and went to the door of the lean-to and knocked and knocked again and then called. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Gay set down his glass and looked out. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He set down his tool box and pointed a finger at me. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The servants return to clear the plates and set down the next course, a fruit compote with cheese melted on top. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z With a half smile, I set down the bolt. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He sets down the battery and runs his hand up the big man’s arm to his shoulder. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He nodded at the trunk, which Bronwyn had set down on the platform. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Father set down his box of ammonia and disinfectants. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The thought niggled at Ophie as she set down her bucket and began to wipe at the windows, the water sloshing a bit as she worked. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Somebody done tole ’em what to set down for. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z She sets down the fact that this has all been her fault. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z At the first sound of shots, Charley Bloom set down a cup of Campbell’s tomato and rice soup and almost sobbed to Linda at the table across from him, “God help us now, it’s beginning.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother sets down the bowl and puts her arms around me. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The stairs that mirrored this set down the front hallway on the other side of the school were their best shot. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z She sets down a paper napkin, plastic fork, and a bowl of fruit that actually looks appetizing, with strawberries, melon, and apple. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z When she was feeling a little better, he helped her to set down all she had told him in her First Information Report. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z In front of a concrete sink, she stops and sets down the dishes. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She set down the box of crackers and got up slowly, starting to sniffle. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She sets down her coal and starts searching through her purse. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Some of the Mexican guys saw and started whistling and clapping and everybody set down their tools and came walking up to us and patted us on the back. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Turner set down his rake, sat beside her in the mud, and took her hand. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z He set down the wing he’d been working on and wiped his mouth with a napkin. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I set down my bag on the thin bed of grass and tossed some change in the coin thing and dialed my moms. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z A woman walked up to the cart and set down a turkey. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “I've got crab pots set down by the dock,” their grandmother said. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The man set down the stack of papers and lowered his gaze to James. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z She set down her bag and walking stick, then slid her passport through the slot under the glass. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The Governor set down his cup and folded his hands on the table. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Along with the Post-Impressionists and, more recently, Op artists, color theorists have tried to set down their understanding of colors as perceptual and artistic laws equivalent to those of optical physics. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z She sets down her briefcase, throws her black bag into the closet up front, slaps her hands together like giant paddles, and tells everybody to get quiet. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z “I could hear you on the street” “That’s what comes of sleeping on an empty stomach,” said Ear, setting down a selection of takeout. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z As the birds began to sing I stopped and set down my bag. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Mr. Clifton set down the stack of papers he was holding. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z “It is a kind of tonic,” Mona said, pushing herself up from the trunk to set down two more vials on the table. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “You go on in de house and set down,” she says. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “What have you been doing?” she asked after setting down the small candle she’d brought. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Her long, silver hair flowed around her beautiful face, and she smiled as Celaena set down her miserably pathetic knife. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z In any case, Ernest Lawrence, a man normally not given to introspection in the Oppenheimer style, struggled to set down his emotions on paper. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z She shook her head and set down her things. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z I’d make that boy— I set down the water buckets, removed my cloak, and hung it from a peg near the fire. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Whiskers meowed his approval when I set down the bag. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Kvothe gestured for Chronicler to set down his pen and stretched, lacing his fingers together above his head. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She sets down the cup, sure enough splashing water. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She set down a metal bowl filled with milk on the grass. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The secretary sets down a step- stool, climbs, reaches. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I set down a placemat and a napkin and some silverware for him. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “My wild imagination,” the doctor said, setting down the chess set. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Taisin set down her teacup and leaned forward to look at the box. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Roger slowly closes the refrigerator and sets down four cans of soda. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z When she goes out, I set down the bauble and pour myself a cup of tea, holding it to warm my hands. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z After you have both done this, you raise your glasses high up again in a sort of silent final salute, and only then does each person look away and set down his glass. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z “Aw, Mary Willis honey, come on in here and set down.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Max sets down his board and walks up to me. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z And there be Miss Leefolt and Miss Hilly setting down at the dining room table on the same side, looking at me. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I set down on the step and ever knob on my spine hurt. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Now and again they came to rough places and were lifted from their feet for a while, and then set down again. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z She signaled and a man appeared, walking out of the shadows, carrying a tray of equipment that he set down on the table. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z On the far side Merry and Pippin were set down, and there they waited with Legolas for the rest of the Company to arrive. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Instead, she set down her bag, and, glancing around casually, took a few minutes to focus her mind on the character she’d invented: a friendly, absent-minded tuberculosis patient on her way home from the desert. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Welch was a bustling little commercial town set down by the Tug Fork River, its tilted streets filled with throngs of miners and their families come to shop. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The joking tone fell away from Rafe’s voice, and he set down his fries on his tray. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The words of none had been set down with care. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z There is no need to set down her words. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Lydia set down her phone and began typing a post about the road trip to Nashville, shopping at Attic, and some thoughts on the first day of school. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z She set down her pen, picked up her teacup, and sipped the hot cinnamon water. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Mamd placed her hand on Papa’s shoulder as she set down a platter of yellow rice. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z We both drank and set down our glasses. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I am born of a man who believed he could tell nothing but the truth, while he set down for all time the Poisonwood Bible. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I walk into the library, setting down the note on a table. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z They set down, and two policemen got to work on the door with crowbars. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Quickly Portia laid a cloth on the table and set down one plate and a fork. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The Guardian set down the bag and saluted her. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The muezzin’s call for namaz rang out, and the Mujahideen set down their guns, faced west, and prayed. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z With trembling hands, I set down the knife. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Bronwyn had set down her trunk and I was standing on it now, head above the crowd, casting my eyes over a shifting sea of faces. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Suddenly, it felt as if the woman was alive and had just set down her things before stepping out of the room. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The various accounts that survive, though sketchy, broadly agree that Corax was the first person to set down precepts for the art of persuasion. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z He pushes my pitiful linoleum block aside and gently sets down an enormous book. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z We set down a rule: Every aisle has to have a story. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z The syrup was so hot that before she got it set down, the handle hurt her fingers. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z I set down my water bottle and brush my gloved hand over years of tailings. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z "Dad . . ." "I've got an idea," his dad said, setting down the magazine. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z It was never too long before I lowered my pen and set down my journal. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z As Harry set down the empty goblets he was carrying, Bill pulled the door behind him closed, shutting out the still-voluble voices of the others, who were continuing to celebrate even in Lupin’s absence. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Alan sets down a garbage bag full of Amber and Clover’s old baby clothes, uncorks a bottle of cold champagne. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He and my father set down the desk, and Uncle said we’d flip a coin. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z He set down his loneliness and his perplexities, and he put on paper many things he did not know about himself. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “They got company in there, and you in them muddy clothes. You set down too, Caddy, and get done eating.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I set down the bags I’ve just carried up the hill. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Bill reappeared, carrying the little goblin, whom he set down carefully upon the bed. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He set down the knapsack and put away the lighter and took hold of the boy by the shoulders. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Then she set down their cake and together they decorated its edge with yellow daisies. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Her mom came back, set down the laundry basket she was carrying, leaned against the doorjamb, and folded her arms with a sly smile. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Max set down his box, went to the window, and abruptly shut the curtain. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z In the little parlor she could hear, without raising her eyes, Theodora’s small irritated tappings and the quiet sound of the chessmen being set down. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z He set down the receiver and came toward us, glistening slightly, to take our stiff straw hats. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Calista set down her marker and looked over at my paper. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z He gave the stonecutter a packet that, when opened, contained stonecutting tools, and set down his lantern. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z She set down a pot next to her. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z She carries a tray of food, which she sets down on the bed. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z It seemed to begin at the soles of his feet and travel up to his mouth, like he was carrying a weight he was glad to set down for a moment. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Ben set down the tweezers and looked at Jinny thoughtfully, as though he was deciding what to say. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z His scarred elbow was throbbing, jarred every time the horse set down a hoof. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Two visits in one day?” she said, setting down her fork. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I say, and luckily the waiter comes over and sets down toast, for the table, because I can just stuff my mouth and not talk. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I set down my cup of jungle juice and stood up, said: “Yo, you could wait right here for a sec?” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I kept my shoulders straight as I made my way across the room to Simmon and Manet and set down my food. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z If you set down the guilt, what else might you feel? A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z He set down his knife and Beanie Baby and took the velvet package from the chair. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He set down his bottle in the sand and held up the ugly brown thing so he could see it. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I started to say something about it, but instead I set down the glass and said, “Who do you talk to on the telephone at three in the morning?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The Argo II set down in the grassy field and the oars retracted. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I was led to a seat on a stage set down on about the ten-yard line, with the Blue Ridge section of Levittown—Butternut Road, Balsam Road, Bittersweet Drive—just behind me. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z She set down the laser tube and he picked it up to examine it, to see if it carried a charge. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z I dabbled my fingers in the bowl of warm water a Ladies' Day waitress set down in place of my two empty ice cream dishes. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z “We can entertain hypotheticals, but the fact of the matter is that anything but maintaining the royal image is out of the question,” the queen says, setting down her teacup. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I swept the kitchen floor, made a pile, and Mong set down the dustpan. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z He leaned in as she set down the jug. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I, too, had been picked up from one place and set down in another. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z It had set down noiselessly next to my mother’s station wagon. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The nearest guard set down her reading tablet. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I followed Miss Love into the company room, set down her baggage, and went out to bring in the rest of it. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z "We do lots of things," Leo interjects, opening the jar of pickles I set down and fishing one out. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “I didn’t want to set down too close and ruin the element of surprise.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “So lemme see if I have this right,” she said, setting down two plates. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z He set down his satchel and opened it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He went into the back room and returned a moment later, carrying a small box, which he set down on the counter. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I set down my bag and came over to the sofa. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Fore I can get a word in, Miss Skeeter set down and start right in. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I set down my flask before my shaking hand drops it. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z But the words were Pyke’s, set down as he had spoken them, blunt and to the point. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Again I saw Miss Lilian as I remembered her, sitting in her big bed, watching my mother set down the breakfast tray, waiting while she poured the tea, finally spying me in the doorway. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z I set down the mark that makes the eye. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z I set down my coffee, lean forward, and try to imagine her recording this. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z She set down the first bucket and picked up the second. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Dumbledore set down his empty glass and drew himself up in his seat, the tips of his fingers together in a very characteristic gesture. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Wash set down his glass and picked at a mosquito bite on his arm. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z First he had set down a few principles and done a little chiding. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The Helpers, feeling compelled to reciprocate, stopped walking and set down their buckets so they could wave back. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z For a while, we stuff our faces and talk about nothing, but the moment there’s a lull in the conversation, Bess sets down her ginger beer and says, “We should play Would You Rather.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Then the demoness set down the biggest plate of things before me. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mary Poppins!” he wailed, as he felt himself carried through the air and set down in something still softer. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Kvothe let out his breath self-consciously and motioned Chronicler to set down his pen. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Butte is a hardy, historic copper-mining town set down in the brushy southwestern corner of Montana, with the dark ridgeline of the Rocky Mountains visible in the distance. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “Yes. Thank you,” I say, and then it’s just the sounds of knives and forks scraping against the plates, chewing, swallowing, glasses of water being sipped and set down on wood. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z We set down our coffees, shrugged off our backpacks, and went straight to the kitchen. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z So I set down my spinning rod and watched Jasper Jr. nose the'johnboat into the shallows. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z An hour later the chopper set down at Tribhuvan International Airport, and we stepped out the door into a thicket of microphones and television cameras. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “Dearest Ivy,” said Gran, setting down her whittling. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Celaena set down her candle, removed her cloak, and emptied her pockets. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He set down his oatmeal creme pie ... and noticed that his fingertips were turning to smoke. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Last of all came a folding camp-bedstead with blankets and eiderdown complete, and this she set down between John's cot and Barbara’s. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Joseph set down the candle and opened the Shakespeare book with great care. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I set down my suitcase, and when I looked up again, Tessie’s face had altered. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Were setting down in that park,” Leo announced, pointing to a wide green space dotted with palm trees. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Jaden keyed open the door, set down a bag and told me to have a seat. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z He sets down his chalk, presses his slender fingertips together, five to five, and asks the boys to assemble the circuit with the parts in their kits. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, it was beyond him to set down his notions in a form that anyone could begin to understand. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Just now he’s afraid to set down his hands in case they pass right through the table. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z A month or so after the fire, I was setting down a clean pitcher of water in Lady Seymour’s bedchamber whilst Madam read the newspaper aloud to her. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Frank set down his pancake roll like it suddenly didn’t taste so good. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Elizebeth set down her verdict in shaky green ink: “Save this to read over when I get the blahs.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Then she chuckled, watching one of the workers set down a covered pot and turn his face away with a grimace of disgust. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z This account Bilbo set down in his memoirs, and he seems never to have altered it himself, not even after the Council of Elrond. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z On such a trip as mine, so much there is to see and to think about that event and thought set down as they occurred would roil and stir like a slow-cooking minestrone. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Sharp, sudden gusts carried away some of their stores the moment they were set down and ripped one of the threadbare tents to shreds. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Even though the buildings are called portables, I don’t think they ever get moved once they’re set down. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z He nods and sets down his bread, stands up. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z He not only didn’t pitch Mr. McAllister out, he shook hands nice as you please, saying where you from and why don’t we go set down in the parlor. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z His wife stood over the table, setting down the hot pans of new bread as Hathaway entered. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Before she goes to the middle of the room, she pulls on a tailored blue blazer that she had set down beside her. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z She picks up one picture, sets down another. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z I hear the clink of ice, the clop of the bottle being set down two more times before he finally comes in and sits at the head of the table. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z They set down their burdens and lined up between the tables like rows of soldiers. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He would never forget the time he was working out in the fields with a hired hand, an elderly black man named Ivy, when the man set down his hoe and sang “Dixie.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z How can the poem and the stink and the grating noise—the quality of light, the tone, the habit and the dream—be set down alive? Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z She took out a piece of paper and while he worked, she began once again to set down her thoughts about religion. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ain’t no fever,” he says, and sets down the groceries on the table. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z I reckon Miss Gussie noticed, because she told her to go set down on the porch. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z We set down our cups and started talking. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z The three remaining Richardson children watched the firemen set down their axes and peel away their smoky yellow coats. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She set down his bag and his coat, and walked over to the bed. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z She set down her candle and tied another ball to the end of the string. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He set down his book, clicked off his flashlight, and hopped down. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z The carved eyes gazed at him with such a reproachful stare that the stonecutter set down his tools. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z For now, I move around the Commandant quietly, setting down her breakfast tray, clearing her tea from the night before, laying out her uniform. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z By the time he set down the goblet, his head was swimming. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I’ve been staying out of the blame game so far, but as I set down my tray opposite Michael, a thought occurs to me. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Unaware of the commotion in the courtyard, she was led by instinct directly to the corner where the cage had been set down. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Before I plug back into the great google-brain, I thought it might be interesting to set down these musings. Reading group: What does William Golding's Spire stand for? 2013-04-09T12:35:20Z “We usually try to manage the distance by setting down dates,” Berges said. When will I see you again? Coronavirus keeps couples apart 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z But this new take will become part of “Weather Systems,” a multialbum project setting down his latest thoughts on a body of work he has commanded for nearly half a century. The ‘Philosopher King’ of Percussion Starts His Next Chapter 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z Buddy too is a source of perpetual comedy; from his turkey-gizzard manhood to his dreadful fear that he drives women to suicide, his awfulness is set down with sardonic glee. Reading group: Is it OK to find The Bell Jar funny? 2013-01-31T11:37:44Z By relentlessly scrutinising the interrelations of form and colour, Fry set down the principles of a proto‑formalism that would become the dominant way of writing art criticism for decades to come. The Books that Shaped Art History – review 2013-04-20T10:00:01Z The cup they all drink from that must never be set down on the table. It took 109 years, but Yale’s storied a cappella group just got its first female singer 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z “Take time to set down a place mat. When you are done, check to see if you’ve spilled anything and wipe it off immediately.” Six ways you are ruining your wood tables 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z After another 10 minutes of walking, he set down his telescope and looked into it. On the Costa Rican Coast, Finding Pura Vida on a Budget 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z The youngsters set down their gadgets and drift over to the window. Ashland’s gift to train travelers: a holiday light spectacular along the tracks 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z That was set down in my brain, in my mindset, for later on for what I do. What does being fly mean to Dapper Dan? Liberation 2019-07-13T04:00:00Z Living in Iran until a few months ago, Salome was forced to duck and weave around tough regulations set down by its rulers. Salome: straight outta Tehran 2011-01-04T22:30:01Z Jamie cracked a warped smile and yelled “Enjoy!” like a TV grandmother setting down a plate of piping hot oatmeal cookies. My first time scoring heroin 2013-01-01T01:00:00Z And yet he retained in some unobliterated part of himself the necessary clarity to set down on paper a portrait of the self-deceiving nature of the alcoholic. What drives writers to drink? 2013-07-27T23:05:00Z Elly Albrecht set down a simple rule in her home in Eugene, Ore.: “Before I buy a new book, I have to read at least two books I already own.” Perspective | Conquer ‘Moby-Dick,’ finish ‘Infinite Jest’: Avid readers share their resolutions for 2021 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z Bamba carefully sets down his suitcase and greets her in English, a language she doesn’t speak. ‘Fear’ Review: Stranger in a Strange Land 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z Last week, though, she insisted that it was time to set down the reviewer’s pen. Alas, farewell to Carolyn See’s wise world of words He'd also started forming the memories he would set down with such eloquence in A Moveable Feast. A writers' weekend in 1920s Paris 2013-02-06T12:17:49Z “The wimp dads of the early films are all but gone,” Haskell notes approvingly of Spielberg’s post-“Schindler” output, before setting down for good her burden of contemplating a Jewish life. A Feminist’s Biography of Steven Spielberg Focuses on His Jewish Identity 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z In moments of despair, when he felt incapable of setting down words, Mr. Gottlieb took his own advice, which he has doled out to countless blocked writers over the decades: Don’t write, type. Robert Gottlieb: Avid Reader, Reluctant Writer 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z "Subsequent Moviefilm" confronts this early in the film when Borat sets down in America once again, only to be instantly recognized and pursued by crowds of thrilled Texans. "Borat 2" makes an America slathered in misogyny and disinformation reckon with itself 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z As I survey my life, which is coming near its end, I want to set down a few thoughts that might be useful to those coming after. Farmers? sand-frac nightmare 2012-05-21T16:31:00Z Enamoured with the area, and with one another, the two decided to set down roots. A Little Theatre That Might 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z But the volume is also an introspective self-portrait, set down in the same fluent, fleet-footed prose that made his 1995 book “Dreams From My Father” such a haunting family memoir. Obama, the Best-Selling Author, on Reading, Writing and Radical Empathy 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z In a small rehearsal room upstairs, where the students were gathered, Saariaho set down her bags on a covered harpsichord. The Troubadour and the Lady 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z On a recent weekday morning the only sign of life on the ground was a homeless man silently setting down his shoes just outside his tent underneath a freeway on-ramp. Designed to Help Uplift the Poor 2010-02-18T17:25:00Z Sadly, the theatre was too small and, as it was located in the sub-basement, we couldn't have got our set down there anyway. How The Great Game emptied the Pentagon 2011-03-01T21:29:00Z His little sister set down a compliment box, made from an old tissue box. An App Combats Bullying, One Anonymous Compliment at a Time 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z We just shared our appreciation for a story set down in gorgeous sentences that made us feel like we knew some people we hadn’t known before. Perspective | Feeling discouraged about the state of the world? Drop in on a book club. 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z He has set down his pack and his peppered head is bowed, his body caved, his hands on his knees. Facing death on the mountain: What my father taught me on his last great climb 2018-06-17T04:00:00Z At 6:30 p.m. sharp, guests set down their wineglasses and tuna canapés and hurried across West 17th Street to the Housing Works flagship store to start shopping. Mrs. Rogers’s Neighborhood 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z Braids flying, white suit flapping, and often a smile of pure euphoria on his face, Glover polished off one cool groove after another — setting down a simple rhythmic pattern, working it, working it. In Seattle show, Savion Glover dances at the altar of tap 2012-03-18T06:06:46Z The upscale mobile camp TerraVelo Tours will set down roots in wine country this winter. Tour and Resort News: Tennis in Florida; Paddleboards in Africa 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z Shoes slide off as they set down a basket of empty Ball jars and Tupperware from which they carried their to-go breakfast and lunch that morning. ‘Radical hospitality’ at the Hedgebrook writers colony 2013-08-28T23:03:24Z It cuts the fingers; it must frequently be set down. Sex and Faith Overheat in Jamie Quatro’s ‘Fire Sermon’ 2018-01-01T05:00:00Z When served at a table, dishes are often set down in front of diners without comment; the server waits to see if the guest wants to know the ingredients before tasting. In Spain, a Restaurant Reimagines the Famed El Bulli 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z Nonetheless, because of personal misfortune or the vicissitudes of publishing, little — if any — of their work remains extant; in some cases, their poetic or novelistic visions were never even set down on paper. Book review: ‘The Biographical Dictionary of Literary Failure,’ edited by C.D. Rose Grand scale and high costs have made it unusual to set down full operas in the studio, as opposed to capturing live performances. 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z Diners smell the next plate — sweetbreads treated to truffles, an homage to Palladin — before it’s set down. At Masseria, a young gun salutes his mentors with a fancy feast 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z Eleven years, two wars, two presidents, three Lord of the Rings films and countless other major events took place between when I set down the third book and picked up the fifth. 'Game Of Thrones' Author George R.R. Martin Gives Upset Fans The Bird 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z The “rules” of improvisation that have been set down over time involve constant affirmation–improvisation can only work if everyone says “Yes, and” to each other’s ideas rather than shutting them down. Yes, and … that joke is sexist: Improv troupes, unchecked creepiness and the toll that being “cool with it” takes 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z “I still need to work on it a little,” Lee said, setting down her coffee to pull up a video of the work on her phone. For Mire Lee, Rising Art Star, It All Comes Down to Guts 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z What's damnably difficult is to write well; and, for me, there is still a personal challenge every night in trying to set down my views in 45 minutes with any degree of lucidity. Theatre critics still pack a punch 2010-05-07T11:44:00Z Having already set down first-rate recordings of this composer’s later sonatas, he turns here to three comparatively youthful works, for an artist who died at 31. 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z The most interesting and innovative Beethoven recording since these forces set down the Fifth and Seventh, this intense “Eroica” nods in the direction of tradition but sounds completely new, rethought from the ground up. The 25 Best Classical Music Tracks of 2018 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z Don’t absent-mindedly set down a bag; stay in physical contact with your stuff. Pickpocketed in Paris: Travel guru Rick Steves learns a lesson 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z No one set down their silverware in disgust. Perspective | Hearing a Michael Jackson song still feels good. Listening has become too painful. 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z The result of studying “erudite tomes,” “hundreds of magazine articles” and “countless biographies,” the admonitions he sets down here are “principles” — not “mere theory” — that “work like magic.” ‘How to Win Friends & Influence People’: Why the granddaddy of self-help endures 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z I never saw the sturdy determination she must have needed as a bankrupt single parent with six kids, setting down roots on a long shot during hard times. My backup mom 2013-02-27T23:30:00Z In 1888, Arlo Bates, who was then the editor of the Boston Sunday Courier, set down a slim treatise called “Summer Novels.” The Invention of the “Beach Read” 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z Judging by the audience reaction here, half the country will stare at them with folded arms and titter, and the rest will set down their handbags and dance. NME Radar Tour 2010-04-30T21:05:00Z And in this repetition, this circularity, there is a sense of completeness that says every bit as much about love as Zariello's attempts to set down its measurements. Hail, Hail, Rock 'n' Roll 2010-07-15T19:40:00Z Before we had even ordered, the waiter set down a dish of water for Pierre. In France, Our Dog Has His Day 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z She set down the Barbie teacup filled with lemonade she had been clasping to show her fingers. The Chic Octogenarian Behind Barbie’s Best Looks 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z Describing the book as "a dialogue between his life and mine", writing a memoir is something which Carver, 65, has been pondering, collecting notes and setting down memories, ever since her father died in 1993. William Golding's daughter reveals his 'darker side' in new book 2010-09-19T16:25:00Z George Kates, an American living in Peking during the 1930s, wrote “the buildings of each Legation ... looked as if lifted bodily from their own country to be set down here in China.” Pursuits: A Mystery Endures in Beijing’s Old Legation Quarter 2014-05-02T18:00:05Z I would dim one set down slowly and bring my own ones up so she never knew it was being changed. ‘Legally Blonde’ Oral History: From Raunchy Script to Feminist Classic 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z Although we’ll never see some of these people again, the author’s careful investment in them sets down a thicket of secrets and obligations that will play out over the coming decades. Review | Maggie Shipstead’s ‘Great Circle’ is a soaring work of historical fiction and a perfect summer novel 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z The old man stops, sets down his wheelbarrow and looks back at Learmont. Extract: C by Tom McCarthy 2010-08-06T08:53:00Z Plates were all set down at the same time, but some were cleared before everyone was finished. Schnitzel and Strudel and Other Favorite Things, at Wallsé 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z The cottage where the two women live in Leenane, a small town set down in the rugged landscape of Connemara, evokes the vague impression of a primitive cave home. Mother vs. daughter in the emotional showdown of 'Beauty Queen of Leenane' 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z “The Push” is structured as a manuscript that Blythe writes for Fox to set down her version of how their once happy life together unraveled. Review | Why is ‘The Push’ so popular? Perhaps because it plays into a mother’s worst fears. 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z "He set down the water, called me another name, then came at me. It all happened so fast. So very fast," Harry wrote, per The Guardian. The 13 biggest bombshells from Prince Harry’s tell-all memoir “Spare” 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z Like those wholesome, tuneful shows, “The Book of Mormon” is about naïve but plucky educators set down in an unfamiliar world, who find their feet, affirm their values and learn as much as they teach. | 'The Book of Mormon' : Missionary Men With Confidence in Sunshine 2011-03-25T02:30:32Z Perhaps his competitive relationship with Lucio, a successful poet, spurs Giuseppe to open a notebook and set down this vision that same afternoon. Review | The dying author of ‘The Leopard’ finds new life in ‘Lampedusa’ 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z A brief afterword offers this justification for the book: "By setting down the memories I've worked to break the old, deeply rooted patterns of suffering and abuse that have dogged my family through the generations." Tiger, Tiger: What is the point of reading this memoir of abuse? 2011-03-27T00:05:57Z There are oil workers, of course, some just there to grab a few good paychecks and then move on, others with families looking to set down roots. Review: ‘Boomtowners’ Visits a North American Fracking Zone 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z RE: Plates were all set down at the same time, but some were cleared before everyone was finished. Schnitzel and Strudel and Other Favorite Things, at Wallsé 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z Where Woolf dealt in the horror of the hours, Smith sets down moments and gels them into years. Literary realism is dead 2012-10-20T21:00:00Z So wrote Robert Warshow, almost exactly 60 years ago, setting down what would become an unofficial motto for the profession. Unexpected Lessons From ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z The vignettes, set down with their full text in their actual originating context and interrelationship, have never before been published. James Joyce's 'last undiscovered' collection to be published 2013-06-14T08:30:00Z “The Year of Living Biblically,” for example, described his efforts to abide by the over 700 rules he finds set down — by, well, Whom? — in the Old and New Testaments. In ‘It’s All Relative,’ A.J. Jacobs Shakes the Family Tree 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z The plainness is forgotten when a flock of servers surrounds your table and, in a single graceful gesture, sets down a bunch of snacks. Patowmack Farm: Fresh from the ground — and from a chef’s imagination Created by the frontman of Jane’s Addiction, Perry Farrell, as a debauched touring spectacular of loud bands and counterculture, Lollapalooza has since set down its anchor as one enormous, annual affair downtown. Summer Stages 2012-05-17T19:59:09Z After Winslow’s younger brother, Arthur, came for his honeymoon in 1875, he decided to set down roots and build a home. Journeys: In Maine, Walking Where Waves Moved Winslow Homer’s Brush 2012-09-07T17:06:13Z A setting down of phones and tablets, a turn away from Twitter. Arianna Huffington: Women ‘pay the price for multitasking’ 2014-05-07T22:21:43Z In 1978, when she was 70, Gellhorn set down the best disaster stories from her lifelong peregrinations in “Travels With Myself and Another,” a book that’s as close as she came to writing a memoir. Riding Shotgun on Martha Gellhorn’s Brave and Comic Adventures 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z Her long-term recording project with Carter Cash was to set down new songs, Christmas classics and Appalachian tunes from her childhood. By turning straw into gold records, Loretta Lynn helped me love where I come from 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z They believe, and they strictly adhere to the rules their church sets down for them to follow. Motherlode Blog: Parental Quandary: Lying to My In-Laws About Church 2012-01-13T16:29:21Z The waitress set down a platillo of olives marinated in pimento chiles and oil. Skiing the Spanish Pyrenees 2012-01-20T20:30:20Z An “incentive trust” sets down benchmarks for behavior that a potential recipient must demonstrate before receiving funds, although “behave like a decent person” is fairly hard to quantify. Perspective | Ask Amy: Invisible MIL might make her legacy disappear 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z It tells the story of Nadya Vall, a 13-year-old model from Siberia, who is scouted and sent to Tokyo to look for work – plucked from one wasteland, set down in another. Fashion's real victims 2012-02-13T19:30:01Z A quarantine puppy and pineapple upside-down cake: With the cake, the toppings are set down first; with the puppy, the droppings are set down all the time. Style Invitational Week 1446: Clue us in — as we spill the beans 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z Unlike a seaplane, which lands on pontoons, a flying boat sets down on its entire hull. At Auction: A Glenn Curtiss-Designed Flying Boat 2010-04-12T21:30:00Z Hall wasn’t a theorist like Bertolt Brecht and didn’t set down his vision of directing in a book that had the impact of Brook’s “The Empty Space.” Remembering theater director and Royal Shakespeare founder Peter Hall, who turned language into life 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z Someone should shoot a horror flick set down in the Cannes market at the festival’s end. Cannes 2017 – the best of week two 2017-05-27T04:00:00Z At this point, the waiter sets down a seared-tuna sandwich in front of her. Tonya Pinkins: A story of gun violence and a mother's loss brings this Tony winner back to the stage 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z You want to have the whole beautiful arrangement, neat as a goldfinch nest, set down in front of you by one of the Musket Room’s servers, who will point out the dish’s highlights. Goodbye New Zealand, Hello World 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z I’ve learned to chew more slowly and set down my fork between bites. Perspective | Hints From Heloise: Hi-yo, silver! Return! 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z These “Four Last Songs” are sleeker than the luscious version she set down with Masur, while Norman’s voice, even if it had lost some easy opulence, was still majestic and flexible. Jessye Norman Rejected These Recordings. Should They Be Released? 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z Soldiering through the flu, Logic apologized for shrinking his headlining set down to this one song alone, but his short time onstage managed to summarize the lightness and heaviness of the entire gathering. Review | Everything feels heavy in 2017, even the Jingle Ball 2017-12-12T05:00:00Z “Hello,” James said warmly, setting down many bags that contained gifts and food, to shake my hand. Dominatrix for a day 2012-11-04T01:00:00Z The extravagance of the experience almost felt silly, like when she set down a path of towels from the massage table to the tub so my feet wouldn’t have to touch the floor. Massaging Your Soul 2014-04-25T17:49:24Z Mr. Conroy set down his experiences in “The Water Is Wide,” a book he originally intended to self-publish but submitted to a New York agent, Julian Bach, at the urging of a friend. Pat Conroy, Author of ‘The Prince of Tides’ and ‘The Great Santini,’ Dies at 70 2016-03-05T05:00:00Z It might also require a director willing to tinker with Orange’s expedient Grand Guignol ending, one less willing to simply burn the set down. ‘There There’ is an Energetic Revelation of a Corner of American Life 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z In a way, it is the most precious of the set, setting down a role that Norman never sang in full, one for which her capacious but thrusting voice was, in theory, beautifully suited. Jessye Norman Rejected These Recordings. Should They Be Released? 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z “Aten Reign” can make you feel a bit like Richard Dreyfuss on the verge of vindication in “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”: it sometimes suggests the underside of a giant spaceship setting down. Art Review: James Turrell Plays With Color at the Guggenheim 2013-06-20T23:01:56Z I was reminded of these fine points when a whole branzino was set down, split and overdressed with a kitchen sink of garnishes, including clams, tomatoes and artichokes. Review | La Vie on the Wharf is so bad I’m only writing about it as a warning 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z We didn’t believe in owning property or setting down roots, so rarely did anyone stay in one place for long, even if the commune itself lasted for years. The cult of my childhood: Across three continents, life was a whirlwind of uncertainty 2015-07-04T04:00:00Z Where else could a woman who carries centuries of Native American tradition in her little finger set down her roots? Digested read: Bird Cloud by Annie Proulx 2011-02-14T21:30:03Z She laughs and sets down a tray of coffee and biscuits for her postal worker. In France, Elder Care Comes with the Mail 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z Thanks to the example of Geneva, Calvin’s brand of Protestantism, set down in his Institutes of the Christian Religion, became the most dynamic and influential movement of the Reformation from the 1540s onward. Christianity’s original anti-science crusade: The religious order that tried to crush modernity 2014-04-13T18:00:00Z He was eating oatmeal at our table, spoon at the ledge of his lips; he set down his spoon. I love my dog as much as my child 2012-11-10T17:00:00Z "Let us live here!"The marchers unrolled a rug and set down an easy chair and tried to set down a couch and vase before police officers stopped them, toppling the vase. Loop marchers call for moratorium on foreclosures 2012-05-16T17:32:00Z Unlike Boswell transcribing Samuel Johnson’s conversation, Haydon never sets down much of what his dinner guests actually said. Michael Dirda reviews ‘The Immortal Evening’ by Stanley Plumly Perhaps no group of people has thought more deeply about the complicated sound of passion than these narrators who speak the words that romance authors set down on paper. Review | What does passion sound like? How five audiobook actors talk sexy. 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z Annoyed, our lady sets down the phone, whips up a Tassimo coffee and slurps smugly as insulation-blab is blabbed, before suggesting that the salesman calls back tomorrow. The new Tassimo advert 2012-12-01T00:05:50Z In whatever era and place he sets down he is always himself, affecting no period style. David Stacton: the method man 2013-01-26T10:00:01Z Yet some of the colours we see in Van Gogh's paintings are just pale echoes of the hues he originally set down in the 1880s. Van Gogh's true colours were originally even brighter 2013-05-02T14:37:16Z He enters an alcove where pilgrims leave gifts of thanks to Cachita and solemnly sets down a copy of his book. Can one man’s Cuban road trip fix 56 years of cultural disconnect? 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z But of course slave owners denied Africans the right to read or write , creating laws that made it impossible to set down proof of one’s inner life. Two Books Consider Earthquakes and Their Human Tolls 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z Still, it was Mr. Pratt’s first lead, and he said he initially struggled mightily to get out of his head, set down his eagerness to please and entrust himself to Mr. Gunn’s direction. Chris Pratt Is a Superhero in 'Guardians of the Galaxy' 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z At his wife’s urging, he set down an account of his stroke. Paul West, Writer Who Shoveled Absurdity Into His Books, Dies at 85 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z He continued to write long after many scribes his age had set down their pens, and published the majority of his books after he turned 70. Ronald Blythe, Scribe of the English Countryside, Dies at 100 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z She sets down her cup of tea, brightening. Adele on Motherhood, Social Media and Breaking Records 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z I got more than two hours of sleep at a time, the baby could occasionally be set down, and once again I could share a meal with my daughter. A lunchbox lesson in letting go 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z When we spotted a swarm, we were able to set down, get ready and wait. 'Hippos snapped my last boat in half': Planet Earth II's hairiest moments 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z She set down her cup of tea at a corner table in an otherwise unoccupied hotel restaurant late in the afternoon and leaned forward. 2010-01-31T05:37:00Z As one famous white male writer said to me recently, “If we set down all the work that’s sexist, we’re going to set down a lot of the masters of the last century.” “Wiggly meats”: Feminism, “transgressive sex” and the fiction of Matthew Klam 2017-07-15T04:00:00Z It sets down the facts and mood beautifully. HBO’s “My Brilliant Friend” Understands Its Source Material, But Its Diligence Feels Misspent 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z “That week set down a marker for the centrality of Hong Kong in the Asian market,” said Horowitz. Art Basel’s New Chief Is All About the Brand 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z N’EAT The New Nordic trend keeps setting down roots in New York. Leuca, Andrew Carmellini’s Latest, Opens in Williamsburg 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z One of the club's two cooks comes in with a tray of assorted sandwiches for the dancers, which he sets down by a flask of coffee and a tower of battered red plastic mugs. Too much to bare: behind the scenes at a lap-dancing club 2012-07-20T21:59:00Z He sets down his mug and picks it up again, grasping it from the base as if it were a flashlight, describing how he tests the snow to tell if it’s the right consistency. Snowmaking is the most dangerous part of skiing 2013-02-23T13:00:00Z Despite invitations to guest-conduct all over the country, Stern set down Northwest roots, joining the faculty of Lakeside School, becoming music director of Northwest Chamber Orchestra and conductor of the Port Angeles Symphony. Seattle Philharmonic embraces Bruckner's 'big' symphony 2010-03-17T23:14:00Z A few years ago, thrillers about women being tortured to death were showing up so frequently in Book World that we set down a quiet moratorium for a few months. Book review: ‘An Untamed State,’ by Roxane Gay Also, the law as set down by no less an authority than Shakespeare dictates that the guy who tries to kill the king must perish. ‘Better Call Saul’ Season 3, Episode 8: ‘What Have I Done?’ 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z They ran pop-ups for the past year or so, but now Amir Nathan and Jordan Anderson have set down roots on the Lower East Side for their vibrant Mediterranean fare. Felice Opens an Upper West Side Branch 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z In Andy Warhol’s early films he basically set down a camera, turned it on and just filmed whatever happened. ArtsBeat: Under the Radar: Five Questions About 'Gob Squad's Kitchen' 2011-01-04T04:51:55Z "When we set down this road almost 21/2 years ago, we had no idea trans visibility would get to this degree," Baker said. 'Misery loves comedy' in 'Tangerine,' a seriocomic film about trans sex workers 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z “Pinuela and tamarind,” says a server, setting down cactus fruit that remains crisp despite boiling and gets its pow! from tamarind paste, mezcal drops and cilantro flowers. Perspective | A world-class chef built a $600 pop-up in the Mexican jungle. It might be ‘the meal of the decade.’ 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z When that transformation happens inside me, it’s almost like I only have to set down what I see. Sacred Carnality 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z Ken Urban’s “Nibbler,” about teenagers in suburban New Jersey, is the kind of play that doesn’t know where to set down its lunch tray. Review: ‘Nibbler,’ About the Sweet Horrors of Youth 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z I remember walking into the audition room, setting down my bag. Women rise to the top in "Mad Men" 2010-07-30T18:00:00Z A violent alcoholic, the elder Straczynski habitually beat Joe and his mother, and even killed the stray cats Joe would unofficially adopt each time they set down in a new neighborhood. Review | As an abused child, he took refuge in superheroes. Then he made a career out of them. 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z The guests would hover outside the front gate, their smiles cloaked by masks, and set down bags filled with homemade dinners, gifts and groceries, sandwiches from a favorite Italian deli in the city. The strange and lonely transformation of first-time mothers in the pandemic 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z It combines professional advice from the million-selling author and lined pages for readers to set down their own ideas, or "inner goddess." 'Fifty Shades' author to publish writing guide 2013-03-11T14:11:03Z “The hens have been laying blue eggs lately,” said a server, setting down a froth-filled egg in a nest of lacy, dried leaves. California’s Luxury Dining Circuit: Delicious and Dull 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z Fishman sets down pages and pages of conversation from 20 or 30 years ago. Review | A tale of a family bound by food — and hunger 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z I picked out the 10 notecards from Injury by Whale, presented them to Michael, and a few minutes later the logbooks were set down on a big wooden table before me. Animal penises’ amazing evolution 2012-06-12T15:40:00Z Both Offred in “The Handmaid’s Tale” and Aunt Lydia in “The Testaments” wonder if anyone will ever read the words they set down, if their stories will matter. ‘I’m Too Old to Be Scared by Much’: Margaret Atwood on Her ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Sequel 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z Added to which, Radio 3 was recording last night's show, which must have made everyone involved feel that they were setting down their interpretation for posterity. English National Opera has excelled with this Parsifal 2011-03-09T17:21:07Z I have to say that I felt positively youthful while setting down Harry Chapman's progress to the grave, for the book is essentially comic, like At the Jerusalem and Old Soldiers. Author, author: Paul Bailey 2011-01-15T00:05:47Z Eager waiters in towering white hats set down guava cocktails and chipotle baguettes before you’ve even cracked the menu. Surfacing: Where Centro Parties at Night 2010-03-05T04:01:00Z One would set down just inside the border on the Afghan side; the other two would proceed to the staging area north of Abbottabad by a different route. The death of Osama bin Laden: how the US finally got its man 2012-10-12T22:00:09Z With a bad feeling tumbling around my insides, I set down my bags and rambled into Mom’s room—a dim cove fragrant with Mom’s cancer stick of choice. The “I Do” of Addiction 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z But spoof believes in nothing, and the model of remake set down by the Jump Street films is too invested in its ideas about film-viewing and the audience to be entirely throwaway. From 21 Jump Street to Baywatch and CHiPs: how Hollywood remade the remake 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z "He set down the water, called me another name, then came at me. It all happened so fast. So very fast," Harry recounted in his memoir, per The Guardian. William "came at me": Harry details getting knocked down in violent attack by brother 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z Calmly and naturalistically, the film sets down a gauntlet for these bros to run: can any of them grow up and become a man without taking on the worst characteristics of those around them? My streaming gem: why you should watch Kumbalangi Nights 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z She is well versed in therapy jargon and beguiled by etymology—a study of particular relevance to anyone set down in an alien narrative and rummaging for her meaning within it. Susan Choi’s “Trust Exercise” and the Question of Appropriating Other People’s Lives as Fiction 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z Ms. Hutchins set down her tea and checked the time; she was fitting the interview into a busy day of meetings. Sophia Hutchins Isn’t Dating Caitlyn Jenner 2019-12-14T05:00:00Z Marco's own report, as set down in his "Book of the Marvels of the World," was that he, his father and his uncle were well-received when they arrived at the Khan's court. 'Marco Polo' leads Netflix into uncharted territory 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z Scherchen’s Beethoven — like this Second Symphony with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra — is fast, sleek and astonishing detailed, as exciting as anything set down since. The 25 Best Classical Music Tracks of 2020 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z “I feel like I’m eating tofu,” a companion said as he set down his fork on my last foray. Kapnos Taverna review: Why the Arlington version is better than D.C.’s 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z Then he set down the events of his life in order to make sense of it. When the World Stops, Traveling in John Keats’s ‘Realms of Gold’ 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z To be clear, this an Australian made series, which also set down under, features a brand of masculinity that, well, not great. Smart Watch: Let’s look at men via portrayals in “Mr Inbetween,” “Insecure” and other T... 2018-09-29T04:00:00Z “What, did you think that I wouldn’t milk this?” he said, after being set down on a stool. My Most Memorable Cultural Moments of 2016 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z In the next episode, which is about mountains, we are set down beside a howling snow leopard high on a Himalayan ridge. Perspective | Are nature documentaries the greatest art of our time? 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z She initially deployed it almost like watercolor, setting down layer upon layer of washy pigment to build up dreamy images of black figures commingling with birds, flowers and hearts. An Artist Who Makes Paintings Without a Canvas 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z Remember that rewriting is as much a part of the process as setting down your first draft. Making your writing the best it can be: top tips from children's books editors 2013-07-10T09:30:23Z The recollections of his journey are set down in “Walking Home,” a book published earlier this year. Q&A: Walking ‘That Long Trailing Leg of Britain’ 2013-08-20T21:21:43Z There are other layers I find less easy to set down or untangle, such as the film's throbbing, thanatotic drive, its principals' search for the grave. My favourite Hitchcock: Vertigo 2012-08-10T14:28:09Z The first page sets this novel’s disbelieving and Lear-like tone: “I am driven in age and bewilderment to set down, at whatever cost, the light and dark sides of my involvement in the affair.” George Smiley and Other Old Friends Return in John le Carré’s ‘A Legacy of Spies’ 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z The new release is the grand opening of Wild Up’s long-term project setting down Eastman’s music — an endeavor new enough that the group is still undecided about its eventual scope. From a Composer’s Resurgence, a Masterpiece Rises 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z A mosquito lands on the floor in front of him and he sets down his phone. A year ago, Ahmed Mohamed became ‘Clock Boy.’ Now, he can’t escape that moment. 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z I set down my rucksack and take out a sandwich. The ultimate hike: three tasters of Canada’s Great Trail 2017-07-15T04:00:00Z Fortunately, she agreed to speak to me and set down her side of the story. 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Historical societies across the U.S. are crowdsourcing pandemic time capsules 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, the man himself often takes his live club sets down to a jarringly slow 70bpm, interested, as he is, in creating atmosphere and emotional resonance, rather than physically moving the crowd. Does Nicolas Jaar's music defy description? 2010-09-01T15:22:00Z Don’t send back the “schnitt” of beer the bartender sets down. 36 Hours in Milwaukee 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z The idea of a great book, envisioned but never set down, reminds him of a novel he himself had planned to write in his 20s. Rereading: Up in the Old Hotel, by Joseph Mitchell 2012-06-22T21:55:18Z As we set down a corridor whose end we could barely see, we felt like toddlers lurching toward their destinations. At Shanghai Disney Resort, Mulan, Mickey and Dumplings 2017-07-04T04:00:00Z By day, the families with their children trickle in, setting down towels on the sand that the dogs have vacated. 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