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  • On Garden I was adviser to the arcology engineers who drained Grand Fen, ending the short reign of the marsh centaurs who had ruled-and threatened Hegemony progress-there.†   (source)
  • In Narnia, not only can all the animals talk, but the place is also inhabited by other creatures, like dwarves and centaurs.†   (source)
  • They assured the public that they were just creating cells, not "trying to produce centaurs."†   (source)
  • Annie had become a goddess, a thing that was half woman and half Lawnboy, a weird female centaur.†   (source)
  • Beyond the dragon, a centaur stood near the moat, gazing at me.†   (source)
  • Max gasped as faint gold threads materialized to outline a celestial centaur before silently fading.†   (source)
  • Useless as a buck centaur in a dairy, that one.†   (source)
  • Centaurs chased each other in a circle, their bows drawn and arrows notched.†   (source)
  • Several magnificent centaurs step out from behind the lush ferns.†   (source)
  • I later thought that at that moment, unknown to all of us, some power unknown to any of us, some arbiter of violence, was studying us surreptitiously, was opening up the barracks to the outside world, and all the beasts and centaurs and clumsy leviathans of that world, monster-eyed, deadly, impassioned, and famished for a chance to make a game of us, rushed invisibly to the center of the quadrangle for a glimpse of us, the four boys secretly in love with each other.†   (source)
  • Only the oldest of the old-timers had ever seen any of those fabulous broncs in action, but their names were as firmly embedded in the lore of the arena as are the centaurs and the Minotaur in Greek mythology.†   (source)
  • I sit looking at pages of centaurs trampling the soil of Argos—and outside my window he is trying to become one, in a Hampshire field!†   (source)
  • Like, ten thousand men dead in a plains battle with centaurs, five thousand lost in an earthquake of frightening proportions.†   (source)
  • Turning half-beast and half-divine, dividing himself like a heathen Centaur, he had escaped his death once more.†   (source)
  • He had a quiver and bow slung over his #I CENTAUR T-shirt.†   (source)
  • She muttered something in Greek, and Jason got the feeling it wasn't complimentary toward centaurs.†   (source)
  • Perhaps I could find my old friend Chiron the centaur.†   (source)
  • I had never before seen a centaur hang hooves on a tubular crest, but Chiron acquitted himself well.†   (source)
  • The centaur came up grinning, covered in swamp muck and blue paint, and gave Tyson two thumbs up.†   (source)
  • 'And you,' said the centaur, inclining his white-blond head.†   (source)
  • The little boy centaur, who was the size of a second-grader on a pony, caught my eye and waved.†   (source)
  • The centaur did not like to be told that any part of his system was out of date.†   (source)
  • The old centaur's face looked like it had aged ten years in a matter of minutes.†   (source)
  • A blinding white light exploded between the Titan and the centaur.†   (source)
  • HARRY: A centaur with profound Divination skills.†   (source)
  • "Professor Umbridge ran afoul of our centaur herd," said Dumbledore.†   (source)
  • A moment later I saw the centaur's hand move.†   (source)
  • Some of the Death Eaters called insults at the centaurs as they left them behind.†   (source)
  • In the center of the arena, a fight was going on between a giant and a centaur.†   (source)
  • He wore a green T-shirt that said MY OTHER CAR IS A CENTAUR and a bow slung over his back.†   (source)
  • The centaurs had come to pay their respects, too.†   (source)
  • I remember making it to the clearing, a counselor shouting for help, a centaur blowing a conch horn.†   (source)
  • When I looked again, the centaur was gone, disintegrated to ashes.†   (source)
  • Outside, a second girl was approaching the centaur.†   (source)
  • The centaur turned his wheelchair and rolled off down the hallway.†   (source)
  • It felt as if space were compacting-as if each centaur step took us miles and miles.†   (source)
  • The centaur advanced a little towards him.†   (source)
  • And after the battle, the forest was deemed centaur land.†   (source)
  • The centaur would be able to see her in the podcam anyway.†   (source)
  • The old centaur watched a waterfall of tea trickling from the edge of the table.†   (source)
  • Because as much as you might take the word of a haughty centaur, you know the power of friendship.†   (source)
  • The Stolls looked kind of worried about the old centaur, but at least he was alive.†   (source)
  • Tell me, mate, do I look like a centaur?†   (source)
  • This is meant for the strength of a centaur, not a teen mortal!†   (source)
  • A palomino centaur hoisted me onto his back.†   (source)
  • It was sort of like a centaur, with a woman's body from the waist up.†   (source)
  • The centaur clipped a small cylinder into the accommodating groove on Holly's helmet.†   (source)
  • They brought her here, Ronan,' replied the centaur who had such a firm grip on Harry.†   (source)
  • As the game resumed, the wild-haired girl dropped the centaur's tail, and it went still once more.†   (source)
  • He wore a T-shirt that said World's Best Centaur, and had a quiver and bow strapped to his back.†   (source)
  • The centaur's head disappeared into an access panel.†   (source)
  • The centaur trotted over to the empty wheelchair on the porch.†   (source)
  • Chiron shouted across the sea of wild centaurs.†   (source)
  • In the torchlight, the centaur's face seemed carved from shadow.†   (source)
  • HARRY: I have always respected the centaurs.†   (source)
  • CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN — The Centaur and the Sneak†   (source)
  • The centaur struggled to get up as the giant approached, his javelin ready.†   (source)
  • Just your typical summer-camp send-off by your typical centaur.†   (source)
  • But most of the time, if the ceilings are high enough, he prefers hanging out in full centaur form.†   (source)
  • There shouldn't be any problem deceiving Julius, but the centaur, he was a smart one.†   (source)
  • We haven't seen any other centaurs," I observed.†   (source)
  • He smiled down at the centaur, who was whimpering, "Please!†   (source)
  • I saw the faces of centaurs gaping up at us.†   (source)
  • "Okay," Annabeth said, glaring at the centaur.†   (source)
  • A roar of approval met these words and a dun-coloured centaur shouted, They can join the woman!†   (source)
  • I guess I should mention-Chiron is a centaur.†   (source)
  • I thought we were going to see a centaur.†   (source)
  • In fact the centaur seemed concerned for him, afraid for his safety.†   (source)
  • I believe I have something better than centaurs to fight in your arena now.†   (source)
  • The old centaur gave Leo a warm, fatherly smile.†   (source)
  • This centaur had a proud, high-cheekboned face and long black hair.†   (source)
  • It may not be too late to convince my brother centaurs to help.†   (source)
  • Dude!" the centaur groaned, almost buckling under Tyson's weight.†   (source)
  • Here we are over Disneyland Paris The centaur pressed the fast-forward.†   (source)
  • Fortunately, we do not shoot centaurs with broken ...Ow!†   (source)
  • Everyone had heard him complimenting the centaur's work.†   (source)
  • The centaur's eyes flared like a cornered animal's.†   (source)
  • The centaur with the googly-eye glasses laughed.†   (source)
  • The old centaur looked at me expectantly, but I had nothing to share.†   (source)
  • Annabeth waved to Chiron, who was talking to some centaurs down the block.†   (source)
  • 'And these?' said the hard-faced, grey centaur holding Hermione.†   (source)
  • It was a six-inch-tall centaur—half man, half horse—armed with a miniature bow.†   (source)
  • The centaurs trampled everything in their path.†   (source)
  • The centaur had a tendency to go completely hyper over trivialities.†   (source)
  • Chiron followed in full centaur form, ducking his head to fit through the entrance.†   (source)
  • Harry's centaur let him fall to the ground again as his hands flew to his bow and quiver of arrows.†   (source)
  • A blue projectile splattered against one of the centaurs, hurling him backward into the lake.†   (source)
  • 'Harry Potter, you are a friend of Hagrid's, are you not?' said the centaur.†   (source)
  • Streets and buildings began to blur as the centaurs picked up speed.†   (source)
  • Even so, getting all the centaurs together was no easy task.†   (source)
  • Minutes later, he was regretting even thinking something nice about the centaur's technology.†   (source)
  • Chiron the centaur folded his front legs and bowed to her, and all the campers followed his example.†   (source)
  • Percy accepted Chiron's hand and leaped onto the centaur's back.†   (source)
  • She was so inspiring, even the panicked centaurs started to rally.†   (source)
  • One of the campers cranked the centaur's tail, and it whirred to life.†   (source)
  • A dozen centaurs charged out of the main stairwell.†   (source)
  • 'I'm right there with you, darlin',' replied the centaur.†   (source)
  • The centaur trotted over and lowered himself to the ground, folding his legs underneath himself.†   (source)
  • Grouped around him were a beautiful witch, a centaur, a goblin and a house-elf.†   (source)
  • 'Confidence is ignorance,' advised the centaur.†   (source)
  • The trees behind the centaur rustled and four or five more centaurs emerged behind him.†   (source)
  • As you see, centaurs can travel quite fast when we wish to.†   (source)
  • The centaurs had panicked under the onslaught of giants and demons.†   (source)
  • When we got to camp, the centaurs were anxious to meet Dionysus.†   (source)
  • The centaur's fingers prodded the keyboard with lightning speed.†   (source)
  • Those cursed centaurs will be sorry they interfered.†   (source)
  • 'He's not a horse, he's a centaur!' said Lavender, sounding shocked.†   (source)
  • I, however, am here to explain the wisdom of centaurs, which is impersonal and impartial.†   (source)
  • The centaur pointed to a live feed from the Eurosat, which was displayed on a large plasma screen.†   (source)
  • Wherever it looked, centaurs froze in fear.†   (source)
  • The centaur had parked a shuttle by the metre-thick wall.†   (source)
  • A few of the centaurs looked worried now.†   (source)
  • Percy, even with the centaurs' help, I'm starting to think—†   (source)
  • The centaur slapped it fondly on a fender.†   (source)
  • Please, sir...why have the other centaurs banished you?†   (source)
  • 'He's got to,' said Harry, 'the other centaurs won't take him back, will they?'†   (source)
  • The centaur's foil-capped head emerged from the belly of a disembowelled hard drive.†   (source)
  • Centaurs have unravelled the mysteries of these movements over centuries.†   (source)
  • 'Foaly, you pompous centaur,' he barked into his mouthpiece.†   (source)
  • You forfeited the friendship of the centaurs when you helped the traitor Firenze escape us.†   (source)
  • The centaur flicked a few important-looking switches on the main console.†   (source)
  • Always assuming, of course, we can get past the herd of murderous centaurs on the way in and out!†   (source)
  • Centaurs don't make many friends and Foaly was worried he might lose one of the few he had.†   (source)
  • Magorian called after them, as the centaurs slipped out of sight.†   (source)
  • The trees behind the centaur rustled and four or five more centaurs emerged behind him.†   (source)
  • At this precise moment Grawp caught sight of them, the only two humans in a sea of centaurs.†   (source)
  • He stooped a little (the centaurs' arms tensed on their bows), then bellowed, 'HAGGER!'†   (source)
  • The sounds of the galloping centaurs and the blundering giant grew fainter and fainter.†   (source)
  • Of course, you realize it is a most special and unheard-of honour to be allowed to ride a Centaur.†   (source)
  • The captain of the Green Dragon was a centaur whom Nemo greeted as Charys.†   (source)
  • Centaurs are crazy, always getting drunk and killing heroes.†   (source)
  • Do as you're told," said Glenstorm the Centaur.†   (source)
  • These included his former classmates, Bob, Orion, and the centaurs, along with Umbra.†   (source)
  • The centaurs were like nothing Nico had ever seen.†   (source)
  • Even Chiron the centaur was dressed for war.†   (source)
  • And soon I shall catch a centaur and give it to you.†   (source)
  • "That I know not, Lord King," said the Centaur.†   (source)
  • We saw the priestess, too," a centaur adds.†   (source)
  • "Centaur blood is like acid," Jason said.†   (source)
  • More than in motion—the centaur was motion.†   (source)
  • Centaurs charged face-first into the grass.†   (source)
  • He followed the fish centaur through a massive forest of kelp.†   (source)
  • Percy kept thinking about Cyclopes and centaurs.†   (source)
  • I suppose the centaur's death means there will be no alliance.†   (source)
  • As unlikely as it seemed, the centaur was right.†   (source)
  • "Those who run first do not always run last," said the Centaur.†   (source)
  • That's why it's such a serious thing to ask a Centaur to stay for the week-end.†   (source)
  • Charys, leading the centaurs, took over the front lines.†   (source)
  • No one thinks a Centaur funny when he sees it.†   (source)
  • You were the one who killed the centaur, weren't you?†   (source)
  • They slammed into a herd of wild centaurs that were attacking the Third Cohort.†   (source)
  • I did tell him we had nowhere to keep a growing centaur.†   (source)
  • "Well done, Frank Zhang," Leo said dryly, doing his impression of Chiron the centaur.†   (source)
  • Tyson was alarmed to learn that bad Cyclopes and bad centaurs were in the giant's army.†   (source)
  • The goblin archers' aim was deadly, but the centaurs shrugged off the arrows as if they were wasps.†   (source)
  • A Centaur has a man-stomach and a horse-stomach.†   (source)
  • The prince himself came to see you, leading a centaur colt.†   (source)
  • Leo waited while the fish centaur put away his supplies.†   (source)
  • "Creostus the centaur has been murdered," I say.†   (source)
  • Fauns, satyrs, centaurs: Jill could give a name to these, for she had seen pictures of them.†   (source)
  • "Creostus," Philon says, rebuking the centaur and offering him the pipe.†   (source)
  • The fish-centaurs said we have to rescue him.†   (source)
  • The centaur's nostrils flared and he trotted toward me.†   (source)
  • As Jack worked with Charys and the centaurs on the restorations, John pulled Bert aside to talk.†   (source)
  • The fish-centaurs said we'd need your help with something mechanical.†   (source)
  • I told them we had no part in the slaughter of the centaur.†   (source)
  • And soon I shall catch a centaur and give it to you.†   (source)
  • They both slipped off their Centaurs (who took no notice of them).†   (source)
  • She lowers the plank for us, keeping her eyes on the centaur.†   (source)
  • I don't think the Centaurs have quite finished their breakfasts yet.†   (source)
  • Modeled in the shape of a centaur, it rested on the table, but was in motion nonetheless.†   (source)
  • Both fish-centaurs shook their heads solemnly.†   (source)
  • Have you ever ridden on a centaur's back?†   (source)
  • I am training a centaur colt for a Gus I know.†   (source)
  • Two other centaurs galloped over, but mine caught the treat and started eating, crunching loudly.†   (source)
  • Before they take the little power we do have?" a centaur demands angrily.†   (source)
  • One of the centaurs shouts to me through the thorns.†   (source)
  • The centaurs offer their backs to whoever will ride.†   (source)
  • The centaurs beat their hooves against the ground and roar.†   (source)
  • Is it true one of the centaurs was murdered and they blame the Hajin?†   (source)
  • The room holds four more centaurs and a half dozen forest folk.†   (source)
  • A Hajin was whipped at the river by centaurs.†   (source)
  • Coming quickly up the path is a band of centaurs, Creostus in the lead.†   (source)
  • I pass Neela, Creostus, and two other centaurs in the poppy fields on the way to the Temple.†   (source)
  • "What if the Hajin kills Neela?" one of the centaurs asks.†   (source)
  • "And join in, I hope, sir!" added the largest of the Centaurs.†   (source)
  • You're ...you're a centaur!†   (source)
  • I think you, Horace, would have known better than to stride into the forest and call a horde of angry centaurs 'filthy half-breeds.'†   (source)
  • Harry wondered how many centaurs were watching their procession pass; he dared not open his eyes to look.†   (source)
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