All 50 Uses
boon
in
The Maelstrom, by Neff
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- Miss Boon thinks my talents lie in Firecraft, but can I help it if I like plants?†
Chpt 1boon = something that is of great benefit
- No student could long defy Hazel Benson Boon; she was too smart, too patient, and far too stubborn.†
Chpt 1
- It was the very prize Miss Boon had won not once but twice during her student days.†
Chpt 1
- "That will do, Siddanhi," said Miss Boon, coming over.†
Chpt 1
- Miss Boon dismissed this as nonsense, but her eyes did underscore the many contrasts in her personality and appearance.†
Chpt 1
- And apparently—in spite of the fact that she was not yet thirty—Hazel Benson Boon had recently joined Rowan's most venerable faction of Mystics, the Promethean Scholars.†
Chpt 1
- You know that DarkMatter operations are classified, Miss Boon.†
Chpt 1
- If your duties prevent you from joining scheduled classes, we'll just have to find you some tutors.... Only Miss Boon could delve right into academic schedules and curricula while everyone else was fretting about demonic ships and resurrected sorcerers.†
Chpt 1
- Miss Boon joined the Promethean Scholars as they occupied stone benches set within alcoves along the walls.†
Chpt 1
- When Miss Boon filed past, Ms. Richter asked her to remain behind.†
Chpt 2
- It's okay, Miss Boon," Max assured her.†
Chpt 2
- Miss Boon nodded appreciatively, but her apparent worry remained.†
Chpt 2
- She added this last reflection in an undertone before her attention snapped back to Max and Miss Boon.†
Chpt 2 *
- Books and breakfast went flying as the boy crashed into Miss Boon, flinging his arms about her waist to break his fall.†
Chpt 2
- Once, Miss Boon had remarked—with a tinge of professional envy—that David's talents were like a composer simply improvising an entire symphony.†
Chpt 2
- Miss Boon theorized that Bram's unfortunate daughter had inherited all of the Archmage's power and none of his constitution.†
Chpt 2
- When they finally reached the ironbound door, Miss Boon cleared her throat.†
Chpt 2
- Despite Bram's attempts to be cordial, Max could tell that Ms. Richter and Miss Boon were nervous.†
Chpt 2
- "No, Max," interjected Miss Boon urgently.†
Chpt 2
- Miss Boon's face darkened.†
Chpt 2
- "To hire the guild was an exceedingly costly proposition," explained Miss Boon.†
Chpt 2
- "He thought he was doomed," muttered Miss Boon sadly.†
Chpt 2
- "Six months have passed," said Miss Boon quietly, "and we have heard and seen nothing of Astaroth."†
Chpt 2
- Why don't his former servants and fellow demons share your fear?" asked Ms. Boon.†
Chpt 2
- "The cane?" inquired Miss Boon.†
Chpt 2
- "The Workshop did nothing to resist Astaroth," observed Miss Boon bitterly.†
Chpt 2
- We'll go with you," offered Miss Boon, her unease and suspicion evident.†
Chpt 2
- I don't intend to spirit away your Hound, Hazel Boon," Bram chuckled.†
Chpt 2
- That I can't trust Ms. Richter or Miss Boon?†
Chpt 2
- Others soon became clear—Miss Boon, Ms. Richter, and even Mr. Morrow, who tore after him with a look of frenzied, wild-eyed hate.†
Chpt 3
- I ran into Miss Boon in the Archives last night, and she said there'd been no word from him.†
Chpt 3
- Miss Boon was waiting in the Manse's foyer.†
Chpt 5
- Miss Boon nodded before gesturing weakly at his face and clothes.†
Chpt 5
- For all I know, you're one of the Atropos, Miss Boon.†
Chpt 5
- Miss Boon sat on a long bench beneath three frosted windows.†
Chpt 5
- Don't be frightened," said Miss Boon.†
Chpt 5
- Growling deep in his throat, the animal circled Max, gliding once against him before padding back to settle at Miss Boon's feet.†
Chpt 5
- He showed up yesterday," replied Miss Boon, stroking the animal's scruff.†
Chpt 5
- At David's direction, Max took a seat next to Ms. Richter and Miss Boon.†
Chpt 5
- "What is it?" hissed Miss Boon.†
Chpt 5
- It showed nothing more than the reflections of Ms. Richter, Miss Boon, and himself sitting in a row beneath the moonlit windows.†
Chpt 5
- His grief must have shown, for the demon smiled and turned its attention to Miss Boon.†
Chpt 5
- Your man is strong, but no one is that strong.... Miss Boon remained silent, but her hands were shaking, worrying at the ends of her sleeves.†
Chpt 5
- All your life, you feared that you'd never experience love, Hazel Benson Boon.†
Chpt 5
- She gripped it fiercely and took Miss Boon's in turn.†
Chpt 5
- Miss Boon stood.†
Chpt 5
- "She can tell all that from merely handling it?" wondered Miss Boon.†
Chpt 5
- I'm going, too," said Miss Boon, rising.†
Chpt 5
- With a parting glance at Rolf's body, Miss Boon hurried out of Bram's chambers with Grendel at her side.†
Chpt 5
- "Did Miss Boon and Grendel find him?" asked Max, trying to sit up.†
Chpt 11
Definitions:
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(1)
(boon) something that is of great benefit
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) More rarely, in archaic literature, a boon may refer to a favor or request. It is also a rare spelling of a last name.