Maybe I was supposed to meet her somewhere else. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Either way, I suppose, we wound up at the school. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

As much as I want to know what being special is supposed to mean, I’ve got to remember why I’m here. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

His mouth curled up into something that was supposed to be a reassuring smile. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I suppose I started noticing them about a year ago, and gradually, as the months went past, they became important to me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

But what are you supposed to do when you’re also required to be kind and helpful as well as vigilant? A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He was supposed to be helping with the cattle. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“You know, I suppose,” she continued, “just exactly at what point in the assembly an extraneous factor was introduced or an essential one left out.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“I suppose it’s better for you to know the truth than rumors and speculation. So, here goes. “I started manifesting when I was just ten. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Not knowing how girls were supposed to behave on dates made me nervous. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was the thing that was supposed to have helped me. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

We were supposed to study incandescent lamps, but he spent the period telling us about commemorative stamps. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

I suppose it’s also possible the women who went through our house didn’t want these items, though the bow at least would have been valuable. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, ma’am. We figured that if it was supposed to be the twelfth game, like Mr. Lemoncello said it was, there might be some clues to start us off.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Well, I don’t suppose you think I’m going to sit in your den drinking tea all afternoon,” he yelled. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The first floor was absolutely quiet, and since it felt like I might be missing some meeting I was supposed to attend, I swung downstairs to the common room. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Powell said, “I suppose furniture is built into the wall. Or maybe we’re not supposed to sit or sleep.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Like laying a missing bird picture back where it’s supposed to be. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“What”—I said, struggling to work the blanket around so that I could walk—“is that supposed to mean? What did I do?” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“What are we supposed to talk about then? You know I hate small talk.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“I suppose we could take him to the zoo,” said Aunt Petunia slowly, “... and leave him in the car....” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

We made an odd pair, I supposed, me as I was and Frankie in his fine clothes, his golden watch chain glinting. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I suppose I do spend most of my life strapped into tiny cramped spaces. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Hazel was supposed to say something comforting now, something that would let him know it was going to be okay, except she knew nothing of the kind. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

I don’t know if I believe in God, but I know you’re not supposed say his name like a curse word. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

"Your rules are twisted. Besides, Elias wasn't the only one who violated your instructions. Marcus was supposed to kill me, and he didn't. You still made him Emperor." An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Oh. Well, I don’t suppose there was a key to those numbers, was there? Or an explanation of the diagram?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“How could you do this to your own sister? This trip is supposed to help us get closer. We have to stick together, be nicer to each other from now on.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

"It was supposed to be a surprise. I was searching for vintage styles to present to you," I lie. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

And no one else was supposed to know how T was coming up in the Kings. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

We were supposed to go swimming that day at the camp, and I worried that I would turn the lake red. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“This was supposed to be a party, not some kinda funeral.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Now I wish I hadn’t mentioned it. But I suppose we ought to?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I suppose that’s the only safe thing. But it’s a cumbersome beast. I don’t see the four of us lugging it along some of those mountain trails.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Alex hears a swallow across the line, and Henry says, “I suppose so. Thank you. For listening.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Sometimes when he’s bombing on me he’ll even forget about his rule, how we’re not supposed to hit each other in the face. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

How was he supposed to know what the difference between “fear” and “fright” was? The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I’m disappointed, but I suppose it was to be expected. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I suppose Bigwig’s going to dress up as a hrududu and drive all the does across the field.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“For folks who’re supposed to be so powerful, you aren’t too bright, are you? No wonder it took you so long to track me down. ” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“I suppose I could cut this thing in two and award one half to each of you. But I might need a laser beam or a hacksaw....” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

He said, “You used to wear a sort of a coat, it was orange, and whenever I saw that particular color orange, I’d think of you. I don’t suppose you still have the coat.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

“I don’t suppose your wife wants to be pointed out as Mrs. de Winter, the widow of a murderer, of a fellow who was hanged,” said Favell. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, he’s supposed to be very good, anyway.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

The way, I supposed, a parent must feel about a child. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I think I should keep moving, to circulate my blood, as you are supposed to do in a snowstorm so you won’t freeze to death. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I sat watching Mina’s happy sleep, and came as near to being happy myself as I suppose I shall ever be. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Dying. Losing my parents. Staying here for the rest of my life. Never figuring out what I’m supposed to do. Being ordinary. Losing everyone I love.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I can’t thrash Aunt March, so I suppose I shall have to bear it.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here, in the small bleachers alongside the basketball court, under the glow of the gym lights, I was supposed to be in my element. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Celia’s supposed to tell him on Christmas Eve, after I leave, before they go over to Mister Johnny’s mama’s house. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Like, you’re supposed to give him his propers by going home and working on what he wants you to work on. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Baba was supposed to take the twins to a movie, so that must be Mama. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Mr Morgan, who had said little since his arrival, bent forward and said to me: 'What do you suppose it is, sir? The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

He should have run into his dad’s arms, but he suddenly felt afraid of this stranger dressed in rat skins who was supposed to be his father. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

To see her friends; she’d lied to me, Saturdays were supposed to be my day. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The story of Bors, allowing the twelve supposed gentlewomen to be hurled from the castle turret rather than save them by committing a mortal sin, had shocked her to the heart. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s supposed to explore his environment. That’s where he lives and everywhere.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I give him a big grin, like I’m supposed to do with the passengers. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to leave my mom—children are supposed to run toward their mothers for protection, not away from them. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Lord knows what they’re supposed to do, once they get there. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Your father’s job is—’ ‘But what about school?’ said Bruno, interrupting her, a thing he knew he was not supposed to do but which he felt he would be forgiven for on this occasion. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 2006-01-05T00:00:00Z

For a nervous moment Kira couldn’t remember if the spectators were supposed to applaud. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Four told me that Eric’s vision for Dauntless is not what it’s supposed to be, but I wish he would tell me exactly what he thinks the right vision is. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“All these years I’ve been somebody I didn’t even know I was! You’re supposed to tell me big things like this!” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Who exactly were they supposed to ask for help, when everyone was just as confused and scared as they were? Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Was he supposed to chum butter and sew doublets like a girl for the rest of his days? A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“I gave him the money, didn’t I? Is there something else we’re supposed to do?” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

My nerves settle a bit and everything I’m supposed to say just flows right out. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She tells me put on a coat but I don’t have one and she says, I suppose there’s no use in asking if ye have an umbrella either. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“We’re fine, Mrs. But you weren’t supposed to pick up the phone,” I said, almost scolding her. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Black people are not supposed to be angry about racism. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“What? I’m supposed to just sit with people I don’t know? Jules and Is are my best friends.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

All we were supposed to do, according to Brunner, was to check out the river. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, but why do they hate us? How long are we supposed to wait for our harvest?” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“How I’m supposed to know who’s a cop? Everybody looks the same to me.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I suppose it depends on the buyer. I accept payments in coin, of course, but sometimes I get offers for a barter.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t sure exactly how I was supposed to use it without making a mess. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

You can imagine the situation: the pale knights starting to their feet in the candlelight, the ineffectual attempts at aid, and their supposing eyes turning upon one another with ashamed suspicion. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

"We are close on the three hundredth year since Aegon's Landing, I suppose it is only to be expected. Let them rant." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“We’re supposed to keep shutters and windows closed. But maybe just for a minute.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“And I suppose you plan on dangling your companion on that hook.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I supposed she had heard of my efforts through Clarice in some way. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Whoever’s supposed to be in all those bandages. You might really be weeping for somebody else. How do you know he’s even alive ?” “What a terrible thing to say!” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

In our family we fought with vigor, adults as well as children, even though we knew we weren’t supposed to. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

David says the special effects are supposed to be better than the last one. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, boys dressed in rumpled T-shirts and baggy pants and misplaced their combs, and yet you were supposed to fall at their feet? Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“It’s because of the faces, I suppose,” the doctor said; he was on his hands and knees, feeling along the floor. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

And I suppose I looked at him with resignation, with a face that said: “Yes, it’s true, what else did you expect?” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s not my Mister Frost. Well, I suppose he is, sort of. Sorry. Where are we going?” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

He said that because Jesus picked the Disciples, you were supposed to like them. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

"And how are we supposed to do that?" The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

He just wasn’t sure if he was supposed to tell Annie about his lack of experience. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He tells Theo that young people are supposed to be “happy and jolly.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I’m not supposed to be back there but it’s the only place they can’t follow me. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

“I suppose that was a faulty comparison. It’s not for flies. It’s for mutant moles.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Then he goes to one of his maps of a nonexistent world, and picks up a pencil he’s not supposed to have in our cabin. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I suppose nothing remains now but to tell you what happened, as far as I know, to the rest of the players in our story. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

They received this news with mingled hope and horror, and her father said, “I suppose the wood will be ours again if that man should . . . that is, if he doesn’t...” Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

If you went to the nearest curiosity shop you might find some clever copies of the furniture which it was supposed to contain. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

A Japanese soldier was supposed to die in banzai charges or kill himself rather than give up. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But suppose they break through the wall somewhere else?” said Holly. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another reminder of our weakness, I suppose, just like the Hunger Games. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Yes. The sellswords were supposed to help us get the dragons chained up so we could get them to the docks.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Not everything is about your little corner in the hood. These are kids I go to school with, and I wanted you to meet them. And yes, this was supposed to be a date.” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He isn’t supposed to speak to me except when it’s absolutely necessary. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

These arrows are supposed to be straight and from a specific tree called a siteti. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

I suppose you could also take it to mean “old” as in “longtime,” or “old” as in “ancient.” Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I suppose you and your brothers have to save up twig by twig.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“I suppose you mean because I did not tell you that Helena Andrenyi was Mrs. Armstrong’s sister?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Buildings are supposed to stand up,” I say. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Todd asked where they were supposed to stand. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“But you’ll have to show me what I’m supposed to be looking for. I’m a city girl.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He wiped his face and said: “I’s supposed to make sure you okay.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“To make up his bed, I suppose. The compartment hadn’t been made up for the night.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

But once a woman decides she will have her baby, a pressing question arises: what are parents supposed to do once a child is born? Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“Are you sure we weren’t just supposed to go straight?” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

But Herod died in 3 BC, years before the supposed birth of Christ. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Daddy’s been an English teacher at Forest Heights Junior High for a long time, but Mother’s first day of teaching home economics at Hall High School was supposed to be tomorrow. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shrugged, then said, “I suppose we have to wish for something good and not bad.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“We're not supposed to be here. It says minors need to be accompanied by adults.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

I suppose it was because even at that age—we were nine or ten—we knew just enough to make us wary of that whole territory. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You . . . were . . . supposed . .. ?” the man stammered, obviously unused to French. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

And what was I supposed to do, carve in my initials too? We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Things were supposed to be easy and fun, but everything felt stressy and sweaty and annoying. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Tears brimmed in his eyes as he said, “Well, yes, I suppose I do look rather stupid, don’t I? I look like a person who doesn’t know any answers. I understand that.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I suppose it’s the best Manolo can do, given how broke they are. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I suppose I was afraid of what I would find out. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Rochester is not likely to return soon, I suppose?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I’ve almost forgotten what I’m supposed to be doing here, and I’m impatient to be gone, back to the west coast, back to the time zone where I live my life now. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Where you are supposed to say all those “Ido’s,” we did. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

She's sure to have found out something, he thought, but suppose she tells me Capricorn has locked the book in one of his safes? Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The question-and-answer period opened, I suppose inevitably, with someone asking me, “What do you think about President Kennedy’s assassination? What is your opinion?” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know why I was supposed to write everything, but I could tell she liked thinking I was a writer, so I decided to be one. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

If he’s refusing tea, then what are we supposed to make forced conversation over? Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“What about your friend, here? Drunk as a deacon already, I suppose?” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“But I am supposed to take care of just my group. I have to take care of Scott. So I say to Andy, no, I go fast down.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

The child is ‘moderately endowed,’ intellectually mediocre, Hoggart supposes—though it may be more pertinent to note the special qualities of temperament in the child. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

A bite of adulthood....What was she supposed to do? Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I suppose he had been hoping for a miracle. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I think of all those people in Savannah the moment Hurricane Noah made that unexpected turn and barreled straight toward them, instead of heading back out to sea like it was supposed to. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“We're meeting our other friends inside the theater. Whoever gets there first is supposed to save seats for the rest of us.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

The threeheaded dog, Cerberus, who was supposed to guard Hades’s door, was nowhere to be seen. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I suppose every mother is reduced to idiocy when describing her firstborn, but, oh, he is a beauty—large and dark like his father, but with the bright blue eyes of the Bradshaws. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What am I supposed to do with all those kids once they get back from Sunday School? You know Morgan’s off this morning. I can’t manage all these rowdy kids by myself.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Jacob said, “What is a Jew supposed to look like?” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

The hike is supposed to be longer than the first one I took with Farmer to Morne Michel, though not as steep, but after we set out I’m imagining a very long day. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

It was supposed to remind cubicle workers to stand and stretch every hour, but it sounded like an ergonomic torture device. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

The six planes were supposed to travel together as a group. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

There wasn’t supposed to be anything but schools here, so this was the last place a gunter would think to look for the Copper Key. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I laughed with her, sensing she was about to tell me something my mother was supposed to but hadn’t. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“I suppose he was comparing us to the satanic mills of England— anyhow, it’s a bit romantical, as they say.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

He’s supposed to “be mindful” of his “water use.” Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

“Besides, I thought it was supposed to come down in flakes — you know, each one unique and all that. These just look like the ends of Q-tips.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I was planning to go to bed earlier, because we were supposed to be ready to leave for the museum at 8:00 A.M. but my roommates wouldn’t shut up. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

When Mr. Collins could be forgotten, there was really an air of great comfort throughout, and by Charlotte’s evident enjoyment of it, Elizabeth supposed he must be often forgotten. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

We’re not supposed to think; just write whatever comes to our mind first. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

I beg permission to have a few witnesses examined concerning my character, and if their testimony shall not overweigh my supposed guilt, I must be condemned, although I would pledge my salvation on my innocence.” Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here’s what happened: Mom and Dad were supposed to be at a planning meeting for Vacation Bible School tonight, but it got out early. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Callum, it’s supposed to work both ways. So also you have to keep twenty feet from me.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I suppose it is one of the lessons that we poor women have to learn.... Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

"And he told all, I suppose? I should have had the man's tongue shortened along with his fingers." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The knock is prescribed: the sitting room is supposed to be Serena Joy’s territory, he’s supposed to ask permission to enter it. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

She knew this was how it was supposed to happen, how it had always been done. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

And anyway, this was supposed to be an adventure. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Most always we was supposed to look down at the ground when a white man was talking, and this seemed to set Norris off even more. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There, with all those eyes and that one little space next to her where he was supposed to be, he would feel so much more gone. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Don’t know any of their names, don’t know where they are—I suppose I haven’t been paying attention. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Once, in another era, she supposed the massive tent might have been considered grand, even impressive to some. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

"That is some small mercy, I suppose," he said. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I don’t suppose he’s ever seen a horse. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

In two weeks, he and this gorgeous girl are supposed to get into his car and drive up the East Coast together. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“And even if there were,” the Savage added, with sudden contemptuous resentment, “people would kill them out of helicopters, I suppose, with poison gas or something. I wouldn’t do that, Lenina.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t suppose it will hurt so much failin’ down out of doors—not on the moss, you know.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why are you here? Aren’t you supposed to be on a date?” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“We re not supposed to engage any large units,” Brunner said. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the water evaporated from fabric, the room was supposed to cool down. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“And I suppose that is why,” said Lanning, tonelessly, “it would not answer a little while ago. It couldn’t answer either way without hurting one of us.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

In a voice so quiet I could hardly hear him, he added, “And I suppose there will be children.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

‘I’d already noticed your horse worries a bit over blown paper in the streets—things like that. I suppose you know that, too?’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Storm? Oh! You mean the sound of the ocean! I don't suppose you've ever seen the ocean, have you?" Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

At Kennedy Airport I was supposed to transfer to a plane to Syracuse. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even if my eyes are bluer than Joanna’s and bluer than Michelena’s and bluer than that lady’s you saw, suppose there is somebody way off somewhere with bluer eyes than mine? The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you know? All the Hindus and Sikhs have to leave. We are supposed to stay,” she stated plainly. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I couldn't get a thought together in class, where I was supposed to think and speak—how could I ever say anything coherent at a college party? Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“This is not how this was supposed to be,” I whisper. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I can see now, it’s the Commander, he isn’t supposed to be here. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t see him clearly. I suppose he was about the same age as my dad. He was kind of thin.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“He’s in a meeting. That's all I know. It’s not like I’ve memorized his schedule. I’m just supposed to do all this cataloging by myself, I suppose.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Everyone complains, because they block the sun, which was supposed to fall on the glass columns of the Vuvv First Landing Monument. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“The Americans don’t have big cannons this far from the forts. The British aren’t supposed to be anywhere near here.” I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

He supposed that Privet Drive would be hot and leafy, its flower beds a riot of color, when he arrived there that evening. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I suppose you’d like to hear the fairy tale you’d make me tell every night we huddled together on the ruined bridge. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Not even a whole angel, just a wing. And that’s supposed to be worth five million lire?” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Grace knew what she was supposed to do in the TV-show version of this moment: kiss him. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Well, I suppose that we that live by the sword shall perish by the sword. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“It’s natural, I suppose,” said Colonel Julyan, “for all of us to wish to look different. We are all children in some ways.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I suppose so ...” A great fatigue suddenly swept over Devine. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

But am I supposed to spend the whole day crying? The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

A blade was supposed to reap my souL As a general rule, I preferred not to have my soul reaped. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Mandy was as tall as a fairy was supposed to be, but who ever heard of a fairy with frizzy gray hair and two chins? Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

But though, what with the new war, the unemployment rate was supposed to be dropping, there were still enough women around for the stores to be picky. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

You were supposed to follow the leader, who in my case was Pet Number Three. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I woke in the Field. I suppose draggers had taken me there and left me, as they do. You’ve been to the Field?” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m back in my room before I realize she didn’t tell me what I’m supposed to do to get Jace to notice me. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I might have questioned God, I suppose, about how He could have allowed such a thing to happen, except that it didn’t just happen. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I suppose I wanted to bring her back to fife. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Since she was a daughter of Athena, plans were supposed to be her specialty; but it was hard to strategize with her stomach growling and her throat baking. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“I never meant to cheat off Abigail. I was trying to cheat off Noah. How was I supposed to know he puts down the wrong answers on purpose? I thought he was this big genius.” Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

‘I am sick of questions and curiosity about my doings, I suppose,’ he thought. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I laugh, not sure of the answer I am supposed to give. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

If we like each other, is that what we’re supposed to do? King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

I was supposed to stay home and in bed. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“I suppose it depends on how much you like the place you’re trapped in,” Widget says. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

For the first time Nat remembered that Lem wasn’t supposed to have charge of the guns. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course he did not suppose that Hufsa was setting wires himself, or even that he had known that a wire was going to be set. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Occasionally I do cry for no reason, as it says you’re supposed to. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

"You wouldn't care to help with the shelters, I suppose?" Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

As I was going upstairs to fetch my portfolio and pencils, Mrs. Fairfax called to me: “Your morning school-hours are over now, I suppose,” said she. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I know I’m supposed to go in there, but tonight doesn’t feel quite right. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Which I suppose was a very great gift, in a way. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Hazel and Etta had both been good about lending her their best clothes—considering that they weren’t supposed to come to the party. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t the girl who was supposed to win awards. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

What was he supposed to do about that? The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

I suppose I was partly responsible for the rat’s death, but I’d only thrown it; it was Richard Parker who had killed it. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

If that was supposed to make me feel afraid, stupid, and small, it worked. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m supposed to be at Hilly’s at six to meet Stuart. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Well, suppose they find out the truth. Plenty of people know.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then, with a tense expression, she dragged deeply on her cigarette and, exhaling the smoke through her nostrils, said—or, rather, erupted—“Oh, I wish I knew what I’m supposed to do with that child!” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

We weren’t supposed to look them directly in the eyes, either. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

After the books were transferred they were supposed to go to the shredder, but sometimes I took them home with me. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well, I suppose I could figure out a way to play golf but I'm so not gonna because golf is booooring. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Of course you weren’t supposed to raise prices. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Yeah, I thought coaches were supposed to set an example," said Lu. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“I suppose you are young enough to be my daughter, and I don’t know how to deal with you,” he said. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I suppose it shouldn’t have surprised me, but the kids actually cheered when Clancy appeared in the doorway. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

And now we’re supposed to believe that she didn’t paint the first one. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

“If you wear that grubby skirt when you call on her I don’t suppose she does,” said Maxim. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

They were catching up on all the lost years, I suppose. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Roy had almost had a little sister, though he wasn’t supposed to know about it. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Anyway, I need some coffee. I suppose you kids can’t wait to get out of my house, right?” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Tell me, do you suppose the debt situation regarding America is a significant factor in the present low levels of trade? The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“You are mistaken in supposing me a beggar. I am no beggar; any more than yourself or your young ladies.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I woke up ten minutes before the meeting was supposed to start and ran to the showers. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

"So we shall see when he dies, I suppose," Jerome concludes. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

We carried all the tools back to the truck and it felt like I was supposed to be there. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I write about the Red Cross and the threatening announcement and the meticulous preparation for the visit that is supposed to showcase Mobius as a camp upon which all future camps can be modeled. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Whether I'm supposed to be reading it or not. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

We’re not supposed to use cell phones in school, but I’d broken so many rules this week, what was one more? Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tries to draw away—I suppose it must feel like ice—but I think it does help him. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

It did not occur to him that his master might also have thought of it, but he supposed Gollum had. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“I suppose I shall be the judge of all that,” said Mr. Sharpe. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Well. I suppose I’d be pleased to write out a prescription for your corns.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seven shook her head as she stared at the witch who was supposed to be her best friend, and white-hot rage filled her body. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I don’t suppose you brought Dad’s toolbox,” she said. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I suppose you will be the oldest in class, starting in standard three at your age,” Master said. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Economic man,” that great abstraction of economic science, is supposed to do whatever it takes, within certain limits, to maximize his economic advantage. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was Mrs. She’d picked up the phone when she was supposed to let it ring. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

That she was supposed to keep them on for, maybe, the rest of the school year. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“He was supposed to stay a few paces behind me so it wouldn’t look like we were together,” says Schillinger, crossing his legs, which looks strange with coveralls. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“I was supposed to escort Thalia to camp,” he said, snif-fling. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I suppose you could look at this as a confession letter. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Are they supposed to hold hands during this part of the experiment? he's not sure. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

We were supposed to get along in Iran. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I suppose you were equally wonderful at all your subjects—but were you? Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“What is a promise from a mortal wife worth? I suppose I have my answer.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Rodney looked on edge, like he didn’t trust himself not to blurt out something he wasn’t supposed to. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had a device that made a loud clicking sound up there in the balcony, and when that noisy dicker sounded, the contestant was supposed to stop singing in midpassage and walk off the stage. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

“He’s supposed to, son. That’s his duty. His job. All men are like that.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Which is something he knows he’s not supposed to do. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Kaede supposed they were already following Con’s plan to draw as little attention to themselves as possible. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The index is supposed to keep the world free from cultural and genetic bias, but aren’t there underlying factors that we can’t escape? Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

When I go out with them I’m supposed to be home on time. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Again and again, she said, “I can’t take it anymore,” and “Who are we supposed to trust now?” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

As I came to the trees where I had seen him I had another thought: suppose he was not just watching. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

What if he hadn’t remembered what he was supposed to from the very beginning? The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

For a moment Jon was uncertain There was only supposed to be two. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He knew that he was supposed to shout, to act offended, to pretend to take his business elsewhere. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Tears dripped from my eyes, but blood dripped from my fangs, blood of the people I was supposed to love. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I heard the seeds are supposed to be bad for you,” she said. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It’s where he’s picked up his encyclopedic knowledge of policy and procedure, and where he spends more afternoons than he’s supposed to, charming aides and trawling for gossip. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Neither of them sat, and I didn’t say a word, because what am I supposed to say? We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Is it supposed to be covered in ice like that?” asked Bronwyn. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“I’m also supposed to rehearse with some pianist from the college that Professor Christie dug up.” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was supposed to be working on a book about Vietnam, but was far more focused on figuring out what to do with the Pentagon Papers. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Problems come up, and the high schools are supposed to solve them. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

And in Spanish we were supposed to have conversations about the airport, using the future tense. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I suppose men with guns are better protection than I am. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Today, we’re each supposed to bring in something that represents us and tell the class about it. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

The public would see this room, I supposed, and Frith, if he showed them round, would know the history of the pictures on the wall, and the period of the furniture. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

After a pause, she said grudgingly, “Yes. I suppose I’ll have a caramel brownie.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Even though I am supposed to be sleeping, my eyes are still open when Apa comes home from his night job cleaning the lawyers’ offices. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Users are supposed to be able to control the NeuroLink with their minds. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t remember what she had done that I was supposed to be mad at her for. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I suppose it’s possible, but I pray that’s not the case.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Mami sometimes turns off the air-conditioning when the electricity bill has been too high or when the calendar says it’s supposed to be fall, regardless of what the temperature is. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“I suppose we’d better start having a look along the banks soon, although I must say I’m in no particular hurry. But I’ve got an idea it may be going to rain before much longer.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He still disliked addressing Woundwort as “sir,” but since he was supposed to be an Efrafan officer, he could not very well do otherwise. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he spoke there was a sort of smile which Elizabeth fancied she understood; he must be supposing her to be thinking of Jane and Netherfield, and she blushed as she answered: Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

For the opening ceremonies, you're supposed to wear something that suggests your district's principal industry. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

But I suppose it was a civilrous gesture on his part. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry for that, and ought to thank him for not shaking me, I suppose. What the dickens does the fellow expect?” and the old gentleman looked a trifle ashamed of his own testiness. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

In truth, I suppose I knew him better than I knew anyone in the world. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

"I suppose sometimes a man has to plunge outside history . . ." "What?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He grabbed for things—scissors—that he wasn’t supposed to have. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Thirteen is supposed to be extra special," he says. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

The dog that Tressa is supposed to be watching goes running, pulling the leash out from under the rock and darting across the street. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

They weren’t in a room, as he had supposed. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Four-sixths means if there are supposed to be six guavas you have only four. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

How am I supposed to know how to be dead? Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

The order in which I was supposed to prefer these qualities was magic, love, fun, sex, and money. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

“What about Amah? You were supposed to ask about Amah!” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

She was supposed to be their mother, their protector. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“I don’t suppose you remember his phone number?” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

I leave Sandy in the yard, sitting in my tent, because I don’t know what else I’m supposed to do. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“We weren’t supposed to leave a man down. That was the rule. You don’t leave a man down. You don’t leave a man to die.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Genie didn’t really know what else he was supposed to say. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Who was he supposed to make a phone call to now? Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Our place was supposed to be worth almost a million.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I didn’t even understand what I was supposed to do! When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

"I suppose that I have not felt like singing until now." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Tomorrow’s Tuesday—when I’m supposed to meet with Sandy in front of the cathedral. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“Yes, sir. I suppose you have caught me in a contradiction.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Wes wondered where people like him were supposed to go once they’d been priced out of the old neighborhoods, once the land changed hands right under their feet. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I suppose they are not planning another phony interview. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“Well, I suppose one could see how you could see that. Only if you don’t know what a monster looks like, of course.” Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“It’s supposed to be your turn, you know.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

‘I suppose that’s possible. But it would be easier to smite you.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Then, when there was no immediate response: “I suppose Bessie’s been briefing you by the hour.” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

He’d be up high, somewhere he wasn’t supposed to be, usually like the roof of his school. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The three knights had got into it, and sat down to see what would happen, because knights were never supposed to refuse an adventure. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“John dragged me to some high school party. Our dad’s out of town, and John’s supposed to be watching me. He’s gonna get so in trouble when I tell on him.” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

“We were supposed to meet up and read Deathstorm together. We were also going to go to the Renaissance festival. I guess we had a lot of plans.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“It’s only my music box. I didn’t suppose anyone could hear it.” Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe there’s something behind me that I’m supposed to focus on. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“They don’t look very vicious, but I suppose if they all swooped down at once ... well, there’s no other choice ... I’ll run.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Twice, Bellevue sent bills for impossibly large amounts of money for services her insurance was supposed to cover. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Imogen was supposed to say they were friends for life and that yes, they were family. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Well, for one thing, you’re not supposed to enter our house. It’s unlawful entry, and you might get into trouble.” Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

We were supposed to be going to sleep shortly, and I was tired, but not sleepy, and I really wanted to take the time to enjoy what I saw and felt. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as she traced the symbol on the cover, she couldn’t help but wonder: If the book was supposed to be teaching her, why didn’t it give her the answers she needed? The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I was supposed to come home after school every day, and we were going to spend more Family Time together, but somehow that didn’t seem like a punishment. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I suppose the things that transform your life don’t appear as you fancifully imagine they will. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Next, I broke the rule that no Muslim is supposed to have any contact with another Muslim in the “isolated” state. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Which meant that we were supposed to be cutting off the routes the Congs could use to cut off First Corps from the rest of the war. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not ever!—If she had even one quality an understanding mother is supposed to have, gentleness or friendliness or patience or something, I’d keep trying to get closer to her. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He forced his thoughts toward the new situation, the one that was supposed to make him happy. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

That’s a huge number, much bigger than merely saying it would lead you to suppose. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

I was supposed to pick up another one, but what with the mines and all, I forgot. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Maybe you’re not supposed to know the full extent of the splendor. It could be dangerous.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“I suppose you were lucky. Things could have been worse.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“I thought you were supposed to be the sex expert.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“I suppose we should put this in a drawer in his room. But take the rest of it home, Will.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“New Hampshire,” I say, before I remember that I’m not supposed to tell anyone my destination. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Campers and Hunters combined prevail. Were supposed to do this together.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“I suppose I must be thankful for small victories,” the queen said. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Well, how am I supposed to do that if my hands are in my lap?” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Harris, who was thirty-one, said there was supposed to be another client arriving on the same flight from Bangkok, a fifty- three-year-old attorney from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, named Lou Kasischke. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Some captive chimps love to paint, and if they know ASL, they may actually sign what the painting is supposed to be. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

I have to read upside down because clipboards are not supposed to twirl by themselves. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

New SS-HJ recruits were supposed to be volunteers, and most boys joined willingly. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

She put her head on one side as she spoke, flashing her too prominent teeth in what she supposed was a smile. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Are all airports supposed to look like malls? Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

‘Well now,’ Thwaites went on, ‘when an old person like Mrs Pratchett suddenly gets a very big shock, I suppose you know what happens next?’ Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Originally, Nathan was supposed to stay with his father while his mom went to document a growing protest against a company laying pipelines across designated tribal lands. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I didn’t suppose there would be anything to see there. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Return to Calcutta, I suppose. A widow with two girls to marry off? She doesn't really have a choice, does she?" You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

"I don't suppose I could think on it." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

I suppose she didn’t catch many JV games. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“Well, put your hood back, for the love of Jesus. And who are you supposed to be?” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

It’s supposed to drop down to the twenties tonight. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Slant's eyes were not open; for several steps he walked with them closed—praying, I suppose, or blotting out that dawn, that pitiless approach. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“You have been accustomed to see him often, I suppose?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

How are we supposed to get better when we’re subjected to such a vulgar display? I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“What are you guys supposed to be? Set decoration?” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Theodora and Luke have gone to explore the brook, I think. And I suppose the others are around somewhere. As a matter of fact, I believe my wife was looking for Mrs. Dudley.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

I got into my bunk and pulled the mosquito netting around it and then Peewee sprayed the netting, which was supposed to be his good idea. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, he is probably supposed to be invisible to everyone except the people who already knew he was coming, those who he knows are his supporters. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“John Reed is dead, too, sir: he ruined himself and half-ruined his family, and is supposed to have committed suicide. The news so shocked his mother that it brought on an apoplectic attack.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Ignatius picked it up and flipped the switch that was supposed to set it in motion, but nothing happened. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

But many days I forget what I am supposed to be. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

His closed expression told me I had walked in on something I wasn’t supposed to see. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I wonder what the odd manner is but I can’t ask because I’m not supposed to be listening. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Magdalys wasn’t sure if that little speech was supposed to settle the matter somehow, but the officer was clearly unmoved. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

This is supposed to be for our protection, though the notion is absurd: we are well protected already. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My thing is, are we really supposed to believe you out here popping on folks like that? C’mon, now. Who wrote those lines for you?” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I think about things she highlighted: “To die is different from what any one supposed, and luckier.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

After all, I’m not supposed to be here. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

According to Florida law, dependency cases are supposed to be brought before the court every six months. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“I have never thought of it that way, but I suppose they do,” she says. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Both the horse and the man were fashioned larger than could be possible, but I supposed that was the way of kings. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Better if we went to Disneyland like we were supposed to,” Vonetta said. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

The story was supposed to be a secret, but of course that meant it had spread like wildfire across the camp. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He’s doing pretend semaphore, waving his arms in ornate patterns as if I’m supposed to understand some kind of secret code. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

“What? Because of the inhaler? Isn’t it supposed to help?” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

The men who had captured her group had killed all of the children—she had supposed because they were too much trouble to take care of. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you are as great a man as you are supposed to be, I may be able to help you tomorrow morning.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re supposed to lie down,” she called, “with your head back. So’s the blood will stop.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

I know this is where I’m supposed to laugh, but I seem to have used up my pretending quota for the day, and it’s not even nine thirty yet. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Dad derived considerable pleasure from reading these interviews aloud at the supper table, with exaggerated gestures and facial expressions that were supposed to be Mother’s. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Helen would — glad, she supposed, to have in the family at least this one rickety seat. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are also long stories with characters, and although the story is supposed to end with some number, all the words block my path to getting there. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Because you got the sword out of the pool. I think it’s supposed to be you.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Sonny, I’ve been around coal mines all my life. What’s supposed to happen and what does happen in them are two different things. You think Poppy was supposed to get his legs cut off?” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

And in its own morbid way, I suppose it was. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Not supposed to do anything she actually likes to do. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

And now that little girl would be in his classroom again, the room where he was supposed to be the teacher. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

“Octavian,” said he, stumbling and using my name, “we...we did not know. We would, I suppose, eventually have taken you to France. To present you at court there.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

My voice squeaks when I ask, “Where am I supposed to shower before school?” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

‘I don’t suppose you will be able to keep a diary, Frodo my lad, but I shall expect a full account when you get back. And don’t be too long! Farewell!’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I’m just messing with you. You’re supposed to tell me which one is your house.” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“What sort of light am I supposed to bring back?” asked Gregor. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

What I really wanted, I suppose, was to get straight all the things that happened between me and Tommy and Ruth after we grew up and left Hailsham. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not supposed to talk about you ending up in the water and everything,” says Will. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

“Do you think that I am insane? Do you suppose that some stupid psychiatrist could even attempt to fathom the workings of my psyche?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

What am I supposed to do with it? I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He supposed it was as good a place as any to store wildfire, and better than most, but it would have been nice if the late Lord Rossart had told someone. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

No one was supposed to know that Call and I sometimes went swimming together. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m just a kid\\ I couldn’t kill my own parents. What am I supposed to do without them? Get a job? I’m four- foot-eight. I’m in the fifth grade.” Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

“What am I supposed to write?” she asked. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

It was awful; when you looked up a person, you were supposed to see stories about their life, not their terrible death. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

"We did not capture enough horses. A few, but . . . well, I'll make do with what I have, I suppose. Fewer men means more glory." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“I suppose,” Chrissie went on, her voice wobbling slightly, “you lot would know about it. The rules, all that sort of thing.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wasn’t independence from the British supposed to free us? The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

There’s surprise, like I’m supposed to be in prison or something. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I suppose my father was used to treating me with a certain roughness, not quite as he would have treated a son, but certainly differently from the way he treated Caroline. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to tell her that I was getting better, because that was supposed to be the narrative of illness: It was a hurdle you jumped over, or a battle you won. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

I’m supposed to call him out to mix the real drinks, but I can pull a tap handle as well as the next guy. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m supposed to be the one that you grab for your purse when I walk by. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But only if the exploding helicopter hadn’t already wiped all of us out, I supposed. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How am I supposed to know if he was serious?” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

They look up at the blinking red number over the window they are supposed to go to next. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Tony was supposed to walk arm in arm with his cousin and give her away—her father had never been involved in her life. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

She was supposed to do what was best for me, not what would get me out of her hair the fastest. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

It’s something enough, I suppose, when you know you will soon eat the same food. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or was I supposed to stay and play the concert? Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And you’re thinking about how rats are supposed to go for people’s throats.” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

I’ve been lost in thought, thinking about what these sessions with Kamal are actually supposed to achieve: am I really planning to rifle through his desk drawers if he happens to leave the room? The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was partly, I suppose, that I was so floored by the fact that Ruth would come out with such a trick. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I suppose, really,” said the bard, “it passes the time for them. There’s little enough to do in the middle of these dismal bogs.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Everybody I knew was in the bond business so I supposed it could support one more single man. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Other people said that men were supposed to be free to govern themselves and we should rebel and drive the Lobsterbacks out altogether. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

December 5 is her dance recital—like I’m supposed to memorize her schedule! Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

I supposed she was staying busy to keep her mind off things. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Then again, I suppose she would say the whole Sanders family is like that. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“It was my fault, Little Sister. I didn’t look after you properly. The jaguar never would have attacked you if I had watched over you as I was supposed to.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“No. I just found...a way in. Like your world, I suppose. It must be joined on.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

From his deck, Evans supposes he can see between 50,000 and 100,000 galaxies, each containing tens of billions of stars. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

This is the part where I’m supposed to use food metaphors to describe everyone’s respective complexions. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Never was I supposed to hear the words He says he’d like to see you. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He had, I supposed, used them to assure himself of the freedom of the house; even more, for the defiance of knowing he had the liberty of motion, unknown to his masters. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

And ever since the prospect of seeing Miss Kenton again first arose some weeks ago, I suppose I have tended to spend much time pondering just why it was our relationship underwent such a change. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

There’s nothing especially brave about wandering dark streets with no flashlight, but we are not supposed to need help, even from light. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

As she exhales, she says, “He’s supposed to go to NYU, you know.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“How was I supposed to know it would make noise? It was supposed to be a silent spell!” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

"Well, I suppose even a walk will get us somewhere sometime," said Shasta to himself. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

“Well, I suppose that’s very generous of him,” he remarked with no enthusiasm. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

And I’d go home to my little apartment and heat a TV dinner, and feel all virtuous, like I’m supposed to. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Besides fortunes there were little balls of sawdust to amuse the children and a special powder that was supposed to cure impotence, which Marcos sold under his breath to passersby afflicted with that malady. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Today she shouted, “I give up! How am I supposed to study anything if there are no answers?” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

She enjoyed the stories and parables and supposed that white men had a point: Talk of salvation could give an African ideas. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“Yes, because he’s the boy. I suppose it’s not that different with a girl, but I needed to know how it felt to be a small boy looking at his mother.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Am I supposed to tell you my name, or am I supposed to come up with something clever?” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

That way everybody was supposed to know what everybody else was doing. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I hope not. This is supposed to be our private space. They’re never supposed to come in here.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I swear I heard some girl ask "Why are black people so angry all the time?" as I left Blake’s house, but how else am I supposed to feel? Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Anyway, black boys weren’t supposed to dance with white girls. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She and her team were supposed to keep an eye out for several things. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I’m supposed to be blowing with the wind, but there’s no wind anymore. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

We weren’t supposed to be riding it at all. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I do my usual routine, then shut off the water and treat my stump the way I’m supposed to. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“The night of your tenth birthday? What were you doing in the lab? You were supposed to be on your way to the labor camps.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I suppose, vaguely, I had expected something of the sort. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

You are supposed to be my friend, Gerris. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Since it didn’t have to stand up to the stress of a cross-country trip, we were able to enjoy this corn the way it was supposed to taste. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“I don’t believe he knows anything about it. He never had the pluck to come here himself. He only talked of one Other World. But suppose there were dozens?” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

‘You’re damaged and ugly, but not dead. I suppose that means I’ll need the help of a god to kill you.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Although they were not supposed to be allowed to go more often than was necessary, some of the Owsla were easier than others. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I suppose I did glamorize it a bit,” he admitted. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Little girls know they’re supposed to wait till the boys get their chance though they can get the telegram if they have no brothers. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I suppose if we really have this child we ought to get married,” Catherine said. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

In quantum mechanics, the forces or interactions between matter particles are all supposed to be carried by particles of integer spin—0, 1, or 2. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wights were supposed to be brilliant, but these guys seemed like drones to me. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

They were supposed to rehire all the teachers for the upcoming year. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looks at a screen on the wall on which is projected a highway scene, the setting she is supposed to steer a virtual car through. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Well, I don't suppose you had any books that you used for child raising?” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t supposed to make it; we weren’t supposed to make it. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I was John Hancock and was supposed to say one line: “I will proudly sign my name in big letters.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

"What am I supposed to do with this thing now?" You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Well, little girl, it replied, I suppose you can call me Pet. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I suppose I could try to use the methods Samantha taught me, but that seems more trouble than it’s worth. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

When asked to account for the cultural “backwardness” of Aboriginal Australian society, many white Australians have a simple answer: supposed deficiencies of the Aborigines themselves. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Wasn’t she supposed to be the most powerful person in all the fairy world? Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

This system, which is supposed to ensure safety, ignores a number of important facts. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Celia was supposed to tell me what she wanted, but I guess she’s just going to have to deal. If she ever shows up.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

And things weren’t supposed to start for another half hour. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“No. It was dark, and his face...I suppose it’s like what you see when you look at me. Smoke and fire.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I forgot to feel what I was supposed to be feeling, we both did, because I can remember now. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seeing a respectably-dressed person, a lady as she supposed, she came forward with civility. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I feel like a regular forester, but I can’t do what I’m supposed to. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

I make sure to keep my voice low when I ask, “How are we supposed to get into the VanQuish office without anybody seeing us?” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“It’s supposed to be a warning, you dumb fool.” Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z

I yelled, forgetting I wasn’t supposed to holler in the churchyard. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Gale’s not supposed to visit me, as he’s confined to bed with some kind of shoulder wound. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

She said, “I am aware of the meaning of most of the terms used. The others, I suppose, are equally derogatory.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Because what if he’s the one who’s really supposed to fill the space that was carved out for Hudson? What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

He’d met Lily’s grandma loads of times, and she was how grandmas were supposed to be: crinkly and smiley, with white hair and the whole lot. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

"One would think," Tyrion said, "but life does take queer turns. Consider Eddard Stark, my lord. I don't suppose he ever imagined his life would end on the steps of Baelor's Sept." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“What are you supposed to be working on?” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I don’t suppose you would have,” he answered. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“I suppose it might,” said Mr. Wonka, cheerful as ever, “but it’s pretty thick glass, all the same.” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

She wants me to go down into the ravine where the bad men are, where we’re never supposed to go. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Irritating, and irritatingly familiar, like something she was supposed to remember but couldn’t. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Makes me forget I’m supposed to avoid all boys and men or else I’ll end up the pregnant loser my mother was. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

‘And if you are supposed to be on the road, there is some chance that you will be looked for on the road and not off it.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

They would just think that this was an empty thing, that that’s what’s supposed to be, that there’s something perfectly normal about a thing that exists entirely because it is lacking something. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

I wondered if this was supposed to be a trick. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I don’t suppose I’ll ever hear from them again, but Mom says otherwise. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

I was being snide, I suppose, or maybe I just wanted to see how he would wriggle out of that one. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

That was what the creeping gray nothing protected her from—or was supposed to. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

"I don't know, Max. It's not what it's supposed to be." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

But every time a pilot chooses a plan, he is supposed to prepare a backup in case things go awry. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

“We were supposed to go back tomorrow. Why are you rushing, D?” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“If I don’t get some paying work done, my ma will tan my hide tonight. I’m supposed to be one county over digging ditches right now.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

How is he supposed to know that Ma always gets her price? You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“The rule was we weren’t supposed to talk about the accident.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

They stood as palm trees were supposed to stand. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

How was I supposed to change, to find my way? Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Lloyd: And what are you supposed to do with it when you buy it? Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looks at St. Francis and the tabernacle and nods and I suppose he’s talking to God. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

She’s all into meditation and raw vegan food, I suppose as a way to cope with how much she hates cleaning meat out of people’s teeth for a living. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

There were little spots of raised-up white on the tin that were supposed to represent a joyous snowfall. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Campbell was the inventor and commander of the unit, which was supposed to fight only on the Russian front. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

After unloading us on the beach, our alligators were supposed to crawl inland another fifty yards to form a line of fire protecting the men who came after us. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Then how are we supposed to get out to the clippers?” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t suppose it matters,” said the King. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I suppose it’s fine that you ladies are the first to know.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

In less than a minute, eveiyone had seemed to figure out where they were supposed to go, except for us. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

They were supposed to think we were the good guys. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d go home to eat dinner, then bring the horse and wagon back to the stable where he was supposed to wash Drummer and the wagon. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Do I really suppose they’d send an investigator all the way out from Middlebourne to see about a man said to kick his dogs? Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So I realized I was being unfair and should forgive you. After all, wolves don’t know they aren’t supposed to eat peasants.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is supposed to signify that we are one flesh, one being. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She’s supposed to be guarding the school, why’s she suddenly abandoning her post to come and see Dumbledore when he’s not even here?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I suppose with all the crazy stuff happening, my imagination is going wild. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

She says I’m only supposed to be using it for schoolwork, but I’m sure the fact that Olly has started school and only gets home after 3 P.M. has something to do with it. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I suppose this is just the sort of thing the practice is meant to show up,” he said. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

When he came to where he was supposed to use that finger, he’d give the guitar a thumping whack to do for the time when the note should be played. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality; even larks and katydids are supposed, by some, to dream. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

“He can only say no. I suppose I can wait until you find out.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

We arrived at the Cottages expecting a version of Hailsham for older students, and I suppose that was the way we continued to see them for some time. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was supposed to stay close to it in case anyone wanted to “discuss” it. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I suppose this means we’ll be stuck with each other for a while longer.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

We do have something in common: both of us are supposed to be invisible, both of us are functionaries. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘I suppose you don’t believe all that guff about souls and ghosts and everything, do you?’ I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

The children were supposed to be doing their homework. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s a girl. A black girl. Who do you think it’s supposed to be?” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I hope I may suppose that you would not be amused if they did me any harm.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

It was only when our flight back was supposed to land that I realized Abby really wasn’t coming home. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

It took a full moment for Luna to realize that squirrels are not supposed to talk. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“You’ve just told us that. Now suppose you answer my question.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Reggie well knew he wasn’t supposed to use the phone, and that it must be important if he was being asked to take a call, and, no less, from his lawyer. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“You were supposed to call me yesterday. I thought we had a”—she glances at Zack and lowers her voice to a whisper—“a PIC mission.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Even those people who didn’t read Witch Weekly knew all about the supposed Harry-Krum-Hermione triangle now. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She supposed he had his heart set on their going down the river by themselves. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Dad didn’t believe that women should work, but I suppose he thought it was all right for Mother to be paid for midwifing, because it undermined the Government. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

How were you supposed to ask a little kid if someone had played slice and dice with her brain without trampling over an already painful memory? The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He read slowly and didn’t stop when he was supposed to at the periods. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

How was she supposed to convince the princess that bringing back her papa was worth it? Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“I know we’re supposed to be together. I know it. If I don’t have that anymore, the hope of it...” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Was she supposed to be looking for them? Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Nothing bad is supposed to happen to whoever sleeps in this room. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

Luck was in the eye of the beholder, I supposed. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

How was I supposed to know Stilton is England’s stinkiest cheese? A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Octopuses are supposed to smell like geraniums when they get stressed, and I’m pretty sure this whole library now smells like a bunch of geraniums exploded. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

“I suppose they wanted to be here to see it start.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

And how could it be supposed that his uncle and aunt would spare him again?’ and so forth—I always felt that something would happen in our favour; and so it has, you see. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

"I don't suppose any of them will care two lumps of sugar whether you roll or not." The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

And I suppose I must go alone, if I am to do that and save the Shire. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He wouldn’t be able to intervene, to save me; the transgressions of women in the household, whether Martha or Handmaid, are supposed to be under the jurisdiction of the Wives alone. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You weren’t supposed to disturb him. Now you’ve done something to him.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“But I’ve said enough! At any rate, I’ll let you work out who gets the gorgon’s blood. I suppose that newcomer Percy could use it too, with his memory problem.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“I suppose I have an ambivalent attitude toward it” Major Sanderson sprang up with joy when he heard the words “ambivalent attitude.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“But your greater judgment is still somewhat in question. The lamp itself we will melt down for metals, I suppose.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“If I do move ahead, how am I supposed to remember Jermaine?” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

On the morning of the day we were supposed to arrive in Tientsin, she went into our sleeping cabin wearing her white Chinese mourning dress. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

What were they supposed to tell the record numbers of applicants who had been rejected—the ones with straight As, enthusiastic recommendations, polished essays, and long lists of activities? Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I suppose it does make him look tougher, because Rowdy never tries to hide his wounds. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

What else am I supposed to say but “No ma’am.” Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

I wonder what went down today and if it went down while Maxine was supposed to be with me. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I am beginning to understand why my mother joined Abnegation when she was supposed to join Erudite. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The night before the sheriff was supposed to pay us a unwelcome visit, I prayed to God for a way out of this madness. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Upon this evidence I suppose there is no question for the jury and that the jury should be directed to find a verdict of guilty,” he said. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

She goes on and on about how dangerous it used to be, how the houses are small, how it’s supposed to be the new cool place, but in her opinion, “it’s just a polished ghetto.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

My real family is supposed to be meeting us here. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It appears I shall have to reinstate Chiron as activities director. I suppose I do miss the old horse’s pinochle games.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course I’m not supposed to be driving unsupervised anyway.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

In addition, they came upon supposed hearths, whose burnt charcoal yielded radiocarbon dates of around 35,000 years ago. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

"I have...I have epilepsy, and I'm supposed to have surgery tomorrow." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Still another problem must now be considered largely in terms of what we may logically suppose will happen in the future, because the studies that will disclose the facts are only beginning to be made. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Women were “supposed” to wait for the assignments from their supervisors, and weren’t expected to take the lead by asking questions or pushing for plum assignments. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

How am I supposed to do that when I don’t even understand what you are saying?” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Lucky for us, I suppose. We’d sure like to take this one off your hands. I can assure you, we’ll enjoy and appreciate it.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I supposed it was too much to expect an apology from Ucho, the Hot Pepper, but at least he wasn’t speaking harsh words anymore. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

I suppose it’s just as hard to figure out emotions from laughing too. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t suppose you can go any further than that?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

I have to believe they have these moments too, when a picture of what life is supposed to be comes floating into their heads out of nowhere. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I’m only allowed to use the camp phone once a week because we’re supposed to be communing with nature! The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he heard them at night when he was supposed to be asleep. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

“And the long-winged birds like swifts, I suppose they are the worst, for they can't rise from a flat surface at all?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Is it supposed to be some kind of instruction? If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were supposed to slice their throats on the corporals command. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Gram and Grim always called me Maxwell, though, which is supposed to be my real name, and sometimes I hated that worst of all. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

W’e’re supposed to look: this is what they are there for, hanging on the Wall. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Today was supposed to be the day I finally got through to her. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t supposed to turn out like it did, which is why the tears keep leaking from her eyes as she talks. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

If I’d shut my mouth, things would have worked out differently, but how was I supposed to know? I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Or suppose Neil couldn’t find a spot smooth and level enough to put Eagle down? Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The voyage was supposed to take from twelve to fourteen days. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Somehow Oliver Wood had never managed to convey with all his wriggling diagrams what that move was supposed to look like. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I was supposed to be your big star. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

"But you haven't told me what I'm supposed to do," I said. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I hope you are well, Miss Bennet. That lady, I suppose, is your mother.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

It was summer holiday, and the following morning I was supposed to travel to Dowa to spend time with my grandparents. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Which only irritated the photographer and made the shoot take even longer, since I wasn't supposed to smile in the picture. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Something about how he wasn’t supposed to be paying that much attention. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She said Nicole was out with her dad, but she was supposed to be back soon. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

“What was I supposed to do? She called home when all I did was skip a detention. I got my beating, so she had to get hers.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

"Nothing, I suppose, I just think I'd like to do something else." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

How am I supposed to get better at Urdu if no one lets me practice? Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Schools are supposed to be catacombed with secret societies and underground brotherhoods, and as far as they knew here was one which had just come to the surface. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bridge was supposed to be at a Tech Crew meeting in ten minutes. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“You forget? I thought Stanford students were supposed to be smart. How are you going to get there if you don’t know where it is?” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

They w as doing a lot of hiring at a munitions plant in California and people was saying that the pay was supposed to be good. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I should be glad it went so badly, I suppose, but I sigh instead. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, but they’re supposed to be all peaceful and nice. Why would a unicorn need a horn? What’s it do with it?” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“She was supposed to come straight down from the hospital. She left ten minutes before I did. Where is she? Where could she have gone?” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He was supposed to be at 170 by now, one match before Herrera. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Weylin knew what kind of relationship Kevin was supposed to have with me, and he made it clear that he didn’t care. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I think I’m supposed to be afraid, but I can’t seem to feel it. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“That is what they are supposed to do. They will disappear from Tartarus. They will appear somewhere else, where Gaea cannot use them.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“I’m not supposed to start yet, but I got anxious.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Kids are not supposed to be here,” she said, her pencil-thin eyebrows raising up to her hairline. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

She was a deductive mastermind, he supposed, but her gift wasn’t honed from training her mind for acute observation. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“How do you suppose the kingdom has fared in our absence?” Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

He was supposed to make sure that they were holding his job for him. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“No more than most universities, I suppose. Of course, we do specialize in one or two areas, and that brings interested scholars from quite some distance. Not only scholars either.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

On the day a committee of men decided to murder the fledgling Congo, what do you suppose Mama Mwanza was doing? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, but I’ll stay here and clean up the breakfast dishes. Gideon says I’m supposed to be a help, not a burden.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

She was supposed to stay here, go nowhere. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I suppose I am unused to what it means to live in such a large house, with so many people going about their business in every direction,” she thought. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

I guess he was right, children are supposed to keep quiet and not say anything, even when they know the grownups are wrong, but sometimes it’s hard. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But you just said we don’t...so what am I supposed to...” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know what I’m supposed to do.” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

I suppose if I had to think about it, my brothers know more about me than anyone else does. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She snuffled and adjusted her clothes to make certain all the seams were lined up precisely the way they were supposed to be. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

"We just wanted to know if you could tell us just whose brother this here cat's supposed to be? He come in here just now calling everybody brother." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suppose there were germs on the moon, and suppose when we brought them back on our clothes and bodies, we discovered that they killed earth plants or animals or people? Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shasta did not for a moment suppose it had gone for good. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

But if this isn’t the place, then where am I supposed to be? All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Were supposed to work together,” Thalia said stubbornly. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Well, it took time coming up. I suppose it’ll take a little time going back.” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

“And then I suppose that three little pigs with wings flew down and gave you a toffee apple each?” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I’m trying to be conciliatory, trying to be grown-up about this, but I suppose it’s a little late for that. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was wondering what we were supposed to do when a young woman paddled her canoe to shore and docked it right in front of us. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“How was I supposed to know all the buyers would be in town for the chick-pea harvest ?” “You knew it,” Yossarian charged. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I knew all the ways I was supposed to meet this imaginary friend too. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m supposed go to the Underworld and confront the Lord of the Dead.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Edwards, I’m not supposed to be washing. Mister Rufus told me not to.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I suppose she truly didn’t want to draw attention to any real names. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

According to Kyro’s workout schedule, I’m supposed to be “tapering”—doing easier, shorter runs—but I’m starting to panic. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

‘But you see further ahead in the clear light. Beyond those peaks the range bends round south-west. There are many maps in Elrond’s house, but I suppose you never thought to look at them?’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“But we’re supposed to be six feet—” I start to say as she moves away from me, stretching our arms out but refusing to let go. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I was supposed to be on duty at the Betts’ house. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

William chose to ignore the staggering ignorance of the man who was supposed to be his teacher. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Because making friends was supposed to be that easy, apparently—finding someone else who liked elephants. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

My uncle had watched videos about kinky hair and bought products that were supposed to make it easy to comb through. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

"Did you suppose I would send you off to London on your own? You can't even speak the language properly. I might just as well send you to Guiana." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

I suppose I could have said “I am supposed to vanish into the Night and the Fog—” Don’t know what she’d have made of that. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“Come down out of there. I work for this railroad. You are not supposed to be in there. This car is railroad property.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

It was supposed to be the home of a landsman, a good man who would help us find work. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Weightless because it’s lifeless, I suppose, but all dressed up in now-ragged clothes. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat frozen, staring at Gary, thinking, Wait a minute, that wasn’t supposed to happen! The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I suppose I should just give up, but in the back of my mind I still think about it. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I suppose this is the use the Tiger King had in mind for me,” the stonecutter said. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“And when he returned, I suppose he married the most beautiful highborn lady in the land and had a dozen children,” Shae said drily. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

There are rows and rows and rows of grapevines on both sides of our driveway, and lots of plants in between them that Dad says are weeds and aren’t supposed to be there. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

Actually the boat isn’t supposed to wait for him either, but it always does. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And who was I supposed to tell this to?” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Also, I want to tell her that my first name is supposed to be Elizabeth, like QEII. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“At least break it up into chunks. No book should be longer than two hundred and fifty pages, ever. I’m supposed to lug that thing around?” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

All of us, I suppose, like to believe that in a moral emergency we will behave like the heroes of our youth, bravely and forthrightly, without thought of personal loss or discredit. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How are we supposed to get the birds out of there?” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He supposed that he ought to have paid her a bit more attention, but she seemed to have had a good time all the same. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

His sense of humor was subtle, the kind that makes you giggle aloud when you’re not supposed to. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe there was something to find at the library where he was supposed to make the announcement, or maybe there was a message hidden on the Book Scavenger website. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Bridge listened to the audience get quiet, probably checking their programs, before she remembered that she was supposed to be sprinting toward the lights. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

School is supposed to be the best part. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

And Kazi is supposed to live in one place and were supposed to leave and find a new home. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Well, that was supposed to be the new library,” Brandon said. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Is this supposed to be part of the task?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She must feel the same way about me, though I don’t suppose I scare her as much. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“What am I supposed to tell the buyer?” Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

After a moment of silence, Tim said, "You know he was telling a joke, right? That was supposed to be funny." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What are we supposed to do until then? Hope he doesn’t catch wind of what you’re doing and try to hurt one of us?” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Tardiness was not acceptable for a girl who was supposed to be without flaws. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Well,” said the Wart, “I suppose it is some sort of war memorial, but it wifi have to do. I am sure nobody would grudge Kay a war memorial, if they knew his desperate straits.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

You’re supposed to close your eyes or exit toward the back, but as we are in the middle of a long row, I figure it’s pretty much impossible to escape. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

But this year, with new teachers and changing classes, it’s all supposed to get even harder. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“Given his symptoms, how much do you suppose he actually drew?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She supposed the dinner would be at his college, where the porter, he’d said, was a gossip, though, of course, there was more than one porter at Jordan; nevertheless, it was puzzling. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Just as I started to wonder where I was supposed to sleep, Miss Gussie opened a door over by the head of the bed. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“The question that I been wondering on and you was supposed to answer for me.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Cletus made some joke about the church not needing a sign anyway because everybody who was supposed to come most likely heard of it telepathically anyway. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

“The taxi stands are on the opposite side of the building. Isn’t listening supposed to be your job?” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

How was he supposed to know what the translator had had in mind when he had used “pain” with and “pain” without quotation marks? The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

He supposed this was some stupid new fashion. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“I suppose they don’t tell you about this when you find out you’re going to be a parent,” she said, and then chuckled. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He was supposed to meet Woody later—they were going to skip school with some friends, stay at Wes’s house, and have a cookout. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

It looked like everything but what it was supposed to look like: Manhattan. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“I suppose it could be considered a new part of the Green Tiger story.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know I was even supposed to have issues until I came to America. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“What am I supposed to do, be a statue for the rest of my life? Never sweat again? Hungry?” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

He raised the conch for a moment "Very well then. I suppose what's what is whether there are ghosts or not-" He thought for a moment, formulating the question. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I know that you are not supposed to judge people by their looks, but a blind man would be able to see that this guy was serious bad news. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Seven was supposed to be with Poppy; that’s how they’d always planned it: Best friends were supposed to be placed together. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

On the day of my hearing he was supposed to sit with me and tell the judges that I had stayed out of trouble, had a good job, and was a model prisoner. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

At the last minute, Admiral Spruance decided to send the Twenty-seventh Army Division, the soldiers who were supposed to be our backups, to help take Saipan. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I suppose Hand Clap had picked them up a few days ago and they had been cleaned but not returned. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

So Clay, I wasn’t even supposed to be at that party. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

He said softly, “I’ve been expecting you more or less. I suppose you feel sick about all this.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

It’s supposed to be a patch of grass. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

Rivera finally said something to my mom about how I’d been over there when I wasn’t supposed to be. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“Are you sure? You’re supposed to use that money for yourself.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“She was supposed to get married to somebody else a long time ago,” said May. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was supposed to have AP European History with her this year. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

We were supposed to go out to a film together, but he locked himself in our bathroom upstairs and refused to come out for nearly an hour, until my grandmother had ferreted him out. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

The Feast of Fortuna—all the luck that happened today, good or bad, was supposed to be an omen of the entire year to come. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“We’re not really supposed to talk to the alive ones, but looking for dead guys is my job. Piper said.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

But this is supposed to be a “family gathering,” hosted by our neighbors next door. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

I thought important men were supposed to be more polite and mannerly. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

For a long time, our little brother goes back and forth to the hospital, his body weak from the lead, his brain not doing what a brain is supposed to do. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

“I will murder that Elihu Krupnik. Where is he? He is supposed to take her in. And look! You left her clothes on. They are filthy.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother would find me reading when I was supposed to be asleep or helping around the house or playing outside. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I forgot young ladies in America go to school more than with us. Very fine schools they are, too, Papa says. You go to a private one, I suppose?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s the father. He’s supposed to make time to see me!” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

The whistle was supposed eventually to mean food to her. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Means when someone brings in the devil when they supposed to just be talkin’ ’bout spiders.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I wandered into the yard, wondering how I was supposed to get the image of that withered apple out of my head. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I noticed grimly that he didn’t mind at all ordering us around, even though we were supposed to be doing him a favor. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought there were supposed to be similarities beyond the design of one house and people with the same names being in both worlds. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“I messed up. I’m not supposed to be here. I may have made this day worse.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

She thought about her family—suppose that cussed shuttle had killed her, or put out her eye? Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

‘Off hunting, I suppose,’ said Sam and yawned. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He poked his head out maybe three feet away from where Flora and Ulysses was supposed to be shelved. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

I’m supposed to be doing this kind of stuff with my mother. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

It would be reasonable to suppose that a routine time or an eventless time would seem interminable. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

It came of not having priests, Theon supposed, but whatever the reason it seemed to him a mercy. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

What are you supposed to do when something like that happens? Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“It was supposed to be your son, Simon. When I called, he remembered, but he’d already made other plans. There was no answer at the other numbers.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

There was supposed to be a change of planes, but they didn’t have another plane available until the next morning. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

You’re supposed to buy a lot, like for your family in Ohio that barely knows you and whatnot. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

We’re supposed to get together outside of school to decide the topic. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“What do you suppose they think is news?” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What about me, Baba? What am I supposed to do?” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The site was supposed to be very old—well before the local invention of pottery. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I don’t suppose your eyes ever pop out,” I said. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t realize you were supposed to wash out the mayonnaise, and in the picture that year I was peering out from under one stiff shingle of hair. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“My God, you don’t suppose there is a plot, do you? It’s a perfect time; the country celebrates; if Guilder were about to be five hundred years old, I know I’d attack them.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

How on earth was this supposed to help solve the mystery of the egg? Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“It was supposed to be rotten,” she wails backstage, where I have gone to congratulate her. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He said, “Yes, to the Lord through his servant here on earth. What do you suppose a tenth of those fish is? Three? Four?” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

The Dursleys had completely ignored his last two birthdays, and he had no reason to suppose they would remember this one. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“My mama gave me this before I left Virginia, a long, long time ago. And I suppose you already figured that I’ve got some salt.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“There is much in your constellation that isn’t clear. The snake that sought to protect you, for instance. I don’t suppose you have any idea who that magician might be?” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“I’m not supposed to wear boots,” I said. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

With two bullets to the head I don’t suppose he could have done much else. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I’m a doctor. Doctors are supposed to understand everything. But I don’t understand everything, and I don’t intend to let it worry me.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

Neck and neck they hurtled toward the Snitch — all the Chasers seemed to have forgotten what they were supposed to be doing as they hung in midair to watch. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

But the truth is that I had never wanted him to kiss me, not in the way you are supposed to want these things. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

And I feel guilty You’re not supposed to feel jealous of a friend, are you? Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“She loves him then excessively, I suppose. It must have been from attachment only, that she could be led to form the engagement. Her affection must have overpowered her judgment.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“I suppose I should go and break my fast before Cook gives away my portion to that scallywag son of hers, Leo!” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“And the next news, I suppose, will be, that we are to lose you—just as I begin to know you.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Let me not suppose that she dares go about, Emma Woodhouse-ing me!—But upon my honour, there seems no limits to the licentiousness of that woman’s tongue!” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

"Do you suppose those women know anything about the age and history of the place? The older one looks as though she might." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m supposed to write what she calls my “mental distortions” in a journal and then challenge them with more reasonable thoughts. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Van Riper was supposed to be cowed and overwhelmed in the face of a larger foe. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

He supposed that the intent of the Gospels was to teach people, among other things, to be merciful, even to the lowest of the low. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s not, but what else am I supposed to say? Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Can we suppose that poisons we introduce into water will not also enter into these cycles of nature? Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I was supposed to drop each ticket that I took from a customer into a metal receptacle. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s supposed to be my good ear, but it sounded like you said ‘murderer.’” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I suppose since I was the greatest offender, my pain and loss and humiliation should be in the brightest spotlight. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Only for myself, though, which I suppose is not really reading. It’s...it’s just something I picked up a few years ago.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The guys are supposed to be hitting Stone Mountain, but if Manny’s holey wife-beater, flannel pajama pants, house slippers, and scowl are any indication, hiking isn’t real high on his to-do list at the moment. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, and it’s spinning. Everything is yellow. Is it supposed to be yellow?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Ralph had never even asked what jail it was that he wasn’t supposed to call. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t suppose you do. I think a size five will do. I’ll visit the armory later.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Am I supposed to look like that when I come on stage?” said Lil. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The old man wasn’t supposed to know, but from the smile he gave Tendai at the dare it was clear he had been informed about the victory. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

The two constables had been sent out to join those looking for Pierrot and Jackson, and more policemen were supposed to be on their way down to the bungalow in case Robbie had gone there. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

They were supposed to be going to Minnesota. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I suppose having matriculated to my nineteenth year has provided me with a depth of insight which I am only beginning to excavate. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Indeed, I am unaware of anyone’s even seriously suggesting any supposed distinctive biological features of the region’s peoples that might have contributed to the potency of its food production package. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I looked up and down the line to see who was supposed to be my momma when a woman pointed her finger at her feet and said, “Clarence, you get over here right now.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

“But it was supposed to have stopped! Your scar—it wasn’t supposed to do this anymore! You mustn’t let that connection open up again—Dumbledore wanted you to close your mind!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He is even supposed to have wept “for pity and dole.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I never planned on it. Going to college isn’t something Earlys are supposed to do. None of us have ever been.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

But he remembered he was supposed to give her some bait for bugs. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Some could even be purchased for a bottle of gin, which the proles were not supposed to drink. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I remember you telling me that after the cast list went up, two senior girls got mad at you because a sophomore wasn’t supposed to get the lead role. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

According to my papers, I’m not even supposed to be here. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“I’m supposed to let you know that these are in here. Your mom got them for you guys.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Faction transfers are not really supposed to discuss their old factions once they become members. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

A kid like me mowing their lawns wouldn’t be much of a threat, I suppose. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

I am so startled by his comment that I just say what I am supposed to say: “The tests don’t have to change our choices.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The seniors had to be at the gym at six-thirty so they could learn where they were supposed to stand and what they were supposed to do. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cloud upon which they had been sitting was now no longer below them; instead there was a drop of what Tristran supposed must be a mile or more. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think I have any kinsmen. I don’t know who my parents were. Dallben has never told me. I suppose,” he added, turning his face away, “I don’t even know who I am.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

I was worried that if she saw me crying, she would be very unhappy and maybe she wouldn’t be able to leave the earth the way she was supposed to. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Toothpaste Is supposed to get dye stains off skin. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

But today, supposing that it could be somehow resurrected from its ashes, the photograph might not even be evidence. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Romans were supposed to be unselfish and help their comrades, but Frank wasn’t sure anyone else at camp would have made that choice. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Mr. Alacran said they were all supposed to toast El Patron at the same time and then smash their glasses on his coffin. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I suppose...we should pull her out and lay her down. Sort of treat her with respect. I dunno. But if the shopkeeper came back and found a dead woman in his shop...” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“I hope it does. I suppose in a way, I made the Wishing Tree for you.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I knew I wasn’t really supposed to answer that, so I didn’t. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Ah, I suppose you believe that to be loyalty. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Are they supposed to have bull’s horns?” she asked. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“The street was supposed to be the glue,” Lesser said. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wild little thing that he was, Kira had no doubt that Matt had crossed the boundaries often and had gone to places tykes were not supposed to go. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I suppose we ought to be off,” said Beatrice, brushing the grass from her skirt. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He had no idea where he was supposed to go. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

I was supposed to edit the story, but after reading it over and over, I felt the words needed to remain the way they are. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I suppose it is just the postman. I won’t bother to answer it,” he said to himself. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was fortunate for us, I suppose, that his wide circle of acquaintance included few people whom he saw on a regular basis. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I began looking forward to his visits, and back on them in memory. I suppose that was the beginning of the end.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He was supposed to be my best man, for crying out loud, because he always believed I'd get a girl someday. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I hear a boy scream and then see him run away from his mom—I suppose it’s his mom—a middle-aged woman wearing a bright-blue turban-style hijab. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

And then, “I suppose that’s why you married me,” I said, “you knew I was dull and quiet and inexperienced, so that there would never be any gossip about me.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

It might have been nice if the expression weren’t the teeth-gritted grimace of a sumo wrestler about to charge, but, hey — progress is progress, I suppose. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead she said, “If that’s true, how am I supposed to see them now that he’s gone?” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Fie looked at me and I figured that I was supposed to say something. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I suppose, my boy, one might phrase it thus.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“But this dream was only supposed to be sent to you if the Bureau declared me missing...or dead.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

But she didn’t want Kyle finding it, either, because she assumed Mr. Lemoncello would give a medal to whoever found the spot where the book was supposed to be. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Me: “All right, but you said we had to put emotion into our art. I don’t know what that means. I don’t know what I’m supposed to feel.” Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Like it was a secret that was supposed to be between me and asleep-Khalid. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“These supposed to be her cells?” he asked. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Aren’t you supposed to ask us if we would rather have a million dollars now or a penny doubled every day for a month? That’s the riddle math teachers like to give.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

The policy is that it’s only supposed to be used for public irrigation—because serving a litigious, finicky public reclaimed water, no matter how clean it is, would be a public relations nightmare. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

‘I suppose I was knocked on the head,’ he said to himself. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

When he started driving a cab, it was only supposed to be a temporary job. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

He smiled; and I suppose I smiled too. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“It’s supposed to keep you healthier for longer,” she says, shaking her head. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“What do you suppose your mum and Basil are up to, Sam?” asked the young fieldmouse, whose curiosity was aroused. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“This was supposed to be a peaceful protest.” The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I don't know what I’m supposed to do,” she announced. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

“It serves you right for not doing what you were supposed to. I never should have brought you to school in the first place. See what happened because I tried to be Mr. Nice Guy.” Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

This servant was supposed to watch the candle during the banquet and all night to make sure neither end went out. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mr. McGowan, I did not do anything wrong. I was helping that little girl. What was I supposed to do? Just let her cry?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“Hmm, a paddle would be great to have. But no, I suppose it would be too big to haul around. Still, it would come in handy sometimes—” “Did you help Rhonda get her pencil back?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

He never mentioned his mom and made it clear that you weren’t supposed to bring her up, so I never knew if she had run off or died. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Neither one of us is supposed to talk to boys. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

When I was with Rob, I never felt the way the songs say you’re supposed to feel. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“We’re supposed to go fishing tomorrow and she decided to catch her own bait.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I suppose some rats made it through, slipping between the men and past the lights. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Like, I’m not supposed to show my hair to guys who aren’t in my family?” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“Thanks! I guess I played well enough to get invited to one of these things. Are we supposed to be having fun now?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

I suppose it might have been a controversial move if it hadn’t been so successful. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“I don’t suppose you have any proof of that?” one of the knights asks. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Do you suppose this is the exact spot?” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The gray clothes, the plain hairstyle, and the unassuming demeanor of my faction are supposed to make it easier for me to forget myself, and easier for everyone else to forget me too. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“There was supposed to be a dance. I’m not sure what happened. Are you mad at me?” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Was that what you were supposed to say to somebody who was praying for you? Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Yes, I suppose that worked. I feel much better." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Wasn’t that what adults were supposed to say? The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

“What do you mean they were only supposed to cost one hundred and thirty-five?” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

“It is a proof of your own attachment to Hertfordshire. Anything beyond the very neighbourhood of Longbourn, I suppose, would appear far.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

“I was not really planning to. But I suppose we will have to go now, I will find out the next apparition date.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

If the songs were true, as I suppose at least one or two of them were, there had always been wars, and what I’d seen was merely a period of mutual exhaustion. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

You supposed to be a master storyteller, right? Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Harry and Seamus swished and flicked, but the feather they were supposed to be sending skyward just lay on the desktop. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

I suppose he heard the two gunshots, and that’s what brought him back. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I’m supposed to stay quiet and not have opinions. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

I stand up and push in my chair, like we’re always supposed to, grateful that picture day means that class ends early. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“I suppose it shouldn’t make any difference to me now. But somehow it does.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maddie is supposed to take the seat to my right, but she leaves it empty and takes the next chair over. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Hermione, there’s obviously been a mass breakout which the Ministry has hushed up. Travers’s hood fell off when I cursed him, he’s supposed to be inside too. But what happened to you, Remus? Where’s George?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

It was bad enough to hear Big Ma supposing out loud every kind of selfish trouble Cecile was tangled up in. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re a fool. You’ve nearly killed yourself and you haven’t lost your baby. I suppose you took things too, poisoned yourself, inserted camphor, kerosene, red pepper. My God! Some of the things you women do!” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The others explained that the snow was early, that we were never supposed to see it, but there it was, piling up around us as we tried to sleep at night. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

By law, Helmuth is supposed to destroy the leaflet, but he doesn't, not right away. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

“What am I supposed to do with these?” The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a sort of scratching or flapping at the window, but I did not mind it, and as I remember no more, I suppose I must then have fallen asleep. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Lee,” he said, “suppose we send a boy to the army and he is killed, are we responsible?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

But he kept returning to this: suppose somebody, or a couple of people, or maybe even a cop, was shot up there? The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Though I suppose it’s faith, of a kind,” I say. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Male, he presumed, though with the limited knowledge of the fairy anatomy he supposed it could be female. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

It was fortunate, I suppose, that I didn’t have to make an effort to look shaken up or stunned. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“They bragging about pointing a gun in your baby’s face! They laughing about me being in here. I’m supposed to let that go?” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Okay. I’m sold. I am shipping you with the boy you met when you were supposed to be shipping relationship relics to your last boy.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I expected to receive instructions on where we should sit on the plane or how we were supposed to claim our luggage when we arrived in Miami. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

“The Romans weren’t good enough at being complicated, I suppose.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I had saved my biggest valentine—the one we were supposed to take home to our mothers—and gave it to my teacher, Mrs. Brush. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

It was never supposed to come from his side too. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“The convicts wash my shirts, as in murderer convicts and kidnapper convicts, and then I’m supposed to wear them?” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Pretty calm. I suppose even someone from Boston could manage.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Harry, this is so cool, you’re my Captain — if you let me back on the team, I suppose, ha ha...” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Very soon the thorned fence they were building would enclose the area completely; she supposed they would create some kind of gate, and then they would shove their chickens and their tykes inside. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I suppose they figured to shed everything when it got hot later. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I-I-” “I suppose it was only a matter of time. You are a pretty thing.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I suppose part of the reason I liked the path so much was because I was never sure if it was out of bounds. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Its college faculty was supposed to be excellent, and its rabbinic faculty consisted of some of the greatest Talmudists in the United States. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Maybe the sin will be washed away, kind of like what’s supposed to happen in baptism. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t wait to tell the boys, but then I thought I couldn’t do that—this was supposed to be a secret. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you leaving? It’s later than I thought. I’m supposed to meet Dad at some kind of vintage-appliance warehouse.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I never saw this great-uncle but I'm supposed to look like him--with special reference to the rather hard-boiled painting that hangs in Father's office. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“The earth has layers! I suppose that makes sense!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“At this juncture,” Millard said, “it’s best not to suppose anything.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“My lad is different altogether. No earthly use at games. Always writing poetry. I suppose he’ll grow out of it.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Percy wasn’t sure why, but he had a vague sense that harpies were supposed to be plump. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

If Eleanor was feeling anything like what he was feeling, how were they ever supposed to stop? Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I’m supposed to say something here, something to make him feel better, but I don’t. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

How are we supposed to know where you are? he writes. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I supposed it could have been buried in our fields, but if that was the case, there was no way I’d ever be able to find it. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“All those supposed to be attending the eleven o’clock shift instead of the eight o’clock one, please step outside.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was supposed to get a cake shaped like the Eiffel Tower, one of his favorite places in the world. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Suppose a car came over the hill, and I ran out, and whoever was in it got out—suppose he was crazy? Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Was it all right to stop loving someone you’re supposed to always love? P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Now do what you were supposed to do and come home after school every day. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I know I'm not supposed to go blabbing about being from jail, so I just say, "Didn't come from very far away, ma'am." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“Is that all, my dear Henry? How could you suppose that my first thought would not fly towards those dear, dear friends whom I love and who are so deserving of my love?” Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were supposed to go in first and secure the village and then we were to protect it overnight or until it was decided that the VC in the area weren’t a threat. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mrs. Torrance,” he said, his tone defeated and afraid, “I just don’t understand. How can they do this? They killed someone. What are we supposed to do next?” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I had stayed exactly where I was in the driver’s seat, mostly because I wasn’t sure what I was supposed to be doing. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“I don’t suppose you could even—” suggested the captain. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I’m not getting all the images that are supposed to come through on the feed. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What the hell am I supposed to do with you two?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

A stream is supposed to be full of food. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I can’t figure out how to live on my own—how to do things on my own—how am I supposed to live at all? Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

But I suppose if you’re partial to swallowing horseflies whole, it’s a pretty good sign that smartness ain’t one of the things you been ’specially blessed with. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

That year I learned that being a boy meant that I was supposed to do certain things and act in a certain way. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Or that was what she was supposed to be doing. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

He was supposed to be my Student Adviser when I was at Whooton. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

It was a Tory paper and he wasn’t supposed to have it; it was illegal, so he kept it hidden. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

This story still gets repeated, despite the fact that the documents which are supposed to support it do not exist, and have been known not to exist since 1936. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“I don’t suppose you remember coming downstairs one night in the country, about three in the morning,” he said. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

On them, you're supposed to write down your top five choices. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

She’s supposed to say it out loud, and so she does. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Well, I suppose in the usual way. He will learn to be a good knight I hope. But the whole question is imaginary.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You staying out here on the porch. What do you suppose that makes you? Wild or tame?” Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“It’s just as well,” said the other, “because I don’t suppose I could have satisfied you.” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

They refused to stand at attention when Marina entered the classroom, as they were supposed to do for a senior instructor, and had to be scolded by Marina’s superiors. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Bran did not remember falling, yet they said he had, so he supposed it must be true. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“I suppose you don’t have a clean handkerchief on you, Mr. Morales.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“And the police, I suppose they come under its authority to some extent?” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

In the conclusion, he wrote, “Worms have played a more important part in the history of the world than most persons would at first suppose.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

A reporter asked him about a supposed offer of $1 million for a match against Spassky in Las Vegas. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I suppose that is why doctors and nurses could last through terrible epidemics. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I thought it was You-Know-Who we were supposed to be fighting?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Keeps it locked up, I suppose. I didn’t think much of him. I don’t believe he’s going to help us now.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

For one thing, I suppose I do regard it as the moment in my career when I truly came of age as a butler. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I thought we weren’t supposed to talk about Alcatraz,” I say. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was supposed to generate aggression, he said. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“What am I supposed to do when I get there?” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am supposed to commit to recovery like a nun pledging body and soul in a convent. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

“Okay, well, how am I supposed to know if her eyes were open or not. Mine were closed.” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Wes whined that Tony was ruining what was supposed to be a nice family gathering. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

It seemed to him that Billy was in abominable taste, supposed that Billy had gone to a lot of silly trouble to costume himself just so. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But why should he be human? Are angels supposed to be human?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I suppose you’ve learned your lesson,” she said at last. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I suppose that's no more absurd than letting Jack hold the book." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re not supposed to laugh at your own father,” I said to him. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He was supposed to sit back while the Fellerings and Nero vied for the reward? Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

It was supposed to be a big deal, because they gave you steak. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Intoxicated by what he heard from the prisoner he was supposed to betray, Shin made perhaps the first free decision of his life. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

When Sean reminded her she was supposed to be off her feet, she grunted and dumped more goulash onto his plate. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Bank managers were probably not supposed to suggest armed robbery as a way of doing business. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

I suppose it does look like a lab furnished as it is with steel, Formica, vinyl and lit by fluorescence. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he wasn’t supposed to know that, and nothing would have made him admit that he knew anything about the baby. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

A man is supposed to work and take pride in what he does no matter what the work is. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The influx of federal urban renewal money was supposed to be a coup for Durham’s poor. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I suppose the shock of recognition is one of the nastiest shocks of all. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“It’s based on a completely new technology. It uses something called the round processor. I don’t suppose that will mean anything to you.” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

She didn’t love him, but then, she wasn’t supposed to. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“I suppose. The empathy link. But—” “There is something else I should tell you, Percy,” he said. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

If I don’t know what’s going on in their lives, how am I supposed to insert myself in the conversation? Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Marina did exactly what she was supposed to and then made a faultless landing. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“Those white guys were worthless last time I played you. When I tell them to block a shot, they’re supposed to block that shot.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

This wasn’t how a senior on the national team was supposed to perform. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

One is not supposed to laugh at other people’s misfortunes, but I could picture the scene in my mind so perfectly, it caused me to laugh until my sides hurt. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I suppose not,” he said, and vigorously rubbed his arms for warmth. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

And suppose the purchase of the poison could be traced to him? In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the men’s was where I was supposed to be. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I let my mind drift off to when I was supposed to pose for Karen. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

What are you supposed to do when someone swings at you? The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

He gave no reason why he supposed she would want to know, and made no comment on the matter himself. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I suppose a really good son wouldn’t try to shame his father, but I can’t help it, the words just come out mean. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“What am I supposed to do, then? Sit in the sand dunes until I die?” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Anyplace where it’s easy to forget. Pakistan first, I suppose. For a year, maybe two. Wait for our paperwork to get processed.” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

He was exonerated, because two other employees who were supposed to be supervising the kids with him had not turned up for work. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

December 30 No More First day back after Christmas break, I know I’m supposed to wear everything new. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I tell him I’m finished with the dancing, that I have sixpence in my pocket for Mrs. O’Connor that’s supposed to go into the black boy’s mouth, that I’m going to the Lyric Cinema instead. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“What are we supposed to do with him after this?” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I suppose I’m just that way, naturally,” I lied. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How did she get it? They’re supposed to be really hard to catch!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He felt it best to be honest; what if he spoiled everything by turning up a hundred miles from where he was supposed to go? Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

It was supposed to be just a Hob thing, but a lot of other people heard about it and chipped in. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I suppose we must start somewhere,” she said with a sigh. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Yes," he said, "I suppose it must be." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Then it’s only a couple of hours until I’m supposed to be at a landing pad, preparing to lift off. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I suppose you will, Potter? You never miss a chance to show off, do you?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“I reckon the staff are safer than most people while Dumbledore’s headmaster; he’s supposed to be the only one Voldemort ever feared, isn’t he?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Such a fine poet, and such confused ideas! If he had died before the coup, I suppose he would have received a national tribute.” The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

How were they supposed to eat then, Dicey asked herself. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay, I suppose I did hear the couple rehearse a little right before the dinner ” I shook my head, hardly believing it. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I was supposed to be wearing green or blue or something today, but I wasn’t. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I was supposed to get more than bread. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

So I know a lot more about their plans for me than I’m supposed to know. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Close enough, I supposed, so that God would definitely know we were there, but not so close that we appeared to be hogging too much of the Holy Spirit. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

He stares at me as if I’m supposed to do something. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

And there were the Communists who were supposed to be part of the Nationalist movement, but they had their own ideas, my father said, and they didn’t always agree with General Chiang Kai-shek. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

To be fair, I suppose the boy is seventy-one. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“You’re supposed to be able to count on your mom and your dad. You’re supposed to be able to count on them.” The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

"A whipping boy is supposed to yowl like a stuck pig! We dress you up fancy and feed you royal, don't we? It's no fun if you don't bawl!" The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

She struck me as the actress who’s constantly trying out for very different parts, never sure of which role she’s supposed to play. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

He smiled a little and so did I while we figured out how our hands were supposed to go. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“This is a film that is supposed to be about my kidnapping, not about Saemi,” he complained. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Along the aisle between the tables he walked, and he spotted the three Malfoys, huddled together as though unsure whether or not they were supposed to be there, but nobody was paying them any attention. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I say to her: "You don't have to be there. You're supposed to be in school. I'm ready for this now. I'm stronger." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Dad was supposed to be here twenty minutes ago. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

I suppose he isn’t used to being corrected. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

I worry about serving too many hot dogs: when I was young they were carnival food, and supposed to be bad for you. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

It even had a bunch of braided black yarn sewed on for hair that was supposed to look like plaits. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“Not in this lifetime. You’re supposed to be at practice, which means I get to play my music as loud as I want. That’s the deal.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

We play a game where you're supposed to throw these little red plastic rings onto glass bottle tops, but all the rings keep bouncing off. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I suppose I’m not allowed to have this,” she said, sitting down with the rest of the crowd. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“I suppose we can hardly refuse,” ventured Rachel. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

His wife was supposed to be very beautiful, with fingernails one inch long. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

They stood as palm trees were supposed to stand. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And I am supposed to have managed your education!” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I suppose not. After all, you still need to find your parents, don’t you?” Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

“Is that what I’m supposed to do? Spend my life keeping a man?” Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I watched the news, and finally learned the supposed truth. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

"The Globe's audience is customarily between five hundred and one thousand. Do you suppose they can watch over every member of it?" The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Laugh, I supposed, and then begin talking of something else. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know if I was supposed to drink from it or just stare at it. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

I suppose no parent will let their child out of their sight in this place. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

"I suppose I should be glad you found me innocent —" "Concerning the magazine article," he said, stabbing the air with his finger. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I suppose you’re right. Even Louis Pasteur, the father of modern medicine, said that ‘chance favors the prepared mind.’” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

The only notable thing about the birth was that the infant was born with a caul which was supposed to indicate that the child was set apart to do great things in the world. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Pima says I’m supposed to hook you up good. If I find you.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

He was pretty sure sword wounds weren’t supposed to smoke. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“I am not so unreasonable, sir, as to think you at all responsible for my mistakes and wrong conclusions; but I always supposed it was Miss Havisham.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

I think on the Collegians, returned to their gaunt house, which hath, I suppose, been barbarously used lately by His Majesty’s troops, and is like to be in no excellent state of repair. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“Were supposed to have five,” I said, feeling self-conscious. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

I tell him I’m there for a school project, but I’m not sure exactly where I’m supposed to go. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I suppose there was a time, a couple of years ago, when there was a chance they’d run away to Spain or Switzerland. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

He was supposed to be taking it easy, but he looked apoplectic. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“And if Violet finds out, what am I supposed to say?” Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

This kiss is supposed to sweep me off my feet, make my heart leap from my chest, and give me all the tingles. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

"I know I'm not very popular. I don't give big parties. I suppose you've got to make your house into a pigsty in order to have any friends--in the modern world." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Tonight is when Dray is supposed to go and sell those pills. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Special Operations Executive trusted me, too, not to mention the refugees I was supposed to pick up here. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“Oh, I was supposed to fetch you! The meeting’s started. Come on, we have to hurry.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I’m thinking of Mami’s rule about how I’m not supposed to cause any calls home from school. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Now that I think of it, I suppose I didn’t have a specialty. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“It wasn’t supposed to kill me, just keep me there till You-Know-Who came.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Today was supposed to be about joy and love. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

She was supposed to drink dittany tea sweetened with molasses, but it tasted too horrible. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone was supposed to guess the identity of the other guests without anyone removing their masks. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

She smiled when she saw me, and it wasn’t a scary smile, like the ones in movies I’m not supposed to be old enough to watch. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

He was wearing a ragged blue cotton jacket with a red cloth, pincushion-like charm around his neck which was supposed to keep him from getting smallpox. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That looks feasible. What do you want for lunch? Cake, sandwiches, fruit, and coffee will be all that is necessary, I suppose?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Boys ain’t supposed to cry at times like this. Are they, Momma?” Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

They were supposed to be looking straight ahead, but they were looking at us. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I had to, I supposed I could purposefully put myself in danger to keep him close. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“What? He’s not supposed to know that I know that he knows about you.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Vonetta was supposed to introduce us and say the name of our poem and that our mother wrote it But I could see her eyes growing big and her face ashen. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I continued drying the dishes, unsure of what I was supposed to say. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t supposed to let him know that. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“It was supposed to be between just you and Black Dog.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s a strange outfit for someone who is supposed to despise Erudite,” he says. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I took another step, and she gave what was supposed to be a fierce growl, like a crabby kitten, then whacked her tail again. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“I think standing under a tree is the exact opposite of what you’re supposed to do in a lightning storm.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I’m not up for hearing all those details, but what am I supposed to do? The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

"I'm supposed to ride against the straw man." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

We were supposed to smile a lot and treat the people with dignity. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hunger can heighten perception, but not when combined with extreme fatigue; I suppose all my senses were very much deadened. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

“We were supposed to report directly to the commanding officer,” Bill added, tapping his knuckles on the table. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had Dad’s height and Granddad’s chin, and boxing was supposed to run in my veins. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“I’m not supposed to exist. And even if your camp had children of Minerva—” “They wouldn’t be like you,” Reyna said. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

There’s no way you’re supposed to drink alcohol like this, like it’s orange juice. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“I don’t even know what the next step is supposed to be.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

What the hell are we supposed to do, Martin? Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Here’s the thing about zombies: They are supposed to be killed. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

She supposed her mother must have locked it again. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

How the hell was I supposed to answer that? Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

It’s really supposed to be fifteen percent, but it depends on how much you like me. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know what I was supposed to do and I didn’t know if Mrs. Harper or Katie or Maggie or Miri or even Joey would walk up to us any minute. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I suppose it tells us he’s not a total idiot.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Everything in the here and now looked weird, too fragile, like it wasn’t supposed to be there. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was supposed to bring in those peanut butter kiss things that are your favorite, but every time I told Mom about it, she kept changing the subject. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I’m not sure if his words are supposed to be comforting or hurtful. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I consider Jesus, who is supposed to love me. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Are we supposed to hop on that thing?” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

There were banners and streamers, ringing every possible change on his supposed robotcy. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

How am I supposed to buy a bike when nobody pays me for anything? Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Dill knew that he was supposed to feel hurt by that. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

It was not supposed to happen this way. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Now that I was declared a son of Poseidon, one of the Big Three gods who weren’t supposed to have kids, I figured it was a crime for me just to be alive. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

He grins in a way that I guess is supposed to be charming, but his eyes are so glassy and tired that I can’t see what any of the other girls at school seem to. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

If you weren’t supposed to be someplace, your interface ring just politely warned you to move along. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

"You're supposed to take them to a recycling depot. They'll pay you for the glass. Not much, but at least it's something." A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

If everything worked the way it was supposed to, Ducky would be free for a layup. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, I suppose you’d say it was a multi-class neighborhood because both the houses and the kids ranged from wrecks to rich. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I suppose you’re doing this for them just out of the goodness of your heart?” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I suppose everyone in our family wanted the same, in one way or another. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Joffrey is mine. As are the rest of Cersei's brood, I suppose." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I was supposed to send the contest host my picture to be featured on the website, but I didn’t think the boy-goofing-around-in-the-Luigi-hat was very me so I never submitted it. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Mr. McElroy had been showing us filmstrips about the barbarian hordes of Russia with records that gave little pings to let him know when he was supposed to advance the strip. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“But how is she supposed to find us?” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“When they finish their dinners,” explained Nala, “they leave their trays on the floor outside their door, where a hotel staff person is supposed to pick them up and take them back to the kitchen.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I was sure of everything—not to say I’m not sure now, but how am I supposed to feel about stay away from my daughter? Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Everything was supposedly over and we were supposed to start getting on with life. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I thought that these groups were supposed to serve and protect us, but they ignored calls from our neighborhood. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Looking back on it, she supposed it was all those years of people attempting to claim her, choose her, of feeling an invisible net cast around her, that had led her to this proposal. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“My parents told us we weren’t supposed to tell anyone. What if I send in my application, and then the school calls immigration and my parents get deported? Then what?” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Eight white men going into the woods in the area where the Greenwood cabin was supposed to be. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Not like some other people who just say the words because they’re supposed to. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

“I suppose you’ll enjoy the feast—without me there, that is,” she said morosely. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

We look at the diagram of the inside of the worm, in the Zoology textbook: this is what we’re supposed to see once we get the worm open. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

We were supposed to speak our sacred language here. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My entire house is flammable, and it’s filled with fireplaces and candles, and that’s supposed to make me feel better?” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“McLaggen, will you pay attention to what you’re supposed to be doing and leave everyone else alone!” bellowed Harry, wheeling around to face his Keeper. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t mentioned to a soul anything about the Sales Register business, but I suppose Ruth wasn’t to know that. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I suppose I’d never let myself really and truly believe it until now. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

How was I supposed to do both at the same time? The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

But after awhile I couldn’t figure out which way I was supposed to go. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“What do you suppose is going on in that head of hers?” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

We found the area we were supposed to be in and dug in. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew Selena always arrived at school just as the bell rang and would come in through the front door instead of around the back, where everyone was supposed to enter. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Even when Dad administered vitally needed punishment on the conventional area, the area where it is supposed to do the most good, Mother tried to intervene. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

You shouldn’t smile when you do something bad because a smile is supposed to mean you’re being nice. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m supposed to be coming up with a plan. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Farmer was supposed to be there as well, but he was stuck in Paris due to a delay in getting a visa. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

But he supposed that, in the right quantities, any ingredients could be made magical. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“The construction guys were supposed to be done weeks ago, but you know what they say about plans.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t suppose that that spider...” began Mr. Zuckerman—but he shook his head and didn’t finish the sentence. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

She remembered lying in bed under the covers, long after she was supposed to be asleep, her flashlight shining on these same pages. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

But when that didn’t happen, I suppose I sort of got used to them and figured they’d go on forever. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

The following day, Thursday, June 25, Haupt was supposed to start his job at Simpson Optical. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

I’m wondering what kind of party this is supposed to be. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Is it supposed to be smoking like that?” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Now, I know that you’re not supposed to talk to a teacher outside of school activities. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

But suppose I were to ask you to take a pen and paper and write down in as much detail as you can what your person looks like. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

He considered it ridiculous to suppose that he was not wicked, but he was grateful for their love. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You celebrate the dead man’s life—or in this case, his eight lives.You were supposed to be the ninth, Matt.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a dream, I suppose, or a daydream, but I made it happen. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

A boat would just float there comfortably I supposed, at dead low water. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know what I knew, but I knew I was supposed to be here. You made me feel better too. So much better. I was so locked in.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“Well, for instance, suppose old Captain Wallace when he was alive didn’t want any visitors.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Masks are supposed to be able to read people, to understand them by observing them. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

And clearly I wasn’t the only one with these mixed emotions: virtually everybody shot daggers at Polly, before turning eagerly to Miss Lucy—which was, I suppose, pretty unfair on poor Polly. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took a deep breath and slowly ran his hand back and forth across his mouth as if he were trying to erase it and the lecture he was supposed to deliver. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Did you get the wrong question? But I understand that; why is a question I understand the wrong one? Aren’t I supposed to understand?” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

"That was not her purpose. That's not what big sisters are supposed to do. She was supposed to prepare you." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

His feet hurt a lot—I suppose because they carried such a massive burden. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Money’s supposed to make things easier, but it’s always doing the opposite. I sort of wish we worked on a barter system.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Oh, come quick!” cried the King, and, turning round distracted, he vanished again into the forest “Is he all right” inquired Sir Ector, “do you suppose?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He looks like you,” they both said at the same time, and Maya supposed that neither of them was wrong. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“He was supposed to take the chocolates a couple of days ago. The assignment was over. But he still refused to take them.” The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What was I supposed to say, ‘Which way to the Vermeer?’ Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

He laughs and Dad smiles and I laugh because I think that’s what you’re supposed to do when Uncle Pa says something. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Rufus finally let me write another letter—payment for services rendered, I supposed—and he mailed it for me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Do you suppose he’d answer a few questions if you ask him?” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He supposed it was too late to suggest turning back. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“You had no idea, I suppose, of the identity of the possible assailant.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mole and I, I suppose you would have to dig pretty quick to match with us.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the visitors, seeing the guest book on the table, thought they were supposed to sign. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d broken one of our unspoken rules: We were always supposed to pretend our life was one long and incredibly fun adventure. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I mean, you'd open a closet door, and there, in the corner behind your shoes, would sit a jar of something wicked that you weren't supposed to touch. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Like dads and sons are supposed to do. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

The supposed time traveler knelt beside her, said, “Tell them who you are.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I let her drive my car that even I wasn’t supposed to drive yet. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I would suppose he had been sitting here next to me for some minutes without my noticing him, so absorbed had I become with my recollections of meeting Miss Kenton two days ago. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

"I'm not supposed to talk about it, right?" The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“The She Elephant was down here. Do you suppose she’s looking for the children?” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Actually, I suppose he’s already finished. I think it was this morning.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe we should say something to the manager about the game? Maybe he’s supposed to give us our next clue.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He was supposed to be waiting in a burial chamber much deeper in the dungeon. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

We moved along smoothly, until we got to the part when Sinita was supposed to stand before me, the bound Fatherland. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t suppose you know my husband and Collins had a run-in a while back?” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“He lost sight of what he was supposed to be doing up there, what the priorities were.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“So...I’m supposed to be a mind reader?” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“The rule is that they can’t be leaning against the bars of the cells,” the regular officer said to us, “and the cell gates are supposed to be closed.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then we went up past the old fort and out to the local Syndicat d'Initiative office, where the bus was supposed to start from. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Don’t think so. I’m right where I’m supposed to be.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

He didn’t know what he was supposed to do. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

“There he goes again, you see!” cried Wemmick, “I told you so! Asks another question of the subordinate before his first is dry! Well, supposing Mr. Pip is one of them?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

She felt momentarily lost, as if she were supposed to repeat something she'd been taught in school but didn’t know what it was. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Rain poured down on the meadows that were never supposed to have violent weather. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

She’d been feeling sad and the medicine was supposed to make her feel better. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

But how am I supposed to be brave when I’m terrified? Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Why, for example, am I supposed to leave her with my purse while she doesn’t even trust me not to sprinkle some drug-dissolving substance into my urine? Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mila, were not supposed to be within twenty feet of each other.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The one with the thermos is Max, and the other must be Siunek, and I’m not sure what kind of workers they’re supposed to be. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“This is supposed to be a lighthearted session of symbolic document destruction, not a political debate.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He continued: “Then I lost that scholarship—My mother was supposed to fill out a parents’ financial statement for the renewal of that scholarship. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, but just supposing. Wouldn’t you forgive and forget?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I hold her hand—which, strictly speaking, we’re not supposed to do. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“How was I supposed to bring everything up? This was something in my personal life. I didn’t think I had to bring it into our team practices.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I supposed boys would be hanging around her pretty soon. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Some things are the same everywhere, I suppose, because even in German, it’s easy to see that the handsome SS man is now being teased by his friends. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The next essay was supposed to be fictional: “The Best Lost Homework Excuse Ever” in five hundred words. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Dude. Have you met him? Isn’t he supposed to be your best friend or whatever? He’s gay. Like, Fire-Island-on-the-Fourth-of-July gay. Did you really not know?” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

If that was supposed to make me feel any better, it didn’t work. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He was supposed to be off that day but was covering for a friend who needed the day off. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“Well,” she said, “I suppose for an ice cream cone.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Okay,” I told him, because what was I supposed to say? Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

That horrid thing has the wolves and the rats and his own kind to help him, so I suppose he isn’t above trying to use a respectable lunatic. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“I’m supposed to have these powers I haven’t figured out how to use,” Frank said bitterly. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The red, the white, and the dark brown were supposed to remind one of the bird but only reminded me of ordering the same burger when it was called the Number Three. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“I suppose you could call it an explosion.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Unlike the rest of the students—and much to Helene's dismay—the smooth liquid silver hasn't dissolved into my skin like it's supposed to. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“I never saw you before. Do you come here a lot? No one’s supposed to. It’s our wood.” Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

And she supposed that the worst was out there now. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“They made themselves my friends,” said I, “when they supposed me to have superseded them; and when Sarah Pocket, Miss Georgiana, and Mistress Camilla were not my friends, I think.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Hazel was supposed to defeat her, though she could not even manage fifth grade. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

The heat wave was supposed to last at least five days. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

How was she supposed to become one with the forest if Gen kept talking? Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I drop to my knees and grab whatever it is, and it’s the arm that was supposed to be around me when I woke up. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

It lists a million things I’m not supposed to do and the consequences I’ll suffer if I do them. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I suppose we have to figure out the definition of ‘racist’ first,” Mr. Kazilly says. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

She shows me how I’m supposed to make a little cross at the top of each page, and then print the initials J.M.J., dedicating my work to Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“I know. I’m supposed to come fetch you. Are you ready?” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Look at me. I’m huge. I’m supposed to play basketball. And both my parents played. It’s important.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

"And then I suppose you wormed your way into this penthouse?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t like Tad, Rashid, Cas, or Z. He wasn’t looking for who he was supposed to be or trying to find people to accept him. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Her mother, Lexie remembered suddenly, was supposed to arrive home the next afternoon. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The question reminds me that he is my instructor, and I am supposed to learn something from this. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“How do you suppose the oysters will be this summer?” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because they point to something that isn’t supposed to exist: a silent revolution. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I suppose it is some association of ideas that makes those dead places in a journey. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Catholics weren’t supposed to, of course, but that didn’t stop anyone. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The cow will go in the fridge—top compartment in the door, where you’re supposed to put eggs but never do. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

Although in retrospect I suppose it could be considered at least partially prophetic. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I suppose I've been waiting for this moment, though I didn't know exactly what I was waiting for. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I was supposed to put the right vases at the right beds in the right rooms. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

I read somewhere that people on the street are supposed to look like ants, but that’s not true. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, as if everyone had remembered their manners all at once, we began to introduce ourselves to each other as Navajos are always supposed to do. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

They weren’t supposed to fly more than three loops in a row, but Anya Demchenko got in trouble for doing six! A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“What do you suppose they want with him?” said Camilla for about the tenth time. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Ah, I suppose it does appear that I’m looking at the bridge,” Mr. Curtain said with a smile. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I was supposed to be on my way to the moon, instead of fooling around in the middle of an empty jungle. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You weren’t supposed to know,” said my sister to me. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I don't know what you're supposed to wear to this kind of thing. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Try it and get it over with. I thought you was supposed to be smart.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Whatever, Constance. As long as I don’t have to apologize, I suppose.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Harry, suppose we take Chester up and show him Times Square. Would you like that, Chester?” The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

No more mean eyes over the rice bowl, and my stomach keeps the rice inside like a good stomach is supposed to do. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

“Was that supposed to be comforting? Because, no offense, it wasn t. “ Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I want to tell her you’re not supposed to do that. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I suppose it was inevitable that as my word-base broadened, I could for the first time pick up a book and read and now begin to understand what the book was saying. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Indians were supposed to work seven hours each day, and to be paid a set fee for each day’s work. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

I should have asked her to explain what I was supposed to do with it. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

But suppose I pushed a little harder with one hand than with the other? Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

What if she was supposed to rescue him? The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Or when she accidentally—well, not accidentally, but how was she supposed to know?—picked the red flowers in Grandma's garden that were a hybrid experiment. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

Hobbes was no more committed to the supposed Wittgensteinian view of truth than the GMC are. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

"I suppose that seeing them like that made me feel pretty bad," I said. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I don't suppose you have such a thing as a bottle of something spirituous upon you? Or perchance a pot of hot, sweet tea?" Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

And Lazlo supposed that must also be the reason he had brought her along with them: because she could climb a six-hundred-foot tower with only her small hands and bare feet. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

For simplicity’s sake, suppose that the other elevator passengers inhale all ten versions of the virus. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Not Dallas, not Memphis—New York City, where writers are supposed to live. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

"Why, yes, sir. I suppose I do . . ." "Then forget about returning to the college. Go somewhere else . . ." "You mean leave?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How else did he get out of there? I suppose He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named taught him a few tricks!” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Philadelphia was in the midst of a heat wave, which made the children who were supposed to watch the show restless and inattentive. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She's supposed to be an orphan, but her old man keeps showing up. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

“A little bit of both, I suppose,” said the young mouse. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

And sisters weren’t supposed to be sent away. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I thought this suppose to be a demonstration dealin with wages.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

But an educated woman, I suppose, can’t resist the temptation to correct an uneducated man. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘I know. But suppose I wasn’t your sister. Would you love me then?’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Everything had been shut tight while so much was still supposed to happen. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

We were supposed to make the ditch deeper. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Wrong. The rule was we weren’t supposed to talk about the accident with each other. The rule doesn’t apply to anyone else.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

‘Oh well, I suppose he’s gone off to find something for himself. We’ll finish it,’ said Sam. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“Oh — yes,” said Harry, who was obviously supposed to agree. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“Yes. I don’t quite know what Crawley was thinking of, having you shot like that, but I suppose it was the easiest way. May I introduce my colleague, Mrs. Jones.” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

“And I don’t suppose you think a thirteen-hour day overly long, either.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Stevens’s first anatomy course required two complete dissections—how was he supposed to pay for that? The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Each of us was supposed to meet with Mr. Hrbik for an individual evaluation, to discuss our progress during the year. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I suppose your mother made a great sacrifice when she took off,” I said. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

In this approach the particle is not supposed to have a single history or path in space-time, as it would in a classical, nonquantum theory. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He is supposed to live in a continuous frenzy of hatred of foreign enemies and internal traitors, triumph over victories, and self-abasement before the power and wisdom of the Party. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“I’m supposed to talk some sense into you,” she told me. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

I wish that Peeta were here to hold me, until I remember I'm not supposed to wish that anymore. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The first explosions were supposed to be set off two hours later—when the yearbook meeting was originally supposed to take place. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

We forget that we aren't supposed to be seen together until we get to the corner of our block. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I say nothing when he holds his phone under my nose, showing me some text from Will Grayson that I am supposed to find adorable. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

At what was supposed to be my father’s last Council meeting before he took his family north, it was decided they’d make one last-ditch effort to talk to the Governors in the capital. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

But suppose instead that the universe is expanding. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of them survived, but you’re not supposed to water plants too much. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Jason supposed it was no more amazing than the dragon turning into a suitcase back in Quebec. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Students aren’t supposed to know about the Sorcerer’s Stone, after all.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“Waylon was supposed to die on that plane with Buddy Holly,” Jimmy yelled. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

It was then that the prosecution began its exam-ination of expert witnesses commencing with the long-suffering Professor Murray, its supposed expert in communism who had proved so inept in his subject during the preparatory examination. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The eyes, I supposed, would be the last thing added. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The prejudice that islanders are supposed to learn from superior continentals wasn’t the sole reason why record-breaking Japanese pottery caused such a shock. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Kings are not supposed to have mothers, it would seem, and I tell him things he does not want to hear. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I suppose...But I wanted to show you Jordan College, and the Fens. I wanted us to...” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I suppose I could do that, if someone wanted me to and put a plane at my disposal.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“I guess. But all those romances they feed us are wrong. They make us think it’s just supposed to be hearts and wind machines and boys who slay dragons for you.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

We’re supposed to use the locker rooms inside to change into our pajamas. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I’m supposed to be one of the big shots this year—the eighth-graders rule the school. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I suppose I'm lucky they didn't fire me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well, now that he no longer had a mother, I supposed Rufus thought it was time he had a father. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Wylan had been red-faced, barely able to speak the words of his supposed “affliction.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“I suppose lessons take a lot of money.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I guess I was supposed to run over and say I was going to go in at center. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“But I’m seventeen. Don’t you think I’m supposed to be changing?” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

A black lieutenant took Charlie Company to the right of the hill we were supposed to hit and Lieutenant Gearhart took us to the left. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I kept my face blank, because I wasn’t supposed to know what was in his Fred Flintstone bank. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

“You’re supposed to churn it. Otherwise it gets gritty and crunchy.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

This was the part where you were supposed to say something fascinating, if you were the sort of person that had fascinating things to say. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Ms. Faraci stood at the Smart Board trying to explain covalent bonds, which we were supposed to have reviewed the previous night. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“We’re supposed to care for the poor. But you overdo it, Kit.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Of the two boys, Johnny was supposed to be the really bad one—a menace that ran wild through the streets of the Ida B. Wells. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That sounded dumb, right? But I’m supposed to say it to everyone.” Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

But they asked me if I would go—I suppose because I’ve spent my life on a farm and I know about growing food. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I suppose I have met them, but not like this, towering above us like titans. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I suppose it is. But I was just thinking that they might be the dæmons.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

How was she supposed to explain that a creature was coming to hunt at his house? Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

The image was on the screen for 200 milliseconds, and everyone was supposed to identify what he or she had just seen on the screen. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

I thought you were supposed to be such great friends.’ I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Who doesn’t know you are supposed to fade into the subway seat, to never attract attention? Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

But the people whose world Kenna was supposed to be changing, it seemed, couldn’t disagree more, and when the results of all of the consumer research came in, Kenna’s once promising career suddenly stalled. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Now what were they supposed to do with this clue? Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He’s working on something else: a growth hormone that will throw their systems out of whack and make them pupate before they’re supposed to. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I suck my sleeve but I can’t help moaning even though I’m not supposed to. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Was I supposed to write down what he said? Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“Well, technology is supposed to make life better,” she says. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

We were supposed to be doing things together. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

She supposed this was because she was a girl. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Then she said: 'I suppose, Mr Stevens, you're asking whether or not I love my husband.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was supposed to find us on the quest. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Now we were supposed to bite our tongues. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I ask, although I suppose even the idea of what happened might be enough to set a person off. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He supposed this was all part of entering the magical world, but it had been a lot more comfortable saying “Voldemort” without worrying. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

They think of it as commerce, I suppose. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Viola told me...Viola told me you were supposed to come out when you were a girl but that you didn’t get to. Is that true?” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“I suppose now you want me to take the door off its hinges to let in a little more air. Or do you want me to make a radio set out of your icebox?” Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

I suppose now that my mother was locked in some dark world of sadness, but at the time, all I knew was that I had lost not only a father, but a mother as well. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I feel like I’ve seen into a door I wasn’t supposed to. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Becoming him, I suppose. He works over at the lumber mill.” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“Come, I’m supposed to take you to Cook.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

It's supposed to be some kind of victory move. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

A guy like me, a guy my size, isn’t supposed to be scared, but I was. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Tyrion can leave whenever he wishes. You have had no word of him either, I suppose.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Adults weren’t supposed to tell you their problems. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re supposed to be a protester. I know it’s just for Halloween, but can’t you even take a second to think about how important protest is? How it’s not about looking cute?” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Was I even supposed to bring the other clothes, or is she supposed to wear only burial shrouds? Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Yes, Frith. That’s what we all feel. But accidents will happen. And how it happened I don’t suppose any of us will ever know.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

And...I suppose I reckon this league has got something to do with the CCD.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

They weren’t supposed to like him, but why wouldn’t they? The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“There is a knight in the cart,” said the girl, “a knight in armour. I suppose somebody is taking him away to be hanged.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t suppose you’ve ever eaten grass by night,” he said. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He thought, then, that he should get up and leave the table, but he wasn’t sure where he was supposed to go or what he was supposed to do. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

She was supposed to be on sick leave—she hadn’t fully recovered. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“I don’t suppose I have any story to tell. But my name’s Abilene.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Noah didn’t mean to make you spill. It was supposed to be a joke.” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

This time, they were ringed around the Mr. Lemoncello fountain, which wasn’t gurgling water like it was supposed to. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Do you suppose the man, whoever he is, puts the roots out there because he has a kind heart? What’s he up to?” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had gone white, I suppose, and he had noticed it. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I was supposed to be the film expert here. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Malcolm supposed the prohibition against touching another person’s dæmon was true for babies as well; in any case, he would never have dreamed, after those few minutes, of doing anything to upset that little child. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

It was beginning to loosen, and I supposed I needed to redo it. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

They were supposed to bomb enemy defenses northeast of Stalingrad, near an important tractor factory. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

She was supposed to tell me if a line was off or hype me up when a verse was good. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The haircut I’m supposed to be getting is going to have to wait. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t allowed to claim the thing I felt and I didn’t feel the thing I was supposed to claim. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Everyone knows you are not supposed to speak to strangers. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

She walked when she was supposed to walk and ate when she sat down to the table. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

But now she slept like she was supposed to, also. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“And how are we supposed to decide, if we don’t even know about it?” Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He nodded towards the trees in front of us and said: “I suppose it’s through that way. Is that right, Kath?” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Get off the roof this minute! You're not supposed to be up here." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She supposes that you are far away from London, in Shropshire. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

It was supposed to be a joke, but it backfired and someone got hurt. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Miss Celia, the way she stares at me with those big eyes like I’m the best thing since hair spray in the can, I almost rather she’d order me around like she’s supposed to. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Well, I suppose it is the best we can do. I hope I have tried to do what I ought.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Though that flash was surprising: it quite startled me, let alone the others. A little addition of your own, I suppose?’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

But since it had been me that had cut him off in the lunch queue, I supposed I had to make the best of it. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a rhetorical question, meaning there wasn’t supposed to be an answer, right? The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

“What am I supposed to do with it?” asked the grouchy woman when I approached her. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“I suppose,” he says as shadows slip into his eye sockets like dark water, “that is something you must decide for yourself.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I took it apart so I suppose I’ll just reverse the process.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Everybody is supposed to be dead, to never say anything or want anything ever again. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Just for a start, supposing you did manage to get hold of one of those bottles, how would you get it into their food?" The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Tonight, if you want. Wizard’s duel. Wands only — no contact. What’s the matter? Never heard of a wizard’s duel before, I suppose?” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“I’m only saying,” said Gregory Powell, patiently, as one explaining electronics to an idiot child, “that according to spec, those robots are equipped for asteroid mining without supervision. We’re not supposed to watch them.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

She takes my hand and drags me merrily forward, like she's one of my sisters and we're headed to lessons, or breakfast, or to sneak off someplace we aren't supposed to go. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“That is a gross generalization but I suppose it will suffice.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The afternoon, as Sam supposed it must be called, wore on. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“Very well, Agravaine: you are a keen lawyer, and you are determined to have the law. I suppose it is no good reminding you that there is such a thing as mercy?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I suppose we all thought that, one way or another.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Keffers, observing this, would again shake his head, but when we asked him what else we were supposed to do, the floors being in the state they were, he’d make no reply. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t know if this is supposed to be some kind of consummation, or if it’s one last time. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I supposed that was what Julia Bishop laughed about—the thought of her walking up to me and asking, Hey, Finn> by any chance are you a Jew? 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

And so she picked me up and I did what grandchildren are supposed to do: I erased the years between us. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I was thinking to myself, Three weeks, I’m supposed to get three weeks. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, hang the tumulus! What tumulus? What am I supposed to be talking about7” “Stupidity,” said Arthur. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or do you suppose this is a red herring and that the abandonment of the gold standard is at the root of the matter?' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Isn’t the whole house supposed to be safe?” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

And since the pharaohs were supposed to be related to the gods, it really didn’t matter if Isis and Nefertiti got a little bit confused. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

You were supposed to be my wife, to bear me children with silver hair and purple eyes, to keep the blood of the dragon pure. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I tell them about our famous pumpkin soup and Pri reminds me that the pumpkin was supposed to be for pumpkin pie. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

So I finally said okay, but then the day before I was supposed to go, Bertha came home with a lunch box covered with ponies and rainbows. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“I suppose she was not clever enough to think of it.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

But as he holds me, I can’t stop wondering, just what am I supposed to think? A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

We were supposed to all rush out with congratulations—but Carrie said no.” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Why is she always telling me I’m supposed to know this and that? The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

That red candle was supposed to seal me forever with my husband and his family, no excuses afterward. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s the one who was driving the car when he wasn’t supposed to. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

If we heard any noises at all, we were supposed to call the police immediately. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

I raced past them with my head down, past Ms. Wardak, not even caring that I hadn’t gone to the lunchroom first, the way we were supposed to. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry. I’m just a fool, I suppose. ... I acted a ninny.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t suppose they’ll be happy about that old book in your sack, then, or the dagger in mine.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The monster in his chest purred...but then he saw Ron ripping open the tapestry curtain and drawing his wand on Harry, shouting things like “betrayal of trust”...“supposed to be my friend”... Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know...I’m afraid we’ve made too much noise already. We were supposed to surprise it, remember?” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

It’s supposed to be a trigger to people of what they need to do. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

“Hang around, I suppose. Madame Maxime’s staying to judge, isn’t she?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I feel like he thinks we’re sharing a secret, except I have no idea what that secret is supposed to be. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I’m definitely not supposed to be in here. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

She is supposed to pick up the remote off a coffee table, but it’s not there. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I suppose you sometimes mistake icicles for carrots? Or wagons for outhouses?” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Rivera, calling my mom to tell her that the heat was out and to ask what they were supposed to do. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“Oh yes, the restoring booster. I suppose I did promise.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Consequently, white Americans are in nothing more deluded than in supposing that Negroes could ever have imagined that white people would “give” them anything. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

But when I got to the lot where Speed’s Grocery was supposed to be, I found a gray, rust-stained mobile home, its broken windows covered with wire. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Maybe I was supposed to be a transport angel but by mistake was dropped off as a ground angel. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

I forgot what I was supposed to be feeling. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“To work, or that’s what they say. We are all supposed to work.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

How were they supposed to take on a whole fortress with no time to plan and barely any kind of team at all? Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I say, “Yeah,” though, because that’s what I’m supposed to say. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

But suppose Mr. Dalton had someone watching, someone who would tell where he had really taken her? Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

That was easier said than done; we were often reprimanded for trying to sneak in a whisper or a playful nudge when we were supposed to be standing like statues. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Enigma operators were supposed to change their machine settings daily, plus make other minor changes for each message. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“I think they’re supposed to look good sitting on your coffee table.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would be reasonable to suppose that Richard Owen’s petty rivalries marked the low point of nineteenth-century paleontology, but in fact worse was to come, this time from overseas. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

But people think we spread diseases, and I suppose possibly we do, though never intentionally, and surely we never spread as many diseases as people themselves do. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Summer was supposed to be about freedom and youth and no school and possibilities and adventure and exploration. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

But I was forgetting; you know all about God, I suppose.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He might have been floating for all he could tell, but he supposed it more likely he was walking and just couldn’t feel it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

And even if I somehow survived the mini- Hoover, I was supposed to suffer serious brain damage during the procedure and live the rest of my life as a vegetable. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I suppose we may as well say good-by,” she said. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“I suppose it’s good to be honest if you’re a minister’s son.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

I whirl around, perhaps too quickly considering that I ain’t supposed to know anything about missing families, but I meet Miss Anderson’s eyes. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“I feel—so, so terrible, Em. It was supposed to be civil disobedience. Like we talked about in Human Rights Club.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I supposed I had screamed, for he materialized suddenly, and I asked him to help me and we’d run away to California or France or Chicago. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He put his name down for three dances, and I suppose he’s coming for them. What a bore!” said Meg, assuming a languid air which amused Laurie immensely. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inmates were crossing from the R side to the W side and back again through the center passage, which I had a feeling they weren’t supposed to do. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She supposed that the dinner that tickled everybody must have played a part in Joe’s change of mind. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you bright enough to remember that we’re supposed to be playing team ball?” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

They were supposed to pay my father rent, but more often than not, he ended up lending them money. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

There was also an ambush in the forest but nobody was supposed to know about that King Arthur paid no attention to the coming battle. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’re supposed to wander Indiana, as if there’s anything interesting to see. We have to have partners, so I’m working with this boy in my class.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“How was I supposed to know they were her skates?” The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

After all, that was what a library was supposed to do: lend out books, not dribble pizza sauce all over their pages. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. Mr. Daniels said you are supposed to read it before I leave.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Was I not supposed to play to the best of my ability? Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“For instance, you’re supposed to be dead. And you—” He turned to Frank. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“I suppose you could say I am, in a manner of speaking.” Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

If their center left Jose and cut over and picked Ducky up then he was supposed to dish the ball back over to Jose. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Having Uncle Darnell home was supposed to make us all happy. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“And God wouldn't lead you to kiss a girl unless you were supposed to marry her, so God wants you to marry the girl who believed I was a Frenchman suffering from hemorrhoidal Tourette's?” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

“I suppose,” explained the Wart, when he had thought this over, “it is like the thing about unicorns.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lustig said, “But suppose, by accident, in space, in time, we got lost in the dimensions and landed on an Earth that is thirty or forty years ago.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Am I supposed to feel sorry for you?” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

What it was, I suppose, is that Moira was suggesting she and I cross some line together, and I wasn’t prepared for that yet. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The father’s tenderest feelings were supposed to make his voice quaver as he said, Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Other than to show this girl that cruelty will not stop when you enter high school, I had no idea how this exercise was supposed to help anyone. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

The bathroom smelled like an old person, and some of the tiles that were supposed to be on the wall were on the floor. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

As we approached Radio City Music Hall, where Aston was supposed to be, I spooked him out before he had even noticed us. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Of course, officially, guardians weren’t supposed to show favouritism, but there were little displays of affection all the time within certain parameters; and most of what Ruth suggested fell easily within them. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few inches below what she had thought would be the last layer of human habitation she hit another—a culture, Roosevelt said later, that wasn’t supposed to be there. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I suppose he wasn't too intelligent or anything, but it was terrible anyway. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

“But—” Two hours later, there was not a single “snake” still attached to anything to which it was supposed to be attached. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

You were supposed to leave in the afternoon. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

And then there’s the date she’s supposed to show up, scrawled in blue pen on a line at the bottom of the card: April 27,1979. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

And the mountain I was supposed to climb. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I’m the person that is supposed to smoke weed. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s supposed to go to play practice at noon, but as soon as he leaves his house, he calls his director and tells him he has a bad flu bug—hopefully the twenty-four-hour kind. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“No, no, no, Attorney Stevenson. I was meant to be in that courtroom, I was supposed to be in that courtroom.” Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I suppose some astonishment was exhibited in my countenance, for Mr. Kirwin hastened to say, Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I suppose,” he said in his pinched, polite voice, “in just one reading, one might. . . .” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what you’re supposed to do with grieving Englishmen. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Oh my God, my brother’s home! He wasn’t supposed to get in until tonight.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

“It was supposed to be temporary. I always thought he’d come back to us, but then when his dad died, and he—well, you remember that night with the snowstorm.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“But suppose two people needed to be friends. How would you make that happen?” Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“She got it for her fifteenth birthday. Each of those charms represents a different...uh...intimacy act, and she’s supposed to give the charm to the first person she does each act with.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

My mother brought a note from the priest, Dr. Cowpar, and there’s supposed to be a job. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Poor creatures. Still, I suppose they will all be singing in a few weeks.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

But with no reason to suppose we’d ever see our guardians again, and with so many students moving on, it soon began to feel like a lost cause. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Boys were supposed to do well in school, not on the sports field. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

"I was supposed to get those back to Cinna. I'm sorry. Can you take them to him?" The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Oh, no, he must have many, many tragedies to keep track of. I suppose they nourish him in some terrible way.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Both their mothers had died in childbirth, though from the stories the other women still told, Somkit's birth had been more memorable and involved feet showing up where a head was supposed to be. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

And ultimately, I suppose that I did show that college counselor, because six or seven months later, a letter arrived in our mailbox on Euclid Avenue, offering me admission to Princeton. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Uncle Jimmy had left his van double-parked in front of the building, but Alex supposed at that hour of the morning no one really cared. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“I would. I mean, if someone needed a ride home, you know? What are you supposed to say?” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

‘Father, suppose you set on Highboy’s lap. I believe you be more comfortable than scrouged up here with us and all this furniture.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

"I suppose you will be wanting some new men." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“But, my dear papa, it is supposed to be summer; a warm day in summer. Look at the tree.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

I know that you’re not supposed to think about dancing—what is that stupid expression, Sing like no one’s listening, dance like no one’s watching?—whatever. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

So they put their things away and headed out of the portrait hole, glad to meet nobody on their way to the front doors, as they weren’t entirely sure they were supposed to be out. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Then, I turned around and walked to my room and closed my door and put my head under my pillow and let the quiet put things where they are supposed to be. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

I suppose that I would like to become myself, whatever that may mean, but I knew that Elijah’s meaning and mine were not the same. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

“My father doesn’t live here anymore. My mom kicked him out last year. I’m not supposed to know the reason, but I do. Do you want me to tell you?” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“If Big Joe is supposed to be her daddy someday, maybe it is her business,” I said. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

And white girls from small towns weren’t supposed to dream big, either. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was supposed to pay for Andrew’s school fees and groceries, but he started falling behind even on that, and soon my mom was paying for everything. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“So what am I supposed to call you?” she said to Osh. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“You’re supposed to get me that manuscript, by any means possible,” Mr. Remora said. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“So,” said Kyle, “I’m guessing the Bibliomania game was only supposed to help us find the four clues we’ve already found.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

She wondered what she was supposed to do. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

“What are you afraid of? Is it because you’re supposed to be a genius?” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t suppose you got another wild boar up your sleeve?” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Mother meant the other kind of chest, like a steamer trunk, in which a girl was supposed to put everything she hoped she’d get to use one day after she got married. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I should have specifically forbidden it. I forget how curious and daring children can be. And how resourceful. I would never have supposed you were capable of actually trapping one.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

With a start, I recalled the message I was supposed to give. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Someone who wants to become who he’s supposed to be,” I said. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

One afternoon Esther wasn’t supposed to work, but she came to the center wearing a jeans skirt instead of her normal white uniform. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I could not help inquiring then how many staff were employed there, and I suppose I was hardly surprised to be told there was only himself and a cook who came in each evening. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I suppose I might’ve asked Dr. Roland if I could stay in the apartment he shared with his girlfriend, but the embarrassment of that was such that death, to me, seemed preferable. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. I mean, how am I supposed to say goodbye to Jesse?” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

But suppose something had happened to him....Meggie shook her head as if to drive away the bad thoughts that had wormed their way in yet again. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

How was this supposed to help me start a story? Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Maybe there was something to find at the library where he was supposed to make the announcement, or maybe there was a message hidden on the Book Scavenger website. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

But I suppose love doesn't stop, even in wars. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“The blog won’t create content for itself, I suppose,” her dad murmured. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Krause gave Mariela a handbag suited for a wealthy woman doctor, which she was supposed to have over her shoulder in one scene when she enters the living room after returning from work. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

I’m puzzled because money is supposed to make you happy. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Weren't you supposed to split the money up? Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t sure that was the way irei was supposed to be used—was it too formal? A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

No one laughed, even though we were all supposed to. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Why do the men come, do you suppose?” asked Fiver. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unless people are forced to confront their lies, their brutality, their wrongness, how are they supposed to put things right? From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“You see, I think, how foolish it was to suppose that this boy could ever have been stronger than me,” said Voldemort. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She was supposed to be with him, not eating tube cookies and speaking in fairy tales. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

I suppose since none of them actually saw it, they could have been told nearly anything. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“I suppose you will be glad of variety and admiration?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

We are all familiar with the supposed generalization that rural Third World societies are less receptive to innovation than are Westernized industrial societies. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Two days later, when we were supposed to be picking out fabrics to dye, I was looking through a stack of dog books on her kitchen table. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

I needed to remember I was in sixth grade and not in eighth grade, and I was not the hero who was supposed to be going to the rescue all the time. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

The rest of us are growing into it, I suppose. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The stuffed coyotes on their stands did not lie, Cora supposed. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

She gives us mugs of tea and cuts of fried bread and we sit at the table eating quietly because you’re not supposed to say a word unless she tells you. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

What I’m saying is that we were all of us struggling to adjust to our new life, and I suppose we all did things back then we later regretted. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You buy him all these nice new things, and all he has for you is junk from the street. He’s the father. He’s the one who’s supposed to be taking care of you.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

An adult voice said, Where are you supposed to be right now? Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Abigail had noted an editorial in Porcupine’s Gazette regretting her absence: “I suppose,” she wrote her husband, “they will want somebody to keep you warm.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“What's that supposed to mean: SHE doesn't want him back?'' Ida's voice startled him out of his worries. “What on earth is she thinking of? The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I knew the answer I was supposed to give. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t tell what he did inside—examine what was there, I suppose, and check it with his counter. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I feel like I'm supposed to make some comment to underscore the ridiculousness of it all, but honestly? Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“How am I supposed to drive four cars back to the hotel?” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

All the while, Emily and Cecilia Tallis maintained a patter that surely robbed the guests of the ease it was supposed to confer. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I’ve run back several times to where our supplies and rations are supposed to be but they haven’t shown up yet. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

He also wasn’t supposed to let me, a nonentity on loan from JV, fill in for him. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“I was supposed to go to Dillard and give a lecture Monday,” he said sadly. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Is that really how you’re supposed to eat it? People eat oil like that?” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He knows about Patricia in two days because she got out of the bed to go to the lavatory when she was supposed to use a bedpan and collapsed and died in the lavatory. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I suppose he saw me glancing about the room in search of some tokens of Shipping, or capital, for he added, “In the City.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re always telling me to stick up for myself. What was I supposed to do?” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

We were supposed to be protected from this kind of stuff. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I've been told since I was old enough to walk that I'm not supposed to talk to strangers, and yet here I am. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“This is supposed to be a family of all adults.” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

“We lose the ability to as we get older. Just a natural part of aging I suppose.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

‘I know! The Portuguese have taste. Anyway, I supposed this was a decent place to lie low for a couple of days.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Is that what I was supposed to say? Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I suppose my parents were part of Levittown’s elite, though I smile even as I write that because the words—Levittown and elite—do not much go together. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

He usually did this with his eyes closed—the better to feel it, Tree-ear supposed. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

“My head is killing me—why did I agree to go to work? I’m supposed to be off today, with you in Washington.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I suppose the only common things between us are the shared earrings, the memory of our brothers. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z

“How was I supposed to know that Zionism is a contaminated idea?” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Suppose they thought he wouldn’t, though,” she said, “suppose they thought he was so coldhearted he’d just watch us die. Maybe he better make’em think that, if he can.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I’m not sure if I’m supposed to speak, but I can’t help it. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I’d learned the lessons I was supposed to learn and done well enough at the start of the year to progress to grade two. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

What was Mr. Harmon supposed to do if there were cops in the drugstore? Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z