| 单词 | besides |
| 例句 | I am separate from this place and these people and my own body, and besides, I have always been a good runner. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z In Maulbronn, Kepler heard their reverberations, studying, besides theology, Greek and Latin, music and mathematics. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I believe that you should get another physician besides your mother to verify my findings. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z It didn’t hurt anything it wasn’t hunting, somehow she already knew and trusted and believed that, and besides...what it was hunting was in Redemption’s house. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z And besides, no one wants coffee breath on a hot afternoon. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z “I remember when we snuck into his room and took that picture of him sleeping just so I’d have something besides your school picture to put on the fridge,” she said, laughing. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z I said, “Papa, please go. We’ll have a lot of fun and besides the winner receives a big golden cup.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “There are some things many synesthetes have in common, besides a slight majority of them being female. Why don’t you tell me how many of them sound familiar to you, okay?” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z No noise besides pans being slid into the oven, and the weird giggles of T-N-T holding their cell phones in the air, posing. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z Okay, besides Clean not being a brainiac he was also like nine shades of serious wack. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The only friendly face besides the other kids’ was old Mr. Calloway’s. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “You might feel that way now, but it isn't like that forever. Wait until you see what the world has to offer besides this small town and your high school. People are different out there.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “Oh, yeah, awfully nice. And besides that, they would like this crew not to die this afternoon so as we can come to work for them tomorrow morning.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I wish I could do something besides sit and wait for her. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The young physicist reddened, “We didn’t really want to do without the robots, sir, and besides we weren’t certain exactly how such...uh...minor complaints might be received.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z “Why don’t you tell what all we done in New York, Miss Love? I mean besides ride artermobiles.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z It’s the best he can do, and besides, interrupting Ms. Dale to ask if it’s okay to break the rules doesn’t seem like something she would be interested in right now. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z There are several actresses, two dancers, three painters besides me. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Edwards was not a concupiscent man, and besides he never mixed his professional life with his private pleasures. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z So besides the fact that Aileen would be betraying Kaira’s mother, Kaira just couldn’t imagine someone as smart and as cool as her being involved with someone as gross as El Genius. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z It’s time for reading at the window, and besides, Byrd didn’t want him to be gone long. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z What had Zane ever used his Talent for, anyway, besides busting giant holes in his family’s apartment wall? A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z It felt like nothing in the world existed besides me and those words and the silent creatures pulsing all around me. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Bridge does not come easily to a mind brought up on Snap and Happy Families; besides, it bored her friends to play with me. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z She had an apartment over in town, and Gerald had one there too, besides his rooms in college. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “Were you interested in other rare comics besides Batman?” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z “You have to do what I tell you because you are my wife, and besides I’m not well.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z I could see that besides being pretty, she had a quick mind. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was nice to have someone to talk to besides my parents. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “I have a virus, and besides that, I don’t want to play a musical instrument. Don’t you know anything?” Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z All this I had suffered with him, all this and more besides. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z It stopped and started a conversation, though Nathan was absolutely certain that there was no one else besides the two of them. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “Will we get to see something besides fairies?” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Myers insisted that there were other people besides him and Kelly involved in the Pittman murder, including a corrupt local sheriff. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I mean, besides checkers, she was quite fond of all athletic sports, and after I got to know her, the whole summer long we played tennis together almost every morning and golf almost every afternoon. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z She could think of no better antidote for the dark mood of the children; besides, turning her mind to the adventures of that lovable pony was likely to settle her nerves as well. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z And besides, our money wouldn’t have lasted much longer. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z He had even brought Frieda over when we were really little, so I could have someone besides my sisters to play with. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “Father says he’s headstrong, but he’s very daring besides being smart.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z A stored food surplus built up by taxation can support other full-time specialists besides kings and bureaucrats. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Water, rest and relaxation, besides a stable lifeboat, will bring it back to life. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z There was a little pause; and Yarrow asked, watching the harrekki climb back to its perch, “Tell me just this, if it is not a secret: what other great powers are there besides the light?” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Leslie’s favorite place besides the castle stronghold was the pine forest. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to defy him, and besides, I knew he’d be watching. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It had one other knot besides the one she had been gnawing. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I begged her to take me with her, but she said I could not miss school and my father needed me and besides, she had to go alone. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Listen, who they got—I’m asking you, who they got besides great groundskeepers? Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z And up on top was one of the statues Lazlo couldn’t clearly make out, besides the fact of it being bestial—horned and winged. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He had a fly in his soup besides. bi/semi. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But he had no interest in tangling with Bristle again, and in fact he had no interest in anything besides getting back to his humans. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z It was routine by the time the Christmas holidays came around, and it was nice to have some place to go besides the cemetery when it was cold out. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z He left the light on for fifteen whole minutes, terrified the whole time that someone besides Jen might see it. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z “Right there, the supermarket. Only till I graduate and then I don’t know. I have to find a real job; besides, I have no choice. I got a kid coming.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z “Just feel like a change. It’s not far and besides, I’m sick of the food at the Brasserie, aren’t you?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Etta's job was gone, and that meant eight dollars less a week besides the doctor's bill. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z This experience left me with the conclusion that our first president, besides having frizzy hair, a large red hooked nose, and apple cheeks, had a prissy, even old-ladyish mouth and a double chin. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z "He is hardly more than a boy. And my steward besides. Not even a ranger." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The only other cipher expert she could think of besides James was Mr. Quisling, and there was no way she would ask for his help, either. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “Owns lots of property besides our building, and does other business too.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “Stupid. What do you do besides eat and sleep all day?” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I wondered what made me different from him, besides the fact that I wasn’t a junkie. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z He could lay down a pretty solid beat, and besides, I knew where he was heading. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z After a long period of silence, I turned to Katz and asked him abruptly, in a tone that was hopeful rather than accusatory, “Do you know how to make anything besides noodles?” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z And besides, I thought, how long could we keep it up, anyway? Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “Who would we be talking to besides each other?” The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z And besides, the school probably wouldn’t take him back now. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “I had no talent for the sagehood, and besides, the King makes it easy to join his Guard. When the recruiters came to Jilin two years ago, it seemed like a good thing to do.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “And besides, my daughter is traveling with you. I want her to be safe.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Just about any cruel word or insult could start me crying, even if it was aimed at someone besides me. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z And besides, there’s the Red-Throated Divers to look at and wonder what spectacular thing the mother diver is thinking about showing her kid next. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I wanted him to add “Hooray,” but every word cost money, he said, and besides she’d recognize the hooray even if it wasn’t there. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet there was something besides scorn in those eyes of hers, something surely of positive dislike, or actual malice? Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Something about this—the map and the pins—makes her remember things about her dad besides the fact that he left. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “Straighten yourselves, so that I may see something besides the tops of your heads.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z She doesn’t say I’ve drawn the wrong thing, or that surely there’s something else I do after school besides going to bed. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Somewhere along the way he saved up enough for these goats and now has something to do in his old age besides slowly starve to death. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z He was narrating the whole time, I think, but I couldn’t hear a thing besides the blood rushing in my ears. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The rain would cover any noise he made and besides, he didn’t know what to say. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z There were no tools with which to dig, and besides, burying the dead men would have taken too much time. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I did not know anyone—besides the human resources manager at my father's work—who had one car, let alone three. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I have never thought about living anywhere besides here. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z And besides, in sales you not only have to believe in your product, but live by it. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z They told him how tall men like him made them feel, complained about his lateness and insolence, asked him what else he had in his case besides whatever it was that made Sheila so excited. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The woman finished her article by saying better be safe than sorry and besides, there was no sure way of not getting stuck with a baby and then you'd really be in a pickle. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z And I had the high intention of reading many other books besides. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z As long as each person stayed in his or her chair, feet on the floor, with no intimate touching besides kisses, we would leave them alone. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “He hasn’t been feeling well lately. And besides, he never actually met Albert.” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z And besides, if Elena wanted her to be the King’s Champion so badly, then she couldn’t spend all her time hunting down whatever this evil was. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z We had not gone in Abba because Papa did not like to make his confession in Igbo, and besides, Papa said that the parish priest in Abba was not spiritual enough. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z But you couldn’t prove it, and besides, my old gloves were brown and Larry’s new ones were black. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “So, Connor,” Dad said, removing his ridiculous goggles, “what are you interested in? I mean besides pulling morbid pranks with my daughter and scaring our visitors away.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z She didn’t try to flatten another bird—that had been sheer luck, and besides, it wasn’t exactly pleasant finding shreds of bone and intestines in her soup. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Chaol got there first when you arrived. And besides, I had to work up the nerve to approach you.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Sierra realized something was dancing in Manny’s eyes besides his usual mischievous charm. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z It would be the first time in all the world that intelligent beings, besides men, had ever tried to start a real civilization of their own. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z I watch, from a distance, and it takes some time before I realize something else is happening besides the cleanup. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z It was too late to get a refund anyway, and besides, he didn’t want Dimple Shah to think he’d come all this way simply for her. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “We have other food in the house besides cereal, Elizabeth,” she says, and goes back to knitting. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z I’m practically invisible at that height— the people on the ground keep their attention fixed on the street—and besides, up there I get the best view of where I’m headed. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The quarter was gone; besides, I had forgotten the number. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z But the golden monkey was holding her dæmon so gently, and she was curious, besides, so she followed Mrs. Coulter into the cave. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z And what can a guy possibly do besides give in when he's all alone in a room with three powerful females? 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z He’d made a list of everyone besides Dad who knew the truth about the pollution scam, and he had sent Luno to warn each person to keep quiet—or else. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z I checked my bike for any obvious signs of damage, but it seemed fine, and besides, Trent was nowhere to be seen. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “Couldn’t I just, like, wear something besides sandals? No offense.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z She was glad to find another use for Deydey’s gift besides the usual unpleasant one of scraping hides. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z I ought to do something about my hair besides have Parks cut it for me. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z And I already know how people shouldn’t go around telling their business to people they don’t even know, but at the same time, besides Rondell I didn’t know anybody anymore. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z The earth had yielded richly: there were, besides, beans and potatoes, melons and chillies, and I was well pleased with them and with the silver coins I had received in exchange. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Now somebody else besides himself had a real stranglehold on his future. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z When they were there I remembered what Dr. Van Helsing had told me, but I didn’t like to remove them, and, besides, I would have some of the servants to sit up with me now. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z And Maddie taxied other people besides me, who in all likelihood were not doing the same work as me. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z There were over 500 people in attendance and besides basketball, there was a cheer camp for the little brothers and sisters and a talent show at halftime. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z And besides, we liked to jump from the roof of one car to another and pretend they were giant mushrooms. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s disgusting. But don’t go thinking I’m going to give it back to you. This is quality, and besides, it’ll look better on me than you.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z That I want to have friends—that I need other people in this world besides you! The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z There were four little girls, and two little boys, besides the baby who might have been either, and the baby’s next successor who was as yet neither. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z The descriptions have to be vague, because articulation, besides depending on the instrument, also depends on the style of the music. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z And besides, I liked it when Ms. Blinny greeted me so friendly. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z "I didn't make that sign in the elevator; besides, you already kicked me for it. Please, Turtle." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “His job? Oh, I don’t know about that. And besides, just because his place is for sale doesn’t mean he’s leaving Kalbro.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I dared not offer her the half-worn gloves, the creased handkerchief: besides, I felt it would be absurd. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z And besides, I thought, there was no point in making a big fuss about it. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Seeing her anywhere in the block besides the OIC office provoked comment, because Mama’s physical stature seemed to keep her from venturing very far. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z What do we have in common, besides the fact that our moms are both immigrants? A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Someone besides himself was in trouble, for at least one of the twins was catching it. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z And besides he said he was sorry for what he did to me. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z It was useless to withhold information; besides, for once, I didn’t care. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But the kids wouldn’t listen to me because I wasn’t big like Red, and besides, there I was stuck with my arm around Horse. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Then after folks talked about Miss Love cleavin’ to somebody besides Grandpa, they had to speculate about her church affiliation. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Of the key men, who besides Millet was left? The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “They ain't worth more than me. And besides, I never loved no man because he was worth it. Worth didn’t have nothing to do with it.” Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “It’s not all day. It’s several nights a week, and besides, it’s only a stepping-stone. A side gig, as the Americans would say.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z And besides, one half of my real home is banging against my hip in my satchel. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He has no intention of calling Moushumi; his exam is coming up, besides which, as much as he wants to make his mother happy, he refuses to let her set him up with someone. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The other good thing, besides fixing the Mary Rose, is that Dad is going to meetings to help him stay sober. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Who would have to know besides Coin, Plutarch, and a small, loyal or easily disposable crew? Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z And, of course, besides these there was Katie Nanna, who doesn’t really deserve to come into the book at all because, at the time I am speaking of, she had just left Number Seventeen. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z She stayed long enough to see the guard changed, and much more besides. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But it always seemed like more than I could eat, and besides, it was food I didn’t want to eat. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Fifth? But, Mother, I don’t speak English. And besides, I only completed three grades in Chungking.” In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z They would have forgotten about being mad by the time school was out—and besides, they’d really asked for it. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Nobody knows how many rebellions besides political rebellions ferment in the masses of life which people earth. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The Farm Patrol was very efficient, and besides, El Patron had told him just as many people ran away from the United States as toward it. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Later there would also be need for seeds and artificial manures, besides various tools and, finally, the machinery for the windmill. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z He sat down on his twin bed, the only piece of furniture in his room besides a Goodwill dresser, and the lumpy mattress groaned under his weight. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z For, besides what has been said, people are fickle by nature: it is easy to convince them of something, but difficult to hold them in that conviction. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z In its stomach, besides the morsel of dorado I had just given it, I found three small fish. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The air was heavy and full of smoke, and of other smells besides: acrid chemicals, decaying vegetable matter, sewage. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Mitraillette, the farmer’s elder daughter who was the only other girl there besides me, was very jolly about filling the plane with rubbish. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “To be perfectly honest, she’ll be unavailable every night, as far as anyone besides myself is concerned. No offense. And I’m sorry about your evening.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z It was a great honor to ride with the queen, and besides, Prince Joffrey might be there. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z And so different from them, besides, like the calico lobsters that turned up in traps very rarely and always with great to-do. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z I had certainly plenty to worry about besides the coldness which apparently had infected my classmates once again, their crisp air of solidarity, the cool way their eyes seemed to look right through me. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “There are other things you can do besides dance with them.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Seeing him laugh without being all psycho about it made me think how little I actually knew about the guy besides what I read in his file. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Who besides the king could charge Hamlet with the crime? Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He was narrating the whole time, I think, but I couldn’t hear a thing besides the blood rushing in my ears. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “Then, as 1 went through life on one leg, it was said that I was like a crane. But besides standing on one leg, cranes are also a symbol of long life.” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z I pretended not to hear and so did Miss Marva Hendrix, but we both knew what was simmering in the kitchen besides gravy. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “I confess I am, and so much else besides. I welcome you to our great city of learning and hope that we may be of service.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z It would spoil the fun, and besides if it were a bad enough fight, Sam might run away. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z About three couples, besides me, were waiting for tables, and they were all shoving and standing on tiptoes to get a look at old Ernie while he played. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z I didn’t know how to write and, besides that, a letter wouldn’t have done much good. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z "Well," she said, "you are all those things, and more besides. Why did you keep me waiting like that? I thought something terrible had happened to you." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z And besides, our voices are all beginning to sound raspy. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z She was desperately tired, and thirsty and hungry besides. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I thought of what I could do to contribute, besides collecting bottles and scrap metal. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Didi grew dreamier and more distracted, and found other things to smoke besides cigarettes. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Thus he sat by her many hours of the day, and they did not talk much for she was faint, and besides there had never been talk between them. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Electricity, he said, could operate threshing machines, ploughs, harrows, rollers, and reapers and binders, besides supplying every stall with its own electric light, hot and cold water, and an electric heater. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z She said it wasn’t good for your skin, and, besides, women were beautiful enough the way they were. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z The only other cipher expert she could think of besides James was Mr. Quisling, and there was no way she would ask for his help, either. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He said you were the only one from Fenway High there besides his friend,” Tats says. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “Oh! but their removing from the chaise into a hackney coach is such a presumption! And, besides, no traces of them were to be found on the Barnet road.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z And besides, why play when you probably stink? Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z She had never hit Turtle, but one of these days—besides, a stranger was present. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z If there was only something she could do besides work and say her prayers! Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z I knew gipsies and fortune-tellers did not express themselves as this seeming old woman had expressed herself; besides I had noted her feigned voice, her anxiety to conceal her features. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z During the next few days, other papers besides the Times began to run articles on the cricket. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “Is there anything else besides the nursery on that corridor?” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z And, besides, the legal standard for getting the court to allow the subpoena wasn’t particularly high. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z If that meant that Stimson partners earned rather less money than lawyers at other firms, so be it; they made enough, and kept their scruples besides. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Without going into details, let’s just say that there wasn’t much left besides horns and hooves. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I’ve lived twelve years of thirteen long months each and another twelve months besides, all of which living means I’m still one month away from the big birthday. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z It was the largest room he’d ever been in—well, besides the arrival hall at the San Francisco airport. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z In the dark, I couldn’t do much else besides make out the curve of his nose and lips. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He was going to get up and run away, anywhere, into the trees, but he stopped himself, he was bound to get lost, and besides, he thought he ought to stay with Hooper. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z “And besides, Shorty, I’m so sick of being so comfortable, I’m so sick of this gentle life.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “I told you they got their own thing going on. And besides, me and Dray are not just friends. He’s like fam. I know you can understand that with those crazy cousins of yours.” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Maybe more things in the world besides spitting pots had been hid from them, when they wasn’t told no better than to spit in tomato cans. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z “You’re ruining your lungs with that thing” was the first remark out of her mouth besides a cough from a misdirected puff from my cigarette. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z There are only eight or nine people here besides us, packed onto the couch and around the kitchen table. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z The medical profession was very busy, and besides, Cannery Row was not considered a very good financial risk. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z And besides, there are no greater enemies on earth than the Germans and the Jews. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z And besides, I never knew when she was going to lose her temper, and I didn’t want Suesetta or Phyllis to ever witness that. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “And besides,” Maddy continued, “Dr. Cable wouldn’t do anything to hurt Tally.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z She wasn’t much for school besides that, she admitted. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “They’ll find me there when they do,” said Bigwig, “and one or two more besides. I shouldn’t wonder if they didn’t decide to go home.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Judge Ford didn't limp; besides, she couldn't be a murderer, in spite of his clues. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “And besides, if Captain Beatty knew about those books—” She thought about it. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z And besides I didn't want him to see the patients and the girls. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Kugler hasn’t been able to find anyone else to fill the packages, and besides, it’s cheaper if we do the job. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z It gives us all something to do besides accept defeat. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “Is this something besides a fun fact to know and tell?” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Dad, does the Angel on the Seventh Step have other jobs besides bringing babies? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z To be aware of other feelings inside besides guilt. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z We waited there again until they got us another escort to take us farther along the way, and we crossed over into New York, the first time I’d ever been in a colony besides Connecticut. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The other girls all found somewhere else to look besides Reyna’s face. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He’d have to pay for it anyway, and besides there wasn’t anything at his house for Miss Love to cook. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “No one. My sisters have children of their own—besides, they live very far away, we have not seen them for many years. My sons—well, they have made their lives elsewhere, as you know.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s offered since the beginning to take turns pushing the wheelchair, but I made a deal with Mrs. Brazzi, and besides, this is something I want to do for Rosa. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z But he needed a fire, and other things besides. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z So we were all here, crammed into one room, all of us besides Miig. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z She might need warm clothes on the kingsroad, though . . . and besides . A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “I’ll try to research what this item of immense destructive power might be. I just wish we had more to go on besides that it was taken from Moreau.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z I get hungry at school and besides a sandwich, I bring dessert. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And besides, when Gram told her stories, they felt so real to me that it often seemed that she must have been there to see them somehow. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z But the Owsla were proud of the risks they ran: and, besides, Woundwort was in the habit of going out himself to see how they were getting on. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I was wishing he’d say something besides “Oh God!” but when he started talking, I changed my mind. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “And besides,” Baba continues as Mustafa walks into the kitchen, “my brother memorized the Quran when we were young and hasn’t forgotten a letter. He can help the kids prepare for the competition.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “If that’s the case,” she said to herself, “I should be buried in food. I’m helpless enough. I cannot fell a caribou or catch a bird. And I’m lost, besides.” Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z And besides that, most families I knew lost some of their children. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And besides, I still need to work on curing myself of Mom. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Kappe was giving him little choice, and besides, he desperately wanted to go home and resume his "lively" life. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z “So what are you good at, exactly, anyway? I mean, I know you're good at everything, but what are you so good at besides languages?” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z She seems to be happy by herself, but I need to hear somebody’s voice besides my own. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d been in the same room with the ambassador every minute that he was in our house, and besides, that overstuffed, freeloading bureaucrat was too self-involved to ever commit murder. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z Almost at once it became embarrassing to sit there in silence; besides, it was too cold to keep still. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z And besides them, she had to worry about plain old wolves and zmeyoks. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z I was bored, and besides, I had been gone all night. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Ralph sent his other wing tip to join the first, and toed one of his slippers besides, imagining his father being tortured. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you think she’ll ever start thinking about something besides pigs and sheep and geese and spiders?” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z “No. He lives in Maine and besides, I guess he’s really old.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “The enterprise had been interesting, but not that interesting; and besides, it was a good deal of trouble. You don’t know how many times you almost stumbled on us.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z And besides, everything breaks eventually if it’s put under enough strain. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Call, who had always belonged to me because nobody else besides his mother and grandmother would have him, and the Captain, who finally through all our troubles and misunderstandings had become mine as well. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “And how come when we tell stories of Scheherazade, we talk about all sorts of things besides what she ate and where she pooped?” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z It’s nice to feel something in my stomach besides dread—what is it? Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z She was told each time that it would be removed soon enough, and that, besides, thousands of people would love to have such a trailer; why was she trying to get rid of it? Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z And besides—some of those fourteen people had bought refills but used the same cup. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z Above all, he wanted to put his mind on something besides the one girl who seemed to want nothing to do with him. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z There wasn’t a big enough hole, and besides, if the floor gave way, Arachne could probably hang from her silk and escape, while Annabeth and the ancient statue would tumble into Tartarus. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Many other human societies besides those of the Sumerians and early Mexicans—such as those of ancient India, Crete, and Ethiopia—evolved these prerequisites. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z And besides, it wasn’t like the world was waiting with bated breath to read yet another essay about the importance of characterization in Spoon River Anthology. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “If someone tried to—to attack him, he’d have been strong enough to fight back. And besides, he was fully clothed.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I can think of no other words besides his name. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z And sure, it’d be good to have some plans over the summer besides feeding Sacred or watching squirrels and birds’ nests. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z And, besides, the boy just bolted into the road, apparently excited to retrieve the mail. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z But she wasn’t sure so I started hoping they did right away because there was something more inside my mind buzzing around besides bees. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Dieldrin, besides its immediate consequences, can have long delayed effects ranging from “loss of memory, insomnia, and nightmares to mania.” Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z He had assumed that she had no other family besides her brother, and that she lived on a small salary, but he had never imagined her actual situation. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Of course, he denies having anything besides what he took to the pawnshop. He claims the jewelry belonged to his grandmother. ‘Nothing wrong with pawning what’s mine,’ he said. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z I need something to hold on to, besides him. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I must be the only one in the Shire, besides you Frodo, that has ever seen the old fellow’s secret book.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z And besides, I felt kind of bad about lying to Mr. Lewis, I wished I didn’t have to. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z ‘That ain’t a good idea. And besides us was never very good friends anyway.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Putting the boards on my feet cut fifteen pounds from the awful load on my back and made the going faster besides. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother hadn’t brought me anything clean to wear besides fresh underwear—she brought eight pairs! All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Now I have one for smiling, one for laughing, one for crying, one for frowning, one for thinking, one for pouting, and six more besides. Is everyone with one face called a Milo?” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z He said they had lost forty thousand on the Carso besides. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Thinking of her website sitting dead and empty, I add: We should write about our wanderings so we have something to show for them besides pictures. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z But what did he have besides new metal bones in his legs? The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Henry’s father traveled a good deal; besides, if there was a connection, what could it possibly be? The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I was scared, but besides that, I felt downright awful. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “There are some things that cannot be sacrificed...besides I would never be happy. Certainly your mother would not let me rest,” he added, smiling a little. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z “So, you’re good at memorization, but do you have an opinion? Is there any way to pass that invisible boundary besides dropping out like Thoreau did?” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z They might all have hoped to rise by Harriet’s acquaintance: and besides, what was the value of Harriet’s description?—So easily pleased—so little discerning;—what signified her praise? Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z “It’s just another football team to me now. It’s got a win-ning tradition. It’s got good players. But I got other things to do besides football and getting people psyched up. . . .” Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z His most remarkable feature besides his paleness, a paleness that obliterates any possible expression, is his hair. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet the real meaning of the word human is ‘an animal belonging to the genus Homo’, and there used to be many other species of this genus besides Homo sapiens. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now, besides the fact that the dictionary is hopelessly sexist and it should have said 'himself or herself...’ The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z I've never worn any other color besides the deep pink Du Barry claims brings out the honey undertones in my brown skin. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “What are your big dreams? I mean, besides wanting to marry an Arab prince?” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Marly was proud to notice how many blue ribbons the Chrises got, and one or two red ones besides. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z “What have you done with me, witch, sorceress? Who is in the room besides you? Have you plotted to drown me?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z It was the only record I could keep, besides the one in my head where I would remember things, store them. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I am not the only one...besides one must live. It is not everywhere one can earn fifteen rupees a month and have a godown to live in free.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z "Black brothers are sworn never to take wives, don't you know that? And we're guests in your father's hall besides." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Everything will be fine, he insists, and besides, he can’t go back: there will be some urgent situation he won’t be able to turn down and thus he will be further delayed. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Trying not to be obvious about it, he and his men counted the canoes, toting up “50 of Birch Bark, & 170 of Pine; besides many others that were block’d out, in Readiness to make.” George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z It was something no one besides Aunt Rose and Ophie could do. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z ‘Look, Lydia, you lend me a sheet for just a few moments. If I get it dirty, I’ll wash it, and besides, I’ll hang up every sheet in your basket.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z They could sell the hides and teeth in Palm Beach besides having fun together till work got pressing. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Other than that tramp and pictures in books, Luke had never seen another human being besides his parents and Matthew and Mark. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z But most of the time I walked quietly by, trying not to disturb him, until I got to our shared territory and then to my room, where nobody ever went besides Mabel and me. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “Another one of America’s favorite pastimes, besides baseball, and beating the brains out of—” “Chill,” I ordered. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “What does your mom do? I mean, besides making big pictures of her own face.” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z And besides, it’s Manhattan City and I think anything’s possible at this point. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z And besides, as he and I were sitting there, I saw Freddie walking up the street, coming from the main campus. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I don’t think I did much wrong besides what I said to Maddie, but...I don’t know. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I began to wonder: Who, besides my dissertation director and a few faculty members, would ever read what I wrote? Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s against nature,” he explained, “and besides, it’s against the law.’ One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “I mean, it’s too much, and besides, my mom won’t even let me have a pocketknife.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I asked if Rosa, or anyone else in the family, had ever mentioned any potential suspects besides Hale. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z It gave him something else to think about besides what kinds of food would be in the bag of groceries he and Julie would each be given on Friday. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z This was the only place on the block besides the fruit store which was not closed. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “How about, besides knocking, if I blow a whistle when I’m on my way?” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z It was all so disturbingly normal—besides the sheer amount of money that must have gone into it—that for a moment I thought the whole place might be a hallucination. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z He liked feeling like there wasn’t room in his brain for any other thoughts besides that. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “I don’t need to think—I need you out of my face. And besides, what would I carve?” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “And besides, she could have taken your mother and disappeared entirely, if it was just your mother that she wanted.” Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z And besides, he seemed half in love with Louis. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z We had truly believed that Mexicans can’t shoot straight and besides were lazy and stupid. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I thank Heaven it is not the Plague you have had, for that enemy has slain more men than battle, besides the women and children it has taken toll of. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z “Who else is standing here besides you? Get that baton away from her.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z The illness gave me something to attack besides my father, so when Mother asked why I hadn’t come to her sooner, why I hadn’t asked for help, I answered honestly. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “I had a little chocolate before, but besides that, nothing for three days.” The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z And besides, I know how to make my own lunch. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked in the mirror to see Isabelle and Celia stumble in behind her, arms around each other, laughing and swaying, clearly drunk on something besides life. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “Maybe,” said Sierra, “for this new game, Mr. Lemoncello put the secret square someplace besides the main room.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z His face has many other interesting features besides the scars, such as almond-shaped eyes and a finely pointed chin. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z What you noticed first about Constantine, besides her tallness, were her eyes. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “Do you have other children besides your daughter?” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z And besides, behind the force that Red and Samuel would lend me in a fight lay the powerful, unknown magic of Ultima. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “A miracle. God spared my life and extended to me a great calling. To testify of His power. To show people there’s another way besides the Medical Establishment.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, besides trampling the grass, some of them vandalized Garfield's farm. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Much to my relief, none of them besides Nathan are familiar to me. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z It was odd to be sitting on a million-dollar horse, talking to Priscilla Willis in the middle of the night, but then it was a relief to be talking to someone besides the cat. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z For one thing, the exchange rate was bad and the rooms—besides being paid in advance, and with my money—were already rather more than I could afford. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Aunt Rose was the only person besides Ophie who would know to leave out treats for the dead. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z All that they did was to keep alive in him the belief, or hope, that others besides himself were the enemies of the Party. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Bri had been gone for two days and what had he done besides sleep? The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z The Dactyl Hill Squad had become the closest thing she’d ever known to a family besides her actual siblings. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The only thing farther along the path besides the marsh itself was one long-abandoned house. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But Cletus told her that coffee had made me tough, and besides that all writers needed something to see them through those long novels, and better it was coffee than Jim Beam whiskey. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z I didn't dare attempt a love letter—besides, I didn't have to. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Carmen is the only one besides Don Walter who knows what the rehearsals are really for, and, in an unspoken pact, she keeps quiet about the details. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z How she needed to think about somebody besides herself sometime. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “Well, besides me, I don’t know who else to take,” she says, scratching her head and grinning. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z I suppose she must have other duties besides me, and may even get a day off every so often. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z "Well, my favorite patient besides your mother," Momly clarified about Mr. Warren. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z And besides, she hadn’t wanted Ms. Morales to know about the key and its secret hiding place in the couch leg. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Somebody else had to, surely—someone besides the German army. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z I could not bear to return to the sordid village, where, besides, no prospect of aid was visible. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “Mommy, can’t I wear just one jacket, I get too hot! And besides, when I wear all this junk I’m the laughing sock of the morning kindergarten.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “I need a couple more glasses. And besides, where else you going?” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “I think we were talking about why you were afraid, besides the obvious reason.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Then she asked what else I was learning besides the piano. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “Let’s just say I never planned on staying long enough for it to matter. And besides...me and Jesus have been ignoring each other in peace for a long time now.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “No. Not luck. You had something more going for you besides luck.” The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z Simultaneously, he swatted around his face, which, as it happened, only indicated to the hornets that besides stinging his head and neck, they could also sting his hands. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z “Who made me drink, then? And, besides, it is no worse to drink than be an adulteress.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z And besides, once I had my sad, soupy Sloppy Joe on the tray and looked out over the rest of the cafeteria, I realized it wasn’t just the basketball team divided up this way today. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “I should think sometimes you would want to see other people besides me.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z At least it gave us something to look forward to besides these wonderful dead animals we get to eat. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Jane, I don’t like cavillers or questioners; besides, there is something truly forbidding in a child taking up her elders in that manner. Be seated somewhere; and until you can speak pleasantly, remain silent.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z People have places to go and things to do and the new episodes come on in half an hour, and besides, they are all much too polite to notice that the coffin is empty. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z I did not know what, besides love and death, lay between him and that brother, but I knew that whenever I bespoke him something in him winced away as if I touched a wound. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z What do they do all day, these people in the Capitol, besides decorating their bodies and waiting around for a new shipment of tributes to roll in and die for their entertainment? The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z And I guess other people—probably millions of them—besides Brian and me have seen that alien movie. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “Yes! And besides, I’m stronger than I look.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “I wonder you shouldn’t have been sure of that,” I returned, “for we heard it up at home, and that’s farther away, and we were shut in besides.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z “Billy,” he said, “a man could freeze to death in this storm, and besides, your dogs will give up and come in.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d heard the slur before, and worse besides, but it always felt like a slap to her face when she did. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z One type recognizes the importance of other proximate variables besides good institutions, such as public health, soil- and climate-imposed limits on agricultural productivity, and environmental fragility. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z It must have decided that my size wouldn’t do, and besides, I already seemed to have a mate. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z And Sefia could see how much that meant to him, losing his wife, his daughter, the only two people he’d ever really cared about, besides himself. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Of course she was, much too young, and besides, she had more important things to do. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z And besides, I thought they were my real friends in the first place. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “In the middle of what we just got done with? Maybe not. Might’ve been something besides a Berg, anyway.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I asked George Naylor why he doesn’t grow something besides corn, and he laughed. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z I mean, besides that story he told me about him shooting Darnell Shackleford, I had never even known my father to show any sign of fear. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Whenever she discovered something that everyone besides her seemed to know, she assumed they had learned it during third grade, which she’d missed because of the accident. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z “No! Other girl stuff. You do realize girls have other topics of conversation besides dudes, right?” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z There were other hooks, leader wires and weights in the kit, besides a whole other kit. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The poor woman was still so distraught over Pong that she didn’t do much besides weep, anyway. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z I preferred it to hamburgers or hot dogs, the only alternative I could afford in the coffee shops on Massachusetts Avenue, and, besides, at the time I had yet to consume any beef. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z There's no such thing as a ghost; besides, all you had to do was speak friendly-like to them. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “One spring, she just stopped coming to school as much, and in the fall, she didn’t come back. We were told she was too sick to do much besides stay in Morning Glory Cottage.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z He was probably the only guy in the whole dorm, besides me, that wasn't down at the game. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z There was no room for such a crowd inside and besides, it was too hot. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Her brothers and sisters wouldn’t wake up, and besides, this would only take a couple of minutes. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Then again, he wasn’t exactly sure what kind of evidence snakes left behind besides snakeskin—but nonetheless, he hadn’t found any. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Cloke, however, presented little or nothing in the way of physical threat and besides, he had problems enough of his own. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The idea that there could be other gods besides the God of heaven ran through my mind. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z But not once can I get near car 48 without being seen—and besides, I haven’t laid eyes on August since lunchtime, so it’s entirely possible that he’s in there. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z But it is the first since my leave, and besides, the lie of the land is still rather strange to me. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z There was left in the house, then, none but the uncle and his wife and son and Ching and the laboring men, besides Wang Lung and his youngest son and the fool. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z And Call had other problems with running besides his weight. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Because the letter sounds like her talking? We know it’s not. She’s in the hospital and, besides, she would never harm a Vermeer.” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z And besides, an education wasn’t something a Dinka girl had been taught to value. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “I want them,” she said simply, “for as long as they will stay. And in the meantime we must find something else to call them besides ‘Hi!’ or ‘Good dog.’ The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z What harm could she do, and besides, she needed that acknowledgement. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z It took weeks for me to come to terms with this fact, but as I did, I began to experience the most powerful advantage of money: the ability to think of things besides money. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She is cold, aloof, talks about other boys besides Will, exits the parking lot while pushing the accelerator a little too hard. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z But at that moment she knew that it was not the thing to say out loud, and besides she could tell from her mother’s voice that it was nothing like an enchantment, not at all. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “And besides, it’s an urban creek,” I explain. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “Can we really trust Natalie? Did Mom tell Ms. Morales anything she’s not telling us? Has Ms. Morales heard anything new from Mom besides those stupid automatic texts?” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I was half hoping it was Apollo, come to give us a ride again, but the engine was way too silent for the sun chariot, and besides, it was nighttime. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Course, most folks couldn’t afford a car, and besides there weren’t no highways then. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was called Delos and besides being of all islands the most insecure it was rocky and barren. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “He ain’t nothing but a bully. And besides, he don’t hardly ever come home.” The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z What loss, besides mortar and marble and wood-work had followed upon it? Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z "This kind of law must be broken. And besides, the Gestapo will never catch us," says Helmuth. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z And with blueberries or huckleberries, there might be pie and then muffins for breakfast besides and maybe pudding for lunch. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t submit a single entry to our improvised playlist, because I wasn’t old enough to have an iPod and I only listened to Disney soundtracks at the time, besides. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z To tell somebody besides Luke the truth about Jimmy. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The church really only has about a dozen people in it besides us. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z He passed away when I was six, but I would be lying if I said I had many memories of him besides the one where he told me why he stopped playing baseball. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z For probably the hundredth time in less than a week I had to remind myself that working at this school served a purpose besides a paycheck. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I was pretty sure the only female lips Sean Russell Flaherty had ever touched besides his mom’s were flickering images on a computer monitor. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z ‘Five days on credit, and so drunk it’s a disgrace to the business. And besides, he’s nothing but a bum and a freak.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Other eyes besides mine watched these manifestations of character—watched them closely, keenly, shrewdly. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z I didn’t know any kids besides my cousins. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z At seventeen I have my rights, and besides, I’d made my own secret plan. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Other scientists besides Kelvin turned their minds to the problem and came up with results that only deepened the uncertainty. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z But what would we call her besides Big Ma? P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “I’m not spending a night in a men’s room. All that tile. It’s cold. And, besides, men’s rooms make noises sound louder. And I rattle enough now.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z We weren’t her family, but besides Colin, we were the closest thing she had. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “Not everyone accused of a crime is a criminal, you know. And besides, I’m not twelve.” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z I need to have something besides a husband and children to devote myself to! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Plus, it was a windowless classroom, so there wasn’t much else to look at besides the chalkboard. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Like as if he was a helluva humble guy, besides being a terrific piano player. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z “Could you maybe think of a word besides weird?” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z It was one of the few times his dad was going to be around on his actual birthday, and besides, hitting that two-digit number was a big deal, wasn’t it? Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z “Stay away. Touch no food besides the food you eat yourself.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “And besides,” I told her, “I overheard something—Professor Nemur and Dr. Strauss were arguing, and Nemur said he’s positive that nothing can go wrong.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Biddy went off happy to be doing something besides watching me mope. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I got the feeling she was thinking of another word besides children. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z They didn't want someone to be making everyone look bad and be spoiling the colored besides. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But thinking to kind of warn her, in case she didn’t know that somebody besides me may have seen the peep show, I butted into the silence. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “We have to teach her healthy eating habits. And, besides, this was about control.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z But what had the humans known of Mesarthim power besides how it could be used to punish and oppress, terrify and control? Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Emily had huge blue eyes that were magnified even larger by a pair of horn-rimmed glasses, and she was the only other girl in class, besides herself, who wore two long braids. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z I center myself—take a deep, calming breath, reminded of the one thing I have in common with Indiana Jones besides proficiency with a whip. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “It’s Chinatown—and besides, I could see where to go later on.” The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z I could hold thoughts in my head besides anger and self-accusation. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The library is empty besides two kids sitting at the computers. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z And besides all that, it was Joey DeLucca standing here smiling at her, offering to help. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z I will admit that my inside-out sock was bothering me, but all I had besides school clothes were running shorts, sweats, and my new swim trunks. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I want to feel something, something besides a vague queasiness. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Violet looked great in her low shirt, and besides that she was smiling, and really excited for her idea. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She was a big woman, in stature almost equalling her husband, and corpulent besides: she showed virile force in the contest—more than once she almost throttled him, athletic as he was. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z She wanted to consult the alethiometer there and then, but it was too cold, and besides, they were calling for her because it was time to move on. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Something else had gone wrong, something besides Frog’s disappearance: Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z This was the first time Toby had had fun with anybody besides Luke. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Plenty of other reasons to be called Crow besides the way I had once cried. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z That I hate sea-foam green, and besides, it’s none of her business if my windows are dirty? Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Mack put it on .a sentimental basis besides. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z She was maybe the only one in that gym besides Sean who did. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z It’s nice to have friends, and besides I wanted a little time to think about the things I’d seen, the huge factories and plants and the scurry and production. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z You and I have something in common, besides the Wright blood. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z “Excuse me, but you’re not the expert here. And besides, how do you know my interpretation isn’t accurate?” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z It would mean I assumed that Aunty Ifeoma would get the visa—and besides, I was not sure Amaka wanted to hear that. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Malcolm didn’t argue with her; there were other customers to attend to, so he was busy, and besides, he believed in Asta’s feelings. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z And besides, the merry-go-round did not turn at night. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z It was the only place we’d been together in those last days besides his house, and it either wasn’t here or I was missing something. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z “Doing tricks is great! Okay? Breaking the rules is fun! But eventually you’ve got to do something besides being a clever little ugly.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z And besides that, it is the only one that is rather dilapidated and needs a coat of paint. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z What changes did they actually make in wild plants, besides rendering some of them bigger or less poisonous? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I slept well, being by now much more accustomed to my surroundings, and, besides, I was tired and pleased from my day of space walking. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The glass is half empty, but there are a few good swigs ahead of me, and besides I can always order a second and a third if I wish to. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The other mode of formation of complex societies, besides merger under threat of external force, is merger by conquest. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The dude behind the cash was totally eavesdropping on our conversation, and besides, the intimate theme of the discussion was making me uncomfortable, so I said a quick thanks and catch-you-later. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z We had a short circuit last night, and besides that, the guns were booming away until dawn. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Looking up, I see, besides a toothbrush in the Object’s mouth, a cigarette. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Could there be somewhere to run besides the wilderness? Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The litter's curtains shielded him from that, and besides gave him leisure to think. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z If you were only around six years old, you could get liquor at Ernie's, the place was so dark and all, and besides, nobody cared how old you were. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z The huge crowd was intimidating, and besides, he was used to playing electric music with his band. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z “To begin with, I don’t think they apply to Assistant Pig-Keepers, and besides I don’t know them. There,” she said, stepping back. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z And besides, would the doctor in this case be totally wrong? The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z “So besides tempting fate with melted cheese and literary airs of pretension, what else is in your risk-taking repertoire?” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z The only other person besides Lorena who cares about what I think is Mr. Ingman, and he’s paid to be interested in my opinions. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z As in: JB says that he hates basketball because it was the one thing that Dad loved the most besides us and it was the one thing that caused his myocardial infarction. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z The rubber monster mask completely covered the speaker’s head, but the voice was familiar; and besides, the sixth-grade boys were the only ones who called April, February. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The Harry Goldstein Management Agency would receive little attention, making it the only good thing, besides no one dying, that Bodega had on his side. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z I do not know who, besides Margaret herself, any bathing suit of hers would fit. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t think they were old enough to do anything besides raise a ruckus in the garden. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And besides, I suspected that fighting a battle royal might detract from the dignity of my speech. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Anything besides a simple no, which would be an honest answer, but he doesn't deserve an honest answer from me. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z She hadn’t heard Mamma say much about Stanford besides to lament the price tag of a private school education. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “Yeah, but besides that, with a little blood on their faces and dark circles under their eyes, they’re perfect lunatics,” Roli says proudly. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “We have dined nine times at Rosings, besides drinking tea there twice! How much I shall have to tell!” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z She was the only child of Granny and Grandpa’s to live more than a few years, besides my mother, and she’d been spoiled all her life. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z She had two other kids to take care of besides me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z This was only a job, and when it was over they would leave without a backward glance, and besides, they didn’t much like the bears, for all their gold. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z "Younger, bolder, and far more comely . . ." ". . . and a thief and a usurper besides." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Twig doesn’t talk much about her parents, and she never brings anyone else to her house, which I guess isn’t much of a problem because she doesn’t have any friends besides me. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Xaro swore that his home could comfortably house all of her people and their horses besides; indeed, it swallowed them. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Luke barely heard the yelling, the way Coach O shouted instructions to Simpson—to do anything besides sit there as Luke spun around him for two points. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z But besides her appearance, there was something new about her, a feeling I got from the way she talked, the way she moved. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z “And besides, it’s not like we’re going to Hollywood. This is for a youth filmmaking festival. It’s small and local and people would love this story.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t believe they will attack now that the rains have started. We will have the snow soon. What about your countrymen? Will there be other Americans besides yourself?” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z All the doctor could find, besides my being extremely thin, was a case of malaria. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I just know the one they put on my arm is for my blood pressure, but who, besides old people, even knows what blood pressure is? All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Is there anything to his limbs besides fabric and stuffing? Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z It’s a break for the district, having the Peacekeepers busy doing something besides abusing people. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Other than the Halloween party, we didn't really do anything besides talk on the phone a few times—and even then, I did all the talking. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z There were only two men besides Master Lockton- Goldbuttons, wearing a shabby waistcoat of black wool, and the third man, who I took to be the mayor. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z His father could sense the rising wind, and besides, it would shake the loose windowpanes. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z On bad days, cooking allowed her to focus on something besides her problems. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “It’s going to be a big group. And besides, I’m supposed to be doing things with my Sunshine Buddy, which is kind of hard. This is perfect. He’s going to be there.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “Oh, honey. I’m sorry. I’m not your momma. I have these two girls but haven’t had any other children besides them.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z “I have chores. And you do, too, and your lessons, besides, which you have been neglecting.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Therefore she decided to take Milo out behind the tennis courts to the ravine, since it had been canvassed days before and was, besides, a spot of which the dog was especially fond. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z How can I be a friend to this kid when I don’t really even talk to people, and I don’t have any true friends besides Erin? Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the only light in the room besides the torch. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z There were thousands of British troops quartered in New York, and British sailors, too, besides the regular population of 25,000. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt, besides keeping this Educational Institution, kept in the same room—a little general shop. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z I had a reason for doing this, besides just wanting to rest a few minutes. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Before now, she never knew she longed for anything besides the impossible return of her mother. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I say, “No. Too weedy. Too mucky. And besides this is fall.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z I said I wasn’t expecting anything, and besides I didn't like cops. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z There were hardly any other Black students at my elementary school, and besides, I had Isabella and Julia. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Ellen is dressed like Tinker Bell, and really, besides being one of the tallest girls I know, she makes the perfect Tink. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “I mean, besides wanting to help Chubs and Zu get there, and trying to deliver Jack’s letter. Is it because you want to go home, or...?” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “And besides, I have to make some lunch.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z His only serious activity, besides watching anything on the TV, is doodling. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z And besides the little kids trying to occupy themselves, there’s a lot of eerie silence. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z And besides, Onofre fancied himself a bit of a whiz at the keyboard, too. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I fell three times and I couldn’t understand why because no one else was dancing besides Ellen and me. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z “One of the local stations has regular updates,” Mom tells me, “but it’s that brainless anchor I can’t stand. And besides, there’s nothing new.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Elmar Frey was no older than she was, and short for his age besides. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Her great-aunt had already warned her away from interacting with the spirits, after all, and the incident on the trolley had been a harsh lesson besides. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z They couldn't have killed him, she told herself, he was too hard and tough, and a brother of the Night's Watch besides. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Whoever it was, I knew they were buried in that place, but it was so overgrown I could hardly see the names on the stones, and it was getting dark besides. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “And besides, Dad, I think he’s gotten way over that. He’s into that guy, Daniel.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z “And besides, wasn’t it you who said my clothes were always too tight?” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “And besides, maybe your mysterious someone will show up, and it won’t matter anyway.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z And besides, Percy was kind of hoping to travel like a regular mortal for a change. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z But then he said that those guitars cost thousands of dollars, and besides his birthday wasn’t until September, and the way he said September, it was like a judge issuing a prison sentence. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Well, besides the thank-you notes Mom still makes me write to Grandma and Grandpa after my birthday and Christmas. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “And I’m the only one besides Leo who can operate it.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z And, besides, we had another rugby game coming up that week, and the team would never be able to get by without Kevin, our winger, and our starting fly half. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z If nothing else, it was something to do besides talk. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Yet, already in prehistoric times, food production became established in many other regions besides those few areas of origins. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “Da casserole is big enough for everyone, it is delicious, and besides, I hate to see good food go to vaste.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z We knew he was intrepid, for he had held his own in var- ious gunfights; besides, he looked like a sheriff—the only kind we knew about. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z "So much death will bring other wolves besides Summer and Shaggydog, and not all on four feet." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z This was another confirmation that nobody—besides my mother—cared for my feelings or for me. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z I knew that Sam would want somebody there, and besides, somebody would have to claim the body. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z On the other side of the trees was Carigan Street, known for nothing besides the entrance to the South view Cemetery. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z And besides, you can’t possibly be in charge of people who will not give you the time of day, even in your own family. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z By Sunday morning all I wished for, besides going back home, was to be left alone with my music, my zine supplies, and my denial that school was starting. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Other women besides me must have this daydream about a carefree life. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I hated reading, I was very bad at it, and besides, how could you take the time to read when there were games that shrieked for playing? The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The one big difference between John and me, besides the fact that he’s a boy and I’m a girl, is I have compassion. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z I have another favorite thing to do besides riding the El: going to the Art Institute of Chicago. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z “And besides, the cat is not the problem; Dad not knowing he exists is merely a symptom of what’s wrong with this family.” Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I pretended that other people in town besides us felt like this. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He had loved his arrow’s movement, its burning ambition in the sunlight, and, besides, it was his best one. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Then for all the world like we were at testimonial time at the Baptist church with forty-five people listening besides God, he commenced to pray. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He owned a black man and he had other servants besides. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z "Yeah, she's really anxious about us staying in touch. It would be cool if this phone did something besides make calls and take pictures. I'm pretty sure dinosaurs used more advanced technology." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z It was hard for me to believe that this man, who was as strong as February and August combined—and smart, besides—would be afraid of something like that. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Then I worked on an awful math problem and translated three pages of French grammar besides. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z And besides, with July nearly upon them, the three roommates were malting plans for going home. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z And besides, my mother had never seen Times Square. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “What can you do then, besides play so well that Tehlu and his angels would weep to hear?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I’m out of dough, besides, and need to replenish my supply. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z He was wealthy enough, they insisted; besides, nobody among our umunna had ever taken a title. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z But it was a two-way street, he added, and besides, parents often blew small incidents out of proportion when race was concerned. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z He had to know someone besides himself was standing in the kitchen, and, just as obviously, he didn’t care. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z And besides, they know Frank hasn’t shown, so why would he now? A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “I couldn’t give you any more brain damage than you already got. And besides, didn’t I give you one concussion already?” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Probably the most precious thing in the whole world to Gramps—besides Gram—was their marriage bed. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z “Now, besides wanting to jump off the Brooklyn Bridge, have you had anything else going on? Have you been seeing things? Hearing things?” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z I wish I could imagine anything besides the blood on my dad’s face. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z See, all Ernie had been doing, besides his chores, was moping around, playing with Samantha, still saying really nothing, and when he did, he pulled his T-shirt up over his face like a ninja mask. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z But besides its cuteness, Canton kept thinking about all the things better than dogs. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z There’s no telling what besides a cigarette may catch fire. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Lynn seems nice, but I’m not sure about Stacy, and besides, the United Nations sit together, just the three of us. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z I ask him what would give him that impression and he replies to the effect that it is not like me to mess up and besides which I have seemed a trifle distracted. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z “Are there others here for Yul-Bayur besides you and this creature?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z ‘This place makes the snake house at the zoo look like a Sunday school picnic,” I said, referring to the fact that I couldn’t see much besides a jillion loops of umbilical line. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She turned her face to the sun and felt nothing besides tired. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “And besides,” Mother insisted, “Shadow doesn’t want to go yet.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z It wouldn’t do any good, she said, and besides, dropping out would break Dad’s heart. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z She thought it appeared appropriate to their message and would add a proper note of mystery besides. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z And he had turkeys and cows and chickens and geese, and other horses besides Rider. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z And besides, what harm could it do, just telling the man what the ghost had told her? Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z The only one left in the office besides her is a lady waiting to see Dr. Newman. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z And besides, she would trust anything her mother had to say about monsters. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I didn’t know anything about Rwanda, besides being able to point to it on a map. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z But I kept thinking of seeing them together the day before, and besides, Mrs. Winterbottom looked too terrific to have been held captive. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z It might not die straight away, and besides, the blood would get all over him. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z But Nick reminded James that his two-year-old daughter would grow up and go to college someday—and besides, hadn’t James once given Nick his whole baseball card collection? Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Greeting guests was what Abuela loved most besides cooking and family. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z And besides, I think she’ll like all the spooky village decorations. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z “And do you have any other hobbies besides helping people, Benton?” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z “You better learn to say them fancy words. You’re gonna be out in the world soon, college girl. And besides, rich boy from across the street knows how to say it.” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z At least they've invited me, one of us, in at the beginning of something big; and besides, if I refused to join them, where would I goto a job as porter at the railroad station? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The water in the skins was two months stale, and besides, he’d gotten used to the labor—which involved an ironwood mallet and pounding stakes deep into the sand. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He was badly weakened by his ordeal, and besides, the man outweighed him by fifty pounds. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I could not afford to skip school regularly; and besides, each trip did not yield a book. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The old man was sweating now but from something else besides the sun. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Seemed like there were other people besides the lieutenant who wanted to ask me questions. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z The last thing I can think of before finishing my writing is if I’m being disloyal to Diego by looking at stars with anybody besides him. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z She hoped she would get to know some in her life, besides her parents. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z It would cost a lot of money, he said—about twenty signs had been made, not to mention all the business cards and stationery—and besides, all the new clients were paying their bills. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Others besides the doctors were beginning to notice the illness. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z “I didn’t fight back; I couldn’t. And I didn’t say jack besides trying to explain that I hadn’t done nothing wrong, but before I could even get a word out, he was all over me.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z They were covered with smudge and mud and goodness knows what else besides. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z But after a while he became convinced that if he was ever going to do anything in Milagro besides vegetate and play the fool, he needed mobility. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And besides, he said as Sekai clambered over his skinny knees and looked up adoringly at her father’s face, it was fun. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He was fond and proud of me—it is what no man besides will ever be.—But where am I wandering, and what am I saying, and above all, feeling? Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “Who knows what kind of mood Pa’ll be in? And besides, R.C. might be around.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z I’d convinced myself that destroying their ship was all right because they were evil, they were sailing to attack my city, and besides, they couldn’t really be permanendy killed. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “I need you to tell me what happened before my accident. And after. You always say nothing important—but something must have happened to me besides hitting my head during a nighttime swim.” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z I wanted to talk to someone besides my children. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z And besides, the Halloween dance was on Saturday night. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z No one ever drank anything besides Persian tea. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Only sound besides Ernie’s snoring was about a million crickets, and a million frogs playing Pete and Repeat with the crickets. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The parking lot was nearly empty; only two cars besides theirs remained. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z I shake the water bottle, but besides the few stray drops from this morning, it’s empty. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z So, besides my muscles working with the shovel, my mind worked too. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And besides, I see what it’s doing to Tobias, how it’s making him doubt himself, and I don’t understand how anything good can possibly come from it. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I’d just like to do something else besides watch you stare in that mirror. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Anyone who stays on after this stop, besides me, is someone headed to work. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Her own nanites would heal it by morning, and besides, there was something compelling about the discomfort. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z But there would be no limit to what our Lord would want of Patria Mercedes, body and soul and all the etceteras besides. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z At least they've invited me, one of us, in at the beginning of something big; and besides, if I refused to join them, where would I goto a job as porter at the railroad station? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t think your mother would agree to that, and besides, you need to go to school. But don’t worry. I have some ideas.” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I led myself to believe that there were other ways of fighting the awesome apartheid machinery besides fleeing the country and joining the ANC as a freedom fighter. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Did Coach Washington have any hobbies? Any other sports besides tennis that he liked just as much?” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “The Red Guards might say that only a rich child could ride a camel. And besides, Grandma’s wearing a fur coat.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Really. Never even been close, I don’t think. Well, besides Delaney. It’s too bad she moved.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z She then said, “There’s no one else besides your father?” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z There were other animals in the house besides the parrot. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s because I’ve had a lot of time to think. And besides, if you thought I might beat you up again, why did you tell Garvey you wanted to come alone with me this morning?” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z I could’ve stood outside the door and listened if I wanted to but that would’ve been rude, besides I didn’t know for sure how long it would take me to polish up my new horn! Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z “Jaja of Opobo was no saint, anyway. He sold his people into slavery, and besides, the British won in the end. So much for the defiance.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “Well, and it is dearer than jade to have them at us like this,” the young man argued, “and to endure besides their haughtiness and the young man peeping at my wife.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z We finally decided that a dozen leos should be more than enough, and besides, the ranch had laundry facilities. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z If I wanted to, he would have traded his Cowboys for my Raiders and given me free use of the Uzi for a week besides. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z “I didn’t say that. You know, you were only twelve when we met. And a real pain besides. I did have a life outside of hunting with you,” he says, loading up with firewood. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “I don’t need to calm down. And besides, I haven’t eaten!” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “You mean, besides the fact that my plane crashed on a hostile island, we haven’t eaten in days, you want me to chug a bug, and you keep calling me New Hampshire?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z But besides his frequent absences, there was another barrier to friendship with him: he seemed of a reserved, an abstracted, and even of a brooding nature. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z But we all knew who it was really for—the only person who knew how to drive it besides Papa. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Have you gotten 4 letters from me besides this?” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z After all, Auntie Aggie had sent me away from Rose Hill so that I could see the whole big world, and that meant something besides the grass of Miss Preston’s. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Perhaps, if you had some interest in this world besides law, taxes, and your grandchildren, you could almost be a fascinating person. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z There wasn’t much left inside besides my notebook. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z My body wants to do something else besides be in this house. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “And besides,” added Sheriff Elwell, “teaching those people is like teaching dogs to walk on their hind legs. All they know is living off others.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Well, besides his mouth drifting back open apparently of its own accord. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z By accessing, I learn that George has never been in a classroom besides this one, because of a fight his parents had with his older brother’s kindergarten teacher about her methods. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z But it’s nice to hear something besides silence in the glade again. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Below is a list of other ways to think about instruments besides the way the sound is produced, such as its timbre or similar sound; physical attributes, etc. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z It gave him something to concentrate on besides his pain and weakness. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Personally, I wanted to talk about something besides Stan and the Millers, but everything I contemplated was either stupid or boring or both. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The problem is, I am also the girl who shot Will and lied about it, and chose between Hector and Marlene, and now a thousand other things besides. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z But it was not her business to think for me, or to seek a place for me: besides, in her eyes, how doubtful must have appeared my character, position, tale. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Lazlo nodded to the old man—the only person besides Thyon who knew what this meant to him, and the only person in the world who might be happy for him—and he nearly wept. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He was a much larger dog than any of ours, which besides have short hair and brown eyes. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z These are not bad and besides anything goes with ketchup. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z Well, not blank, but not exactly helpful, because most of the links were for buying birds and Genie didn’t have any money, besides the ten bucks Grandma had given him. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I do not even have a donkey to carry the papyrus, and besides, there is Gebu. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z He had business to attend to, and besides, he did not believe the illness ravaging his city was a contagious plague. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z She is the only person besides me who is ignoring her phone. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z This was conquest by will and courage, and besides, the tigers must live to fight and give them pleasure another day. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z I knew that my uncle treated the matter lightly so as not to alarm me, and besides, if Tenorio was drinking it would take a long time before he gathered enough courage to act. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t feel like a hero. Maybe Agent Magnus is right—Quinton would want me to be safe. And besides, my supernatural ability is illegal. They probably wouldn’t even let me in.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Cannot you do anything else besides think, fast and compose poetry?” Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z Hepatica then, still another color maybe besides white and pink and blue and lavender? Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z But he couldn’t remember, and besides it was impossible to know what action might later be construed as a crime. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Here, on the borders of death, life follows an amazingly simple course, it is limited to what is most necessary, all else lies buried in gloomy sleep;—in that besides our primitiveness and our survival. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z And besides, if I’m really going to go through with this meeting, somebody should know where I am. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Maybe this happens to you every day, but I think it was the first time I could hardly wait to show something that I’d done to someone who would care besides my mother. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z On top of getting a whipping, my consequence for leaving church to get candy was that besides doing my own chores, I have to do Shirley’s and Jimmie’s, too. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Still, besides having extra prayers I couldn’t think of anything the King had made me do that I didn’t want to. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But Ashoke politely declined, for he knew no card games, and besides which, he preferred to read. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Some part of her considered being scared, but the smoke was kind of beautiful, and besides, her mother had made it, so how could it hurt her? Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Sometimes I wish Mom had some other hobby besides teaching Aven how to do stuff. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Everyone was afraid he might, so besides the men in the cove who watched the Aleut ship, others kept watch on the camp. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z The only one besides Constance who had the sense to see what was happening was Cornflower’s father. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Those include confounding effects of natural variation in additional variables besides the one of interest, as well as problems in inferring chains of causation from observed correlations between variables. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “The water of life? Do I detect a Scottish burr? Any other languages besides German?” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Emily searched for a clue to what happened, but there was nothing to see besides the flashing lights and emergency vehicles. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z That way he doesn't have to wear his leg brace or carry his crutches, and besides, I like how it feels to have a really smart brain on my shoulders, helping me think. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z Mom said I should have bought Erlan a chess set for his birthday, but I told her he likes lots of things besides just chess. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z She hoped so, but she sensed something besides Pluto at work in that storm...something dark, powerful, and not necessarily friendly. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z But she was in school, too invested to drop out, and besides, she had no money for that. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z When I was your age, besides basketball, I played a lot of video games. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z The room was small, filled with shelves of bottles and boxes, and I couldn’t smell anything besides whatever it was Dr. Begbie had used to wake me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I want to swat her with a rolled-up newspaper, but I do not have a rolled-up newspaper and besides I remind myself she is not a fly. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z “It would be pretty amazing,” I said, “to be the only person who knows what happens besides him.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Alice, will you ever grow up and think of someone besides yourself? On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Well, besides right after they sent you away. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Now I would be out on the street with peoples besides Miss Lizzy or Quincy. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “It means he’s not letting me go anywhere besides school. Whatever. It’s not a big deal. I just wanted you to know why I haven’t been around.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z I enjoyed my solitude, and besides I had a lot of work on my hands. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I was the only person in the place, besides the snaggle-toothed old man who ran it; he was in the room next to mine and kept me awake with his loud hacking and spitting. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “You’ve already read this book. I’ve seen you, and besides, it’s only a silly novel—not fit for reading, and a sin on the Sabbath—” Lyddie could feel the gorge rising in her throat. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Joy lowers her voice, as if she’s scared to talk out loud, even though the only people in the house besides her are Mami and me. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z "Can you hit anything with that knife besides a table?" The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z And besides, I didn't even know where I was supposed to go. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z “He could have ignored the letter. And besides, I’m his Champion. Not everyone feels obligated to be as nasty to me as you do.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z And besides, the last time I’d unleashed my power at the stables, there’d been that scary moment when it had almost gotten away from me. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Nobody really knew what Laika was doing up there, besides getting uncomfortably hot. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z “It’s true that the signs have to do with a third party,” I tell her, fast, so she can’t get another word in and, besides, I am hoping the truth will disarm her. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to tell him that he was only my age and in bed besides. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z It was too far, and besides, Elkwallow Gap was a public place. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z They would be doing something besides just waiting. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z People did not generally “take the air” on a Wednesday morning and besides, not everyone was allowed here. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “We haven’t got any, and besides—look at the size of this guy. He’s too big, anyway We’ll need a bloody crane.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “One condition. There’s one condition. Well, besides your promise to take care of the critter. I know you’ll do that.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z And then with her pink lip wart quivering and her skin-and-bones face lit up like a Christmas tree, she proceeded to tell what the tall stranger had done besides bring Miss Love a saddle. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z That’s the one thing besides hitting them that makes them go totally nuts. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z “Yeah, he also threatens her with death if she calls him for anything besides a death in the family.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z And Papa needed to look for work tomorrow; besides, they did not want to spend extra train fare for him to go to Kobe. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z No jobs besides cleaning the toilets of German soldiers. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z “Did you see any other creatures besides the water butterflies?” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I think it gives him something to do besides worrying about finding employment. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Of course that was assuming Julie had packed things besides mushrooms and candy bars. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z It is quite controversial and Mrs. Mandell is a poet besides. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “I am a little tired...besides it does not take two to buy rice cakes.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z “We can be best friends. It’s just that I’ve never had a girl best friend before. Or any best friend besides my brother, I guess.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “It’s too hot. And besides, your mother won’t kiss me if I go more than a day without shaving.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z But there’s some other funny thing besides—something I can’t smell. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I really did not want to hide from him; besides, he might be hungry, I thought. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z As if they are one and the same, and besides, I’m not the one who saved a life. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Oh, Shed, how is that to be? It would entail much explaining, and besides, all this laughter gives me hunger,” said Fangor. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “So,” he said quietly, “besides the headache, how are you feeling?” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z There were no questions to be asked about it, besides one, and Genie already knew the answer to it. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “What did you see? There was no one out there besides you and me and Art.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z It was too cloudy for a green flash, and besides, I was too distracted to stand there and look for it. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Most of their special information, besides what they read in the papers, came from Mrs. Ross by way of Melanie. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The last thing he wanted was someone besides Frankie coming in here. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “Yeah, well, I’m shying away from ancient classical names. And besides, if he has a Mexican name, then maybe he’ll feel more Mexican.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z To my mind she didn’t need a ride any more than if she was going downtown, which she did every day, and besides, she was leaving Campbell Junior with Mama and Queenie. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z There are only three numbers besides my own that I’ve memorized: My parents’ cells. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z And besides, he only went for a short time. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Lucas was the only other guy besides Gabriel that I could stand to be around, simply for the fact that I just didn’t like guys all that much. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Reminded me of the Olympics—the only thing I like to watch, besides running, are the synchronized swimmers. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z They were very small classes, and besides, no classroom could have approached it in terms of comfort, or privacy. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z When it was over, the result, besides a very sore body for me, was six flying fish in the locker and a much greater number in the lifeboat. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z And besides, I now had a whole evening and night ruined worrying about the next morning’s visit to the vet. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z But I really didn’t think of much besides keeping track of the new jobs in my notebook and recutting the lawns that came due and collecting the money and handing it over to Arnold. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z Emily searched for a clue to what happened, but there was nothing to see besides the flashing lights and emergency vehicles. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Because besides getting there and finding you, we didn’t have much of a plan. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The Clinic had prepared me for it, benumbing my sense of shame, and besides, I was desperate for money. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z "Yes, and I am a monster besides, hideous and misshapen, never forget that." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z No one meant me any harm, but they never gave no notice of me besides that. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And besides the obvious slipping hazards of a one-legged shower, there doesn’t happen to be a shower downstairs. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z I told him I had a pretty thick skin and, besides, what was a friend for if not to be blown up at every now and then. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z He understood my desire to have at least one year of college where I could focus on something besides fencing and my classes. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z And besides, often it is the bad things that turn out to be the best. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I just wanted to hang out at the only place in Chicago that I liked besides the library. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z But Vetch, who had not done so lightly, said, “Her name is safe with you as mine is. And, besides, you knew it without my telling you...” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z The only people in the waiting room besides Doctor Nolan and me were a pallid man in a shabby maroon bathrobe and his accompanying nurse. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Morning Glory Cottage was and is my favorite place in the world, besides the Spinney. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Abra saw that she had crushed their highest treasure, and while she knew the weaknesses of men she still liked them, and, besides, she was a lady. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I saw something besides the sheriff, but it wasn’t my sister. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z And Ser Loras was young, prone to all the rash judgments of youth, and had been grievously wounded storming the castle besides. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He knew that besides the town house on Beacon Hill there was a country seat at Milton. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z After all, what universally accepted black role models did these kids really have besides the Three J’s—Michael Jordan and Bo Jackson and Magic Johnson? Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no telescreen, but there must be hidden microphones; besides, they could be seen. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z What Toto was left with, besides his family, was the job at Truman. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z And besides, I was finished entirely with counting on her. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “And besides you promised . . .” He glanced at me and was quiet. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z And even though I still felt miserable, and knew that I was, most likely, ugly, it was the first time she ever talked to me like I was something besides my mother’s white child. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z But as far as Will could make out, nothing had been damaged besides the Ashers’ living room wall. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “I can make nothing of such a hand as that; almost without lines: besides, what is in a palm? Destiny is not written there.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Francis drove at a reasonable clip—he was a careful driver, unlike Henry, who drove fast and often recklessly and whose eyes were none too good besides. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Neeley wouldn’t say who won but he had the other boy’s basket besides his own. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Give me your name, horse-master, and I will give you mine, and more besides,’ he said. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z And lastly I talked about all the many things I’d learned from Angelo—things about mushrooms and pigs, about nature and the arts of cooking and eating well, and so much else besides. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Dylan did his about lightning, which was dull, because lightning isn’t alive, and besides, all he did was explain what different kinds of lightning looked like. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z And besides, she had her salt and nail to protect herself, if she needed them. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Therefore, as was said, a prince who does not understand military matters, besides other misfortunes, cannot be esteemed by his own soldiers, nor can he trust them. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z For a while I used to curl it every night—the way I did for school—but that took time, and finally I realized that no one would see it besides me. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z The only thing I could read, besides the scandal sheets, were those abnormal psychology books. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z “Which is that Justin’s a jerk. And that the metalhead and I weren’t doing anything besides talking.” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z “And what about the others? There’s only one Native in the bunch, besides this Cree in disguise.” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z “Well, older children can—he wasn’t planning on having young children boarding there, and besides—” “No besides! Is perfect! Perfect!” The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z The dragonflies would do exactly as they were told, but their bodies couldn’t easily cope with cold, and besides, they were tossed about dangerously in the wild wind. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z There were other divinities in heaven besides the twelve great Olympians. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z That night, besides the collar, there was a ragged blanket too, and half a chicken. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “What did they do besides go in the air?” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “Isn’t there another way to work those types of spells besides using things from animals?” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “I hate Ria because there’s nothing going on inside her head besides volleyball and sparkly things. I hate Cliff for the same reason, only football instead of volleyball and sex instead of sparkly things.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z He had been a knight, and a prince of Dome besides. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The cowbell, for example, is an instrument that has another purpose besides its musical one. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z And besides, shouldn’t I have to stay here and suffer doing the time they gave me? We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Ever since I found the journal, I’ve had something else to think about besides my white spots. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Pearl, despite Lexie’s involvement, still knew almost no one besides the Richardsons, and Moody was often the only person she spoke with during school. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He always found some excuse for these moves besides breaking up quarrels, but always, when he transferred the men, he reminded them that they could survive only by cooperating. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z “All the more reason why they should choose this spot; besides, the world knows that the Guilderians are unsurpassed as climbers.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Marlena had simply had enough of being on the road—kind of a nesting thing, I figure—and besides, Rosie was getting on in years. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z It was like some other force had control of the water besides Iris the messenger goddess. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I had not heard him come up the stairs, and besides, I did not think he would come up because the church council meeting was still going on downstairs. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The rules seemed to relax during the harvest season, and besides, the way was smoothed by a contractor to whom they paid a small percentage of their pay. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He had no interest in talking, and besides, Maria did enough for both of them. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z This is how I find out that Miss McDaniels has yet another pet peeve besides lateness, wasting valuable time, and utter nonsense. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “Hmm? Oh, you mean besides the tea? I often come here. I love the view, the food, the atmosphere—you can just smell the romance and heartbreak in the air, can’t you? Centuries of it.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I held up the one extra pair of jeans he had besides the ones he had been wearing that night. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z And besides, I’m getting too old to be climbing through the walls.” The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z But for his color—that extraordinary blue—there was nothing extraordinary about him besides the cruelty in his face. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “I want to do something with my life besides fix computers in an office tower. I want to make a difference. I want to do interesting work, to be around ideas,” he said. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “What have I borne besides this unjust abuse?” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z In a few moments, Pearl knew, they would have to get up; they would have to dress and go back outside into the world where there were so many other people besides them. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z And they won a lovely blue ribbon and a gold one besides. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z “And besides, King Tut is cooler,” he says. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Most everyone besides Bliss had accepted that the end was near. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I looked at her narrow shoulders and wiry arms working over our dinner, and I realized that I had always counted on her for other things besides food. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z And besides, she thought as she snuggled into the grass, this place must belong to supernatural beings who wouldn’t allow wicked things to stay. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Business was good—or rather it would have been good if we had had anything to sell, and people had had anything to pay for it with besides commissary scrip. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z My hands are anxious for brushes and paint tubes, mostly to give them something to do besides tremble against my legs. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z And, besides, they assumed that Powers died in the crash—taking with him the only evidence of the U-2 flight's real mission. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The celebration appealed to many of Mark Antony’s weaknesses besides his inability to pass up a good party. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z She tried to remember all the other times she’d stood this way, but besides Deen’s leaving, she found they all blurred. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z It wasn’t Lyra’s way to brood; she was a sanguine and practical child, and besides, she wasn’t imaginative. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z It was the first sound, besides the purr of the car, to break the long night’s silence. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “If I could have foreseen ten years ago how things would happen, I’ve have cleared out too. I’m too old now. And besides, I’ve got my daughters and grandchildren here.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I wonder if Madam Claire is trying to deceive others besides just me. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “Perhaps you may—who knows? Have you any relations besides Mrs. Reed?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z This principle can be extended to understanding much else about life besides marriage. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I want to ask her if she’s an android, but that wouldn’t be very respectful; and besides, I’m not up to it. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z “What do you mean, son? You’re here pretty often now, but besides that I am here by myself. Do you think there's some lady that I’m hiding from you all or something? He laughed. “ Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I want us to be known for other things besides drama.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z It is also surprising that Indonesians and Filipinos are so similar to tropical Southeast Asians and South Chinese in other physical features besides light skins and in their genes. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Inside seemed too claustrophobic, and besides, we were more than happy to be close to the lodge. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z “We get a lot of foreign tourists here,” said the only girl besides Lindsey, who was tall and thoroughly Abercrombified in her tight tank top. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z “Put this away, darling. Someday they may be good for something besides masquerades,” she said. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I go back to the map, to Ben’s writing on the other side, the first chance I’ve had to look at it under something besides a flashlight, which ain’t really for reading. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Similarly, wheats, barley, lentil, chickpea, beans, and flax all have numerous wild relatives besides the ones that became domesticated. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Soon it would be too dark to see, and besides, the badger would be emerging soon to make his rounds, terrorizing the local moles and gophers. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “Surely you’ve got something better to do besides speculating about white folks’ silliness,” she said. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked up and down the length of the building, but besides Maribel and me, no one was around. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z I tell him that hospital food is not my idea of lunch, and besides, I have a lot of homework. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Did she really think Dimple had nothing valuable to contribute besides her looks? When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z My Arabic isn’t so good, besides memorizing duas for daily prayers. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Then he said: "Our inquiry rests there. Now Rogers, who else is there on this island besides ourselves and you and your wife?" And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z Collision with a floating mine might explain explosion, but seems fanciful, besides highly unlikely as sinking started at stem, which in all likelihood would mean that hull breach was at stem too. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z She badly wanted to sleep—there was nowhere else besides sleep where she could go to feel better. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “And besides, you ain’t got no talking room, old man. When was the last time you saw your son?” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z And besides, my moms used to still like talking to me about school or stuff that was happening in the news or how our days went and all that. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “All right—he had some issues. You can’t help who you love. And besides, the point is, We. Broke. Up. Remember? I let him go,” Maxine says. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z But it tired everybody out waiting to see what else Violet would do besides try to kill a dead girl and keep her husband in tidy handkerchiefs. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Even if I went on some remote island where there wasn’t any other people besides me. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Was that somebody walking—somebody else awake besides her—Mister Singer? The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Others besides the Muslims would be shouting now. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m the only legal driver,” she kept pointing out, “and besides, you and Daniel never chip in for gas.” Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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