I knew that Chandra was never one to think of taking care of herself, so I said no more. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I knew my mother and brother needed me, and I accepted this responsibility. I never forgot my father’s saying he counted on me to take care of our family.” Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

“She thought she couldn’t take care of the baby and then things changed and she could. It shouldn’t mean her kid gets taken away forever.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I’m not. I’m not a little girl. I can take care of myself.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

That feeling of wanting to take care of Adria was so strong in me that day. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Bo thinks I can take care of everything,” he said, stuffing his find into his pocket. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

On the last half-mile, turning out of the Salinas Valley and driving up the unscraped road under the great oak trees, Samuel tried to plait a rage to take care of his embarrassment. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“But we have to share things, dear. Charlie can help you take care of it.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I worry about who will take care of Geak if something happens to me.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

After everything was taken care of, I asked if I could look around the camp. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just...undersea politics, I guess. The merpeople are territorial. The good news is they’re taking care of that aquarium in Atlanta. And they’ll help protect the Argo II as we cross the Atlantic.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I wish you had just stayed in America! Couldn’t someone else have taken care of your mother-in-law?” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Two weeks ago. There was a worker whose body was found at a kosher slaughterhouse down in the Yards. Lev and Gavril took care of tahara on their own.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I take care to keep out of their way, simply because they are bigger and might knock me over. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“She wants you to take care of them kids—I told her I’d let you know. Don’t let nuthin happen to them.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

She’s the older, more sparkly sister, but there’s no happiness in her words when she says, “Your mum is doing her best to take care of herself. Things are hard for her right now.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“There are also permits and a whole bunch of other stuff to take care of,” Dad said. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

And then, right as he was passing through the doorway, “Always take care of your brother!” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“We stopped doing our chores and ran wild and did whatever we wanted when we should have been taking care of her,” I pointed out with disgust. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“I won’t do that. There’s no way I’m sending my daughter away. Revolutionaries taking care of her. It’s absurd! ” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

“But you have to promise to take care of it.” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“The minute she saw the writing on the wall, she dumped the dog on me! And how can we take care of Beatrice if she won’t even let us go near her?” Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

That is why I am here taking care of Moonie. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

So I added, “I’d love to take care of my little godson here!” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Because we’re all here to take care of you,” the woman continued. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“You know, if you get in trouble at school or anything— you just let me know. I’ll take care of you.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“He’s just a more brutal version of you,” she told me that last week we were taking care of him. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hugged Nana as hard as I could, taking care not to break her. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Now she had to learn to take care of herself. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Trust me. She won't. But she might be like oh, he takes care of himself. Maybe one day I'll give him a kiss." Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Frank, I can take care of myself,” she said. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Nobody, right now. Mr. Kreuk usually comes in at eight thirty. When he gets in, I'll ask him to take care of her. I'll ask him to find a burial plot.” Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I take care of him more than anyone else, I guarantee you that. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Much like how he seemed poised to take care of us now. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She is almost always busy taking care of Mrs. Forrest, a very plump gentlewoman who hasn’t figured out yet that life in James Town will be a lot harder than life in England. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“I take care of the tuatara,” he explained. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

And I’ll say, ‘This isn’t your wife. Where is Moon Orchid ? I’ve come to see her. I’m her first sister, and I’ve come to see that she is being well taken care of.’ The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You take care, Miss Mira. And remember”—she winked at me—“you can handle anything life dishes out.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

There's some other stuff I need to take care of. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And always take care of each other. Understand?” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

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

She then replaced the bottle on the shelf above the sink, taking care to put her mother's bottle back in the cupboard. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

As I watched him work I thought about how I took care of him in our Carcachita when he was a baby while Papá, Mamá, and Roberto picked cotton. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t stop thinking about the money he could make off that sale—almost exactly enough to take care of this date. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

‘I will take care of this,’ he said. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“But, Sir, I thought every story should have some sort of a moral, so I took care to have a few of my sinners repent.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

How could fifth-graders understand how hard it had been for him and his wife to take care of their aging parents over the past eight years—first hers and now his? The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as this was accomplished, she would satisfy herself that the twins were properly taken care of, and perhaps allow them some sort of compensating treat. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I just wanted to take care of my brother and fix everything before she came home the next morning. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Pa gives him a stern lecture about taking care of himself. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“Thank you for taking care of it, Master Lorren. It is precious to me.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“And the queen takes care of his dead body for a year. And that’s when the god feels sorry for her. So the god brings him back to life.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I can mostly take care of myself and my family. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Occasionally she clucked her tongue, or sighed, “Charlie, Charlie, always getting yourself into a mess. When are you going to learn to take care of yourself?” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

When it gets hot, I dive off the houseboat into the murky water, taking care not to drink it. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, Crystal’s here. Mr. Monroe will take care of her until Alice comes back.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, after Madrina died, I wondered who would take care of the building. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Just take care of this one before he embarrasses me all over Coalwood.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Gaston, her husband, took care not to antagonize her, although since that fatal noon when he got off the train he realized that his wife's determination had been provoked by a nostalgic mirage. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

"I bring the money into the house. I buy the groceries, run all the errands. Mama, I'm the one who takes care of you." Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

They were not the same friendly ones who had given out bread and taken care of the refugees. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He's the type of dude who could be daydreaming about anything, from doing something crazy like sticking up a place, or something cool, like making sure his brother's taken care of. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“I have to go back to Quito for a few days to check on la Negra. You’ll stay here to take care of the boys.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Plenty of time to take care of business. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I thought it was very convenient that the court should take care of those details. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Manya took care of me during the first nightmarish days of blind panic when my mind collapsed and would not function. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Back when she had only a few bonobos to take care of, my mom bonded with each one. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I told him he doesn’t have to be worried about me because when I think I wont be able to take care of myself any more I’ll get on a train and go to Warren. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

She said maybe an exterminator came and took care of them in 2004. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

On the eighth day, Pinch fell sick and was moved into the cabin where Nokomis took care of them all. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

I’m going into rehab and take care of myself so I can get back and deal with my children. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The new guy in charge of taking care of the place is fixing the lid on one of the grills. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Joey shook my hand, and I pulled him close to me and whispered, “Look, I swear I will take care of the Megan thing as soon as I can. Just get me the ball.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The bailiff said, “We have no need of you, Jane. Your helper has taken care of us with her two strong hands and her good common sense.” The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now that the harvest was in, Luke thought Dad might be bored without the pigs to take care of. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

I took care to avoid the dark recesses of the cellar and the door to the storeroom, still locked, its key long lost. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Why didn’t you just let him be taken care of by his own people?” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Frisby would go home to take care of her children. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

"Caveman's bigger. He can take care of himself." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“No, I believe Henry has taken care of everything.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“The boys who took care of him could do anything with him,” Fitzsimmons said. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That means that you can take care of the Greystones’ cat for me this afternoon,” Ms. Morales said. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I took care she should never want for anything that could contribute to her comfort: she soon settled in her new abode, became very happy there, and made fair progress in her studies. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

It’s him I have to take care of. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I bet she’s better at taking care of them than me. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

“No matter whether she heard or not, let her take care of herself.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry. I’ll do better. I promise. I’ll take off work tomorrow and take care of both girls. Why don’t you go catch a movie or take Mrs. Valencia out to lunch?” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

"Love begins by taking care of the closest ones—the ones at home." Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Oh, what a beauty...look at that one now, I say, how pretty...Oh, that one didn't burst...take care, it’s coming our way...what are those men doing over there?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

You were supposed to take care of your siblings, but no. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“People don’t know enough to take care of themselves. I really am disgusted with all of you.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

The first thing they did was take care of Rosaleen’s clothes. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We need doctors, we need lawyers, we need teachers. I want you to be a doctor so you can take care of me.” Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

In between marathon bicycle rides I spend most of my time taking care of chickens, learning how to wire up small explosive devices, and trying hard not to suddenly scream my head off with nerves. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“You know, dear, Grandpa always said, take care of your tools and they’ll take care of you.” Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

“They sure do take care of it,” she murmured, then ordered Billy, who was driving, to pull away. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mommy, I need to know that if something happens to me you will take care of my babies. I really need to know that.” The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Dr. Cajazeira, who had stayed behind to take care of him, noticed at 2:30 p.m. that the color suddenly drained from Roosevelt’s face. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

Mr. van Daan made a menorah out of wood, so that was taken care of too. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

"We just have to make sure that none of the wrong people call her. You'll take care of that, right?" Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Own their own home & Pm able & active to take care of myself also. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

I doffed my hat, stood a respectful distance from the desk, looked as unbookish as possible, and waited for the white patrons to be taken care of. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m ninety-three. What have I got to lose? I can still mostly take care of myself. I’ll need some help for some things, but nothing like what you’re thinking.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

They learn responsibility through taking care of goats and cattle. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Neither do I,” Gage replied, “but there are thousands of people coming to see these ruins and I’m going to have a place to take care of them.” The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

She takes a deep breath, moves the white bowl a little closer to her, says, “Constantine sent her up to Chicago to live. She couldn’t take care of her.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“I’m not worried about Old Blue. He can take care of himself.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My assistant at the front desk will take care of all the financial arrangements. Thank you.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, chivalry is officially dead. Who wants a guy who can buy you frozen yogurt but not take care of a baby?” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The smell of fresh manure floated out from the fields and took care of my appetite then and there, but Rosaleen said, “I could eat a mule.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hopefully karma takes care of you later for that one.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“We don’t have enough room to take care of all the injured,” Doha’s dad said. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Cheryl was now constantly calling him about wanting more time with the kids—which meant she wanted more money to take care of them. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“I’ll take care of it from here on. Your work is done.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I told you, I had something to take care of. Scrap said you got the song done and that it’s fire. That’s all that matters.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Take care,” he said, “take care how you cut yourself. It is more dangerous than you think in this country.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I get out of bed and put on my shoes and force myself to take care of the children. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lyra and her daemon moved through the darkening hall, taking care to keep to one side, out of sight of the kitchen. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“The men who take care of them,” Pa said without hesitation. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

They had long laces, too long, and he found that one lace cut in half would take care of both shoes and that left the other lace for a bowstring. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

“After I pulled him off you, Emmett and Jasper took care of him.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

His whole life depended on the Frog and if he didn’t take care of her—give one hand for the ship—none of the rest of it was likely to matter. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m just going to let him know I’m here to take care of him.” 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, do you mean the cut? I’ll take care of that when I get home. Right now I just want to eat.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

You could still see his ribs, but I intended to feed him good and that would take care of that. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

‘I can manage Bubber. Once he comes back I can take care of him all right.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Anyway, me and Noodles took care of it. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“I guess,” I say, thinking that Safer pretty much takes care of himself. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Needless to add, I took care before leaving to lift, for ever and adequately, this source of reproach. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“At least somebody will take care of them when they marry.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He went on, “And you can tell Tuna for me that we weren’t disrespecting his brother or anything like that. We just had to take care of business.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her older sister Juju, who’s been taking care of Char since their parents died two years back, has got all kinds of stuff at her house. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

I did my best to take care of her. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Got to take care all your own, she says shaking her head. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘All is now ready for you. Enter the boats! But take care at first!’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Those ledges up there? They’re covered with dust, and the inspectors will be looking. So tomorrow, make sure somebody takes care of that along with all the rest.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“With Esme off caring for her father and him working full-time and taking care of Ruby by himself, I can’t imagine he’s had time to do anything that would cause any harm.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“I took care of that for you, too.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Adam said, “Were they ignorant? Why couldn’t she have gone to the boss and told him she was a woman and pregnant? Surely they would have taken care of her.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mama always prayed to him whenever one of us got sick because she said the Holy Child Jesus took care of poor and sick people, especially children. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I never would have had time to take care of a dog. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t want someone who feels like they have to take care of me. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“But you will be free of responsibility. He will have the camp counselors to take care of him. And you will have a new family. Us.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

She would scoop the boy up in her arms and they would go together back to the inn and Alyce would take care of Edward and this would make her heart content. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I took care she never saw me. When I got closer, I saw that she wasn't moving neither." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Boys. I want to open a school for little lads—a good, happy, homelike school, with me to take care of them and Fritz to teach them.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll make the work interesting and the discipline will take care of itself. Don’t worry about me.” Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

She was so weak that she couldn’t lift her head an inch from the pillow, yet it was she who comforted him and told him not to worry, that she would take care of him. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“For are we not all neighbors and friends? Are we not all brothers and sisters in God’s eye? Are we not ...” “All will be taken care of,” said the Nazi colonel, interrupting smoothly. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said her savings would take care of her. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, Alice is better prepared to take care of herself than I was when I left home. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You take care of yourself, brother. I’ll see you in the groves.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I got need-based financial aid. I’ll get loans that I’m responsible for to take care of the rest. But I’m doing this.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Just vegetable gardens, which the women took care of, and chickens and pigs that the children took care of. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, what are you taking care of their dogs for?” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course you can take care of yourself,” he says. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Gotham maintained to me that if there was any trouble, pulling the radio’s emergency pin would be the wrong response, because “we take care of matters by ourselves here.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wil wants to take care of him, wants him to come home to be with his family. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“Metias, did our mother take care of me when I was sick? Did she do things like this?” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“If I bring them back,” he said on the ride home, “will you take care of them?” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Michelangelo—arguably the greatest artist mankind has ever seen—became so pathologically obsessed with sculpting David that he didn’t bathe, or take care of himself for months. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“You done good. Come on back. They’ll take care of it from here.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Is this what you call taking care of me?” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

She knew Jesper was well armed and could take care of himself, but between his lanky frame and Zemeni skin, he was just too noticeable for comfort. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

If these three things are all right, everything else will take care of itself. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

After that day, my mother moved to Detroit and I stayed in Pinehurst with my Aunt Fannie Mae, who took care of me like I was all hers. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Lee said, “Mr. Hamilton, let me take care of that. You could lose an arm.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I have to leave for school now, Mother,” I said, wondering what she’d do if she was taking care of Mr. Pignati. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Grandma Fatima stayed with us and took care of Maha, Mother, and the new baby while my brothers and I were finishing school. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

I’m thinking how if I ever become a vet’s helper, I got to take care of pet snakes, too. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Feeling less than thrilled at having to once again “take care of it,” I walked back down Zamora Street the same way I’d walked up. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Two times I got very depressed and sad because I couldn’t take care of myself as a man. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“You wouldn’t believe how she takes care of that dog. Feeds him. Walks him. Lets him sleep right on her pillow every night.” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“Joseph, Jupiter has to be put up for adoption. I promise you she’ll go to a good family who will love her and take care of her.” Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

I had not yet harrowed it, however, and that would take care of those. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“You okay, big guy? You took care of my babies?” Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Maya, if you want to leave now, come on. I’ll take care of you.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your Pa is gone now, and I just cannot take care of you kids. I don’t want you here! You are too much work for me! I want you to leave!” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was twelve and capable of taking care of himself. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

And Elizabeth and Emma were both experienced at taking care of sick people. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She decided to stay home to take care of me for a while. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Mama said that was because she was used to taking care of herself after Daddy’s daddy died. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

It was sad the way they were still babies of four and five years of age but so precocious about taking care of themselves. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some nice young man who’s never had a wife before, who would take care of you and Baby? The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

They’ve been stuck here for hours, and I don’t want them waiting for me to wake up when they need to take care of themselves. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Kaede squatted down and picked up the stem, taking care to not cut herself on the jagged edge. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

"So you'll take care of her the best way you see fit. Do you have a car waiting?" Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I miss you both something awful, but I know you are well and taken care of. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“But can we please use what’s left of our money to take care of our stomachs, too?” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

It’s a shame the museum didn’t take care of it.” The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Ever since she was a kid, she’d been looking for someone to take care of her. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Lord, lemme go see if Santa’s okay. Poor thing. Maybe she burnt herself on the stove. Santa’s all the time getting herself burnt. She don’t take care around the fire, you know.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t believe the way Sophia and Precious took care of us when my momma died, because most teenagers would just worry about their boyfriends. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Would a son in heaven have wives to take care of me when I am old? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll take care of this cell all right,” the matron answered. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

If only I didn’t have to do Lolo’s job and help take care of the twins, Mami would have signed my permission form. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I have this vision of me working behind the counter and you taking care of the baby in the back. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why didn’t she go to the Ngaliema Hospital to seek treatment where she worked and where the doctors would have taken care of her? The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

His own rules for guarding me, handling me, taking care of me. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“I figured you knew I’d run away like Beatrix did. You were trying to tell me that Mary was standing in for me at home, taking care of things till I went back.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tell Mam I’m taking care of myself and I don’t need her tea and fried bread, thank you very much. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

That was the day Rufus and Nigel took the wagon into town to mail my letter and take care of some business of their own. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

If only I were relieved of this responsibility, I could use all my strength to fight for my own survival, to take care only of myself . Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said to the man, “Don’t worry, sir, I’m-a take care of the knife.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I do not mean to suggest that the freedom struggle is of a higher moral order than taking care of one’s family. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’ll take care of him just like Devon always took care of me. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

They got a job together taking care of a public school and they loved it. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I love you. I’m taking care of you,” she says, her hand on her heart. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

“August used to take care of her back when she was a little girl in Virginia,” I said, trying to explain. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But all I could do was wait for the chipmunk and Cletus to take care of their business so we might just go on home. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

“We will keep it in your locker until your discharge, or you can have visitors take care of it.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

She takes care of sick kids so much that it’s her first instinct. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“They can’t just be taken care of,” I hear myself say. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She told her that they were going to take care of each other. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

April was used to taking care of herself. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sweets will see that they are taken care of,” Tyrion lied. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

A man, taking care to keep still, was leaning over the hedge and watching them intently. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Take care then, sir!—for God’s sake, take care!” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

But soon he would take care of that problem. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

My father took care of his business and the community. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you take care of this one, O?” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

If I was going to take care of them, if they were my responsibility, if any of us were going to survive, then I had to learn to control my temper. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She's a social worker, and all that really means is that she takes care of mentally sick people. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

He was tired of people taking care of him, whispering how worried they were. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Gregory’s going to come over later and take me for a tour, since he had a key to take care of your chickens and knows them pretty well. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

"Somewhat, but better able to take care of herself. She's tough," I said with a laugh. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She says he didn’t get a job yet, but she’s saving the money she gets from selling Avon and taking care of her cousins. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We found a picture of it in the Brooklyn Museum. We tried to take care of it, but it was nearing the end of its life, so...” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Mama and Doc both worried about being able to take care of the family. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He had not taken care where he’d leaped, had not looked at all because he was so caught up in helping the rats. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Rashid didn’t answer as he sent a silent prayer to Allah to take care of the teacher and young girl who should not have been caught in a war zone. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I know he has to take care of Chou. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He never complained about the difficulty of taking care of his little sister; rather, Angels hugs and smiles kept him going. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon, Uncle Claude began to disappear for hours at a time, leaving Hugo to take care of the clocks, twice each day, by himself. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

“No, you cannot go with me. I have to go. You kids be good and take care of yourselves,” and he puts me down. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

After Gramma’s funeral, Dad had to get back to Ole Miss, but Mom planned to stay in Greenwood a few more days to take care of me and Grampa. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

But first, Mom had to find a caretaker in Belize who could move into the house with Grandpa Silas to take care of him while Grandma was away. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

And taking care to tread on Harry’s fingers, Malfoy left the compartment. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“It’s true. He never did because he didn’t want you to get hurt. I know because I was with him until he got back on his feet. I took care of him.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

He was wounded in the thigh, and when he recovered consciousness he found McWatt on both knees taking care of him. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“You just rest for now, and I will take care of these unpleasant details.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I used to take care of her,” August said. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe it’s time I took care of myself. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“I know. It’s just, this is for a really important customer, and I’d rather take care of it myself.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

When I’d stood under the flag and I’d looked up at Paul, who promised to take care of me, he had only recently graduated high school. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Antwon, you’re a child, which means you don’t have a license, which means that you can’t drive. And I don’t need to be taken care of. I can take care of myself.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Count Olaf would take care to stay out of sight as he planned his next move. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

“How do you go about reporting someone who don’t take care of his dog right?” Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The woman who took care of me gave that chore to her children, who delighted in torturing me by hiding in the closet and making believe they were ghosts. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

The onion knight took care to hold his tongue in Garth’s presence. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

My mother was thirty-four years old now, with no husband, no provider or protector to take care of her eight children. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew he didn’t want me to go and I wanted to stick around remembering things and laughing with Sapo, but I had things to take care of. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Like he knows how to take care of hisself and you don’t. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

She was a nurse at a hospital in Zaire, and she had taken care of a Ro- man Catholic nun who died of Ebola. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted to go to him and ask for the shovel; he wanted to say that he could take care of it now. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I learned that if I went to America, the government would take care of me for ninety days. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

After Mom died, he had to find a steady job so he could take care of me. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

I says no thank you I have all the women I can take care of now if I married a wife she’d probably turn out to be a hophead or something. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was trying to take care of her. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“And Mary Toy’s taken care of,” he reminded Mama. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

This creature was almost twice the size and clearly well taken care of. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I still wanted to take care of her in certain ways, but it was more than that now. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

So I say, “I have no interest in either of those boys, Madrina. I’m going to college and getting a job—I don’t need an investor to take care of me.” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“We have something to take care of,” she said. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tariq and Brick used to take care of their sisters together—Tariq even used to try to tell me Brick wasn't so bad when you got to know him. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“My spirit will intercede for you, so that Chukwu will send a good man to take care of you and the children.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Mom always took care of me when I got sick. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Paul felt sorry for older people, stuck in their houses and tenements with kids to take care of and housework to do. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had lived in a dorm on the university campus, without four kids to take care of, and she had loved it. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Please take care of yourself, Mr. Crunk. We need your voice lighting up the world.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Next day he took care to arrive early. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

But the lid is broken, and we must all take care in the dark.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I remember when we first arrived at Ro Leap, the chief told us the Angkar would take care of us and would provide us with everything we need. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the War Department, Grant reads telegrams from his commanders in the field, issues appropriate orders, and takes care of a variety of administrative tasks requiring his attention. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

To her personally, her father was a more powerful man, because the president had not taken care of her. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She made it clear that neither he nor Nicholas was welcome until they got themselves together, got their high school equivalency diplomas, and started taking care of their kids. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Because your titi can’t watch you kids. And I have to work, so I can’t stay home and take care of you.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t figure out how Momma and Dad knew how to take care of things. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said, “Mom, I would have taken care of her. I would have gone to school to be a nurse and learned to take care of her.” Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

The CIA's counterintelligence chief retired in the late 1980s, but when the Wall fell, he rejoined the Agency to take care of some unfinished business. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Trey and I are taking care of things.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“She is fresh meat. And I’m sure she can take care of herself. Haiti’s rougher than the D and Chi-Town put together.” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“I ain’t have to pay him. He said my dad came in earlier and took care of it.” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Status among people in the top tier, he said, “is the time spent being waited on, being taken care of in nail salons, and how many people who work for them.” Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Thank you for taking care of the children.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s not much, maybe, but it’s better than mopping floors or taking care of another woman’s children instead of my own. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

After she stopped teaching, Dottie had kept herself busy volunteering at the library, until Alzheimer’s clouded her brain and left her unable to take care of herself. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

“We can take care of them,” says one. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to ask Bodega how he was going to take care of things. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Then I put it back, taking care to keep my lips retracted. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“I like taking care of people. And anyway, fun isn’t the point. Would you give up having cared for Ess? To have more fun?” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“That’s why they brought me. To help take care of the baby.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

They had an equal responsibility for keeping the apartment clean, for cooking, and for taking care of the boys. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

But if this were true, it meant that he would have to prepare supper, and take care of the children, and be naked under his father’s eyes all the evening long. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“I’ve never had a chance to try. I’ve always found myself with some—not less uncertain but less able to take care of uncertainty. I’ve had to do my weeping—alone.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

It is argued that because they believed thoroughly in a just, moral God they could put their faith there and let the smaller securities take care of themselves. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

"You need to know where I am? Because you don't think I'm a responsible person? Well, I am. I know how to take care of myself. I'm actually pretty good at it." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were going to find an abandoned mansion, and she was going to enchant birds to take care of us. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“You come help me with these fancy contraptions, let Old Familiar take care of those poison flies, and my ax will handle that giant over there, sure it will.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He took care of his parents and he always loved us, even though he lived so far away. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“He’s sixteen. He can take care of himself.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

She retired from teaching when I was born so that she could take care of me while Mom worked. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I will take care of that, sir. Thank you for your in-structions,” the voice said. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

I did not wake her, but tucked her up warmly; I have taken care that the door is locked and the window securely fastened. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you worry, I’ll take care of you. I’ve been here a whole month, and I know the place inside and out. You can count on Chuck, okay?” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Joey was doing just what he’d said, taking care of Number One. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

And as supreme ruler of the household, Dad has elected Garrett and me to take care of the toilets. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

After I had taken care of immediate needs, I found I had nothing to do. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I didn’t feel like I was doing much of a job taking care of myself, let alone anyone else. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Let’s take care of your feet,” he says. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“No, you ninny. The Queen isn’t coming. How could she? She’s got ten children to take care of, plus all them castles.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The doctors still don’t know what’s wrong with her. She needs to be taken care of.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

He wanted a boy because boys take care of the cattle—he’d have another herder. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

It must have been serious if Lynn couldn’t even take care of herself. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“So ciphering and grammar make people crazy,” I said, taking care to phrase it as a statement. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He took care of it as though it were part of him. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Tormund took care to point them out as they went by. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

"If you was a fish, Mother Nature'd take care of you, wouldn't she? Right? You don't think them fish just die when it gets to be winter, do ya?" The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

He had to take care not to get lost. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the end, she waited until the coachman had seen the horses and carriage taken care of and then let him walk her to his sister’s boardinghouse. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

“All right. But if they come back, I’ll have to take care of things my way.” Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

“She thanked me for taking care of you.” Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I think you Yoruba because you dark and Igbo fair. I have two Igbo men. Very good. Igbo men take care of women real good.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She told Alba that she frequently took care of patients who were faint with hunger. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

They drag me into an alley and handle me in much the same way I took care of Gavin. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Yup, home,” I said, giving a little wave as the gate opened and thinking, God, you poor knucklehead, why didn’t anybody take care of you? Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I shall take some up to Mother, though she said we were not to think of her, for she’d take care of herself,” said Meg, who presided and felt quite matronly behind the teapot. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Holler if you need me,” he said and winked at me as if to say he knew I could take care of myself, that this was just a part of my job. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He had two babies’ mothers, four kids, and his own mother to take care of. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Then he pulled out his phone and pretended to be taking care of urgent business. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Francie was nearly fourteen and old enough to take care of herself. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

PS Don’t worry, I’m going to the library now and I’m sure they’ll have a book on how to take care of chickens. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

That she should pay more attention to her own life by making sure she took care of things like burned-out brake lights? Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

“I will take care of your young friends.” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

It was I now who was taking care of him. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Frank looked as if he were in a severe state of shock, but he was doing his best to take care of Lou. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“So it was because Markov always tried to take care and see that we were protected that we made it back,” Katya concluded. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

He had lain on a bed in the infirmary, in pain, unseeing, his memory slow to return, and half listened to the conversations of the gentle folk who took care of him. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

He went around the room lighting more candles and promised himself he’d take care of the house for as long as he could, even if tonight was the only night he had. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“I’ll take care of everything here. You don’t need to worry.” Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your master has told me how well you take care of him, Ugwu,” she said. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I know that, Mr. Kellerman. But there’s a man, a customer—” “Well, take care of him!” he barks at me. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Your woman hasn’t been taking care of you.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Lord, that woman don’t know how to take care of you,” she goes on. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

It was taking care of all the minor mental details in your life. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“I never thanked you proper for taking care of me before,” she said. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

When R.C. left, I walked to the bridge and stood where Naomi and I usually met I hoped maybe she’d show up later, after she got her dad taken care of. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Of course you are, but it’s only a phone call. I’ll be right here. If you don’t want to talk anymore, hand the phone back to me, and I’ll take care of it. Okay?” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

My father took care of all the arrangements that required dealing with the outer world, all the arrangements with the funeral home, and so on. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

But when they went back in the house to take care of the household chores, I helped Abuelita in the herb garden. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

But I’ve been thinking about this: Why are we dependent on other folks to take care of us? Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let’s just say I had some things to take care of,” said Beverly. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

“We got everything taken care of,” Daddy says. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Not that Francis, in normal circumstances, wasn’t perfectly able to take care of himself. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I guess I just had to make somebody pay. And it seemed that...well, people don’t die when you’re taking care of them.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I have to watch Ford all the time, and take care of him too. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Viji Aunty asks the policeman if we can stay on a few hours, until the evening, so she can take care of a few errands. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

The bump from Seabiscuit’s head took care of Howard’s sentimental side. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Papá was sure the fumigation had taken care of the problem. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

She’d already gone to Dallas to make sure all the arrangements had been taken care of at their next hotel. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

You got family now—folks who will help take care of you. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The attitude was that women were to be protected and taken care of, concepts that contradicted becoming astronauts. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

But he has to, he has to take care of his family. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She told me Sheriff Smith had found her a family to live with, a good family who’d take care of her; she’d finish high school, and then maybe go to secretarial school or even college. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

They thought they had to take care of every kid in the kingdom. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

His wife, Mrs. Kanagawa, didn’t work, so when fall came, she took care of the preschoolers all day. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I decided to tell Marisol something about a sick relative, about how we had to go take care of him, and how it was an all-of-a-sudden kind of thing. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Then he drags the old man out to the other part of the car to take care of the evening’s ablutions. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I started to think that if I were educated, when I grew up I could take care of myself and my sister. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Ali said he would take care of delivering them. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

It seemed strange, to only have four people taking care of such a large house. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“I am cured. A curandera took care of me. She discovered I had been hexed.” Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

I took care of that myself—I killed him—remember? Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m fine. You’re the one who got stabbed. I don’t know what’s wrong with me. It’s just so much easier to kill people than take care of them.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Yes, you go right to the emergency room and they’ll take care of you. They know just how to handle it.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Mr. Underhill prepared a pine box and was quite put out when Donal said he would take care of the rest. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“My father is sick, and I worry about taking care of him as things get worse.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

"You gonna be good, man. We'll take care of you," I said, my voice starting to crack and slip into a cry. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

But later on, once he started working full-time and taking care of me, people started showing him respect, saying, "W's up, Ty," when he came home in the evening. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t imagine how Mate was taking care of that long hair. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know how to stay hidden. Just take care of yourself. The closer you get to Alaska... I’m not sure if it’ll make the blackouts better or worse.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

An Yi’s grandmother took care of them all. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Go on now! But take care of yourself, and come straight back as soon as you have settled the ruffians!’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Remembering Amy’s advice, I walked right over and gave him a big hug, wrapping my skinny arms around his compact frame and taking care to avoid the prickly whiskers in his thick beard. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He would grow up and she would be proud of him and he would take care of her all of her days. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do take care, won’t you, Harry?” she said as she straightened up, her eyes oddly bright. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

When Mama wasn’t waiting on me, she was taking care of Old Yeller. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was, but Clancy had taken care to wipe everything else from the computer. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

And it meant she would be left at home to take care of their aging father and ill mother. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No. You take care of me the best,” I murmured. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Anxious to get home so I could take care of my dogs, I turned to call to them. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d said there was something he had to take care of. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Just take care of her, Morgan. We have some important business to do.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Then she turned away to take care of Mother and David. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But why isn’t there an army of people waiting here to take care of us, throw us overboard? Shoot us with those darts?” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Who took care of me while you were gone?” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

But if I’ve got the ball it’s okay, because I can take care of the situation. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

"Mr. Donatelli's letting me work around the gym, take care of the gloves and wash the mouthpieces." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I just want someone to take care of us, to treat us nice—just... a family.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. Who will take care of me? Who will take care of me now that all the poor young girls are gone? Who will take care of me?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry, I can take care of your baby. I’ve got lots of experience now.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each took care not to ask the other certain questions—for fear he or she would have to volunteer the same information. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I take care of the young ones for many,” said Dulcet. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Soon the new guy who helps take care of the place shows up. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you worry. We’ll take care of everything. Just enjoy your carefree life while you can.” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Elizabeth makes fresh bowls of ice cream for them to try, taking care with the coconut and pistachio toppings. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I wished I could just run away and let Lynn take care of it. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

And the evangelist said, “Young man, God isn’t somebody to mess around with. Sit down, or else He’ll have to take care of your insolence on Judgment Day.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

They owe her for taking care of me all these years, I think. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

Mama stayed home to take care of Trampita, and to rest because she was expecting another baby. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“But you’ll be okay. The others will take care of you.” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

There was no pain there so he assumed that had taken care of itself. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I will take care of this,” she muttered. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

It is a lot of seasons now that we have not taken care of this. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

“I need to take care of Mom and Doc.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

WHO had to take care of my brother? Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Marse Tom says you s’pose to take care of him and you better do a good job. Aunt Sarah says you call her if you need help.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to take care of him, but she really didn’t know what to do. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tool would have to take care of himself. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

"Well, with so few things," she said, "you'll need to wash your laundry often. You just give your clothes to me and I'll take care of them for you." Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

I'm talking about keeping lists in my head of things I had to take care of. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

The furniture is old, but it looks well taken care of. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Since then, Lidia dropped out of high school to take care of Penny full-time in a small apartment with her grandmother. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Mama Ya-Ya is still upstairs trying to dream and I have taken care of things. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

But if a black man can’t find a job to take care of himself—he is ashamed that he can’t take care of his children. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Real plants that you had to take care of. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Your father will take care of it,” she said. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sure the Mellower knows how to take care of children. After all, he raised mine,” Mother said. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

First off, I suggested that she might think of finding an arrangement like mine: a room in someone’s nice apartment in exchange for taking care of children or the elderly. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He was on call to take care of the monkeys if they became sick or needed medical attention. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Yeah. He's beat pretty bad, but he's okay. I got him home and took care of him." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Although I did take care of their son one afternoon when Mrs. DiAngelo had to go over the bridge to Annapolis for a doctor’s appointment. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

I forgot about myself when I started taking care of Mom. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“Baba. That’s not going to work. If your dad had a problem, would you sit back and let him take care of it? Or would you want to help?” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

After the doctor took care of the abscess, Adams asked the engineer, “Where are you getting these babies from?” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

She didn’t know how to take care of him if he got hurt or sick. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

We also had a hundred little things to take care of before we flew, such as designing a mission emblem and naming our spacecraft. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Let him take care of it, he says. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

They only take care of it, after all. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Thank you for wanting to look out for me. But I don't want you to take care of me.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She needs to get that taken care of. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

The doctors of Monterey—and there were enough of them to take care of the ordinary diseases, accidents and neuroses—were running crazy. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Do you take care of others or take care of your “inner child”? Return to traditional values or reject tradition as useless? Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were too many of us for adults to take care of, so the adults put some of the older boys like me in charge of the younger ones. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He really wouldn’t mind if she did wake up, and came down and took care of him. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

All he needs is some red around his shoulders; after that, all the Kings will take care of him. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“And he had such pretty taste, and had taken care of everything so well. I thought—I’ll rent it furnished, like a vacation rental. Then people can appreciate it.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Okay, not a child, but not quite an adult. I think Dad and I rely on you too much to take care of things. We sometimes forget that you need us.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

They were attended by the same servant who had taken care of them their whole lives, in the tradition of the paid slaves of the era. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

His grandparents down the street watch Lucas, just as they took care of Andy and his two sisters when they were children. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

“When I get to be a doctor maybe I’ll come back and take care of guys like you.” 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

"He took care of it for y'all, too. We all together in this." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

They used two airfields at the same time: one, the home field, was the place where they ate and slept and took care of their aircraft. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

He had to clean Derek, take care of him, take care of another human being. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

The lady tells us that girls didn’t go to school as much as boys—that they typically stayed home to learn how to take care of the house. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

“I just felt really blah! I know. I know, but for now, Ma’s taking care of me.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

You know the kid who has your desk next fall will take care of things. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

One day a North Vietnamese soldier was brought into triage, and Adams was asked to take care of him. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Other times, she bristles: “No, I take care of my girl.” Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

She took care of what was going on now, and he took care of the future. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Finally, the guy turned toward the front door and said, “Hey, make sure to take care of yourself. And give them hell at that school. I never liked it much anyway.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He still didn’t trust her to take care of him; she still seemed tense in his presence. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

“Once the chicks are hatched, the parents will take care of them wherever you move them.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Except for the company of the woman she pays to take care of her, she is as alone as a person can be. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Grandpop was the one who would always ask if Genie was taking care of his father, which made it seem to Genie that his grandparents expected him to take care of everybody. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“The other servants laugh at me. ‘She takes care of the beast,’ they say. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t even feel sorry for the friend who had fought for me and taken care of me when I was hurt. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, Sam Hamilton knew her—he took the babies, Rabbit says. And Mrs. Hamilton took care of her. Why don’t you ride out there on your way and find out what she really looked like.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

No phone, no electricity, two kid sisters depending on him to take care of them until their parents returned. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

They took care to stay within sight of each other at all times, and Kaede carried Pol’s bow across her lap. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Oh, take care of them for me, and if anything should happen...” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Mexican countermen, dishwashers, and busboys also started their breaks, while the Greek waiters took care of the last few diners. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Cleaning the house and taking care of the boys and pasturing the cow.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It must have something to do with him, but Joey Pow had pretty much taken care of that. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

“He takes care of himself better than most adults. Here — I think this is where we turn.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

How did she expect Dicey to take care of them? Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

She slowly taught us to iron, wash clothes, and take care of the house by dusting, sweeping floors, and watering the more than one hundred indoor plants she kept. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Do you know how to take care of one?” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You have a powerful spirit protecting you. It’s always there watching. It takes care of you so that nothing bad can happen. You need not be afraid.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Someone to take care of you, and hold you, and...” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

With the lawyer taken care of, I felt like I had things under control. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Not before we take care of you,” I said. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

If I lied and told her I knew her grandma because she took care of me when I was homeless, that wouldn’t go over good. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

First of all it went just south of the fisherman's cottage to the little river which there ran into the sea, and took care to leave in the mud some very plain hoof-marks pointing south. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

I didn’t need to take care of anything or anybody, and the silence was as blessed to me as the deepest kind of sleep could have been. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

She takes care of them with an earnestness that no other attendant does. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

But there were still bonobos to take care of, even if only two, and so the decision was made: Florence Biyoya was officially back at work. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

"She takes care of herself, mainly. But she couldn't take care of us, y'know," Patty explained, now fingering the corners of her eyes. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“Look how well we took care of Bo,” I said now. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Yes, that’s the other reason I came down, to thank you for taking care of me—” “Well, I wouldn’t have,” Mariam snapped. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

How could I take care of two people old enough to be my grandparents? The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“What gets me is that the state paid them a lot of money to take care of us, but they wouldn’t give my mother a cent,” I added. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I figure Mr. Gore will take care of the situation, so I return to my seat and try to get lost in the movie, but I can’t. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the political upheaval settled down, the mamas would take care of him alongside the other nursery bonobos — but it was only because he’d bonded with me that he’d pulled through and survived. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

That would take care of the rest of the school year. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

They wanted to know if we could take care of ourselves, and we assured them we were very mature. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

“We could take care of that if you wanted.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I hoped that everything would just take care of itself, that the hurtful things Blanca and I had said would be forgotten when the baby came along. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

"That will be taken care of," he said, waving his hand. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

So we proceed to tear the young man with the white trousers off the hoarding, taking care not to damage the girl. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had lived with various forms of evil all their days, and it wasn’t that they believed God would take care of them. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Seems like your family still has some friends left because it’s been taken care, of as they say. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just take care of your cat. Or dog. Whatever it is.” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Frantic, but hardly knowing what to do—go to the aid of Bear or take care of myself—I hesitated. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Kreuk doesn't ask me any questions, about who Mirjam was or why I want to take care of her body, and for this I'm grateful. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I have to take care of them quickly, before any others show up to see what’s going on. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“She thanked him! And she smiled and smiled. After he had gone, she didn’t smile, though. She walked back and forth. And Granny said ‘Stop stewing about that boy and take care of yourself.’” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Keep taking care of it and you’ll see. One day it will surprise you.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

My mom could’ve pawned it by now and taken care of bills, filled our fridge, but she entrusted it to me. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry about me, Will. I’ve been taking care of myself a long time. I just don’t want to embarrass your grandfather, or the family any more than they’re already embarrassed.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

She protested, but in the end she spoke to her parents, and her parents, as Palmer had hoped they would, agreed to take care of things. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry, Cornflower. I fully intend to take care of myself, for the safety of Redwall Abbey...and for you.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He’s probably still at the other hospital, being taken care of by Willow. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Who will take care of it? Who will water it and clean up the needles, and make sure Ford doesn’t get electrocuted? Me, that’s who!” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Maybe Oriana isn’t entirely wrong to worry that we might one day get caught up in it, be carried away by it, and forget to take care. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Everybody liked her because she took care of her people and tried to keep their spirits up. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Tomorrow is going to have to take care of itself for a while,” Alyssa says. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

A daughter I could take care of and make happy seemed to heal some of my pain at having lost my own childhood. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dries not only ends up taking care of Vincent, who gets sick, but also is drawn into the drama with S., who moves into the apartment, too, for part of the time. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Liza with her acceptance could take care of tragedy; she had no real hope this side of Heaven. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“But fighting all the time and being really drunk and nasty got boring. So now I just take care of animals.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I need to take care of Russell. He needs me. I owe it to him,” she said. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“No, he’s not! He’s Dr. Han’s son. The doctor who’s taking care of all the wounded soldiers.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Well, get studying, Ben, kids. I’ll take care of these two.” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

Mom said it had something to do with the zodiac and Pisces, but then she admitted that if it weren’t for Laleh, who loved taking care of the goldfish, she wouldn’t include them at all. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Big Ma had gone back to Alabama ahead of us to visit family and take care of her house. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I can take care of the powder room.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

After dinner she goes to their bedroom, from where she could conceivably hear me as I sneak along the hall, although I take care to be very quiet. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s not the same. Farmers feed the cows and chickens and take care of them. We don’t do anything for what we take. Besides, if we keep it up, we’re sure to be found out.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

My job is to take care of you. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Customs agents are government workers. They have to take care of the bodies they find.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Zach is taking care of the hives on the east side of the county. So you and I’ve got the west side.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You think I don’t know the song? The boots cost a lot of money. I have to take care of them.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

“You were supposed to take care of him,” said Louisiana to the lady. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

She liked taking care of people, but handling boxes paid more. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Stop worrying so much, Keiko. I can take care of myself. I’m a big boy.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Then she got sick and I had to take care of her.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

He stopped by the home of a man that Monday and made sure he was well taken care of and comfortable. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Aragorn dismounted and surveyed the ground, then leaping back into the saddle, he rode away for some distance eastward, keeping to one side and taking care not to override the footprints. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“Okay, well, you take care of yourself,” she said, the way you might say it to a schizophrenic homeless person to whom you've just given a dollar. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

“Told me to contact a chemist or something. I opted to take care of it myself.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He was the oldest son, but she was certain it was not his fate but hers to take care of them. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She saw only the boy who took care of the form when the Woods were gone. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

He takes care of business, keeps up with homework. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I’ve spent lots of time outside. It’s not like I couldn’t take care of myself.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“Your Pa is gone, Meng, so you are now the head of our family. Your life is not your own anymore. You have a family to take care of,” he says quietly. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When was the last time you took care of an animal? Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

Marietta was busy taking care of Old Brimworth, who sat nodding her ancient wrinkly head as if she had a clue what was going on. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Sprinters jogged by, running slow laps, taking care not to turn an ankle. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Phil and Gay take turns with chores and taking care of our children. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

But then she always took care of herself—no liquor, no drugs, and recently she had stopped drinking coffee. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

So I’ve taken care, as best I can, of their welfare. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

After refilling, and making sure the suit was still not leaking, I had a few immediate tasks to take care of. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nope. There’s nothing wrong with me but old age. And I reckon that will take care of itself eventually.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“It’s the government’s job to take care of people who can take care of themselves?!” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

If, on the other hand, Cal came upon the same anthill, he would kick it to pieces and watch while the frantic ants took care of their disaster. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Bon voyage, Stuart,” hollered his friend, “take care of yourself and bring the Wasp home safe.” Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

After each hunt, I always took care of my dogs. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Elizabeth Darwin did not marry or have children; she was a loving and attentive aunt to her nieces and nephews and took care of elderly people at the workhouse in Cambridge. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Vincent is our head pastry chef. He takes care of most of the baking, along with Rosa.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

But who would take care of her boys? In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one to take care of me now. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Maybe there was a kind of miracle in those words, I like you, I want to take care of you, Ifemelu thought, but not in the way her mother meant it. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

They say that once when things got out of hand at the rodeo and the crowd threatened an official, the sheriff took care of it himself. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

We're off to the movies or to Capri's for an ice cream and just hanging out, the boys much exhorted to take care of the ladies. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“You’re not taking care of yourself, you know. Your voice sounds awful.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

In Hidalgo the old man who took care of the mail glanced sharply at Jethro when he noticed the inscription on the envelope. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Momly goes over there and feeds him, and makes sure he's all cleaned up while his daughter runs around taking care of errands and stuff. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

“Fine, thank you, Barbara. Thank you again for taking care of Joseph while he’s here. It’s very generous of you.” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

His cleaning woman tries to take care of him, but he gets worse and worse: he stops eating, then stops speaking. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Kids banding together and roving the countryside, trying to avoid getting caught, taking care of one another? The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“She said that you would know this Bodega. And that this Bodega would take care of Victor, because he owes you. And you owe Negra.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Technicians are coming to take care of the problem. There’ll be enough water for everyone.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I have to take care of my pop,” I say, just to break the silence. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay, I’ll take care of it. Maybe we can catch up later?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

I myself tried to be mindful of that wall, learning from other First Ladies’ experience, taking care not to directly or overtly insert myself into West Wing business. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“What’s that, crazy? Shut up your silly mouth. I’m fed up. I’ll take care of you. You say you wanna take a rest? I can fix you up with a nice rest.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jimmy Robeson, a Marine who’d refused to pose for the picture, shot one of the Japanese soldiers before he could get to the flag and Louis Charlo took care of the other one. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, no, not him. He says anything from the sale is rightly his for taking care of Ma and the babies all this time. No. This here is a letter.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

“No. I’m passing through, that’s all. Just thought I’d look around. I wanted to see the farm. . . “Cause any evening up left to do, Circe took care of.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, I’ve got a few things to take care of here. But be careful.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t care if they’re harder than regular chickens, and I don’t care that I don’t already know everything about how to take care of them. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

Zeitoun talked gently to the woman, assuring her that she would be taken care of. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“You got one more time to say she takes care of me. I’m not gon’ tell you again. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

This type of inquiry is what your usual reasoning takes care of. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her father was out in the barn, forking hay to the mule, taking care of the chickens for her, and milking the cow. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I looked after the girls, and I took care of my responsibilities at home. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

It cooks, she says, and it cleans, and it takes care of your children! The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She has to keep being my mother, keep taking care of me—the daughter who’s got a hairy leg and another leg that might never heal. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Now that our thirst was taken care of, there was food to worry about. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I think he’s some kind of security guard downtown. There’s only the two of them, so I don’t think they’re hard up for cash. But no one takes care of the place.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“Do you promise to take care of Madge if the house gets sold while I’m at school?” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“I’m a registered nurse and I can take care of him better right here.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

He was conscientious about arriving promptly, and he took care with his work, doing things right the first time and stepping in to fix mistakes made by other interns. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“You can’t even tell me anything. I wouldn’t call that taking care of me.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The doctor refused to take care of the baby. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“When I ended up living on the streets of Tarbean I took care of myself.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Oh, good. So she can take care of you.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I bring you over, and you take care of Redemption. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Now the peoples will do something, because peoples take care of other peoples, especially childrens, right? The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

“We can take care of our own business ourselves,” Lenny says. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

“It was wrong of me to assume you didn’t need taking care of, Keiko. I’m here for you, and I’m here for the family. So is Dad. You go have fun and be a kid.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

And they were taking care of each other. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

My wife is home in the bed and I have to take care of her too. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

She helped Mrs. Farkas bathe, took care of the house, and prepared the evening meal before she left in time to catch the 5:35 city bus back downtown. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe Black Protocol will take care of that.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Now, Adam, I know what you feel. I promised you I’d take care of things, and I will. I only hope one of those things isn’t you.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

A little dainty old lady took care of me, moving starchily with a silver tea service on a tray and bringing me a glass of elderberry wine each evening for my health’s sake. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

“You just need to go to more funerals, Declaration, that’ll take care of that. I mean...look at me. You get used to death if you live around it long enough.” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe taking care of the elderly is ingrained in my Indian genes. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I don’t need you to take care of me,” Mack came back. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The system took care of the young criminals on its own. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“Grandma took care of you when I couldn’t.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s harmless. I take care of him sometimes. He lives in the woods.” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Except that Penny, the woman we see, saw the community garden and got the program its own spot, to give us practice taking care of something and to let us witness "the miracle of life." Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he jerks his thumb at some unfortunate, Blackie steps forward to take care of it. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“We need that money, sweetheart. For our future. I got five of you to take care of. A building is just a building, in the end.” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Thank you for taking care of them,” his dad said quietly. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

“But I can take care of my own dog,” insists Norma. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s a good old range horse and can practically take care of himself,” he said. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I had taken care of it, hadn’t I? The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“Yes, ma’am. Name’s Dorothy. She’s here to be part of your family and be taken care of by you and help you in return.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

He says to me, Francis, your little brother Oliver is sick and we’re taking him to the hospital.You are to be a good boy and take care of your two brothers. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

He had unfinished math homework to take care of. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

I could tell she was very scared because I couldn’t take care of her, and that only made me feel worse. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Take him back to Peshawar. There are people there who will take care of him.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“But I’ll take care of you,” he says, swatting my hands. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Steven’s mother has had to take a leave of absence from her job to take care of Jeffrey, so just when their need is greatest, half of their cash flow is gone. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took care of her lonely evenings, it helped Mama out and gave Francie a few hours each day to sit in the park with Laurie. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He crept along the hall taking care to place each of his bare feet silently. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Once again Clover and Benjamin warned him to take care of his health, but Boxer paid no attention. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

He had counted on me to take care of him, and now he was surrounded by soldiers. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“You took care of Ben a couple times?” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

At least the staff had no houseguests to take care of. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

I heard Deborah reassuring Theresa that she would take care of her, and then she took Theresa in her arms and rocked her until they were both asleep. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Indigenous women cook and clean and work in fields and take care of children; they don’t sing in the spotlight on TV to thousands of fans. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Adieu! my cousin; take care of yourself; and, I entreat you, write! Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z

“August? What do you mean it’s been taken care of?” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Let’s not even think about Winter Conclave right now. Let’s be in the here and now, and let Winter Conclave take care of itself.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Since me and another girl was wards of the state, we would be took care of. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Bobby Joe or any of those bad boys ever give you any...junk, Sonny, you come get me. I’ll take care of ’em.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

She had business to take care of, artists to reassure that their work was safe. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

She had three children of her own, and there were two other girls who were placed with her, so altogether she had seven children to take care of. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the morning she took care of her clothes, sewing on the porch or using Amaranta's old pedal machine. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

She began hiking away from the clearing, taking care with her tracks. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I wanted to ask him what that meant—I'll take care of it—but I've learned over the years dealing with Doris that sometimes it's best to not ask. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

When Mom started getting more and more film gigs, they joined us in Mumbai to help take care of me. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He would wake up as a lord of the Wild with a bunch of beautiful naiads taking care of him. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The people had beautiful yards, and took care of the houses. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when Joey clicked the doors unlocked, Chas looked across at me and said, “Leave the dipshit here, Joey. We can take care of this by ourselves.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Who would take care of her if she were sick? Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pa took care of us and kept us together. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know I’m going to sound like an old geezer saying this, but I’m really proud of you. You’re going to be an amazing nurse. You have always known how to take care of me.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“I thank God every day for you and me,” Stone wrote to Anthony, praising her independence as a person “who can work on and take care of oneself.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

"First, we must take care of some important business, and quickly, too," said Mark. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

In those burned letters Martha had never mentioned the war, except to say, Jimmy, take care of yourself. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He ever after recognized the importance in politics of being the man on the spot: “I took care to be seen in person every day.” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

“And part of being the producer is taking care of my director.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“What taking care of they get, and it isn’t much, is Lee’s work.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The woman will come with us to the new house and take care of you. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What am I doing out here in a shack taking care of some . . . some . . . savage!” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because she couldn’t think of anything more to do and couldn’t stand any more to try to take care of her children. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Good thing we had the ladies there to take care of business,” he continued, turning to Chubs. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

That all you had to do was get discovered, and the studio took care of everything: your name, your image, which films you starred in, even who you went on dates with. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe she had given us away, the way people who couldn’t take care of their kids did. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

But my parents took care of us the best they could. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Dismay can take care of himself. He’s a big boy. He’s a strong swimmer, too.” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He promised to take care of you while I was away. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Salva’s younger brother, Kuol, was taking care of just one cow; like his brothers before him, he would be in charge of more cows every year. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You sure you wanna hang around for this? You can come back to my place. Willow’s there, taking care of me.” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You make sure Day takes care of them children,” Henrietta told her sister, tears streaming down her face. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I always returned the favor by taking care of other kids’ calves if they wanted to go somewhere. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew I would have to get out before they got to Mestre because they would be taking care of these guns. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Also—she had a toddler to take care of. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

And I say, “Yeah, I got four of them. They’re my brothers an’ sisters, but I take care of them and I love them like they was my own!” Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Looking around, I wanted to take care that no one would bang me on my head or trip me up. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I’m probably not going to see you, so you make sure you take care of yourself.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He did not have to explain to Klaus what he meant by the phrase “take care of.” The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

Somebody else takes care of the upgrading and maintenance. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

‘He’s her daddy, tell him to take care of her!’ Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“That’s fine, but consider it. We’ll take care of the expenses. We will need people like you in the near future. We will need as many as we can get.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

You could make an argument, if you wanted to, that the system evolved so that parents would be able to take care of kids. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

He said brusquely to Calvin, “You take care of your end, Susan.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Winning would not only mean that Sir Fig Newton would be taken care of for life, but Dad could stop the job hunt and Mom could quit her job. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

By now the whole thing pretty much took care of itself. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

“Okay, Henry. But you take care of my girl, you hear?” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

He was hard to take care of when he was ailing. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I just need to take care he doesn’t find some way around my commands. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“We’ll take care of your baby!” yells a skinny woman with a bowl cut and crooked teeth. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He looked as though he knew how to take care of himself. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I still have things to take care of.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

After she gave me la bendición, she handed me Apá’s drawing and said she trusted me to take care of my mother. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

To take care of Djo is all I really want to do. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d even kept a stray donkey in the back alley for a few days, wanting it to be his, to take care of it. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

She loved to cook and she loved to take care of all of us, so she didn’t let us do much work toward making the meal. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Frightful took care of the small game supply, and now that she was an expert hunter, we had rabbit stew, pheasant potpie, and an occasional sparrow, which I generously gave to Frightful. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because if you can take care of yourself, you’d have clean clothes, and you wouldn’t smell like cigarette smoke, and you’d definitely remember your debate packet. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

“I know you can take care of yourself. I know you don’t need me here. But even so, it’ll make the night a little bit easier.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

There was even a commandment to take care of it, number five: “The only one of the Ten Commandments with a promise attached.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So you’re taking care of Pickett’s affairs while he is gone?” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“If you want this kitten,” she said, “you’ll have to take care of her.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Very conscientiously, he parted the canes and clipped one in the middle, holding the shears at a careful slant, taking care not to injure a larger cane adjacent to it. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I go get em. I take care—” “And I can’t have you serving us like that, with your—your legs showing! ” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

She saves a few shillings from her wages taking care of Mr. Sliney to buy bread, ham, brawn, cheese, lemonade and a few bottles of stout. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I can imagine them doing that. But don’t worry. Your son can take care of himself. All your children can take care of themselves.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been thinking—there’s not too much to do around here during the hunting season. I’m pretty sure I can take care of things, so you just go ahead and hunt all you want to.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I don’t even know how to take care of regular chickens yet, let alone chickens with superpowers. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

But it touched her that he had found his way to serve the underground after all—taking care of its womenfolk. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lee hesitated a moment before shouting to his wife to take care of the baby and rushing out of the house. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Have you been eating, Richard?” she asked, in a fond familiar way, the way a mother would speak to a son who had neglected to take care of himself. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Dr. Javid reassured him that I would be taken care of. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“But you—you are still a growing girl, Chaya. You must take care of you.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

"All you need to do, Mrs. Das, is sign right here. Chantal and her mother have taken care of Anna's schedule." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Normal kids grow up too soon, stop needing you... go off on their own... forget who loved them and took care of them. But these children need all you can give—all of their lives.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Her husband divorced her five years ago because she couldn’t be bothered about picking things up and taking care of her home. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

"It's just as well if you don't. Listen, kid, I'm happy for you. Really. I hope it all works out the way you want it to. So take care, okay?" Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You leave that to me. Don’t I always take care of you?” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The kid was only trying to take care of some owls— how could that possibly be a crime? Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You have to take care of yourself. You’re my best girl, you know.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

His father, who had sent Salva to school... brought him treats, like mangoes ... trusted him to take care of the herd.... A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Usually Walter takes care of this part because he’s the right height. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

They take care with appearance, language, and productive behaviors to create an image of success. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

But I guess these moms had a whole job just taking care of their kids, which is why I didn’t belong there, otherwise my mom couldn't work. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought it was just...taken care of. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t take care of us and her drug habit, too. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I think of the skinny tree in the jail schoolyard and how much it must have struggled to grow without anyone taking care of it. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

She said to me, “You take care of my daughter.” Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“Changed my life. I’m able to take care of my whole family now.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

In a choice between taking care of the plants, or taking care of their families during the Tap-Out, they chose their families. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I wanted to be in touch with all of them,” she said, “whether I took care of them or not.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

After a few days the serving boy, who took care of the napkins, spoke to Lin Nai-Nai about it and Lin Nai-Nai asked me. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know the squirrels can take care of themselves, mostly. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Who was going to take care of Ma? Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Everyone knew there was no need to call the city fire department, which would have had all the equipment needed to put out the fire quickly and take care of Grandma. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Yo, don’t dig yourself in deeper on account of me. I can take care of myself.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“That takes care of Tendai. What about the others?” said Fist. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

How was I supposed to take care of Frankie if we weren’t even in the same place? The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

“I’ll tell you about it another time. Right now I think it’s time we took care of some of your wounds.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Thank you for taking care of him,” she says. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

It is a pitiful kind of childhood, to know that no one loves you or is taking care of you, to always be on the outside looking in. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Let’s not get their hopes up yet. Trust me. I’ll take care of everything.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“We'll have the other vehicles and your Volkswagen delivered,” the salesman said, and with the paperwork and payment taken care of, they left. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

So I'm pondering the reason why he insists on taking care of Haymitch and all of a sudden I think, It's because he's being kind. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

And get this: Dad even tells her if I need an extra week for her to take care of me, it would be okay. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

For Ferula, who had spent her life taking care of an old lady who was slowly, irremediably rotting alive, looking after Clara was like being in heaven. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Be there at ten and I’ll take care of the rest.” Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was taking care of my baby sister and I did a very careless thing.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“If a girl does not take care of her feet, there is no point in going further,” Madame Thibaut said. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ask Momma if she will drop me off to school early so I can take care of a special project. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“I can take care of the pigs, but not the fields.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

She was back on Tralfamadore, taking care of the baby, but the magazine, which was called Midnight Pussycats, promised that she was wearing a cement overcoat under thirty fathoms of saltwater in San Pedro Bay. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What about the Baggers? I know they take care of dead people, but it can’t happen that often, can it?” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“He’s our bird, Uhn-nee. We have to take care of him.” A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Not until I went down to Matt’s house to take care of his dog, Moonie, a few days later. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Lee said happily, “You must take care of yourself.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Caesar and his father took care of the planting and the stables, his mother the domestic affairs. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

At home he tried to catch me in a good mood and get me to take care of his correspondence for him. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I take care to pick all such woolen balls off of my own sweaters. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t going to earn enough money at the Fabric Barn to make a real difference, and I couldn’t take care of Nan on my own. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

‘He doesn’t take care of himself,’ she complained. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I will take care of it,” Khan Sahib told her. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Nothing, suh. I just took the trunk to the basement and left. Miss Dalton told me to leave the car out. She said Mr. Jan would take care of it.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed the only thing he wanted was to take care of us. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

The aunt promises to take care of the baby. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Wanted: Man that does not smoke or drink, to take care of cow. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

This fantasy takes care to avoid the more obvious Rocky I-IV comparisons. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Joe, surely there’s somewhere else he can go—where his leg can be taken care of.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

If she was arrested, who would take care of her two children? The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want to. I want you to take care of me.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I’ll lock myself in and be just fine. You need to go take care of your poor house. But you come right back here if the storm starts to get too bad.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

That will take care of her, he thought to himself. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Nicolas felt a rising desire to protect her and take care of her, to make up for everything. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We can take care of our own,” Mom and Dad liked to say. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Thanks for taking care of it so well,” he said. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I took a deep breath, knowing what Mother would advise me to say: fine strong kids, a husband to take care of, shiny new appliances to cook tasty yet healthful meals in. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Mae Mobley coughs again and it sounds bad, like a dog barking, and I start for the hall, but Miss Hilly say, “Aibileen, you stay where you are, Elizabeth can take care of her kids.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Someone must be out there, taking care of things. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

When gathering wild grains, they took care to lay aside part of the harvest to sow the fields next season. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thank you both very much. I’m glad you were able to follow the boy. Now please, I’ll take care of things from here.” The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

He pays for her operation, and for the first few months Theo is consumed with taking care of her. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Nature and the woodlands took care of their own funeral arrangements. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

But, of course, she didn’t take care of them herself... Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

He had chosen a country over us, as my mother had said, because it was nobler to take care of hundreds than one, or hundreds and one. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

It costs money to take care of the people you love. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Hanako loved taking care of him the way she had when he was a baby. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

"Yeah, she's okay. I told her that I was going to go take care of all this drama today in Brownsville, and of course, that has her all shook up." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

We had more acreage now and had our own livestock to take care of. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had to show them that he could take care of both Renault and the chocolates. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because she take care of the children more than myself.” Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

I said, “Thanks, old lantern, more than you’ll ever know. I’ll always take care of you. Your globe will always be clean and there’ll never be any rust or dirt on your frame.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We are the children of Dr. Han, who is taking care of many of your soldiers at our medical clinic.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

When I returned to the office and saw her holding Otto, I had a crazy thought: It’s a good thing my mom’s here to help me take care of my hahy. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Emma achingly wanted to be with Annie, but since she couldn’t take care of her daughter, she took care of everyone else. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only way we’re going to get anyone out of here, including ourselves, is if the sheriff is taken care of. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“Listen, why don’t I drop you where he always goes? The people there take care of him, so they’ll certainly be nice to you. I’ll make a special stop outside Resthaven.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“A little plaster and paint will take care of it,” Dad said of the hole in the wall. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Thoughts like having to come back to take care of a sick parent and getting stuck here all over again. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

All my meat problems would be taken care of.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

All of a sudden, I only had to take care of myself. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Mama Sweetie came over with her daughter, Scrap, to take care of Raymond while Q.P. and I went to the trial. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

“Thank you for taking care of Night for me.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

By working part-time delivering groceries, when he wasn’t taking care of the newsstand, Mario thought he could earn enough in a couple of weeks to get Chester out of jail. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took care not to mention the green galleys of Old Volantis that surely must be sailing up through the Gulf of Grief even as he spoke. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Ash stepped back off the trail, looking down, as the two women passed her, taking care to pull her cloak out of the way. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our setup was typical of most immigrant families: the mom and dad tried to make ends meet, while the kids took care of each other. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

He felt he had to take care of her: his father had been a ghost since his birth. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

"But you have to take care, too. You're so fast and brave. Maybe you can win." The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“They’ve all gone, but there are still some servants around. Go to your bedroom now, and take care that you say nothing about this.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“The bank will take care of everything. That’s my job. You leave everything to me.” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

“Your father,” said her mother, “doesn’t know how to take care of himself, much less someone else.” Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

“And you don’t. The only person you have to take care of is yourself.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

They claim they aren’t, but they refuse to let me bring Sacred home because they say pets are a big responsibility and they don’t want to be the ones taking care of him. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Dad is taking care of it,” Tyler said. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He had survived, and he helped gather the refugees from Pinyudu and take care of them. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You must always take care to be here when the bell rings.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, then, you need not be under any alarm. I will take care of myself, and of Mr. Wickham too. He shall not be in love with me, if I can prevent it.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Oh, yes, the hero usually found some kind of plant that he knew was good to eat and that took care of it. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he had finished writing, Cluny pushed the parchment under his pillow, taking care to leave just a small corner of it jutting out. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I was late on that project too, so I figured I'd just take care of it, and then do exactly as Mrs. Attison had directed. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“You take care of yourself, Rachel,” she said, and there was something about the way she said it that made it feel like a warning. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Didn’t he like it better when someone took care of him? A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“My father isn’t a soldier, but that’s because my mother was killed in the accident and there’s no one else to take care of me and my little sister.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Then I would carefully dig out the plant, taking care not to let the steel of the shovel touch the tender roots. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

We can take care of that when we get there. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“We’ll take care of you. What sort of item are you looking for?” X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not staying here that long. We can tell someone in town and they can take care of it. It could come back any minute.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Secretly I was wondering whether these people were going to take care of us or whether we were still all on our own, only now in a slightly different form. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

If she was alive, how could I ask her to take care of her freak granddaughter—protect me and hide me—when there was a chance she couldn’t take care of herself? The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Go on to work, Quincy. And don’t say anything to Biddy. I’ll take care of it.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“There was something I needed to take care of.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Mr. Todd took care of the lamp house, where the batteries for the helmet lamps were charged. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t worried about taking care of Greg and his friends. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Gradually, they managed to take care of the business of organizing the charrette. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Sairy whispered, “You remember Mr. Trepid said he’d take care of Dallas’s passport application and getting his birth certificate and all that?” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Another year of my mom doing nothing but working and taking care of me. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

It’s one more thing I’m supposed to do for myself, one more thing to prepare and remember and take care of. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

She lit it, taking care not to set the screen surrounding the fuel outlet on fire. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

He had farm animals to take care of, and books to read, and a wife he loved. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

“You sure did, Lanesha. Me, a baby doll. Hah! Go on, now. I can take care of myself. Me, a baby doll.” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

What kind of life can you have when you live with your parents and have a baby to take care of? I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“But I’m going back to the fields that I know, to take care of my flock again.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instinctively colluding in the conspiracy of their fiction, taking care not to decimate it with adult carelessness. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have to go after I eat, but please take care of Gunwoo for me.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Don’t be stupid, Junebug. Of course Mom took care of you. And she was much better at it than I am.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Asta became a young cat and jumped into the crib, taking care to avoid touching Lyra, and picked up Pan the kitten dæmon and gave him a little shake. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

It will be dryer and warmer in the house, and easier for me to take care of him. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“She don’t take care of me,” Grandpop snapped, his voice jumping to a higher pitch. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Come on, tell me you’ll keep moving. Penny needs you at one hundred percent, and I need to know you’ll be strong enough to take care of the future global leader.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

There’s a kind of day care where the grandparents take care of little kids. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

But even if she fell asleep, she thought, the Lord would take care of her. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Gome, do not be shy. Shall we take care of the pup? She looks soon to expire, anyway.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Let them get hardened young to take care of themselves. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luke got up and told the boys to take care of their plates, to brush their teeth and get ready for bed. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I will always say yes to taking care of that dog. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

“Your pops came in here and took care of it earlier.” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The other man put his trap a short distance away, taking care to disguise it so that no bird would know that it was there. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

So much for daintiness, but it didn’t take care of hot baths. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I will. You take care of yourself, okay?” The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

When they finished with that, they went down to Mr. Newton’s store and bought some sunlight yellow and strawberry red paint to take care of the shutters and door. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

The choice was easy; my sparse wardrobe took care of that. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m already parked. I’ll just stay here and take care of some work email. Natalie can go in with you and help you carry out your suitcases.” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Who will take care of him now that his mother is gone? Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

The school was about four blocks away—a big, redbrick, square building that took care of all grades, kindergarten through the eighth. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He explained, for the benefit of his group, “Arthur takes care of all my light work.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She and Alice took care of them until they were on their own. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The yegg said that Hale was “taking care of too many people,” adding, “I might be taken care of myself.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

First there was Theresa’s ankle to take care of. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the exhausting days spent taking care of unknown patients, she regained the light that had illuminated her from within when she was young, and for a time she had the illusion of being happy. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She did not understand how Kiyoshi could stand the responsibility of taking care of a young sibling. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Dad finally spoke up, "Let Mother Nature worry about the turtles. They can take care of themselves." The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

As if taking care of Finn and keeping him happy was the most important thing. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

A third cousin of Papa’s, Hopewell Stump, from out in Banks County, clerked and took care of the chickens that folks brought to trade out for nails, flour, sugar, coal oil, coffee, and chewing tobacco. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Rojas took care of me until my fever had subsided, my hand began to heal, and I returned to my senses; after that he had no more excuses to keep me there. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I took care of myself before you came and I’ll take care of myself when you’re washed out and long gone.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

You took care of your own messes, her mom always said, plus she still had to clean up the blood. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“Let me take care of it,” he said. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

My father said that you told him on your dying bed to take care of Deborah. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I loved taking care of Agnes and her hair, and I loved making her look pretty. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

While Jack was on leave taking care of Sophie, Hoagland told me how Jack had been abducted in Cyprus by a red insurgent faction in sixty-four. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was considerably shaken by this exchange but took care not to show it. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

He rushed out of the house as Stella watched, torn between following him back to Tony and making sure Jojo was taken care of. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

But all I had to do was look in the eyes of my people for them to reassure me that I had no choice but to take care of my own. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Lola says that as the eldest of fourteen siblings, it’s her job to take care of everyone. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

“So Officer X remembers saying that to Conover now, is that right? And he’s going to write a new To/From? And you’ll take care of the deprivation order? Okay, fine.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I told you I loved you and that I’d always take care of you. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

We each named our new doll Baby Emma, and we practiced taking good care of our babies, just as Mama had taken care of the real Baby Emma. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

And we all took care of one another. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

She cradled and lifted the head to rinse it, taking care not to get the soapy water in Ruth May’s eyes. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time April and Melanie delivered Elizabeth to the door of the fourth-grade room, they had completely forgotten that taking care of Elizabeth had been anybody's idea but their own. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Give that squadron hell in South Carolina. I’ll take care of the admiral for you.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He makes you feel that if you just placed everything in his hands, he would take care of it. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

"You certainly took care of that piece of meat," said Spoon. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You take care, too. See you in Cuba.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

“I’m good with babies! I took care of my brother when he was little!” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“You’ll take care of Spot? Promise. Promise. He’s my good dog.” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

Sighing, Dimple shampooed her curls, taking care to massage her scalp. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

When she handed it to her, she took care not to touch Kaisa’s hand with her own dirtied one. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The mother took care of everything else in addition to her considerable sewing work. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ether took care of whatever he had in that area long before I got there. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The puzzles pieces will take care of themselves. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

“I will take care of that, sir. I will take care of that, sir,” Jonas mimicked in a cruel, sarcastic voice. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

She moves in with a Beverly Hills couple to take care of their three-year-old daughter. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

So, and this was only the second time, he walked over to our table, leaned down, and whispered to us that he’d take care of the bill. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“The real warriors will take care of this.” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

When we invented agriculture, we had to take care to plant and harvest our crops in the right season. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She easily took care of the details that would have demanded half of a country person’s day. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“President Herbert Hoover is taking care of things. The worst is over.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Evan let Scott handle all the money while he took care of the pouring and the "sweet talk." The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

With the help of Old Yeller, I was taking care of things all right; but I was sure beginning to wish that he’d come back home. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I should have let you or any one of a dozen men take care of him a long time ago. He’s not a man. He’s an animal,” Uncle said. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

First responders, Gideon had called them—the firefighters and police that arrived first on a scene and took care of the wounded. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

“I shall take care of this,” the Duchess says, rising and plucking the jar of salve out of Mr. Gideon’s hand. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

You would think the universe would be cooler about taking care of those with less. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“Are you saying I can’t take care of my own family?” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He took care to keep the place neat, for he disliked having to clear a space to sleep at the tired end of the day. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

“I wish you were taking care of me. I don’t like going to Miss Brown’s. Her bathroom is stinky.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She was, he judged, the kind of young woman who could take care of herself with perfect ease wherever she went. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

They would take care of my family and me. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“No, Hannah, come — I” “Shame on thee, Kit. Thee knows a Quaker does not run away. Thomas will take care of us.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

But with loving parents to take care of him, his future, though maybe not as bright and promising as his brothers! seemed secure. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know you’re always welcome. And thanks for taking care of Moss.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I called the grandmother, who had been taking care of the boy, to get me blankets and see to the afterbirth. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ma, you have to take care of yourself.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, all right, then. Tomorrow morning you take Nellie up to the ridge ranch and get her bred. You’ll have to take care of her, too, till she throws the colt.” The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Officially, I stayed all day with a lady from down the road, but unofficially, Lynn was the one who took care of me. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

It was clear I needed more supervision during the day, and Mama found another baby-sitter, who took care of a number of children. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

If I cant take care of myself 111 go to Warren. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Only for taking care of the things that need to be taken care of. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Such a chord can be dominant, major, or minor; the performer must take care to play the correct third and seventh. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

They need someone to take care of their baby. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

And if you played along with her, Kate took care of you. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He would take care of him, protect him, unlike Frau Kleist. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

They were fed and clothed and taken care of until they were too old, and then they were kicked out. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Just keep your microphone on. I’ll take care of things back here.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“I started yelling at him. ‘You are going to refuse to take care of a baby? Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

They had both taken care to avoid each other since that day when Antonapoulos left on the bus. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

So he's always annoyed at everybody on the track team but can't help but take care of everyone, which is why he's the captain. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

They say God takes care of fools and babies. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know, that woman is somebody’s mother and somebody ought to take care.” Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now I thought about how hard it must be to clean a whole house, dress up, and cook dinner when taking care of a newborn that needed constant attention. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Yes, and then we’ll have to take care of the people, the living and the dead.” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I will take care of myself. You will rest. And listen to the radio.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I tell them the whole point is that he would be my pet, which means I would take care of him, but they don’t listen. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

She uses a piece of her old black pajama shirt to try and clean her teeth, remembering how Pa wanted her to take care of herself. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

That I did what they taught me to do, take care of the folks I love. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“I could take care of those charts. I could write down everyone’s names and keep track of where they start, what kind of progress they make, where they finish. Stats like that.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Mama stayed home to take care of my little sister and brothers. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Turner played hymn after hymn, repeating a few verses when she hummed to the chorus, taking care to avoid the ones that suggested the pleasures of leaving this weary world. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

“I care about you, Dorothy. I think you know that. But I can’t—I’m in no position to take care of a girl. I live in a boardinghouse.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“And that was enough to make you volunteer to take care of her kids for who knows how long?” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“I will take care of it for him when he goes to the City.” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Like he told us, they didn’t have the money to take care of black people.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I will have a positive attitude, take care of myself, I’ll feed myself enzymes, and friendly bacteria. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Who would take care of me if she died? How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Holmes promised also to take care of all the legal details and to record the transfer with city officials. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want to go. I can take care of him! You’ll get there faster!” The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

His wife would, he hoped, sit next to him on the sofa, take care of him, and anchor him. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, since you haven’t heard it, let me tell you. Eva’s real sick. I had her put where she could be watched and taken care of.” Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

She took care of us, so my parents could go out and drink and play board games. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

I had been on my own for years and had taken care of myself without any guidance from anyone. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

"We will keep our own watch so long as we are here. See that no one enters this wing of the palace without my leave, and take care that the dragons are always well guarded." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“I was—I was taking care of something.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

We took care of little Johnny all the time we were on Guam. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the same time, they would win Caesar’s favor and gratitude for taking care of his rival once and for all. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

The stable man who takes care of Finn has the whiskey smell on him. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Why did I have to take care of him? Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Yes ma’am,” Lydia said, wiping at her eyes gingerly with her ring fingers, taking care not to poke herself with her fake nails. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“You can stay here as long as you want. I’ll take care of you.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I love the way these 4-H Club kids take care of their animals,” he goes on. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A man takes care of his family,” is what he said. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

The days between Christmas and New Year’s day are allowed as holidays; and, accordingly, we were not required to perform any labor, more than to feed and take care of the stock. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1845-05-01T00:00:00Z

A tiny crowd had gathered, some of them taking care of the person in the other car. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

At first he felt an outburst of joy, thinking that Amaranta Úrsula had awakened from death to take care of the child. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Here was what she didn’t get: Mom had taken care of me my whole life. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Chung’s mother was going to take care of the two smallest girls while she was at work. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed to me that those might take care of most situations. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leaving Sam to take care of matters in the tiring-room, I crept up the stairs to the balcony. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Both. I did see that Branwell kid take care of the baby a real lot. Like I told you. He was always changing her whether she needed it or not.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They used tools and fire, were good hunters, and apparently took care of their sick and infirm. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, sir. Right away, sir. I’ll take care of it, sir.” X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did not want to hear that the others could take care of themselves, nor that she felt she had no other choice. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

If she were Ma, taking care of her would redeem all the wrongs I’ve committed. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sure is a relief to know someone else’ll be taking care of beating those Soviets.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now,” said Arthur, “you can put your children to bed. We’ll take care of the rest.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Terryl was trying to take the stigma out of family abuse, and show it’s not, among other things, something a family can just take care of itself. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Set up the repast room and take care of the flowers. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

‘Who you think could pay the note on this here house? How you think us could feed you? Who you think could take care you here?’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

By the time they came out to tell me I’d have to take care of the new chickens too, I already had all the information. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

Guess the patrols didn’t take care of her after all. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Real plants that you had to take care of. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

She was acquainted with all the services the state and the church provided for taking care of the disadvantaged. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

"You can take care of the food inside. It'll be faster this way." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Manet, ever the careful teacher, had taken care to describe the dangers of every material we used. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, Mommy! Thank you so much! I promise we’ll take care of her.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“Trampita and I will take care of it,” she said, tucking me in. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Through conversations I learned that the members of the New York John Reed Club were in despair at the way in which the congress was drifting, but they took care to conceal their disapproval. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He just says she is going to take care of me because he has a headache and needs to take a shower. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lucky Strike organized scavenge parties to take care of the dead, burning them or burying them according to their rituals, and making the place safe from disease. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

He answered with a small meow, and then he and I hurried back to the barn to take care of Plug and Violet. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

My father only went up to the second grade because his father, my grandfather, needed help farming and taking care of the cattle. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

And shouldn’t we go home to take care of my mother and Sammy? Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

She’s been taking care of me since I was a baby and I really like her. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

But he’s leaving now, so he is, and a sorry day it is for his poor mother that prayed for a son with a pension to take care of her in her latter days. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“We have to go now, Gerrek! Someone else will take care of him.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I now closed Morton school, taking care that the parting should not be barren on my side. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“We have to take care of our own, Sir.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And how people used to take care of each other. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Many eyes will be upon you, Miss Lumley, so take care. You need not speak to anyone unless spoken to, of course.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Adam said, “I don’t see how you could cook and raise the boys and take care of me and still do all this.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

They were about to leave for Pennsylvania, and he wondered if Jesse would take care of the dog until they got back. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

She was taking care of the twins’ grandma who lived about fifty miles from Cedar. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

Her commute is long, so I usually take care of the stuff at home. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

He said, “Oh, I assumed you lived on campus. Did you stay to take care of your little brother after your mother died?” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I already got a library book on how to take care of regular chickens. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

She said “uh-huh” a lot and “I see” and “Yes, I’ll take care of it,” and Hazel got the distinct feeling that that “it” was she. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Adopt me. I won’t eat too much, and I will help you take care of your new baby,” I said as I patted her growing belly. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I cannot go there. But where can I go? Not back to Barrow and Daniel. Not back to Nunivak and Martha...and you cannot take care of me anymore.” Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Somewhat, but better able to take care of herself. She's tough," I said with a laugh. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

One who took care of me, rather than the other way around. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Rebeca took charge of domestic order, while the Indian woman took care of the bakery. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“I can see where a bundle of capillaries has ruptured. We’ll take care of that easily.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The man crept forward, taking care not to allow his footsteps to be heard. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

On those days we competed with one another to take care of her. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I can take care of you, you know.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He asked the gods to take care of his mother; and of Aurelia. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“I can see that you really like to take care of things.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

I heard him in the living room on Sundays: “They don’t take care of their properties. They let everything go to hell.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

And, I guess, all of a sudden I wanted to be able to take care of me. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

He relishes the camaraderie: how riders take care of one another, pass along what they know, divide what they have. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“Mom, I can take care of myself,” I said. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Miles’s blue truck sat in the driveway, next to an aging Mustang that looked like it might be worth a lot of money if anyone tried to take care of it. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

We weren’t people who were grieving, or who needed to be taken care of, or who were to be pitied. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Or saves a dime and takes care of business himself. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Mr. Lucas had always treated Big Ma’s mother, Ma Charles, like she was his mother, and took care of things for our great-grandmother, especially when Big Ma had come to stay with us in Brooklyn. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Too many years of bad eating and not taking care of himself and so— What does this have to do with anything? The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

I want to have our own adult to take care of things, build houses, put up tents, and forage for food. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She was big. Not like me. Like, five hundred pounds big. She had a heart attack. She took care of me, though. Like a second parent.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She was tough and knew how to take care of herself. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Despite their new mother, the timetable of peregrine development was taking care of them. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Shirley, you play right field. If a ball comes your way, catch it and throw it to me. I’ll take care of the rest.” In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

“She can comb my hair and keep house. She can wash the dishes and serve our meals. And she can take care of the little boys.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Better yet, you work the counter, and I’ll take care of the baby. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Help me to appreciate the good husband you sent me and to take care of my two beautiful daughters. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

In Idaho, once you could take care of yourself, you did. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

We used to live forty miles away, but Gram needed to be taken care of, and Mom wanted a bigger house. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Got other things to take care of, I guess.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

And because their mother was a bit absentminded, Jinjoo felt she had to help take care of her sister. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“You need to get out of this hotel room, and you need a hot meal. Layla and Ivy are perfectly capable of taking care of the boys.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I got some business to take care of. Scrap will be here.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Harry shouted that Chester should take care of himself—Tucker told him not to worry about the Bellinis, he would look after them—and Chester just kept chirping goodbye as long as he could. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, mercy, mercy. The boy is always looking for some excuse to say I can’t take care of myself so he can drag me over to his big house in Virginia.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

He was lousy at sports and a squeaker at studies—just barely squeaking by—but, like his mother said, you did your best and God took care of the rest. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He is no longer a boy trying to be the man of the house, trying to be brave, wanting to take care of his family. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I think about all the people who have taken care of me, mostly it’s Mack I recall, day in and day out, year after year after year. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

He’d said that when it was time to take care of the funeral arrangements and the repast three years ago, Ma Charles had to step in and handle everything because Miss Trotter wasn’t able. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

"Yes, Mary," I said, "but I've got to go out now. I forgot to take care of some business." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

That ghosts could linger, draining spaces of their life if they weren’t taken care of. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

They needed me right here, taking care of them. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Church, we must not fight hate with hate. We must continue to sow goodness, forgiveness, love. We serve a mighty God. And He will take care of us. He always does.” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

As if she didn’t have to take care of Hector. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

In between nursing baby Etty, supervising the kitchen and nursery staffs, taking care of Charles, and playing with the older children, Emma read the draft. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

They took care to engage the temple priesthood, which was essentially a system of religious corporations with their own pecuniary interests. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

“If you didn’t have me to take care of you, you’d be out on the street. And no one cares about a chick on the street.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

That was even funnier, I thought, but the sight before me took care of my smile. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

How many times hadn’t the sweet, shy girl in the white jacket taken care of my prescriptions. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

If they punish you in the morning, they know you’ll be taking care of those cows very well for the day. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lily had said she’d take care of the Baker girls, but I never could picture how that would happen and I never felt so, so...I didn't know a word for it. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“Actually, our training is going to have to be put on hold for a minute because I have to take care of something,” he said. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Most preachers are sick or too exhausted to rise from their beds. A few stay in the square during the day, that takes care of the praying.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mack was personally taking care of the phonograph. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But, Biddy, I already pay you and Quincy to take care of me. And this is something extra I want Quincy to do.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“You’re welcome. Okay, kid, you take care of your head. I’m going to get out of here so you can sleep.” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

“No, that’s inaccurate. He’s not my brother, not really. But this newchild that my family takes care of—his name’s Gabriel?” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Other people took care of things like that. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

“They think I’m incapable of taking care of myself,” she said bitterly. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I don't just take care of the horses anymore—I ride them. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“I promised I’d take care of you. I promised you’d be safe. She cried. I slipped Carl Walter some money to get her a nice glass of wine and some dinner.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Who takes care of you?” the madwoman asked. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“I’m so glad you girls are taking care of that,” Mama said briskly. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

She knew what everyone around her knew: she was in no position to take care of her own children. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I left George and Florah alone in the house, for I thought that at three and five years old respectively, they were old enough to take care of themselves. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You take care, French. Don’t break cover. Just disable the drivers and wait for them to abandon the cargo, just like we planned.” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The twins and I were to split up and walk home—me to campus, the twins to their apartment—while Henry and Francis took care of the car. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She had taken care of him and waited on him as she now did her mother, and she had woven him too into her invisible net of guilt and unrepayable debts of gratitude. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I can take care of myself. Day isn’t a fool—if I have a team following me through the city, he’ll notice it in no time.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

He could take care of Loo, and she could give him his Elder lessons, and then maybe life could continue as usual, just with ten on the island instead of nine. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Was the Huntsman taking care to avoid the inhabitants of the palace, or were the inhabitants avoiding them? Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Joe entered automatically into the low-key rhythm, grunting occasionally, making the briefest of small talk, and taking care not to exert himself. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sean raced off, calling over his shoulder that everything would be all right, he would take care of it, he would find them later. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I wondered how the men would “take care of it.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

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

“Nat, please take care of yourself. If you—if anything—” Suddenly she stood on tiptoe, kissed him, wheeled, and fled into the house. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Never you mind. Go take care of the bird feeders.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

But maybe Lily knew that us moving in to take care of Gram was more important than where she finished school. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Even so, from now on it is clear that I belong to them; they are responsible for me and will take care of me. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Meryl Lee took care of the ones in the girls’ restroom. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“I have something else to take care of. But I’ll pick you up from the city limits tomorrow afternoon?” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Granddaddy, one of fourteen children, always talked about how God had taken care of his family. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Get them packed. Get your lady dressed. I will take care of them.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Hu,” I said, “do you think you could take care of my cat too?” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had no idea how to take care of a child. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Hadn't he and Pattie managed to take care of Willow Chance? Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

But I’ll take care of this dog same as I always have. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

“Well, Granny’s not strong enough to take care of you two boys,” he continued. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I will take care of her,” he said to the other soldier. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

He’s the man who’s there for you, the man who takes care of you. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I crawled through the window, taking care not to cut myself on the glass shards jutting out of the frame. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a lot of hard work, especially with Alexia in our group, but Mr. Terupt took care of her. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

The other one could quit soon too and take care of the small boy and the baby. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

“Now it’s time to take care of me.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, take care of yourself out there in Denver,” Luke called, his voice getting fainter. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay, it’s all taken care of. You feel better, Bella,” she called to me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

In order to keep her complexion immaculate—Hatsue, said Mrs. Shigemura, had skin as smooth as vanilla ice cream—she must take care to stay out of the sun. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

At the end of the day, I would want to just stop and sit, but I never did till I took care of Joe first. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were more important things to take care of. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“She needs someone to take care of her and her house, and you need a house to live in. It would be a marriage of convenience.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe she was taking care of stray cats. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

She often quoted lines of poetry; she never mentioned the war, except to say, Jimmy, take care of yourself. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I decided to stay home from now on and take care of Mack,” Kitty said. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

After school we would run feverishly home to take care of our new brother. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll be wiped out. Who will take care of me in my old age?” The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I take care of the kitchen and the food and the cleaner and the shopping and the Wi-Fi. Now you’re annoyed when I’m not handling something the way you want it?” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I’m ready. Teresa and Martin, take care of Timothy until I come back, and be sure you don’t tell him where I’ve gone.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Well then, Dicey thought, they would beg to return to Cousin Eunice, and Dicey would know enough to be grateful, really grateful, for someone who took them in and meant to take care of them. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She been found. There’s a house full of y’all to take care of her.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“Besides, your job is to take care of Trampita. Is that clear?” he continued, placing both hands on his belt buckle. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

But I take care of the community and the community will take care of me. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“You have to trust in the Lord, Rit. He’ll take care of her.” Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll take care of it. You go and eat breakfast. Tell Mama I’m not hungry.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When you get better, you can help me take care of them.” Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

She took the train all the way up to New York from North Carolina and took care of all eight of you, including you, James, and you weren’t but a tiny child. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

"How can you ask that? What do you imagine I'm doing? I am talcing care of your brother. I am taking care of Bran." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“How kind you all are! Mother will accept, I’m sure, and it will be such a relief to know that she has someone to take care of her. Thank you very, very much!” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

And as much as Matthew and Mark had always teased him, he was pretty sure they would take care of him if his parents couldn’t someday. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

Dora insisted that a skeleton crew remain on duty to take care of the regulars. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Putting yourself on display. Trying to make that boy whom I hired to take care of some projects around here—projects your father never has time for—you're trying to make him notice you.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Redemption could take care of himself, she hoped. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“It looks like your table is ready to pay. Do you want me to take care of it?” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Mayhap he was unhappy and longing for her and she would bring him back to the inn and take care of him as Girtle did Rosebud. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And I figure anyone taking care of babies in an orphanage is probably a lot like you.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“We take care of unaccompanied minors,” she says. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Patria was still in the capital, and Dedd’s little one was sick, and so she was home, taking care of him. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you need to take care of that table?” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Dr. Fiona had to go take care of her other patients, children who were sicker than I was, but I had one last question. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Irritably, settling down to make the best of a poor situation, they begin preparations for the laying of eggs and the taking care of the brood. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She took care never to allow them to see how much she relished their absence. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was going to die because his life insurance money would have taken care of his family. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Cutie’s down in the engine room. I’ll flash the signal and he can take care of it. Look, Mike, what do you think of these figures?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

I started the letter off really cool, hoping that he was okay and taking care of Mama, stuff like that. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ms. Tomoko has been taking care of us since I was a baby. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Tessie worried that Chapter Eleven wasn’t taking care of himself, either. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“It is the city they come to. They are taken care of here.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“That was us, not taking care of you. Hold on now, this won’t hurt a bit,” I say, trying to work the pry bar along the plank that came loose. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

She moved next to the body, taking care not to disturb the Wyrdmarks etched into the ground as she lifted Verin’s rigid, cold hand. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

So I figure it’s best to take care of the problem myself. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I took care to use the gentlest setting. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Mr. Ages said: “That has been taken care of. She has promised secrecy, and she is to be trusted completely. That I, myself, guarantee. After all, consider who she is.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

"Oh, don't worry about the dishes, Patty. I'll take care of them in a minute," Momly said, now bending down, sweeping nothing into a dustpan. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

She said her first job was to take care of her own and if he was any kind of a father he would do the same. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some top-ranked managers went out of their way to keep the most productive women on the job by giving them the flexibility they needed to take care of their families. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“She used to take care of me when my polio got bad,” he told me. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

And so, if taking care of Daffodil Manor was Ophie’s job, maybe it was up to her to help the ghosts there to pass on? Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

She was supposed to take care of her mother, too. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

I lived over in Cleveland Heights for eighteen years, then I moved back in to take care of my parents. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t wait on something like this. You take care of it now.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

He wished he could tell them that he knew how it felt to have the one person who had loved you and taken care of you suddenly vanish. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Whenever Conrad and I pleaded with them for new crayons or toys from the five-and-dime, they said we needed to control our wants because God would take care of us. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“There’s a lot of Americans and rich Puerto Ricans who own vacation homes here. I take care of their houses for them. They pay in cash. Security, arranging for repairs, that kinda thing.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

‘There are loose slabs that may tilt up and throw you down into a pit, if you don’t take care.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Lilya had an idea for how to take care of it. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

This thinking would apply to everything in my life: when I married while writing this book, it was because Henrietta wanted someone to take care of me while I worked. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“That was, all I could do. I tried to give him nutrition, and I tried to lower his fevers when they were high. I was basically taking care of somebody without a ^ game plan,”. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We took care of that already. If we stay together, we’ll be fine.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Feeling hurt and empty, I headed back into town, hoping R.C. was right, that Naomi could and would take care of herself. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Tobias can take care of himself, but in an attack, surviving is an accident. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

While I'm away, the Hab can take care of itself, but the potatoes are an issue. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why would I want to take care of a dumb cat?” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“Of course we want to say something, do something. But if we speak out, we’ll be jailed. Then who will take care of you?” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“The truth. Don’t worry about how it’ll be received. I’ll take care of anything that comes up. I give you my word.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had been left home by the family with the admonition to take care of the house until they returned. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

"Yes, Mary," I said, "but I've got to go out now. I forgot to take care of some business." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It started as a small dispute, something that could be quietly taken care of in-house. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Somehow, we laid out a plan for me coming over to take care of the yard. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Certainly. Demi, say good night to Mamma, and let her go and rest, for she is very tired with taking care of you all day.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

In addition, she was taking care of her ailing mother and her elderly father, all while holding down a job as an artist at a lithographer’s shop. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

She already has enough to do taking care of the bedpan routine and having to look after me day after day. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

I ached to be of an age to take care of myself. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Joanna worked in a factory while her mother took care of the baby. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know Sven? The man that takes care of the gym?” he asked. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

What she wanted was to take care of her home like Baachan but to see beyond it too. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Jankowski. I have twelve other patients to take care of. Now please take your pills.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“No, by God! I took care that none should hear of it—or of her under that name.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

He was the firstborn, dutiful, took care of his mother, took care of his siblings. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

However, while every one of Dobby’s strange collection of garments was so clean and well cared for that it looked brand- new, Winky was plainly not taking care of her clothes at all. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

At home, I could bear hunger and being out in the heat and the rain because I’d be taking care of our livestock. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the high-rises in the neighborhood brought in all types of people that just didn’t take care of things like they should have. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Especially since she already takes care of you.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“I can take care of myself,” Toby said, his words still flat. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

That day Papá complained about a terrible headache and his back, and insisted Mamá stay home to take care of him and the children. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Told me he’d take care of Pa and make sure Naomi’s okay. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

“The first thing we need to do is get your hands—and your head—taken care of. Then we’ll figure everything out. Okay?” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He’s been taking care of his own farm and ours. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We need to take care of this. It’s too far gone. We have to excoriate the skin and replace your G-tube to purge the infection.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Then her uncle got cancer, and she had to quit school her senior year to take care of him. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

"You know,” Dicey said, "we don’t have to go anywhere. We could always travel like this, following the warm weather, like Will said he did. We can take care of ourselves.” Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Polito, who spent his life wandering around, getting married three or four times and taking care of sheep in Wyoming, Montana, and Utah, had died young of the flu. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s really kind of nice — for them to take care of all those kids like that, when they’re so young and everything.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“You and your wife take care of the house all alone?” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

He said for the next forty-nine days I could stay busy by taking care of a box of Lynn’s things he would help me make. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

He told his dad it was to help take care of his mom, but the truth is that Mac needed Bobby just as much as Dottie did. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Mom told Dad that Grandma had said if we couldn’t take care of ourselves, we could go live in Phoenix, in her house. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Get everything taken care of so we can enjoy our Thanksgiving break.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

To take care of Derek, truly take care of him—he’d never had to do anything like it before, take care of someone. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Annie, can you wait here for a few minutes? There’s one last thing I have to take care of,” I said. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“There were a thousand Sun Valley people there. He had his own people to take care of him, his own coaches, his own teammates, his own cheerleaders’ laps. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. I just don’t know. I don’t dare think about it. Why do I have to think about it? I’m too old. Let the others take care of it.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turned to Clay and said quietly, “Go tell old Jubal to get up here and take care of ... of all this.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know how we’re going to take care of everything.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Hope in the fact that he could learn and survive and take care of himself. lough hope, he thought that night. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had her own five kids to take care of. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the diamond was huge, so that took care of that. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

He lets out a deep breath and says he’ll take care of things. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

God in his wisdom would take care of things. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sell laundry bags and socks and everything and Lloyd used to follow me everywhere I go, ’cause he knew his daddy would take care of him. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I decide to take care of his upper body first, to alleviate some pain, before I tackle whatever damage Cato did to his leg. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“I’m even responsible enough to take care of a dog.” Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

“How can a person find something like that funny? Messing with some poor man who’s just trying to take care of his team? If you find that funny, you’re not human.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why had he called me if he didn’t think I could take care of this new chicken? Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

If they followed the rules she laid down, followed them exactly, Kate would take care of them and protect them. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

And when he lay dying, he told me to work hard and take care of my mother and sisters —and I promised I would, even if I died of working. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

"You just let me take care of you for a while." The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

As usual, they left me alone in the car to take care of Trampita, my little brother, who was six months old. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Here I was, taking care of Frankie and myself. . . and I was doing a pretty good job. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

He hardly got any sleep because at the end of the day, after taking care of the clocks and working at the booth, he would stay up until dawn working on the automaton. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

“Ms. O’Dell, why don’t we take care of this paperwork first?” the mortician said. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Of course!” answered the Professor quickly, “you must remain to take care of your so sweet wife!” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“No. I guess it’s too late anyway. But let’s work out a plan for taking care of her. So she won’t be messed over.” Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Gramps said he had taken care of most things. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“We have already tried. But go ahead. The blue helmets will take care of you.” Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

There weren’t even enough Abnegation left to take care of the bodies, so most of them are probably still there. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I ask him to take care of Ollie while I’m gone. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

She hadn’t known she could take care of herself that way, hadn’t known that the strength she’d been building in the classes and in the weight room at the high school would pay off. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

She was taking care of him, even though he was nothing. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Although these monks maintained and took care of the temples, now they are left to the jungle once again. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They both knew then she would keep him and take care of him all the months he would lie in a bed too weak to walk. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I finally convinced Betty that if anything ever happened to me, the Nation of Islam would take care of her for the rest of her life, and of our children until they were grown. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she had a family to take care of. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I’m sure you want to return to your friends. Matthew, would you please walk Miss Prior back to the hotel? I have some things to take care of.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Papá and Mamá worked at an apple cannery at night and left Roberto to take care of Trampita and me while they were gone. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

He took care with every turn, every rise or fall in elevation, and every boulder in his path. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

After I took care of him, I went back on the floor and did another skating routine, but I kept watching Norton out of the corner of my eye. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Perhaps she could take care of children, be a child’s nurse. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

You can feel it, and with them you can feel at home, secure, taken care of, loved no matter what. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Within a couple of millennia, humans in many parts of the world were doing little from dawn to dusk other than taking care of wheat plants. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Henrietta spent hours taking care of those nails, touching up chips and brushing on new coats of polish. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Not only am I unemployed and homeless, but I also have a pregnant woman, bereaved dog, elephant, and eleven horses to take care of. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“And I took care of it, like I always do,” Mrs. Caruthers said, coming around the bed, the scissors still gripped in her hand. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I thought to myself, No one on this planet loves me enough to take care of me. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

"No idea. For some reason, Mom sends me out to her old suburb for health care, to the same doctor and dentist who took care of her when she was a teenager." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I was so sorry for you, but I could not help you, ” he told Emma, thanking her for all her years of taking care of him. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My children and I will take care of the animals. Tzipporah is wonderful about collecting eggs. A real specialist. And Reuven knows just when to shoo them off the nest.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The stable man who takes care of Finn the Horse says he found him like that this morning and it’s strange because he’s always up and ready for his feed. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

He worked all night in the hut on his knees, collecting blood samples and taking care of the patients as best he could. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s a scandal, sending those poor kids out here on their own, expecting folks to take care of ’em—as if we don’t have our own burdens.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Even though my father and mother were never married, I assumed he left my mom because he didn’t have a job at the time and he couldn’t afford to take care of me. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Then when we moved in with Grandma and Granddaddy, he still took care of me, insisting that he read me stories every night and walk me to and from school every day. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I am to rest here a little, and I am to drink some tea, and you are to take care of me the while.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Who will take care of my small house that sits like a hen on her nest? A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

The audition application is otherwise so simple, taking care of my lost resume and everything. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

My mom couldn’t take care of me at home and be violently sick at the same time, and my grandparents were away, so the ’rents couldn’t dump me with them again. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

We don’t want to take care of them. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Finance-based protestations were crushed before they could be raised, by the clear statement that his tuition would be taken care of. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Finally she said, “After Ruth May you were my youngest, Adah. When push comes to shove, a mother takes care of her children from the bottom up.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Then take care of him there,” Buddy Ray said. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Ms. Morales had had Natalie take care of Rocket because, Ms. Morales said, that gave them more time to have fun with their special Friday-night treat: a trip to Dave & Buster’s. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The rich woman wanted to know who was taking care of us and Michael bragged we were taking care of ourselves, that there was no shortage of bread and marmalade. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Most of your needs will be taken care of at the hospital,” he says. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

They take care of the Army’s guard dogs, as well as Army horses, Army cows, Army sheep, Army pigs, Army mules, Army rabbits, Army mice, and Army monkeys. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You are my eldest son. I am counting on you to take care of our family.” Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

“That is,” his father added, “if you promise to take care of them and pass them on to your own son some day.” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Because she knew he would take care of her. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“I promised Momma I would take care of Ruth. Now can we please go?” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

At night when he walks home after taking care of his cows, he will stand on raised ground and look down at them. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You buy him all these nice new things, and all he has for you is junk from the street. He’s the father. He’s the one who’s supposed to be taking care of you.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m getting out of here. I’m going to live on my own. I’m going to take care of myself.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

They’d been saying for years that the ghostly Destroyer would take care of things in time. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he heard a voice, which he recognized with astonishment to be his own, telling everybody not to worry, not to worry at all—he would take care of everything! The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She would take care not to deliver it herself till the Dolphin was well on its way toward Say- brook. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

If I could have anything, I’d have Papá come back into our lives and take care of us. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

He listed more positives: “Home, & someone to take care of house—Charms of music & female chit-chat.—These things good for one’s health.—but—” There it was again—“terrible loss of time.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought briefly of leaving it behind for someone else to take care of, but it was too late for that. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Because you think you have to take care of us,” Mom finishes for him. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He did not take care of her and she died alone somewhere in the dark and there is no other dream nor other waking world and there is no other tale to tell. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

“You make sure you practice ‘Für Elise’ for your recital next week, and Lily, take care of your sister.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“Look, I have to see some other guys. You take care of yourself, Perry. Perry, what’s your first name?” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Will it be difficult taking care of this house?” In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

The truth is, I do not know enough to take care of him. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Mom could take care of us just fine. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She’d never have forgiven you. You had to take care of her family. They matter more to her than her life.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“Seeing to the wounded below. She already took care of me.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“We have a few different models to choose from. Our company takes care of the hard part. Then we ship them out and the owners can move right in.” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

“Better wear your slicker. Now you take care and be quick.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I promise. I’ll be strong enough to take care of you soon.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Somehow, I always felt I had lots of needs He didn't seem to get around to taking care of. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“At this point, the best thing my dad can do for Noah and me is stay gone. It’s not like he ever took care of us anyway.” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

‘We’ll take care of it when we get back to the ship,’ Piper promised. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Good value for your money. You take care of that, it’ll be with you your whole life.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

As my mother was being loaded into the van, she told me to take care of my brother and two sisters until my father returned from work. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But that’s not anything you need to study about, that’s not any of your concern. Don’t you study about other folks’s business till you take care of your own.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“What if social services finds out about us? Can we stay here if Papi isn’t here? Do we have enough money? Who’s going to take care of us?” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Mother saw my expression and said, “When you are of age, you can go wherever you please. Until then, I still have to take care of you, according to all the law I can find.” My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

That’s how Mrs. Drinker and I got the idea for me to take care of Moonie. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Besides, Finn and Sean couldn’t afford to take care of a horse. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Now it’s time to take care of your hair,” she says. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Even though he doesn’t live here, he always takes care of house things for my mom. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

Nguyen said to herself, I have to be a man now, and take care of my family. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Yes. She’s coming home. I want you to take care of her.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

He leaned over and whispered in my ear, “Things will get better and then you’ll come back. Maybe by the end of summer. Until then, you have to be strong and take care of Frankie.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

I look down, wondering if Constantine couldn’t take care of her child because she had to take care of us. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“This happened to us when we were traveling from Ingria. My papa was with us and he took care of the highwaymen, but we’re not...” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“I’m really being serious. When I saw you just now, I was super glad. I mean, I didn’t know if Shriya would take care of you or not.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

If her life’s work was really to take care of these apes, wasn’t saving one the most important thing? Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then I say, “He just comes over because he knows me. From the times I take care of him. That’s all.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

He says, “Don’t worry about it. Just take care of yourselves out there.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I know this is hard. Just take care of each other and soon you’ll be home.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

The clever ones took care to stay upstream of the latrines, but they were still downstream of the city. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Alone in the barrack, Roberto and I took care of regular chores. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“You take care of my girl, all right?” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

It’s good that I already know how to take care of Moonie. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

I smiled a bit, happy that we had taken care of the rebel boys, but I also began to wonder again: why had we been brought here? A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

She had two other kids to take care of besides me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

But with Ma losing her toes and feet, helping out became straight-up taking care of. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Out of the shrill pitch of shouts and screams he caught a few distinct words: “. . . turn ’im loose. ...” “. . . give ’im what he gave that girl. ...” “. . . let us take care of’im. . . .” . . bum that black ape. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Not knowing the intent of Hamlet’s letter, I would take care not to express my longing for him. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Once she arrived, I’d been too busy taking care of myself to look after her. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Can you run the house and take care of things until I get back?” Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

"So how you take care of it, then?" When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

This is where, days before, the skip tracers had tried to slip through the camp’s wire fences and Hayes had “taken care” of them. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

It is your responsibility to help your Uhmma take care of him. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Neither will take care of you in your old age, isn’t that true?” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have to go take care of my canoe. It will rain soon, so you must go back to the hut.” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Go over to your strip and just get ready to fence. I’ll take care of it,” I said, and I meant it. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

How nobody took care of me or you. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

She thinks of joining a bird-watching society, but who would take care of the bakery in her absence? Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So do you, Sam. Have a swift, safe voyage, and take care of her and Aemon and the child.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She could have given up on her mother, but she was obsessed with trying to get Anastasia to love and take care of her, even though Anastasia acted as though she didn’t have a daughter. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

They can take care of themselves in a wilderness, but they are naive and helpless against men, and perhaps that is why they went out in the first place. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

But they seemed to think that they had taken care of me. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

We have inherited this structure and the history it contains, and we need to take care of it. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“They take care of your mansion for you all year and you get rid of them for the summer, huh?” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d be Erica’s office manager, she said, taking care of all the paperwork, answering phones, basically running the place so Erica could teach fitness classes. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Will you teach me how to take care of a cat?” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Nothing. We all have our troubles. At least I am here to take care of you.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

“No. You must never do that. Where would you go, and who would take care of you?” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

So our rent problem was taken care of. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think of all the people Mama Ya-Ya has taken care of in her life—probably hundreds, thousands, with herbs and potions for arthritis, fevers. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

My father said he’d take care of them and made a move for the garage while my mom and I dove inside. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Stella’s been taking care of all of us. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

With Everest, the most difficult of the septet, already taken care of, Hall and Ball wangled backing from a big electrical utility, Power Build, and were on their way. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“There, it’s taken care of. Can we get on with basketball now?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“I have to take care of the cow,” said Jonathan, almost without thinking, and handed the bucket to the soldier. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

He pats my head, tells me take care of my mother and brothers and goes out the door. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Hazel felt bad asking them to take care of her, but she’d woken up parched and exhausted, as if she’d lived the last few hours in both the past and the present. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Mama was at home taking care of Charlie and getting ready for the new baby that was coming. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

“My boys are young, but they are very shrewd. They know how to take care of their mothers and sis­ters.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He had to get up early to take care of a lawn down there anyway. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Just left a prayerful note to my father, begging him to take care of TJ. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I did manage to clean up after myself a little, but other than that I didn’t do much of anything except take care of Sammy. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

He would, however, rely on the ingenuity of the Vigilance Committee to take care of the matter after the merchandise reached Baltimore. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes it’s hard to know how to take care of people. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Please? Conner’s camping this weekend, and Mom and Dad are going to a photography workshop on Friday night. Can you please take care of his disgusting dog? You and Jenna can stay over.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Tethered to the ground, on guard, with a very sick person to take care of. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Just send it to us and we’ll take care of it. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

He wanted to know if Miss Volker was up to the job of taking care of them. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Then live a long time and take care of yourself,” the old man said. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I take care to keep my tone respectful. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I had never been just free like that with no one else to take care of. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lincoln absent- mindedly said he would take care of it. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Not take care of us, all the way. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

“We have business to take care of,” I told him. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

In our old life, Mom got really good at filling out the form for financial assistance to take care of it. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

“Thank you so much for taking care of him.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Food ready, you go sit down. No help me again. I want take care of you.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

But the satellites tended to take care of themselves. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because Indians liked to eat the animals, they took care to maximize the area in which they could be found. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I got to experience what it was like to have an older sibling take care of me, and I also got to experience what it was like to take care of someone else. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

The team doctor had said my body would take care of the problem, and she was right, but it took all. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He had stopped and had a light snack, gained his second wind and pressed forward, taking care not to create too much noise lest he disturb any predators. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He can take care of himself—and maybe me too. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, madam,” Granny said proudly; “this is the one I’ve been telling you about. This is the one who’ll some day go to university, like Master Clyde, and take care of me.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

That’s why I cook and clean and vacuum and take care of Ford and do laundry and take out the trash and check the mail. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“He’s got to learn to take care of himself in the world, Trotter.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

She was a child taking care of children. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Well, when you learn how to take care of a dog, you will have learned how to take care of yourself.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Girls went over and took care of the lady’s three small children so that Claudette’s mother could leave. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

She felt kindly toward the tall, awkward young Quaker for taking care. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Moving around as much as she has, she learned to take care of her few possessions. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“It’s all going to be taken care of tomorrow.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

"I've already taken care of that, sir," I said softly, seeing him whirl back. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Milkman softened his description of Circe, saying simply that she was alive, and taking care of the dogs. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

There not being enough money to take care of him. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“You go get some breakfast and then go back to school. I’ll take care of him.” The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But it’s all taken care of,” I tried to tell him. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

"Whatever,” James said, "we can take care of ourselves. Wherever.” Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Charles’s absence would hit Emma again and again over the years, painfully, but for now she had a family to take care of and a funeral to consider. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Help out with money, take care of my brother, make sure my mom doesn’t feel too guilty. It’s tough.” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

“If Mother Smith put her mind to it, she could take care of fifty, I’ve no doubt about that at all,” answered Joseph. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said, ‘It’s all right. I’m here. I’ll be taking care of you now.’ The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And she got Robert to take care of! What Miss Lou Anne say?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Hmmm. Don’t come back here again, or I’ll have my husband take care of you. He’s a very important man, you know.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

"Nobody steals from Rocky, man. He takes care of this 'hood. Nothing but respect." How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Kyril Montana stayed beside the water storage tank only until comfortable with his feel of the place, then he started his car and swung around and down the hill to take care of business. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know it looks a little scary. But I’ll be taking care of both of you as long as I’m around.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“He takes care of his brother every day after school. He gets good grades. He’s never been called into the office.” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

At this hour, only a few members of the burial society remained in the building to take care of administrative duties and funeral arrangements. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Yanna will see that you are comfortable and well taken care of. I will send word when it is safe for you to leave. Go quickly.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

"Poisonings have become more frequent than an assassin's dagger, my dear. The illness of Princess Charlotte makes the queen even more vigilant in taking care of her children." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

"My dad took care of all that. Nothing to trip about." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“You’re quite a lady, Ms. Lincoln. How are you going to take care of a three-year-old from a wheelchair?” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

By now I knew that foster parents were paid for taking care of me and that they could trade troublesome kids with a single call to their worker. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Like nearly the same time Genie and Ernie had gotten up to “take care” of Michael Jackson, an event that Genie was trying his best to not ever think about again. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Excuse me. I’m sorry. We need you to take care of your dog’s bill.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Always take care to make the correct choice, Diana,” her stepmother said over and over again. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I was wrong about nobody taking care of her. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though women had the vote, there were still many who believed a woman’s place was in the home, and for a colored woman with few options, that meant taking care of someone else’s home. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

And suddenly, feeling near tears myself, I added, “You didn’t even thank me for taking care of you when you were sick.” Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Alfred, will you promise to take care of my group? This young mother is very important.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Like I said, I got some business to take care of.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

At home, we never had cereal in the middle of the day, but she was taking care of us while Mami went looking for work, and she didn’t know the rules. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

We rushed to the hospital and they took care of it, but my skin had a weird reaction to the bite, and that’s how it healed up—with that scar.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“He can’t come. He has to stay here and take care of business,” I said, turning to give them a look like the one Mamá gives us when we’re being bad. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

"My aunt's in the hospital. The one that takes care of me," I said flat-out, to shut his stupid mouth for once. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

“You know I’m okay with that, right? Before Dad left, he made me promise to take care of you. He said you were like that.” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

If she was tired of his visits, she concealed her weariness with perfect skill, and took care that there should be coffee for supper, “as Friedrich—I mean Mr. Bhaer—doesn’t like tea.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Artemis took care that Iphigenia should be safe; she made her priestess of her temple. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I love you and I’m going to take care of you,” Kitty said. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

My father had telegraphed Mrs. Hull about our arrival and she had sent someone to meet us and take care of our luggage. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

And there's five times the minimum protein in each food pack, so careful rationing of portions takes care of my protein needs for at least four years. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How do I take care of a hundred and twenty mutinous men?” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I find this game tiring—it’s the weight, the accumulation of all these objects, these possessions that would have to be taken care of, packed, stuffed into cars, unpacked. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

If the cat had killed her, who would take care of the children? Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

I want to tell her that staying to take care of us is sort of the deal you make when you have children. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

In the photograph he had taken care to hold his head high enough to hide his double chin, yet not so high as to appear haughty. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We could keep you. We would take care of you. You wouldn’t have to worry about anything anymore. This would be home.” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Lee raised the boys, and he has taken care of me,” he said. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes, of course. You stay here and take care of things.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t need girlfriends. I’ve got a baby sister to take care of.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“You say the third chick’s in a nest box on your property and its parents are taking care of it?” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

“It’s also hard to take care of a swimming pool,” Styx said. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The clock appears to be in perfect working order and has obviously been well taken care of, despite being left out in the elements. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She knew he was taking care of her spirit. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother took care never to tell me to do anything. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Give them to your son. You’ve got birthdays and Christmases taken care of for a couple of years with all this. It’s good stuff any motorcycle enthusiast would love.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Perhaps some part of Luke remembered that he used to like this girl, used to take care of her when she was little. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Tracy took care of me every day after the knackery horse turned me and my real mother into something else. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

By taking care of everything, I was important. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

“But he didn’t get away with it. We took care of him.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I had learned to survive and take care of myself. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“If that Mr. Levy calls, don’t answer the phone. I’m gonna take care of you.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had an old Singer at home and I could sew well enough with it to take care of my needs and Kevin’s. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Why should he, when he had more than he could do to take care of the rich people who lived in the stone and plaster houses of the town. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

What nobody was tuning into was that there’s a big difference between keeping myself occupied and actually taking care of myself. passed. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Roz could feel her Survival Instincts—the part of her computer brain that made her want to avoid danger and take care of herself so she could continue functioning properly. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

My mom asked my brother and sister to take care of me and left with the policeman. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Farid jan, this can’t be safe for you either. Maybe you shouldn't be seen with me. You have a family to take care of.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Home again, and Mama quit her job to take care of me. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

At least he could send her Lazlo to take care of, and that would help. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“I—wouldn’t mind—so much—if I knew the children were being taken care of. That’s the only thing that matters to me. To know they’re safe and happy.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then she was quiet, as though taking care in her head. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bissell and his engineers had taken care to leave no trace of the CIA's involvement in the flight. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Since I was almost eleven, I felt I was old enough to take care of Sammy and myself all day. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

She goes on about how she loves him and goes riding several times a week but how it’s a lot of work to take care of him. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

I was tempted to take it home and feed it, but realized that I had enough to think about without a pet to take care of. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

"You're in training, Alfred, you better not—" "I can take care of myself." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

My father was at work and nobody in the building was home because it was bowling night, so my mother called Uncle Katsuhisa to come take care of Sammy and me. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I will take care of it today. And if I can’t, I promise I will tell you, Baba.” Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Yet Princesse was also very responsible: She often helped Mom take care of us younger kids, getting us bathed and into bed at night. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He said, “Well, if she’s lazy and he’s moony, who’s going to take care of the sweet babies? Twin boys take a piece of looking after.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She was content to stay home and help her sister Elizabeth take care of their aging parents. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tessie who for almost two years now had taken care of an old lady who wouldn’t get out of bed. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

If this blizzard lasted more than a day, I’d need a way to get to the barn to take care of Violet. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

With Sean searching for Charlie’s chicken, Finn took care of dinner: a box of macaroni mixed with a pound of ground beef and some peas. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Last year, his parents said they’d think about getting him a dog when he was old enough to take care of one. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Getting up, I said, “Come on, let’s go home so I can take care of those wounds.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

And with that, the pair of them strode out of the shop, Malfoy taking care to bang as hard as he could into Ron on the way out. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He was a very good animal doctor, and though he had never taken care of a penguin before, he knew enough about birds to see at a glance that this one was seriously ill. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was crushing to watch my grandmother slowly die, and yet it felt like I had been divinely placed there by Allah to take care of her. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“It’s not the money. It’s you being here, taking care of this. Taking care of all I’m going to leave you. Getting to know it, know how to handle it.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because of Mollie’s diabetes, Lizzie once feared that she would die young and beseeched her other children to take care of her. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

But he got to take care of you.” Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Whew!” she sighed, “I can usually take care of myself, but there’s one type that’s so hungry it’s all you can do to hold them off.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Give this to your teacher. And take care of yourself, Jezebel.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Marshall’s reply came back: “Tell Groves to take care of his own dirty work.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I always thought it was trying to take care of children by themselves, you know what I mean?” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aunt Bushy was told not to go to school but to take care of the house. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tía Fermina is the oldest and always trying to take care of everybody. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Going to school, playing a little ball, taking care of business,” I said. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Dad would take care of everything for him, see that he got everything he wanted. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Why? Why don’t you want to see me anymore? Are you going to take care of another little girl?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Who’s to take care of Poppy while you go off delivering messages? You must move in here with me. I have an empty bedroom, after all, and quite a nice one. Come and look.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I guess I just lost interest. That, and I don’t have the energy for it. It’s hard, you know, taking care of you and working and all. I don’t have much room for fun.” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

No, his mom had always been like that, talking to anyone, thinking that the universe took care of you, as if all you had to do was ask nicely. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

“She will take care of you when I’m gone.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“I’m taking care of other kids instead of you. Can you imagine what that’s like?” her mother demanded. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

"Then take it. And take care of her!" The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Off in the distance, she could hear Oz and Jak shouting about something, but there was nobody who needed her, nobody she had to take care of or think about. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

They take care of the shower settings for me, and they go to work on my hair, nails, and makeup when I'm done. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Finally, just before noon, one of the attorneys, Tom Harper, speaking for Governor Faubus, asked if preliminary matters were taken care of. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Six Overseers managed the almshouse and were responsible for what went on inside that building, while fourteen Guardians took care of those in need outside the almshouse. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

After all, she had a team taking care of her. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

“Hello there. I’m Mrs. O’Connor and I’m going to take care of you.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I would have guessed that it was all too much and he'd lost his mind, but he seemed to be doing a good job of taking care of everything. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

From her first cry, I knew that I would always take care of her. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Long, greasy hair is unacceptable for girls in Cambodia and is a sign that one does not take care of her appearance. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he prayed, asking God to take care of us and our loved ones, things like that. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mine is to stay at home safe with Father and Mother, and help take care of the family,” said Beth contentedly. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was weak and could barely talk and kept asking me if I was taking care of myself. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Every Negro family in Bumblebee knew the unwritten rules—they had to take care of their own problems and take care of one another. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I’ll take care of her. Another thing, I have to make a trip to the store today and I’ll talk this over with your grandfather. He may be able to help some way.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, Mommy had some important business to take care of this morning, muffin. I’m sure she’ll take you shopping as soon as she possibly can. Where’s Delilah?” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Whether the interval is minor, major, or perfect will take care of itself if the correct key signature has been chosen. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes, I think Nana would be better off dead. I mean, if I got to where I couldn’t take care of myself or didn’t recognize my own family...what’s the point?” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Of course, sir. I shall be taking care of your table myself.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She felt almost delirious—and then she thought of Kiyoshi—all alone taking care of his sister all by himself. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I don’t feel safe having someone take care of you who I can’t trust, so I had to let her go.” Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

After they were married, Pa took care of Ma in every way. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Parthian campaign was in full force, and there were plenty of things to take care of at home. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

Molly continues her story—how her father died and her mother couldn’t take care of her, how she ended up with Ralph and Dina. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

That often kept her holed up in the office taking care of a mountain of paperwork. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t because she wasn’t interested in that bumblebee, but Joe had to know about taking care of Mr. Chris if he didn’t know it already. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

With the endorsement deals taken care of, I continued to sort through my e-mail messages. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

She was content to stay at Maer Hall with Elizabeth, playing the piano, reading, doing needlework, and taking care of their beloved mother, who was bed-ridden and very ill. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Last time I brushed my mother’s hair, taking care to gently tease out the knots with my fingers, she hummed lullabies to Safa, who lay curled in her lap. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Who took care of you when you were small? Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I stole; that implied that I wasn’t being taken care of by my mother. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

"That's what he said. And when I told him the floor didn't need buffing, he explained that he had mouths to feed, and who was going to take care of his family?" Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

I loved it and took care of it well. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first they took care to remain in cover and continually on the watch for cats. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

If taking care of the poor and the sick meant sacrificing time with his family, it was a price he had to pay. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want to worry them. They have to believe I can take care of them, otherwise our system wouldn’t work.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know who it was that told me, but if you give me twenty dollars, you can go over to that phone booth and they said you would be taken care of.” The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Harry was our baby bird, an orphan we had to save because we found him crying all alone with no one to take care of him. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

It was a matter the navy guns would take care of, he repeated, a tailor-made place for shipboard artillery to do the dirty work. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Even though she could not take care of me, she did care about me. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I didn’t understand why the doctor who came to make sure Lynn was dead was one of the same doctors who had been taking care of her. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

He made me promise to take care of her. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

And as for making an idiot out of myself, I took care of that long before the bar mitzvah could even get started. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

“You were supposed to be on the boat when it blew! We were just supposed to take care of the stragglers.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Softly I stroked her petals, thinking that I would take care of her, as I wished someone would take care of me. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You think I don’t work? I have two children to take care of.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

It was nice to feel taken care of. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I took care of him once a week. He was elderly. He loved reading.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

My cousins cried, asking, Who is going to take care of us now? A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

From ten to noon every day my grandparents took care of me. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Pa prays silently for the gods to take care of us. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why couldn’t she just pass it off to someone else, have them take care of it? Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Jonathan tried to rekindle his hatred, but all he could muster was the desire to stand close to them, to be taken care of. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

“If Lenny’s at home, just blame it on me. I wanted to take care of my friend.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Mom tells her that Aunt Ethel was here to take care of me. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sure, how is an eighteen-year-old with no income going to take care of a baby? They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I took care of each of them to the end and gave them a proper funeral too. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But no one asked Mother Gaither what she—” and Ma Charles said nicely, “You hush up, little missus, and take care of what’s cooking in your pot. Get off your feet and hush up.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Elizabeth has been taking care of Dad during the night shift, and she’s always so patient with me whenever I call the hospital for updates. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Once again his time was mostly spent waiting, drilling, and taking care of his equipment. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

My sisters had once taken care of me. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

My job now is to take care of this family. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

Why, oh why, did she have to take care of Big Pinch? The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Pedaling down Maxwell Street, I took care to stay away from the hansom cabs and wagons that rushed through the road as though they were racing to see who could mow down the most pedestrians. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Mom spent the whole summer in England, taking care of my grandmother. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Without some kind of breakthrough, the entire experiment with republican government at the national level would “burst and vanish, and the states separate to take care of everyone of itself.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“It’s just, now I know who’s taking care of you three while I’m away. She said yes. The perfect person.” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Just let me take care of it. I hope you have plenty of storage space.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I remember how I took care in the arena to cover her with flowers, to make sure her loss did not go unnoticed. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

A woman’s voice announced, ‘This station is Embankment. Please take care when leaving the train as there is a gap between the train and the station platform.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lázaro’s stroke had left him with full movement of his body—: he could take care of himself for the most part—but this was the first time he’d made any sense in a year. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I said: ‘I just tell him the sink drips, and he takes care of it.’ A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Hugo’s father had owned a clock shop and worked part-time in an old museum taking care of the clocks there. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

I wanted to be able to take care of her myself. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“Just take care of yourself. And no crazy stunts in the Sopwith Camel.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Since when is it wrong for a father to take care of his little girl?” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“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

“Da-A-Fu — bring this girl home and tell Amah to take care of her. She has not slept in a warm bed for a long time.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

He would have come sooner but he was away at a conference taking care of business while Hal was taking care of his own business. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Her father ran a laundry business and couldn’t take care of her, and she’d been sent to live with a foster family until she was eight years old. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

That only left the little one, a baby barely a toddler, to take care of. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

She isn’t expected to take care of a passel of kids, as she was at one of the places she lived, or clean up after fifteen dirty cats, as she was at another. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

We put together some LEGOs the afternoon I took care of him, and we constructed some fairly sophisticated stuff. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Nokomis will take care of the children. You stay out there, too.” The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

“I need to take care of some paperwork with the state’s attorney’s office.” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

She looked like she could take care of anything. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z