He waited till I had stumbled to the front door, and then I heard his engine quietly rev. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

That’s because we said the same thing over and over till it went on repeating itself in my head long after I stopped mouthing it. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cold and hard it seemed as his grip closed on it: the phial of Galadriel, so long treasured, and almost forgotten till that hour. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Mama always smiled when she took the bucket from me and would say, “Now you go back out and help your father with the chores. Breakfast won’t be ready till first light.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, but I would rather you did not mention the subject to her; till the time draws nearer, I do not wish to be giving any body trouble.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

But Minny always said she don’t want a read it till it come out in the hardboard. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The body shook and quivered and twisted in wild contortions; the sharp white teeth champed together till the lips were cut, and the mouth was smeared with a crimson foam. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Never put off till to-morrow the fun you can have today,” she said gravely. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still I try and try, till all at once I find her and myself in dark; so I look round, and find that the sun have gone down. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I knew of no other white woman who would board the subway in Manhattan at one o’clock every morning and fall asleep till she got to her stop in Queens forty-five minutes later. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shook his own head from side to side to side till Mammachi ordered him to stop. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am only taking one change of dress; Lucy will bring my trunk to London and keep it till I send for it, for it may be that ... Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Right there, the supermarket. Only till I graduate and then I don’t know. I have to find a real job; besides, I have no choice. I got a kid coming.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Still that does not reassure me: wounds don’t hurt till afterwards. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

They have children, and the woman is covering their eyes and shooing them away, telling them to get on back in there and don’t come out, whatever you do, not till she says so. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

These deaths must not be cried about the town till we can slip away to our own woods. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat down on my bundle of fur and laughed till I hurt all over. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I went on, and the strength did not fail me till I had reached the cache in the foothills, and set up the tent, and done what I could for Ai. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

I nodded, but honestly, I didn’t remember till she said so. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

No man knows, till he experiences it, what it is to feel his own life-blood drawn away into the veins of the woman he loves. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t till he’d returned, dirty and exhausted, that the family had breathed a sigh of relief. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

To reach my spot I had to go to the eighth row left of the tractor shed, then walk along it, counting trees till I got to thirty-two. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Right now my belly’s already rumbling, and it’s hours till breakfast. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t think of it as an ending; just a pause button till you read the next great thing.” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

We are to stay in the playground till she sticks her head out the window and calls for us. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I keep reading till I feel a tap on my shoulder. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Just over a month till the big game,” he says. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

It might be kinder to leave her where she is till they’re over.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

And it’s not till the end of that, that, for my money, things get going again. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

She chose a weekend when she knew things would be calm at work; it was just after Christmas, and there was rarely much work till well after New Year’s. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“You missed them. I heard they won’t be back till spring, after the rains. When the sun’s here to stay for a while. Figure on late May.” Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

He chatters nonstop, and it feels like no time till we reach Viji Aunty's Center for Children. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

It was not till after I had withdrawn to my own chamber for the night, that I steadily reviewed the tale Mr. Rochester had told me. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

The childish voice slowly gained strength and clarity till it reached every comer of the room. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

"And don't try to run away. I'll have you tracked down till your tongue hangs out like a red flag!" The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was a quarter till midnight before Naomi could get away from the bonfire. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He took another step toward me, till he was just inches away. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Toward adventure! And don’t drop anchor till we get there!” she called. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Add water to cover and cook on a very hotfire till fruit is soft. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as the Witch saw that she was once more in the wood she turned pale and bent down till her face touched the mane of the horse. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

His enemies were afraid to go near him till they were sure he was dead and when the bird landed on him and drank his blood they knew. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Would you believe,” he said, “that till this moment I didn’t know what color your eyes were?” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I inched my way along the oar till my feet were against the bow of the boat. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

His face puckered, the tears leapt from his eves, his mouth opened till they could see a square black hole. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I waited till she came stumbling across the sandy bed of the wash, then fired, dropping her in the middle of it. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dogs cried all night long, one continuing till the sky was completely clear. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I ’member thinking ’bout my wife, then I ’member getting lift off my feets and I don’t recall nothing else till a couple days pass. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile Ralph continued to blow till voices shouted in the forest The small boy squatted in front of Ralph, looking up brightly and vertically. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

And just as I felt we had gotten the last lick by turning and going, Cecile said, “Don’t kill yourself to get back here. Stay out till sundown.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tailed off lamely, till the thin man prompted him. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

But most days till I started school, you could find me at a lake. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But maybe I’ll leave it till I can give it to her myself.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“You shouldn’t knock it till you try it,” Beth replies, her mouth already full. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I can’t tell you how much I enjoyed your Christmas bundle, for I didn’t get it till night and had given up hoping. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Say you break your ankle and don’t feel it hurting till you’ve walked another block. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“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

“Not if you think she will not be back till late,” adding, as if suddenly aware of some discourtesy in his speech, “and I should miss the pleasure of walking home with you.” The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z

“He talked about you, Lord almighty, right up till the very end. He’d be so pleased to know you had come.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“The point is if his dog really died, it would be exactly the same thing. Only, he wouldn’t know it. I mean he wouldn’t wake up till he died himself.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

It was snowing, and I remember saying it was the first snow of the year, and how we’d had such a beautiful long autumn right till then. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And then one by one we pick the little guys up and pat their backs till they burp. Ever done that?” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Wash pretended to cover his ears when Peggy hit another wrong note, and then said loudly, “I think I’ll go do some chores till this is over.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The more my head slammed against the truck, the worse it got, till I was having one big, hilarious seizure. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

At twelve hundred it was unexpectedly announced that all workers in the Ministry were free till tomorrow morning. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“And I’m gon’ figure something out to do about the store till I get it renovated,” says Daddy. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Without skipping a beat Cecile said, “Next to the library on Adeline. Just keep walking till you see kids and old people lined up.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

A donor “on a fourth,” even one who’s been pretty unpopular up till then, is treated with special respect. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was not till they were eating a delicate cream cheese that M. Bouc allowed his attention to wander to matters other than nourishment. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ged kept watch from dusk till dawn, for in darkness the force that drew or drove him grew stronger yet. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

I waited till Spot circled past the cabin again, then took my gun and followed her, keeping a safe distance behind. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stuck around till around dinnertime, talking about all the guys at Pencey that he hated their guts, and squeezing this big pimple on his chin. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

I knew a family—the mother wasn’t too quick, though—nursed hers till the boy, I reckon, was near ’bout thirteen. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have been put back to work till whenever they run out of people to keep an eye on me. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

When you get a blister, do you wait till it busts? Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I happen to know both your parents are leaving early tomorrow and won’t be back till dark.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Finding religion gave her a tiny bit of solace, and she remained a devout Muslim till the day she died. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

I figured she was just stalling till she could think up an answer. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Here was his choice: to pull the team hard over along the beach till he could rein them in beside the ship. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“George, how long’s it gonna be till we get that little place an’ live on the fatta the lan’—an’ rabbits?” Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mrs. Roosevelt gave me the job of keeping this town in good repair and I’m going to do my best till my last breath,” he said. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I hope the messages are good, I think, but something tells me this won’t be easy There must be good reason these three were left till last. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Just wait till I walk into Meeting in this on Sunday morning,” she squealed. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

He said he wouldn’t believe it till we searched the whole house. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

To have and to hold, till death do us part. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Every weekend from now till the end of June,” Grace answers. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Not till the first stripes of dawn start appearing down the valley in front of us do we stop to take on more water. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

So she don’t get easy till after that phone ring. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

She counted herself lucky to be on days, seven till eight with half hours for meals. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I'd have to inch along the fence in a sitting position, till I was right at Mr. Blake's living room window. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I ran till a forked stick tripped me and I fell. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought that sounded foolish, till I saw she was just teasing. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Jessica, Mike, Eric, and everyone else always commented that they hadn’t even seen him there till the van was pulled away. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I can’t believe you planted yourself in that old lady’s house like some fungus mold till you got a picture out of her.” Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Love didn’t see him coming towards us till he was nearly to the driver’s seat. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The tundra was white with the snow that would lock up the Arctic till June. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And this boy needs a little vacation. Far as I’m concerned we can stand down till this thing is over.” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Poor Jo blushed till she couldn’t blush any redder, and her heart began to beat uncomfortably fast as she thought what she had said. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I blew into the whistle till my lungs hurt. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The sun rose till it neared the South. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“You gonna leave me out to dry like this. Wait till later, you ugly, stupid black thing.” The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

My heart swings back and forth—yes, no, maybe so—till at last it settles upon yes. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

“The part I learned from the Torah—that’s only good for today. If we postpone till next Saturday, that means I spent all this time studying the wrong thing!” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

“Well, do yourself a favor and don’t start a family till you find it,” he said, coughing. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Well, you can stay here till you figure out what to do. We can’t have you living on the side of the road,” said August. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The shirt was no good to me wet, so I told a hearthless lad that hung about the courtyard to keep it on his back for me till I returned. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

What I thought was that he loved her as much as ever and had decided to stay home till she gave in. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I wait till the door closes to let all my questions spill out at once. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

But Mami now says we're not going back, not for a long time, not till the wounds in our hearts have healed. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

If that bug wants to keep doing the same thing over and over and over and over till it dies, go ahead. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry about her. During the night I sang to both of you, and you’ll accept me more because of it, especially her. I know what the shock is. Wait till she comes, you’ll see.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He must wait then, till the sun comes out. I will wait with him too.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Daddy’s in a cotton-planting frenzy, had to hire ten extra field workers to till and drive tractors to get the seed in the ground. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I never even thought about my color till that day. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

It turned— turned—turned full round—till he was looking straight at me. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I got up to go, but she told me to wait till she could put Campbell Junior down for his nap. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

We could meet you in the air, beat you back, keep you from landing, distract you till your fuel ran out and you turned tail until the next wave. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, the goat leaped straight up till he was eye level with the horse. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

The sheriff pointed at the bench and tolt Syl’s ma, “You set right there till we come back with them chains, gal.” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

As it is, I have to wait till Dad comes home from work before I can find out about Shiloh. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think she was trying to put it in Zach’s mind that she would never rest till he was back home with us. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I waited till she got to her feet, a long, unbelievable process of grunts and moans and limbs coming to life. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Knowing Leonard, he’ll be sniffing around here till he finds someone he can string up, if you know what I mean.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Think this is bad? Wait till we get to Europe.” Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as the hog was dead Pa and Uncle Henry lifted it up and down in the boiling water till it was well scalded. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, if this were one of those Hallmark movies, one of them would then say, “Izzy’s happiness comes first,” then they’d all wait till I was grown and gone before they all got hitched. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

She wore it till evening, patient, unresentful, regarding it as a deserved punishment. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Old buddy introduced him around till he knew every firebrand among the upper-class fellas the State Department wanted him to groom for revolution. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

She sat still all the time—so still as one dead; and she grew whiter and ever whiter till the snow was not more pale; and no word she said. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“It’s only a matter of time till the rest of us are sucked in.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“For three years I looked forward very childishly to the war ending at Christmas. But now I look forward till when our son will be a lieutenant commander.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Up till last year, Sweets and me did everything together. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

“You must be off, my dear. They’ll be waiting for you to take your place in the centre. Farewell, till your next Birthday.” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

So he patiently broke twig after twig till he had made a little hole through which he peeped, saying imploringly, ‘Let me in! Let me in!’ Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lurch my way toward the riverbank, using tree trunks to keep me upright, till I make it to the dock. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I didn't have anything to do, though, till old Phoebe showed up, so I helped them find the place where the mummies were. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Like my mountain, the tilled land eroded and grew stones, not crops, and the farms were abandoned. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

We passed around the bottle till I could feel it in my stomach, sour and warm. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

At that sound he shied like a horse among the creepers and ran once more till he was panting. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“All right, I hereby offer my apologies, but only because if I don’t, we’ll be here till midnight.” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

She looked up from time to time and touched the spyglass in her pocket, but she couldn’t use it till they’d stopped moving. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I didn’t wake up till morning, with one boot still on. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mommy looked forward to this day with anticipation, while my siblings and I dreaded it like the plague, always waiting till the morning of the event before memorizing the Bible story we would recite. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gaily they trod a measure, men and fair-robed women, till the great house around them rang with their footfalls. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Wait till you meet her. She’s smart and looks like Elizabeth Taylor.” Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“See, that’s what terror does to you. I’m thirty-nine, boy. I was a young man till I saw that apparition right there, exactly where you’re standing. Turned me hair white overnight.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

She sounded exasperated, like she wanted to take me by the shoulders and shake me till my teeth fell out. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

A tilled, fertilized, watered, weeded garden provides growing conditions very different from those on a dry, unfertilized hillside. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, let us continue. You returned to your compartment and read Love’s Captive till—when?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once or twice Ged tried to lead him to talk a little of such mysteries, but the Master was silent, looking at him long and grimly, till Ged grew uneasy and said no more. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

The day following they trekked on till almost dark. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Mr. Lias clucked his cheek sideways and flipped the reins till the horses picked up their trot. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile Robert, addressing Mrs. Pontellier, continued to tell of his one time hopeless passion for Madame Ratignolle; of sleepless nights, of consuming flames till the very sea sizzled when he took his daily plunge. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The thing is,” I say, “I never really missed her till now.” Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

He slept and woke, slept and woke, till it seemed as if it should be morning. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

“Stop that coughing. Go lay down in the back and rest up till the old man comes.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, clobber it! Point this way—now wait till he comes back, he doesn’t know this station’s still operational—just wait.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“Just the wind,” I said airily, holding a twig in the fire till it got red hot on the end, like a long cigar. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Ah, yes. The boy who proved what I’ve always known to be true: The game is never over till it’s over. BONG!” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

“You know Gobblers. We was all scared of ’em till we was caught....” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

After the falling we took the A train to their new apartment, played on the beach till the sun went down, Mama quiet on a blanket looking out at the water. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

Have already thought till my brains are dry. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s hiding till he can...He’s just hiding.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, she said, “Will you be all right? We won’t get back till late tomorrow.” Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Remember, there’s a storm coming. If it rains, keep your pans covered and dry. Wait till we’ve got fifty yards between us, boys, fifty yards or less, fifty yards or less!” The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

“We’ll take you both on and get you some dry clothes. Just hold on a few minutes more till we get Hannah.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

But one thing you could count on, even if a man had a plan to leave, most stayed till payday. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I kept sitting there on the floor till I heard old Stradlater close the door and go down the corridor to the can. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

The Voice rose and rose, till all the air was shaking with it. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Turning to Aragorn and Éomer and the men of the king’s household, he cried: ‘Keep well the Lord of the Mark, till I return. Await me at Helm’s Gate! Farewell!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“I cannot think of leaving you, sir, at so late an hour, in this solitary lane, till I see you are fit to mount your horse.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

As soon as we were alone, he swung me up into his arms, and carried me across the dark grounds till he reached the bench beneath the shadow of the madrone trees. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He cleared his throat and slowed way down till we were bounce-free. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was by many years the oldest person we’d ever seen up till then. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

It’s not till I get to my steps I realize it’s the first time I ever yelled at someone. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

Since 1940 we have not come off daylight-saving at all, and in summer it is double, which means for a whole month it doesn't get dark till nearly midnight. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Willibey explained that when a new kid comes to school, their Backpack Buddy shows them around and tells them the rules till they get settled. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

There isn’t a word passed between us till we get home. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Tell me,” I said in a low, threatening voice, "or I’ll squeeze you till you pop.” Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

Vetch turned to him as if with a question, but he held his tongue and asked nothing till much later, when the two of them sat alone over the stone firepit of Vetch's house. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

He waited only till he had his breath back and then called, “Six I have seen, five slain, nine are told of: come out, worms!” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

She said nothing, however, till the narration was all done, and matters had been brought right up to the present time. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Then, very carefully, he went down first on one knee and then on the other, till he was bowing in front of her. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Simon shook his head violently till the coarse black hair flew backwards and forwards across his face. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Oh, very well,” he said; “let her come in, by all means; but just wait a minute till I tidy up the place.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

We just watch her go till she gets to the top and turns around again. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Wait till I get paid,” the She Elephant said. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t get back again till after dinner Sunday. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The magistrate waited till this outburst was over. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I would keep adding bark till Grandma Charity nodded to stop. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just wait till I get my hands on him,” Aunt Spiker said, waving her cane. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Shut the door; I shall wait till morning!” and covered my face with my hands to hide my tears of bitter disappointment. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

That they live in the catacombs under her great castle in the forest and operate her fell machines and stir her great cauldrons and do her bidding from morning till night. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

She let the end of the braid fall back into the water and kept on braiding till she had many yards of braid. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Didn’t back off till she scratched his neck with claw fingers. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

We tried three spots till we found one we liked. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Riding trains, autos, or buggies, moving from morning till night, we went from shack to shack, plantation to plantation. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

It stayed that way till the next morning, when we cleared a pass and came to a town that covered parts of both sides of the valley. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When people till and sow the land, anthropologists say, they set up systems to protect their investment. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I kept squirting till the spout blew yellow bubbles. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

“I’m just fighting for me and Ruth. You can keep your rebellion. How much longer till this pump?” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the most dramatic moves—which we did not practice on each other—were saved till the end. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

If you thought that there was funny, you just wait till you see the way ’Lijah starts a-hopping and screaming once his ma lays that switch on his behind.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

That is how people frequently lose their lives in a riot: somebody steps on your heel, then walks right up till you’re flat and they’re standing on you. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mam is screaming and pulling at him till he falls backward into the kitchen. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Afterward they sat together, and Charles watched “the clock as the hand travels sadly too fast to half past eleven—Then to my study & work till 2 o’clock luncheon time.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Eurynome her housekeeper, put in: “He and no other? If all we pray for came to pass, not one would live till dawn!” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He barked at me till he got distracted by a big terrapin crawling on the creek bank. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I pour on peroxide till the whole line bubbles white. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She says, That fire is good and bright so we can turn off that gaslight till we get money for the meter. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

It was not till a couple of minutes later that the other, more probable explanation had occurred to him. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

He pushed and nudged till he succeeded in-rolling it to his lair under the trough. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

“He gone whip him till that white boy call him Momma.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had to warn Sylvanus to run and don’t stop running till he was away from here. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

I sit at my desk and look like I’m listening to Mrs. Robins go on and on, just counting the minutes till three o’clock. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

The bald man took hold of his hair with his free hand and twisted it cruelly, till Bran sobbed in pain. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He starts just any place, closing his eyes and letting his finger run down the page till it stops wherever it feels like it. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

Ged went with delight each time, and stayed out till night; but he did not entirely forget the herbs. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as he’d shut the till, he opened it again, realizing that the money in there might say what this place was called. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Blood dripped from his smarting skin, ulcers formed, and Siddhartha remained stiff, motionless, till no more blood flowed, till there was no more pricking, no more smarting. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And, anyhow, hadn’t you better wait till you actually see the new world?” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walked forward till I was close beside him, anxious not to waste one second of whatever time I might have with him. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I’m keeping it till school’s over. If you go every day — both of you — then you can have it back and sail around the world.” Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I crept under the kitchen window and then down the garden in the far shrubbery till I got to a water butt. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Her father was a church deacon and he believed the injunction “till death do you part” to be as inviolable as “Thou shalt not murder.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

They joked and went on till the people began to come in. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

No, it’s sit here till they come and kill me over master’s body, and gets It; or take It and go.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I know she’s not going to bite my head off or make fun of me if I say I don’t want to go across again till the creek’s down. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Every evening after tea I kneel for the Latin and he won’t let me move till I’m perfect. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Wait till he hears that new motor purring in Rose—he’ll want to get back fishing and acting like normal again. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Minny, I’m on run up there now—” “No, don’t hang up, please. Just stay on the phone with me till she get here.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I waited in the cold till the lights went out, one by one, and the trailer was dark. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“You don’t have to worry, though. He won’t find anything to lead him to you. You just have to stay there and wait till we find him again.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Then I climbed back into my maidenly spot in the backseat and didn’t say anything else till we got to the field, half an hour after the plane had left. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“God help him, God help him,” he kept mumbling till my heart felt wrong hurting him as I’d done. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He says he wants to be a saint when he grows up, which is ridiculous because you can’t be a saint till you’re dead. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“When Father comes home, I stay up till all hours!” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He’d probably blast us through the door if we wake him at the crack of dawn; he’ll think we’re trying to attack him while he’s asleep. Let’s give it till break.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Finally he said to Beans, “Put your finger right...here. Don’t move till I say.” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

The only maybe is that maybe they’re waiting till daybreak so they can come faster. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

We splashed around in that cold, clear water like river nymphs, born to swim and bathe till the end of days. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Luckily her pad is close by, so I start to walk her, but I’ve still got my moves going, because the night’s not over till it’s over. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Behind the closed door he heard their voices: ‘I done all I can. He determined to sit there till he good and ready to leave.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Regularly, each morning after he had finished his breakfast, she performed her self-appointed task, till he came to look for her ministrations as much as he did for Thornton’s. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

Any savage balked in the forest would utter the double shout and hold up the line till he was free again. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“You justly in the Word, little sister. The windows of Heaven going to open up and pour down blessings on you till you won’t know where to put them.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

They said no more till the chauffeur drew the car to a halt. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have visitors from morning till night, and so does Ruby. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

“Have you ever heard the saying ‘Fake it till you make it’?” he asks. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

She tries to wipe the blood away with her sleeve but it’s wool and spreads the blood till the whole side of the Pope’s face is smeared. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

A poor farmer who tills the nuns’ field, his three hollow-eyed children, and a guest, a traveling scholar, round out the company. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Young children flooded to the center and danced till they were exhausted, only to get up and dance again. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

It’s not till later tonight, but I opened my closet, looked in there, and realized I have nothing to wear. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

While I waited for the drugs to kick in, I dried my clean hair till it was impeccably straight, and fussed over what I would wear tomorrow. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I nodded, and held the door open till they had entered; then I closed it again. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

He kicked at the logs of the great fire till sparks whirled up thick in his face, and fell on his hair and his black tunic, and he caught at them with open hands. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Keep your head down till the depression blows over?” A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I would meet her saying, “Mother, forgive. Please forgive,” and she would kiss my skin till it grew chapped and tell me I was not to blame. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sam struggled with his own weariness, and he took Frodo’s hand; and there he sat silent till deep night fell. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I pushed myself away on the oar till only the tips of my feet were hold­ing on to the boat. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Liyana felt bad that nobody stayed with him till that happened. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Penn, why don’t you take John—uh, Crash—to your room for a few minutes till dinner is ready.” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

He hit me till the policeman said that was enough. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The coloured students in Alexandra had till now refused to participate in the school boycotts, claiming that they were not being taught Bantu Education. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cook fruit juice till it turns scarlet and about half the quantity evapourates. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Powell clambered upward in an instinctive striving for better view, till he was standing in unsteady fashion upon his robot’s shoulders. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

He was so anxious to get started that we could hardly keep him out from underfoot till Mama could get things ready. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

But by the time they were ready I realized that the answer must be put off till the next day. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Once there, she wept for Odysseus, her husband, till Athena cast sweet sleep upon her eyes. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

And she’d sing while she played, holding on to each note with her voice till she could find the next one with her fingers. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Maybe it’s in that box in my closet. I put stuff there that your dad gave me. I forgot about the poem, though, till just now.” The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Seven, we can push it out the window. The three of us can keep attacking till it falls!” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Even when Buttercup was awake again, at dawn, with fifty-seven days to go till her marriage, she could not stop gasping. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He had the grippe, and I figured I probably wouldn't see him again till Christmas vacation started. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Okay, it’s twenty till, so I’m going to run down to my floor and take a quick shower before dinner. I can meet you both downstairs in the lobby.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

It’s not like those programs that take away till your privileges completely. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Wouldn’t you? Wait till it happens and see.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘There’s something funny about all this, I see; but it must wait till we get in.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Elizabeth received them with all the forbearance of civility, and, at the request of the gentlemen, remained at the instrument till her ladyship’s carriage was ready to take them all home. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

She turned away and they went out through the doors and passages till in the torchlight of the broad stairs of the tower she blew out her candle. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

The smile hangs on desperately “Sometimes we’d push our luck and stay till the sun came up. .. .” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

At last, standing tiptoe on the cot, she grasped the bars of the window, pulling herself up till she could just see through. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wonder how long till she gets to see the Team Radar Residence and Museum.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Katie and I sat up till near morning talking about that very thing. I convinced her finally that Wilson will keep us out of it.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t move an inch till I look at you,” she commanded. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

The air of the moors, the freedom of home, the dawn of prosperity, acted on Diana and Mary’s spirits like some life-giving elixir: they were gay from morning till noon, and from noon till night. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Just try to have fun, G. Only two days till the weekend. Remember, we’re in this together.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

As we tucked into big slabs of sour cream raisin pie, Grandma observed, “They’re putting on a talent show. We might look in on that. We won’t have to stay till the end.” A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I woke Madam Mina, and again tried to hypnotise her; but alas! unavailing till too late. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Miss Love waited till he bent down to crank and then turned the key off again. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I’m waiting till I get big and can hit hard. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

I would have written till it was out of me and on the page. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Will waited till the man was framed in the open doorway, and then exploded up out of the dark and crashed into the intruder’s belly. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Momma changed her song to “Bread of Heaven, bread of Heaven, feed me till I want no more.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Better wait till you feel better, Grandpa,” I said, joking. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Rochester, I will love you and live with you through life till death,” and a fount of rapture would spring to my lips. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I flip though till I find a title I like and stop at one called “Poem 4: To the Black Beloved.” Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

No one paid attention to the two tardy guests who appeared at the door, letting in a gust of wind, till suddenly a woman screamed and threw her arms about a snow-covered figure. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

She could feel the power of the great creature corning off him like waves of heat “I must work till sunset,” he said. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know what the diamonds were till he said that. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two weeks till school starts, and then one. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I'm feeling like this is about the best day I’ve had in a long while till I walk into the apartment. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

We dance till it’s time to go home. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

"Supper is a family gathering and no one leaves the table till it's over!" Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

The boys are still grousing that the bits of red dress don’t look like hearts till Billy tells them if they don’t want to play football go home and play with their sisters’ dolls. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“But the old man won’t be able to see you till Tuesday.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

"Don't talk about it. Poor chap. I never knew it till just now." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Most people wouldn’t take their bows till after they’d won a blue ribbon, but Grandma wasn’t most people. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She had friends aplenty and work to do from dawn till dusk. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Stuart threw his skates away and watched them fall down, down, till they disappeared in the gray waves below. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

You don't plant beans till the weather's hot. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I see,” I said, “so you did not come till after that?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Zach and I had hung around outside till the Daughters of Mary finished in the honey house. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Fill it up, man. Don't you be bashful. You wait till we tackle one of these pawnshops. That Du's got him a cotton-picking sack fulla stuff. He could go into business." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Wait till you do your first episode on a Jet Ski!” said Scruffy. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Save them till they are wanted. They will keep.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

But he didn’t, and a second later, he was falling back, howling and slinging his own head till his ears popped. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ship officers were spinning their wheels till they were feeling dizzy. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

So if they see me, I run to the gas station across the street and wait till they get hungry and go inside. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Most shows hold back some pay till end of season. But when Uncle Al runs out of money he holds it all back.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I wonder if this priest is asleep because he’s very quiet till he says, My child, I sit here. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

He went to hollering and jumping up and down and trying to pull away, but she held on till I got there with his clothes. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Catelyn would gladly have spitted the querulous old man and roasted him over a fire, but she had only till evenfall to open the bridge. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

We are due to arrive between two and three in the morning; but already, at Bucharest, we are three hours late, so we cannot possibly get in till well after sun-up. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Dadi waited till I was back in the living room to respond. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Strawberry trotted on with Digory on his back till the noise of the other animals died away, and now the little group of Aslan and his chosen councillors was quite close. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

We got four more years to go till the year 2000.... Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she walked all the way around it till she got her own horse back. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

And to be out to lunch, to not return messages, and to keep folks on hold till they get gray and die. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

"You kneel down," said Ralph sideways, "and wait till I come back." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

We knew then that we were safe till morning did we desire it; but the Professor told me that we should not want more than an hour at most. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“You’ll have to wait till we rebuild our theater, I’m afraid. It burned down in the riots tonight.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Ever steeper and narrower it wound inward from the north under the shadow of the Thrihyrne, till the crowhaunted cliffs rose like mighty towers on either side, shutting out the light. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

It was a relief to everybody when, after our Glorious Fourth celebration, Cudn Temp said to her, “Sugarfoot, come on home with me and stay till the color grows out.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Meals were crowded till we built a bigger table. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She works there in the bar—nice lady, too. She ain’t going to rest till she finds out who you are.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rest your eyes and then read till they fall out of your head. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

He didn’t disappear till the gun went off. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

So what I decided to do, I decided I'd take a room in a hotel in New York--some very inexpensive hotel and all--and just take it easy till Wednesday. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

I served hundreds of tennis balls and hit more against the wall till about six, then went to the bar. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the area has clayey soil that is hard to till and prone to floods. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Or maybe he would wait till he got home. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Sam and I roar till tears stream down our cheeks. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“Second to the right, and then straight on till morning.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

They chain us together like thieves and beat us till we bleed. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

“How many nights till frost?” sang the crickets. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

I carry that high as long as I can, through the night and into the morning, till the voices and the image and the music fade to a dull buzz in the background. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man leant forward till he was flat on the ground. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Then one night it clouded up and rained till daylight. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, you started praying when it was night and you ain’t stopped praying till it was morning. That’s a right smart time, it seems to me.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

His face was that of a kid on Christmas Eve who can’t wait till midnight to open his presents. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

I wouldn't have to wait till I could apply for a master’s degree, like Mother Lois had. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

They stayed till nightfall, indeed black night came on them at their pleasure, and half asleep they left, each for his home. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Next year when he was eighteen, he could stay out till the cacao needed picking. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not till desire for food and drink had left them were they mindful of dance and song, that are the grace of feasting. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stood watching her, fascinated, till suddenly she sensed, then saw, that she was being watched. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

I don’t slow down till I get to Michigan Avenue. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

“But he paid her not the smallest attention till her grandfather’s death made her mistress of this fortune.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Like that old joke of talking about someone till his ears burn. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

He kept turning around the tree limb to keep it between him and Little Arliss, till he was on my side in plain sight. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he flung himself down under a bush and waited for a moment till his breathing steadied. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

We’d practice the routines till I was dreaming about them in my sleep. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Do I really think he’s going to tell me to wait till morning, and if the beagle’s still here, we can keep him? Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took the iron pipe and held it in the fire till it glowed red hot. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

I almost tell her I need to stay till I’m done helping Tony with his school project. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

They pushed at the wheels with long oak poles and slashed at the oxen till their backs were crosshatched with bleeding welts and their noses ran pink foam. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

We have package upon package of biscuits to tide us over till our rescue.’ Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

His vision tunneled till the only thing he saw was the boy who’d punched him. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“Let’s just stand here a minute, Nat, till I—get my breath.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The boy could preach till he's purple,” the daughter told him. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Show’s not till eight,” she says in her Breton French, and he nods as he limps past. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“For the afternoon, you gormless half-wit! They stop serving till evening!” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Uncle Lige was the one to talk to if you wanted to put your bales in storage till you could get a better price. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

No, we can’t move an inch till that telegram boy comes. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

He fled at once, and the minute it was well, “Up with the bonnets of bonnie Dundee,” she slipped away to return no more till the young gentleman departed in high dudgeon. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Dad struggles till a few men push him out into the darkness. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Hold your fire till I tell you!” the Corporal shouted. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

We ran by Gibraltar wi’oot bein’ able to signal; an’ till we came to the Dardanelles and had to wait to get our permit to pass, we never were within hail o’ aught. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to teach you French. They say it better: au revoir. That’s till your return. Good-by always sounds so final.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I print out my five-hundred-word essay just as the security guard announces that it’s five minutes till closing. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

We followed Styx through the woods till we hit the county road. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

She looks puzzled with Michael chanting, Frankie broke the house, till I explain there’s a hole in the house and it’s falling down. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

We lie down in a small hole to wait till the shelling is over. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

They seemed touching, and rather spectacular, and I thought I would carry them around with me, like the relic of a dead lover, till they wore off of their own accord. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

The MacNamara sisters said Angela was nothing but a rabbit and they wanted nothing to do with her till she came to her senses. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Over and over the lines repeated themselves in her head till they were altogether meaningless. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would run till Buck’s head was even with his flank, when he would whirl around at bay, only to dash away again at the first opportunity. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

Angela is gettin’ evicted with the children an’ ’tis delvin’ out of the heavens.They need a bit of shelter till they get on their feet an’ I have no room for them. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Will ye get out of the way, will ye? and I could hear Dad laughing out in the kitchen till Grandma came down the stairs and he had to tell Malachy be quiet. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

When we’re back home it takes a while to dig Alphie out from under the load of coal and turf and he won’t stop screaming till I give him bread and marmalade. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Why would I want to wait around till five-thirty?” she answered, making a clucking sound with her tongue. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

They'd break and run when they saw Major coming, circle around till they were out of sight, then sprint into the park. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once he got hung up in some briars and yelled till I came back to get him out. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Larry had something in mind and I stayed with him till he stopped. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had been annoying at first, since I had to wait to get my own phone till my birthday months later, but now I was used to it. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

The vision bursts in front of me; I never know what I'm painting till I start. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Whatever it was they came up with, I knowed it waren’t fair that I wouldn’t get to know till tomorrow after I finished my chores at the barn. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I mentioned that maybe he ought to save it—meaning the Bronx cheer—till he started using his tide regularly. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

And I said, “All right,” and she was my friend till she died. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he hears a single boy in this class asking foolish questions or talking about The Collection again he’ll flog that boy till the blood spurts. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

You don't know what you got till it's gone. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He waited till the platform was very still. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, I knows. But I didn’t feel no excitement in me till he went on,” Grandma Charity said. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was afraid if I served out my time, why, they’d pick me up again. And I figured if I waited till the end they wouldn’t expect me to run away.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Ha! Your church will keep mum till kingdom come,” Minerva was always challenging me. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He ran pell-mell, snorting like a playground bully till he was one of the last of his kind left inside the circle. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

We can’t have our tea till he’s home and that’s very hard because you smell the cooking of other families in the lane. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

"For start. Nothing's promised you, man, but you ain't gonna know nothing till you try. Maybe get to build things like you always wanted." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Finch said wait a while till you got used to the idea, but we didn’t count on you finding out so quick and so wrong, Miss Scout.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“That’ll have to wait till we can see where we’re going. And till we can get some hot water to wash her. As soon as it’s morning, we’ll see if we can paddle back home.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

She gives each of us a piece of candy every Sunday as long as we promise to wait till after church to eat it. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Taylor clicked her fingers like castanets and the others followed till it sounded like Cinco de Mayo night at the senior home. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Besides, Lyra’s hands were deft, and she was desperate to help; so the small human tent over the great bear-king, packing in the bloodmoss and freezing the raw flesh till it stopped bleeding. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

It’s like how perennial plants seem to die in the winter, but really, they’re just waiting till everything is all right again. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Well, you’re too good for them all, anyway. Wait till you get to college to start looking.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Ma and Aunt Polly worked in the house and all the cousins played together in the yard till dinner time. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I never knew till long later why he didn’t like that. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Treebeard looked at him in his long slow way for several minutes, till the wretched man was squirming on the floor. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Grand total: I have enough food to last till Sol 600. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fresh porgies, dipped in egg, a little cornmeal and flour, and fried in a big pot of hot grease till they were golden brown and crispy on the edges. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

The other four waited till the fifth returned. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

The days will be insufferable for me till your next envelope arrives, it goes without saying. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

It lasted six years, till we moved down here.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unable to read new English books on a regular basis, I reread the ones I had over and over again, till the pages become dog-eared. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t till Sunday morning that Mama got really worried about him. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“The Ekumen will wait till you open it, sir. It will force nothing on you. I was sent alone, and remain here alone, in order to make it impossible for you to fear me.” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

And the humps moved and swelled till they burst, and the crumbled earth poured out of them, and from each hump there came out an animal. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Folks said that she wasn’t like that till she met Clyde—killing, shooting, robbing banks, and such things. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wished them godspeed till they were gone. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Indeed, mama, but you can—and will,” pronounced the haughty voice of Blanche, as she turned round on the piano-stool; where till now she had sat silent, apparently examining sundry sheets of music. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

It climbed through several switchbacks and, for a stretch, rose at an angle so steep you had to walk on your toes; if you tried walking flatfooted, you stretched your calves till they hurt. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Minny say, “I hope she hold her breath till she explode all over Hinds County.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

We forgot about it, till Teddy told me that Mr. Brooke owned that he liked Meg but didn’t dare say so, she was so young and he so poor. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘And here is another marvel! I have wandered in many lands, since I left my home, and never till now have I found people that knew any story concerning hobbits.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

They could sell the hides and teeth in Palm Beach besides having fun together till work got pressing. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

I didn't till the soil or weed the flowerbeds or try to graft a tree limb; I sat in the shade and listened to my Japanese language instruction. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“Good thing the Quiz Bowl doesn’t start till nine o’clock in the morning,” cracked Kojo. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

“We better lie up some place till it’s dark. If we could get south we'd be all right.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Those who had saved my life, whom, till this hour, I had loved barrenly, I could now benefit. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I guess they would have kept on fighting till they leveled the house to the ground if it hadn’t been for a freak accident. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of the Klansmen ordered, “Tie him off. Don’t let his body slip down. Leave him till we are sure he’s gone off to his maker, whoever that is.” March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

And I keep saying it till she repeat it back to me. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Told him till his ear was full again with Jesus and promises and a calling, but still Henry held back. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I twisted my braid, tugging till my sore scalp hurt. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

The Wood household was busy from dawn till close to midnight. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Grandpa opened his eyes then and looked a long time into hers—till finally, like he’d just remembered God and the other people in the room, he bowed his head again. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I don’t realize I’m walking toward her till I see her stepping back. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

It was hot work, and the corn shucks made my skin itch and sting till sometimes I’d wake up at night scratching like I’d stumbled into a patch of bull nettles. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

The whole village feasted all day, ate, ate till we felt bug-eyed and belly-up ourselves. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rations will last me till Sol 400.1 can't say for sure how long the potatoes will last, until I see how many I got. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

They are quiet and peaceful till the owner sets them in a circle. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not leaving till I see the rest of the house.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want to hear another word from you till tomorrow,” he said. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

So, still admiring themselves and each other, they moved on together through the little wood, till presently they came upon a little open space filled with sunlight. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

They had cleared brush, tilled the abandoned fields, and leveled the overgrown fencerows. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Against Baby Kochamma’s better judgment, it was he who took them, along with Lenin, for all-night performances at the temple, and sat up with them till dawn, explaining the language and gesture of kathakali. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We will wait a few minutes, Jane, till you are more composed.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

She slapped a hand over her mouth and scrambled backward till she was pressed against the planks. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“You will now stand on the platform till recess,” said Mr. Davis, resolved to do the thing thoroughly, since he had begun. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tells him if he keeps on straining his eyes they’ll float together till he has one eye in the middle of his head. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I mean in a room...alone...Just till morning when I leave?” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

They came soundlessly into a palm-studded harbor, fragrant with the scent of blossoms, and happiness was like sunshine, wrapping her round and pouring into her heart till it overflowed. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

In the honey house, August waited till I crawled under the sheets, then bent over and kissed my forehead. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

In years subsequent, when he was in the mood to terrorize me, he would whisper to me, “Just wait till we’re alone. You’re the next goat!” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

They gave me the wrong book, and I didn't notice it till I got back to my room. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Beneath the walls of Isengard there still were acres tilled by the slaves of Saruman; but most of the valley had become a wilderness of weeds and thorns. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

If she had died, if Odenigbo and Baby and Ugwu had died, the bunker would still smell like a freshly tilled farm and the sun would still rise and the crickets would still hop around. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“You could keep whistling till I got there,” Luke offered. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Taller taller it grows, to fantastic size, till its wide shadow shelters a small corn plot. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

Malcolm’s little finger was not very clean, so he sucked it hard first and then held it in the saucepan till the milk was warm enough, and tipped it all into the bottle. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Jordan College was scoured from the dustiest box-room to the darkest cellar, and so were Gabriel and St. Michael’s, till the heads of all the colleges issued a joint protest asserting their ancient rights. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

They watched till the end when a golden girl from Texas won the shining crown and took her tearful walk amidst flashing bulbs. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Ralph saw it first, and watched till the intentness of his gaze drew all eyes that way. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

His eyes were fixed, and he could not lift them till he had finished reading all the spell. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“We just have to wait till he leave for our vegetables.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

When I can breathe again I open it and fish around till I find the box with the bandages. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

He figured if they all managed to survive till then, he’d come up with something. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Up till then, I’d been ready to tie into that bear myself. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Get used to it, friend. You’re a shod tiger now, and you must wear them till you learn good manners. Till you can be trusted.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“She was doing good till she got to the Russian dude.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

I petted him and made over him till he was wiggling all over to show how happy he was. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

He guessed that was the signal to advance and sped away again, till his chest was like fire. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

That ain’t to say that he caint force you to study something till it sticks in your mind for a while, ’cause he can. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

It seemed a lot easier to be in trouble when you could point to someone else and say, “Wait till you hear what they did, though.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

It seemed like forever came and went till he stopped in front of Norris. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only when I stopped did the slick, dark stuff of it come floating around my face, catching my arms and throat till I began to drown. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

True, my husband did not own the land he tilled, as my father had done; yet the possibility was there that he might one day do so. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

So we were put through every conceivable refinement of parade-ground soldiering till we often howled with rage. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad’d been keeping it till I was mature enough to look after it myself. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t know till she was too sick. We can’t stop dying.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

He rode the ten-dollar bills back to where he’d found them, counted a dollar from his own wallet to pay for the sandwiches, dropped it in the delicatessen till, and added a quarter tip. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

I searched those woods till it was almost dark. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“I’m staying with August till I go live with my aunt in Virginia.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He met up with his brother Walter in Chicago, where he was fleeced and pickpocketed from the time he hit town till the time he left. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

His father worked the land from dawn till dusk for the promise of cotton and a little pay. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

“You know, I didn’t see one till it was over,” Peewee said. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it wasn’t long till she was mourning instead for the way he had treated her. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Julia nudged my shoulder and added, “But don’t even try to guess what it is, because I’m not telling till your birthday.” 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

And camp they did, till Buck’s ribs knitted and he was able to travel. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

So now, for once unsure of victory, I might set limits to desire: go to sleep, put off further raids till the Geats go home. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

I kept working, though, till the sun was straight up. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I slumped on the trampled sand and cried aloud, caring no more for life or the light of day, and rolled there weeping, till my tears were spent. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s not till I get to the very bottom that I find a loudly ticking black briefcase, a white Post-it Note on top with Quinton’s handwriting. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Once cows, horses, and other large mammals were domesticated, they were hitched to plows, and fields were tilled by animal power. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

"I'm taking these with me. Don't nobody move till I get back." Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The new board of trustees. They don’t officially take over till sometime Monday, but they’ve already started making changes. They have a new slogan: ‘Shush!’ Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

I didn’t see it till after Grandpa and Miss Love climbed in the back seat and I went around to crank up. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Wasn’t but a little bit till I’d shot five, more than enough to make us a good squirrel fry for supper. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’ll get yourself down again. You come on back up stairs. Luster going to take him to the liberry and play with him till I get his supper done.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

But though the Epsilon mind was mature at ten, the Epsilon body was not fit to work till eighteen. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled, and pulled, at the door, and shook it till, massive as it was, it rattled in its casement. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

It waren’t till about five or six rings that the bell got tolling real good. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Around him were silence and night and snow falling, falling as though it had fallen from the beginning of time and would always fall till the end of the world. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Simon turned away from the open space and crawled through the creepers till he was in the dusk of the forest. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I’d have to hang them in the kitchen else they wouldn’t dry till spring. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t find out till next morning that Miss Love wasn’t just passing the time of day talking about New York City. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I waited till I heard the voices of all the doctors die away. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Well, I had to send out the grain teams short two buckers. Won’t do any good to go out now till after dinner.” Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ten minutes till lights-out. Whose turn is it?” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Sam watched him, till night covered them both and hid them from one another. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“I reckon we’d best not tell Pa—not till we hear from Tom or Eb.” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jacques-Paul sulked about the house, sullen and cramped, till even his shadow grew small. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The summer stretched golden in front of us with promises of picnics and fish frys, blackberry hunts and croquet games till dark. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hide till I come for you. Don’t let nobody see you. Hide in the brush by the river. Say that over.” Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Char grabs hold of my shoulder blade and squeezes till my knees get weak. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Up till now I've been driving 25 kph, so I'm going to cut that to 5 kph. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she crawled along a beam till she was directly over the next pen. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

“I never in my life exchanged a word with any person on the subject,” he noted, “till I found my name brought forward generally, in competition with that of Mr. Adams.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

She wanted to get something to eat, but my mom said wait till later. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He didn’t bring the water-jug till Uncle Henry shouted at him three or four times, and then he was sullen. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn't gel near him, but I stayed till his eye started to crust over. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ears stuck out. Elbows stuck out. My voice didn’t drop till the summer before high school, when I shot up fourteen inches.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

That war is over nearly five years and they can’t get over it so they shoot animals every weekend and drink Rhein- gold till they can’t see. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“But it’s awful. They just keep it up till they break you.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

“As a matter of fact, there is. I got a prescription. Nathan usually goes for me but he... school don’t let out till three. Could you run it over to the drugstore?” Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“My dear friend, surely there is no doubt of it? I thought your reassuring manner was only to smooth things over till we are dug out of the snow and the police take charge.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We can’t go back through the window till much later,” he said. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d noticed a big hornet’s nest in the privy, just under the tin roof, so I bided my time behind a tree till I saw him go in there. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t till he said it that I knowed it was the truth. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

“It must be around forty-five minutes till the ceremony.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Jonathan is in a stupor such as we know the Vampire can produce. We can do nothing with poor Madam Mina for a few moments till she recovers herself; I must wake him!” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I had quite a bit of time to kill till ten o'clock, so what I did, I went to the movies at Radio City. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

At that moment a low, throbbing noise began which gradually swelled louder and louder till the whole valley seemed to be swaying with it. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Many times through the night did I come to them, till it arrive to the cold hour when all nature is at lowest; and every time my coming was with quiet of them. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

If Dad stays in the pubs till closing time there will be nothing left from his wages and we might as well go to bed. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

About her grandmother Ajarry who’d been kidnapped from her family in Africa and tilled a small corner of land, the only thing to call her own. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

But the jolting hurt Old Yeller till sometimes he couldn’t hold back his whinings. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know she stare at that door real quiet till I come back. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I walked up and down the side of the road till my legs ached. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“But maybe wait till the end so you don’t interrupt the show. Now get dressed. Oh, and bring your raincoat.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

It was not, however, till midmorning—which I knew by the position of the sun and the ringing of the church bell proclaiming Terce—that I reached the rock. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

As they pushed forward the squeaking increased till it became a frenzy. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“I was not aware of it till this morning.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well, I’m not going anywhere till Pan comes back, she said to herself. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“No, I was out. I was spending the afternoon and evening in Kerrith. I shall never forgive myself for that. Never till my dying day.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The wake go all night, till the sun come up, and when it is over, I not even allowed to go with Donay’s body to the burial ground, which is outside the central. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He does lawn care, working from six in the morning till six at night, Monday through Saturday. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

It would’ve taken me till I was ninety to get the diamond willow posts and wire out to the field if I hadn’t. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Frankie was the first outlaw till we went raiding for coal all over Limerick. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

One was suddenly gripping under the body of the van, and something was dragging me, swinging my legs around like a rag doll’s, till they hit the tire of the tan car. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

His voice was strangely high-pitched and harsh as he said: "Quang-ha, you should be done by now. I told you to leave at ten till four." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

I try to hit the big boy but he grabs me by the throat and bangs my head against the wall till I see lights and black dots. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

We joked on like that till it was time to go, and just as he was going he handed me a piece of paper with a poem on it. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Wait till my father hears about this!” bellowed Mini. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Up till then he had been looking at the Lion’s great feet and the huge claws on them; now, in his despair, he looked up at its face. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

“These matters are always a secret, till it is found out that every body knows them. Only let me be told when I may speak out.—I wonder whether Jane has any suspicion.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“Wait till Daddy comes home. Don’t leave me here alone.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Hold her till I get back,” Yossarian ordered, yanking him out of bed on top of her and running out. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

She had taken that pail and rammed it till the man’s shoulders were almost squeezed up under the tin. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Papá tilled the soil with the tractor while Trampita and I pulled out weeds. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

I’ll stand here, he told himself, till I get over being a fool! Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the fifth day, I knew I was doomed to wander in endless barrens till I died. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Oars flew from their hands; the blades went knocking wild alongside till the ship lost way, with no oarblades to drive her through the water. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s no hurry. Wait till your family comes. I don’t know when my brother and I can ever get back.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

“You will not leave here till the Nail is found.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

She drove them into nightmare, till they wheezed and neighed as though with jaws no longer theirs, while blood defiled their meat, and blurring tears flooded their eyes, heart-sore with woe to come. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dark figures drew themselves out of the wreckage and flitted away, till the screams of the littluns and Piggy's gasps were once more audible. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

And they still had two more hours till their next watch. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The dachshund gave a little yelp, then cringed forward, shimmying with ecstasy, till his mistress, shouting something at him, stepped hurriedly over the wire guard surrounding the tree and picked him up. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

But I did and slept till sundown, when suddenly I jerked awake, feeling guilty about leaving him alone so long. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you see Mrs. Pontellier starting back with the children? She will be in late to luncheon again. She never starts to get ready for luncheon till the last minute.” The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t turn it off till it was up past my belly button. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t suppose we’ll hear any more till they catch the murderer and he goes on trial.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Every time Papá tilled the furrows, more mud clods bubbled up, leaving the ground coarse and uneven again. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

He’d lived in California till he was ten, so he knew how I felt about the sun. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

At this rate, she might not get there till dark. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

If Mama didn’t hear him right away, he’d start braying, and he’d keep it up till she went and loosened the drag. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jesus didn’t become a proper Catholic till he took the bread and wine at the Last Supper and He was thirty- three years of age. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

He said to me: “Remain till I return,” and left the room. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Oh, Jesus, you be my friend Right, oh yeah, right up till the end. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, she smiles your way, and you do the same, till you see your mom out front, in the car, waiting to embarrass you. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

She put the oil on the key and waited till it slowly spread inside the bolt. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

We waited till his taillights turned to specks no bigger than lightning bugs before we spoke or even moved. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Wait till you’ve tried it yourself,” he added in a low voice, as he pulled up the grass by the handful. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Calmly Biff picked up the money and rang it into the till. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He waits till the caravan’s off a good distance then hops down and comes back. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“I had a ridiculous fancy that he must be with you, Mr. Pip, till I saw that you were quite unconscious of him, sitting behind you there like a ghost.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

She’d kept it in the back of her closet till recently and felt sad, after the estate sale, that it was gone forever. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Mam has her coat ready to go to the post office but she won’t leave the chair by the fire in Italy till she has the telegram in her hand. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Comb those long curls till they shine, girl, and sure you’ll have a lover before nightfall.” The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pa just waited till Mr. Leroy got back in his right mind. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

A new kinda energy runs thru me and I make myself sit up, ignoring the pain and bringing myself forward and breathing till I can think about standing. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

She continued in very agitated reflections till the sound of Lady Catherine’s carriage made her feel how unequal she was to encounter Charlotte’s observation, and hurried her away to her room. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

She cries till Pa Keating tells her we have to go before the darkness falls, that we can’t be in graveyards in the dark. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Ma’s new boyfriend don’t like having me around so I come up here till they fall asleep. How about you? Thought you were out doing fancy kid stuff.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Kit rose thankfully for the final prayer, and stood respectfully with the rest of the congregation till the minister had passed down the aisle to the door. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

They all have a good cry till a red-haired woman passes a little box around. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

My mother was teaching shorthand and typing to a lot of city college girls and wouldn't be home till the middle of the afternoon. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

I sat down on an armless sofa till she was ready to talk. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

The cubs slid through the stinking straw till they fell against the cold trees on the other side. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

‘No! I have provided it: all that you will get till noon. Food is now doled out by order.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

When I asked August why May was coming through the front door in her coffin, she said, “We’re going to sit with her till she’s buried.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Down went Jo’s face into the wet handkerchief, and she cried despairingly, for she had kept up bravely till now and never shed a tear. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

She did not know that everyone was looking at her, till Aunt Eliza said: “Did you ever see such big eyes!” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

They stayed hugged up like that till Pa brung the wagon to a stop. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I got out Wilcox's wallet to count the money, but decided to wait till I was somewhere safer. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Mother kissed his hand, and we watched him ride off, and waited till dark, to take back Paradise. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

Filled mouth, filled bags and cans, filled body till it could not take another drop. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You weren’t supposed to find it till morning,” Kote said tiredly as they began to walk down the street to the inn. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

When a person with an injured arm would be tended and assisted till he healed. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

“I’m not allowed on my bike after dark. Plus, only half an hour till stupid bedtime.” Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

The rolling cart rattled and banged and careened its way down the slope till it was right beside the spring. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sweet earth opened out its wide four corners to her like the petals of a flower ready to be picked, and it shimmered with light and possibility till she was dizzy with it. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

From a great pile of heavy blue wool she pulled a small tuft, caught it in the wire teeth of one board, and drew across it the second board till the fibers were brushed flat. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“Sure I can, George. Hide in the brush till you come.” Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could spend my life in the Fire Swamp and sing from morn till night if you were by me. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I would listen, listen, listen, with my head in my hands—till finally, unable to stand it any longer, I would reach down into Mme. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

And she wouldn’t say any more till Lyra had eaten. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

As Jo waved her hands and gave a sigh of rapture, the family went off into a gale of merriment, and Mr. Laurence laughed till they thought he’d have an apoplectic fit. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was enough to be done that I always worked till dark set in even without being told what to do. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Upon my word I never heard of it till this moment.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

With a renewal of tenderness, however, they repaired to her room on leaving the dining-parlour, and sat with her till summoned to coffee. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

The book drops to the ground and I still keep hanging on tight, till I see tears coming to Lymon’s eyes. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

Roger found a lodgment for his point and began to push till he was leaning with his whole weight The spear moved forward inch by inch and die terrified squealing became a high-pitched scream. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

But it wouldn't be till a while later that I would get them all sorted out. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

That gave us two words for one job: till and until. tortuous/torturous. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could have stood there and held them till the end of time. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Back home, I read all the books in my class at school till I knew them by heart. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

“I guess I was waiting till after we got to Arizona to say anything.” 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

It’s quiet at the table till Dad says, Things are terrible in America. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Cover it up, keep it deep and quiet, till yer so far outta town no one can hear you. Now, come on!” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t know nothing about a kiss till I met you.” X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Men seldom do, for when women are the advisers, the lords of creation don’t take the advice till they have persuaded themselves that it is just what they intended to do. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Angels come down from above, he says, and not up from kitchens like ours which are lakes from October till April. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Turn your head and look down at the floor. Better yet, close your eyes now, child, and keep them closed till I tell you to open them.” March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She let me stay till the weather thawed. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

Seeing this ghost I grieved, but held her off, through pang on pang of tears, till I should know the presence of Teiresias. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here Uncle Andrew rubbed his hands till his knuckles cracked like fireworks. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

"That's all right. We can smoke till they start screaming at us," I said. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

I grabbed at some clumps of grass, but didn’t really stop sliding till I hit the bottom of the hill. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wait till you hear this—it’s so scary you might not even believe me. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Now you’ll just have to wait till after the little play to find out, I suppose.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I moved till the light was just so that I could see the flashing of the little fishes’ scales. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“Nor its Ma, nor its Pa. No more hunting, now, till all the little wild animals have grown up. We’ll just have to do without fresh meat till fall.” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t satisfied till he had got another pesthry-fur blanket on the bed, and more logs into the fireplace. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

“She stayed there till you brought her home?” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

All I had to do to get home was backtrack, or keep going till I reached fields. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

She stirred it briskly, counting in her head till five minutes had gone by. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“In most cases, till they were over twenty years old.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Janie waited till midnight without worrying, but after that she began to be afraid. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Nothing happens till I am relieved;—only the everlasting rolling over there. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of our prayers must have been powerful because Brenda stays alive and doesn’t die till the second day of school. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

It was only Sunday, and I couldn't go home till Wednesday-- or Tuesday the soonest. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

The pay is $6.10 an hour and the hours are nine in the morning till “whenever,” which I am hoping can be defined as a little before two. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That can wait till we get to the ER,” Rachel says. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

In addition, the largest domestic mammals interacted with domestic plants to increase food production by pulling plows and thereby making it possible for people to till land that had previously been uneconomical for farming. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

She climbed high and fast over the tilled field. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Betsy nibbled the whole cookie in circles, all the way around slowly, till she got to the final bite in the center. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

All day waiting, the door locked, don’t open up for nobody, and I don’t till Mama gets back and buys everything except the shoes. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

The flat part of the stick he hollowed out with his knife till it was a little trough. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tea Cake stuck out till he had some breakfast, then he talked and acted out the story. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

The night before I was so excited I couldn’t sleep till dawn. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I squeezed the arm of the chair till my knuckles hurt. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Except for a formal bow of greeting on Sabbath morning and on Lecture Dayf Kit did not see William again till the day of Thankful Peabody’s wedding. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I can feel that cough stirring in me solar plexus an’ workin’ its way up through me entrails till the next thing it takes off the top o’ me head. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Look like,” he said sullenly, “that won’t none of these young men be satisfied till they can go off and get themselves crippled or killed.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“No. Don’t. I want it to be a surprise till we get there.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“No, indeed, I did not. I knew nothing at all of Lady Catherine’s connections. I never heard of her existence till the day before yesterday.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

All at once, voices rose, reciting the Black Moon Song they’d known all their lives but were not allowed to sing aloud till this night. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Please do not make these facts available to anybody till I know more about his death for he was not just the common wayfarer. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the ascetic stood until his shoulders and legs no longer froze, till they were silent, till they were still. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was a type of man nothing in my life had taught me to see, to understand, or respect, a man outside the scheme till now. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lowers his head till his eyes are looking up at me. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“No; he never saw him till the other morning at Meryton.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

‘Now is the time for resting. Some things are ill to hear when the world’s in shadow. Sleep till the morning-light, rest on the pillow! Heed no nightly noise! Fear no grey willow!’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

We did not believe in voodoo spirits, and informed each other of that fact till we were blue in the face. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the night he woke in the cold dark coughing and he coughed till his chest was raw. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Crowded together we moved down the road like a rushing stream, ran till we reached the river, and there we stopped. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was not till some days later that he learned, to his surprise and with a twinge of shame, that he was not the only one who had been in trouble. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

They struggled for a moment, tugging, till the woman wrenched the weapon from his fingers and clouted him across the temple with its butt. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Mr. Owen—unfortunately delayed—unable to get here till tomorrow. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

“Wait till there’s no cars coming,” he said. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had her sitting on this porch all day, swatting flies, with her radio going full-blast from morning till night. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

I waited almost till the end of the game before I swiped the two yellow keys I needed from the ring and put it back real quick. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He’d slipped over little by little till he was almost horizontal. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Don’ go pure white till they’re full grown, ’round about seven. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have to wait till the whiskey was on his breath to guess why. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Liyana said, “We used to be okay, till you started making us so nervous!” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

‘On the whole I would rather have our job than Fatty’s — waiting here till Black Riders come.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

It would wear the harness till it died. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I scrambled back down the slope and walked through the tall grasses till I got to the edge of the trees. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She's alive! She eats and is whole, with no parts broken. Go and tell. And stay off now till she's rested good! She don't need the likes of you laughing and shouting about!” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

You don’t know how awful it is till you get it, and when you do, it hits you right in the top of the stomach and you want to die. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

I unfold the note to see a heart and, in Hope’s neat cursive, “See you soon! Two weeks till your Big 18! Hope and Jason.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

We glued labels till we ran out of jars. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Neither of the other two men was hungry, and the meal was soon eaten, but not till they were sipping their coffee did M. Bouc mention the subject that was occupying all their minds. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Tang people had thought it was a good deal till they were marched off the boat into a butcher’s shop. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“In my day, me and my buddies would be all over the neighborhood. Wouldn’t come home till dark. You kids, nowadays...” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

After prayers, after lights-out, Jutta sneaks up to her brother’s dormer; instead of drawing together, they lie hip to hip listening till midnight, till one, till two. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

She ran off the field onto the cement path and kept running till I couldn’t see her any more. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

He sits opposite her a while, silent, till she looks up at the clock and says, ’Tis time to go. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Since time before time our family has tilled this field,” he tells me proudly and many times over. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

And me and Christopher stayed up till midnight playing, until Lisa, his mom, said: “Okay, guys, time to go to bed.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

We waited till everybody had gone through and out of the station and gotten into buses, or taken cabs, or were walking with their friends or relatives through the dark into the town. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Twixt Jingle Boy already being run too hard and me being careful whilst holding on to Hope Too-mah-ee-nee, we went easy and didn’t get to the ferry in Detroit till near daybreak. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I was real excited, but Mama said he better wait till tomorrow. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

This discovery ruined the reputation, up till then untarnished, of the volunteer explorers and mountain climbers, who from that day on were considered little better than a pack of bandits. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stand looking at Theresa Carmody’s house till her mother comes out and says, What do you want? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I drew the till owls asking their one and only question: Who? Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

What I had seen up till now were mere hillocks of water. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not leaving till you eat a meatball.” The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

But I didn’t know it till I got here. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Richard kept dozing till someone came over and the screen door slammed. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She done out a tub of clothes on Monday, but she starched ’em afore they was wrenched, and blued a pink calico dress till I thought I should a died a laughin. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

About ten miles past the end of the improved road the Stampede Trail crosses the Teklanika River, a fast, icy stream whose waters are opaque with glacial till. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

And that feels great till a left uppercut pops up outta nowhere and your jaw feels like it is in your brain and wait, who shut off All. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“But you must be tired. Your bedroom is all ready, and to-morrow you shall sleep as late as you will. I have to be away till the afternoon; so sleep well and dream well!” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

When it came time to go, me and Ma hung back till everyone else had left. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

She slid her spirit vision along the streets till she found hers, watched in horror as María Santiago and Uncle Neville came tearing out of the brownstone and ran down the dark sidewalk. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

She wipes away the blood spots and tells us get back into bed and stay there till Dad comes home. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t want to say anything last Friday, till I asked around,” Harvey said. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Keep it, Jay. Never had granola till here. And I hate coconut.” Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“None taken. Here, Elijah, drink this. Your friend ain’t getting nothing to eat nor drink till he learn to act right in school, and I hate seeing this glass of milk go to waste.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Believe me, Uncle Matt; the South kin fight fer years if need be—till this boy here is a man growed with boys of his own.” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

They don’t listen till we tear something up.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I’m shot down by the sound of my mouth slipping away from hers till silence staggers between us. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

New pair cost seven dollars though, which means I’m on be eating cabbage and tomato till I turn into Br’er Rabbit. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“We went farther after that,” he continued, “till we found the house. It was a cow needing to be milked that led us there. I milked her. They were...trusting me by then,” he confessed. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Then go into that opposite room,” said she, pointing at the door behind me with her withered hand, “and wait there till I come.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Close in, close in till some of the more hungry or daring perched on the carcass. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

At last, as time was passing fast, and, for many other reasons, I wished to get her home at once, I shook her more forcibly, till finally she opened her eyes and awoke. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“I cannot vouch for that till Mason is out of England: nor even then. To live, for me, Jane, is to stand on a crater-crust which may crack and spue fire any day.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Wait till your relatives see you riding around in a Laser XL7,” remarked Matt. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

“You know, Djo, the doctor think you got a little too much taste of salt. So drink water now. I will sing you to sleep. The rest of the story can wait till tomorrow.” Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

So my plan is: Head south four kilometers, then search around till I see the green flag. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“All right. Wait till I get cleaned up.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

He’d follow along, keeping quiet like I told him, till he saw maybe a pretty butterfly floating around in the air. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had every worker in the place yanking the paper off those bars of chocolate full speed ahead from morning till night. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

Gawaine glared about him, till the King’s tired voice prompted the proceedings. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well . . .” They went on and on like that till we got to a camp. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Watching the flames, Bran decided he would stay awake till Meera came back. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Talk like that made my heart jump up in my throat till I could hardly get my breath. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

After Grandpa and Miss Love eloped, a lot of people felt sure he had never so much as looked at the milliner till after Granny died and he needed a housekeeper. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“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

“All right. You think it over and we’ll check the blueprints when we get back. And now, till Daves reaches us, I’m relaxing.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

I had been busy with pain and rage, but not with fear, till now; I had not thought that the Order of Exile might be mere pretext for my execution. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

It’s not till we reach the bottom of the briefcase that we find a manila folder so thin it looks empty. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I know I didn't stop till I was way up in the Sixties, past the zoo and all. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

What he has gone through so far is nothing to what he’s in for till he dies. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I think I’ll wait till sometime in the future to tell her exactly what that was. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The waves rose in growing fury, each overtopping its fellow, till in a very few minutes the lately glassy sea was like a roaring and devouring monster. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I sat there and laughed till I cried. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jesus, Mary and holy St. Joseph, if you don’t hurry with this child it won’t be born till the New Year and what good is that to me with me new dress? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

IS: I got her an apartment till she gets herself set up. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Shut the woman in there and guard her till I get back with the keys,” he said. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

She did so, folding her hands and waiting placidly till he questioned her. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Getting bigger and bigger as it marches on till it’s so big how can anyone stand against it? The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

He pried at the bent axle till it groaned. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

There was some company in the room, and Estella said to me as she joined it, “You are to go and stand there boy, till you are wanted.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

They scritch around and peep down at me with their beady little eyes till I just about lose my mind and scream, “Shut the hell up!” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

These are the last pages of my diary: Today saw a shark bigger than any I've seen till now. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

It’s like their bodies are so worn out, once a sickness gets hold of them, it just gets worse and worse till they’re gone. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“We may have to sit in a doorway till morning,” he told Rita. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

We kick the bladder up and down the meadow till there are holes and rags start falling out and we get fed up kicking a bladder that’s hardly there anymore. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

And so we remained till the red of the dawn to fall through the snow-gloom. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

She orders us to scrub each other’s backs and don’t stop till she tells us. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Toby Mackey said I could have his sister and Mr. Benson heard him and took him out to the hallway and knocked him around till he howled. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

It was like a pack of jackals, circling, sniffing, treading closer, and he knew they wouldn’t leave him now till they’d eaten him bare. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sits at the kitchen table talking to herself, What am 1 going to do? till it’s late and Dad rolls up the stairs singing Roddy McCorley. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

We each chose a book we wanted to find, and we couldn’t go home till we’d found copies of all of them. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He changed into a pig and grunted and squealed and snorted till she laughed at him, and then he changed into a squirrel and darted through the branches beside her. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

We don’t know what he’s laughing at and Aunt Aggie comes in from the shed and tells him how Mam is in the hospital and we’re to stay with them till she gets out. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“You’re not supposed to explain yourself after you say ‘Wait till my father hears about this.’” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She sleep all the time; till at the last, I feel myself to suspicious grow, and attempt to wake her. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Nothing else was said for the next hour, till we came around the last stand of trees and to tin rise above Marshall. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Three lawns a day, once a week, twenty-one lawns if I worked seven days, dawn till dark, no days off. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

We sit for a minute, ignoring the obvious till it can’t be ignored no longer. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

At the last car, I waited, listening the way I’d been taught—wait till the clack of the train wheels slows to the rhythm of your heartbeat. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Judd’s eyes narrow down even more till it almost looks like he’s asleep. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I refused to let the game end till my spin landed on Angela. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

We talk till the sun is swallowed by the sky. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

El Jefe was furious and kept everyone till well after dawn—perhaps to show up our early departure. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Malachy runs from me, up the stairs, and now I hear Dad and Mam laughing till they see he can choke on the teeth. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I don’t even take my hands off the steering wheel till I can talk to them,” he said. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been waiting for years to retire, but every year they say I have one more to go. They work you till you drop,” Miss Trixie wheezed. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

We stacked the filled supers onto the truck like the cat had our tongues, and neither of us said a word till we were back in the honey truck passing the city- limits sign. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

My leg had swelled up till it was about the size of a butter churn. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’ll be here till dark, maybe a little after. You come back if n you want a ride.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I didn't know why, till my father stepped forward. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there was a rough balance ...till recently, till the great storm. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He marched right by Finn and pounded on the back door till Sean came out again. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

So I carried on walking till I got to the hallway. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Malachy says, I’m hungry, and I’m hungry, too, but Mam says,Ye’ll wait till Oliver has his onion boiled in milk. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The boy sat down again and looked at his pumps, till Jo said, trying to be polite and easy, “I think I’ve had the pleasure of seeing you before. You live near us, don’t you?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“As you can imagine,” I added, “I stayed out of the way till they got on the train to Tallulah Falls.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

And not telling me till now that he'd been there when my daddy went in that lake. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

I go in the kitchen and don’t come out again till I hear the door close after Miss Hilly’s behind. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“How come nobody’s heard all this till now?” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Shall I stay with you till Mr. Pontellier comes?” asked Robert, seating himself on the outer edge of one of the steps and taking hold of the hammock rope which was fastened to the post. The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z

“Wait till you have been here for thirty years. Then you’ll welcome the pain. They were once as pleasant to me as they are to you.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wanted to know if she could stay with us here for a few months till she figured out where to go. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a lavatory where you could sit and read your book till someone asked if you were dead. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Me, I suspect everybody till the last minute,” he said. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was like the whistling of a piccolo many times magnified—shrill and shriller till it keened with the terror of a lost soul and filled the room with the piercingness of itself. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“Well, you stay here till we can think of somethin’, Eb. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Together they dragged on Boots’s throat till he felt his air cut off, felt himself choking. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

He never let us read anything but the Bible and the Christian Observer on the Sabbath, and once talked Mr. Tuttle into locking up everybody’s Sunday Atlanta papers at the depot till Monday morning. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“And you know I’d never rest till I got even with you.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

They didn’t talk till they were well away from the cave. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I walk fast, turning right, right again, then left onto Michigan Avenue, and keep walking till I’m out of breath. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

“You see, I’m what’s called an interim pastor. Meaning the old one left and I’m just filling in till they can get a new one.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

We take our ease on the sofa a while till she says, Don’t you have more telegrams to deliver? and when we sit up she gives a little cry, Oh, I’m bleeding. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“But wait till I get home to my wife!” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Malachy whispers that Michael shouldn’t get the ashes because he won’t be making his First Communion till May and it would be a sin. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Then after they got married again, he would be at work at a bank till really late. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

The average world temperature, he says, would in the end be raised some thirty degrees, till it attains 72°. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

And she stayed close alongside till both boats reached the north end of the pond. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

“You children be quiet till we get the pig unloaded,” said Mrs. Arable. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

“It’s as old as the hills. You have seen it on dozens of girls, and you never found out that it was pretty till now—stupide!” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have cried over the good Sister’s letter till I can feel it wet against my bosom, where it lies. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I squeeze the book ’tween the bed frame and the wall till it wedges in tight, then I jump up quick. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

It grumbled as it slept, while heating geysers till they burst and restlessly worrying at fissures until they grew so deep that no one could find the bottom. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Still grasping it Ged was pulled back as the breakers streamed back from the shoal, so that he was in deep water and saved, till the next wave, from battering on the rocks. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

They were married for better or for worse, in sickness and in health, till death should them part. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

We went that day till the stars came out. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you dare come back till I say the coast is clear!” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Fact is, I didn't wake up till it was full light and we were a couple of hours before Wake Village. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Up till now I thought my life was too boring to think about, let alone write about, but that's changing. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“The Grievers will kill you all—one every night till it’s over!” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Colonial writers knew that disease tilled the virgin soil of the Americas countless times in the sixteenth century. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

The funny thing is, I thought she was enjoying it, too, till all of a sudden she came out with this very dumb remark. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

"Must bathe. He doesn't get in till nine." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

And right there he stayed till the sickness got him and he lost his mind. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hot as he was from running, he kept on the long black jim-swing coat till he saw me shivering, and then he put it around me. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

They had a “large party talking it over till very late.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can hear water running, and then a man yells out, “¡Hija! Wait till I’m done using the toilet!” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Another man who later worked under White said he could be “honest till it hurt.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Just a few more hours to keep breathing till he was here. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

His twitchings exhausted him till he lay, breathless and woebegone, waiting for the next spasm. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I never starved for food till I got married. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She punched my Compunumber into the till, barely looking at it: I was a regular, by then. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

We ate till we were tired out from eating, which is the way people in South Carolina eat at family reunions. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you go getting comfortable. Wait till they tell you about the reckless idea that’s brought you here,” he says to me. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Wait till you see my brother,” I said through my giggles. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Hattie dismissed me eventually, and I spent the hours till dawn imagining my release from the curse and thinking about my reunion with Char. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“That sounds like enough to last till moving day.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Its hard to have sum fellers hate you fer what you done but the blame is mine and III take what they say to me and do my job till I fall over. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wait till the coast is clear and tuck the cash between my left arm and my rib cage, hidden by a layer of non- reflective flesh. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Up till now, most of their flying had been by day, and unlike the women of the 588th Night Bomber Aviation Regiment, they’d had no training to fly at night. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

The land she tilled and worked had been Indian land. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I could have brought it up, maybe I would have, but it wasn’t till Betty Jean had gone home and we were eating dinner that I got the opportunity. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not till you get that out of here.” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

That waren’t gonna be till after eight in the evening, and it just didn’t seem right that the person that caused all this woe had to let other folks clean up behind him. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

A warning look from her mother checked any further remarks, and the whole family ate in heroic silence, till Mr. March mildly observed, “salad was one of the favorite dishes of the ancients, and Evelyn...” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

An angel had put a curse on her: “Dance in your red shoes till your skin shrivels up and you are a skeleton!” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

“I stayed with it last night, didn’t I? Well, I’ll stay till it’s cut down. I don’t care how long it takes.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She heard a man’s voice saying, “You’ve got to trust her. When she has those sleeps you have to leave her alone till she wakes up, she’ll wake up pretty soon.” Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had thought it out beforehand and had kept it till the last minute. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pastor Tom could dunk Henry in saving grace till he was sleek as a muskrat, but he couldn’t shake those mistakes off easy as drops of water. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Wait till you see this'.” Deftly he snapped open the blade on his pocket knife, cut the cords holding the suitcase together, and the two halves fell open. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now we leam Papa suffered a heart attack in his cell the Wednesday after he was arrested, but it wasn’t till the following Monday that he was allowed to see a doctor. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Didn’t know that till just now. Don’t surprise me none though. ” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

They were awed, so still and large he stood, and a moment’s pause fell, till the boldest one leaped straight for him. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not till I had it all figured out. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The contratista tied one end of a thick rope to it and, handing the other end to Gabriel, said, “Here, tie this around your waist. I want you to till the furrows.” The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Up till now, we’d been putting off facing up to facts. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Use the compass. Keep going east till you find the sea. Pretend,” Maddie told her, inspired. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

We play back and forth till Billy gets the ball and goes speeding and dancing up the sideline so fast no one can catch him and in goes the ball for a goal. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I thought you were going to be with Rishi till late.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Grandma always was threatening to skin someone alive, or draw and quarter him, or scalp him like a red Indian, or spank him till his bottom blistered. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

I backed away till the honeysweet lure of the harp no longer mocked me. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Malachy and I sing that song and Mam and Minnie laugh till they cry at the way Malachy takes a deep bow and holds his arms out to Mam at the end. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

When Julie Andrews starts off as a speck on the hill and gets bigger and bigger till she bursts onto the screen with her voice like cold water and her breath like peppermint. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘It’s going to be thick,’ said Maggot; ‘but I’ll not light my lantern till I turn for home. We’ll hear anything on the road long before we meet it tonight.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I put my hands over my ears and closed my eyes and rolled forward till I was hunched up with my forehead pressed onto the grass. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

My mother, armed with a scropbrush and a piece of Lifebuoy soap, purged me of years and years of grime till I ached and bled. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ralph used one hand as a fulcrum and pressed down with the other till the shell rose, dripping, and Piggy could make a grab. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

They all ate till they could hold no more, and then they began to dance again. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

We trade places then, and I go three times in a row, till the world looks upside down and tilted and I feel the blood pumping hard in my veins. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“George’s job at the zoo doesn’t start till next month, so he and Julia made an agreement. She’s walking three extra dogs to cover my food. And get this: they’re all poodles.” The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

I put one part on my head, holding it till it sticks, and reach around slowly and put the other on my back. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Jam focused on that and waited till they decided what they were or were not going to tell her. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

"Wait till I show Jon—" Behind her the great wooden doors of the Small Hall flew open with a resounding crash. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

After that, they had gone on sailing till they arrived in the Out Isles, and the further they went the more lovesick the King had become, which made his company intolerable. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

"He said fifteen till noon and only five for a throw." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Ralph moved the lenses back and forth, this way and that, till a glossy white image of the declining sun lay on a piece of rotten wood. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Then I smoked a few cigarettes, still in bed, till noon. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Without Daddy moving fast in the morning, keeping me going till we get out the door, seems I just can’t make myself move fast. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

As usual, Zeitoun wouldn’t commit till the last minute, so she took the precaution of actually packing a bag for him and hiding it in the back of the minivan. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

The whole story didn’t catch up with my mother till today. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know it then, but his words set the direction my life would take even till this day. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, we do the big dinners for all the holidays. You thought this one was crazy, wait till you see the Christmas one.” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

At the age of ten Amy was caught taking a fistful of twenties from an unguarded till at the grocery store. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

It waren’t till I was just up the road from Cooter and n’em’s house that another great idea started coming to me. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“That’s right. Spend till your money on the horses. Let this human flounder.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Buttercup nodded, and down the corridors they wandered till they reached her suite. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

We hear him thunder by on the road and turn up the bridge that heads straight into Carbonel Downs, hooves clattering on boards and then on dirt till they’re swallowed up by the loudspeaker sounds. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Every morning after breakfast, Wilbur walked out to the road with Fern and waited with her till the bus came. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

Here am I, who shall be twenty in September, and yet I never had a proposal till to-day, not a real proposal, and to-day I have had three. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“When we first come in, he never saw me at all. He only saw you. And he was horrified, till he saw me. Then he calmed down all at once.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Have games till it’s cooler. I brought Authors, and I dare say Miss Kate knows something new and nice. Go and ask her. She’s company, and you ought to stay with her more.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I told myself I wouldn’t leave till Georgie came home, I wouldn’t meet Lissa, but in the end I couldn’t stand the loneliness any longer. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“It’s this way by me: Nobody tells me nothing and I don’t know till now.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It wasn’t supposed to kill me, just keep me there till You-Know-Who came.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I get under the cows and squirt the milk into Alphie’s mouth till he’s full and throws it up. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The dessert was not carried out till after nine; and at ten footmen were still running to and fro with trays and coffee-cups. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

They were covered in mud till all that could be seen were their eyes and mouths. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“I waited till we got you here to tell you this: dear Abby is now a vegetarian.” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

The want of his animating influence appeared to be peculiarly felt one day that he had been summoned to Millcote on business, and was not likely to return till late. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I can read the English and Irish papers The Abbot brings home or I can use the library cards of Laman Griffin and my mother till I’m found out. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Really. And his wife used to wash her underpants and hang ’em on the antenna of her car and then drive around town till they were dry.” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

She got to like it a lot and she and Tea Cake were on hand every night till the others teased them about it. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

They left a son in the dark earth of Colorado, crushed into the tilled earth by a spilled tractor. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wasn’t really sure till a couple of days ago. When they announced the winners.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Usually she waits till she’s safely in her car and down the street. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The dancing, chanting boys had worked themselves away till their sound was nothing but a wordless rhythm. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“I must sit out in the fields here, I think, and fast till I grow thin enough to slip through.” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

She had let herself go With it—swimming quietly, floating—till the boat arrived at last.... And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

It was a slow progress till we were out in the country. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Miss Saunders stares down at him till he turns his head away and starts playing with the buttons on his shirt like some two-year-old. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

I run and run and run till I can’t breathe no more. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Simon looked at them both, saying nothing but nodding till his black hair flopped backwards and forwards: his face was glowing. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“I shouldn’t of did that. George’ll be mad. An’ . . . . he said . . . . an’ hide in the brush till he come. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the kitchen window, Aziz could watch each day as the snowcap marched down the mountains till winter. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Not till we get this settled,” the man with the mole growled. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’m glad Shiloh’s back, I’m glad he’s going to get better, and that we can keep him till he’s well. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know it sounds childish, but wait till it happens to you! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I could hear giggles in the distance till a door shut and cut them off. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

We lived there till we moved to our first house. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You could tickle that girl till half past tomorrow and she won’t laugh none.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

What I haven’t recognized till now is that the answers are signposted. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Putting his arm around me, he said, “Now, I wouldn’t worryy about those dogs. They’ll be all right. It’s not long till daylight. Then you can go to them.’ Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wait till the door clicks shut, then I place a finger over the Play button. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

He decided to let her brood on it till, say, next week. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He moved his hands up and down my back, till I was almost dizzy. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

We searched again every day till at last I found a raisin in my bun and held it up. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

For a while Sam sat musing, and tending the fire till the water boiled. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The next thing I know she’s waking me up and it’s hours later and my head is completely confused till I hear her saying, “Noise, Todd, I can hear Noise.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Thanks. It was all Bob. He’s resting in his tank back at the Spegg, but you can meet him later if you want. We’ll be here till tomorrow.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

All was smooth sailing till eight weeks into their journey when, on the verge of uncharted waters, they came across the longboat filled with human bones. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

But every Saturday morning, they drove the hour to Nelsonville and stayed till Sunday night. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

From that time till this moment we lost the contact with him. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

We must push on; we shall never feel happy till we get the launch in sight again. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t wanted to go, but Anh had nagged him every day till he’d gotten his father to sign his consent form. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

She passed them in through the curtain of leaves and sat with her back to him till he was dressed. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I pass the days as productively as I can: trying to stay clean, sharpen my aim, and keep my lip buttoned from Vespers till breakfast. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t stop till they were plastic splinters. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Here’s a half. That leaves me exactly one dollar to last till Wednesday.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t even know it bothered you till we started walking over here. Manuel said it was a good movie. We put it on; not a big deal.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Daddy’s always wanting me to turn the other cheek till I ain’t got another cheek to turn. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

And I won't find out how the launch went till I get to Schiaparelli. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He kept on wrapping the cool white strips around and around till it was all finished up and my arm inside like a hot dog in a bun. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I beat my chest till the whole world hears. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

I don’t hear one thing Mrs. Robins says for the next three hours till lunch. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

Madame Olga predicted it would rain in Brazil; it didn’t, though. till/until. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We don’t know how long that will be. We’ve got to survive till then.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I stood waiting, bent forward with my feet apart, flat-footed, till they ended their interminable orations. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

All of a sudden I wanted her to cry till her eyes practically dropped out. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

But the horse nuzzled at him with its nose and pawed him gently with a hoof till he had to get up. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

She didn’t move a muscle till he had finished. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Now, dear, what are your own? Do you love him enough to wait till he can make a home for you, or will you keep yourself quite free for the present?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

At bayonet-practice I had constantly to fight with Himmelstoss, I with a heavy iron weapon, whilst he had a handy wooden one with which he easily struck my arms till they were black and blue. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hollered with hurt till Little Arliss turned up and went to crying, too. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

And she’s taking the song of my ma and she’s weaving it into everything else till it becomes a sad thing all her own. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

But I didn’t realize what I’d done till I heard the sound. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Back he went, right up into their faces, where he pestered them with yelling bays and false rushes till they couldn’t stand it. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile I crouched with my drawn sword to keep the surging phantoms from the bloody pit till I should know the presence of Teiresias. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

"It's the dead they've come for. Cats can smell blood six miles off. They'll stay near the bodies till they've eaten every last stringy shred o' meat, and cracked the bones for the marrow." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Every night Ty'ree stayed with me in my room till I cried myself to sleep. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

We hiked till five and camped beside a tranquil spring in a small, grassy clearing in the trees just off the trail. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

In France the young girls have a dull time of it till they are married, when ‘Vive la liberte!’ becomes their motto. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mam gets the relief and the food dockets till someone informs on her and she’s cut off from the Dispensary. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I adjust the napkin holder in front of me till Tony’s booth is reflected in the polished silver. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

I read the story of a man who hitched his plow to a team of shamblers and tried to use them to till his field. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

We stay up till four a.m. working on Germ, me on my laptop, Brenda flat on her back on the floor, legs up the wall. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He wanted to speak quietly to Lyra, but not till he could see the Gallivespians and know he wasn’t being overheard. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Still, he was anxious and uneasy till he turned a corner and there saw the city gate in front of him. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

“Not unless you want to. I’m not working till later,” he says. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“Take this, and don’t open it till after your audition. After they fall completely in love with you.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

She leaves and it’s quiet in that empty ward and when I’m finished I don’t know what to do because you’re not supposed to do anything till they tell you. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The thought of such a long gap till they might meet again made Liyana’s heart sputter in her throat. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I dug my nails into my palms till my skin had nearly turned to herringbone. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

How long would it take till they knew one true thing about her? Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“About how Mrs. Moss shoved food down Candace’s mouth till she almost barfed.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

But there seemed something more fitting in leaving the last word till they stood on the top, and could see a circular horizon of water. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I had by now given up hope of finding the roadside inn and had set my mind on motoring on till I reached the next town or village and seeking shelter there. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

The room is dark, but it’s that half dark/half light that means it’s about 7:06, way too early to be awake after staying up till 3 a.m. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

“You don’t want to waste going to your first dance with a friend. Wait till you have a real boyfriend.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

“The team always practises till six on Fridays.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Because, Cooter, their poison gets into your blood too quick. Within hours you commence swelling till your skin looks soft and rotten as a ripe peach left in the noonday sun!” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I didn't get what he was babbling about, till the lettuce finally came up in wavy lines and bunches instead of straight rows. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ama knew he wouldn’t stop till he’d torn it off, but Will leapt forward as he saw the pistol fall from Mrs. Coulter’s hand. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He pushed himself forward and the wind came again, stronger now, cuffing the forest heads till they ducked and roared. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“And I’m not. My breakfast date is with Mr. Charles Cheese. Alas. Can it wait till Monday?” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“You get him. I’m gonna stay down here on this floor till you put him on the deck.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon we were hemmed in with trees, which in places arched right over the roadway till we passed as through a tunnel; and again great frowning rocks guarded us boldly on either side. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

The rangers parted to let him through, though one mare whinnied and shied away till Rory gave her reins a sharp tug. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Momma never hit me before, not till today. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

We each gobble up what’s on our plates and go for seconds and thirds till it’s gone. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

“Like ‘It’s not over till the fat lady sings.’” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

‘Alas, my cruel fate condemns me to remain here till my tyrant is destroyed.’ Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

They didn't tell us kids about the divorce till after it happened, and when they finally mentioned it, they claimed it was a small price to pay if it ended our immigration struggles. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t till class ended that I realized Mike wasn’t sitting in his usual seat next to me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Just as Mr. Benson had said, we could see the path they had worn down through the ice and snow till the bare black earth was visible. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt himself flung to the ground, and he lay as he fell, till black dreams took him. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I did not feel dizzy—I suppose I was too excited—and the time seemed ridiculously short till I found myself standing on the window-sill and trying to raise up the sash. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I grabbed two sparrow-size birds from under a falling club, and the both of us ran till we couldn’t hear the screams behind us. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

But that first night, even under the blanket, I shivered and I cried till I fell asleep. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he won’t stop till the soles and heels are covered with squares of rubber tire which stick out on each side of the shoe and flop before and behind. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“He’s gleaning in another city today. He won’t be home till late.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I sort of let them burn down till I can't hold them any more, then I drop them in the ashtray. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

And here was the nimble Army Corps of Engineers planning to hold back 250 billion gallons of water with notoriously unstable glacial till. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“If you’re not used to things in Mississippi, you’ll have to watch yourself pretty close till you catch on,” he said. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t bring the cab in till six this morning and went straight over to Sophie’s place and over to the track. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

We’d arrive at the pool around nine o’clock in the morning and stay till four o’clock in the afternoon. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He woke in terror, and sent the werelight flaming through the air, lighting every corner of the little house till he saw no shadow anywhere. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Each man gladly believes the other man’s story, only waiting impatiently till he can cap it with a taller one. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

That for stealing pumpkins from a field, and for kindling a fire in a dwelling they three shall be seated in the stocks from one hour before the Lecture till one hour after. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

The thought of what she would do expanded till it filled the room. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked for them all over till it was late. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Ninety-nine more days till you tell Mister Johnny bout me.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

To turn around and keep myself busy, doing anything, till second period. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Papa could have lasted till past sundown, but I didn’t see how I could. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was still a long dark hour till dawn. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can use it to get her back to Orlando, and she can get a summer job and live in an apartment till college starts, and at least we’ll have the summer. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

He knocks me to my mother’s bed and punches till I cover my face and head with my arms. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“He gone whip him till that white boy call him Momma.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m hungry but I’m afraid to go home till I find my father. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Dear me! It’s quite a story, and shall be saved till dinner-time. And now let me take the liberty of asking you a question. How did you come there, that day?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Madame coquetted with him in the most captivating and naive manner, with eyes, gestures, and a profusion of compliments, till the Colonel’s old head felt thirty years younger on his padded shoulders. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

Following the plan, I run out in the street till I was ten yards past, then turned to face her. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

If they survived till the next day, he hoped they could find a different way back—anything but a plane. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I chew my toffee till it melts and leaves my mouth all sweet and sticky. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Then you better rustle it up, Mrs. Bains. You got till”—he swiveled around to consult the calendar on the wall—“till Saturday coming. Saturday, Mrs. Bains. Not Sunday. Not Monday. Saturday.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

With the tears running down her own cheeks, Kit flung both arms around the trembling woman, and together they huddled against the log and watched till the red glow lessened and died away. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“Not till late afternoon, I believe. I believe it’s around four o’clock. Isn’t that a little over your head, dear?” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

But I beg her to let me stay up till I finish. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

“That was smart, bro. Couldn’t you wait till morning or something?” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

The three girls hold the center of the stage till Daisy Blunt comes walking down the street in the moonlight. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

“And no scent, no television, no hot water even. If you feel you can’t stand it, stay here till I come back.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

His joints popped as he flexed his fingers, and he rolled his head from side to side till his neck cracked. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“We’ll come and play with her on weekends till she can come home with us,” Dad promised. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

She knew the flower heads would have to boil till midday and then remain steeping in their water for many hours more. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Will and Lyra lifted the sleeping dragonflies up to a shelf in a dark corner, where Tialys said they would rest till daylight, and then the Gallivespians joined them on the table. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Men, women, and children were in the fields at their lawful labor, plowing, weeding, sowing, where they would remain till dusk. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

He thrust it back, and it was driven to him again, and so up and down, to and fro, at least twenty times together, till Mr Mompesson forbad his Servant such familiarities. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

We waited till she went inside, then crossed the highway and opened the gate in the picket fence that was about to topple over from the weight of Carolina jasmine. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The day the Mary Rose went under he’s planting a bed of flowers by his back porch, the one that faces the creek, and don’t see me till I holler. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

After school she tells me sit at the table and write my father a letter about Mam in the hospital and how we’re all at Aunt Aggie’s till Mam comes home. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

They treed him up a mesquite and kept him there from early morning till long after suppertime. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not enough to last till payday at the end of the month. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Maxine, Dean, and I put the Ladybird books away till the smell of gammon and mushrooms filled the small kitchen. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

With outstretched nets, noise-making implements, shouts, and sharp-pointed spears, they drove him back and back till he reached one of the iron gates, which was raised and then lowered swiftly behind him. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

It didn’t take long till we were sitting at the table, eating in silence. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Me and Mama used to sit watching movies till late. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

I had never enjoyed being a small elephant and hadn’t mourned the loss till now. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It won’t stop till we get there. I only hope no one’s using the other elevator at this moment.” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

I investigate the newly tilled soil downstairs in the future garden. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

I just took her porch steps in one leap and was off, not stopping till I ended up with skinned knees and elbows in the alley beside the post office. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

And once, when no doorman was handy, he had to crawl into a yesterday’s paper and roll himself up in the second section till danger was past. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

Grandpa let her rave till she shouted, “Pa, Love Simpson has earned the disrespect of everybody in town. And now she’s go’n get everything she can out of you, startin’ with New York City! Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Lyra waited till she was sure he was asleep, and then took the dishes into the kitchen and ran them under the tap, rubbing hard with a cloth until they looked clean. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stopped and a shudder ran through her, increasing in intensity for a few seconds, till, at the end, she shook as though in a palsy. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I kept poking him backward till he was against the wall. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

It didn’t dawn on me till after he left that I still didn’t know any more about ladies having babies than I did yesterday when I was just nine. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

But Papa couldn’t read so he never found out what he was registered as till Mama told him. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suds it till it falls away muck at my feet to be stepped out of? Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seven leans down to blow the candles out, but Daddy says, “Wait! Man, you know you don’t blow no candles out till I say something.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Our horse reared in fright, and I struggled to keep my seat, till the giant reached down and touched the beast gently on his muzzle. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She said, “Carry your bag to Cooter’s room, Elijah. And don’t be trying to talk to that dunce neither. Another thing he gunn be doing till he turn thirty is keeping his mouth shut.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Lily and I were friends for a long time till she moved away to California. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not till the next morning, when the matter of the trip to New York came to a head, did I suspect he had a mean streak that put Loma’s in the shade. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Come on, Byron, we gotta wash your hair till that junk comes out, hurry!” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I guess we can wait till tomorrow.” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

He did not like to admit it, but he said, “I take her in my lap and pet her till she calms down, and sometimes I sing her a song. You’re making me feel foolish.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

She found a sprawling map and ran her finger along it till she found the area called Anthropology Archives. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Two more years before I’m in high school and I’m already counting the days till I get out of Haines Junior High and away from Lymon. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

On the wind over the grey waves they doubled, snapped, swooped, lunged, till smoke roiled about them red-lit by the glare of their fiery mouths. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t think nothing of it till about five minutes later when he pointed at some gigantic poplar trees and said, “Is that one n’em bald-head eagles?” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“Wait till you see the garden,” Lucas said. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

The ash fell on the snow till it was all but black. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

The innkeeper, with a glance at the great yew-staff in the corner, said nothing at all for once, but filled up Ged's cup with brown ale till the foam ran over the top. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Simon knelt on all fours and was sick till his stomach was empty. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Jam nodded and waited till her mother’s attention was diverted to Aloe before leaning in toward Redemption. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t earn it. It come from selling the calf. I was only going to bury it—till it was needed.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

‘I should not sing any more at present. Wait till we do get to the edge, and then we’ll turn and give them a rousing chorus!’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I don’t care what she has in the trunk till I start a football team with Billy Campbell and Malachy. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think I should stop till I get to a hundred. I can feel the sentences working. I think I need the whole punishment to make me stop spitting.” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

I rubbed till my arms burned with pain. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

This man, Fat Alger, claimed to have drunk claret on the warden’s porch one night till 2 A.M. and then stayed in his bedroom till 3 A.M. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did not speak to me one word, nor even direct to me one glance, till his sisters returned. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

It smelled like T. P. “You all shut up now, till he get to sleep.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Smith kept explaining things to me up till the very end of the shift. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I would wait in the still and growing darkness, till I could not wait anymore and had to walk on. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s gonna take you till tomorrow to finish that water,” he says. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

I stopped by the Inspection Office on my way down the corridor, and I being the guard none stopped me from entering and looking till I found the wall-panel that contained the alarms and switches. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Down the staircase, up another, around the bend, past the ticket booth Sally ran, and Dolores, too, huffing and puffing till she thought she couldn’t run any farther. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

She would listen to them till their words blended into a soft sheet of sleep gently spreading over her. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Like I’d figured, it had taken her and Lisbeth till dark to get the wood dragged up and the fire to going around the dead cow. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

I used to have a neighbor, a sleek and thoughtful seal, who could balance a ball on her nose from dawn till dusk. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

When my mother calls, Hope Dell Jackie—inside! we complain as we walk up the block in the twilight: Everyone else is allowed to stay outside till dark. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

She listened carefully, and then inched her way along till she was as close as she could get to the speakers. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Holding it tightly, he brought the gun close to his chest, then let it swing down till the butt rested on the floor. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, Lord,” said Sister Price, “can’t none of us stop praying till we see His blessed face.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I have enough to last till launch, so I won't starve. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hide in the brush till I come for you. Can you remember that?” Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just stick your arms in there and feel around till you get her!” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Stay there till you come to your senses. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Mace murmured, “You bloody well limp till we’re out of sight.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He’d have to not be noticed harder than he’d ever done in his life before, and keep it up as long as he could, till either he found his father or they found him. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

You go till the number is so big you can’t say it in your head in the space of a second, and so you fall behind. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Behind him, Radar sat up, waited till the coast was clear, then climbed across the arms of the sofa and straight back into the big, comfy chair. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

As the cartons of survival rations diminished, I reduced my intake till I was following instructions exactly, holding myself to only two biscuits every eight hours. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder if he’s counting the days till summer. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“But I never thought of the Virgin Mary being colored till I saw this picture.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He placed a hand on Papa’s broad shoulder, but then he added, “You know, Jonah, sometimes it’s best to wait till times get better.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

At present Sam still thought only of hiding, of lying low till all was quiet again; and he listened anxiously. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Whenever he here, he look like he just counting the minutes till he get to go back to his accounting job. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“No, son, Gramma’s not coming back, not till the good Lord brings her home to us.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

“I never knew what true love was till I met Katie.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

"You better get on with it, boy. Even with your qualifications you can't wait till the last minute." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

In other news, it's seven sols till the harvest, and I still haven't prepared. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fire burns, the smoke rises, Manchee’s tongue hangs out in a stunned pant, till finally I say, “Viola.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

The slavers brought him to an island off the Georgia coast and hid him there till he got bought for Mr. Bubba Tate; that’s how he ended up in Cold Sassy. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“He might come while I’m still making it, and then we’d have to make conversation for an hour and a half till it was ready. Anyway, we’ve got some biscuits.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I lay there where I fell till strength returned. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

We bargain bargain for a long time, back and forth, back and forth, till the cost is within my reach. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

Eric bent down and blew softly again till the patch was bright Sam poked the piece of tinder wood into the hot spot, then a branch. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“We don’t know for certain. We could wait and see. We could tie him or shut him up in the corncrib or some place till we know for sure!” Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Good-bye,” she said, and lingered on the pavement till the car had turned the corner and gone out of sight before she set off toward the hornbeam trees. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to take a giant bite right there, but donuts always tasted better if you waited till you were home first. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

If a person owns a piece of land, does he own it all the way down, in ever narrowing dimensions, till it meets all other pieces at the center of the earth? Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘I just want you to help out till things sort of get started—you know.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

"Not us till last. They never noticed in the dark. Anyway you said I was only on the outside." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Didn’t believe I’d need any. So what you think, is it best to grab him at night and wait till early morning to travel?” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

“I practice the art of ‘pull his shirt over his head and punch till you see blood.’” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Her hair was as black as tilled soil. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I stood on the sidelines of the arena in St. Paul, Minnesota, clapping till my palms stung. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Have to. Can’t leave it till the morning. She wants to watch.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I wash my eyes three times a day and I blink till I get a pain in my eyebrows. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Hari crossed his arms and waited till Max looked at him. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“I have to be off. He’s happy now, with that leaf to chew. But wait till he wants real food. He'll start yowling. And it's almost mealtime.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I brushed straw and dirt off me, and carried on walking till I came to an old-style bathtub in the corner of the next field. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

"This has been a strain to you and you don't know what you're saying. You'd better try and sit quiet till morning." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

We worked in there from morning till night, except for school, and Tateh had us timed for that. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wait till they saw what Arlington, Iowa, had to offer! Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

But up till a week ago, the dictator’s family was in control and nothing but essential correspondence was being allowed out. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

She invited James over to hang out, and as they walked up her stairwell, her apartment tilled with skateboard thunder and Matthew chanting Flush lyrics. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Well, anyway, even if this wasn’t a rare book it means a lot to me, and I’d like to be sure it’s in safe hands for a while. Just till I come back for it.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

After bailing him out a few times, Deborah started leaving him in jail to teach him a lesson, saying, “You just stay there till your bail come down to where you can afford it.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Slowly at first, then faster and faster, till it was a circular mist before their eyes, the propeller in front of them began to revolve. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The top-drawer business had preyed on his mind till he had determined to be un-gentlemanly in earnest, if everybody accused him of being so. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hello, hope I’m not interrupting. We have twenty minutes till the doors open upstairs. Anybody up for an Extreme Challenge?” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

After I lost two ’cuz of the holes in my pants pockets, Daddy said I lose another, I just wait outside till he gets home. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

My mom spoke to him in a bunch of languages till they found one they both liked. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Let’s not stop. Let’s not stop till I ask a question. I’m going to ask about Security.” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her lips pursed and she looked at me with a face that said, “Just wait till Carmen leaves.” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

"That boy's just crazy till he can get in the water," his mother said. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Then don’t tell her about it. Just wait till they show up.” The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

He took another step and then another till he was right at my hand. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

She just got real still and quiet and kept staring at me till I couldn’t stand it and had to look away. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are only a few Carussos in the phone book, and I eliminate them one by one till I find her. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“But the task’s not till tonight!” said Harry, accidentally spilling scrambled eggs down his front, afraid he had mistaken the time. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Joel wouldn’t begin slaughtering cattle and turkeys till later in the summer. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

The other boys took up the cry till the mountain rang. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

If they don't get back till late they won't even bother to look.' I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

One hand wiped away the tears that flooded her face, and the other felt along the ground till it found the box. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I gripped the edge of the table and tugged till my fingertips paled. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

All of a sudden she looked old and tired, not the Grandma who worked from sunup till sundown. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Not till Julio there jumped on the prisoner. They were just walking along the river path, towards town. Some boys swimming told us which way they went.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Come here till I comb your hair, said Grandma. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I just sat and held it softly till Mrs. Hummel came with the doctor. He said it was dead, and looked at Heinrich and Minna, who have sore throats. ‘Scarlet fever, ma’am. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t I wait till Monday? I can help unpack boxes and supervise the hogs.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“As soon as I can scrape the funds together, we’re gone. Just be careful till then.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

‘Mrs. de Winter won’t be in to tea till five o’clock.’ Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Rewards to people who fit the System best, you know. King’s immediate thanes, the thanes’ top servants, and so on till you come to the people who don’t fit at all. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would serve Nat right if they sat there till the ice set in. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“We gotta go past where he is and wait. Maybe till nighttime.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“The shuck Maze’ll kill all you shanks. . . . The Grievers’ll kill you . . . one every night till it’s over. ... I ... It’s better this way. . . .” The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z

Then, brutally, “And don’t come back till I call you.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“I can’t wait till I get my very own bicycle next month. Father’s is too big for me. I fell,” she explained matter- of-factly. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Piggy and Ralph came to the edge of the grassy platform; and the boys, as they noticed them, fell silent one by one till only the boy next to Jack was talking. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

She takes the three old coats from our bed and piles them on the pram till you can hardly see Alphie at all. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“But the tears are necessary. Don’t you remember what Othello said? ‘If after every tempest came such calms, may the winds blow till they have wakened death.’ Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

We piled them up till we had the carcass completely covered, then set fire to them. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the same poem, she told him that she was “wishing and waiting and counting the months till you come back to me.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I just go for the popcorn and wait till the coast is clear in the halls. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Dad, on the other hand, didn’t really date till college. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

They could steal a meal among the swedes, halt till darkness and cover the short distance to the farm after a good rest. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mom says that despite their marital woes and my grandfather's wandering eye, they remained in love till the very end. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“I must go to my work...it is late already. I shall be back at midday to feed the children, stay till then.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, he said, “Go on, Jesper. There’s a line of credit waiting for you at the Crow Club. Play till morning or your luck runs out, whichever comes first.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Then you lower yourself, inch by inch, till the water's up to your neck. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

And I’ve lost track of how many days till I become a man but I can tell you it’s never felt farther away. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

She slashed at birch leaves till the splintery point of the broken broomstick was green and sticky. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

We’re putting together a supply mission to keep you fed till Ares 4 arrives. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, if the new-free folks say they want to live in the Settlement, everyone decides where they’ll stay till they get their own place and get comforted ’bout being ’mongst us. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Joe had decided he would wait till next Saturday because not collecting the dollar and thirty-five cents wasn’t going to strap him. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you name him. Don’t you do that, till he’s past two years. It’s ill luck to name them When they’re still on the breast. You crows may not know that, but it’s true.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He'd walk around me, staring, acting all puzzled, till Tariq or someone would ask him what he was doing, and he'd say he was looking for the strings that were holding me down. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Up till now, there’s been a fantasy quality about all this, but hearing names like Michael and Caroline makes everything very real. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

I stayed by his side till he stopped. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

He’s punching me upside the head, screaming and punching, till finally I set him free. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Just wait till your father gets home!” her mother says in a cold, furious voice. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then he slumped forward, into a crouch I recognized, and his pleasant smile slowly widened, grew, till it wasn’t a smile at all but a contortion of teeth, exposed and glistening. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“That’s what I want for Christmas. All I want. To wrap this up. Wrap it up and sleep till New Year’s. Wouldn’t that be one hell of a present?” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Five minutes till the last bell I lean toward the door, legs bouncing, books left on the floor. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Just wait till the fancy admiral gets back. I don’t like saying stuff twice. Plus, he might not want you to hear it anyway.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

There were many clear stars, but the fast-waning moon would not be seen till late. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He described an enemy plane downed by a Harrier, cartwheeling right over his head till it crashed into the sea. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

He met up with his brother Walter in Chicago, where he was fleeced and pickpocketed from the time he hit town till the time he left. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The sun will be up in a few hours. We’U stop here and rest till break of day.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Them tables ain’t for the likes of us. You stick close to me till you learn your way around.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I ate till it seemed like my eyeballs would pop out of my head, and still didn’t make anything like the showing that Burn Sanderson made. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘I grudge every hour, every minute. I’m going down to try it out. Don’t you follow till I come back or call!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

They went with him everywhere, from when he left his house in the morning till he returned at night. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Finn walked a little farther than the others, till the voices of the people of Bone Gap washed over him the way they always did. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I didn’t find out till night that Miss Love sleeping in the company room just wasn’t news anymore. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

It gave me a lovely sense of evil-doing that lasted clear through till Tuesday. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s no wonder! You sit there in that tub till you’re practically blue in the face, and then you—What’s this?” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

“So listen carefully ... if you really want to destroy my house, Joseph, I guess this will be your last chance. Go ahead. Burn everything down to the ground till there’s nothing left but ash.” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“This is Lastland. There is no land beyond. There is nothing but water till world’s edge.” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

He’d slowed me down till we were walking at an absolute snail’s pace. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I cannot name a day,” said he, “till I have spoken to some others whom I would wish to meet you.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

The Abbouds spent an entire exhausting weekend sightseeing nonstop around Jerusalem morning till night. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

It’s not till we get into the ship that Dylan admits he’s only ever flown the Jolly Roger on Called to Action: Agents Against the World. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Polly was very surprised because up till now there had never been any children in that house, but only Mr. Ketterley and Miss Ketterley, a brother and sister, old bachelor and old maid, living together. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Turner thought about getting to work on conquering his debased self, but decided that could wait till morning. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

We waited in the front hall till she hurried in, her hair still in a thick plait down one side of her neck. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Gone away from me for good, till now. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

A man was yelling, “You yellow-belly lowlifes, you waited till you knew most of the men was gone, you cowards!” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

“No, ma’am, Mrs. Bixby. Ma and Pa were wondering if it’s all right if I stayed with you tonight ’cause that meeting might go on till tomorrow.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“She didn’t till I told her. She told me about him because he’d been asking her about the nuns.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“You were with us till we were right outside the classroom!” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Zooey didn’t reply till he had opened a new package of razor blades. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

“No, we planning on jus’ camping outside town till we get everything took care of. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

It will remain so till it flows no more.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I called Wishbone’s name till my throat hurt. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

They said the usual things about resting now; and not talking till he was stronger, and so forth. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Let’s get some dinner. 5TH JUROR: Why don’t we wait till seven? Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I throwed up over and over till waren’t nothing coming out of me but bitter water that I ain’t got no recollection of drinking. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Neither says a word till we get to my room. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“The heat’s on. Mario’s house is surrounded. My ride to the capital is stopping at the anacahuita tree at dawn. I have to hide out till then.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ms. Eisen begins walking away and then turns back and says, “Don’t you need your hajeeb right now? Five minutes till bell rings, so go get changed now.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

He had curried the horses till they shone. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

We stayed out there till it started to sprinkle again, a soft, cold rain that sent the cats at our feet darting inside. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Cut trees, cane; plowed till he could hardly lift his arms; plucked chickens and cotton; hauled lumber, grain, quarry rocks and stock. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

She would not share them with anyone till every detail was carefully provided for. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

He lingered by my desk till the bell rang. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He spun me around till I got dizzy. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

One big meriny colored woman was so ugly till it was worth five dollars for her not to come in, so he gave it to her. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

“You can’t really do any useful intellectual conditioning till the foetuses have lost their tails. Follow me.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

So Will watched as the flames roared along the resinous twigs, and with streaming eyes and scorched hands he adjusted each fresh branch till the heat was focused as Iorek wanted it. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Uh-uh. You get to drop me off and then you make yourselves scarce till you pick me up in two hours and then we tell Hollis that we spent the afternoon running around the country.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Wes, now eight years old, was free from any adult supervision till then. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

She’d always thought they would die when she did, but some vestige of life was in them yet—the last tatters of her own, till sunrise could turn them to smoke. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I moved a little more till my legs were on the boat. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

They had to make it last till help came. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She feels ashamed enough without telling the whole world and wait till her own mother hears. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

It went on, right on till dinner was served to us where we sat. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Fake it till you make it” is one of the most American attitudes I can think of. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“Carlisle brought Rosalie to our family next. I didn’t realize till much later that he was hoping she would be to me what Esme was to him — he was careful with his thoughts around me.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Every Friday and Saturday night our two tiny rooms were packed with migrant workers, menial labourers and garbage collectors, buying drinks till well past midnight. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Don't let it happen till after me and you done been upstairs. How come I always have to come get you?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Would it? Would any of you have believed me till now?’ said Strider. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“You are making me fed confused. Suppose you wait till you are grown up and know the reason?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

As you see it it is, while the seeing lasts, dar\\ nightmare-history, timc-as-coffin; but where the water was rigid there will be fish, and men will survive on their flesh till spring. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You have been crying till you are half blind, and you are near crying again now.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

They appear way too young to be married, till you look in their eyes. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She takes me into an empty ward and tells me sit there on that chair it won’t be long now till I get my dinner. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

It’s pleasant there till Michael starts to worry over Alphie getting Mam’s disease and me getting hanged for an outlaw. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“She did what she said she would, anyway. She stayed till the wind changed,” said Jane, sighing and turning sadly from the window. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t want to, mister. I swear I didn’t. He kept worrying me till I went in.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I yelled and whipped them till I gave clear out. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pulls her chair over to the fireplace.We all eat our bread and egg and watch her cry till she says, What are ye gawkin’ at? and turns away to look into the ashes. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“You did not even wait till I had a sword.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

How soon till his fire bums hot enough to crack stone and melt iron? A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He stared at the glass ball till the snowstorm had abated somewhat. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

I’ll have to wait till I go to America where there are priests like Bing Crosby in Going My Way who won’t kick me out of the confessional like Limerick priests. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

He pushed it even harder, till it was biting into the man’s black skin, making all the veins in his hand bulge like thick, black night crawlers. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

It stayed that way till we turned one corner. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

A young transplanted Kentuckian living in an impoverished pocket of Cincinnati among families of similar background once said to me, “I never knew I was urban-Appalachian till I read it in a magazine.” Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

I move to my right, Aaron follows till we’re moving in a slow circle, Aaron’s hands still out, my knife still up, Viola keeping behind me, the spray covering everything. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

He thought also of hurrying to the Community Center and staying there till the place closed, so as to establish a partial alibi for the evening. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

My husband can till and sow and reap with skill, but here there is no land. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think it’s one of the kids from school till I turn and see only grown-ups in line behind us. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

He held me tight for a long time, till I quit shaking. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He dug the paddle in the water till the boat was the proper way round, and to her credit Alice did as he’d told her and said not a word. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

And there were songs beyond count of villages and kingdoms that lived in dread of dragons till some brave dragonslayer rescued them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

They made it by scraping the seeds which others had collected, chewing up the scrapings till they made a kind of paste or soup, and then swallowing it into their own crops. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I squeezed the shotgun till my knuckles hurt. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They are keeping themselves busy till I come down. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

She read it out loud till she came to the words she couldn’t understand. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

She walked in the direction of the song, following it till she found a small, bucolic waterfall that fed into a turquoise pond. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

He had finally become a preacher to hold her till his death. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Just wait till they get a couple more bakeries and boutiques stuffed in here,” Bennie said as they started and then ground to a stop for the four hundredth time. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

How Meg wouldn’t believe it till she saw the words. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When I was a child, I loved chasing aku. It was just play, though, because if you really wanted to catch them, you waited till evening, when they all lost their wings and fell down.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The black-haired chinless girl came up and I hated her till the end of time. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

The rent is already paid till the end of the month and he has friends, he said. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

These you sucked inside your mouth till all the flavor was gone, and then you stripped the moistened meat away from the seed. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He coughed till he could taste the blood and he said her name aloud. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Then with a bit he bored a hole lengthwise through the square part, and with his knife he whittled the wood till it was only a thin shell around the round hole. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But you don’t intend to try till the proper moment? Bless my soul, what unearthly prudence! He’s a good fellow, Amy, but not the man I fancied you’d like.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just wait till I told him what I had planned. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

But I never really woke up till dawn. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It didn’t thaw out and commence moving again till the summer of ’fifty-four! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Everything felt right and good, and she couldn’t wait till that night. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I waited for weeks till Scooter showed up. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

Probably not till the baby was born and the estate settled. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I watch him go up the lane till he turns the corner. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Was till I hurt my leg few months back. Hasn’t been the bloody same since.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

When the typhus fever had fulfilled its mission of devastation at Lowood, it gradually disappeared from thence; but not till its virulence and the number of its victims had drawn public attention on the school. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

The queue edged forward till Winston was almost at the counter, then was held up for two minutes because someone in front was complaining that he had not received his tablet of saccharine. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I was somebody else there: Mr. In-Your-Face, jiving and driving, looping and hooping, staying clean and being mean, the inside rover till the game was over. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Geese, young ladies,” returns Uncle, in a tone that keeps us quiet till Flo settles down to enjoy the Flirtations of Captain Cavendish, and I have the scenery all to myself. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

She told her parents she didn’t want to make any judgments till a month had passed. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t mean to be the one to tell you. I didn’t put it together that you’d know her till now,” said Paolo. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Lane, alone at the table, sat smoking and taking conservative drinks from his Martini to make it last till Franny got back. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

The gang of brutes, they beat me insensible, till nearly my whole body turned blue. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

As a result, each new ruler had to build his own palace and acquire the riches necessary to maintain it till the end of time. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

She wanted to peel back the man’s fingers till he yelled. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Fake it till you make it and all that. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

No matter how bad the food might be, you could always eat till you were full. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

—Yeah, I go every Saturday from six in the morning till six at night. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leans down till I’m looking at him. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Garikayi married Chipo when she was only twelve, but she didn’t get pregnant till now. You can bet he’s anxious about it. He doesn’t have any children. It’s considered a disgrace.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

She threw out her arms and twirled till her multicolored skirt looked like a pinwheel taffy. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

“You said it doesn’t shut till next week.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

I'd never noticed till I saw him roar by my hiding place. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I told him I was just trying to get my cap back and the bigger kid got on top of me and yanked till he broke my thumb. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

The students scoured, wiped and dried bedpans and bottles till they shone like dinner plates. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

All Cole did was pretend he was sorry for a few days till things blew over. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

No longer must people till their own gardens to eat, or hunt for their own meat. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

At night Pa banked it with ashes to keep the coals alive till morning. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He just thought he might want to ride his bike one of these days, before it got cold, before winter swooped in and hung around till March or April. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

But I thought on it and thought on it till I finally figured it out. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not quiet and nice, but I’ll come, if Mother will let me. I’ll go ask her. Shut the window, like a good boy, and wait till I come.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

"But it would be part of Ares 4. How does he stay alive till then? Venkat?" The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Michael who is only five and won’t understand anything till he’s eleven like me wants to know if we’re having fish and chips tonight because he’s hungry. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Goodness, you’re not making all that fuss about one old wolf? Wait till you hear a pack of them.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I watched him in my rear-view, and he was standing there almost till the last moment. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Repeat that process over and over till lunchtime. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sound swelled in the dark till the entire room was pulsating, till the air itself became alive and matted with bees. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

A thin mist began to creep up from the river, and it grew, and grew; till soon a dense fog enveloped the ship and all around her. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“We’re in Mexico and those are real Mexicans in there. These people can party till dawn.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Be mighty rank by then,” said I. “School play’s not till two weeks, you know.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“A week has already passed; we only have fourteen more days till we’re toads,” Valley said. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Me? I have never set foot in that nasty place and I never will, not till I turn Christian and they feed me to the lions,” the nurse replied. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

On Midsummer’s Eve, which was a Saturday, Mr. Jones went into Wil- lingdon and got so drunk at the Red Lion that he did not come back till midday on Sunday. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

Least till the thought of even passing by one isn't enough to make me choke up and start bawling about Mama. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

Merry stood beside the king’s stool and waited on him, till presently the old man, coming out of deep thought, turned to him and smiled. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Mr. Axelroot himself is boring to watch; on a typical day he sleeps till noon, then takes a nap. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hob says that we must not fly Cully till he has roused at least twice,” said the Wart. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I roomed with him for about two whole months, even though he bored me till I was half crazy, just because he was such a terrific whistler, the best I ever heard. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Alba understood then that her mother, who up till then had seemed like the only sane person in the family, also had a streak of madness. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They have agreed to let us stay till then.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’ll fiddle with the VCR till it pauses on the exact moment of van Damme holding his knee up to his chest before exploding it out sideways into a guy’s stomach. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

What she used to do, she’d fill a tub with ice-cold water, put me in it, and hold me under till I was blue. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each segment was supposed to be no longer than five minutes, and Dimple and Rishi didn’t come on till the middle, so they probably had close to two hours of waiting left. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

My tail will be in the wind from now till we leave, I know that. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I skirted fields, and hedges, and lanes till after sunrise. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Nothing. It’s like where the bomb landed and the poison’s leeched into the banks, everything’s gone in all directions till you get further out.” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“And the Steward doesn’t come in till the first bell. Stop fussing.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Rosaleen made banana pudding, banana cream pie, banana Jell-O, and banana slices on lettuce leaf till August told her it was all right, just throw the blooming things away. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I worked from 8 at night till 8 in the morning. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve seen plenty of dead. But till last night I never saw one entangled.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

"I want to wait here till Daisy goes to bed. Good night, old sport." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

She didn’t speak till they were sitting down beside the fire. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

So go back there and wait till they fix your stinking machine! Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

That NAACP’s come down here and filled ’em with poison till it runs out of their ears. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“Let’s just turn it down till we get away from this guy, all right?” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Through a school friend I landed a job selling newspapers after school plus Saturday and Sunday, from morning till noon. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two of the days it sat still from noon till dark, as if deserted, then began its run again at night. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

“You’ve got maybe forty-five seconds till the next wave,” says Plutarch. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Turns out nominations don’t happen till after winter break, so I still have a chance. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“I thought you said they weren’t supposed to come till next week.” Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Sure you could play horseshoes till it got dark, but then you got to read books. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he sat right there till Mama called us to dinner. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

We tore at the bites till they bled. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I backed away from the window and walked around the block twice, till my knees stopped buckling. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

I wanted to hone myself on it till I grew saintly and thin and essential as the blade of a knife. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

If he was trying to get his outside chores done early, maybe that Miss Sadie would be off doing the same and wouldn’t come back till noon. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

He put the lamp on the ground, and with a knife in his teeth, he shimmied up the tree till he was just above her. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The land was tilled and the first crop planted in time for the pale light of spring. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was not till he had actually climbed into Bernard’s plane and slammed the door that they gave up pursuit. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“For not guessing how you felt about me. I never even suspected it till we got to New York.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

She kept doing me that way till finally my heart was flopping around inside my chest like a catfish in a wet sack. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

She kept saying that till I got bored as hell, and I said to her, "Why don't you go on over and give him a big soul kiss, if you know him? He'll enjoy it." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Ever he clutched me, and ever I hewed him, till at last he fled into dark tunnels. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I’m floating over the whole field till The Red Hearts of Limerick clap me on the back and tell me that was a great goal, Frankie, you too, Billy. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The fire dance kept up till nearly dawn. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

But now I have to wait till I get home from school to fill her in on the crazy things these rich people say and do. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

You called me Pease, then!” he spat, rising and slapping me till I bent sideways over a bench. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I waited till the very last, wanting to keep the coating of honey on my skin as long as I could. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Cautious, very cautious,” thought Emma; “he advances inch by inch, and will hazard nothing till he believes himself secure.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

To this day I know he doesn’t understand why I couldn’t wait till maybe breakfast. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I mean not wait till Wednesday or anything. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

The evening was now drawing close, and well I knew that at sunset the Thing, which was till then imprisoned there, would take new freedom and could in any of many forms elude all pursuit. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“It reminds me of a certain snake I knew. A droll fellow, till a mountain fell on him.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Nothing, till he tries to land and take this house away from you.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Then slowly back down again, his body shuddering, till slowly, gently, he lowered the back of his head to the mat. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama made me wait till she pinned the black mourning band for Granny on my shirt sleeve. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Some concert venues objected so much to this signature song being included in Holiday’s set that white staff would deliberately create noise with the cash tills or bottle crates while she was singing it. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

I might of put my arm around Lightfoot till she stopped crying, but probably I wouldn’t of kissed her at all. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t till years later that I realized that for my sake. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lady Catherine had been rendered so exceedingly angry by the contents of her nephew’s letter, that Charlotte, really rejoicing in the match, was anxious to get away till the storm was blown over. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

They were till standing by the window cheering, when I walked in. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jacob, finger still in his mouth, looks back at me till he and his pa disappear outta the house. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

He opened the till, plucked out a dollar, and handed it to Alex. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

And then I go back to EleanorandViolet.com, search the archives till I get to the first post, and move forward through all of them until I’ve read every single one. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Joseph, get up! My mum’s at the clinic till five. We have the house to ourselves!” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Over there. That box. He asked would I keep it till he came back.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every one of those bees could have descended on me like a flock of angels and stung me till I died, and it wouldn’t have been the worst thing to happen. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wanted to inquire, but Blanca was very proud or already too much of a woman and would tell her nothing, so Clara just stood beside her bed and caressed her till she calmed down. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not till she was out of the woods herself. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I remember when she came to visit us in Boston. She was dressed in a pink romper suit and her hair stuck up straight off her head. Johnny wasn’t born till three weeks later.” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Before she went inside, Lissa said, “Meet me at the terrace tomorrow. I have lessons till noon, but after that I’m free.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

She had not known his grandparents were from Russia till now. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Slamming him back against the mast, he squeezed till the Yunkishman’s face turned as black as the fingers digging into his flesh. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Francis was standing beside me, but I was scarcely aware of it till he spoke, and I was startled by the closeness of his voice. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The waitress brought us refills, and Ty'ree waited till she left again before he started talking. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

I don’t look up again till the cornbread is gone and my plate is clean. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

The other Indians fled as Washington and Gist “took this Fellow into Custody, and kept him till about 9 o’Clock at Night, and then let him go.” George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

"We'll know by sunset. Take the girl in till then, and keep her somewhere safe." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Of course Digory did not realize the truth quite clearly either, or not till later. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t till later I discovered several church members had lived together for years as husband and wife and had never gotten married. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Britten followed Bigger till Bigger’s head struck the wall. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

‘I wouldn’t trust it,’ said Sam, ‘not till I was dying of thirst. There’s a wicked feeling about this place.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Jack made a move toward Piggy who scrambled away till a great rock lay between them. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Just don’t you try to hold your breath till then, you hear?” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

"What time is it? They won't be home till very late, Mother said. They went to a party in Norwalk, Connecticut," old Phoebe said. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

She won’t be able to do that till we sort out her ID, though. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

I ordered another pot of tea and sat watching the two of them till they, and the harassed Miss Megley, got up to leave. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

I was hoping right up till we got on the train that Grandma would come with us. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

He knew that his power, this night, on this dark enchanted ground, was greater than it had ever been, filling him till he trembled with the sense of strength barely kept in check. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

I woke him by touching his arm with one finger, softly at first, then harder and harder till I was jabbing into his flesh, marveling at how hard it was. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stretch my legs out till they’re even with the front legs of the chair in front of mine. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I thought you weren’t due back till this weekend?” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

I rub the toe of my shoe over the spot till it disappears. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Sweat ran down my back till it tickled. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Now,” she said, “I am just going to take the shoes down for Robertson Ay to clean. Behave yourselves, please, till I come back.” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

We’d run up the slides, spin on the merry-go-round till we were dizzy, and try to swing higher than one another. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

An incessant buzzing of helicopters tilled the twilight. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m gonna put you in the shower. You wash till you feel clean. Run the water hot and use lots of soap.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The snow kept coming till it was drifted and banked against the house. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

City buses and trolleys circulated from morning till night, swelling with riders before the orange and pink of dawn, as employees punching out from the graveyard shift met early birds just starting their day. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“Oh, sure, it’s the darndest house you ever saw. Painted like Pepto-Bismol. Your grandmother surely’s seen it—you go through town on Main Street till it turns into the highway to Florence.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She smeared mud and tree sap to camouflage her face and arms till she seemed an outgrowth of the island. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I eat till my stomach hurts and I wanna lay down and watch cartoons. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Then I dug ’round in my box till I found the piece of paper that Mr. Highgate had gave to me. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to wait till I hear news from America.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You can get you a good job. Wait till they see a boy wit!I a master’s degree.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could keep on her track till they were in some quiet place, and then smash her skull in with a cobblestone. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

He probably thought no one would find the body till the next day. 11TH JUROR: Pardon. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The stormy weather was followed by sleet and snow, and then by a hard frost which did not break till well into February. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

Old T.R. raced me to the top and then barked at me till I got up there. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Why you cry? till Mam is at me again.Your sister is sick in my arms and you’re there whining and whinging. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Just wait till you see what I have.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

We don’t have a thing to worry about till six. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“They were just waiting till I was nine.” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Press it in the wounds for me, Lyra. Fold the flesh over it and then hold some snow there till it freezes.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

It’s like the way you don’t notice the sounds toady-frogs make down by the river till they shut up. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

He stumbles from the house, up the lane, and doesn’t stop till he reaches Melbourne in Australia. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I push back harder again’ the counter till I was almost bending backwards. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Haw, I didn’t think till now, but I done made you a granmaw!” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

‘There’s no time for tales till we get somewhere else, Mr. Frodo,’ said Sam. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Not till they flagged and the chant died away, did he speak. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Even when she was awake again, with fifty-eight days to go till her marriage, she was still crying. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

First thing, I got to write Temp a postcard and be sure it’s all right for Mary Toy to stay on till we get back.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

My Noise churns and bubbles like a stew on the boil till finally I have to stop for a minute to calm myself down a little. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Five dollars is cheap since I don’t have any friends except Cathy who is only my friend till Tuesday. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn't think of it till we were halfway through the park. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

She watched and waited till she was perfectly sure, and then began the careful, lengthy, strenuous process of climbing down. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The bugs were all over me, eating my skin, starting at my ankles and crawling up under my pajamas till they would end up only God knows where. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

While she worked, the bees spun around us, gathering strength till they made soft wind on our faces. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If they keep fielding like that we’ll be here till tomorrow,” he said, and I grinned at him. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Wickham’s alarm now appeared in a heightened complexion and agitated look; for a few minutes he was silent, till, shaking off his embarrassment, he turned to her again, and said in the gentlest of accents: Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Yet from morning till night we work in the scorching sun, growing food for the army. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The women would carry their knitting to the doorstep, and they would all talk quietly there till the mosquitoes and the coming darkness drove them indoors. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Two months and twelve days till your birthday. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

We sit around the fire and drink our tea and cry because we have no father, till Mam says, Don’t cry, don’t cry. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

She loved me hard as she could till she left this world. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

With every flap of her arms, her body swelled, till she and the train were the same size, and me caught between. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I turn my head till they go away. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I stay behind the tree till the mourners leave and the grave diggers fill in the grave. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I think,” she said in a weak voice, “that I’ll wait my turn till later.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

With that word the heat seemed to increase till it became a threatening weight and the lagoon attacked them with a blinding effulgence. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

For one thing, they had not realized till now how very big she was. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

She takes out the campfire box, looking all around her till she sees a good-sized rock. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I was right, but didn’t speak as I ought, and he marched home, saying he wouldn’t come again till I begged pardon. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I waited till the porter’s call and then boarded just as the train was about to leave. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’d like to request the use of Armistead Field as our field to practice on, Monday through Thursday, from five till sunset,” she said. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Dad comes home with the drink smell there’s no money and Mam screams at him till the twins cry, and Malachy and I run out to the playground. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

And while I could debate that till I'm blue in the face, didn’t we prove it by leaving with Jared and them? Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

They sat there just stunned—till all of a sudden Mama grabbed Mary Toy and they jumped up on their seats. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

They didn’t take any food till he was clearly finished. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I just started walking in that direction and kept walking till I found him. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Couldn’t raise a decent herd of sheep or cattle, couldn’t even till crops except maybe to feed your family. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“If we mess with those condos”—and she pauses here for effect—“they’ll beat us till we bleed.” Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

It took a lot longer that way, so we didn’t get to the west part of Buxton till sometime ’round noon. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

It was then nine o’clock: he did not return till midnight. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Stride for stride, shoulder to shoulder, breath for breath, till they were matching on all points, a harnessed pair, two runners become one. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly the Emperor, who had kept his voice down till now, let out a roar of rage. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

I went from court to my office and stayed there till eight thirty. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was too embarrassing to even look back, so I just kept on running till I got to the nurse's office. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

They traversed the slope of the ridge till it dipped into the head of the valley, and there, sure enough, among ferns and reeds, a spring bubbled out of the rock. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Such views enjoyed an improbable durability and could be found repeated or echoed in European texts till near the end of the nineteenth century. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Games of dice and dominoes, people dancing and partying till all hours. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Bigger watched her fingers tremble through the air till they touched Mr. Dalton’s shoulder. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Spots jumped before his eyes and turned into red circles that expanded quickly till they passed out of sight. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

The beach stretched away before them in a gentle curve till perspective drew it into one with the forest; for the day was not advanced enough to be obscured by the shifting veils of mirage. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“But I been laying in there thinking I ought to be setting out here with you till you went to sleep.” Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were excellent fighters and were ready to fight the war till the end. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

She stayed outside and played with Little Arliss and the pup till her grandpa finally wound up his talking and tobacco spitting and got ready to leave. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We will not rip up this floor till we have had a good search,” announced Mr. Little. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t know how much till she abused you,” began Meg. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I cough as I do and even with the bandages it hurts so I have to wait till I stop. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Their great wings beat inward, slowing them, and their bodies swung downward till they were standing upright in the air, holding their position by the beating of their wings. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

In two days when they came out upon a road he set the bag down and sat bent over with his arms crossed at his chest and coughed till he could cough no more. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t stop till I got to the next town. And I saw Old Monkey there. ‘You lookin’ mighty fine, Anansi,’ said Old Monkey. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

I started picking scabs off my body and, when I didn’t have any, gnawing the flesh around my fingernails till I was a bleeding wreck. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I should sleep, drop war till spring as I normally do. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But till then . . .” Father said with a grin. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Come on, let's not stand around here,'' Ida said quietly. “The little one doesn't have to find out till tomorrow that his brother has vanished. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I rock till my insides are calm and peaceful. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Not till next Saturday night at least,” laughed Mercy. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I squeeze my eyes closed till I see stars. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

I feel I’ve returned it to him, along with whatever fragments of his own life, or of our life together, I’ve been keeping back till now. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was a job that might not be done till suppertime—or later. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, fields were always tilled by hand-held sticks or hoes, and seeds were planted individually by hand and not scattered as whole handfuls. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was actually not long before Gollum returned; but he came so quietly that they did not hear him till he stood before them. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I watched till he was gone from sight, then turned and looked at August and Rosaleen and the Daughters on the porch. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I cry, and hug myself, and laugh, letting out salt tears, he he! till I fall down gasping and sobbing. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

That night when the heavy curtains parted to show the lit stage, the crowd yelled and clapped till Chap Cheney stood up, grinning, and took a bow. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

She scrubs till my skin burns and tells Dad she wouldn’t give it to the world to say her son went on the altar dirty. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The only other class I had with Jenna, it turned out, was PE, so I’d have to wait till last period to find out more. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Hobbits are an unobtrusive but very ancient people, more numerous formerly than they are today; for they love peace and quiet and good tilled earth: a well-ordered and well-farmed countryside was their favourite haunt. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The hills blocked our radar, so we didn’t see the warplanes coming till they were right on top of us. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Or so I think, till Minerva comes around asking if I couldn’t spare a couple of pages for America’s statement for her hearing tomorrow. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And she vowed she wasn’t giving it up, not even to Maniac, till she read everything from Aardvark to Aztec. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The girl. I want you to look at her till your eyes bleed, see if somethin’ gets triggered in that shuck brain of yours.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I didn’t feel relaxed till we heard the blacksmith’s hammer ringing out from somewhere ’head of us. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

“Leave the roller in till tomorrow and it’ll be curled tight.” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Deep enough to carry me through till tomorrow. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I dressed in a rush, smoothing my collar against my neck, fidgeting with the tan sweater till it hung right over my jeans. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He didn’t speak till we reached the kitchen and he pulled the Martha White grits from the pantry. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s like a rainstorm after a drought—and I didn’t even know a friendship like his was missing till I found it. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

It must have been a good two hours, and would, Kit suspected, have been much longer had not the minister’s voice grown increasingly hoarse till it threatened to fail altogether. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

And spreading out her dress, she chasséed across the room till, having reached Mr. Rochester, she wheeled lightly round before him on tip-toe, then dropped on one knee at his feet, exclaiming— Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

More how you'll keep tripping over a hidden step, over and over, till you finally understand: Watch out for that step! Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I thought, If I could wait till he falls asleep first, then maybe it wouldn’t be a big deal. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I sat on a Coke crate and watched pickups zoom by till I was nearly poisoned with exhaust fumes and boredom. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He kept his hand there and stared me down till I couldn’t help myself. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

‘Can’t believe I didn’t notice this sooner. Wait till you see!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

When the book was finished, he and a group of friends hiked to the top and partied there till dawn. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

It waren’t till you went into the houses that you saw the different ways that folks set ’em up. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I smooth her hair down over and over till she practically purring, feeling the love in my hand. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

We watched ’em till they reached the other side. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

I am spending them like enchanted gold, doomed to turn back into dried leaves in tills all over town. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The Cape seemed next door to the East Indies—till a man had sailed the Indian Ocean. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Not if you think she will not be back till late," adding, as if suddenly aware of some discourtesy in his speech, “and I should miss the pleasure of walking home with you.” The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

The moment my feet touched the floor, I checked under my mattress where I’d tucked my mother’s things—just a temporary hiding place till I could bury them back in the orchard. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He crept along till he reached the egg sac. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

The price of these would pay for enough grain and meal to keep the farm going till summer came on and conditions were easier. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

“Well, we’d better start, then. No point in waiting till the sun comes out.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“What am I supposed to do with them packages all afternoon? I can’t do nothing till after three. I don’t want to be carrying that stuff around.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watched, amazed at her lithe dancer’s step, till she dumped her tray and glided through the back door, faster than I would have thought possible. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“All right, dancers, less than three weeks till showtime,” Miss Jovy says. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Why had his master let him sleep on out of turn, right on till evening? The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Minority parents had to get up before the sunrise to till your land, pick your cotton, clean your house, and get their children ready for school, then walk to work. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

On days I intended to go, I would wait till they were half a block ahead, so I wouldn’t be seen arriving in their midst. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

She never persuaded her nurse, however, who clung to the old gods till her death. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

My daily routine never changed: Open the store at seven, school till three, come straight home and work till ten, then flop to sleep. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I managed to keep it together till I got to the safe embrace of my parents, who waded into the crowd to find me. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

But the more I thought about the whole affair, the faster I walked, till finally I was almost trotting, as if any minute I half-expected to be stoned from all directions. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“Once there’s mouths to feed,” he’d say to me, “you’re a slave for life. You work till you drop down dead, just to feed your children.” Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

He comes to Billy Campbell and me to ask if we’ll go around the corner to St. Joseph’s Church and pray for Brenda to hang on till September. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Why, I owe at least a dozen pickled limes, and I can’t pay them, you know, till I have money, for Marmee forbade my having anything charged at the shop.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did; whereupon began a heaving, stamping, clattering process, accompanied by a barking and baying which removed me effectually some yards’ distance; but I would not be driven quite away till I saw the event. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Can we leave the lamp on till I’m asleep? he said. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Dennis kept poking around till he found an empty building that was cheap near Red Hook. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she ran down the hall and I heard her bedroom door slam and the house got very, very quiet—as if it was holding its breath till the next thing happened. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

I stomped and stomped on it till it was green plastic splinters. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

There was nothing else to say and we sat till the newspaper lady asked if we had found what we needed. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z