But that I could, on some level, understand these kids in Colorado, the killers. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt less annoyed, now, with Bigwig: he could understand his feelings. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a long time, I didn’t understand what was so important about these pieces of paper, but I eventually figured it out. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t uncomfortable yesterday, even though I understood how awful the Klan was. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

She's okay for a principal, but for some reason I still can't make her understand that it's not me who had a really bad Friday the Thirteenth. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

I was afraid to share my feelings with him—I didn’t really understand these bleak emotions myself. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

What the press—and seemingly everyone else—failed to understand was that it was Bobby’s shrewdness in protecting his financial interests, rather than temper tantrums or neuroses, that was making him hesitate. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

More comfort, but like the comfort of die flames it didn’t work with this new threat that he didn’t understand yet. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

I understood, but I still missed him, still thought maybe I was missing my last chance to see him, to say good-bye or whatever. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Moon Orchid, who never understood the gravity of things, started smiling and laughing, pointing at Brave Orchid. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You understand nothing, but it really doesn’t matter, since what you mean is, you’re glad to see me, just as I’m glad to see you because no more loneliness.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

If we didn't yet understand the meaning of the word, we would carry it over until the next day. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Secrecy in Karhide is to an extraordinary extent a matter of discretion, of an agreed, understood silence—an omission of questions, yet not an omission of answers. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe if Miss Palma had been allowed to read the journal entry, she would have understood why I shaved my entire head the next night. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you understand the long-term issues of a cross-country run like you’re planning? Muscle damage, oxidative stress, enlargement of the heart, knee damage, hip and pelvis misalignment, should I go on?” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Are you crazy? Asking a guard for a favor? Do you understand what he could do to you?” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“I just don’t understand them. I never will.” The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

“Oh, and hate. If you had ever met my sister, you would understand.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

This course will go no further than to encourage you to develop a basic understanding of what harmonic analysis is about. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“I understand, Principal,” Granny said, “but I don’t understand,” she added paradoxically. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

But either she never got the words out, or no one could or would understand, for whenever she was in her right mind, Rachel was there. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

And then Serafina understood something for which the witches had no word: it was the idea of pilgrimage. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could sense that my family, too, knew that I had to go, wanted me to go, though they didn’t understand why I had to go. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I understood that it was discipline and it was being done for a purpose. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“It’s political to some extent. You have to understand that. And who knows if they’ll like the content of this play? We can’t control that. It’s really out of our hands.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Stop, stop, not so fast. Where are you off to, then, Resa? To join your beloved family? You think I didn't understand all that whispering down in the crypt? Well, I did.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

We couldn’t understand why, until I looked up and noticed a partially camouflaged door where the wall met the ceiling, twenty feet overhead. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Only bubbles flew out of his mouth, but he had the distinct impression that the mermen had understood him, because they suddenly stopped laughing. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

None of the children laughed—they didn’t understand it. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Now, repeat after me, Anyone who doesn’t understand the theorems of Euclid is an idiot. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Hall, who had climbed Everest four times previously, understood as well as anybody the need to get up and down quickly. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

‘I can’t understand a word this feller says,’ the Head of the Army snapped. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frodo gazed at the ring with awe; for suddenly it seemed to him that he understood. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

A computer who could process data on the spot and understand how to interpret it was more valuable to the team than a pool computer with more general knowledge. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

I wondered was it possible she was understanding too. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, I was not only aware of it, but at times I also understood their point of view. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t understand why they had taken them away when they didn’t hurt anybody. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

“That would keep the Boring Room from being boring! Why can’t you understand that?” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Appreciating the treelike nature of a text can also help you understand one of the few devices available in nontechnical prose to visually mark the structure of discourse: the paragraph break. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

If you didn’t understand something in class, just drop an anonymous note into the box anytime afterward, and Sabbatini would get to it at the beginning of the next class. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Without language, one cannot talk to people and understand them; one cannot share their hopes and aspirations, grasp their history, appreciate their poetry, or savor their songs. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why did you pretend to not understand our language all these months?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Right. I understand that. I’m glad she had someone to be there with her.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

At first he had not understood the four people at all. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I understand. I kinda do the same thing. I live in Lake Windsor, but I play in Tangerine.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

I understood his anger about the English class. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, they seek to use their understanding of a chain of causes to interrupt the chain. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

And as I stood there in the hallway—alone—trying to understand what had just happened and why, I realized the truth: I wasn’t worth an explanation—not even a reaction. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

I understood why she was so anxious to go. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Then I understood that he had won, and my father had lost. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Percy nodded understanding, but he looked worn out. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Hitler now understood with absolute clarity the feeble resolve of the powers to his west. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“The more I think about it, I’m not sure that I understand it so well myself,” he said. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

That’s why psychologists try to understand the minds of murderers and rapists, why social historians try to understand genocide, and why physicians try to understand the causes of human disease. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was a big bear, but it did not want you, did not want to cause you harm, and that is the thing to understand here. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We just thought of it, all of a sudden. It’s just words we don’t understand.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

They know how to do their hair and makeup and dress themselves because they’ve probably been taught by parents who understand they shouldn’t just copy whatever the white celebrities and models are doing. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I totally understand if you guys don’t want to do the talent show anymore, but if you still do, I would really like that.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

He did not understand why Susan suspected nothing, why she could not simply look at him and tell how different he felt, why she did not even notice that he splashed on more aftershave now. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

If I were truly a direwolf, I would understand the song, he thought wistfully. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Galileo’s world and their world had different limits, although they understood each other perfectly. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Maybe, like Gramps, he’d understand why I don’t think I can stay. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t even paying close enough attention to what she was saying to really understand her. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

The guard beside Other-Finn was staring down at his hands as though he couldn’t quite understand why he was clutching a little boy’s arm. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I was too scared and shocked to understand it then, but now I think of that night as the beginning of a bad dream that would last for years. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

They thought they understood all there was to know just by looking at her. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

But, he says, “I don’t think he understands very much of it for the present.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The very best and most successful basketball teams—like the best and most successful organizations of any kind—are the ones that understand how to combine rational analysis with instinctive judgment. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

I’ve learned to understand human words over the years, but understanding human speech is not the same as understanding humans. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

“I don’t understand enigmas. I never could guess a riddle in my life.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“It’s just something I don’t understand,” he said. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I think he’s drunk because I can’t understand what he’s saying. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

If I can’t even understand the title, there will be little chance of understanding the article. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“Nay, how could I help saying what I did?—Nobody could have helped it. It was not so very bad. I dare say she did not understand me.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“You want to go off on your own, go ahead. But you should know that any harm that comes to you comes to me, too. And Miss Maggie. Real harm. Do you understand?” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

But Fela understood, except she thought I was trying to strike a deal with the evil one. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The skill I was learning was a crucial one, the patience to read things I could not yet understand. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He understood that his influence was not limitless, and if he made a move that failed to conform to journalistic expectations, the image that he had painstakingly cultivated could be ruined. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Will there come a time when I do understand? Is it possible I am the right and true person to study with you?” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Then I understood: we were in a field, not a lake. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

They are what makes Western music sound familiar and easy to understand. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Jethro felt a great satisfaction, which came from his new understanding. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Years ago, before I understood, I used to wonder why she polished them each time I heard the sounds from their room, like something being banged against the door. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The advantage of realism at face value is that it seems easier to understand. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

"If you knew what was coming, you’d understand—” "I understand you want to destroy the camp!” she yelled. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

I did not understand what he meant either. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Now I understood why the nicknames made Miles so upset, and I couldn’t listen to it anymore. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I search her face to see if she understands me. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

The bat lifted his head in puzzlement, then understood. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

At last, understanding dawned on Baaz’s face, followed by something else. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

There are just things I don’t understand about her the way I understand Vonetta. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Alexander understood that his Latin book was a primer, he straightaway pretended to be “Miss Lumawoo” teaching Latin to his siblings, and there was much laughter. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

I told Kenny about the feeling, and he hadn’t understood it. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the ten years or so since this group was first identified, economists have gone to great lengths to understand them. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Can someone please help me out a little? I’m having a hard time understanding.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“No. We are a family of diviners. We see and understand things most people overlook. We read the signs of the land.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Now, most of the books we receive are from Adarlan—books in a language I can barely understand. That’s also what I must learn while I’m here. There are so many things!” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“I don’t understand it,” she says, shaking her head at the rumpled sheet. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

If Emma was rambling on like that, she didn’t understand either. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

In order not to have our notes read or understood by the authorities if they were found, we devised ways of writing that could not easily be seen or deciphered. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had to understand that there were consequences when you acted—hadn’t her parents always said there would be consequences? A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I didn’t understand how they could possibly swim back to Long Island from California. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

These initial moves and “lines” follow well-charted paths that have been chronicled for centuries, and players who want to improve their game attempt to understand and memorize them. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“But one thing I need to explain to you. Some men have to watch out for their reputations. You understand me?” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I never understood why my grandmother had a driveway. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

But I didn't share this with my parents—I knew they wouldn't let me go, or even understand why I would want to. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Voxy, you must understand that all I...and the Collective do is to keep us all safe, including you.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I didn't always understand her big words, but slowly, one by one, she was teaching them to Conrad and me. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I understood, and I managed to erase Granny Tipper from conversation, the same way I had erased my father. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

She had to make the symbols herself, so that she would understand them, their curves, how to use them and make them her own. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Moreover, there was an even more elemental understanding implicitly codified in Philadelphia but actually predating the Constitutional Convention by many years. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Walking away from a game I didn’t understand, and hadn’t even wanted to play. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was something familiar, though, and this time as Omakayas glanced back and caught a corner, just a little shred of that look, she suddenly understood. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

He did not look at Ultima, but it was obvious he was seeking some understanding from her. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

They talk about music being “a world within itself” and how it’s “a language we all understand.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

HARRY: No, I wouldn’t change a thing about him... but I can understand them, and . Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

Claude understands that he ought to resent them, but he admires their competence and manners, the clean efficiency with which they move. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

She understood his problem instantly and danced lightly from one foot to the other. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before I got vitiligo, I never understood how Mom and Lily spent so long looking at themselves in the mirror. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Reading the message himself, he could understand Leader’s questioning about the supply of fish, and the concern and worry that Matty had felt from him. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

She understood that he was being eaten up alive because for him freedom was even more important than love, and that there were no magic pills that would make him change his mind. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ophie could understand why someone would want to do that, even though she couldn’t imagine abandoning her people. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Ethel quizzed Cora, dubious as to how much their guest could read and understand. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“Only people. No space for anything else. You understand? Dump it all.” Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

But until today, I didn’t understand how a judge could make a kid disappear. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

And maybe I don’t understand anything about alternate worlds. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

And eventually: ‘I am going crazy. What am I to make of these parentheses? When does this book take place? I don’t understand anything. Hellllppppp!!!’ The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Out of sixty other kids,” I added to ensure they understood what that meant. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Volpe loved being able to understand Italian, but could not speak it fluently. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

"Don't answer the phone, Bobby. If Dad isn't around or if I'm not home, just let it ring. Do you understand?" Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“With your attitude, I can understand that,” I laughed. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you had seen Yakov, you would understand. I’ve volunteered at the burial society for nearly a year now, and I’ve prepared more people than I can count. This was different.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I did not understand why men were hanged in effigy, or a boat dragged through town and burned on the Common, as if on grassy swells. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

They whispered to each other in words I couldn’t understand. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He looked up from his book, saw her at the bottom of the stairs, and said, “Oh,” as if he suddenly understood. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Being an outsider, Miss Love couldn’t understand that Queenie really just didn’t care. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Well, I just don’t understand. You make it sound like she’s an accessory he needs to go with his outfit.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My dear, you do not understand me. This is a matter of mere common politeness and good-breeding, and has nothing to do with any encouragement to people to marry.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

I didn’t understand what she was going through. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t respond, but I’m sure she understood. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

My little brother, Conrad, didn't understand that we were treated differently, because he was too young, but I did. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“You can be at no loss, Miss Bennet, to understand the reason of my journey hither. Your own heart, your own conscience, must tell you why I come.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

I understood: No use wasting good lungs on a hopeless case. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

The decisions of the Board of Deacons of the First Congregational Church were understood to be secret until they were announced for the consideration of the full congregation. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

“I already signed up for a diabetes class and a stroke class to get more understanding about that. Maybe I can take a nutrition class to learn how to eat good, too.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Our Father tries to make them understand the batiza is no fetish but a contract with Jesus Christ. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What I cannot understand is that sort of dash. Look: ‘I—am that is.’ Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Because Erudite developed the simulations, we have an . . . understanding with the Dauntless, Beatrice.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Then a part of me understands, even as I begin to argue against it, that my humiliation was the cause of that pleasure. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

They are, in effect, still trapped in a history which they do not understand; and until they understand it, they cannot be released from it. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

Neither understood, but they tapped their chests with the words and then it became clear. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

She heard the shrill voices of the boys and suddenly she nodded her head as if she understood. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

A correct understanding of who the Japanese people really are, and how they diverged from the closely related Korean people, will be essential to finding that common ground. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t understand any of it. It’s no good.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

It seemed to reach out towards him, and to whisper, and to call to him in a whisper: but he could not understand the words. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t understand, but Lily isn’t offering any further explanation and I am tired of prying information out of her. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I hope you will understand my giving my heart to another. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I wanted to punch him, but I met my mom’s eyes and I understood she was offering me a deal: be nice to Gabe for a little while. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I thought of telling him about binary numbers and the Glass Castle and Venus and all the things that made my dad special and completely different from his dad, but I knew Billy wouldn’t understand. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes in their bulging sockets ticked up and down, trying to understand the specter of this huge white man. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

And she didn’t understand why the family had to sacrifice their dog to survive. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He could understand a fair amount of conversation and could even use slang. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I turned away from the sight, not understanding why it was always my place to watch others go to Sacred Sun City while I was left behind. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

So he had noticed, and understood, the “Why her?” looks. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She grabbed Nico by the shoulders and began to shake him as if to make him understand. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Harris came into his money at twenty-one after Harvard and grew the fortune doing business I never bothered to understand. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

“I’m only telling you this so you can understand, so you can have more compassion.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He just hoped his father would be able to understand. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

For even Dennis Hoagland understands that in every betrayal dwells a self-betrayal, which brings you that much closer to a reckoning. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mamma never understood why it made Dimple so livid. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He wanted to make sure we understood the project, and he said he wondered who would be the first one to find a dollar word. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

They were signed Love, Martha, but Lieutenant Cross understood that Love was only a way of signing and did not mean what he sometimes pretended it meant. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then we were too far past her, too many people walking between her and me, and I never even got close enough to hear her speak or understand whatever the hilarious surprise had been. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

The human computers crunching all of those numbers—now that the astronauts understood. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

It took me a moment to understand what the doctor meant. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s only three. He doesn’t even understand what he did wrong. Do you really think he knows what a woman beater is?” The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

They do not understand, consequendy, what so pleases the television audience listening to a movie star discuss his divorce with bogus private language. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you want to talk some more about Marcus,” she said, “you can let me know. I understand that he’s part of your life now.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

She explained that there was nothing she could do about it, and he said he understood, and then she laughed and gave him the picture and told him not to burn this one up. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I hope you will understand, Miss Claythorne, that we can make no exceptions. That revolver must be found. You have, I presume, a bathing dress with you?" And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

“I don’t understand,” I say, “why they care what I think, as long as I’m acting how they want me to.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He had opened his eyes and around him there was much he could not understand. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I finally understood what Miss Bell meant when she told me to read for enjoyment. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“I love horses. I just don’t understand why your uncle Milton needs twenty-two paintings of them,” Dad says. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

"Did you understand a single word?" the manager asked the parents, "Is he playing the fool with us?" The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had always understood the world to be only part engineering; he’d always understood there to be another, murkier sphere. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe she finally understood my circumstances were the same as hers. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I looked at him and understood that we weren’t just talking about bowls anymore. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t understand what the Feats are about. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z

You also have to understand how machines work and I’m good at understanding how machines work. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t understand it. All the stuff he’s been through, and...” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I know I told you that already, but you didn’t understand it the first time. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“He has other things to do first. But he’s on the right track. He has begun to try to understand the desert.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t understand why Nico would think of himself as the main target, but Cupid seemed to agree. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t do anything to them,” I said, not understanding their reason. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

From what I understood, mostly from the illustrations, Mom and the researchers wanted to take a harpoon fishing boat into a stretch of Cape Cod where fishermen had spotted white sharks. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t help but understand, after that song. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

But for necessary reasons, as we shall see, the understanding of organismal development emerged like a film run in reverse. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Then he said, "The disciplined members will understand." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you really not understanding how much I don’t care at all how you feel about this?” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

They have craved an understanding of the underlying order in the world. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could not understand what concern it was of Maxim’s. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

It was the look of a man who had lived long enough to understand grief’s consuming fire. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

We were tangled in such knots of resentment we hardly understood them. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I understand,” said the owl, moving closer to the round entrance of his hollow. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Trotter couldn’t understand how we couldn’t feel the cool moisture in the air. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Now I understand, God is not just rooting for the dollies. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Many of the internationals understand the trauma of trying to get an American visa and that is a good place to start a friendship.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I will never understand how a woman can bleed for a whole week and live to tell about it. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

And I understand that feeling—I understand being afraid of yourself. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

A pause, and then, “I don’t know. Something about unicorns. I don’t understand.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“I can see you understand them. Counters, measurers, theory-makers. All pigs eat cheese. Old Snaggle is a pig. If Snaggle is sick and refuses to eat, try cheese. Games, games, games!” Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

This culture emerged at a particular moment in time: before it came into existence there could be no science as we understand the term. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The humans couldn’t understand what Cha-Cha was saying, but Fred sure could. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

It was important that the lodgers understood fire. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Her eyes were so angry, Leo finally understood why mad was a word for crazy. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

To have found someone who might even begin to understand the world he has lived in almost his entire life. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“No, you don’t understand,” I said, finding it not a bit calming. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

‘It is tidings more grievous than any in this land can understand, though it may touch them sorely ere the year is much older,’ said Aragorn. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The crowd, which had greeted Howard’s announcement with sympathy and understanding, was eager to see its consolation prize. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maddie gave a sudden gasp of understanding and waved at the enormous map of southeast England and northwest France and the Low Countries that covered the wall behind her radio. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t understand how God could let so many live in suffering and bondage while others profited off that misery. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

So I can understand how the thought of a chicken would make him hungry. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I misjudged her, wasn’t mature enough to understand how difficult it was for her. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

She passes hers to me and whispers something, but I can’t understand it and I’m not in the right frame of mind to try. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

They understood that the governor’s scheme was just a way for North Carolina to say “maybe” and “someday” when it really meant “no” and “never.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“No, no, no. I understand. There are guys like Dray in Haiti, too. We call them vagabon, drug dealers. Maybe some of them like to study, but they love money more.” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I told him how I was too young to understand any of it. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now I understand. You’re still under the influence of some medicinal drug.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

She would come to understand—the island was instead. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

And finally, let us remember that no work can be understood outside its historical context. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No one understands me,” he tells Belky when she tries to keep him from going out. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

The young witch looked shocked; then a look of understanding passed over her face. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Ever after that terrible winter, as though he understood from then on how important it was to be funny, Pinch gave laughter to them all. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

The Mattel executives may not have understood just how significant this was to me, but that didn’t matter. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

They were together constantly, it seemed; they finished each other’s sentences, they talked in a patois of inside jokes and shared references that sometimes she barely understood. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But the doctor either doesn’t hear, or he doesn’t understand. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

A hiss escaped her lips, and she let loose a stream of Polish that he didn’t understand. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I didn't understand what had made her bust out. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry yourself about them,” he says, “it takes a great deal more than a deck of cards to frighten this lot. But if you would rather not, I understand.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He suddenly understood where he was and what he was missing. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

I understand what it will take not to lose her. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She and Buddy couldn't understand why I chose to go to New York City instead. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Hannah said the word aloud curiously, as if understanding it for the first time. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

But now, suddenly, I understood what had happened. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

The reception had little static, as if the radio waves understood the importance of the speech. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

They understood that I could talk to Bailey, but to no one else. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The smell of the tree was his smell, too, and the smell of the place she was leaving the next day, and she began to understand how she would miss it. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I now understand Cinna's choice of dress for me for tonight. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

It was hard to know where to face when you had to gesture as well as speak, but they seemed to understand. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I didn’t realize that it was a recording—I started arguing with the machine, saying, “I need to call this number. I don’t understand. Why can’t you help me?” Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It was probably a very bad death. Do you understand me? The killer showed no mercy.” Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

What made it possible to consign alchemy to the dustbin of history was a new understanding of what chemists were trying to do. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I did not understand him, but I knew it had something to do with the jacket because he began to pull on it, trying to take it off me. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“We need a warm body, and the only one we’ve got is sitting in juvenile detention. So officially he’s our perpetrator, understand?” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dimple felt that familiar fury boiling inside her, the same one that flowed when Mamma or Papa didn’t understand why she wanted to do the things she did. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“I mean, I understand why you have pictures of him. But do you really need fifty-six of them?” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

He sat in the shade of a tree and thought about things that hyenas like to think about, which are not things that you and I would understand. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Her aunt welcomed him cordially, and in a few moments put her head in at the parlor door, her understanding glance taking in the two silent young people. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“Amaroq,” she called softly, “I understand what you said. Can you understand me? I’m hungry—very, very hungry. Please bring me some meat.” Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

"You weren't there! So how can you know what's good and what's bad? How can you understand God's plan? It's greater than you! Can you see every leaf in the forest?" The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

She called out something I didn’t quite understand, and the man turned his head to look at her. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

At Pollsmoor I first understood the truth of Oscar Wilde’s haunting line about the tent of blue that prisoners call the sky. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rather, Sarai became aware that something was softly different, and she understood what it was: She was no longer in multiple places, but just one. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I’ve been wondering if she’s been curious why I went quiet that day she asked for help with her part, but it seems like she understands. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

He understood now why many Lakota did not trust the white people. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

When the stories were being shaped, we are given to understand, little distinction had as yet been made between the real and the unreal. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Silence is how people get on sometimes. I don't expect you to understand." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

“They were poking and prying around, just as you were. Now you understand why I said we couldn’t make exceptions.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

“God, I understand whale anatomy. Can we move on now, Herman?” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Why it had brought me here I didn’t understand. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

He had not before understood how early in the day one must begin in order to kill, and watch killed, five thousand birds by nightfall. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

He could barely force the words through his chattering teeth, but he stared at her as hard as he could, trying to make Pima understand. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Our approach must be the same, Richardson decided, if we are to understand warfare. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Out here in the fairgrounds, I could understand why ancient people used to think the world was flat and the sky was a dome that closed in on top of it. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

God created the world so that, through its visible objects, men could understand his spiritual teachings and the marvels of his wisdom. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The look she gave me was so sympathetic and understanding that I almost started crying right there. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It seems a good place to start as she understands the basis of what it is meant to accomplish. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He would come at it with a bang, deploying his deep understanding of chemistry, mathematics, and crystallography—but more important, his instinctual grasp of model building. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m not sure. Maybe I got it all wrong, Kath, I don’t know. Maybe she was meaning something else completely, something else to do with me not being creative. I don’t really understand it.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I got there ahead of you, little boy—I reached the wand before you could get your hands on it, I understood the truth before you caught up. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Do you know what I don’t understand about that ball game? I don’t understand why I wanted to kill you.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

He told the crowd that the demonstrations had "accomplished their intended purpose” and that whites now understood "the seriousness and sincerity” of black resolve. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Ulbrickson didn’t understand the formula, and to this day it is unclear how it worked or whether there even was really a formula at all. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“And I’m telling you right now, I won’t tolerate any lighting in my class for any reason. Do you understand that?” Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

I understood now why Edward had been pleading. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

But three- and four-year-olds don’t understand that a tree can also be an oak. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fancy mathematical terms and reams of statistical correlations and computer printouts do not in themselves produce understanding, social scientists’ claims notwithstanding. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay,” my mom said, “we can distribute flyers tomorrow at the festival. We must make the people of Canal Grove understand what’s going on. But for now let’s get ready for the dinner shift.” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He did not understand our civilization, and knew no better than to try to be too decent for the degradation of jealousy. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

His weakness she understood, and his terror, and even his bloody end. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t understand everything the guard had said, but she’d caught enough. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

If I don’t talk to Maddy, get her to understand why she has to apologize, nothing is going to change. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Even Bran could sense their fear, though he did not understand. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

We and the other nations might set it as an objective of international, collaborative science to achieve a complete understanding of a single form of life. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He'll explain everything, and then Ms. Morales will understand why we have to stay here longer. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I also began to understand that the separate water fountains and schools, were based on something. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Then again, if we were going to take cover on the mountain when the Feds came, I didn’t understand why we were canning all these peaches. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He told me he would have to go back a long time into the history of our people in order for me to understand his answer. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

For the life of me, I will never understand what girls see in Drew Young. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Mary was just ten, maybe too young to understand, Ellsberg thought. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Let us be united for peace. Let us also be united against defeat. Because let us understand: North Vietnam cannot defeat or humiliate the United States. Only Americans can do that.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

It's only then that I understand what I'm seeing. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

With her affinity for the Americans holding protests at home, she hoped the soldier would say something to help her understand why Americans had to fight so hard against the Communists. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Therefore, as was said, a prince who does not understand military matters, besides other misfortunes, cannot be esteemed by his own soldiers, nor can he trust them. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

He read, and even though I didn’t understand the words, they were so beautiful they sounded like music, and I put my head down on my desk to listen better. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

"What did Dr. Thurmer say to you, boy? I understand you had quite a little chat." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Surrounded by alphabets he could not understand, he instead independently reinvented a syllabary, unaware that the Minoans of Crete had already invented another syllabary 3,500 years previously. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

But the children, even little Maria, had sensed what was up, they understood perfectly the danger represented by those two men above their heads, and they were already moving, starting to run, heading automatically downstream. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only thing I did not understand was what if everyone visualized himself winning the race? Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“Always. When I was growing up, we didn’t have anything, but my mom understood how much school meant to me. She cried when I told her I was going to marry your father.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“I don’t understand why they didn’t just give us a sack of rice and a bag of beans. It would keep this family fed for a month.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“I told you that you don’t understand. You can’t understand us,” she says. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Is that why Mom and I don’t understand each other? Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Yes. Yes, absolutely. Umm. I don't understand though. I got a rejection from you guys already.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Kaira nodded as if she understood, but he knew she didn’t. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Even Lavoisier did not understand oxygen properly: discovery is often an extended process, and one that can be identified only retrospectively. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Officer Delinko understood that if he did the job well, his career at the Coconut Cove Public Safety Department would once again be on the fast track. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

In turn, the act of revelation helps the writer better understand his own feelings. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well then, I don’t care how much political fast-talking you hear, that’s what it’s all about and that’s what them fellers died for, and I tell you, Lawrence, I don’t understand it at all.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had to make them understand, she had to! A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Ida Wells-Barnett understood that “eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Then again, I’m not really sure what August knows or doesn’t know, what he understands and doesn’t understand. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Rontu would look up at me just the same, though he understood none of the words, acting as if he did. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

It shaped their understanding of their illness, the support they got from their families, their relationships with their doctors. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Things about focus and intent that he does not entirely understand. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

You must understand my real circumstances, how I arrived, how I married, how I lost my Chinese face, why you are the way you are. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mark’s head wasn’t clear enough to understand how she could be so brave. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

From these modern sources there often emerges an understanding, among professionals and among the scientifically literate public, of something we might call the ‘consensus in the field’ on many issues. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“You don’t understand,” Celia said as she cut cheesecake with fresh raspberries for dessert. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Holmes was the first scientist to understand that radioactive warming could produce convection currents within the Earth. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Perhaps he understands that I do not wish to answer them. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Even if it feels small, I have to do something, and I don’t understand why Tris doesn’t feel the same desperation inside her. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

They had never dealt with Americans before, but they surely understood this general sort of freight. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It came away from the wall easily, and looking closer, he understood why. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

“This is hard. I don’t think you can really understand what I’m trying to say. Can you?” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The only point that everyone understood and agreed upon was that it was too risky to go back to the beach for the explosives. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

She didn’t understand why we were going, but she didn’t try to stop us. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

One was grave and quiet, with a look of warm understanding in her eyes, and the other seemed gay and joyful. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

I nodded, my fingers tapping his to show that I understood. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The roaches waved their front legs in confusion, not understanding what was going on. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The work was easy, but I found to my dismay that I could not understand a third of what was said to me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here’s what’s so hard for us to understand today: The ruthless, paranoid Josef Stalin, by then the uncontested leader of the USSR, commanded a bizarre and absolute power over his people. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“I understand your concern, Mrs. Winchell. Honestly, I do. But this is Mia’s normal way of perceiving the world. She can learn to compensate for some things, but we can’t ‘cure’ her. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Piper was beginning to understand how the horn worked. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“It’s almost inconceivable. I shall never understand, unless you explain.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If it’s him, then he’s earned his freedom and you let him pass, do you understand?” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I think I understand,” Milo said, still full of questions and thoughts; “but which is the most important——” At that moment the conversation was interrupted by a far-off chopping noise. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You answer ‘No, ma’am’ to your grandmother, understand?” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

It’s down-to-earth, it’s simple, it’s untrue, and it’s familiar enough and trivial enough to be understood and loved by our greedy, nervous, illiterate sponsors.’” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

The tall one said something to the other, but I could not understand the words. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

“So if I understand you, boy,” he said at last, “you know only somewhat from where you come, but go toward . . . some other place.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I now understand what it is to feel superior. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“I need you to hear what I’m saying even if you’re too young to understand. You can’t have everything in life that you want. Some things are meant for you. Some things just aren’t.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Racing, I realize I still don’t understand Pop. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

They had no chance at all to understand or anticipate what was happening. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“I’m always okay. You’re the one who lets her get to you too easily. You’re just wasting energy if you try to get her to understand anything. It’s easier to not care.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I stammered, my voice low and my mind understanding and yet failing exactly to understand. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

If we should receive a radio message from an extraterrestrial civilization, how could it possibly be understood? Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I did ask you to come to me here. You returned from your holiday last night, I understand.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Oh yes, she knew Elinor—and she understood her rage only too well. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Of course, one has to allow that Mr Harry Smith was employing the word 'dignity7 in a quite different sense altogether from my own understanding of it. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know if he understood the words or he didn’t like the tone, but that got me nowhere. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Immediately after news of the panic broke, a group of Princeton University researchers set out to understand what happened. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

I knew he’d like her and understand why she was so important to me. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

In fact the boys understood much more than Mr. Curtain realized. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then, just the way I’d taken that cookie, without understanding why, without thinking about the consequences, without any reason, I grabbed my mug and hurled it against the wall. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I never understood what Leticia was doing being a Frequent Flyer. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t find it too hard, and at least the little hooligan seems to understand what I’m saying to her.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“They’re still in Beijing. I understand they took the opportunity to enjoy a cruise on the Yellow River—very luxurious, with thirty-course dinners.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Already, there are so many things I don't understand, why someone would have to die or even fight for what they believe in. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

We can readily understand Michelangelo’s discomfort, for Titian has rephrased his sculpture in utterly sensuous terms through the painterly application of sonorous color that is characteristic of his work. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

How could Shay not understand that she’d been changed by the operation? Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

That was the night he threw rocks at Patrick’s window and told Patrick that nobody could know, and Patrick understood. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Did I understand correctly,” Theodora went on, “that Mrs. Dudley is not going to come if we scream in the night?” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

After he’d made Johnny understand, Nat didn’t have to go over things so many times to make the men in the fo’c’sle understand. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despite all my theories and efforts, I miss—every day and every hour of the day—having a mother who understands me. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“No, you don’t understand. Victory is near. I’ll show you the charts. The charts are very good.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Dad seemed to understand that something had changed. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s done this for months now. I don’t understand it. His mother doesn’t understand it. Her mother doesn’t understand it, and she understands everything.’ The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

The at is understood, so all you need is Where is Silvio? Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Knowing Kapu did not understand, she reached out and softly stroked him, singing: “Lie still. Lie still.” Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wilbur didn’t understand the word “languish” and he hated to bother Charlotte by asking her to explain. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Then I’ll tell you,” Baba said, “but first understand this and understand it now, Amir: You’ll never learn anything of value from those bearded idiots.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t understand it. What can there be in a simple little story like that to make people praise it so?” she said, quite bewildered. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet I do not understand the appearance of the blood on Therese’s palms. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“Sit down quietly and explain it to me. I can't understand you.” How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

When Ah see one thing Ah understands ten. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Maybe Emma hadn’t fully understood before that there were times when Mom was only pretending to look and act and sound optimistic and cheerful? The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

But when I see the secluded roads and kilometers of dense forest, I understand. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I wish they understood how little their actions matter. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Ms. Parker, too, understands when sounds are sweet or wrong. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

His friend was sobbing so hard they couldn’t understand him. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

He may already understand we will wait for him across the world. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

As he gazed at it suddenly Sam understood, almost with a shock, that this stronghold had been built not to keep enemies out of Mordor, but to keep them in. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Gloria’s father was rarely home in the daytime except on Sunday—today, for instance—and when he was, he proved a genial and understanding person. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“A little child cannot understand such things!” she scolded. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I understood at once why the boys had refused to come. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

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

Indeed scientific knowledge, properly understood, must be seen to be both constructed and constrained. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I can barely move, and I think I understand what shock feels like. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He didn’t understand that his own brothers—older, bigger, stronger, smarter—were rivals for Lula’s affection. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“You don’t understand. I accidentally broke this swallow’s wing,” the man said. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

This fit cannot be shown to be necessary or inevitable, which is what the realists do not understand. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Listen, I ... I used to think about giving my life for things, but I didn’t understand what ‘giving your life’ really was until it was right there, about to be taken from me.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to take a leap here and say that I think you’ve been through some hard stuff. I understand what that’s like for a kid,” Henry says. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Gradually I understood that I must have been standing there with her for some time. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Some of the other teams on the mountain that year, failing to understand that Everest was no longer merely a mountain but a commodity as well, were incensed. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

When Celaena’s frown didn’t disappear, Elena said, “You don’t trust me yet. I understand. But you and I are on the same side, whether you allow yourself to believe it or not.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

At times like that, I wish humans could understand me the way I can understand them. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

I don’t understand why the other Edith is such a big secret. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I could not understand any of the dialects the interviewer at China Airlines tried on me, and he didn’t understand me either. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d never understood why her friends were so willing to let a god take away their responsibility for choosing. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

But she didn’t understand why Pa had called him a little liar. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t understand how you can just break a person like that.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I should be good and tell my parents if I felt anything weird, understand? The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I could hear my father’s voice but I couldn’t understand his words. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She began to understand that her life might seem revolting to some educated people. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

A complete, consistent, unified theory is only the first step: our goal is a complete understanding of the events around us, and of our own existence. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first she doesn’t understand that I’m talking to her. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Plus, she understands that when your coach pays a house visit, it means that something important is happening. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not saying it’s trash, you understand,” the nobleman went on. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

At least, I understood what I was supposed to do and my reflexes were good. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“I understand now. I take it this brother of yours is the first in the family to go into this line of work?” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

If they continued to speak, she furrowed her brow, raised her shoulders, and gestured that she did not understand them even if she did. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Even if I described it to you, I doubt whether you’d understand what it is.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps we can resolve this seeming paradox once we understand what artists mean by “public.” History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he didn’t want a second visit from Sister Drummond, and Briony understood. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I knew from listening to a thousand preachers that she was nearing the end of her reading, and I hadn’t really heard, heard to understand, a single word. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I understand that Rasheed agha has tickets for the bus to Kabul that leaves shordy. So, in the interest of time, we will bypass some of the traditional steps to speed up the proceedings.” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Jethro loved Bill far and away beyond his other brothers; his mother understood why. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only occasionally, on cold nights when there was nothing but the flames to stave off his loneliness, did he think he heard them calling to him, but they whispered words he didn’t understand. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“But it is important that you understand that the chances are not in your favor, and you have to have some backup plans.” The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

And I wanted to punch every kid who told me they “understood” my pain. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am very glad you understand how silly it was for either of you to start climbing. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

If there was one thing he understood about working in an emergency—surviving—it was that there was a large measure of luck involved. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

“That makes three days in a row you’ve missed. I’m sure your teachers will understand, but no more, you hear?” The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Well, whatever it is you’re doing, you can tell me. I’ll understand. Max will, too—he just doesn’t know how to say it.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I don’t understand what he’s pointing at, but he doesn’t seem to notice, caught up in his own explanation. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Pa tries to make my brothers understand the history of politics in Cambodia. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

So, the first time Mom saw Auggie and finally started understanding my nightmare situation was when she opened that large envelope with my class picture in it. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“I don’t understand a word of what you just said. Why don’t you have a choice? I know things are bad with your father, but surely he won’t—” She silenced him with a pointed stare. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I knew a little about digital cameras, but I didn’t own one myself, so I couldn’t, in that moment, understand how people were sharing photos of me so quickly. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He looked shell-shocked and terrified, but he nodded as if he understood. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He does the lopsided smile again and agrees in Korean, which even I understand. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

But the Witch looked as if, in a way, she understood the music better than any of them. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Dorian’s skill with the Eyllwe language was spotty at best, and the princess spoke too fast for him to understand. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you understand? It’s over,” Coach Douglas replied. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Even though she stole from me, I understood why. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“I ought to have known,” I said stupidly, staring at her, too stunned to understand. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

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

Jimmy could understand why Crazy Horse loved this place. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

What can I say to make her understand the truth? Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

To understand its effect on birds one need only remember that in laboratory experiments on quail dieldrin has proved to be about 50 times as poisonous as DDT. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“I can understand why the bald man is on the list,” I said. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

‘Do not try to understand them. Look in the big bottle and you will now see the dream you is wanting for the Queen.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

What you need to understand is the relationship between that doctor and his patients. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

He is peering down at me, speaking rapidly in a language I don’t understand, Urdu, I think. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

This time, ready for it, Harry recognized Parseltongue; even while he could understand what was being said, he distinguished the weird hissing noise that was all Ogden could hear. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Was it possible he really didn’t understand how much Reyna liked him? The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

But his child’s mind could not seem to understand where he was or why. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I completely understand what you mean about feeling locked into yourself. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

How I now understand his need to withdraw and his relationship to his parents, and how much I’d like to help him when they argue. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Readers accustomed to thinking of linguistics as dull and technical may be surprised to learn what fascinating contributions Figure 19.2 makes to our understanding of African history. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

If an intelligent creature that had no human feelings suddenly arrived from another planet it would not understand anything about pain and suffering. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

He understood now; it was the inquest he had been taken to. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He always acted like he understood her, just because he had changed his name to Krishna Blue at the age of seventeen. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I don’t understand,” he said for what seemed to be the thirtieth time, blinking stupidly behind his glasses. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Nothing bad will happen if you tell the truth, do you understand?” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

We understood each other, Max and I. Blame wouldn’t bring them back. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Even the small creatures in wood and field who could understand no language save their own knew what it meant. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

That the same boy was able to understand and absorb what he read was nothing short of remarkable. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The one I kept discovering and trying to understand better. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Already she had learned that, though she could understand him, she had to pay close attention when he spoke. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

“You talk any? I mean, if you understand me and all.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

“If you need to leave, the guard will call for an escort. No one goes wandering off without a guide, understood?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Or do we understand him as an unfortunate expression of the times? The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

It was written that some of the original black people should be brought as slaves to North America—to leam to better understand, at first hand, the white devil’s true nature, in modem times. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Right, like she understood Me: Rachelle blows a candy cigarette smoke ring at my face. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

She said we couldn’t possibly understand what their social milieu was, before the Portuguese came. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jewish prisoners who spoke Yiddish could understand enough German because of similarities in the languages. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I understand,” Mom said in an even voice that showed no sign of regret, and I knew we were finished. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“You understand that you are not under arrest and are free to leave whenever you wish.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

“I think I have to tell him, sweetie. You understand, right? Parents are partners.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

We argued for two hours, here in the library, and then I understood. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I would not expect you to understand,” he said, and he was not as successful at keeping anger out of his voice as Harry had been. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Your nan could never understand why Louise and I loved this show.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

He says anyone who doesn’t understand the theorems of Euclid is an idiot. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“There’s something I still don’t understand,” she said. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

They were still talking about pen-and-ink portraits and couldn't understand my desire to drag a heavy cash register through the forest. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“I don't have anything against girls like you,” he insists, “but my parents, they wouldn't understand. This is kind of a small town, you know?” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

When told, "You will understand me," the citizens of France responded with blank stares. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

‘Revenge for what? I still don’t understand what all this has to do with Bilbo and myself, and our ring.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“This is a gamble. The kind I don’t like. The kind that killed Miss Nita’s last ship, you understand?” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t understand what’s wrong with the one I showed you.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“We lived as children by the fruit they produced. Do you understand what I am saying?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

If I don't know, then Freak will tell me and he'll say it in a way I can understand, which is a lot better than Mrs. Donelli can do. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Now she understood that nobody talked about the things left behind. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I gave him the you-really-shouldn’t-push-this-any-further look, but apparently Miles Richter didn’t understand everything, because he scoffed and moved in front of me, blocking my path. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Hercules dined alone, but he understood that Admetus must as a matter of form attend the funeral and the fact did not stand in the way of his enjoying himself. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

If only he will listen to me one minute, I know I can make him understand there is nothing so bad about me that he shouldn’t allow white children to go to school with me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

More than the kids at school could understand. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“I know,” she says, “but it was a different kind of loneliness. A sort of loneliness I hope you never have to understand. I didn’t leave you and your father,” she tells me. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Her father’s aide understood that sometimes being a patriot meant using any means necessary to persuade people to follow the right path. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Did you get the wrong question? But I understand that; why is a question I understand the wrong one? Aren’t I supposed to understand?” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

The strain of concentration was beginning to tell on them, and it was not made any better by the fact that they had not understood one single word. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You also understand that although you are not under arrest, you are still a suspect in this case. Anything you say today may later be used as evidence in court.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Because theories are always being changed to account for new observations, they are never properly digested or simplified so that ordinary people can understand them. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I totally understand. I mean, I get it. Not the punishment part, but the part about your mom. My secret is sorta like that too." Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

There was a little too much understanding in the smile Hermione gave him for Harry’s liking. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

My father knew I understood more than I could say. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look at my four boys, who are the colors of silt, loam, dust, and clay, an infinite palette for children of their own, and I understand that time erases whiteness altogether. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked around at the circle of faces as if he did not understand why everyone was staring at him. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m serious,” I said. “honestly, I don’t even understand what you see in him.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Alan sees the change but I’m not sure he understands it. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

At first I didn’t understand why Ms. G wanted us to go to Washington so badly. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Geak is only six years old, too young to understand what has just happened. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know,” Ifemelu said, although she did not quite understand why he felt so strongly about the homeless woman and her cappuccino gift. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“We have an old understanding, your people and mine. We aren’t so different. Outcasts and wanderers all—souls clinging to the margins of the world.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know until one dinner, when I finally understood: things were Not Okay. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I understood what it was like to merge your energy with the mob’s and to absorb theirs as well. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took many repetitions for Ifemelu to understand that the woman was saying, “I’m like, Oh God, I was so mad.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I have told her since she could understand simple words that we are not free to love whom we will! Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

I didn’t understand how morbidly right I was. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

When it comes to the task of understanding ourselves and our world, I think we pay too much attention to those grand themes and too little to the particulars of those fleeting moments. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Ancient Greek, but just as old—Minoan, maybe, or something like that I could understand what she sang about—moonlight in the olive groves, the colors of the sunrise. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

They understand children and they have the children's best interests at heart. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Such was this new level of cohesion among the architects that Post understood at once. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I can’t understand these words, because I can’t understand why she would ever want to hurt me in the worst way I could ever imagine. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

At one moment it seems natural, easy to understand. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I consoled myself with Granddaddy’s words on the fossil record and the Book of Genesis: It was more important to understand something than to like it. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I walk up close and he whispers, “Some of these convicts have not seen a woman in ten or fifteen years. You’re old enough to understand what that means, Mr. Flanagan.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps Yishan thought it best just to act as if he understood what the Sea King was talking about. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

"My lord, it was your sister's bidding, the queen, as you said, but His Grace . . . he'd never understand . . ." "Would you have me keep the truth from the king?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

We nine can’t understand how you three are still so sure. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

She did not understand what she was being told. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Matt didn’t understand much of what Tam Lin had said. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t even understand what she was talking about. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I stay here,” she said, embarrassed by her need, by her inability to put it into words he could understand, that she could. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

To keep faith and understand more of how Gandhi behaved when his life was really hard. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Karl blinks, hesitates, and then a flicker of understanding passes over his face. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Callie may have stolen a look at her file while I was out of my office. But she didn’t understand what she was reading.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I tried to listen well, to hear what they were screaming, but I could not understand much beyond “dirty” and “filthy” and “Jew.” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Not least from his own feeling of vigour and hunger, he suddenly understood that he had slept the daylight away, nine hours at least. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

"If only he understood us," said the father in a semi-questioning tone. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s understood that Colonel Porter will need a room, too. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

“What could he mean? She was dying to know what could be his meaning?”—and asked Elizabeth whether she could at all understand him? Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Hitler understood that a leader must reach the people personally. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“You scream, and I’ll make sure it never works right again, understand?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The man couldn't understand him and finally went back to digging. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think you understand,” said Milo timidly as the watchdog growled a warning. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Clearly, you understand the difficulties—” the nobleman began again. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I shake my head to let her know I don’t understand. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

She picked up the ring in her little hands and struggled to fly up to Kaede’s eye level, where she said something that Kaede did not understand. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Then for the first time he saw how few biguns there were and understood why the work had been so hard. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

He did not understand it, but there was no time to dwell on the matter: Hagrid was causing a certain amount of disruption. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He might understand better if he knew any. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I do not understand, but Meng has already turned his back on me. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don't understand. If you can read, why did they send you here?” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

We never talked about Akhi; it was this unspoken understanding we had between us. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“We know that you cannot give us much information bearing on the crime itself, but you may have seen or heard something that, while conveying, nothing to you, may be valuable to us. You understand?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was his addled understanding of the rules of warfare that the marksman should be given a second chance. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My dad doesn’t understand me. My brother won’t stick up for me.” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

The girl stepped into the hall, closing the door behind her; arms folded self-consciously before her small high breasts, she faced him, eager to understand. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

“It was my distinct understanding that those two had piles of money. Piles of it. Collectors pay a lot of money for those little carvings they make.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

I understood by now that there was no straightforward way to arrange playdates at the White House or outings for the kids, but slowly we were figuring out a system. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I walked out of the building with a queer feeling that I was playing a part in some scheme which I did not understand. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

One look at his teeth, and you could understand his crusade for universal health care. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“I don’t understand a word of it. You may remember, Weeds, I wasn’t a particularly quick study when it came to the magical sciences.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Hearing the reverence of Eril-Fane’s tone, he understood that it was a holy text. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

We girls didn’t really know football terms—American or any other kind—but we understood our teacher. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Until that day, Shirley had never really understood something Grandfather had told her many times. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Since jail, I understand the counterpoint beats better than ever. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Arrrrgghhhhhhh!” the boys screamed, understanding this could be the moment when their legend ended. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Then the witch spoke to Duny in a tongue he did not understand, and made him say with her certain rhymes and words until the enchantment came on him and held him still. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Some had seven or eight and didn’t understand how fortunate they were, how blessed that their children had flourished in their wombs, lived to squirm in their arms and take the milk from their breasts. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

“I guess we’re alike, Mr. Blakeslee. I don’t trust machinery. I don’t understand how it works. I can talk to a horse and calm him down, but I can’t talk to that!” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

And when I do, he probably won’t be able to understand it anyway. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

At first George didn’t understand that Phoebe was talking about the mummy. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I had been given to understand that the Night’s Watch defended the realm against such monsters. No one mentioned keeping them as pets.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I can’t understand most of what she says, but it sounds noble, about how we all have rights to good health care. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I do not understand you, robin,” said the robot. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Percy didn’t understand all of it, but he got son of a gorgon, power- hungry snake, and a few choice suggestions about where Octavian could stick his knife. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

But he loves sea animals so much that I can understand how seeing the boys’ cruelty, after getting that letter from his mom, was like lighting the fuse on a firecracker. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

He says, “Mason, this is very serious. You understand?” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

In such a lonely void you can begin to understand how even the most significant objects–Pluto’s moon, for example–have escaped attention. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Well, I can’t say I’m surprised, Moose, but I understand how upsetting that would be.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t understand it,” he said, his voice edged with panic. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I’m not sure how much she understood, but she bounded to the pile and started to dig. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Someone on a bullhorn shouted something that was impossible to understand. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

But also he would have understood the other part, which I don’t think even Mercer comprehends. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

In a fragile whisper, she said, “They have flying machines,” and watched, desolate, as the understanding changed their three faces, bullying out the last defiant shred of hope, leaving nothing but despair. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She would never have understood why he needed more than the money he made selling dry-cleaning equipment. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he looks the white men in the eye sees the way so many of them can't understand a colored man telling them what they need to do. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

He did not need to conquer nature in order to understand it. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

What did he understand about six kids talking? Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

To the waters and the wild, With a faery, hand in hand, For the world’s more fill of weeping than you can understand.”’ The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She wanted me to understand that my performance at Classics was just “something that happened,” and the worst thing I could do was to let it mess with my head. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Now,” said Hazel, as they came out from the belt of hawthorn and dogwood where the pylon stood, “are you both sure you understand what we’re going to do?” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took me a minute to understand what I saw: two arrows in his flank. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She seemed to understand the compulsion that started him on each long, fruitless journey with new hope. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can understand how afraid and scared she was to see her city go up in flames, because my city was on fire, too. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

There was no judgment or anger in his voice when he said, finally, “I understand.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

"You need to understand," my mother tells me. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Seed Collector, be patient. We will resolve this issue with peace and understanding,” First Turkey said. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Ophie had not really understood the saying before, but now she did. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Surely you, of all people, understand. I have equal aptitude for Erudite as I do for Dauntless and Abnegation, after all.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“You understand, don’t you? It is important to all of us. Not only for your sake, but for this fragile world.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

The woman hardly understood what he said, and Clay— grinning to himself behind her and looking more menacing than ever—only temporarily handed over my toy gun. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But there are things traitors like you don’t understand.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I had begun to notice that my mother became irritated when I questioned her about whites and blacks, and I could not quite understand it. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without a special kiss to say, When you remember this moment later you will understand that I was saying goodbye even if you did not know it. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The coaching staff and my teammates didn’t understand why I was fasting or make any attempts to understand the reasons it was important to me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Now you can understand why I am so excited to stay in Ms. Gruwell’s class for another year. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The words he was hearing seemed to be traveling very slowly from his ears to his brain, so that it was difficult to understand.... Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He repeated the passage word by word, making her memorize it, whether or not she understood it. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Ali-Reza laughed, and then he said, in English so I could understand, “It looks like the Ayatollah’s turban.” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Zola tries to explain to them that they are safe, but they are not understanding her words, so I flish inside their heads to calm them. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

I understood that the world was nothing: a mechanical chaos of casual, brute enmity on which' we stupidly impose our hopes and fears. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I never understood why, because I was a kid. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Winn-Dixie looked up at me while I was telling him everything, and I swear he understood. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“The emperor was always trying to steal immortality. He never understood immortality is a gift that has to be given. A gift you will give him, even though he does not deserve it.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

No, the old maester thought, this is not you, not your way, you were always just, always hard yet never cruel, never, you did not understand mockery, no more than you understood laughter. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The smell of those things made me gag, but I loved doing math with someone who understood me. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

But more commonly, a profoundly artificial experiment—loading trumpeters on a speeding train—might be necessary to understand and demonstrate these laws. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

I didn’t understand the trouble I was in.” Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

For that reason, art represents its creator’s deepest understanding and highest aspirations. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

For her and any others who didn't come over, I understood. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

His father said, 'You will come to understand what it means to be a Hooper, as you get older.’ I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Not being able to understand made her feel itchy and weird and not like herself. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Chief Wickham nods like he understands me, but Dad just gives me a slow, judgmental shake of the head. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Watching Maya talk about Claire now, he understood what Mark meant. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

If I come back here to stay, and he finds out the whole story, I’m sure he’ll understand. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

This is a key to understanding our history and psychology. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would bring to an end a long and glorious chapter in the history of humanity’s intellectual struggle to understand the universe. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘We got to understand this. We got to. Do you—any?’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry. I don’t understand. Either you wrote an essay or you didn’t.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

Did no one in this family understand me? Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

This does not mean that the political history of the early republic can be understood as a polite forensic exercise conducted by a marvelously well-behaved collection of demigods. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

He said that the Harvard offer was not only a very great honor, but also offered many opportunities and that he quite understood my inclination to accept. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“How can you not understand? It's the principle of it,” he said, and at that moment, he became a stranger to her. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I don’t understand. Koffi didn’t even know what she was until recently. How could you know?” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I understood, and understood too why he couldn’t tell Momma or Uncle Willie. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bartholomew wore khaki trousers pulled up high on his belly, and spoke with an American accent filled with holes, mangling words until they were impossible to understand. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Pocock’s cedar shells and spruce oars were by now understood across America to be unsurpassed for craftsmanship, durability, and, most important, speed on the water. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

"Whatever happens, keep him safe and keep him there, is that understood?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

People wanting to visit more distant solar systems would have to set out with the understanding that they would most certainly die en route, hoping that their descendants would someday reach their destination safely. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

"The Dothraki mate like the animals in their herds. There is no privacy in a khalasar, and they do not understand sin or shame as we do." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Perhaps it was because he did not have that familiar superiority of English people who thought they understood Africans better than Africans understood themselves and, instead, had an endearing uncertainty about him—almost a shyness. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I wonder if the trees miss their leaves—dropped like a friend who turns out not to understand you at all. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

He finished the day in a silence as sullen as that of the other apprentice, Nebre, whose stony indifference to men and work alike he was beginning to understand very well indeed. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

And I could speak and understand the ghetto’s language. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

No, she thought, you are not going to catch me so cheaply; I do not understand words and will not accept them in trade for my feelings; this man is a parrot. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Pudge, what you must understand about me is that I am a deeply unhappy person.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

It is a profound question because America understands itself as God’s handiwork, but the black body is the clearest evidence that America is the work of men. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Matt stared at the small, fierce woman as he tried to understand the sudden shift in his fortunes. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Even when he wasn’t near. Can you understand that?” X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

And if I hear you don’t—then I will come down on this school as hard as I can—using the full force of the Ministry—is that understood? Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

“I was very much alone. You do understand, don’t you?” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could not understand how anyone could take me away from my loving relatives and make me live with strangers who were mostly indifferent and sometimes brutal. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

She had a Pennsylvania Dutch accent peppered with German expressions that he didn’t understand and, typically, laughed at. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

The boy—and then the man—had one salient cognitive goal, although he didn’t express it openly: He wanted to understand. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Ugwu did not understand most of the sentences in the books, but he made a show of reading them. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I understood at those times what I was leaving behind: the solidarity of a shared biology. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I didn’t understand it because the language was almost as hard to understand as French, which is my worst subject at school. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

None of them was a scientist, because science, as we understand the term, did not yet exist. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

"Do you mind if I ask you a few questions? I understand you were present when Tariq Johnson was shot." How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Jonas had told him this but he had not understood, not until now. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I understood better, I think, than others serving with me a great many things that motivated the hopes and pleas and demands of the little nations, particularly those whose people are dark-skinned.” The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

I understood what triggered her earthquakes, most of them. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

The naiads had left with a lot of grumbling—not in words I could understand, but it was obvious they hated this dam blocking up their nice river. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Except—as Jesus is my Savior—as sure as my heart understood anything—I knew then how much I wished, not to die, but to live. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Don't worry about it, man. I understand. I got my hands full already, you know?” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

And suddenly, after all this time, I truly understand what the word dogma means. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Ralph, looking with more understanding at Piggy, saw that he was hurt and crushed. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I do not understand these things, he thought. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, he won’t, he’s so tired he will soon drop off and then the matter is settled, for he will understand that he has got to mind. Don’t interfere, I’ll manage him.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pretends not to understand me when I explain that the visit is only a routine checkup. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I was not even sure what he meant, but, for the first time, I had a glimmer of something I had not previously understood: why the others were all so fond of him. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I then went over the corrections carefully to make sure I understood them. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

A weird and horrible new reality had opened up, devouring the world she knew and understood. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

So much of the divorce, and the other man, had bothered him, but coming close to death in the woods had led him to understand some things about himself and other people. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

To understand how a black hole might be formed, we first need an understanding of the life cycle of a star. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I slowly shook my head and spoke carefully so she would understand. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“She’ll understand. I watched a lot of the Games with her and Prim. She won’t say no to you,” says Gale. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Given half the necessary equipment, he could dig a well, and he understood everything there was to understand about pumps. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the first time, I understand what Dayah meant when she said no room for luxuries. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

That’s when I begin to understand that the phone isn’t going to ring. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The boy nodded as if he understood, so she put half her provisions into his hands—more than he would need for just one day. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Every once in a while Festus the figurehead creaked and squeaked through the speakers, reporting the autopilot status in that weird machine language that only Leo could understand. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I don’t think he could really understand why any Tang people would want to leave the safety of our town to live among the demons. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I do understand the hatred of high school life which, I guess, prompted it. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the rest of Africa, most African leaders could understand the views of the PAC better than those of the ANC. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A long talk which she didn’t understand; and in the end she started crying louder than ever. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

This may seem like a discouraging setback in our attempt to understand the course of history, since technology has undoubtedly been one of history’s strongest forces. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I realized it was about death, but I was sure he could not understand the words at all; I only hoped he might hear the sound. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Perhaps the best way to understand this point is through the popular parlor game “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon.” The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Wes also came to understand that the county life was not exceptionally different from what he had known before. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Sarai hadn’t understood before that fear could be the lesser torment. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The thought crossed his mind that he ought to handle this thing himself, because after all he more or less understood and had sympathy for the situation. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Joyce pondered that for a moment, then said, “I just don’t understand why you don’t get angry.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I didn’t quite understand the point of watching your terrible team get walloped, though the air- conditioning was reason enough for me. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

I read a line and tried to understand it: “from what we cannot hold the stars are made.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“No matter what happens,” Rashid had told him, “I’d like all of us to stay in touch. No one else will ever understand what it was like.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

It’s hard for me to really understand most of the poems inside, but Gram has made little notes in the margins. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I stood there and stared at the dark water until I finally understood. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I cant understand how that window got broken,” Mrs Compson said. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thank you for being so understanding,” said Mom, shaking his hand at the door. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

In any event, Cleopatra knew about Berenice’s murdering ways, and she understood that people would do anything to achieve and maintain power. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t understand why Minerva was getting so worked up. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could not understand why Ron looked taken aback. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

What I didn’t understand at the time was that the other kids genuinely had no clue what a white person was. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

To understand more clearly how the pollution of our world is happening, we must now look at another of the earth’s basic resources, the soil. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Their speech sounded like they were swallowing rocks, but Lady Seymour understood them. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You have done enough. You take Helena, and you run. Do you understand me?” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

But I could understand the reason for his dour tone. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Matt understood at once: His fingerprints and DNA were the same as El Patron’s. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And when I was old enough to understand, he told me that of all people a tzaddik especially must know of pain. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I wonder if those who hear this story will understand that my be­haviour was not an act of insanity or a covert suicide attempt, but a simple necessity. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

There was an unspoken understanding that we were at Thurmond because of each other. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He missed Pippin, and felt that he was only a burden, while everybody was making plans for speed in a business that he did not fully understand. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

What I am trying to say is that it just never dawned upon them that I could understand, that I wasn’t a pet, but a human being. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s time you understand exactly what is going on so you can help us save your life,” Mother said, as she opened the door to get out of the car. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It took both Ruby and Sarai a moment to understand her. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

It was funny to direct them and watch them struggle to understand what in the world I was doing. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“What part of ‘I don’t know what you’re talking about’ do you not understand?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Jon did not understand why that should be or what it might mean, but it frightened him more than he could say. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“They’re wrong. And don’t ever allow them to convince you otherwise. Do you understand?” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

As a result of his sighting of the new star Brahe was convinced that, if the structure of the universe was to be understood, much more accurate measurements must be made. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“That’s the kind of response I expect from Dad’s usual dishes. I don’t understand what happened. He said there were no nuts or dairy.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Contemporary observations are changing our understanding of planetary systems, and it is important that our nomenclature for objects reflect our current understanding. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

It sounds like it might have been a lot of fun, but I don't think you really understand these kind of people very well. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

They spoke in an Arabic dialect that the boy didn’t understand, but, when he made to leave, the guard told him to stay. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Send him to the control room. We’ll want a sentient being there to monitor things and, as I understand it, he used to work there.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Blanca tried to disabuse him of his error, explaining that neither she nor her work contained a drop of Indian blood, but the language barrier prevented him from understanding her point of view. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The position of the gap indicates the role that the modified phrase played in the deep structure; to understand the relative clause, we mentally fill it back in. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

And this is also the proper starting point for understanding the words he left as his final valedictory, the Farewell Address. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

She hoped that the parents of Ishmael Chambers would understand her position. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

For a moment he wondered if there was something wrong with his depth perception and then he understood that, no, the other seat really was that far away. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“You understand now that you are the first black person ever to apply for membership.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

She doesn't understand why I want to hear such a sad story again and again but takes me to the library around the corner when I beg and helps me find the book to borrow. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

Tragically, none of the psychologists understood the pain my father put us through. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Have extensive interdisciplinary expertise and can help others understand and make connections through formal and informal communications. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Having an advocate on the inside—someone who had gotten to know me and understood my story on a personal level—had obviously helped. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“Did you understand what they were saying to you?” The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

And really, despite the rain and the fact that it's homecoming, I think I understand why Blue loves this. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I didn’t understand what I had done wrong. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

This is especially the case at work—employment settings where family members interact with people they believe could not possibly understand what they are going through. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Cicero very well understood this—having himself been attacked for social climbing, his failed marriage, and as “an immigrant citizen of Rome. ” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

“I can’t understand wherever you got that idea,” said the smiling Gatekeeper. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Arturo shook his head as if he were giving up on trying to understand me. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

It led people to a new understanding of human motivation: the word and the concept go together. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The boy understood intuitively what he meant, even without ever having set foot in the desert before. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anyone interested in music theory or history, or in arranging or composing music, must have a firm understanding of form. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Historians of science have not advanced our understanding of the relationship between the new science and technological progress much beyond Swift. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Mom was so nice, so kind, so understanding that she made the rest of us seem like insensitive jerks. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

And she knew the skirt was perfect...although if nobody had ever seen a plaid skirt before, they might not understand how perfect it was. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I nodded, Mama, but I don’t really understand. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I wanted so badly to understand what I had done to make my teammates and the coaching staff treat me so coldly. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Maybe he understood for the first time that to the boy he was himself an alien. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Can you describe all the things you understand?” he looked sideways at me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“We argue about lots of stuff, but never about you, Isabella. That we both agree on. We both absolutely adore you! You understand that, right?” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

The place seemed deserted, though she didn’t understand why. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Please turn back. Oh, you must turn the car around. I should be returning to China. I shouldn’t be here at all. Let’s go back. Do you understand me?” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Over the years Soojin has taught me enough phrases of Korean that I understand when Soojin asks her grandfather if he wants her to get him anything to eat. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Mami glances at me to be sure she understands the question. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

“The basic principle of physical science is this: two bodies cannot occupy the same space at the same time. Do you understand that?” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The weirdest part is I think I sort of understand the message he’s trying to convey. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The poisoned fruit of betrayal, a thing of shame hidden away; I don’t understand any of that at eight. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

It took me being in the bottom of a cave to truly understand what he meant. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

But Father Martin made me understand that the stories that came before it—and there were many—were simply pro­logue to the Christians. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t think she ever understood why her genuinely good intentions were sneered at by the media, why there appeared to be a permanent quest on their behalf to bring her down. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

They might not understand why I would tell this story. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Jean Louise silently signaled her father; her message was received and understood. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

The McCabes' acceptance of me and their loving care set my life on a new course of understanding, of dream building, and of knowing that safety is a basic right. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It was something the old people could not understand. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then Dr. Z said softly to Margaret, “I hope you understand. It’s time for us to go home.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Adults can’t read it, as I understand. As I am to human fighters, so you are to adults with the symbol reader.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Since she already knew about our family situation, she’d understand the pressure I was under to get money in the bank super quick. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Many pupils got into trouble before they understood this. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

As Miss Crofts looked at me to see if I understood, she made a quick dive with her index finger into her waves. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I said that I wasn’t ready, she said she understood and told me what a great time she had. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

"You can't understand most of the important things from a distance, Bryan. You have to get close," she told me all the time. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Already three years old and still doesn't understand how something so tiny and new can't be returned. how to listen #1 Somewhere in my brain each laugh, tear and lullaby becomes memory. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

My gut might have been able to understand Sir Fig Newton, but it had no clue if Thomas and I would ever be friends again. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Would it make her understand that her life does not have to be chaos? Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

For the message to work, for you to understand, you have to look at me. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I turn on a little charm, and all is understood. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want them to come back. I don’t deserve to have them anymore. You don’t understand; I did kill him!” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

The writer went on to describe, in precise terms that only a spy would understand, procedures for a dead drop in Moscow. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I still don’t understand how some people are so calm and others are rioting. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I was assigned to the infantry with the understanding that I was going to play ball for Fort Devens. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I just remember Addie’s dad squatting down in front of me and asking me if I understood that my mom had died, and me saying yes, and then asking when was she coming home. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

She understood me exactly, as we sat there. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

"You have to understand turtles to understand how that will happen." The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

This thing electricity, I did not understand it. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

I want someone to understand that I might not be normal, but this—the numbers, the OCD—is my normal. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Upon reflection, it is relatively easy to understand how Americans come to deny the evils of mass incarceration. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Here, in the most unlikely place, in the pouring rain in the middle of the night, she understood her teacher. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

A flicker of understanding sparked the boy’s eyes. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

As if he understands, he holds on a moment longer. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Then a word-river floods out from her which I struggle to understand. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

We were always able at some point each day to call in at a bakery or post office, to hear the tinkle of shop bells and eavesdrop on conversations we couldn’t understand. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

She could understand the appeal of the Roman way, too - to blend in, be one of the team, work as a part of a well-oiled machine. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Men just don’t understand how a woman feels,” she sobbed. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I can understand you feeling a little stifled around here,” Chronicler said. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

A part of her wanted to study Mia like an anthropologist, to understand why—and how—she did what she did. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Kanue understood Coach’s argument about playing with a short roster, but he had a solution. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Now he understood why the owner of the bar had been so upset: he was trying to tell him not to trust that man. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You have to get me out of here! I can’t stay...They’re going to kill me. Us. Everybody. Do you understand?” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

His books were his books, you understand: his words, penned in his own hand and bound with his own neat stitches. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Having never owned a comic book in my life, I tirelessly read them over and over again, the parts I could understand. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bigger understood every word; and he seemed not to react to the words, but to the judge’s face. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“What?” the question was so absurd I didn’t understand it at first. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“You don’t understand anything! I’ve got all this homework to do, and I just had to spend a whole hour helping that little boy find his lovey so he could sleep tonight...” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

With that complete understanding of the principle of motor locomotion, I drove down the mountainside toward Calexico, some fifty miles away. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took her a moment to understand that it was a portrait of her. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Ms. Gruwell’s been really understanding with this whole process, because her dad played baseball and she understands the game. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Perhaps if he had told Susan about Kainene, she would have used that tone to tell him that she quite understood his need to experiment with a black woman. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was all in code; I couldn’t understand a word. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

When we are studying ideas, linguistic change is the key to finding out what people understood that their predecessors did not. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

She loves school yearbooks in a way that I don't understand. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t understand the words, but it was beautiful. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

There was one girl named Chantelle who tried to talk to me, but she spoke so fast, I could hardly understand her. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

No woman would understand how easy a machine can get out of fix. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

They could best understand her, too, who was worshiped, not like other gods by the bloody sacrifices men liked, but in every humble act that made the farm fruitful. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had never understood the quarrel with malls, with the notion of finding exactly the same shops in all of them; she found malls quite comforting in their sameness. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The Department’s excitement about the promise of this method is easily understood. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I wanted to tell, to explain what had happened to me so that people would understand, but I gave in and kept quiet. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

In an effort to make him understand what it meant to really be a Muslim, his cousins had shown him places where people had died. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

But Hodges quickly proved to be a consummate politician of the Southern progressive type, using words like “compromise” and “understanding” while adroitly undermining any real change in the status quo. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

It's like he understands what dancing is for. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

He remembered Inej standing on the embassy roof, aglow with some new fervor he didn’t understand but could still recognize—purpose. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Am I correct in understanding that you are looking for a gentleman to walk with you tonight?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Veterans of the Continental Army, like Hamilton and John Marshall, fully understood this essential point. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“We need to look inside the flame in order to understand the—Young lady. No flying in the classroom.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“Don’t ever stare at them! Do you understand me? Never!” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

No wonder we have a hard time understanding each other. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

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

We humans cannot prove everything; we cannot understand everything, Emma told her husband. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He understood that the enemy had won and he probably thought about Miguel. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It almost made me want to laugh, hearing myself say something like that, which is kind of hard for me to understand, because I don’t have a problem writing words like that. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I’ll never understand them. Why do they want life to be so solemn? I believe they actually enjoy it more that way.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“Although the weapon was beyond my comprehension, there was nothing about flying an airplane that I did not understand. If this bomb could be carried in an airplane, I could do the job.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

And, as Sarai had slowly come to understand—or rather, for years refused to understand until finally there was no denying it—because of what he himself had done. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Palmer had never understood why, though now that he was one of them, maybe he would find out. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Romance was floating in the air like moondust and the two lovers, for some reason we younger ones could never understand, did not seem to be very keen on us tagging along with them. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Others, like Dorothy Hoover and Doris Cohen, had highly refined understandings of theoretical math, differentiating their way through nested equations ten pages deep with nary an error in sign. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

I don’t understand why we have to do this, pretend I’m Daddy’s little girl when he hasn’t paid attention to me in years. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Most people’s understanding of what it means to be an American is founded upon such tales, which together form a myth-like origin story. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

The woman was looking at her son without seeming to understand, and Mrs. Cooper saw a bruise on her cheek. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll ring for some. You understand there is nothing here, now there are no people.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

For a second, our eyes met, and something passed between us, an understanding of some sort, from one Mississippi boy to another. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Annabeth didn’t understand how Frank could do that all by himself, but he swallowed nervously. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The two young people exchange grins, as if they share an understanding about Ranee's plans. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“But I think about it. I meant it as a vow, you see. You understand, Pete?” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

A law-enforcement official pressed him about his brother: “You understand he is the last person seen with this woman, Anna Brown?” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Even with a reconstructed jaw, her father still slurred his words a little, but Siobhan had grown to understand his speech. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He understood Boobie for what he was, a kid who had been through so much in his life that just to be standing in one piece was a terrific accomplishment. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He moves on to buoyancy and weightlessness; these are things I understand. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Even if Miss Lizzy and Quincy are hard to understand, I still feel smarter here. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

There’s no way to tell him everything...and even the parts of it I understand aren’t the kind of things we ever talk about. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Our talks could go on for hours, often because Craig and I took every opportunity to grill my parents about things we didn’t understand. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Bigwig began to understand why Woundwort’s officers followed him and fought for him as they did. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I understood why they had so many children. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I also don’t understand the hunger in Tris’s eyes, devouring everything around us as if it alone can sustain her. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

We understand this cube to cast a shadow, which we usually draw as two squares with their vertices connected. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m trying to understand what Julia said, but the truth is, I don’t. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

But even if I’d grown up in it, I wouldn’t understand fighting over streets nobody owns. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Kutti was pacing about restlessly, as if he understood you weren’t well and it upset him as much as it upset me. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

This was a secret truth about the world, one they both understood. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

The Preacher said, “I understand. But you do know Mr. Jarvey is going to have expenses, right?” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

There are many things I don’t understand, but here’s one thing that I know: There is no such thing as a “correct” diagnosis. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“Then I don’t understand why I’m supposed to leave!” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Jonathan understood that she was waiting to be milked, waiting for someone to come from the house. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

There were many things in Ultima’s room that I instinctively knew I should not touch, but I could not understand why she was so blunt about the dolls. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s hard to understand why the Mosses weren’t at least held to the same standard as parents.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

If so, then he must have misunderstood half and not understood the rest of what I told him by my fireside in the Palace, the night after the Ceremony of the Keystone. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

The first time it happened, my brother didn’t understand what the cow was up to, but he is smart, he knows that sometimes cows can have a sense of danger, an instinct. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I will teach you to understand,” he said easily. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Here! Read this one. No, I take it back. Here's that real funny one you read out loud today. Ladies, you won't understand a word. It goes umpty-tumpty-ump. Go ahead, Guy, that page, dear.” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Let’s take it inside to the Judge. 4TH JUROR: You didn’t want a hung jury before. 3RD JUROR: Well, I want it now. 4TH JUROR: I don’t understand that. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted him to understand why we were doing that. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Of all the witches in all the world, Seven would never understand why she got stuck with the likes of Valley Pepperhorn. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

He longs for that time—the walk to the mill, the declaration of shared ambition, of understanding. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

We did not go to American movies before because Papá did not understand English. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

What they understood was that I needed to speak a public language. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The principal of Indian Creek had given the Fugees use of the field with the understanding that she wasn’t offering much: there were no lights, no soccer goals, no bathrooms. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Their fear of him was its own entity, and Sarai understood why. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He made himself a beetle high in the rotten wood of the hollow tree and determined to stay there until he understood. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She turns to me and Suesetta, says, “Go wait in the car. And when you get in, look straight ahead, don’t look out the windows. You understand?” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“As requested, this’ll help you understand and speak Spanish. I think.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

We were most concerned about understanding the spacecraft, which was a very complicated bundle of machinery—any part of which could break. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I thought I did understand it, and now I’m sure I do. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

She had looked askance at his new wealth, as though she did not understand a world in which a person could make so much so easily. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“It would have to be someone who understands about...I don’t think there’s anyone like that in my world. Would you get married?” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“What about ‘trust no one’ did you not understand?” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I didn’t always answer the phone and took hours to reply to text messages from friends, but they understood my schedule was hectic and overwhelming. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“They don’t have to understand. Even the games they play are preparing them for their future—and that future will come whether they understand it or not.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The woman answered but he did not understand her. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I didn’t understand how Fred’s death could be reduced to a blurb. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

They are all very nice to her, and I don’t really understand why except maybe the fact that she is pretty. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps knowledge, properly understood, is the product of the very process these new studies describe. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Not much of a future, you understand, but it was better than nothing. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Armpit liked Mr. Warren, a bald-headed white guy, but he had trouble understanding all the graphs. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

The rider looked behind her and said something to one of the others in a language she did not understand, then turned back to Kaede. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Charles wanted The Origin of Species to be simple enough for a nonscientist to read and understand, as well as accurate and cogently argued enough to convince a scientist. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We need that touch from the one we love, almost as much as we need air to breathe. I never understood the importance of touch, his touch...until I couldn’t have it.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He understood it was too big a step for me at the moment. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Comrade,” said Snowball, “those ribbons that you are so devoted to are the badge of slavery. Can you not understand that liberty is worth more than ribbons?” Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

To understand what a feat this is, imagine a standard dining room table covered in a black tablecloth and someone throwing a handful of salt across it. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

No matter what crazy thing he starts talking about, I just nod like I understand. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s a Granny Smith,” I said, as if he actually understood. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

We live in an era of social science, and have become accustomed to understanding the social world in terms of “forces,” “pressures,” “processes,” and “developments.” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Everybody understood that it was a word imported from the law courts, and with it came an established set of standards for judging the reliability of testimony. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

By then I understood how it was with roosters and hens, of course, and cows and dogs and cats. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“If he should show up,” Rick said, “don’t tell him I was here asking about him. You understand?” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

With a thrill, she understands: they are going to park the wardrobe in front of the little door leading to the attic. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t understand why half of Little Rock was screaming over a few colored kids. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My position is delicate with the Dean, you understand.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I could tell she understood what I meant. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In this book, we will explore a holistic, artistic, integrated, and forward-thinking 21st-century approach to understanding the developmental connections between music and children. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know what the police are going to find, and it’s going to be their decision, you understand, but I don’t think they’ll rule it a suicide.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

It came to me then as I looked at him—one of those rare, perfect crystallizations of understanding. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know or care what she had in mind, but I did understand when she told me through gestures that she had told Margaret Weylin I was sick. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t understand that a person gets attached to a person’s name, that something like this might come as a shock. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

He looked where I was pointing, saw the serpent women, and immediately understood. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“I understand why, with the whole Will thing, but—” “That has nothing to do with it.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

So I spoke in a language he understood: "Think of this as a movie, Daoud. The good guys always win, right?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Dr. Williams said, “I understand that you’re seeking help, Jet. That was a very strong thing to do. It’s not easy to ask for help.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

And I can understand a tender, unprejudiced Jesus. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The entanglement of the Cold War and the black struggle for rights here at home was already well understood in 1952, when the U.S. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not sure I understand about that, Horace.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He had the foresight to understand and accept that all the people of South Africa must, through negotiations and as equal participants in the process, together determine what they want to make of their future. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Then you chew this, and when I put my hand out, you spit it out, okay? And if you don’t spit it out, if you swallowed it, then no brown candy for you, understand?” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Like maybe I was the only one who understood her, the only one who was willing to give her a chance. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Mom doesn’t understand that I want to have Lee Lee to look at when something funny happens—something that’s only funny to us. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Emma rewrote awkward sentences, and if she didn’t understand what he was trying to say, they talked it through so that he could write it in a more lucid fashion. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Amaka, you are free to have your opinions, but you must treat your cousin with respect. Do you understand that?” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I began to understand the power of aggression, of fists and fighting and pain. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“You must understand how it works,” Bob muttered. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“However, I shall spend my time in this graveyard. I am here as a historian, researching the history of old graves. You understand, boy? Da?” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

No one could understand her loss, she was sure. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Her Jorge did not resemble the huge, buoyant man on the ocean, the gentleman with silent words she could not understand. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why a city would have two big railroad stations—North Station and South Station—I couldn’t understand. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

And what Blink is—what all the stories and studies and arguments add up to—is an attempt to understand this magical and mysterious thing called judgment. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

It is of course the abundance and extreme durability of atoms that makes them so useful, and the tininess that makes them so hard to detect and understand. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

She was afraid she finally understood what it all meant. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I know you want nothing to do with me—though I still don’t quite understand why—” Tobias snorts. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

When voters got to see me as a person, they understood that the caricatures were untrue. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

At first only a few random words were clear enough to be understood: “Market...too free to be...obfuscate...” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“You okay? You seem distracted. I mean, I can understand why. But why?” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Behind all the dark and quiet was a certain electricity, an expectancy I wasn’t used to feeling in B-block and didn’t fully understand. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

We have to meet as equals, with some mutual understanding and candor, before my mission can even begin. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

The sound of it always left him with the uneasy feeling that he was the butt of some jape he did not understand. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“There are men here whom you must show extra respect to, you understand?” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

He missed the girls too, even Sansa, who never called him anything but "my half brother" since she was old enough to understand what l>astard meant. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“I wouldn’t ask you to do this, but I’m sure it’s important. It can't be a coincidence we met. If this works, maybe we can finally understand how we're connected.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Dumbledore approached the wall of the cave and caressed it with his blackened fingertips, murmuring words in a strange tongue that Harry did not understand. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

We did not understand what had happened between our father and our mother and the most that these long talks did to us was to make us feel a vague dread. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You never understood. Dothraki do not buy and sell. They give gifts and receive them. If you had waited ...” I did wait. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

"I don't pretend to understand even a fraction of it." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Here in Oklahoma, I understand why—why humans would sit behind a glass window and look in the faces of families running away from danger and dead sheep, and not feel anything. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t my neck, but my understanding which was menaced. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now I understand. She clings to you because you saved her from the Russian in the forest. You’re proof that there are still good men in the world.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t understand the art of doing nothing. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“I know you don’t want to leave, dumpling, but we must. Your father has orders,” Lillian Meecham replied, her voice sad with understanding. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a Yiddish phrase her grandfather used ail the time and which she’d never understood before. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

By Old Dan’s actions I could tell he understood and wanted to help. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I don't really know if all his philosophies make sense, but we all understand what he be trying to tell us, no matter how left he gotta take us to get us right. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

However, the Muslim understanding of that sound is that it is really heightened speech or recitation rather than music, and belongs in a separate category. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

My body understood long before my mind did. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I feel so helpless that I can't even understand what a lullaby means. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

The experience is understood to define the terms of one’s relationship not only to the state but to society at large. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

She said something in the Dutch speech, which I did not understand. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she understood why they could no longer be friends. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Each of them was gaining notoriety for understanding how heavy technology use—multitasking—impacted the brain. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Just like that, I understand why she focused on me during the whole dinner. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“No,” he murmured to himself as he dropped his hand, “I don’t understand.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

"Sure, of course I understand. When I review the record I'll have a better sense of what evidence they have, and we can talk about it." Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She made a sign to Sarah that I had already learned to understand. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. van Daan: “Oh, but Mrs. Frank, I don’t understand what you mean! Honestly, I’m extremely modest and retiring. How can you say that I’m pushy?” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

After receiving the same deployment date as Levy, Wes understood that the only question he was asked that mattered was the last one. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Maybe I’ll understand it when Dr. Strauss lets me read up on psychology. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

What I really wanted to do was to hit the boss, and, I think, the shipping clerk understood that. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

After the foreman had gone, O’Malley looked both ways and leaned over to whisper, “Don’t try to be a speed king. You understand? We all have to work faster that way.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Fuller understood that there are two routes to power in America—money and people—and dollars were in short supply in the neighborhoods he was trying to organize. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

She smiled at him with an expression of the most sympathetic understanding. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I just want to make sure you understand this is a ticklish situation that could have severe consequences,” Bloom said. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

My cousin doesn’t understand that I can be very awkward and that I don’t like talking to strangers. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“I understand,” he said with a wink that could have meant that he knew something or merely that it was okay to skip the meal. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

But Vincent can understand her and isn’t bothered by any of this. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Once inside, Granddaddy had trouble making Mr. Hofacket understand what we needed. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Their peeling, faded gold letters spelled words in languages Harry couldn’t understand. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“I will go with one understanding,” Ultima cautioned. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rowan hadn’t thought much of it at the time, but now he understood; it stopped being gleaning the moment one became desensitized to the act. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I knew he was German, because I’d heard him talking to the waiter, but I had no idea if he had any English or if he’d been able to hear Bunny distinctly enough to understand. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Then they’re lying to you. They’re telling you a story just so they can keep you scared. They want you to be scared. Do you understand?” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

You would not understand, you could never realize it. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Dad took one look at Cap Anderson and instantly understood my side of the story. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

I resent and understand it at the same time. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Pong had only ever seen a portrait of him in a textbook, but even from the picture, he could tell that the Governor was someone who would understand him. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

All right, people did not understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to him, clearer than previously, perhaps because his ears had gotten used to them. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stretched my smile even bigger, proud that he understood my rough Spanish. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother had a stoup of wine lain at her side in her last hours—I recall it now, though I did not understand it then. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

That’s when I began to understand that the color purple isn’t just a color or the name of a book. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Yes, Harry thought, Tom Riddle would certainly have understood Helena Ravenclaw’s desire to possess fabulous objects to which she had little right. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

When I’ve had the signal but can’t make it, down the stairs or along the hall past the sitting room, the Commander understands. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

White said to him, “We understand from the governor’s office you know something about the Osage murders.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

She, after all, was the only one who really understood why Eva refused to attend Sula’s funeral. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I understand it might feel that way sometimes, but in the future, we really need for you to say something if a classmate is bothering you. Don’t try to handle it all yourself, okay?” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Shay had obviously meant to hide the meaning from anyone else reading it, using references only the two of them would understand. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

To understand that of any person, his whole life, from birth, must be reviewed. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The normal, I understand, can see words my way only if they are adequately poetic: Poor Dan is in a droop. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t understand, but some of the elders seemed to know what was happening. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

I’m sure some of the younger fencers didn’t understand my tenacity or competitive nature during practice, but fencing was my only way to seek revenge on an enemy with no name. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Mom and Dad believed that I'd never found a teacher who truly understood me. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

I mean, seriously, it was like Ms. Medina was suddenly talking in a made-up language that everyone else in class seemed to understand but me. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I could understand the vet's words but not what they conveyed, and Mr. Norton looked as uncomfortable as I felt. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inspector Thomas Mathew, receding behind his bustling Air India mustache, understood perfectly. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“People are always afraid of things they don’t understand, darlin’,” said Gram. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Somehow I couldn’t understand, the mystery was beginning to escape me! Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

If she’d wanted me to see these places, I could not understand why. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I didn’t remember Ucho saying this to me, and I didn’t understand what he meant. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

I understand about wanting to keep quiet—I really do. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Anyway, getting it straight to you and your mother was the fastest way to expose him, and I knew Nora could do that. And I...I knew you would understand.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

But at Polyface, it was understood that the trees helped the grass to grow and the forest fed the farm. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

I didn’t understand why I needed help, because it seemed to me that you should wear heavy boots when your dad dies, and if you aren't wearing heavy boots, then you need help. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I wish someone had just told me the truth right up front, as soon as I was old enough to understand it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Nana brought her a glass of milk and honey, understanding in a flash the reason for her grief. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I guess with no precedent to go by, she wouldn’t really understand the concept of knocking. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“Do you understand that everything you say here must be the truth?” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She understood why people had to lie and steal and harm one another. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He smiled at me as if he knew me and understood why I was there. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“And I still don’t understand why Shady was bidding against Jinx for the quilt,” Lettie said. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Some Americans seemed to embrace it, understanding all too well the amount of organization and drive it takes to raise children. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Cofield called himself doctor and lawyer, and seemed capable of getting and understanding more information from Hopkins than the family ever could. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

How could they ever understand what he was going through? Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Maybe Dad and I are too much like that; neither one of us is willing to make an effort to understand the other.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

They understood only too well the liberation into savagery that the concealing paint brought. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t understand why these Deckers aren’t home with loved ones, particularly those two teen boys today, who, as they were leaving, talked about how underwhelming the virtual reality experience was. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

First, I don’t understand why she thinks it’s so scandalous to be in other people’s kitchens. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

But he’s not an outlier for the reasons you might think, and the story of his rise provides a blueprint for understanding success in his profession. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

“Thing I cannot understand. Thing I never will understand. How can they fight so hard, them Johnnies, and all for slavery?” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t understand how men could do those things. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Judge Davies spoke emphatically: “You are excused, gentlemen, but you understand that this is a moot question. The hearing will proceed.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there were two people who were smiling: the alchemist, because he had found his perfect disciple, and the chief, because that disciple had understood the glory of God. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shae looked up at him, reaching out for his hand, muttering something that he could not understand. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

It’s a harmless phrase, but I see Haymitch’s eyes narrow in understanding. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t understand why she was so unhappy, this park looked like the kind of place where you could have a lot of fun. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

He launched into a jargon-packed technical presentation that was geared to his fellow molecular biologists, and it was immediately apparent to everyone in the room that none of them understood a word. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“You don’t understand. My husband will kill me,” she said with certainty. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was afraid Mrs. Grasso would be mad, that she wouldn’t understand. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

He wanted to hold on to that understanding. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wiped away tears as news cameras clicked furiously around him, understanding that truly there was no solace to be had. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He turned his anguished eyes to the road, his words flowing almost too fast for me to understand. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

She didn’t understand that, at least she didn’t understand how it made him feel when he heard her making plans and dreaming about things that cost money he didn’t have. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Freak is in the wagon and he's trying to look back at me, trying to shrug his shoulders and let me know he doesn't understand what got into the Fair Gwen, but I know. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

“She stayed about two minutes and didn’t understand what we were doing.” Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

One might understand a trampled bush or two. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

"Oh, yes, ma'am. I'd love to come over and listen," I'd always say, affirming that I understood what to do when I arrived. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Frank didn’t understand how .a lump of metal could be dangerous, but he took Hazel seriously. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The Ubiquity of Filtering and Coincidence Broadly understood, the study of filtering is nothing less than the study of psychology. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now you can understand why I was suspicious when Norton invited me to the cemetery to have a beer just before Thanksgiving. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

He showed me the receipt stapled to one of the bags, because sometimes with numbers it was hard to understand what Wei was saying. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

I hope that, by getting inside her head, readers will understand seemingly bizarre behavior. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ekon watched as understanding dawned on his brother’s face, as his mouth and eyes simultaneously widened in horror. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

They're talking with each other in German too fast for me to fully understand. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He wanted to talk to the white man and ask him some questions, but he did not know for sure if he could really understand. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I can understand why men are afraid of them, as they are frequently accused of being. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Whenever anything happens that she cannot explain or understand she blames it on supernatural powers. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why didn’t Little Tilly’s mother understand the intention and overlook the result? A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment he just stood there, trying to understand what he had done. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Kenny had said it, and I had not understood, now here were my own sons saying the same thing, and still I did not understand. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I still don’t understand why you agreed to go away to school after you have the baby. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

These are universal truths: to understand them is to adopt them. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

We had to use every politically effective weapon against them; Clifton understood that. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s always been able to hear God’s voice. I haven’t understood everything your father’s done, but I trust that God’s willed it.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I want to define my place in their worlds and not try to understand the definitions the senator spews forth about his own. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I understand something being important to you even when it doesn't fully make sense, even when others would think you were crazy. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I shake her hand instead, and she meets my gaze, surprised by the gesture, and maybe a little disappointed, but she understands the necessity. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

We wanted people to understand this simple fact: Walter did not commit that murder. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

It didn’t take special powers to read it: if you want to keep your position as Spirit Medium, I believe we should come to an understanding. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t understand God at all and even if I’d like to be a saint and have everyone adore me I’d never suck the snot of a leper. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

She liked Petra and she understood what it was to be discriminated against. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

At least my pen pal would be able to understand me. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

"I think I understand. You were watching a death —" I dropped my fork. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Jack, sometimes you don’t have to mean to hurt someone to hurt someone. You understand?” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Freak shakes his head, like he knows I'm not smart enough to understand. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

The organizers of the parade understood that such a spectacle might provoke an air raid or attack on New York City, so extra precautions were taken. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Jonathan asked, wanting to show he understood what he was about. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

They don’t understand that these are so personal. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

"Your Majesty, I don't understand. How does healing Charlotte help my people?" The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

She never understood how the way she loves could drag such hatred out of others, and she refused to stick around to find the love everyone hated her for. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Natalie caught Chess’s eye, and it was almost like she understood what he wanted to shout. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

One thing is for sure, though: the more I watch him, the more I understand not only what Rae sees in him, but also how much I've taken for granted. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

He would talk and talk, but none of them wanted to understand. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

A healthy one, he says, even though the boy does not understand. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I understand why you have such ease when killing my kind. And I don’t blame you for it.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

And yet even as he embraced that bleak understanding, on this, the worst day of the winter, he recalled something he’d seen on the worst day of the worst heat wave of the summer. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Something important and deceptively obvious that I’ll only understand when it’s too late to matter. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I meet Barb’s gaze, a look of understanding passing between us. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

We were still ten kilometers from the village when my chronic backache spread to a deep, rock-hard contraction across my lower belly, and I understood with horror that I was in labor. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was starting to understand why Belet did everything so hard. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

For the first time he understood some of the true power of the knife, and laid it very carefully on the rock in front of him. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

That was the hardest thing to understand of all the things she had told me. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Nollywood is really public theater, and if you understand it like that, then it is more tolerable. It’s for public consumption, even mass participation, not the kind of individual experience that film is.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

They all understood the very high stakes of this eleventh game. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

“If you understand how something happens, then you can make it happen again. Or not happen.” Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

It took C.P. a minute to understand that another Klan youth had been robbed of his bus money by a group of blacks outside a Sears store. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

But I think, on some level, we came to an understanding that day. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I understand now why her mother plays Mrs. Darling and leaves the windows open in her children’s bedrooms when they’re away. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

He did not understand it; he was only aware of a dim suspicion, a faint memory, divine voices. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would like to say that I didn’t entirely understand what I was saying. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I roll my eyes, since every Muslim understands the hypocrisy of right-wing xenophobes. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

As I understand by report I am much charged with starving the colony, I did always give every man his allowance faithfully, both of corn, oil, aqua vitae, etc., as was by the council proportioned. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Only now do I understand—Darin always listened more than he spoke, watching, learning. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I had a feeling that she wished me away: that she did not understand me or my circumstances; that she was prejudiced against me. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

What’s more, our years of isolation at Manzanar had widened the already spacious gap between the races, and it is not hard to understand why so many preferred to stay where they were. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I do not think I understood at first how many other people would become involved in our challenge.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

But he wasn’t any closer to understanding the mystery of him. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

As he made friends among people who understood and appreciated what he had endured, he gained confidence and began to try to fill gaping holes in his understanding of his homeland. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

I thought I understood how this game worked. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I try to send Moonie ahead but he doesn’t understand. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

But the point is, numbers are what I understand. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

For, at the very least, it would be a gesture, and they would understand it as such. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

We must understand the Cosmos as it is and not confuse how it is with how we wish it to be. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though I understood what they meant, I could not help remembering that we Navajos had already sacrificed a lot. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

By then Eliot understood that when Mrs. Sen said home, she meant India, not the apartment where she sat chopping vegetables. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

In the late 1940s no one altogether understood why this should be. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

The newspaper accounts were hard for both her and Jethro to understand; they were stories of chaotic confusion, of bitter fighting and terrible disaster. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And I’m not supposed to talk about it! Leo, the point is if Frank seems afraid of you, or uneasy, you’ve got to understand...” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Whether the children understood her exact meaning was unknown, but the general tone of her words seemed to have gotten across, for there was no more howling. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Being a Freedom Writer, I couldn’t understand how I just stood by and let all of this go on. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“But there are other ways to understanding!” he shouted, laughing like a child. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I nod my head, understanding that complaining about our current advisors is probably not the best way to win over a future advisor. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

I don't understand this, I don't get it, what's going on? Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

“You understand that she needs to go to the orphan house, don’t you? You should probably go there yourself.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

What this type of analysis does is to help us understand the cultural values associated with music, and what is important about sound and the concepts and behaviors associated with it. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

And even though I’m sure Connor doesn’t understand what he means, he shouts, “Me!” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Matt comes into Charlie’s room and dresses his son, and though the boy doesn’t understand what is happening, he is afraid. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

As a still-newish associate at Sidley, I understood that the next phase of my career was critical—that my accomplishments would determine whether I made partner or not. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to impose, I don’t know if the Persian understood or not when I shook my head and smiled, meaning “No, thanks.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she smoked cigarettes and she said lots of things I didn’t understand, e.g., The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She valued Rocky’s growing understanding of the outside world, of the books, of everything of importance and power. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

My parents never understood Stephen’s death, because it had no reason; or no reason that had anything to do with him. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He understood only about half of what he read. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Charles was always one to anthropomorphize creatures, seeds, rocks even, and could be overheard talking to them as if they understood. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

But first he has to train the reader in understanding and representing shapes. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“I’m not understanding what you mean by need.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first she had resented that Scythe Curie made her the front line for these heartbroken people, but soon she came to understand why. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

But I said that I couldn’t leave you, and he was sad about that but he understood that you were realy important to me. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t look at me like I have vines sprouting from my head, because he understands. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

The high rate of turnover had the corollary benefit of keeping to a minimum the number of individuals who understood the building’s secrets. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

You wanted to have Buster to talk to when it was all over, to go over it, to learn, to understand, to see what you should have done. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once I let the clothes take charge, once I understand that I am only the means of their reunification, they just fly out of the cart to their natural homes. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had been slow at first, one line at a time, until seeing the letters and understanding the most common words had become easier and easier. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

If he hoarded grain, or sold books, or taught children to read, I'd understand. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

And he didn’t think Dill would understand because his family was so awful. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t understand what that thing was that was biting his foot, and he was making an awful fuss about it. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the purposes of understanding music theory, however, the important thing about standing waves in winds is this: the harmonic series they produce is essentially the same as the harmonic series on a string. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

But one of the warders was fluent in Xhosa and understood the content of our songs, and we were soon ordered to stop singing. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The moment I took my first burning snootful, I understood that this was the drug for me. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

At one point he was called upon to help make reporters understand how truly immense the Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building would be. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The girls never talked of their feelings; none of them possessed the insight or the emotional equipment to understand themselves or others. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was obvious to me she didn’t understand. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Ralph had grown more sophisticated from listening to children, he came to understand that children moved. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

She shared Howard’s understanding of the importance of image and cheerfully joined him in the public eye. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

At present our understanding is meager—probably because disarmament budgets have, since the time of Sargon of Akkad, been somewhere between ineffective and nonexistent. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t understand expressions when I was six. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

We understood, in other words, how ridiculously fortunate we were, and we both felt an obligation not to be complacent. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

"You do not understand," the father said impatiently. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I wish people was as easy to understand as Mama Duck. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Eisenhower also understood that young people were a powerful force that could help shape Germany’s future. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t understand,” said Lancelot, “why you should love me. Are you sure you do? Is there some mistake about it?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hazel didn’t understand why, but she got the message: Drop it. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

In the weeks that followed, watching Judith, Kit began to understand how the gray shadow that was her Aunt Rachel could once have been the toast of an army. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

He understood that Leader was referring to Kira but the blind man’s daughter was older than he. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Something was written under the image in italics but I couldn’t understand it. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“I bribed that soldier with all the money I have. Now you will produce what I will feed my child, do you understand?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

To teach and exhort and explain to his people—and to have them understand. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

It was impossible to speak and be understood, and no one tried. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

But understanding the form of a piece helps a musician put together a more credible performance of it. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“Jean Louise, you were my date last night—” “I will never understand men as long as I live,” she said, no longer in love with Henry. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Now that Matt had observed Rosa, he understood that. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I understand. It’s just that the last time I did this I was alone.” The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

At times I thought she understood where I was coming from, and would give me another chance. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Do you understand you have a right to a lawyer?” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Erilea needed the King’s Champion to be someone who understood the suffering of the masses. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Thomas quickly scanned the faces of the Keepers, wondering one last time if he should say it, if they would understand. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

But when the viewing marathon was over, I still wasn’t any closer to understanding the Quatrain’s meaning. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Esteban Trueba was as mystified as the telegraph operator, and was forced to call his family in the city to understand what they had meant. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Are we to understand that the panserbjØrne had anything to do with this?” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“She understands more than she speaks,” my father says. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The last word was uttered in a roar so thunderous that Ranofer stopped in his tracks, wondering confusedly if it were some order he was supposed to understand and obey. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“Well, yes, Dr. Calvin, I understand that. But why did Nestor 10 himself leave his seat?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“I thought you understood. It’s all the same to me.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“What?” she says, pretending she doesn’t understand what I’m asking. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I don’t understand how Catholics know exactly what time Jesus died. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

By the late 1930s, scientists like Hahn understood that everything in the universe is made up of incredibly tiny particles called atoms. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom and Dad would always say I was the most understanding little girl in the world. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

She looked for pity or even understanding but found nothing except cool stares. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

A rainbow cow, you must understand, is not a silly cow with big painted stripes. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

For, before this, she had clung to him, she had said, 'You are all I have now, Charles, I do so want you to do well, you do understand that, don’t you?’ I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

“Now that the back looks so much better, I’ve decided to start teaching classes again. First one is in three days. I’d be less nervous with you there, but I understand if you’re busy.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Her mood was somber; I couldn’t understand why she wouldn’t look me in the eye. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

They sang beautifully—no one was more able to appreciate good music than Matt—but they didn’t understand what they were singing. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Prince Dain is frowning over the letter, and suddenly I understand—he recognizes my copy of the handwriting. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I suddenly understood she was talking about me. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

O’Neill said he wanted to understand the Net better, and was aware how much the students and faculty were talking about it and using it. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was aware of the fact that there was a thing called apartheid and it was ending and that was a big deal, but I didn’t understand the intricacies of it. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Oh, I’m sure he understands more than I think. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

And Arm understood that when you had ten million people jammed together in a city, you always had a few troublemakers. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

That by entering her he’d granted her the means to understand the truth? Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Although he had through the memories learned about the pain of loss and loneliness, now he gained, too, an understanding of solitude and its joy. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t understand this! She was so eager to help the other day.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Miss Collins., you may be seated. Mr. Bixby, do you understand what that means?” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

A man thrown around greatly—or whatever multum iactatus meant—thrown around on the shore and on the sea by something he did not understand. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

I think they understand what I'm trying to say. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

When you’re talking with your dad about Devon you might want to make it clear that you understand he’s now gone. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t understand what is cute about him at all. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

This is the critical lesson of improv, too, and it is also a key to understanding the puzzle of Millennium Challenge: spontaneity isn’t random. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“True,” said Faraday, “but only good can come from a keen understanding of what it takes to be a scythe.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Count Mallevant said, “I understand there is a scholar aboard this American ship—who is interested in astronomy. A very great scholar who has discovered a new way to work lunars.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

She revered God and loved Jesus, but she understood why people often turned away from these Two. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Listen, that call was a false alarm—just Fender for skipping out of detention. I don’t understand why Schultz hasn’t come after me yet.” Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

For a long time I didn’t understand why so many black people had abandoned their indigenous faith for Christianity. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I didn’t understand my own feelings most days. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I only hoped he would understand, and listen to me just this once. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

And only now, after working this same land for ten years, am I coming to understand the length and breadth of outsiders’ failure to impose themselves on Africa. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have to tell Dad I didn’t understand. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But we had to have an understanding first, he and I. He didn’t have to admit that we had one. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

For the first time, she understood Florence Nightingale and her lantern and the bright and shining path. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Forty years later, it appeared to some that the promise of racial understanding had been realized in Durham. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I wish I could meet you and you could tell me you understand, Because nobody understands. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“By ‘a fever of a hundred and four,’ you understood I meant Fahrenheit, right? Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I understand that some of your men suffered an injury to their pride,” Sister Inez said. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I want to stay out here, be- neath the sky where things feel safer and simpler, where I understand things. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her words were garbled, like she was talking underwater, but I finally understood. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can see, for instance, how she might have felt I had been the one to first violate an understanding, and that her little dig had just been a retaliation. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one would even try to understand that. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did not mention Papa—he hardly mentions Papa in his letters—but I knew what he meant, I understood that he was stirring what I was afraid to stir myself. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Matt thought he could make Maria understand if he ever got to see her. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry Hawk, the only actor onstage when Booth made the leap, did not understand what was happening. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bitter little man who taught the course was the lone professor in the school who had guts enough to try to teach it, and even he evinced the rigidity of imperfect understanding. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“He is, isn’t he? Well, how about this, then: Can dragons understand death?” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

We understood that we represented the nation and were obligated to step forward and be present when there was tragedy, or hardship, or confusion. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He got annoyed with me when I did that, because it usually meant I could see or understand something he couldn’t. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

She didn’t understand the transformation in this man. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t understand why all that fighting and killing makes people happy. It should make them disgusted!” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Generose hadn’t understood that they had reached their final destination, that the empty apartment where they had spent the night and where they were now gathered was where they would live. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

"When has a maid ever understood a man's need far revenge?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Then finally she said: 'You know how we always been—we nearly all the time understand each other pretty well without any kind of throbs either way. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Cora understood why old Howard had wept, back in Miss Handler’s schoolhouse. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Human history has no purpose or goal; but there are plenty of origins, foundations, evolutions and developments, and if you leave them out then you leave out any possibility of understanding change. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Which was a lie. And he asked for a birthday hug, which I’m pretty mad about, actually. So I don’t understand why you want a hug, Tobias. Unless it’s your fake birthday too.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Hello” wasn’t a valid command in BASIC, the only language the ancient computer understood. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

She must have told him of her sleep-walking adventure on the cliff, and that I knew all about it; and now he wants me to tell him what she knows, so that he may understand. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I guess I hadn’t understood what it meant to be a whiz-bang. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man said, “Do you understand now? Do you see?” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I tell you this because you must understand, no matter the point of our talk, that I didn’t always have things, but I had people—I always had people. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

And despite his own conversion to Mojo he seemed not to understand it all quite, the devotion, the obsession, the way some people clung to it as if there was nothing else in life. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

This one understood the nature of pain, and beneath the glory of her features, there was character, and a sure knowledge of suffering. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

"I understood you committed her only because of the weight loss. This is news to me." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“There’s a man who works at the Coast Guard station, a civilian named Billy Babcock. He’s got a major gamblin’ problem, you understand? Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

It took him a moment to understand what he was seeing, and when he did, his blood cooled. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

But when I went to his office this morning, he told me about how important it is for me to learn about myself so that I can understand my problems. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

What Adams could never quite fathom, and Jefferson understood intuitively, was that the very word “aristocracy” had become an epithet in the political culture of postrevolutionary America. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

I hope he understands that while it started out as a threat, it’s since transformed into a promise. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Never mind. You don’t understand; you never do. I wish I was with Dad.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Now, now that I’m going through it myself, I understand her doubts; if I were older and he wanted to marry me, what would my answer be? The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“Can you picture it? Can you? I want someone to understand! So I picked up a board. I was going to kill her so she wouldn’t suffer, but then I couldn’t.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

There is so much you can understand from a person’s face—the way they stare or nod or press their lips together or turn their heads to the side-in a certain way. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I understand how you feel. There are the things that happened, though, and the things that did not happen. That’s all we’re talking about.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

And each time I messed up, I was one step closer to understanding how fast this creature moved, how those jaws could pop out like a lizard throwing its tongue to catch a fly. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

And I thought maybe I understood her most of the time anyway. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t understand why a grown man would want to attack a kid. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Time information, which includes rhythm, tempo and meter, timbre, meaning, and emotion is less understood. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

She had wide chestnut eyes that everyone stared into, trying to understand what went on in that pretty head. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Harry didn’t understand why, but the only possible cause was the sudden appearance of the skull, which had now risen high enough to illuminate the entire wood like some grisly neon sign. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“I understand your skepticism,” the emissary answered patiently. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

I understand my brothers even less than I understand Mom. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

It is an animal that is “cute”, “friendly”, “loving”, “devoted”, “merry”, “understanding”. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I know now that I can never really understand how much I hurt them or how bewildered they must’ve been when I left, pondering what they’d done to deserve what they see as a betrayal. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“To understand where you’re going, we must first understand where your blood has been. Separate the stardust into two even piles on the carpet.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He understood what had happened, and he said he would keep his mouth shut. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad has lived & you show ignorance in calling him uneducated & unable to understand “the scientific meaning etc” of life’s problems. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we find out exactly just how alike we are, and how much he truly understands me. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I began to understand why some people could not bear the clamour of the sea. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

So he did what he’d always done when he didn’t understand something a doctor said: he nodded and said yes. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I was nearly incoherent with panic but eventually he understood. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I understood why she wanted to move on. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“If they weren’t dangerous, then why . . . ?” I tried to understand, struggling not to let him see how seriously I was considering his ghost story. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

After Joselito and Julius scurried off—ever the helpful brothers—Virgil’s parents presented him like a rare exhibit they didn’t quite understand. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Some day, Miss Lucy told Cora one afternoon while they walked the green, all the numbers and figures and notes would make a great contribution to their understanding of colored life. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

As you can probably tell, I’d spent so many years inside my protected gymnastics bubble, I was only just beginning to understand the benefits of turning pro. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

They were understood, quite literally, to be slaves of the state. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

But often there was truth at the heart of local legends—people who had been born with gifts that their countries didn’t understand. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Frank didn’t understand until he swiveled the machine gun around. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“I knew what I was capable of. Do you understand me, ma’am?” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, having had his insight, Smith was curiously uninterested in understanding why rocks were laid down in the way they were. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

I spend an hour googling each test, trying to understand what they all mean. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was learning how to plug himself into popular culture in order to understand new fashion trends. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

“Because let us understand: North Vietnam cannot defeat or humiliate the United States. Only Americans can do that.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“He bothers you again, you walk away, understand?” Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Don’t commit yourself,” said Mr. Jaggers, “and don’t commit any one. You understand—any one. Don’t tell me anything: I don’t want to know anything; I am not curious.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Not from fear or anger, but just to tell her that she understood...that she was there. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

From there, Tally finally understood how far up the mountain she’d come since leaving the coast. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I know what it's like to not want to understand, so we're quiet while her last sentence spins and spins in my head. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“You don’t understand. What were you doing here anyway? Now you’ve destroyed everything.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

She seemed desperate to make me understand, but I didn’t. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“No, we do not need to have the talk, Mom. I understand how boy and girl parts work. Yes, I have to go to Finnegan’s. No, I don’t know what happened to Erwin.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Ambady says that she and her colleagues were “totally stunned by the results,” and it’s not hard to understand why. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

I still cannot understand how he could abandon me so unceremoniously, without any sort of goodbye, without looking back even once. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted to ascertain if the mute really understood what was said to him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

My accent is so thick I hope he understands the words. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

With that, he understood what was at stake. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Sesame Street, after all, was a product of the 1960s, and in the intervening three decades major strides had been made in understanding how children’s minds work. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted him to understand that I knew he had taken our land. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

How could she understand that I loved the song “Elvira” by the Oak Ridge Boys when I barely under stood it myself? Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I was excited because I finally understood and was able to learn. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The story he told was drunken and garbled, out of sequence and full of vituperative, self-righteous digressions; but I had no problem understanding it. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He frowned, just a bit, as if he didn’t understand what I meant, as if he wanted an explanation but didn’t know how to ask for it. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was understood that if someone was brave enough to steal it, it was there. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“If you protest, if you think that death is a terrible thing, then you have not understood a word I’ve said.” Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

One day, I’ll be able to read all of Shakespeare’s words and understand everything he’s saying. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

She sounded both desperate and bemused, as if she couldn't understand why all parents didn't raise their kids to be ninjas. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry you have to go through this. But I’m sure you understand that Mrs. Murphy, generous hearted as she is, can’t take you in indefinitely. You do understand, don’t you?” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

My willingness to eat confused and annoyed the staff, confounding their efforts to understand what I was doing there. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Quite possibly she made it up. Those who use these instruments have studied for many years, and even then they can only understand them with the help of many books of reference.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Ship Channel, he’d understood, had been fished hard and happily on two consecutive evenings. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I couldn't answer him; I was busy drinking it all in, busy trying to understand the stirring in my chest. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I did not understand at that time that girls were considered an inferior order of beings.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

He understood in an instant, turned smooth but fast; but he wasn’t fast enough, and in that split-second, Julian looked down—casually, just an afterthought, but a second too soon. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The chuckle said what he didn't: She was just a little girl who didn’t understand the world or the creatures in it. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

He now understood the issue of displacement in terms of volume, and it was an easy step then to grasp it in terms of weight. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

She talked swiftly in English, which Miyax barely understood, and she was angry and upset. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Overbye notes: "Bohr once commented that a person who wasn’t outraged on first hearing about quantum theory didn’t understand what had been said." A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

I was going to wonder forever—and I understand that this is not very likely, but even so—whether my saying something might have helped her. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I can understand the first two,” he said thoughtfully, “but the third escapes me.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He laughs like he understands, but how could he really? The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The Underlanders were baffled by his anger and stung by his tone, even if they couldn’t understand his words. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

They took their hats off and made obeisance and many signs, which, however, I could not understand any more than I could their spoken language.... Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

She went on in her garbled Spanish we could barely understand. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“Alfred, these people are very important. They have papers. I’m going to help the doctor, but these people must be taken to the same ship I will be on. Do you understand?” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

All at once I understood the pinch on my neck was Mother. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I really didn’t understand what she was doing with Gregor. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

The cop started asking him a bunch of questions, but the guy kept shaking his head and saying he didn’t understand. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

"Do I understand you to be—" she began, but Tristran interrupted her. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

One of many things I wanted to understand but didn’t. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

And parents have begun to understand the need to keep our records current so that when those children are taken we can contact someone. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t understand any of it, but he seemed so somber and strange that I didn’t want to talk about it anymore. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

But it was having Jethro talk to her that she wanted, not an understanding of Ross Milton’s words. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can understand not being as pricey as Jason or Percy, he’d said, but am I worth, like, two or three Franks? The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She understood both sides of the argument, and she could not force herself to voice an opinion. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“And I’m not saying I agree with that, but after learning what I did about my G’ma, I understood why she never told my dad.” Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

“As a matter of fact, I couldn’t think of anything else all day. The first thing to understand is: Chester Cricket is a very talented person.” The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did not even understand the meaning of the subterfuge. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

He told me that if I kept walking toward the sea, I would eventually find people who might have a better understanding about how to get to Bonthe. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

A flood of questions in village Bangla swirls around me; I can hardly understand the dialect. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“These are the good, useful gifts. The more you use them and pitch in around the house the more you can understand how the whole family works as a team.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“The one who understands how truly valuable this property is.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Jonathan nodded, but felt that he did not truly understand. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

I was overwhelmed by the many faces and the voices which I could not understand. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I understand now. I understand everything. I just wanted to know the truth, Daddy.” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“We would never be equal. She would always have more than me. Always need more than me. She needs someone who understands things like she does.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

‘But you must understand that it isn’t easy to believe such amazing things straightaway.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

With their Yiddish, they were just able to understand his German. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Raymie could hear her voice—a low, angry murmur—but she could not understand what she was saying. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

I guess I understood all that, but I still didn’t understand why he had waited so long to show me what was in the spice box, and I said as much. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

His neighbors drove up into his little valley, and every one of them would have understood anger or sorrow—and so helped him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

When she found the words to share it with Cora, the girl would understand there was something beyond the plantation, past all that she knew. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I found that when I talked to them in abstract terms, my ideas were not understood. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one understood it, much less shared it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Why is so much writing so hard to understand? The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“It is good to be afraid of what you don’t understand.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“This is my house. We don’t live like the Amerikanidhes in here. Your wife understands. Do you see her in the sala showing her legs and listening to the radio?” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Was it that she understood that we resented having others think that we were all entertainers and natural singers? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I waited to the last minute to study, and I didn’t understand any of it. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I could not understand the words they were growling out, but their intention was plain. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know the way we feel right now? This connection between us that we don’t understand and we don’t want to let go of? That’s God.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

This process took place with the understanding that whatever the new order would be, it would have to be formally race-neutral—it could not involve explicit or clearly intentional race discrimination. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“At one point, I had to disown my family to go off and live my own life, too. I understand why you need to do the same.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I was given to understand that I could either curtsy or shake the Queen’s hand. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I do not understand why he likes me, but it is exciting to be liked. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

They knew what Fern had said, even though it took Vonetta and me a little longer to really understand what Fern had said and seen. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

If you ever wish to understand, look inside Etienne’s house, inside the house. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Or did Father not understand everything his tampering might lead to? The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

He didn't say any more but we've always been unusually communicative in a reserved way, and I understood that he meant a great deal more than that. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

To understand this important information, it is necessary to know who uses this tactic and on whom it works. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the left are words I understand: man, houses, shoes, axe, sea turtle. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

I don’t know if any of us really understood his dad’s poem. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

And although Marigold knew that V couldn’t understand the words she was saying, somehow she deciphered the meaning. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I place mine where his was, not understanding what’s going on. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I didn’t really understand what he meant by that, so I didn’t respond. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Have to pass through his country, you understand.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He can’t understand why he has to answer to anything else. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You must understand, this is a business. It’s like a machine. It can only run efficiently if all the cogs are in order. I need someone who can be reliable.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Now, perhaps, you can understand why I’ve never told this story before. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Where are the Snowdens of yesteryear ?” “I’m afraid I don’t understand.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I could understand it if he was surprised at first, ain’t no one gonna expect to get throwed up on by a baby boy in a girl’s dress and bonnet. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

You have to understand, by the fifteenth time we did this, I stopped paying attention to the names of the forms or the faces of the agents. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Oh,” I say, letting understanding blossom on my face. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Even though he couldn’t understand why people would judge others at face value, he knew it was a fact of life. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Once this is understood, the disagreeable behavior of American enlisted men in German prisons ceases to be a mystery. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t understand! You’ll only make it worse! Jacob, please! You don’t understand!” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Maybe you don’t. I thought if anyone would understand it would be you.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

For the moment, however, we shall turn to the recent attempts to bring together our understanding of the other forces of nature into a single, unified quantum theory. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their strength would be an asset, Bolles knew, but rowing—he understood as well as anyone—was at least as much art as brawn, and a keen intelligence was just as important as brute strength. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“I’ll tell you when no one is watching, and then you have to run, understand?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He never seemed to understand where he was, and his confusion infuriated him. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Tapia understood this and, even though we had assigned seats, would always let me move. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

When Jesse and I visited the bookstore together, I’d disappear into the science section, lost in books about quantum mechanics and space travel and theories I hardly understood but that fascinated me anyway. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Andrew understood that it was a signal to leave. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was understood that I took orders from him or anyone else there. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

My understanding of the universe was physical, and its moral arc bent toward chaos then concluded in a box. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

No, she did not accuse him; but she accused her aunt, and this from the moment she understood that her aunt had loved her mother, but did not love him. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

As devastated as I was, I understood why Maylene made the choice that she did. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Do you understand, child? That water—it stops you right where you are. If you’d had a drink of it today, you’d stay a little girl forever. You’d never grow up, not ever.” Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You really don’t understand, do you?” she said. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

“You two have always listened to me about my Table. I want you to understand.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He told her it was out beyond the bus station, and he took the time to be sure she understood his directions, even though there was a line of people behind her waiting to pay. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gilly hadn’t meant to be cruel, but she needed to make Trotter understand. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Martin, I don’t think you understand the situation,” he said finally. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I lingered so she could say whatever she had to say that my brother wasn’t likely to understand. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I pull out my phone and look at the number again, still refusing to understand what he’s telling me. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

My understanding was that it completed a person, sanding down the rough provincial edges and transforming you into a citizen of the world. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

All of a sudden, Mom understood;! think she was probably even impressed. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay, but isn’t that newspaper too hard for kids to understand?” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

But many of my mentors told me that if I really wanted to understand the changes going on in American and international policy, I needed to understand the global economic system. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I could only understand two words: “Five sons.” Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was something Jinny didn’t understand, and she wasn’t sure what to do about it. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I didn't understand their language, but I understood the tone: a stupid survival plot, as if they actually had a say in their fate. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

How sometimes I didn’t understand why I’d been drawn to it, how some days it seemed as if the instrument had chosen me. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Garcia is looking at me—like she sees me, understands how hard things are for me. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

"Oh, yes, I understand you went to Oxford." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“I don’t understand ‘Currier’ or ‘Ives’ or ‘decor,’” Luba Luft said; she seemed to be struggling, however, to make out the terms. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

He talks so fast that even his friends have a hard time understanding him. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

He thought he understood, she thought, but this time he was all wrong. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

“He doesn’t understand yet,” Pris said in a sharp, brittle, stentorian voice, “how we got off Mars. What we did there.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

The three of them seemed to have an understanding. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

So you can well understand that we had it in for Mrs Pratchett in a big way, but we didn’t quite know what to do about it. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girl shook off the request effortlessly, and he noticed that, perceived it without understanding it. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

The philosophers weren’t convinced and continued as before, and the mathematicians weren’t impressed—this wasn’t maths as they understood it. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

This seemed so obvious to me now, it was difficult to understand why I had ever believed anything else. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Something passed between the two older girls then, a mutual understanding that didn’t need to be spoken—and Kaori, being a gifted person of second sight, had great appreciation for such things. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“I just wanted to be sure I understood the plan.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t feel any kind of personal stake in it at all, so I didn’t understand the “You” part. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“You must not listen. Do you understand? Whatever you hear—whatever they tell you— you must not listen to them.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

However, he does say that understanding the universe is comparable to the problem of understanding a clock. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

A place where you couldn’t see, or hear, or understand anything. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

She did not understand that either, so he shoved her legs apart, crawled between them, and took her once more. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It wouldn’t have been so bad if I could have understood what they were saying, but even my finely tuned eavesdropper’s ears couldn’t quite make out what was being said. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I came to understand that I had baffled and infuriated my father at least as much as he had baffled and infuriated me. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t understand what it was about her that attracted me so much. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

And yet she could understand it, every word. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Boys, you understand you aren't simply receiving this money without stipulations. Correct?” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

He understood in whose presence he really was. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

But when they tested the two groups to see how much of the show the children remembered and understood, the scores were exactly the same. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tyrion knew enough to understand that she was telling him to take the dwarf girl up to her rooms, give her wine, and find some clothes for her to wear. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I could understand most of what he was saying: he was cursing Edward in terrible language, profanity I will not write down here. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

You have to understand that no one has mastered the art of deadpan delivery like Leah. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

The four of us sat there mesmerized by the song, trying to understand what the black fellows were saying. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

There are three kinds of intelligence: one understands on its own; the second discerns what others understand; and the third neither understands by itself nor through others. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

That’s all that was left of the life I’d had here: a puzzle whose rules I would never understand, because they were not rules at all but a kind of cage meant to enclose me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She moved with a feline, predatory grace, and I understood why the lion was her sacred animal: It was all about languid power. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I stare at the green-and-white cigarette pack in my hand, trying to arrange my face into an appropriate expression of understanding, when what I really want to do is slap her. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

They seem to have no mathematical frame of reference and no basic understandings on which to build. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Vesalius’s purpose was not only to enhance understanding but also to improve surgery. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He was squinting at me like he really wanted me to understand. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Though Mrs. Lapidus does not understand a word, she listens carefully, hears that name again. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I think I understand, Mamá. But what about my dream?” Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“I understand. Well, what I’m actually interested in is the subject of the photograph. Would you happen to have any information on who she is?” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

In the elite world, everyone loves my coach because they know how understanding she is. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Rasalas had been his favorite, and though the citizens of Weep had understood that the beast was only metal animated by Skathis’s mind, the understanding was buried under their terror. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

They also understood that, beyond keeping the program’s scientists mollified, there were other reasons to think about postwar policy. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“Great, okay. I can’t understand you. And that’s a small problem. But we’ll figure out a way to communicate, okay? Nod at me if you understand what I’m saying. Like this.” Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

I don’t understand the importance of rehashing an argument. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I stood waiting for the white man to give me the signal that would let me go- “I don’t understand it,” he said through his teeth. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fellow did not seem to understand me, for he simply said again: 'You won't see a better view in the whole of England. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

He thought about adding, “Saving puppies is what we do best,” but the man wouldn’t understand. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Perhaps if she could talk with Lucky, she might be able to make him understand how she felt about Salvador. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

His father, a quiet man, understood and supported him in a quiet way. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Every two years, someone comes up with an experiment in which he rotates a magnet or something and expects to get the effect he wanted, but he doesn’t and can’t understand why,” he told Lawrence. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“You must win this competition and become the King’s Champion. You understand the people’s plight. Erilea needs you as the King’s Champion.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

At first, I couldn’t understand why the media was making such a big deal of the billionaire’s death. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

So I could not understand his excitement when we neared the land of the demons. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sir, I don’t think you understand. Hospital can be really expensive.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He did not understand the laughter of his compatriots or their ease or anything else about them. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Frank understood animal behavior well enough to get the message: You are standing on our food. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

For reasons Salim does not understand, his brother-in-law’s business partners have booked him into the Paramount Hotel on Forty-sixth Street. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“Yes—that—to a scientific understanding of the world.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“I’ve met Dr. Morse. He’s interesting, but he’s not controversial. He just studies the, uh, the way that adolescents’ understanding of sex is still changing and growing. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Jenny had studied it with him, and together they had mastered something of an understanding of the battle; they knew that it was a task Shadrach Yale would have set for them. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t understand what you want me to do.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“Achelous, I don’t understand—” “No, you don’t,” the river god sympathized. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He understood a lot about how to speculate for land, graze it, subdivide it, make it pay dividends. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The woman was upset to have lost her fine husband, but she understood that it would have been impossible for her to continue to live with a lion. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Now that Faizah was fencing, she could help my parents understand the intricacies of competitions and explain that making the round of sixteen at an international competition was a huge achievement. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“You do understand, don’t you,” she said with undue harshness, “that they would kill me on sight.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I sure could have used that kind of wisdom now, with so much going on in my life and so many things I didn’t understand. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

After a moment he said to Harrison, “I understand that you are General Longstreet’s”—a slight pause—“‘scout.’” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I understand you and Ben have been having some disagreements,” he said. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

That genome tells cells when to grow and divide and makes sure they do their jobs, whether that’s controlling your heartbeat or helping your brain understand the words on this page. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

He would not understand how I could take such a man seriously, he would not understand the compulsion. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The ratio of misery to pleasure was greater by an order of magnitude than any other mountain I’d been on; I quickly came to understand that climbing Everest was primarily about enduring pain. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

The grandmother, 8, was hard too, but easier to understand than 7. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted, then, to turn her into an older sister, a motherly figure, someone who would understand and protect me. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Sheep's blood," I said breathlessly, and he laughed in understanding. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

I look out the windows at the skyline, wishing I could understand how Miss Garcia sees it. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

Uncle Katsuhisa said that it might seem sad to kill them, but eventually, we would learn to be kind of like farm kids—farm kids understood the meaning of death. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, he said, “It’s hard to explain. You wouldn’t understand. Birdie, she had all these baby pictures.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

She didn’t understand; if you prayed for the miracle you’d sell your most treasured possession for, you don’t care about anything else but waiting on that miracle. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

What I don’t understand is how she knew that Hel and I would be coming through the Gap. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She smiled knowingly, and I believe she understood just what we were thinking—perhaps she was amused at how we puzzled over her simple appearance. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

I always understood that my swastika inspired the others, but to hear it straight from Pamela’s mouth is devastating. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Bigger listened; he knew that they were talking Communism and he tried to understand. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I began to look for cues to understand this difference, and once I started looking, I found them everywhere. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I heard the woman speak sharply, but I was too far gone into sickness and panic to understand what she said. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Standing, the old knight took off his high white helm, though he did not seem to understand why. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

But when they told her, and she understood, she was thrilled, too. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stared back at me like he didn’t understand. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“You have to understand August. He does this occasionally. It’s not his fault.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“I don’t understand why everything is so tiny. You know, less isn’t always more,” Mama grumbles. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Relief floods her face—I guess because somebody has finally understood what she’s known probably from the first tolling of the bells. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

If you do all this, you will be afforded brief glimpses of something Mr. Go does not quite understand. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I took heart in what I thought I understood about the qualities Americans would and wouldn’t tolerate in a leader. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Matt understood something of the process from his science classes. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The disorders, and their classifications, change with each edition, reflecting new science and understanding. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Sorry I will never know him...but he will know why I died and I hope he will understand. I was trying to make a world in which he could live a happier life.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I’m not sure exactly what you mean, but I like the idea of a secret message, some code understood only by you and me. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

At first she had refused to understand this and had insisted that duty was less important than love and she hoped Kabuo felt the same way. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I have made no claim. I do not understand you.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were speaking to one another in Afrikaans, and I could understand what they were saying. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Even if he still didn’t fully understand how it worked, it soothed him. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He understood the nature of his acts, and that they were prohibited, and that he was subject to punishment. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said but always be careful because some people dont understand and they might think you are trying to make trouble. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Curses they heeded not, nor understood the tongues of western men, crying with harsh voices like beasts and carrion-birds. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

If we want to understand the likelihood of his becoming a true outlier, we have to know a lot more about him than that. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

I took a deep breath and told myself that a woman anywhere on earth can understand another woman on a market day. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two years before, she and Elizabeth Cady Stanton had convinced the school to admit women, with the understanding that they would raise $50,000 to pay for the necessary new facilities. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

He stepped over a line that no one in his family or his friends would ever understand. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Was Finn the only one who still didn’t understand? The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

You’re constitutionally unable to love or understand any son of God who throws tables around. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

The most darkly ironic is the understanding that no one may be gleaned who wishes to be gleaned. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Lazlo understood what she was telling him, what she was saying without saying it, but it didn’t seem possible. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“No one’s ever written a book like this,” she say, finally whispering, finally starting to understand, I guess. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

We tried to explain to J.B. what a resolution was, but he was too young to understand. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

But the boy only muttered bitterly, “You do not understand—you are too old—you understand nothing.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

“You may be small in size, but your legless little life is a great gift to our understanding of the scientific method. And also our ability to pass seventh grade.” The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

We can even understand how, for these modern states, war can become the continuation of policy by other means. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

If they didn’t understand the name she kept on until they got it. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“My mom doesn’t understand any of this, and you know what? Neither do you. You have dads and sisters and bedrooms. You have everything I’ll never have.” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

As I giv’ you to understand just now, I’m famous for it. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t understand how she was supposed to learn magic with no training. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He would understand if I keep my ways and don’t put my name on nothing. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Our most treasured possessions. I just don’t understand people.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“I don’t understand what this has to do with anything,” I said, to his back. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I take up her defense, though speaking in a way my father can understand. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Ashamed for not understanding why we were always paying late fees and overdraft charges. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

There was great commerce and discussion between each dance, often beyond the scope of my understanding, the whole room a very Babel of rich tongues and alien conversation. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I’ve never understood those movies that show families up at the crack of dawn, all cheerful because, “Yay, Christmas!” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

If I can understand a dead white man, then everyone else should be able to understand what someone Black has to say. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“I best tell you the why, first, so you understand.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I understood how he could run so fast and still limp when he walked. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I will never understand the two of you. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

When he didn’t seem to understand, I took up his raw hand and gently pulled at it. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“People should have told them. You know, we never thought at that time they did not understand.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

All they had wanted was someone else to understand. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Other than Jalil, she thought there was no one in the world who understood her better than her old tutor. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

“I do not understand everything. I am still unwell,” I said, hearing the contrast between my rough, foreign accent and her lilting, native one. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“It’s just that. .. I’m bleeding ... between my legs . . . and—and ... I don’t understand why it’s happening and I don’t want it to hap- pen.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

If you can remember how that first terrific stretch feels, pleasant and painful, then you may understand how my mind felt after all these years, stretching awake on the rooftops of Tarbean. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The girl who rarely talks and, when she does, is very hard to understand. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I do not understand why Gaea would find any of these demigods worthy of sacrifice. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“It’s very important for donors to understand what the consequences of tissue research might be,” she says. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Sorry, I’m not sure I understand what you mean, Uncle Jack.” Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

They believed it was best not to confuse or upset patients with frightening terms they might not understand, like cancer. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“I understand why you’re running, but what do you expect to find in District Thirteen?” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Look, if you don’t want to see me, I understand. I just came to return the letter. I’m not going to sell it. I don’t want anything from you.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

I can understand the ’70s TV because everyone loves hairy people with huge collars. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am not meant to be alone and without you who understand. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Computer: “I don’t understand—” Isaac: “Me neither. Pause.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

I wanted to make them know that they had allies, that more people than they knew, and in ways they did not understand, were their friends, and that I was their friend. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z