That little bit of food clears my head and stops me shaking. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Then it selected a nice gravelly bit of bank which would take no footprints and came out on the northern side. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Anything else that might have been left behind had probably been weathered to bits and fallen through the cracks. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

We drink our tea while Alphie chews the last bit of bread covered with sugar. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Buddy frowned, bit his bottom lip, scratched his head, and eventually—solemnly—floated the paper back to Casquabel. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She glanced at Hannah and bit her lip, like she was afraid to say hi or something. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He curls forward a bit and turns to look at me. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

She ground up a bit of the monkey’s spleen with a mortar and pestle. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I felt quite wooden beside him sometimes," he added, a bit dejectedly. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Bobby’s first apartment, a furnished sublet he rented for six months, had been ideal: It was downtown, had a bit of a view and a terrace, and he could walk quickly to stores and restaurants. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I freshened up a bit and went down. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

The roof of the embassy was curved, probably to keep the snow off, but it was a bit like walking on the humped back of an enormous whale. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Like someone had come in during the day and shrunk all the furniture just a tiny bit. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

I said, “Why, no, sir, I ain’t got no interest in that, not at all. I’m jus’ thinking some water might loosen up your clothes a bit. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

“All right. You tear off the first bit.” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

“With a bit more rest, they will be able to begin.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

It would be low-pressure, just an opportunity for the two of them to talk a bit and for Kathy, who had yet to even see Zeitoun, to meet this man who had inquired about her. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I poked at a shelf crammed with fossils and old bits of bone. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I look to Agent Magnus, wondering if maybe somebody should do something about the witch battle going on above, but he doesn’t seem the least bit interested. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

The entire Hephaestus cabin scoured the valley, finding bits and pieces of the Argo ITs broken hull, but no sign of Festus the dragon or his master. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Deydey’s triumph resulted in a small square of salt pork, a bit of flour, some dried apples, and a bladder of fish oil. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

For lunch we often received phuzatnandla, which means “drink of strength,” a powder made from mealies and a bit of yeast. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He slowed a bit, wavering off to the side, nearer to the trees, reaching out to lean against a birch as he paused. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Consternation shows on the soldiers’ faces as they reverse the wheels a bit. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

A bit lower, but still kind of high for the first thing in the morning. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“They’ll argue a bit first no doubt, like all foreigners. Here come the tugs.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The kids did not deserve this one little bit. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

Even as I try to hold my drink steady, it sloshes within the glass, spilling a little bit on the ground, where it flows into the dark spaces between the planks and disappears. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

She pointed at the volcano’s smoking peak with her chin, and her heart constricted a bit. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I try to keep track of turns, but Phil meanders around a bit, clearly trying to throw me off the scent of the trail. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

It crawled out from under the veranda on its belly and crept carefully up to me to take the bit of food I had saved from my meal. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, it’s every bit God’s word, isn’t it?” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

His mum saw him relax a bit, and she started rubbing the skin on his arm. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

I bit my bottom lip hard to stop from crying because I knew that the DiAngelos would never get over losing Ben. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

He had never met a baby before, at least not that he could remember, but that did not stop the dragon from loving them all to bits. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Delly’s a bit thinner than I remember, but she was one of the few kids in District 12 with a couple of pounds to spare. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“Lonely, a bit desperate. She just wants to be involved in something.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I moved a little bit closer to him. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

The sign of faith wasn’t that the snakes never bit you—it was that as sick as you became, you didn’t die from it. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“A bit of old parchment!” said Fred, closing his eyes with a grimace as though Harry had mortally offended him. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I’m afraid, Dimple realized, with a bit of a start. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Only thing that distracts me a little bit are the Uno cards Jay pulls out after dinner. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

After thinking about it for a bit, Candice realized what was going on. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The three push each other a bit, trying to scoop water into their mouths. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

I was sober as a judge, I’d just like to point out, although I was in a bit of a state, distracted, panicky almost. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m a bit on the messy side, so I ladle and try not to spill too much. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Black bit down on his jaw, trying his best to hold in the butt-whooping he surely had ready for Noodles. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

As she started walking away, she added, “Go ahead and get started on these boxes. I’ll check on you in a bit.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid that you'll have to stay with us just a little bit longer,” he said to Tyler, and began checking his cuts. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Amidst the rushes and bones and bits of bread that lit-tered the stone, he whirled her and spun her and tossed her in the air. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

They have to mark the neutral bit “IRELAND” in big letters made of whitewashed stones, hoping the Germans won’t drop bombs there thinking it’s the UK side of the northern border. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

He didn’t say anything, but I think that last bit was getting to him. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

The satellite array that powered the onboard Internet and TV was blown to bits, which had really made Coach Hedge mad. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“All kidding aside, you’re in a good bit of trouble, you know.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Go on,” said the old man as he held out the cloth to the prisoner, “take it. 'You’11 need every last bit of warmth down here.” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Not answering the phone but hearing what people on the other end were saying was a little bit like spying. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Good food. Not enough zip, but that’s the kosher bit for you. Love to kid them along. Keeps them on their toes like a good fighter.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

He didn’t feel in the least bit sleepy, and his mind was still dwelling helplessly on the thought of Alice’s face, and what it might be like to stroke it or kiss it. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I should tell you that his stomach has been bothering him quite a bit, and there’s no cure. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

They were just dark bits of jackets, legs, dresses and sleeves. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

A bit more digging, and what emerges from the hole are two silver candlesticks, wrapped in a disintegrating pillowcase. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The swans were a bit scary, especially when they had a nest or babies, because then they are sometimes aggressive. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Tuffett gripped the edge of his desk and said between clenched teeth, “For that bit of impudence you may remain one hour after school, young lady!” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

The old man crammed his beard in his mouth and began to chew it, as he generally did when he was put about He bit through one of the hairs, which stuck between two teeth. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The savages sniggered a bit and one gestured at Ralph with his spear. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

The two men laughed, Bull a bit too loudly. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beto bit his lip and tried not to let her doubt in. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was times like this that Grace wished she had grown up with a sibling, someone to balance the scales a bit. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

And I tell her how Uncle Pat doesn’t want me anymore and how they put Mr. Timoney in the City Home for laughing just because Macushla bit the postman, the milkman and a passing nun. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Having a bit of extra money hasn't made Ma lose her mind. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

His voice was a little bit hoarse from the night before. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

And bit by bit, we climbed to the top of the tree. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

It was a lot like one of her mother’s sighs, and she bit her lip remembering. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was a bit wasted,” he says, then laughs. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

A little bit of spark that makes me feel like we’re the only people in the world for ten minutes. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

While we’re on the subject of the tokens, I want just to say a bit about our Sales, which I’ve mentioned a few times already. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘I is in a bit of a puddle,’ he said. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The graduation gown has a bit of a low-cut neck, so I can see some curled chest hairs. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

It'll have to be enough; I need every bit of power. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’d say Gaily s a wee bit ill today, too, so we continue without him. Thomas, defend yourself and then we’ll take the vote on what we should do with you.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z

The next day Charles and Emma had a few little talks, which put them both a bit more at ease. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

At last, we came to the bit of land that as kids we’d named Pirates Island. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

There was a sharp, pungent cheese that crumbled when she bit into it, and there was a soft, creamy one that she spread over the bread. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He kept his eyes on his son’s face, but when Willie noticed this he bit his rough, blunt fingers and stared at his feet. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Until now, I’d constructed my existence carefully, tucking and folding every loose and disorderly bit of it, as if building some tight and airless piece of origami. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Madam picked up a second tart and scratched off the scorched bits with her knife before taking a bite. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

She cleans the kitchen, washes the mugs and plates, brushes crumbs and bits of food from the table, cleans out the icebox and orders a fresh block of ice from another Italian. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Claire bit her lip, held her breath, and raised herself once again. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The Limerick moon was so bright I could see bits of it shimmering in the water and I wanted to scoop up moon bits but how could I with the fleas leaping on my legs. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Almost every other thing she said was false, but that last bit of information he held to be graven truth. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Behind the glass, all sorts of lizards and snakes were crawling and slithering over bits of wood and stone. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

On their wedding night a scorpion that had got into her slipper bit Rebeca on the foot. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The boy smelled the mushroom and bit into it and stood chewing. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Ivy moved forward a bit more, inching here and there to avoid the gaping holes between planks of wood and broken furniture. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Still, though, I find that I care a bit less than a softball captain on the news probably should. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Suddenly the iron bits in her brain clicked a strong message to her—fly straight on. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

David brought her up a bit more into the wind as he sailed between the two breakwaters made of huge stones, two retaining walls that stuck out into the ocean. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was me at the age of forty, a little bit June Cleaver, a little bit Mary Tyler Moore. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to leave you here for a bit, so you can collect your thoughts. Meet me in two minutes in the third-floor stairwell so you can give the photographers some room.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

He was envious and a bit overwhelmed by the intensity with which they cared for one another—and for him. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

“Warrington. A bit of a drive from Boston. My aunt lives there.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

After a bit they relaxed and leaned against the wall, smoking. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

And his dad's smile faded just a bit—the prodigy could read, but he could not see. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

He holds me for a bit, his head bowed against my chest. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Angel relaxed a bit and turned away from him. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then felt like a total jerk because his face fell, just the tiniest fraction of a bit. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

By the time I buttoned my clothes and tucked in my tzitzis, I felt a bit more in control. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The Apple Jacks box was a problem, and I started to get a bit scared when at first I couldn’t find it, but then I saw it floating, the paper box dissolving like a wafer. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“You should probably walk around a bit. You don’t look much better than he does.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Hello?” she says as she steps inside, and, when she gets no response, tries again, a bit louder, as she walks down the hall. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Got ’em, too — some were afraid, some just wanted a bit o’ his power, ’cause he was gettin’ himself power, all right. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

When dawn finally came—which we were all ready for, let me tell you—every bit of ground around the campsite was wet. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

For if this child had been his instead of Nicolas’s, it would have been born healthy and intact, instead of exiting in bits and pieces in this sewer of a clinic. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was developing what Mom called a bit of a sarcastic streak. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The museum was pitch-black except for the bits of light Aru had been able to convince Vajra to spit out. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

For some reason, when you said that, I missed everything we left in Connecticut a little bit less, you know—our house, our street, my grandma, my school, my friends, all of it. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Bit by bit they coughed up their broken lungs. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked around for a clean bit of cloth to serve as a bandage. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stephen Kellner stared at the arches above us and bit his lip. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He had only said, 'They smell a bit funny.' I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

There was a bit of the lawyer about him: he used chunky phrases about law and justice. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He crawled over more bones, small ones that came from cats and bits of birds. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“You’ll see one soon enough, especially if you’re out at night. It’s a bit like a small badger, with black circles around its eyes.” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Indeed, he said, Copernicus was acknowledged by all astronomers except those who “were a bit slow-witted or under the superstitions imposed by merely human authority.” Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I reached the peak, I crept up the driveway, wincing each time a bit of gravel snapped beneath my tires. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“My camp is under attack. The matter of Pan has waited two thousand years. I fear it will have to wait a bit longer. Assuming we are still here this evening.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I didn’t ask, but it seemed like, by the time I went to bed, Calista was maybe feeling just the tiniest bit better. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Then something around them clicks softly and the carriage falls just a bit, and at the same time it tilts backward so they are looking up instead of forward. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I watched him paint for a little bit. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t a bit interested in the flying part, but he liked the story and the fact that places were named for his people. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Partly to get my next lesson, and partly so that I could be just a little bit smug. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“It feels as though I bit through half my tongue.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Picked small bits of bark from the tiny crevasses. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Nali bit her lower lip, something she did whenever she was thirsty. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The only thing that seems even a little surprising is a bit of doggerel, a love poem in Prince Dain’s hand, about a woman who remains unidentified, except by her “sunrise hair” and “starlit eyes.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I'm no longer Manhattan Doe here, but I can still be a bit of a mystery. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It had placed Archie at a disadvantage for the first time as assigner because Rollo had only been the curtain raiser, a bit of amusement Obie had arranged to enliven the proceedings. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sliced another piece of steak and groaned when the knife wouldn’t go through a bit of gristle. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

The Lowell Observatory, as you will recall, was a bit of an oddity thanks to Percival Lowell’s obsession with Martian canals, which in the 1910s made it, in every sense, an outpost of astronomical endeavor. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

These things were tied together with a bit of dirty string from the corset of a woman who had given birth to twins after only ten minutes of labor. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tore off a bit of bread and threw it at him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“As you all know, the last few days have been bloody crazy, and quite a bit seems centered around our Greenbean, Tommy, seated before us.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

They began calling his name, wandering up and down the path a bit. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“See you in a bit,” I say with a smile. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

John then cut off his buttons and handed them to Charles, who took out the bits of paper and translated the shorthand messages for intelligence officers. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I grabbed my board and headed out, but to be honest, I was a bit of a mess. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He stopped, bit his lip, and began to choke up. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did me bit for Ireland, and when the man comes out and takes Dad’s arm, Dad tries to push him away. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

They protest for a bit, “Stay, Virginia!” and “Stay, Daughter!” and “Stay, Sister!” and finally Matilde says, “Fine, but let me walk you to the bus stop.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I would not say”—here she was crisp and sharp—“'Betty bought a bit of better butter’ or ‘Insert a quarter in the meter.’ The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

I know a good bit about a ship. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I was leaving she’d turned her head a bit and was admiring her pretty nails. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

A more modem version is the calculation of the approximate number of subatomic bits that would fill up the universe. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pushed the book toward him like she couldn’t wait to be rid of it, but he thought he saw a bit of a smile. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

My right foot wobbles a bit, but my hands fan out like a swan ready to soar, preventing my would-be fall. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I have to scrape out the last bit of bravery hiding in my bones. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“But it’s a bit much, isn’t it? Especially for a scythe. Aren’t you all supposed to live simple lives?” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The bargeman said he couldn’t go all the way back there, it was every bit of two miles. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Bob Owens. Brownish hair, a bit too long. Didn’t talk much. He was the one who named all the bones of the skeleton in the quiz. Remember?” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

I absentmindedly pulled a bit of her hair back and began braiding it. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“For the record, I hate softball. But, um, thanks for that other bit.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Creating an actual, edible dinner out of a sidewalk-hard, so-cold-it-burned-your-hand box of chicken legs or a potpie began to seem a little bit magical. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

Becky feeds him the crusts off her toast—breaks off little bits, and shrieks every time she feels Shiloh’s mouth slurp them out of her fingers. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, with food in our bellies, we'd straighten up a bit and go back to the room and smoke a joint and settle down to talk up a storm. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

I leaned forward and brushed a bit of the grit with my pinky. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I pushed my pants down a little further, and even though I was still in my underwear, I bit the edge of the foil and opened it. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I wish we could hide it a bit. If Bonneville goes past the end of the street, he’ll see it straightaway.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

All-out riots called for cartridges shot out of a gas gun, which looked a bit like a sawed-off shotgun. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What I’m trying to do is make a straight line parallel to the y axis. What do I need to do here? I think what I need to do is change this a little bit.” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

I stuttered, a bit too hysterically, and everybody frowned at me. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

I visited Uncle Edisto and Aunt Florentine in the cemetery quite a bit. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

So, I just sat back a little bit and watched Sam sitting next to Craig and tried not to be too sad about it. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

More ash went drifting downward, and a bit of crumbling brick fell away. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

"Her Royal Highness sent word that you were trying to lift your beauty caisse. Du Barry warned that you were stubborn and a bit unruly. But doing the servants' work, young lady?" The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He feels groggy still, a bit lightheaded from having skipped his lunch. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

They crystallized in the bright air and hovered, twirled a bit to catch the light on their angles, and then waited for a breeze to waft them away. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Stuttering's where you say the first bit of the word but can't stop saying it over and over. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Only little bits of green here and there, and lots of gray moss dangling to the ground. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I even promised that if I could grow just a tiny bit taller—even an inch—I would offer a hundred raakat nafl, extra prayers on top of my daily ones. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I see her giving Addie the evil oculus every morning as Addie stands there, silent as dandruff and every bit as annoying. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

I bit my lip and stared down at my Vans. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I read a little bit of Plato’s Republic as well as the chapter in our textbook about the trial of Socrates. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Ben began, staring at where Jinny’s foot had flaked off a bit of paint. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Now,” Matty told the frog, “don’t be scared. I’m going to spread you out a bit and then carefully cut that dead leg away. It’s the best thing for you.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

That last bit is a lie, but the easiest lie to tell is the one people want to believe. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Some days that bit of smuggled food made the difference between hunger and starvation. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“He’s every bit of three hundred and eighty years old! Coll himself told me.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been dating Derek Wellington for a bit,” she said, “but I don’t think it will last. He’s such a boy. But enough about me. What is new in the Hazelverse?” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“We got something really exciting in the mail today! My mother said I could bring it here for a bit to show you.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Anyway, sorry about Stone Mountain. I just need to drive and clear my head a bit.” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Back at the edge of the small stream he had crossed, Matty found what he needed as a tool: a bit of rock with a sharp edge. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Maybe it was a bit sharp, the way I said it. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

From certain angles, she looked a bit like a large, good-tempered toad. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

But after he pours, he hesitates, gripping the counter and closing his eyes, wincing a bit. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Her silvery voice, dry with gray age, warbled a bit and missed more high notes than it hit. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

It's like, you're saying a cat jumped up and shoved its face in my mouth and bit down on my tongue? Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

They went into the schoolyard to do light exercises: bending, stretching, twisting, swinging, and a little bit of jumping and running. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

It was amazing what a bit of scarce butter could do to bring a family together. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Alas, it was more like a puddle than a flood, but it did help a bit. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

She enjoyed knocking them around a little bit; it gave her a certain satisfaction to be able to kick higher than the guy’s head. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would have wriggled just a bit, but each time I looked over at Momma, she seemed to threaten, “Move and I’ll tear you up,” so, obedient to the unvoiced command, I sat still. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She placed Baby on her lap and forced bits of mashed yam into her mouth, and when Baby choked and started to cry, Olanna, too, fought tears. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Would she like me again, even just a little bit? The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Dandy and Grandma had moved back to Dandy’s hometown of Georgetown, South Carolina, and Grandma, he reported, was finding herself a bit lonely. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“You’ll be all right here. It’s a bit windy, so keep your eye on the lights and try to land on the flare path! They’re waiting for you. You know how to get out?” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Then he crouched on the wharf, the bit of rope in his hand and gave instructions about boats. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Keller said I remind him a little bit of the high school version of Annie. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

After patching up my leg, I took every bit of rainy-day money I had saved and bought five pints of dreg, a cheap, foul liquor strong enough to blister the inside of your mouth. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The heat of his breath torches my nose, and I don’t inhale one bit. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The stripling had been stronger than he looked; his blade bit through die lobstered steel of the captain’s gauntlet and the padded glove beneath into the meat of his palm. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I come in with a series of techniques he’s taught me and then use a bit of swordplay I learned from the Ghost. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He didn’t respond, so I felt obliged to offer a bit of an explanation. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Hugo's accent'd gone just a bit less posh and just a bit more London. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

After a bit, with a resigned sigh, she took the coarse woven shift that Alys offered her, slipped it over her head, and stood. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The last bits of Immie that had been inside her slipped away, like pebbles washed off a shore by a tide going out. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

But the area it covered—that was no small bit of land, and there was no real guarantee that it was supposed to represent an area code in the first place. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Mama says Uncle Louver always was a bit skittish,” Lettie added. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“It’s a bit newer. And all in the one volume.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

They were a good bit younger than me and I was glad to give them some work. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’ll drift forward a bit, but don’t panic. You can always stand up.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

It summoned up all its courage and let loose a mighty croak, which cracked the acorn to bits and freed the witch. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

My evasive action consists of smiling like an idiot, hiding my face in my own shoulder as though I’m too shy to deserve to live, giggling a bit and mumbling. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

I may not be able to restart anyone’s life with this money, but every bit helps. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I’d felt a bit like Noah as I studied the countless boulders scattered across my claim. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Brilliant throwing! Tell you what, Jace, let's liven things up a bit. Got any money on you?” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I kicked at the crumbling cement of the roof’s low wall, and a spray of bits fell to the ground below. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Their son was a self-starter, a little bit of a loner, and very self-sufficient. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Take your pencil and we’ll lighten the strokes here, and bend them just a bit, since light is bent when it enters the water. Now, follow my hand.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Fang gave a bit of a snort, then shifted the shoe box to his other arm. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Instead, she looks back down at the bin and scrutinizes each object for clues, for some bit of information to store away and examine later. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Her voice broke on the names a bit, but she took a breath and kept going. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“He’s a bit loony, isn’t he ?” The chaplain’s smile was embarrassed. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Jinx came out from his hiding spot, still a bit shaken. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

The store is nearly empty tonight, so I can browse a bit before sitting at the register. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

But their recipes could use a bit less magic and more reality. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

For a long time when Marly was little, she had corrected Mother every time any one of the words was the least bit different, so now Mother always said it exactly right. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

It was a little bit after eleven thirty. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

Then she went to look for somewhere to put the dirty nappy while Malcolm played with the child and fed her bits of smoked salmon. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Jus decides to take a page from Docs book: “Care to expound a bit?” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

If you won the Irish Sweepstakes and bought a house that needed furniture would you fill it with bits and pieces of rubbish? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The idea was bandied around a bit and apparently dropped. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She waited, pretending an interest in each bit of cargo that came over the rail. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

These cadavers were so unhuman-looking they didn't bother me a bit. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

To encourage you to let her into your life a bit, and yes, maybe to shame you into letting her see her baby. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“It looks very nice. Clean linen in all the rooms. A bit spartan.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“Let’s go a bit further, Hazel,” he said. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took a breath, bit back a yell, and tortured the gash with the remainder of the alcohol. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Your laundry problem is quite a bit more complicated than that of a hotel. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

One held a few wild mushrooms; the other, bits and pieces that might come in handy one day—scraps of cloth, twine, flint stone. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Whatever he said, it didn’t sound like he was the least bit worried by my father’s threat. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

And because of our backward parents, who’ve talked about the “awfulness of same-sex marriage” enough that it’s apparently brainwashed me a little bit. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

But he cut that too, and inside the smallest little bit there was all the Specters packed in, twisted over and folded up so tight they took up no space at all. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

His pale skin glows in the little bit of moonlight, and I’m a bit scandalized to see that he’s naked from the waist up. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Then he leaned down and picked his bag up off the floor, sending bits of dust and wood and tile flying. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I actually brighten up a bit at this. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

And how tantalizing those bits and pieces are! Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He walked a bit farther to his apartment building, opened the door, and retrieved his wallet—probably to produce identification. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

It was late-summer warm, so the air was still and clear, not the least bit humid. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

This octopus is so ugly, it is a bit simpático. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

Ignatius bit into his first sandwich, tearing it in half, and chewed contentedly for a while. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other families in our flat scrambled to give the Nazi officer everything they had squirreled away: little bits of jewelry, a pocket watch, a handful of zloty. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to hunt around a bit,” he whispered. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Travis’s mom swept a stray bit of flour into her hand and threw it in the garbage. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

That evening, feeling demoralized and a bit angry, I had a conversation with Benjamin Pogrund of the Rand Daily Mail in which I suggested that the days of nonviolent struggle were over. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The parapets were a bit too high and Arya a bit too short; she had to wedge her toes into the holes between the stones to see over. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Her eyes were not quite closed all the way, and her mouth hung open a bit. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

After a moment, Kingshaw moved forward a bit farther, pushing the branches aside carefully with his hands, not knowing what he was going to see. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

The rest of the class jumped in, offering bits of information that would have given the pope an aneurysm. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Would seagulls land on him and peck bits of warm meat from his body when he could no longer fight back? Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

In August, a Salvadoran arrived with his leg hanging by a bit of skin and muscle. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

I bit her hand and we rolled, kicking, scratching, hitting, fighting as though we were strangers, deadly enemies, fighting for our lives. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t found the first bit of evidence that there were any snakes in the woods. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

It’s funny how much a little bit of time can change something. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

While his job is all about solving problems, the issues he’s been facing lately have been a bit out of his wheelhouse. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

As in, not even the slightest bit right. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I clutched hold of my ankles as tight as I could and I bit into my lower lip. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Also, while I’m about it, I could do with a bit more respect. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She showed some little regular bruises on her forearm where Boots had been playing a bit more roughly than usual. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

They were not in the least bit interested in teaching the masses of Jews, in communicating their knowledge and uplifting the people. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

The green leaves were the roofs, and through them they could see bits of the blue sky. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when a group of twenty rebel soldiers follow them, they’re blown to bits by a row of potted rosebushes in front of a flower shop. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

No matter what, there was a bit of good news finally: They had a solid plan. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Sometimes Cari would tell him bits at night if they were both awake. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

"Your savages might relish a bit of rapine. Tell them they may ride with Vargo Hoat and plunder as they like— goods, stock, women, they may take what they want and bum the rest." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I'm thrown backward to the ground, body useless, paralyzed, eyes frozen wide, as feathery bits of matter rain down on me. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Pay attention now, young mouse. We must study this bit by bit. Let’s take the first two lines: ‘Who says that I am dead Knows nought at all!’” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Rodney was nodding, and I thought there was something a little bit mocking around the edges of his smile. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Beginning now,” says Judd, and I can tell he’s gettin’ a bit edgy that someone else might come through the field, wondering about those rifle shots, and see how he got a doe. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

His voice had just a bit of an Indian accent coating his American one. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It seemed so normal at the time, but, in retrospect, maybe there was a bit of a frown on his face. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

They can’t stop even to pick the burning bits of metal from their arms. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Okay, it’s a little bit of a big deal!” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

And it was when he got to the bit where El-ahrairah dresses up and pretends to be the doctor at King Darzin’s palace that I suddenly had an idea. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

If it isn’t all done, every little bit of it, you’re going to face the 6:00 P.M. dinner rush defenseless and probably go down in flames. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No problems,” he says, and secretly I’m glad Marv’s stirred him up a bit. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I want him to wait a little bit in front of the school so Tonesha can see me with him and she can run and tell her cousin. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He didn’t even bother glancing over his shoulder to see if I might need a bit of help. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

She turns another page and shifts around a bit. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Warning: The rest of the scene is a bit graphic. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

After a bit, I heard my sister sit down and start in on her breakfast. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

So she spooned in a very little bit of grasshopper. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He was confused now, but Dessie could hold his bit and point him, the way a handler points a thoroughbred at the barrier to show his breeding and his form. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

At the store, we browsed around a bit. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

As he takes it in his other hand, the last bit of frenzy seems to leave him. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Twig shook her head and bit her lip, and we were quiet for a long time. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I’d taken a day off from visiting Augustus because I was feeling a bit unwell myself: nothing specific, just tired. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

He reminded Aru a little bit of her school principal at Augustus Day. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

And there was that bit about my father being alive . Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

He bit his lip, unable to decide whether or not to go. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

A bit dazed, I’m about to lift my hand to wave back when a loud shriek rings out. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Under the circumstances, it sounded a bit mocking. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some knew a little bit about the armed forces from having served in World War One. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She came back to herself and studied Jam for a little bit, the sadness lifting from her eyes. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He did hand me a prescription for Trazon—apparently just the thing to keep me cool for the next few weeks—along with a bit of doctorly advice. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He bit his bottom lip, a desperate measure to hold his body together at the mouth. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Then with fake surprise he holds up a bit of paper and says, “Well now, what is this?” Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I need to look around a bit,” she said. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“For that bit of impertinence you may polish the coal stove tomorrow. This room is the perfect place for a noisy, I might say badly spoiled, little tyrant to have his sulks in private.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Julius Robert Oppenheimer had arrived on the Berkeley campus almost exactly one year after Ernest Lawrence, and with every bit as much thunder. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

She agonized a bit over the hijab, its being green and not matching the dress, but it would have to do—moths had eaten holes into her white one. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

I turned my head to the side a bit and studied the brand on my face; for the first time, studied it hard: the capital / that proclaimed my insolent manners and crimes. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I know,” Morrow said, looking a bit embarrassed. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He was champing at the bit to get out there and start hiking.” Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lathered his hair and even cleaned inside his ears wanting to get every bit of Overlander smell off him. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

As she got a bit older, still enduring the Luftwaffe’s bombs, her drawings showed curious little doodles. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

‘Blubbing at a little bit of old thunder like a baby.’ I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

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

“Come on, then. You carry her for a bit.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

It runs through me, trying to connect, bits that are loose. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I had a faint hope that the Captain, not being an islander, would take the heat as an excuse to slow down a bit. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh. I’m what they call a bitzer. A little bit of this, a little bit of that.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

In fact, there was something about the absolute nothingness behind it that was a little bit frightening, like putting out your hand to touch something that wasn’t really there. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, we break the problem up into bits and invent a number of partial theories. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘But if you’re short of sleep cold water on the neck’s like rain on a wilted lettuce. There! Now I can keep awake long enough to eat a bit.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“He tried to get past that three-headed dog on Halloween. It bit him. We • think he was trying to steal whatever it’s guarding.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

The blade had a bit of rust on it, but that would only make it nastier. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It smelled salty, and a bit like diesel fuel. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

“I drove a bit farther into the wood, off the road. There was no one around. I had to dig . . .” His breathing is shallower still, quickening. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No,” he replied, his voice just the tiniest bit shaky. The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z

Three of them were doing the juggling bit with a ball, like Tommy Acoso does, but they were passing it back and forth, too. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

This icy, jostling wagon ride had shaken the last bit of humor right out of my bones. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

So, still a bit sad about the breakup with The Hot White Ex, not into the bar scene, and so I signed up for online dating. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The land we drove away from three and a half years earlier had not altered a bit. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Well, God gave you a gift to share with the world," he says, a bit sanctimoniously, which I think he realizes. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

However ferociously they fought, however cruelly they clawed or bit or crushed to deaths—humans and each other—there was an innocence in it. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

I open my notebook, uncap my pen, rest my chin in my hand, and stare at a spot on the whiteboard just a bit to the side of Ms. Rochambeau’s head. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

“A bit of blood and a broken tooth.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“But she needs fresh lettuce, water, and a little walk. Go on, let her walk around a bit on the blanket.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Well! However, I am afraid I asked for it You were always a bit of a spitfire... Queen Jenny.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Scipio had brought the shoes that were keeping Bo's feet warm, even though they were a bit big for him. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t set the alarm correctly, and my father was a bit angry with me. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He could see them, too, every perfect symmetrical bit of them. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

So I had spent quite a bit of blood, toil, tears, and sweat in order to get the Special Sticks. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tries to clear his nostrils with a bit of rolled-up paper but she’s afraid to push it too far up. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I had tole her a little bit of a lie. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

It had to hurt a little bit, realizing he was so close to having more freedom and more time, just as our daughters were beginning to step away. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

From our team group text, I knew some of the other girls were having as much trouble with the new bars as I was, but that didn’t comfort me one bit. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

As we do, we overhear bits and pieces of conversations. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Now and then she doused the coals and carved away the blackened bits with Uncle Kufa’s knife. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s a completely irrational thought, but it’s hard knowing that my life could be much better had I only been born looking a bit more like my momma. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

A little bit about how far we have to go. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

“Like, seriously? You’re not even going to give it a shot? It’s like, hey, look, I’ve got this amazing relationship, but it’s a tiny bit inconvenient, so let’s just end it.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry I didn’t talk to you sooner. I was—” She bit her lip and looked away from Ivy. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

A bit of an interrogator herself, now that I think about it—same job as the rest of them, pulling sensational stories out of reluctant sources. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

I always had to fake it a little bit, and then when we moved, I had to fake it all over again with a whole new set of people. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“I might even get time off to come and watch a bit of it. “A bit of whati” said Ron. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Cool, silent, hairless Ted, whose breathing pattern didn’t alter one bit in the height of passion? The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course, this puts you in a bit of a dilemma, doesn’t it?” said Hermione. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Nobody is going to do anything if they don’t catch us,” I said, my voice a little bit louder. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The third stage vibrated quite a bit, not from side to side but with a choppy fore-and-aft motion which was felt as almost a buzz. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, if you too scared . . .” I knew this was a worm with a hook in it but I bit anyway. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

First place was always up for grabs; usually it was Qareeb who claimed the title because he was a bit stronger and faster than the rest of us. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He’s a jagged rock worn smooth by years of water currents, and if the light is right, hidden bits of goodness glint like mica. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hobbles along the streets calling, Anna Lie Sweets Lie, which doesn’t sound a bit like Limerick Leader and it doesn’t matter because everyone knows this is Ab Sheehan that was dropped on his head. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“For two bits I’d shove out of here. If we can get jus’ a few dollars in the poke we’ll shove off and go up the American River and pan gold. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cole bit down, too, and a tiny bone crunched. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“I don’t care a bit about the Centipede,” the Earthworm sobbed. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

“You seem a bit young to come to the market on your own,” she noted. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“He tried a bit, but she didn’t say nothing.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

When the crust was broken, they found sweet custard inside and bits of plum and cherry. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Dad didn’t like it even a little bit. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He started out just a little bit better. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

He stirred the burning wood a bit so that the fire flared. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

It was perhaps a bit thicker than she would have liked, but the weight was about right. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Shayla is right. He lived in the eighteen hundreds and he did quite a bit of writing.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I guess he really likes Mary Elizabeth a lot and has grown to like Sam quite a bit because he’s the one who brought it up. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

I plucked a leaf from the oak tree we were standing under and tore it in little bits while Lightfoot studied the gravestone. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I knew of course that there were poor whites, whites who were every bit as poor as Africans, but one rarely saw them. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fadi gave a dry chuckle, the tension in his body easing a bit. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

I wander a bit upstairs, checking the place out. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

"Sleep a bit, child. When you wake, all this will seem a bad dream." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Wynn took it, sat down at the table, and held it for a bit, smiling down at the wrapping. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

The first time the pony wore the bridle he whipped his head about and worked his tongue against the bit until the blood oozed from the corners of his mouth. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs Jenkins took one look at the fat little brown mouse who was still chewing a bit of banana and she let out a shriek that rattled the crystals on the chandelier. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

As she considered this, she became a bit frightened. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The thrifty man had gathered up the bits of gouged-out wood and taken them home. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look to his water bowl and notice that it’s empty, so when no one is looking I pour him a little bit from the pitcher. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He pecked at a bit of the syrup, but didn’t seem to like the sticky feel of it on his beak, and shook his head comically. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

I was quiet for a bit, as I didn’t know what to say and also didn’t trust anyone at this point in my life. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“I think this discussion is a bit premature, don’t you? The school officials say they have a plan worked out. So let’s all hear what it is. Until then let’s have some peace and quiet.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

There's one tricky bit: The atmospheric regulator doesn't run constantly. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked at him sharply to see if he was mocking her, more than just the little bit of teasing that she allowed. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“She’ll be back teaching after the doctors build her up a bit. Your medal will give her a good boost, I know.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s a portrait of him in the hallway near the office,” I said, and bit into my cheese stick. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

“Er ... no idea . . . ‘middle of middle’... could I have the last bit again?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

As I raked bits of hay from my hair with my fingers and bit into a loaf of inedible bread, the Gypsies and their children watched us with mournful faces. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“I reckon Snape’s a bit scared of him, you know,” Harry said thoughtfully. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

When I quizzed him a bit, it became obvious all kinds of people—people who hadn’t been there that lunch-time—had been coming up to him to repeat Christopher H.’s warning. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looks to me, just a little bit wide-eyed. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

If you have a bit more money you can throw in a hot dog. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I stood back a bit while he sang, knocking his rattle against the air and rocking on his heels where he rested. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The pain inside her heart loosened a bit. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

Kainta sprinkles a bit of tobacco on the river, closes his eyes, and lifts his hands, and I know he is praying. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know, you sure you want to go? A good mensch like yourself ought to stick to something a bit more, dare I say, kosher.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Frank stared at him, a little bit in awe. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He loves to corner the rats and then we smash them to bits with rocks or sticks or stab them with the hay fork in the stable. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Might be a good idea to lie down now. You’ve obviously had a bit too much to drink.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

My hands are stuffed deep inside my hoodie, hopeful for the slightest bit of warmth. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

All right, ma’am, says the sergeant’s wife, a bit of toast, then, and something for the children and your poor husband. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

But even if the man’s every word was gospel, Dewey and his colleagues had not yet unearthed one bit of solid supporting evidence—“courtroom evidence.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Harris, jotting down conditions of the game that would have to be written into the contract, heard that, she blanched a bit. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Probably a bit green by now, but I’ve still got them right enough.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Henry was a bit of a leader this afternoon, because the other two were Percival and Johnny, the smallest boys on the island. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

But as Ophie thought about it and replayed the sight of her daddy standing at the end of her bed and how he later faded into sparkles, she started to feel a little bit better. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

After a little bit, I could hear my mother running a bath. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He’s always been that way, refusing to eat anything the least bit healthy. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

It was a bit of a shock, then, when Fang jeopardized our fragile flight pattern by leaning forward and slapping a picture against my left cheek. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

And we have our own little ceremony, where they make their first fire, toast a bit of bread, and share it. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I broke some bread into a bowl, poured milk mixed with sagebrush tea over it, and fed her tiny bits. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

It is hundreds of pages long, half of it on little bits of card. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

He likes to play around with color, and he even includes bits of eggshells and coffee grounds that have dropped into the paint. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I was puzzled and a bit offended by this last. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Granddad speared a bit of lobster tail off her plate and ate it. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

I’m being a tiny bit rude, but he’s being majorly rude for just busting into a conversation he wasn’t invited to. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

But it was built on Indian graves and every bit as much a ruin as the temples of the Maya. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Momma says she doesn’t want any big kids knocking on our door that late, and she tells me it’s time for bed even though I’m not even a little bit tired. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

She even bit his shoulder when they were getting off the bus. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

For all that she wanted to pummel Kaz, she couldn’t help being a bit grateful, too. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I drove the rover around a bit to make sure the harness was secure. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gradually, the sensation eased a bit — she no longer felt as though all she could see was Sidhean, and his features swam into focus before her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are dishes in the sink and papers strewn over the coffee table, and the toaster is in bits. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

As she went up the steps, a servant came to block her way, and she thought she must surely have looked a bit crazed, but she said, “Please, I am here to see the huntress.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It made me feel a little bit sick. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

I consider running but turn my head just a bit so I can see if the voice belongs to someone in a blue windbreaker. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It seemed like she didn’t care one little bit about me anymore. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

He nodded, wincing at bit at the name like a remembered wound pinching at a nerve. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

But he was not in the least bit tempted by my reading book, though he did linger a moment over the pictures of the girl in her underwear before handing the book back. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

He choked a bit on the acorn pancakes—they are a little flat and hard—but Bando got out some of his blueberry jam and smothered the pan-cakes with an enormous portion. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I found my face pressed into his shoulder and bit down hard. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I have moved out a bit farther into the shallows, floating alternately on my belly and back. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mom, picking out bits of grain from roll: You’re alive because of Dr. Parker. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

She could see her—even now—desperately looking for the tiniest bit of sorrow. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I expect him to say something about reading a little bit from his Quran each day. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

And he stared at the bit of earth where he was to lie and he saw himself in it and back in his own land forever. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

June always said that most people bit off more than they could chew, but August chewed more than she bit off. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He says, I’m just having a bit of supper and you’re welcome. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

It was five minutes before he rose again, blowing hard and covered with bits of bracken. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

But he could see that she was confused and maybe a little bit angry. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I jumped up a little in my seat and bounced on the board a bit more. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I bit my cheek, trying to push down that hope that was building inside me. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

There is the story of baby Krishna, wrongly accused by his friends of eating a bit of dirt. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I think about it quite a bit, actually, that look on his face. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The conductor stood in the aisle next to her seat and spoke a bit louder than he normally would, in order to be heard over the screechy din of the train’s brakes being applied. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

His seven daughters were a bit taller, he wrote, but otherwise they were the same, and he still could not keep their names in order. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

I keep my tongue bit down, but I make little chuffing noises as I try to keep from laughing, and he looks up and notices. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Dressed in my navy skirt, white blouse, and silk stockings, I felt every bit as neat as Columbus or Balboa and every bit as heroic when I finally spotted America in the distance. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eugene Johnson, the civilian biohazard expert who was running the Ebola research program at the Institute, had a reputation for being a little bit wild. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It bit here, swallowed there, seemingly overwhelmed by the riches before it. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

It makes his lower lip curl out a bit, so I can see the very top of his skin tattoo. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

If she listened carefully, Amari could figure out bits and pieces of the conversation between the captain and his crew. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Meggie bit her lip to stop herself from shaking, but she knew the fear showed in her eyes, and she knew that Capricorn saw it. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Nothing really. Just a bit of an irritation.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Though I fear he’s a bit past his expiration date. Otis, where are you?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Ziggy sniffs it a whole lot, paws at the ground a bit, and turns around in a few circles. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Pita bit into a tiny sweet morsel of cake and nodded even as she sniffed back her tears. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

With the rats taking bits of their stores every day, it was easy to hide a little thievery here and there, but hiding two people altogether—it had never been done. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Black disclets and bits of polished quartz all bright from the mist off the river. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

They had not raised their stroke rate a bit. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

She even spoke a bit about her boyfriend, Ewan, while we did the dishes. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Myna, let’s stop for a bit and get our bearings,” Polly suggested. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rest of the rabbits, roots, greens, the rolls spread with the last bit of cheese. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Sick inside, hurt, and maybe a little tiny bit of relief that we now knew for sure what happened to our dad. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The bowl is filled with a purple liquid, thick and textured and rich, riddled with tiny bits of seeds. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The byte or bit is a man-made invention, but the theory of digitized information that underlies it is a beautiful natural law. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

When he bit, red juice ran out of his mouth. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I squeezed my fists so hard my fingernails bit into my palms. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Not selling today. Figured I’d just come out and bop around a little bit. See what bait is getting the bite, you know?” he replied. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“I’ll be fine. I bit my lip. It was an accident.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“Defense?” the girl said, now sounding every bit her age. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Clearly Sticky was a bit touchy about his name. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“She did all the work. Well,” he said, heaping his guest’s plate, “it’s good to see you, Don. You look just the same. Haven’t changed a bit.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

And so, even with the Sicilian on his neck and the Princess around his shoulders and the Spaniard at his waist, Fezzik did not feel in the least bit put upon. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

‘Things have been a bit fiery this trip,’ he admitted. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

They were falling to bits, year by year. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I see bits of waterlogged parchment and bright feathers swirling with the malevolent black pitch. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

He was supposed to take her straight home but she told him to just ride around for a bit while I cooled off. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I bit back my previous comments and gave her a knowing grin. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The truth was, I was looking forward to taking a break from the foundation for a bit, because things weren’t as perfect as they originally seemed. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The one I wore when my Pops got bit, and when my cousin came home from Iraq messed up so bad they couldn't even open the casket. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

It felt a bit like she was heading toward a firing squad, except worse, because she knew that instead of dying, she was going to have to stay alive through the whole day. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Sierra couldn’t help but feel that her friend was enjoying herself quite a bit. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I want a little bit of everything but I know that’s impossible, so I rush past the jars and go to the aisles that have small boxes of candy. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Little bit, she signed in response to her mother’s question. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Zahotep set the bit of the drill into the hole again, still grumbling. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“Oh, and we went to a rodeo. Hugo thought we might fancy a bit of culture.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Margaret said, “On the rare occasion when I was requested to change Connor’s nappy, his mother always insisted that I clean all his little bits and pieces.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked in that direction, put the glass to her eye, and, after a bit, handed it back to me. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

She found bits and pieces of magic in the gaps of the world and squirreled them away. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“Wow. Okay, so this is the worst day ever, right? But the good news is that since this is the worst day ever, tomorrow can only be better. Even if it’s by a little bit.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

‘That’s about it,' said Sam. ‘And we’d better be a bit more watchful ourselves, or we’ll feel some nasty fingers round our necks one of these nights, if we ever wake up to feel anything. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Vonetta, eager to please, grabbed a piece of meat and bit into it. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“A stray dog bit her, but she’s all right now. Abuelita gave her some antibiotics and cleaned the wound for her,” Juanita said, jumping in to save Pita from having to explain. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to head down to Back Beach for a bit before dinner.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Pushed against one wall were various bits of furniture heaved out over the past year or so—broken tables, old fridges, that kind of thing. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even the children were promising to bring home fo’ bits and six bits. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He removed his straw hat to wipe a bit a sweat off his forehead. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

“You heard that scream a bit earlier on this evening?” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Luckily it’s still a bit early, so senior hall isn’t at full capacity. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

In the kitchen, my mom works to scrape the burned bits of bacon off the baking sheet. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

He bit off a chunk of the candy bar he was holding. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Next morning, we found bits of fabric and threads and even a handkerchief caught on the thorns. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She thrust a bit of thin red ribbon into it. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Things that happen to us, even the bad stuff, can often teach us a little bit about ourselves. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Sissy explained that she had bought a bit of gold paint powder, mixed it with a few drops of banana oil and had gilded each penny. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

They didn’t seem a bit surprised to see him. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They didn’t talk much, but when they did, “bits of brilliance shined through.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

When I got home I could see myself a little bit differently. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

SapphicDerrida, one of the most frequent posters, wrote: I’m a bit surprised by how personally I am taking this. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

"We've had no word from Bitterbridge?" she asked anxiously as she speared a bit of apple on the point of her dagger and ate it with small, delicate bites. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Harry cheered up a bit when he found a bottle of ink that changed color as you wrote. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Pinched my own side and bit my lip. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Wind whistling up through the jagged gash in the floor kept the myriad bits of paper circulating like alabaster particles in a paperweight and contributed to a sensation of lacquered, waterlogged unreality. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

A bit of striped silk undergarment peeked out. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I knew I’d have to learn a bit of Russian eventually, but I hated the thought. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The metal plates bumped around in the pot, and grease and bits of food floated off. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I could see a little bit of the golden child who got away with everything. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not a bit,” I tell her, and it’s the truth. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

There was a bit of blood on the water, looking as though it came from his head. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Because my dress, oh, my dress is entirely covered in reflective precious gems, red and yellow and white with bits of blue that accent the tips of the flame design. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

"Sansa, permit me to share a bit of womanly wisdom with you on this very special day. Love is poison. A sweet poison, yes, but it will kill you all the same." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“He was pulling on my dress and whining a bit, and this store owner comes over with a wooden paddle and says, ‘This little n-word bothering you, ma’am? Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

He sold them to us for two bits. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I munched on my crisps, letting them soften in my mouth before I bit into them so as to make less noise. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

I bit my lip to force myself to stop crying and went to bed without saying another word. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We take our bread plates and pass them around. What you get back is half your meal and a little bit of everyone else’s.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

My grandfather and I played horseshoes, and although I never beat him, he said I was every bit as good as my father had been at my age. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because a heart does not strike the hours like a clock, Ralph slept until recess and again until lunchtime when Ryan remembered to slip a bit of sandwich into the pocket for his lunch. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

We do resemble each other, though, quite a bit. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“If you lost a little bit of weight, I’m sure all the girls would line up for you.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Encanis stood in front of me holding out a bright bit of silver that caught the moonlight. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I like this bit because it shows you that there is always something new that science can discover, and all the facts that you take for granted can be completely wrong. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“If s a little bit weird for me,” he said. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Well, it appears that Nicholas here has been doing a little bit of extra credit, she says, staring at your notebook. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I bit my lip to keep from crying. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

And she took an apple from her dressing-gown pocket, then bit into it with relish and an enthusiasm that she did riot really feel. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Delilah spins the ring and the emerald points directly at her; not even the slightest bit favoring her shoulder or other patrons. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

She made him finish every bit of it. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she saw me, she clenched her hands together and bit her lower lip. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wheels kick up a bit of dust, and I can't tell whether it's the aridness or his hastiness to get to Tel Aviv. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

So Washington decided to give Gray even more bits of truth to ensure that Gray would be trusted by his British handlers. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jesper looked back at the rocking waves, at the broken bits of mast and torn sail where a ship had been only seconds before. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“She appears to have been knocked a bit in her life already. Up rather than down. If she ever nears me, however, the direction will be reversed.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But it won’t do you a bit of good if you don’t keep the rest of your life together.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

If they were lucky, and the birds didn’t steal too many of them, the sunshine would shrink and sweeten the firm globes into rich bits of chewy deliciousness. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“It’s like Alice and her pig. She can get that pig to do anything with a stern bit of pig talk.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

You could practically see bits of it flaking off. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“In our line of work we must hold on to every bit of honor we have.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The old rules had changed, fragmented, broken into bits. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Thin but not muscular, with wavy hair that always looks a bit messy, grays sprouting up here and there among the dark chestnut brown, and black-plastic-framed glasses that he prefers to contacts. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He knew all the roles, not just the leads but the bit parts as well. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

My dad said I couldn’t drive until the weather cleared up, and it finally did a little bit yesterday. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

The knight had replied that the king could well do with a bit of shame ... yet he had done as she bid. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

There was a sea of spilled kibble bits spreading across the asphalt parking lot. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

We staked the oxen out in a bit of grazing common near the pens and went into the tavern for some supper. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would have been every bit as dark as the school, if not for hundreds and hundreds of flickering candles. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Moss asked, and he felt the train speed up a bit as it made its way through the tunnel underneath the bay. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

C.P. himself seemed a bit conciliatory later, admitting that another cause of tension was "acts of agitation by—yes—by whites against blacks." The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I dozed a bit and wondered how many hours were left until sunrise. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I scraped my nose a bit on the old wooden door, and I hoped I didn’t get any splinters in my face—getting them out wouldn’t be fun. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

And even though I was sitting in the back of the church, I could tell she had on a little bit of makeup, and for some reason I just knew she smelled good. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Her short brown hair was tucked behind her ears, and a bit of leaf clung to it on the right-hand side. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

God help us, he was a bit slow with the bad eyes you know but we kept at him and now he’s getting faster. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Reginald advised that the troth had to be dropped only a little bit at a time. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“May I go out to my trough and see if I left any of my supper? I think I left just a tiny bit of mashed potato.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

“They are just a tiny bit random, Bridge.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Below this, a bit of open scrubland dropped sharply down into the forest proper. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

They were close enough to allow me to focus both eyes on the same thing, but they were still a little bit farther apart than was ideal. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

"It's still a bit hazy, but it's completely brilliant..." The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Poe pushed everyone away so he wouldn’t hurt them, but it didn’t make a bit of difference. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“After all,” Toby said, “Thoth was the Egyptian god of wisdom, and this crazy priestess bit was something the Greeks thought up.” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact it got a bit tiring after a while because it was like everything being said in the car was for our—or at least my—special benefit. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was crushed with a rolling pin and sprinkled on top of the fried bits just before eating. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy on her left tried to smile bravely, but his lower Up began to tremble and he bit it with his upper teeth and said nothing. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t stop rambling, so I bit the inside of my lip to shut myself up. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Not while the cards are hot. Stay and play a bit. Kaz will stake you.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She liked the way her hand sank into the dough as she pinched off a small bit, the rhythm of it soothing. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

She was young and fair, and though perhaps her face was a bit hard and her tongue a bit sharp, she seemed to make the king happy. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

We had brawled plenty by then, to the point where I viewed her a little bit like an enemy. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Shake once, slide your palm just a little bit back and snap.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

She watched the girl in the book step inside, trembling, her wet shoes leaving mud and bits of grass on the carpets. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Good. Go tell Clarke to shift a bit, strengthen the center. ” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hard edge of the narrow pew bit into her thigh, in spite of every gingerly effort to shift her weight. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

The sun doesn’t shine much in Syracuse, so the art room is designed to get every bit of light it can. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone claims that I’ve gotten them right, and while they compare their inner selves, I go to Carlyle, a bit concerned. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Then one of the dogs leaped and bit my left arm. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

He buzzes around for a bit, like a nervous bumblebee. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

He took his jacket off for a pillow, set his seat back a bit, and said, “It’s a long ride to Texarkana; I’m going lo catch some sleep.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She begins to look a little bit scared. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“It’s not easy to see things you don’t want me to know, but I’ve been picking up bits of it lately. You haven’t been as guarded as usual.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Circe bit her tongue trying to get the words out. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Because we don’t want you to be sad,” her dad said, sounding every bit as sad as he didn’t want Grace to feel. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I paused, lowering my voice a bit, readying myself to yell it out. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

He began to pull down a bit more of the walls, in a leisurely sort of way, just to amuse himself. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I doze off for a little longer after my parents leave, sleeping off the last bit of the fogginess, and when I wake up an hour later, I’m fully out of the anesthesia haze. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

And even though he had every bit of what he was going through coming to him, he was still my best friend. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

It looked like little bits of powdery sand floating in the air. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Shae screamed as the wolf bit down on her ankle; she tried to kick at him. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The wind seemed to be dying down a bit. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

Now that she had run away and seen a bit of the country, Cora wasn’t sure the document described anything real at all. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Theresa had blinked a bit; the tape over her eyes had fluttered up like false eyelashes. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bristle pounced on a ball of fur and bit it hard. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Don’t be afraid to say so. If it’s even a little bit.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I sniff, approach, strut a bit, but the others don’t welcome me. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

“I think the good stuff is always supposed to be a little bit scary,” he says. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He pulled up a loose bit of clover and brushed his hands on his pants. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“All right. OK. Can we go back a bit? To when the problem started. You said it was . . . four years ago? Can you tell me about that time?” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

After sailing through a few chapters of my book, I took a break to slow the story a bit. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Tatiana had two long braids, which actually connected at the tips, forming a giant V. He’d never seen any other girl wear her hair that way, but everything about Tatiana was a little bit goofy. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Up front, under a thin layer of white cotton, her breasts jutted out a bit more. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

While she had to admit he’d been a little bit creepy, she didn’t see what all the fuss was about. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wiggles the animal in your face a little bit. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

And her eyes were darting around while she bit her bottom lip, like she was hoping for a glimpse of Drew. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She looked out the window toward Doc’s cabin and bit her lip. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

While that was going on I was curled uselessly in a ball with my arms over my head and my teeth clenched, so I missed a bit of the action. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Might be a little bit better than before. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

But it means a lot to me, being able to do my work well, especially that bit about my donors staying “calm.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, because we really need a bit more fear in our lives,” said Harry before he could stop himself. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“I asked for water. I offered him some of our food. But they only have a bit left, with four children. He said there’s running water in the next village an hour away.” The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

We are all a bit worried sometimes, confused at other times—even if our books make our lives seem magical. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

The pillars on either side of the door are cracked, lines running the length of them, bits of concrete missing. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Between deliberate burn-off and a bit of unexpected explosion, I'm back on track. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, wait, just hear me out. Here, rewind it a bit? Like, to the part where he points at her?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

In one place a pillar was missing between two arches and the bit that came down to where the top of the pillar ought to have been hung there with nothing to support it. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Looking at it now, I feel a bit sorry for Harry. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I work on his body, feeling the lines and curves, muscle and bone, feeling every last bit of him travel through my eyes to my fingers. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I get so immersed in my own company, if I unexpectedly run into someone I know, it’s a bit of a shock and takes me a while to adjust. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anya pushed herself up, breath heaving and still spitting out bits of dirt. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

The wind bit at my cheeks, my nose. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“A bit treacherous! A bit treacherous! My brother Phlegm was ambushed by a crowd of dwarfs disguised as dung heaps! He’s still in traction!” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

And maybe he was acting and wearing a mask a little bit, too. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

My whole body goes a little bit numb when I hear that he talked to Marie. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Then I started horsing around a little bit. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

And listening to my grandmother telling it, making up bits as she went along about the imaginary Mr. Palmer who was so set on exercising the underside of children’s forearms, I had to laugh again. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The meet was an invitational, and Merryl hadn’t qualified—something that didn’t bother her a bit. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“You’re starting to sound a bit like our dear older brother, you are, Ron. Carry on like this and you’ll be made a prefect.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

When the terrible itching that gave the disease its name started, Omakayas wrapped their hands with cloth, bit down their fingernails, anything to keep them from scarring themselves. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

She brought it to her mouth and bit into it. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

The man who had been playing with the two kids was standing a bit away from him, holding a kid in each arm and shouting something. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

He had placed himself a bit to one side, and the captain’s bars on the tab of his shirt collar were all the insignia Yossarian could see. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

They acted a little bit the way old Ernie, down in the Village, plays the piano. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Fine. But can we go with the abridged version? We’re in a bit of a rush.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

Tanu loved to hear the poems, and after a bit even the widows who had disapproved of them began to listen. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve got to go home now,” I called, a bit louder. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I tried pushing the door open a little bit in case I had to make a quick escape but it was jammed tight. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Mr. Byrne apparently invested quite a bit in the stock market, and the money is gone. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Montana is a bit smoother of surface, but not much. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“How about this? I’ve been at Chuck’s all morning, helping him replace the transmission in his old Plymouth Barracuda. Let me spruce up a bit, and I’ll be back down.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He’d sobered up a bit, but he was still drunk, driving into a police station. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

A bit later a few men in dark coveralls emerged, and Joe spotted his father immediately. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“This is my favorite bit,” whispered the little dog in the seat next to her. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

“These bits of lace are fastened under the chin with a rosebud, so,” and Meg illustrated by putting on the bonnet and regarding him with an air of calm satisfaction that was irresistible. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Omakayas forgot the bears, forgot the whispering of the plants, became a cousin within a pack of cousins, roaming the camps, stealing bits of sugar, laughing at each other. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

“These look good,” she said and took one, bit into it, and talked among her chewings. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Pax edged his snout under the lid and bit the top of the rim carefully. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“I feel a little bit guilty—I’m suffocating you,” Teah said, pulling the corset tighter. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He was forever threatening to whip the bloody hide off this one or that one, but Arya never actually knew him to bit. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Most of the orbs that Pong had swiped on his nightly runs with Ampai still had a little bit of light left in them. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I wobble a bit as I stand, but my legs find their strength. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

He edged a bit closer so he didn't have to shout so much. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“So,” Grandpa Park said after he bit into his steak. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

I relax a bit because I’m telling the truth. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I bit the pine gum off my fingers. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“Were there no bits of bone, or strands of hair, or particles of scalp, on this fishing gaff?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Ah, boy, you’re in an ugly fight, you are. A bit of a contested leadership right now in the shipping clan.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

She followed me around as I scavenged in garbage bins, picking out old clothes and edible bits of leftover food. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I am feeling so heavy with their stories, stories I am glompsing in splurts, detecting a bit here, a bit there. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

The media, it turned out, was far more interested in a bit of HeLa- related news that was almost as sensational as Alexis Carrel’s immortal chicken heart. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“I picked up bits and pieces naturally, and Celia taught me how to find the patterns, to put the sounds together in complete sets.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I looked at the pair and could feel a little bit of laughter tingling inside me. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The cast had rotated a bit down there in the Literal Heart of Jesus. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“There was one little man. In a uniform like yours. Not cute, though. Not one bit. Just shouted and smoked a smelly cigar. Terrible complexion. Red as a tomato.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“Do you remember that bit in King Lear?' said the Savage at last. “ Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not a bit like Elizabeth. But I loved her. And—I’m like Aunt Mary. I love you, too, because you made Elizabeth so happy.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

We went inside when he needed meds, which were pressed into him along with liquid nutrition through his G-tube, a bit of plastic that disappeared into his belly. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

A car passes us and he speeds up a bit. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The powders seemed to glitter a bit, just as Sister Ailan had told her they would. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

With his last bit of strength, he added, “Emerson—the letter. Tell them what happened, Yakob.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

That he hoped we wouldn’t mind if he looked a little bit different. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

We can see a little bit back the way we came. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

During the day, it was filled with colored tents and vendors of all sorts, but at night the barges were flat deserted spaces strewn with bits of trash and rotting fruit rinds. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“I had to go to South Carolina for a bit,” she cooed. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The road narrowed and grew steeper, and our pace slowed a bit. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I twitch the slightest bit or shiver. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

“So, I understand we had a bit of a mishap recently,” he says. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

She bit her anxious lips between the words. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Chas was as big as a tree, and every bit as smart, too. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Flora realized that she was shouting the tiniest bit. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

It’s just a bit of nostalgia to pass the time. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am not, not even a little bit, no. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The world, she knew in her madness, was littered with shiny bits and precious pieces. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Pa, we don’t mind a bit,” my mother said. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know,” I said, tilting the bottle a bit, pretending to study the label. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

You could see bits of skin starting to bond, and soft red bits peeping up from underneath. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was crying now, and the tears burned her scar and bit at her face. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

A mess of colorful bits of paper sits directly below the tree. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The neighborhood might not have trusted Nazario completely, maybe even been a bit afraid of him, but people were more than grateful that he was on their side. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Cords trailed from it, and bits of aerial. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

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

I figured if I could get the fish wet, at least a little bit, I might be able to save him. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, bits of the body of the clock expand and contract, like pieces of a puzzle. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

With it he scratched in the missing bits of the scarab mark. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Perchance, a little wine or a bit of champagne from the land of the Frog. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tricky bit would be parting him from the Hound. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The view from Bailey’s perspective looks impossible, a bit of leg here, the curve of a shoulder there, part of her other arm underneath a foot. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Some days, I feel a little bit sad for her. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

My family is starting to crumble a bit, it isn’t falling apart yet, but I know it will soon. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

But when I saw more light and some blue sky through the trees, I changed my direction a bit. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In Shin’s view, he sometimes took this a bit too far. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Grace set down the strawberries and reached for the cookie dough bits instead. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The choicest potatoes, the tastiest morsel, the tenderest bit of whatever there is, that’s Madame’s motto. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I got to the batdeground and saw die three radioactive graves, but when I moved the rock on the first one and dug a little bit down I didn’t hit one dinosaur, not one! The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a long time he looks for matches and finally finds some in a can, wrapped in a bit of ticking. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one will notice, no one will hear, no one will pay the least bit of attention. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

The bike picked up enough speed to go straight for a little bit. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Her kindness had always been condescending, and she had always paid a bit extra for her berries with the air of doling out charity. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

A bit of slip lace hung longer than her dress. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I just bit my lip and stayed quiet. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Ophie had imagined that the “cousins” would be children like her own cousins, just maybe white and a little bit nicer, judging by how excited Richard was to see them. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I grabbed his shoulders, bit into his flesh with my nails, threw him away from me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I bit my lip and looked away, trying not to cry. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Max raised his voice, and everyone calmed down a bit, though there was a new energy in the room, buzzing, thrilling, churning through each of them. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He had been near the front of the line, and he was already slurping up the last bits of food from his bowl. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

It took a bit more out of her than usual. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

He’d expended every last bit of his strength to reach the summit—and now there was nothing left in reserve for the descent. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

The Eagle looked down and bit his lower lip. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Others, a bit older, struggle to hold on to memories: One has slept in her mother’s bed; another has smelled her perfume, put on her deodorant, her clothes. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Still, it's a bit disconcerting to hear howling winds when you're used to utter silence. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He rarely sits down for a meal, living off a chunk of chocolate in one hand, a bit of bread in the other. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

He gave me a bit of a look before asking about the Peppers concert. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Likewise, multiplying by one-half is like relaxing the rubber band a bit: the tick mark at two is now at one, and the tick mark at three winds up at one and a half. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

I smile on the inside because I want to hold on to this bit of discomfort between us for a while. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Yeah! Susie herself. That robot’s a mathematical wiz. He knows all about everything plus a bit on the side. He does triple integrals in his head and eats up tensor analysis for dessert.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

He had a quiet intensity, a bit of gravel in his voice. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The song sounded like it was about heartbreak, or hope, or maybe a little bit of both. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Harry bit back a laugh and hastily returned his gaze to his own hoop. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“How far have we come?” the dwarf asked him as they stuffed themselves with cold capon and a relish made of carrots, raisins, and bits of lime and orange. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But when the union meeting’s agenda finally reached new business, he stood up and made it clear matters were a bit more complicated than they at first appeared. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That little bit of parsley helps bring freshness to canned food.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

I don’t have the heart to tell her that right now we’re having a bit of a crisis. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

As soon as the doctor said “family conditions” Mom bit down on her lower lip and uncrossed her legs, pulled down on her skirt, and crossed them the other way. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leaning forward, he pulled the paddle against the current, and the boat responded slightly, revolving a bit, so that again he saw the boys, but they were farther from him now. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

You can see a bit of Red Gate, too, and the other direction, across to Windemere, then out to the bay. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

At another point, Dougall pointed out that people are allowed to drink a bit and get behind the wheel but they’re not allowed to drink to the point of being drunk. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Considering how tightly packed these pines—which look suspiciously like towering dragon-giants in this moment—are, moving even the slightest bit in the wrong direction could be disastrous. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

She asked for some water and I gave her a cup, and she leaned forward a bit to sip through the straw. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Fair’s fair and it waren’t the littlest bit fair that I was gonna be cut out from all the deciding what to do ’bout this mess I caused. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

My anger drained into the wind—a little bit. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cook reached for a cookie and bit into it, crunching happily. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Her eyes slid past empty plates, crumbled bits of cornbread, a smear of potatoes in a casserole dish. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The old men all nodded a lot, sitting up straight with their elbows close to their sides, hands on their laps, and feet flat on the ground a little bit pigeon-toed. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Truth be told, we had a bit of a problem. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“And I don’t look the least bit like him. And even if I do look like Henry Fonda, what difference does that make?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He walked on in silence for a bit, trying, I guessed, to come to terms with this idea. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

He always went to Moravian Cemetery to drink beer, which sounds a little crazy, but it isn’t if you explore his source problem a bit. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

She teeters a bit as she walks, but it’s not clear if it’s from alcohol or the high heels. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

This little bit of food he’s able to bring to her prolongs her life just a little more, keeping her with us just a little longer. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’re going to drive around a bit first,” she said as she started up our mother’s Grand Prix. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I only hoped it wouldn't break the drill bit before it tipped the rover. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I like milkmen because one of them gave me two broken eggs which I swallowed raw with bits of shells and all. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

When she pushes the button that usually makes the screen light up and nothing happens, her eyes narrow just the teeniest bit. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

There was no music there, and tonight he wanted just a bit of music—from the person who had been his first caring for. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he lay there on his hard bed, bits of thatch and grit fell onto him from the ceiling and mingled with his sweat. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My stepbrother got bit by the dogs because his arm got stuck when he reached through the fence. Now ask me why he was reaching through the fence.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was shocked by the student’s blatant disrespect and, honestly, I was a little bit worried too by the naked hostility emanating from these teens. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Some lucky chance in our worlds long ago must have meant that creatures with backbones had it a bit easier, so all kinds of other shapes developed, all based on the central spine. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

His tie was in a perfect Windsor knot, which Grace had only seen in pictures on the internet, and that made her trust him a little bit more. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I ignored that and stuffed my sorry-looking papers into my backpack like I didn’t even care one bit. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I took his razor from the shower floor, bits of his black hair still caked between the blades. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

With a bit of luck, they can, like Shin, find work, shelter, and a measure of safety. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

When I persisted in my carping to the economists, they generally backed down a bit, conceding that while wages at the bottom are going up, they’re not going up very briskly. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was hard to tell, but Alex didn’t think the temperature got much below twenty degrees in the daytime outside, so it would probably be about that, maybe a bit warmer, inside. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

She smelled the thick bit of punk which was given gratis with each purchase and which, when lit, smoldered for hours and was used to set off the firecrackers. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fixing me isn't like fixing a loose screw or a little bit of rust. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I’m off to see my sister in a little bit—before I go.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

It was dark in the trunk, with only bits of light coming in. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without telling my story in plain language, I didn’t know how to ask the next bit, so I just followed the pencil where it led. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

But he was also not above an occasional bit of neglect. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

There’s a bright side to this, though, that is actually a little bit comforting. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I had been telling Belle the story of my book, a little bit here and a little bit there. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

I reword that last bit in my mind, then cut it altogether. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

But my mother did not allow even the tiniest bit of what she must have felt to disturb my joy. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it was during that fifth game that I lost my focus a bit. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“I’ll see you in a little bit,” he said, and galloped off along the ridge. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It might come to me after a bit,” I said hopefully. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

In a clearing at the top of the stairs, Terry, panting a bit, puts her hand on her hip and looks around. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I scoop up a handful of snow and press it against my cheek, numbing a bit of the pain. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Other than the musty air and it being a bit overcrowded, I don’t see any problems here,” Mr. Parker said. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The little bit of sound that crackled through its speakers moaned and died out. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Nyame had shifted to a normal size now—a bit shorter than Granddad—and he wore a cream-and-dark-brown-striped tunic and loose cream pants. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

My father was pretty frantic, but he’d always been a bit of a tightwad, and I told him again and again I was fine. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Otherwise, you might have thoughthe bit off the word, “of how much danger you were putting me in by coming here.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I can help,” Mr. Powell said after a bit. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He rolled down his window and spat com and bits of metal filling into the wind. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chase ran inside and fetched the small bit of water left in the stove reservoir. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Every step she took in the woods was one more bit of string left to time. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

When a hungry pigeon tries to steal a bit of hamburger bun smeared with ketchup, Nate rushes at the poor bird and sends it squawking. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

In second grade, Robert Caseman and his ilk matured a bit. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

They crawled back a bit farther, and Neel tried mewing, but that didn’t work either. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

There was a bit of bright fire burning on the hearth, and in front of it were some low and comfortable chairs. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

We seemed to be having that quite a bit. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

With eyes squeezed shut, teeth locked together, and lungs screaming for air, I absorbed every wave, each one loosening my grip just a little bit more. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

The splitting sound, the thunderous impact, the splintering and bits of branches showering him, all had happened when the huge tree crashed to earth. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

And a bit farther along, at the end of the row of cottages, a black spot on the ground where a fire had been, some bones in the ash, some feathers, the gleam of grease. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

The eyelashes fall off and every bit of dust in Limerick blows into my eyes on windy days. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The smell of the powder and smoke bit in the air; the battle lay across my tongue already; I could taste its iron, and I wished to chew. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

It does not seem a very good rate, but then conditions were a bit adverse. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

We cast lines out again and again hoping to reel something in, anything to sustain us, but she never bit. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

After a bit, he said, 'Are you sure?' I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Diego’s back stiffened, and he bit the corner of his lip. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“No, you don’t. No boy always tells the truth. Come here—come a bit closer.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“A bit chilly for an outside duel,” he said. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I cracked some walnuts, got down the acorn flour I had pounded, with a bit of ash to remove the bite, reached out the door for a little snow, and stirred up some acorn pancakes. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knew he didn’t have to tell her anything because the lure of Matthias’ freedom had already overridden every bit of her good sense. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Of course the tigers sometimes caught them, or a snake bit them, but on the other hand they didn’t have to deal with automobile accidents and industrial pollution. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I even wrung my hands a little, every bit the distraught student. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“We been getting her to sip little bits.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

After a bit she began tussling to get set free, even biting at Pap’s hand. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

I’d color-coded our collection of maps with tags made of free paint chips from the hardware store, a practical bit of flair learned from season 4, episode 11: “Neat for Next to Nothing.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

And then it turns over, thinks a bit, and begins spooling backwards, slow at first. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he hangs out with Reid Kingsley a little bit, and the two Maxes got him playing Dungeons & Dragons a couple of times at recess. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“I’ve never kissed a girl? And how exactly did you come by this bit of information?” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Gauguin, he tells Theo in November, “has proved to me a little that it was time for me to vary things a bit—I’m beginning to compose from memory.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The crumbly, gummy bits of nothing only made him hungrier. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Faber trembled the least bit and looked about at his house, at the walls, the door, the doorknob, and the chair where Montag now sat. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s food in yer rucksack to last you for a bit but you should make it stretch as far as you can, eating what fruit you find and anything you can hunt.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

She bit down on her grimace at the sight of his teeth. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Once you got a bit closer, it started sounding like there were two folks playing music and you could hear something that sounded like CHUH! coming from Mr. Leroy. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“Let me tell you, apprehending a fairy is no easy task. Slippery critters. The trick usually involves appealing to their vanity. Even then, takes quite a bit of know-how.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Just as I bit into the crisp chocolate shell, a gorgeous guy walked into the classroom. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

“That might take a bit of explaining ” “I’ve got nothing but time.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

After a bit, Frolic returned, looking satisfied, and with a bit of feather stuck to his whiskers. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

And with daylight came the bits of him: his smile and his wide watching eyes. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wondered if he was talking about publication order or chronological order, but asking seemed a bit too hoity-toity. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

They’d both watched the sun come up over the Golden Gate Bridge, which Fadi was a bit disappointed to learn was painted red and not gold. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

She sprinkled, she ironed a bit, she reached back to get her cigarette, she took a puff, she blew it out over her shoulder, then she started all over. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Hawthorn berries taste a little bit like apples. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Outside in the brisk air, with a few early songbirds starting up and our eyes getting used to the darkness, I felt a little bit better, like somehow life was going on. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Elinor heaved a deep sigh of relief and bit into the croissant that had been waiting on her plate all this time. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

She always promised she was going to tell me everything when I was a little bit older. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He was swaying a bit and trembling from his anger. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Little bits, but things I ordinarily wouldn’t tell a white person. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

But I feel like maybe Maddie at least stood up for me a bit. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Up in the branches of the trees, too, I could see, flapping about, torn plastic sheeting and bits of old carrier bags. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

And it’s like the whole horrible sticky stupid conversation didn’t even happen, like we weren’t just both in bits. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

There was good wind, fresh enough so he could point the Frog up a bit and run slightly north of east and still hold good speed. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Reverend Scott was a modest, unassuming man, but Dlamini was a bit hard to take. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s sort of like when I put away my winter boots because it was spring again and I got to slip back into last year’s sneakers; I grew a little bit, but they still fit. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

As a lawyer, Mom is a bit overprotective and aggressive. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

She could smell lotus blossoms and a bit of nutmeg. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I fall a little bit in love with everyone. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“I’d pet ‘em, and pretty soon they bit my fingers and I pinched their heads a little and then they was dead—because they was so little. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man tells Dad, I can see you’re a man that did his bit. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Tonight I am feeling a tiny bit curious.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She has not missed her big plastic salad chiller bowl one bit. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

We were not religious people, far from it, so I was a bit surprised. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

His lips turn up at the corners a little bit. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

“She fell down the stairs and bit the inside of her mouth. I think it got infected!” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

It never cools the room much, but when there's no electricity and it can't even move a tiny bit of air, I feel like a grain of rice boiling in my own sweat. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Hungry by the time a plate was finally laid in her lap, Celaena became a bit more than irritated when the captain did not immediately remove her irons. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The next week I bit back my tongue as we entered the store with the forbidden candies. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It will not hurt you one bit. In fact, I will give you a medicine and you will not remember a thing.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

As they kept running, the night grew colder and colder and the wind bit their faces. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

But then, bit by bit, the Getty’s case began to fall apart. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

His stomach was a bit sour and his feet already hurt. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“God, please God, let her give him the old heave-ho,” said Francis, turning his eyes to heaven, when he heard this bit of intelligence. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Only bits and pieces—a gesture or a long but isolated tirade—caught my attention or aroused my interest. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

It’s a bit dark and has no windows, but the walls are covered with colorful artwork. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

There was still a little bit of light left in the summer sky, and the birds were having a riot before turning in. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The Capitol seal is back with a final bit of music and then the sky goes dark except for the moon. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

By the night before the walk, though, she had worked past that bit of pride too. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thyon sat like that, staring hard at the two things—the vial with its few remaining drops of vital essence, and the bit of metal the essence had enabled him to cut. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Pretty quick, the ground starts to get less even and a bit drier. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

At the end of the corridor, long strands of shells hang in an arched doorway, the mollusks separated by odd-shaped bits of polished onyx. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I moved a little bit closer to him, wondering if people could tell we were poor. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

She’s leaning a bit forward on the toes of her shiny white boots like she’s about to take flight, like— Bam! Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I think Hermione’s been doing a bit of research,” said Ron. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“That’s when I lost part of my tail and cracked my fin. Not a big deal when I’m in fish form, but it’s a bit inconvenient here at Sea Bottom.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

He must know about Seneca Crane, but he doesn’t look the least bit concerned. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her cheeks have filled out a little bit, and her hair looks darker and longer. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Do we all make the same mistakes, or has one of us gotten it right, or even just a bit less wrong, am I the imposter? Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Later, when he applied for a job at Raincreek, Jack Dunlevy warned him the job would require a fair bit of digging. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

He shook me, hard enough that I almost bit my tongue clean off, but he didn’t say a single word. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

"It's been a bit warm for my taste," I say. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Let’s calm down a bit. Obviously, this is difficult.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“He’s been offering me plenty of help — wanting all the glory for himself — wanting a bit of the action — ‘What are you doing?’ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The surface was the colour of damp sand, rough and grainy to the touch, except where bits of moss and lichen grew out of the cracks. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

It seemed a bit rude, but there was little Ophie could do about it. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Fortunately, Dullah and his family were home, but they were more than a bit surprised to see us. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miig put his hand on my shoulder and I deflated, but only just a bit. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

In the months that followed, Ash listened a bit anxiously whenever her parents’ conversation began to turn in that direction, but she never heard them bring it up again. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Welcome, stargazers,” I say, feeling giddy but not the least bit nervous, because talking about stars is my happy place. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

“I like doing things more. One of my uncles was a carpenter. I think that’d be good, spending my days with a hammer and a saw and a bit of sandpaper.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I don't know much yet about different kinds of weapons, but it's a bit like looking at an expensive car. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

That first night, I cried and bit my fingers and drank wine I snuck from the Clairmont pantry. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

“What I do happen to know,” I said, being maybe a tiny bit coy, “is that a civet cat got all of the Nguzas’ hens last Sunday. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Behind him, coming through the muddy field, Mrs Helena Kingshaw said, 'Now, when Charles was a very small boy he used to be a little bit frightened. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

His fingernails seemed just the slightest bit too long. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Nell wound her legs tightly around my waist and bit the man’s hand. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She casts a bit of side-eye at the trousers once more before sighing. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry, Ives, but I’ve got a little bit more on my mind than your baby pillow.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Oh, Christ no, I don’t need it. I just like putting them on, watching them, sleeping a bit. The wife says if it keeps me out of strife, why not?” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Actual bits of hamburger meat cascade from his mouth. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Oh, something really silly...She said he was always trying to help her through the portrait hole, like she couldn’t climb in herself...but they’ve been a bit rocky for ages.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

After a visit in which Winnie’s face looked drawn or tense, I would urge her to put on a bit of weight. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first birds are starting to twitter sleepily in the branches above us, and the only color so early is the first bits of scarlet dappling the trees. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Sure and I can wait a bit longer, now.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I suppose," said Ralph, "if we keep on by the sea this way, well come out below the burnt bit and then we can climb the mountain." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

How come she doesn’t seem even a little bit nervous? A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Being socially excluded is a bit like being excluded from school. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

You may remember from the first book that Kay was inclined to throw his tongue a bit too much, and he had got himself unpopular on account of this. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ever since getting shot by those darts, Taylor had had a teensy bit of trouble organizing her thoughts. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

He frowned at me as he pulled the main in a bit and tightened the jib. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Even with that little bitty voice she had, she could sort of scare you a little bit. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

He might have thought about it a bit beforehand—and no shame in that. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

“No need. I completely understand. She is a rare bird. And a bit of a puzzle. A fountain of sorrow.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

The water looks odd under the beam, a colorless broth littered with a variety of objects: a bright orange; a man’s fedora with a brim of excrement; bits of paper like torn letters. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Muhammad backed away when I let myself in earlier and he got a glimpse of my face, so I have a bit of respite. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I tucked the scrap up under my head, hoping to use it as a bit of pillow against my ear, but there was something hard inside it. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

He said the building was sick and made them sick too, a bit like a virus. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

He bit a head off a gummy bear, then sighed. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Beetle slept on the cottage floor and ate two meals a day of onions, turnips, dried apples, cheese, bread, and occasional bits of bacon. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her accent, along with her complexion, is a bit lighter than Baba’s, and people have a hard time guessing that she’s from Pakistan. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I send a quick text to both my parents, telling them to head home and get some rest, since it’s already late afternoon and I need to sleep a bit longer. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He came toward her with his light buoyant step, carrying under his arm a bulky package wrapped in a bit of sailcloth. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

He's never in a hurry to dismiss his students; he always wants to impart one more bit of knowledge before he sends them into the world. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

“You want to lean forward a bit. That puts you a little closer to the target.” The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Styx was still in a bit of a mood. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

She shakes her head a bit as she speaks. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

The vinyl seats smelled stale and moldering and were littered with bits of caramel popcorn and skeins of hair and dried-up splatters of soda. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She leans back, a little bit smug, but trying to hide it. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“He’s a big gangly man, a little bit drunk. He says his name is Adam Trask.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He bit into the bread that tasted of army canvas, and tore and sucked at the sausage. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“We’re going back to the car now, okay? And I’m going to help you. But I need you to lean on me a little bit. I need you to trust me.” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Which was a bit of a shock, to be honest. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

"And sometimes it's nice to have a bit more than you need. Is there anything else you'd like?" Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Her eyes had dark circles under them, but Ivy remembered from the few checkups she went to with Mom that there was always a bit of a shadow there. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“OK, Edna, I want you to wiggle your fingers and legs and face very gently. Not too much; we just want to loosen the mold a bit.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

In a later edition, he would go on to say more, but just a little bit more, about how “one species had been taken and modified for different ends.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yakov bit his lower lip, staring down at the spread of cards. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Curtis sinks his chest in a bit and makes his way to the middle row, away from his brassy-voiced friends in the tenor section. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I bit my lip and looked up the road. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Anya heard her mother scream her name, but Anya had to focus on the Varangian before her, or she was going to lose every last bit of her nerve and collapse to the ground. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“They slowed us down a bit,” Chiron admitted, “but I think they’re intended mostly to keep mortals out. Kronos doesn’t want puny humans getting in the way of his great victory.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I bit my Up to keep the tears back. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I still remember bits and pieces of the plot, but everything’s fuzzy. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I drank to about an inch below the lasso and waited a bit, and when I went to take another sip, the drink was up to lasso-level again. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

And she dropped her eyes and fell to twisting a bit of the bedding where a thread was loosened, and she waited patiently as one who scarcely expects an answer. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

I kept just a little bit in my pocket and the rest I kept down in my boot. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the dimness, he knew how she sat, a bit forward in her chair, ankles crossed against the lowest rung, left elbow on the table. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

He’d grumbled a bit earlier about the German folks from the Lutheran church playing. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

With this he dipped water from the cone, which he had propped next to Derek’s head, and he put a small bit of water into the unconscious man’s mouth. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

I scoot close to her, and she smiles a little bit without looking at me. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

He later described it as “a nuclear bit of e-mail,” given the chain of events it subsequently triggered. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I picked two of the more innocent fields of study I could think of, and he seemed to relax a bit. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“That’s why I have to answer for him. He can read a bit, though.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Slowly he tore it to bits and scattered the pieces on the water. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Someone had spent hours fitting together jewel-like bits of material with tiny stitches. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I do feel a tiny bit bad for Mr. Trepid,” Sairy said. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re coming with us, and I don’t want to hear any more excuses. Even if you only stay for one hour, you’re going to have a little bit of fun tonight.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The Grasshopper was worth a little bit of grounding. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Bullet slowed a bit so that we were walking in tandem. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

They drooped a bit now, as I hadn't washed them in my three weeks at home. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she looks at me and smiles a little bit, but it makes me scared to look her in the eye, so I quickly look down. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Didn’t do a bit of good because they made me go up there with them. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Presenting the information in little bits so they can beat her with it. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Because of this, they talked quite a bit, and in asking their own questions, they told me most of what I wanted to know. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He pressed his lips together, so hard that a bit' of them went white. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Steel bit into flesh just above the Dothraki's waist, and opened him from backbone to belly button, spilling his entrails into the dust. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Felt a little bit like a new community. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

They spoke about Reg for a bit and Kaisha provided updates about his progress, which wasn’t much different from what they knew that morning. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Fern bit down on Miss Patty Cake’s pink plastic arm. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no doubt that we were weightless, however, as the cockpit was suddenly filled with tiny bits of debris that had come out of their crevices. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You are, I think, a little bit contemptuous of the way I prosecute my inquiries,” he said with a twinkle. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

She crumbled it into bits and scattered it on the grass. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you think you could leave us alone for a bit?” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Turn it up a bit, Bobby boy. Can’t hear it too good.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

A good orator will hope to have a command of all three—and will be capable where appropriate of mixing them up a bit in a single speech. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

She was short and squat and a bit bulbous about the belly. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

In the livingroom, she heard Atticus’s even voice: . . stem the tide a little bit this way . . . good thing he asked for one of the Maycomb lawyers. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“Whatever it is, thee can stand up to it better with a bit of food inside. Come along, 'tis no distance at all.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Penelope, who had spent many a useful hour assisting Dr. Westminster at Swanburne, was not in the least bit alarmed. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

She bit him under the chin, hailing the new chief. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I still don't know what she would have said if I had waited a little bit longer. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Saying that wasn’t exactly lying, but it still made Nathan a little bit uncomfortable. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The other women are gone from the Dock Road and we search for the bits of coal that drop from lorries. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Madam bit back the hot words in her mouth, picked up her serviette, and cleaned off her chin. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t doubt you found the next game,” he said in a voice that suggested he actually did doubt it, quite a bit in fact. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

It was always a bit awkward to fence against one’s own teammate, but it was a casualty of war. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I bit into the firm center with my front teeth. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I’m making it sound pretty bad, but none of us minded the discomforts one bit—it was all part of the excitement of being at the Cottages. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He met my eye and gazed at me for a long moment, his eyes softening bit by bit. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“I think I’m a bit small for the Aryan ideal,” Queenie said, observing herself critically. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“Maybe it’s a bit much,” he said gruffly. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

On the night of that awful gleaning, she lingered in his room a bit longer. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“The trouble is,” Tommy said, “I was a bit mixed up in those days.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If this is some new game then I have to tell you that I'm a bit too old to find it amusing.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Can’t lie, I’m a tad bit annoyed that he mentioned my dad. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, my own schoolwork had actually slipped a bit because of all my travels. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The throbbing ache near her clavicle when she shifted was a painful reminder of the rock that had hit her, but she bit into her lip until the threatening tears waned. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

In the privacy of my shower, I scrubbed off the last bits of green and washed my hair. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“That you are a very, very terrifying monster,” I said, my sarcasm marred a bit by my breathless voice. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Celaena’s arm trembled with effort as she pulled the string back a bit farther and fired. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

We plummeted without slowing one bit, spinning and twisting at dizzying speeds. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Like a bit of breeze. It drifted past. I couldn't keep it with me. I wanted—” But she couldn't say what she wanted. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

A little bit of coyness, like wormwood, could be pleasantly intoxicating, smoothing interactions with the men. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

"You looked at my bit of paper! You read it off from what I've got written here!" Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Still, after what’s just happened I don’t feel like being in an enclosed space with an angry man, so I suggest we walk a bit. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

They are brown, his hair is black and a bit curly at the sides. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

You’ll be at a party with a dozen people where bits of conversation are flying by in two or three different languages. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He was shivering violently now, and he felt a bit sick. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

He bit a piece from the edge and chewed. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

But those goals seemed to have slipped a bit. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just old enough to have a little bit of gray hair in his beard, but nowhere else. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Sure, he’d heard a bit about it here or there, but never in the legal context. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

"When I stopped by a little bit ago, she said she needed me to take her somewhere. I told her I had to do another quick errand and I'd be right back." Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“That makes me feel a little bit better.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Something cool and casual and maybe even a little bit funny? From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Those fish bits still contained energy, and energy was life. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

One is to provide the reader with hints about prosody, thus bringing writing a bit closer to speech. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“You can speak English. What sort of accent is that? Sounds like a little bit of everything.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Then he said, “I suspect that you imagine ‘Turkey in the Straw’ to be a valuable bit of Americana. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bit about the ghost trying to look at itself in the river of death is a subtle touch which is quite characteristic of him and quite unlike any Greek writer. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What? Frank and I chatted a bit at the One Stop the other night,” he said with a shrug. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Once, when I checked, it had pulled itself over to the saucer and, with what seemed to be the last bit of strength it had, was licking one of the pieces of banana. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

“He got bit by some bad dogs. He needed a doctor.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

As though she could bind herself back together with rags, keep her body from coming apart at the seams, keep her bits from breaking. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“It’s like he spit you out,” Uncle Jack says, chopping through the silence in a way that makes me jump a bit. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Small fish swam everywhere, some narrow and long, some round, most of them three or four inches long, some a bit larger and many smaller. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Knowing I would be on the road again, I wasn’t too keen to throw two bits down just like that. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That is a great story,” I said, gushing a bit. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Kids ran barefoot all over Key West, and we didn’t care one bit that we didn’t have shoes. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

She acted like she didn’t have one single trouble hanging on her line and she didn’t care one bit about me. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“Too bad the Storyteller is a bit limited right now.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

But the lieutenant just nodded, cogitated a bit, and then picked up the phone. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just as you like, sir, of course. But he strikes me as being a bit out of the ordinary. I’d say, a distinctly useful rabbit.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed to him that he had already frozen, that pieces could be broken off him, as one chips bits from a cake of ice. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I really hope this one bit of hogwash is true. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He bit his lower lip and shifted his body to the side, away from me. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“Would that Jude was just a bit less clever,” Taryn says under her breath. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He sighed and shook his head just a bit to show her he would not tell—at least not yet, he thought. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every time his blade bit into the ground, he remembered the way it had cleaved into the wolf’s shoulder. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“You look very nice. Just a bit—out of place.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

"It's just between you and me. Well, I hope you made a tidy bit out of it." And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

She sucked air through her teeth and bit on the knuckle of her thumb. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Mary Lou pushed aside the leaves and stuck her head out a bit farther. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Who—” the girl began and then broke off; she bit her lip as if savagely angry. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

“But you’ll find the car will be more useful. And I have a bit of birthday advice to give you.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Er—ah—Jonathan Hodges thinks you show a good bit of promise, Nat. He thinks a couple of months—maybe three—under Michael Walsh will give you just what you need.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Its edges were rounded a little bit, like it was made of clay or something. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

He startled a bit and turned around, blinking at me like his eyes were adjusting. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I immediately figured Charlotte would get this medal because she organized the coat drive this year, so I kind of zoned out a bit again. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Okay, okay. Tell me. Only in tiny bits.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Seems only right to show a bit of respect at a funeral, maybe a step up from what I would wear down the street. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Scoop dirt and broken bits from his mouth with my finger. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

And I wasn’t sure about Betsy, but that always made me feel just a little bit better, like I was squashing Darren Ackleman in my head, even if I couldn’t squash him in real life. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

She bit his lip, then kissed him hard and deep. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’d catch a bit of their conversation, learn more about their group, and then leave. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“A bit. But I don’t think I broke anything. It’s just... I can’t seem to get enough air.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few dim light- bulbs provided a tiny bit of illumination inside the dark passageways. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

His writing looked a little bit shaky, but all the way down the page it seemed to get stronger and stronger, until he wrote his name big and firm: CHRIS. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Citra sat up, feeling only a little bit loopy now, and Scythe Curie put the tray with the large bowl of soup in her lap. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“I know she only married him because of me, but do you think she was just a little bit happy?” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

For hours at a time she plunked away at C-ration cans, a bit unsure of herself, but as it turned out she had a real knack for it. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, grown-up. What do you think, Prop, am I bigger than my father? A bit at least?” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she even cut them up a bit. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He was a good player—not a champion, since his aim was going off a bit in his old age, but we’d have great fun. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

“Your mother was a bit like a shark, wasn’t she, Tandy? No disrespect, but that’s what I’ve heard. She worked all the time, but still, she had some pretty unhappy customers lately. Very unsatisfied customers.” Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

He brightened at this bit of news, like a bulb all lit up for Christmas. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

They say he met vampires in the Black Forest, and there was a nasty bit o’ trouble with a hag — never been the same since. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“You always say it straight out, don’t you? Much like your father. Did you know he worked for me when he was your age and a bit older?” The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe the clear, cooler air after the rain would wake her a bit and make her feel better. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The breeze was still light, but it blew tendrils of my hair around my face, and that tickled a bit. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Was that last part a bit too much? I didn’t mean to offend you.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

But that little bit of magic is nowhere to be found. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

There was hope now, and bit by bit, with each game, it had gotten brighter and brighter. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

No matter the lure, fishing shallow or deep, jiggling or letting it hang still, it didn’t matter—nothing bit. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

It won’t make a bit of difference, he said to himself as he climbed the porch steps. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

And when Chi-Boy disappeared into the room, I panicked a bit and crossed the hall to take up the space he’d left in the doorway. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

When she’s joined us, Beetee shoos us all back a bit so he can have room to work in the sand. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Disgusted, he straightened up and bit off a plug of tobacco. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Oh, all right, then. I know I’ve been missing in action a little bit, but you better not be dating nobody without my knowing.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

On the third try, I do get a bit further. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“Tell me a bit about yourself, then. Where are you lodging?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

"That bit of forest down there ... the mountain holds it up." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

She still felt a bit muddled, and seeing the iron dagger still protruding from the creature’s belly made her shudder. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Two more have bit the dust,” said an old man. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I knew quite a bit about myself, too, though not everything. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Maire Morighan said: “You must be wondering why you have been called here. But before we can tell you that, you should know a bit more about why His Majesty has visited us so unexpectedly.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Ease up a bit,” she instructed and when he did, she flipped over to face him. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I looked for Brian in the cafeteria at lunchtime, but fourth-graders were on a different schedule, so I sat by myself and bit into the sandwich Erma had made for me that morning. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Uncle Sam handed around the large cut-crystal goblet, Elijah’s cup, and everyone poured a little bit of wine from their own glasses into it. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Breakfast that morning was a feast—a bit of the rice boiled to a gruel in a castoff earthenware pot, served up in a bowl carved from a gourd. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

A tidy bit of a house on the heath where she lives alone with her cat. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

I licked a bit of powdered sugar from my fingers, but Dad was watching me, so I grabbed a napkin and wiped the rest off. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

It’s kinda big and a bit floppy, but it’s perfect. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

As he listened to them talking, Tristran was ready to burst with irritation and frustration, but he bit his tongue and said nothing. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“More or less. You have to be a bit of a liar to tell a story the right way. Too much truth confuses the facts. Too much honesty makes you sound insincere.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He was kneeling on the floor, marking, with ripped bits of a Post-it, patches on the baseboard that needed to be retouched with paint. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Seven bit her lip as she stared at her phone screen, nerves crawling like a billion bugs all over her skin. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

The big woman with the brown hair says, Well, you’re not a bit shy, are you? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“It may metaphorically be said” was a bit of British reserve, but it was clear what Charles was arguing. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I bit my lip to keep a squeal from escaping. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Every year on the first day of May, people come from all over town to adorn me with scraps of paper, tags, bits of fabric, snippets of yarn, and the occasional gym sock. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. It is. I suppose I could cut a bit off the flap....” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Well, try a bit harder, and perhaps someday you’ll be allowed to come with us.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

To say the trip was an adventure would be a bit like saying you enjoy your newspapers! Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

A swirling vortex had opened in the center of the game’s monitor, and it was sucking in bits of trash, paper cups, bowling shoes—everything that wasn’t nailed down. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Colin didn't answer, but he was thinking that Lindsey Lee Wells, for all her coolness and whatever, was a bit of a wimp. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

He looked reluctant and puzzled and a little bit embarrassed. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yeah, I borrowed it for a bit of bedtime reading,” said Ron, but very quietly. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I relaxed a bit, knowing his tone meant a temporary reprieve from the lecture. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Maybe it was her imagination, but the arrows seemed really annoyed that they had to wait a bit before they got to launch themselves at Aru and Mini. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He made quite a bit of dough competing in televised PvP arena games after school and on the weekends. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“If you feel the least bit nervous,” she said to Eleanor, “run right into my room.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

He caught himself walking with a bit of a roll. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m a little bit excited to be going to lunch with my stage makeup still intact. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I knew the sadness would come later, but at that moment, I was upset and a little bit nauseated—anger on an empty stomach. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

We move in tiny bits, cell by cell, roots inching farther, buds nudged into the sunlight. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I imagine her version combined with the Chancellor’s sickly face and slithery words as bits of Earth flew into space. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I return a little bit of his warmth so he won't ask if anything is wrong. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Moss kissed him back for just a little bit longer, pushing back against the awkwardness that tried to conquer him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The last bit of distance was a wide sand plain, revealed in low tide, and made easy walking. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Let me redo those braids, since we have a bit of time.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

The sister said, “I seem to remember that you speak a bit of French.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“I will be in a little bit. Isn’t that true, Darkness?” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Then I unwrapped the second-to-last granola bar and mashed its bits into the sweet flesh. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

But I’m just going to start right here, by loving a bit more of myself. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Nearby, their ducks waddled about and their chickens pecked the ground, searching for bits of food. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

“You’re quite an Egyptologist. And the other is a bit of marble facing from the wall of a tomb.” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The alchemist was a bit daunting, but, as the boy drank the wine, he relaxed. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked down and bit my lip, hard. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I cleaned up the Sunbird a bit before we all got in, plucking pictures from the seat and the floor and the back window, dropping them into the battered shoe box. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He hopped a little closer when Omakayas tempted him with a bit of stew meat. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

She smacked her knee and bit back a yelp as she stumbled over the debris and reached for her bag. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Grandpa bit his lip and stared at the floor, obviously trying to choke back a laugh. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

We find twigs and bits of wood in the fields and rush to Roden Lane. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Just a bit longer,” my father would say, his body covered in mud from head to toe. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Take Lyra, then, and I’ll hide the canoe a bit more,” he said, handing over the child. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you realize I’m trying to save your life? Help me just this little bit. . . .” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was like falling up into a storybook, yummy and red and leaf and the branch not shaking a bit. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Not the type to try and get his freak on if you just even act a tiny bit like you might like him. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I had easily brushed off what Carlotta said, but the Italian Gymnastics spokesperson’s statement did bother me a bit. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“We could all do with a bit more wisdom, I am sure.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Ms. Monroe looks a bit uncomfortable at that. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Her mother’s silhouette—still crawling just ahead of her—was growing fainter, harder to discern amid the smoke and bits of tent falling in around them. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Water, Argo, and a bit of crushed lavender. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

A bit of gel comes off on his glove. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Maniac shrugged, took the Mars Bar, bit off a chunk, and handed it back. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My people are every bit as well born as yours. Just because Maury’s health is bad.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though she had lived in America as an eternal exile, a visitor for forty years, certain bits of her adopted country had been seeping under the locked doors of her dis-approval. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Then, with my fingernails, which I never bit because why bite something that didn’t hurt, I would pull the skin off in narrow strips. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

It took every bit of Koffi's willpower to keep her voice from trembling as she spoke. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

With every bit of strength in his body, he’d pulled himself out of the water and wrapped his arms and legs around the trunk. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

Or why, as much as Selena bugged me, I felt a little bit bad for her. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

She was a large woman whose hair was dyed platinum blonde except where you could see the mousy-brown bits growing out from the roots. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Even if I was mad at Digger for what he’d done, I couldn’t help but feel a little bit sorry for my old friend. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Bit by bit people had been slaughtering their stock for food. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There was a little bit of hot water left,” Helena says, “so I poured it in the cup.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

To Colin, tampons were a little bit like grizzly bears: he was aware of their existence, but he'd never seen one in the wild, and didn't really care to. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

The Assassin kicked at the bits of splintered wood on the dock. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Maybe if I forgot things once in a while, we’d all be a little bit happier. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

As she listened, a technician took apart the asphalt rock, placing each bit of spy gear and equipment on the table, one by one. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Still, Finn felt a little bit like he was watching strangers. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

At the spring, he slipped the bits out of his horse’s mouth to let him drink, then turned to me. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course that was in 1938 and they have all been bombed to bits since, so perhaps Beryl and her kiddies are dead already, in which case my tears of envy are very selfish. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“Take my last orphan away and I crumble to bits.” A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I leaned back a bit until I could see him. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Now, on their own, the boots are like any bit of magic—neither good nor bad. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“Am I scared just a little bit?” he said. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Every bit of really first-grade leather was taken for officers’ boots and for Sam Browne belts. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The edge of the seat cut into her belly, and the hard stone floor bit into her knees. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The Duchess says this last bit in Katherine's accent, and I snort to keep from laughing out loud. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

It makes me feel a little bit more easy around Miss Lizzy knowing she can be cranky sometimes. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He prints messages on bits of paper, slips them through metal rings on the pigeons’ legs, then kisses each bird on the head for good luck and lets it loose with a whoop. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another time, he broke into a bank vault but left the four security guards at its back entrance untouched— although a bit stupefied. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I bit my lip and curled my knees into my chest and stared at my toes. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Ah. Yes. Well, that presented a bit of difficulty, but I’ve worked something out.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Before such things are done, one hopes that the computers will contain every least bit of relevant information about the way of the world. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

This actually did make him laugh a bit, and he threw a slow-motion punch back at me. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I start to feel a wee bit of fear. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

They are every bit as lean and delicate as the ones on the disc. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“I don’t mean about these fish, Bernie. 1 mean just in general. Wouldn’t you say things are getting a bit out of hand?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She reminded me a little bit of old Ernest Morrow's mother, the one I met on the train. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Somebody passed around half a coconut and everyone took a small bit. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

She turned her attention to Glerk, analyzing the structure of the spell that had enrabbited him, undoing it bit by bit. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I felt a bit awkward about the tears, but they were real enough. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Finally, the saw found purchase in the wood, letting out a high- pitched scream as it bit into the branch. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

That’s not to say I’m not looking forward to a bit more companionship come the end of the year when I’m finished with all of this. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s Valerian, and he has a long, curving knife in one hand and a smile every bit as sharp pulling at his mouth. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

But April and Melanie were a little bit disgusted with the way the reporter talked about Marshall’s description. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

She feels a bit guilty for all these months of studying, aware that with her exams as an excuse, she has ignored Nikhil perhaps more than necessary. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mother often begged Matthew and Mark, “Can’t you wait, and talk to Luke a little bit longer?” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

He frowned a bit, a wary hope shining in his eyes. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

After a bit, Hooper said, 'Shut up making so much noise. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

There was quite a bit of pie filling oozing around the edge of the crust in 1945. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Eight or ten tonight, but give me a little time so I can feel about a bit and I can furnish fifteen or twenty.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The way it works with dice, if you shave just a bit off one side, you supposed to be able to roll more sevens and elevens. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Peculiarities are a bit like muscles—the more you exercise them, the bigger they grow. ” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“She’s my friend; she sits with us,” Mike whispered back loyally, but also a bit territorially. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I watch his dark head, his dark eyes, staring at the little bit of light outside. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Muff taught her to fry chicken legs and turn the small bits of dark meat into chicken and dumplings. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Charred bits of black silk swirl into the air, and pearls clatter to the stage. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Actually,” the man said, puffing out his chest just a bit, “I am looking for my daughter, Isabel. Have you seen her?” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

So here, missus, take the bit of sandwich. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

They drank their Cokes silently for a bit, basking in the sunlight. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s a samosa, with the crispy soft potato filling, and it’s a bit spicy and tastes even better than the first time. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

The three trees were still there, looking a bit like little boys after their summer haircuts, but still there. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her father is thinking about taking a job in Dallas and she wouldn’t mind moving again, nope not one bit, because she’s heard kids in the South aren’t as stuck-up as they are here. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

It gets a bit lonely in the Forest. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am disappearing inch by inch into this house, I am going apart a little bit at a time because all this noise is breaking me; why are the others frightened? The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

I had to change the Band-Aid, which took a few minutes, but I preferred to let the traffic thin out a bit before driving home anyway. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

As I reached for the angel, the fifteen-foot ladder swayed a bit, but I slipped the decoration into place. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

They remind me of the paintings Gram left in her studio, the bits of blank canvas peeking out between all the colors. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I wondered if he understood what “exiled” and “sold his soul for a bit of gunpowder” meant. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Monique busied herself, trying to clean up the apartment a bit so that Jordan wouldn’t have anything to yell about when he returned. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Was she so pathetic that she would ramble on, offering bits of her own story, bits of herself, like some second-rate Scheherazade? Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Time to get used to the outside a bit more, but I don't say that. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“Couldn’t we just eat a little bit of it?” asked Miss Spider. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Ain’t it a little late for three little bits?” the man said, pointing his bottle at us in accusation, but I clamped onto Twig’s hand and pulled her off the bus before she could respond. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I even taught them how to bake brownies on Sunday, and I didn’t get a bit mad when Tariq spilled batter all over the counter. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Just as he’d been in Britain, Fuchs was a bit of a loner in New York. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Willow is good for pain and swelling, and elderberry will halt an infection. I keep a little bit of elderberry at the ready.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He pauses, then says, “Maybe it’s because I’ve spent a fair bit of time with your photos now. They speak volumes.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

They cast us curious glances that ain’t the least bit friendly. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Dad’s only bit of advice about my going to Fullbrook lurked in the background—he didn’t have to say it, because it was loud enough in my head already. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Koffi felt her last bit of resolve abandon her in a rush, as though someone had wrenched it from her with a violence. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Ultraviolet light is light with a lot of energy, so scientists naturally concluded that it took quite a bit of energy to kick an electron out of an atom. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Sighing, I pull off my hoodie and send a text back, fudging the truth a bit. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“Would that we had one here. A dragon might warm things up a bit.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Not deep, but I gritted my teeth and bit back a hiss of pain. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

We were not on the bus route, and it was a bit of a hike to school, but none of us minded the walk. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

More like a bit of magic trying its best approximation of a doorknob. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Still, something that felt a little bit like jealousy pinched at her chest. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He watched Mrs. Dalton’s face; he saw the hand tremble that held the blackened bit of metal. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I read that bit to the girls and they laughed like lunatics. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

When they found tracks and sagging wires on the fences with bits of light hair caught in the barbs, they rode through the Acoma gate and brought the cows back again. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I supposed it was a bit of luck that she was even here. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Take a seat. Unless you’d rather have a bit of a lie down.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He asked a bit about the sorta creatures I look after ... so I told him... an’ I said what I’d always really wanted was a dragon ... an’ then ... Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Hatchet hissed and dropped Sefia as bits of flesh and bone shattered in his arm. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I bit my bottom lip and prayed for the bell. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

“If you were a bit more conscientious about doing the laundry, the description of that sheet would be somewhat different.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sun was already hot and the wind solid and growing a bit each hour and he got the Frog up to five knots and held it until the sun was straight overhead. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

We stood around in huddled groups, a little bit damp, and still hungry because we’d eaten so fast and there were twenty-four cream puffs waiting for everyone back in the classroom. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

It sank downward a bit, leaving a space at the top. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Then he was held out the window again, and as his eight-year-old brother was holding on to him, one of the kids bit his hand so that he had to let go. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wrist was swollen and a bit discolored, but what horrified me was a tiny, evil burn on the underside of the forearm: a cigarette burn, gouged deep and ugly in the flesh. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Her stiff little pigtails were bound at the tips with bits of crimson cloth. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, the little bit of family history Vonetta had first recited spun itself into a long, winding yarn. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

She bit her lip and pulled out the folded note. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

His uncle had taught him a bit of tumbling when he was six or seven. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Very Homeric. Of course, it would be grammatically correct but perhaps a bit off contextually.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“The circus itself seems a bit different as well. Nothing in particular, only something...” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

As the birds cooked, bits of steam broke through tiny cracks in the mud and scented the air with a delicious fragrance. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Malcolm struggled to sit up a bit higher, and found that although his headache had receded, a number of other aches, all over his body, had come out to claim his attention. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Finally calming a bit, Johnson asked the men to put themselves in his shoes. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

This unearned cash makes me feel a little bit more American. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Tongues of fog oozed across the water and curled around the bits of ice that floated past. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

It may have a bit of an odor, but an odor can’t hurt you any more than mud can—or darkness, for that matter. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The ground we’re running on is getting a bit steeper side to side, taking us thru leafier, lighter trees and first closer to the river and then away from it again as we run. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

The other women bit their lower lips, watching, waiting. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I start standing, feeling TaShon rising with me, wobbling a bit. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

Their coach, an intense and quiet presence who hid beneath the brim of her cap and came out only to give bits of inspiration or wisdom, presented another mystery. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

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

Her face lost all its color, her eyes widened, she bit her lip. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

His lower jaw moves a bit, but no sound comes out. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She kissed her own ring, getting just the slightest bit of Rowan’s blood on her lips. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Everyone in Faerie must be looking for him, and here he is, wandering around in a flimsy silver fox half mask, blinking at me with drunken confusion and swaying a bit on his feet. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Janae’s face drops, and I can tell that stung her a bit. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

When I go on my nightly escapades I’m usually back soon enough to get a bit of sleep, but that’s not happening tonight. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

After he’d recovered his composure, he added, “I would cut the bit about seeing through girls’ shirts.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

We find bits of paper and cardboard that will be useful in starting the fire again. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Well, the thing was, I didn’t used to listen properly to the words; I just waited for that bit that went: “Baby, baby, never let me go...” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

More bits of knowledge to grasp and hold in her memory. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Conor put his hand up to his mouth too late to catch a bit of blood coming out of the corner. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

“I aim to do a bit of studying,” she said. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

I panicked a bit over your future wife comment because my last relationship just felt very obsessive and I don’t like who I became during it or how I felt after. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Shay is squinty-eyed for a bit and then laughs in a way that is louder than normal. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

“This run’s open, sir,” said Groundsel, “but the other will take a bit longer, I’m afraid. It’s heavily blocked.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, I was making the best of it, enjoying the smell of Rose’s hair across the pillow, pushing my sore groin into her backside a bit, when Slopper appeared behind me. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I was glad he’d gotten to see at least a bit of the show. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

He actually was beginning to get just a little bit curious. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

I shifted from foot to foot in the line, arms across my grumbling middle, hair neat and mouth smeared just the tiniest bit red. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Lily looked at her quickly as if a tiny bit surprised. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

A symbol to go with Aida was a bit of a problem, but finally Melanie picked the bird hieroglyph because it stood for the letter A in the real Egyptian alphabet. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Met up with Griphook in the first couple of days and joined forces with Gornuk not long after. Nice to have a bit of company.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

"I hadn't built on it, of course. But it was a bit of a knock. Oh well, luck's luck! Cyril's a nice kid. I'm awfully fond of him." And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

And once, when I bit into a candy bar and saw how lumpy it was, how full of secret dark spots and creamy goo, I sacrificed that as well. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She bit at it and began to turn away. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This will be a bit of a shock,” said Professor McGonagall in a surprisingly gentle voice as they approached the infirmary. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I towered over the guys in front of Freddie, and he looked up at me, a snarl in his upper lip, as if I'd bit him. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Blackouts happen, and it isn’t just a matter of being a bit hazy about getting home from the club or forgetting what it was that was so funny when you were chatting in the pub. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She bit her lip as she veered around a sharp corner. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

He relayed all of this to me one night at home about six weeks after our wedding, before delicately dropping a final bit of information: His mother had found him the perfect cabin. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I pull the heavy door open a bit wider, the hinges creaking loudly as I do. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

There was just the dripping and the sound of Rashid kicking bits of debris as he made his way down the hall. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Each day, a rush of pieces, loosely connected, unimportant bits, snake through me. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I smile weakly at my mom and tell her my stomach is a bit upset and I have to go to the bathroom. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I thrust the waterskin into her hands and she gulped so quickly that she choked, then gagged a bit as she spat it out. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then he saw the mule Patty’s boy rode and calmed down a bit. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And he was a bit useless. You never know, Mum and Dad might get me an owl now.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Maybe I could fill out the form if she'd back off a bit. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

However, I think even that bit of soup did him some good; he seemed to sleep more naturally and was not breathing so fast. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I'm actually running a bit late for a meeting,” she added quickly “But I just wanted to say hi and we can meet up soon...” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He bit hungrily into his bread and swallowed a couple of mouthfuls, then continued speaking, with a sort of pedant’s passion. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, almost playfully, like one more bit of mischief, Amaranta Úrsula dropped her defense, and when she tried to recover, frightened by what she herself had made possible, it was too late. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

But every day, it got just a little bit bigger. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

His lower lip bled as he bit into it. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

There was a bit of shooting and fishing. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

She smells it all—Kat’s orange blossom lotion, chocolate bits from the granola bar, the waft of cafeteria pizza. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

And indeed, there were bits of sparkle inside the wrapping. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

And then it turns over, thinks a bit, and begins spooling backwards, slow at first. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

Across from us small children were pushing dogs aside to hunt for bits of food in a pile of rubbish. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

He means that attention allows us, in a “uniquely human” way, to set goals and follow through on them without being distracted by every bit of stimulation around us. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

But I don’t regret my choice one bit. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Later, the boy offered Ugwu a tiny bit of his stringy share. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The brandy burned my throat and restored a bit of warmth to my body. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I cut the onions into perfect circles, toss them in some flour, and throw them in a pan with a little bit of oil that I saved from the last time I fried chicken. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Maybe it let him feel a little bit Persian. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“We’ve been lucky in that our target has bumped into some food along the way. He chewed on a couple of cows for an hour or two, so that bought us a bit of time.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Then there would be no work of art and his remark would not even strike us as an interesting bit of conversation. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Officers who weren’t assigned to galleries had time at the end of the shift to laze around and chat a bit. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

So unless you have been very, very lucky, you know that a good, long session of weeping can often make you feel better, even if your circumstances have not changed one bit. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

Maa Kamala would give him something to eat, and after a bit, as his stomach filled, he would stop snapping at me. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

She handed Tally a swatch of orange fabric, a small bit of circuitry visible on one side. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

An unpleasant taste bloomed in my mouth now as I bit the end of the yam and threw it into the street; it had been frost-bitten. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“One last bit of advice, Frank,” she said. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

She has her usual one hundred percent, but that doesn’t bother me a bit. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

He clenched his fists and bit his lip. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I bit back the scolding I wanted to give him and got him a cold towel for his eye. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The child went on playing with my sheep for quite a while,” continued the boy, a bit upset. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t the least bit uncomfortable saying the words. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

"If only your hair were a bit longer." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I feel a bit naked now without those things. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

‘Not under the White Face, not yet. It will go behind the hills soon, yess. Rest a bit first, nice hobbits!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

After Dad had gone back upstairs to tie into Erma’s hooch and we kids were all in bed, Brian bit my toe to try to make me laugh, but I kicked him away. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Ranee notices her granddaughter tucking loose curls behind her ears, fingering her earrings, leaning a bit closer with every story. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He took her nipple in his mouth, and bit it until she gasped. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It was about one o'clock, and the fog was thinning a bit. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Magdalys slowed a bit so she wouldn’t slip and splatter herself all over the stone walking path ahead. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Like there’s nothing the least bit odd about two random teenagers hanging out near the door of his clothing bank. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

I drifted in and out of consciousness, catching bits of what they said to each other. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

"I'm fine now, just a bit woozy. Goodness, what a nasty turn." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Eh, it was okay. A bit too eventful for my taste.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

So I go mad-wild drilling with the same little drill bit. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

The burns are much better but I use a bit of medicine on them anyway. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

And we can do that with the bits and pieces and kids’ toys Joe has in his pocket. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

She spoke with a little bit of a Mexican accent, trilling her r's. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

I untied the power line, liberated the drill bit, and returned to the rover. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, I especially loved the bit where you volunteered to get yourself killed.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

It hurt me a little bit to stand there and lie. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Half an hour, perhaps a bit more—he kept looking at his watch once he was conscious but it was still blank—and he came suddenly awake. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

His little cups of fruit, of pudding, of bits of meat, both cooked and raw, continued in the icebox. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I asked, the sound of their wailing making me feel more than a bit stabby. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

This is the tiniest bit of boy fun at a safe distance, same as wondering about a cute movie star in a People magazine. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

She bit back the flaring anger inside her and sat down in the empty chair next to Con. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes. We wondered a bit. Looked out and saw the snow lying very thick, but we didn’t think it was serious.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, he said, “Sit tight. We’ll be there in a bit.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

After a mile, I trotted him for a bit. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She slowly places the paper down and pulls the microphone closer to her face so that it feeds back a bit. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tore the wrapping and bit off a hunk of granola bar. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

RON enters on a staircase, his side parting now super-aggressive, his robes just a little bit too short, his clothes now spectacularly staid. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

In her prime, Henrietta herself stood only a bit over five feet tall. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Before I say his name out loud, this guy needs to stew a bit…to remember everything that happened in that room. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Bogert first gazed speculatively at his fingernails, and then bit at them in abstracted fashion. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

She wished she knew where to find a bit of green lettuce, or a small egg, or a taste of cheese, or a corn muffin. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Look—he was in a fight with another dog. It bit his ear off!” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

And if they used a bit more salt than necessary those first few weeks, much to the chagrin of the neighborhood’s ghosts, the mother did not complain. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

It had been one of those weird chilly days that gets warmer as it goes on, and it was now just a tiny bit cool out. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“That’s a good plan, too. I’m cool with resting for a bit before making that run.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I kept my eyes on the narrow tracks ringing my throat so it was easier to pretend the call hadn’t pried me open a bit, that it hadn’t made me think. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“True,” said Ron, looking around, “but don’t you feel a bit—exposed?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Mario bit into a cookie and found a piece of paper inside. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew her son Jan a little bit. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Their lives are not made up of bits and pieces of versions of the truth. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hole was large enough if I stuffed the creature in a bit. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The seas calmed late on the second night, and I was able to walk a bit. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I guess we looked kinda weird, all clasped together like that, but I did not care one little bit. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he paused and lifted Gabriel down for a brief bit of exercise, running down the road or through a field together in the dark. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

He read greedily but understood selectively, choosing the bits and pieces of other men’s ideas that supported whatever predilection he had at the moment. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watched the lady go, and bit my lip until it got all bloody. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

My sister did help me trim it up a bit, and I was lucky because everyone in school including Sam and Patrick thought it looked cool. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

He reached again and threw the rusted metal off his friend with every bit of strength he had. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

If it suddenly dropped the last bit without warning, it’d cut them both in two. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

As he said the words, the priest tied together a corner of my sari and a bit of Hari’s shirt. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

He’s hungry and wonders if there’s any chance he could go to The Abbot’s for a bit of bread and stay there for the night instead of going all the way to Laman Griffin’s. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

"And a jolly good one. He says we're all so covered with bugs anyway that a bit of extra dirt never hurts anyone." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

I sit on the bench next to him, shaking my jar a bit to hear the clinking of the ice cubes. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Davos almost bit his tongue off when his teeth jarred together. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He’s sagging a bit in his uniform, slumped behind his counter. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Harry had no idea what Dumbledore meant; this patch of dark bank was exactly like every other bit as far as he could tell, but Dumbledore seemed to have detected something special about it. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He was a nice enough young man—a bit excitable, perhaps. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

And sure, we’d hang out a bit at other people’s bowling parties and at sleepovers and stuff. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“Little bit. And what you said wasn’t all that mean.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

A tiny bit slips through, and the pain is instantly gone. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

So she spoke Mandarin and a little bit of English. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

It exploded, showering me with broken bits of chain and fluff. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

At the tree line, I focus the scope below the waterfall and scan bit by bit. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He was short and skinny with glasses and a beard that matched the little bit of hair on either side of his head. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Each then looked around for more debris to throw into the hole: paper, bits of glass, butts of cigarettes, until all of the small defiling things they could find were collected there. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

After a bit he came over to me. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Still, I thought I might've had a bit of respite before I was going to be marched into Miss Preston's office. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“It seems like you know quite a bit.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Both of them are twisting and hopping and trying to shield their heads with their arms as more bits and pieces of fallen sky race through the air at warp speed. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he talks a little bit in his sleep. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

The next morning Marly was not a bit surprised to see Joe headed south. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

In the end, I bit my lip and sulked. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next night he might say, “Well, this is a bit better than yesterday, but far from well prepared. Mandela, you know your wife just cannot cook.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bit by bit he ate until the few remaining pieces were too small to pinch between his fingers. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Her palms are a little sweaty, and her heart is beating a bit fast, but it’s just her and Luke here, and everything’s okay. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I’m a little bit older and I want her to tell me everything. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“I thought he was a little bit too convincing, but I guess that’s a good thing.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“The total number of bison, say, seems to have gone down quite a bit, but they wanted to have them available for hunting in the prairie a couple days' journey away.” 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“We must all take just a bit, to ensure everyone can eat.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Just remember him and remember your times with him. It will come to you in bits. Mr. Ram moments.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t help but notice the bit was no longer in his mouth and he was not hooked up to the wagon anymore. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Effie shows up a bit early to take us down because last year, even though we were on time, we were the last two tributes to show up. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

She went over to the lobster stock and poured it through a sieve to sift the chunky bits out and pour only liquid into the pot. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” she said, “I know a little bit. But not about dark matter.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

We dipped them in the creamy soup, thick with onions and bits of roasted meat, and jammed them between our lips. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The man was without clothes except for a bit about his loins, and to all appearances he was dead, since his head drooped upon his shoulder and his eyes were closed above his bearded lips. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Her eyes narrowed a bit and she raised her chin as if she had just figured me out. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

His peaceful demeanor was helping her calm down a bit. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Even Ellidyr made no reply; he bit his lips and fingered the hilt of his sword. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Gossip in the coffee shop, especially from British officers, gave Townsend many bits of information. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He talked with our parents for a bit, about how he left his pharmaceutical research job to teach. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

They began to throw bits and pieces of garbage at me. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sneaky’s mom gives him a look in the rearview mirror and swerves a little bit. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Alaska was holding a burning green candle in her hand upside down, dripping the wax onto a larger, homemade volcano that looked a bit like a Technicolor middle-school-science-project volcano. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

“I’m a bit worried about the peach,” James said to the others as soon as all the dancing and the shouting had stopped. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Maria selected bits to feed Furball and continued to stare down at her lap. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone was chomping at the bit to get started. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She was concerned we were getting too involved and had lost a little bit of perspective about Joseph Brook. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

Harry did seem a bit better after that, but it still took a while longer to get our old Harry all the way back. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

My mum, she softened him a bit, but when she was gone he turned to stone. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, it struck me, too, that this plump little nun with a bit of her gray hair showing under her headdress wasn’t Mama or Papa I could argue things with. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And sometimes there were swirling eddies of warmth, a bit of sun-drenched water ribboning around her. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Down that corridor. It’s a bit cold in there, so I said they might like to come in here by the fire, but they didn’t want to.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Something happened in: María’s face—the slightest clenching of her cheek muscles, maybe, or perhaps her eyes narrowing the tiniest bit. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

By the time I got to Mrs. Rouse’s room, I’d rolled that word around so much, I thought I might just have rolled its sharp edges a tiny bit smoother. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

I felt a little better each day, though: Each sleep ended to reveal a person who seemed a bit more like me. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

She was my hero, and that night, a tiny bit of her power and glory rubbed off on me. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

I stood back a bit, to watch the effect. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Worn steel handcuffs bit at his wrists each time the small craft slapped into another wave. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I saw the cook scrape the meat off the plate and slap another bit on. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

“It’s a crime to give false information to a police officer. And for someone like yourself, with a prior offense and still on probation, you could be facing quite a bit of jail time.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

His eyebrows did a fair bit of talking. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

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

Then I realized my eye had been focused on the jaws of one of the little monsters as it bit into the bridge of my nose. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Well, if there’s anybody due for a bit of spaghetti humbling, it’s that Van Helsing gal. Kid was born with her nose turned up.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I never can, so I’ll only give you bits out of my notebook, for I’ve done nothing but sketch and scribble since I started. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not a bit, and you never will. You’ve grown bigger and bonnier, but you are the same scapegrace as ever.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a second, I thought I saw the tiniest bit of disappointment in his eyes. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

But to explain what we were talking about that evening, I’ll have to go back a little bit. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every time I went near her, she practically bit my head off. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

But these circumstances weren’t normal, and quite a bit had already been recalled about Shotgun Cheatham anyway. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

He had a thing he called a brace and bit, and he and Mr. Chris were going from tree to tree, drilling holes with it. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Having seized the lead, Cal dropped its rate down a bit, to a more sustainable thirty-two, and Grover Clark began blowing his whistle in time with the stroke count. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I decided to perfect the “Toads, beetles, bats” one first, since that was the one I understood the best and because when I said it, a little bit of spit came out with the “beetles.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

After a bit I shimmied up the frayed rope to see how climbable the tree was. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I bit my thumb nail, watching Frank out of the tail of my eye. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Harry supposed it was a bit of a giveaway in these dangerous and suspicious times to buy Dark artifacts — or at least, to be seen buying them. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The gruff old voice caused Bobby Gene’s eyes to bug out a bit. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Hell! It's a fine bit of craftsmanship, a good rifle that can fetch its own target and guarantees the bull's-eye every time.” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the bottom of his suit jacket, she could make out several bits of knotted rope. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Just lie on that bed and calm down a bit. I won’t be nosy. I’m YouTubing anyway.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I could tell that Grandma didn’t like this one bit, but she went along with it. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

Like well-run factories, cells are thrifty; part of the cellular machinery chops up and reuses anything that is floating around inside, including bits of the cell and foreign invaders such as viruses. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Though Fadi was happy for her, he couldn’t help but feel a little bit envious. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

He looks smooth with a little bit of edge—crisp shirt, jeans, and almost-new sneakers. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

And on those days, so much light and warmth fills the room that it's hard not to believe in a little bit of everything. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

It feels a bit like I’ve gone back in time, the wound he made years ago ripped open again, new and fresh. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her blond hair was chopped short, much like his own, to keep it from catching in the thousands of crevices and whirling bits of machinery that studded their work place. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

She doesn't like talking about that man, not one bit. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

He fixed his eyes on the cottony bits of cloud stuck in the gaps between the pines above him. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

But in Pretoria he was a bit sensitive and testy, and I attribute this to Stephen Tefu. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was so popular and smart, and seemed to just go from girl to girl without ever taking it the slightest bit seriously. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

It didn’t make a bit of difference that I intended to write stories, not timetables, when I grew up. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe it was, for a little bit at the party. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She stumbled and went down to one knee, so hard she bit her tongue. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“But Chris says with a good load of that gravel on the low place, we wouldn’t have a bit of trouble. The county keeps the roads clear for the school bus.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

With about ten minutes until the 9:30 train left, Garfield and Blaine sat in the carriage a bit longer, finishing their conversation. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

As if any of that ever made a bit of sense. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“So,” Gloria Dump said, “Otis played his guitar right to that dog, and a little bit at a time, Winn- Dixie came creeping out from underneath the bed.” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Or could it be, I was almost afraid to think, that this rich man was just the tiniest bit crazy? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘And there’s knives and stray arrows. That Gollum isn’t dead, for one thing. I don’t like to think of you with naught but a bit of leather between you and a stab in the dark.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Speaking of fast, you might want to slow down on that grog a bit, matey.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

They were still gazing at the far-off bit of gray when they heard something moving in the brush nearby. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The wind had picked up a bit of morning strength and the Frog greased along well. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hazel looked from one side to the other and bit her lip, then consulted the compass. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

He was still panting a bit, clearly trying to calm his body down. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I start to pull on the reins so that he can stop and have a bit of comfort for himself but Mr. Hannon says, No, Frankie, let him trot. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I load up my plate with a little bit of everything. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

She spread over him some of the bits of cloth they used as blankets. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

I bit, chewed, swallowed day after day and lied, lied, lied. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

We found quail tracks in the dust, quail tracks in the sand and mud of stream beds, bits of quail-feather fluff in the dry tips of the sage. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tell Heather she should push the fashion envelope just a teeny bit to be an ironic reflection of the 1950s, you know, innocence and apple pie. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

You might be able to smooth the skin a bit, but there’s still a big mess in the middle of the face, and the eyes are nowhere near where they should be. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

I was stricken, too, by the thought that Mr. Kendall might have found the bit of treasure I’d kept back for myself. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

I came back to myself in Clancy’s office bit by bit, with a headache severe enough that I had to put my face between my legs to avoid throwing up all over myself. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

What we like is to search in the street for bits of newspaper with stories on them. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the blue-white light of the flashlight app, his hands shook just the slightest bit as he picked up his pencil. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

This was no island he was on but a mere reef, a bit of sand in the midst of the ocean. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Figure if I learn to speak Mama's language, I'll have a little bit more of her to hold on to. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

My mom had had it all reinforced a year ago, after she discovered that one of the night guards was snipping away bits of wire to sell in the scrap metal markets. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Just about every individual atom in the universe, every last bit of the stuff that builds me, is nearly fourteen billion years old. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

It was splattered with bits of rotted food, so rank we kept it shut away in a closet. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I’m sure I said that a bit too loud. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I spread it out flat and filled it with smaller pieces and bits of ash and whatever dirt I scooped up along with them. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

‘No rope! And only last night you said to yourself: “Sam, what about a bit of rope? The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Tehlu hates you even more than the rest of the world does, which is quite a bit.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“That is a good question. As you know, Luna is a bit of a mystery. As was Xan, ever so long ago.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

She pulled bits from the pizza crust and chucked them to the birds. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Then I scratched one on the face, bit the other on his fat, dirty hands. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

“That’s a different story,” interjected the bird a bit more amiably. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Then when it’s starting to get light—just a wee little bit—we’ll know where we are,” Florida said. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

He was carrying a brace and bit, that was all. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Daddy sounded the least bit jealous, Marly thought. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

It was extremely hard work, and I was only strong enough to remove a little bit of dirt at a time. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was still a bit strange, but the feeling was lighter this time, less like needles and more like a buzzing. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

On the next switch, he let his hand slip a bit before clasping tightly. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Not a bit of it, my dear Henry. Not a bit of it. I’d be happy to do anything.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

It’s a fantasy, a lie, but the lies of men are as vivid as their truths and I can see every bit of it. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“First, change your clothes. I already painted most of the house while y’all were at school, but there’s still a bit left, and you’re going to finish that up....” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

His words bit like the lash of a whip. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why this always freaked me out a bit: maybe because anything to do with my ears bothers me a lot. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

If things got a bit hinky in the Middle Ages, then, they nevertheless kept memory front and center. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

Actually, I might have said a bit more. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

And I was the one now, who stepped back and then, turning, walked a bit away. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Lyddie was mostly disappointed, but perhaps a tiny bit relieved, when Mrs. Bedlow announced that she would take her over to the weaving room after dinner. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

It was risky to misbehave even a little bit, since our teacher was quite willing to tell our parents. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

He felt vindicated; I think the margin even swelled his head a bit. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Laura loved to look at the lamp, with its glass chimney so clean and sparkling, its yellow flame burning so steadily, and its bowl of clear kerosene colored red by the bits of flannel. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I haven’t dropped in on her for a good couple of weeks—to let her cool down a bit. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Not one bit. Make your move,” Dylan says. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

She looked a little bit like a Saint Bernard that just lost its keg, but since she agreed to work on this, she’s gotten a little livelier and more opinionated. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Especially that bit about us purring. You know what they’re calling us?” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Mind you, though I say I never go looking for Hailsham, what I find is that sometimes, when I’m driving around, I suddenly think I’ve spotted some bit of it. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Marcus finally drove on and, when we’d gone a bit farther, I said, “You called me trash. You made me feel like trash.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Doc looked concerned, and he bit at his bottom lip. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He recalled that the cranky foreman had threatened to unleash vicious guard dogs, and he assumed they were the ones that bit Mullet Fingers. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I bit my lip, sucked in my stomach, and did the same. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

She just wanted to stay with this moment a bit longer. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Mr. Baxter liking us seemed to be a bit of an exaggeration. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

She was a bit perplexed, however, as to why Harry would choose a place so far away, on the North Side, when there were so many lovely homes in Englewood. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“Exactly so. Cut the burnt bits away, wipe off the fat, put them in the big Tuscan bowl and give them a good dousing in olive oil and then...” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“This won’t hurt a bit,” she said, and put some drops into my left eye. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I bit into the thin, crispy outside, and powdery crumbs fell onto my shirt. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

So they tried to find some bit of hope, but at the bottom of their hearts they knew and dared not say aloud that vengeance was already there in the palace waiting for Agamemnon. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If it’s just a little bit lost, that’s okay, I guess.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not a bit afraid. It’s just a dirty trick.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I feel a little bit bad that I upset her after all she's done for me. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

They’re pumping a bit of jazz from time to time, which helps. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Probably, Kit thought too late, swallowing the last crumb, that was every bit of dinner she had! The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

There's a little bit of money under my mattress, and you can have it. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The professional hockey player starts out a little bit better than his peers. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

So Mama agreed and I spread a cowhide on the floor beside our bed and we shut Old Yeller in and didn’t have a bit more trouble. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he swung a flywheel round and round, and with a bit of luck, after a lot of coughing and spluttering, the thing would finally get going. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

"We need to find the wolves. Can you stand to go a bit longer?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

"Now that we are both mice, I think we ought to start thinking a bit about the future." The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

His father was a butcher in Deh-Mazang, and, from time to time, Khadim was known to fling bits of calf intestine at passersby. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

We always allow a bit of extra time to observe how the flowers are evolving with the seasons. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I skipped down through image after image about watermelon lights and turtle-green palms and shells fluted like bits of Greek architecture. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Now that the first, horrible shock was over, I was starting to breathe a bit easier. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Just then one of the dancing little bits of light from the lantern jumped between the bars of the gate, and Laura saw long, shaggy, black fur, and two little, glittering eyes. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

She could see the midwife coming in the distance, so Alyce spat on her fingers and rubbed a bit of stubborn dirt off Edward’s cheek. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘You sleep for a bit Sam and take my blanket. I’ll walk up and down on sentry for a while.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

‘Well, Mr. Frodo,’ said Sam, ‘I’ve been having a look round and thinking a bit. There’s nothing on the roads, and we’d best be getting away while there’s a chance. Can you manage it?’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

She looks a bit like a pup herself—she has shaggy hair, and it hangs in her eyes and flops down to her shoulders. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

She steps up to Ruby, and I join them, feeling a bit worried; Olive lets some pretty awful things fly when she talks to her. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

When Mom came back, she put the coffee in the cupboard but left her mug on the counter and said she needed to lie down for a bit. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z