| 单词 | volunteer |
| 例句 | The ranger volunteered again, and they got Jenkins and one other guy. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z "But I believe there's a small matter of introducing the reaping winner and then asking for volunteers, and if one does come forth then we, um . . ." she trails off, unsure herself. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z It was a proud moment, for these men had volunteered for duty in an army I was then attempting to create. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Once it ended, I joined the Mayflower volunteers and crossed the Niger with food....” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He’s accompanied by an elderly woman, April, the hospital volunteer who will wheel me safely to our vehicle. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z There were fifty-two volunteers in all, both Africans and Indians, and a crowd of several hundred enthusiastic spectators and journalists. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your mother came to volunteer at the mosque and asked for you. No one knew where you were so she’s very worried. Auntie Fatima and the girls are comforting her in the house right now.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z We’d do everything from bowling to volunteer work in the community. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Rallies were being planned, strategies mapped, volunteers mustered. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “Get up! Get out! Get moving! Seven thousand volunteers are needed for the resettlement camps!” Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Claire had done volunteer work there when she was young and fulfilling her required hours. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z For example, even though Stephanie was apparently the most competent volunteer, she never bragged about her accomplishments; she hardly deemed them worth mentioning. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought maybe now I better take volunteering pretty seriously. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z From this flood of volunteers, Shackleton began to pick a crew. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z I follow her to the trails in the back, where volunteers walk the dogs. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I remember a lesson from my psychology class about an experiment in which volunteers were asked to torture people who were in another room by pressing a button that supposedly delivered an electric shock. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z My responsibilities were to organize the campaign, coordinate the regional branches, canvass for volunteers, and raise funds. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Many who owned cars continued to offer them to the car pool and volunteer as drivers. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z One of the volunteers was older looking, like she could have been a grandma, and the other volunteer had dark hair that he had pulled back from his face in a short ponytail. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Leanne Washington's days as a volunteer at her church did more for Lambert's children than most people will ever know. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Since she volunteered to go first and I’m sitting beside her, I have to go next. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Langley, full of talented people with varied interests, was a bonanza of recruits for her many volunteer activities. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “My dad is volunteering in a clinic for people with leprosy,” she continues. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Even volunteer work at a hospital would snap you out of your apathy, and it would probably be non-taxing on your valve and other things. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “My mom’s been getting on me to do some volunteering,” Nico explains. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Red Cross volunteers, many of them from Boston’s wealthiest families, arrived in their immaculate white-and-gray uniforms, which immediately turned brown once they stepped into the deep sea of molasses. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z “Yeah, I especially loved the bit where you volunteered to get yourself killed.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I say that I would like to go to the library and she volunteers to take me. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z So when Ms. O’Malley asked for the next volunteer, even though my stomach was turning over and over like on that spinning ride that my cousin Javier threw up on, I raised my hand. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z Holmes volunteered to assist the coroner in making an identification. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He volunteered to be one of six people in the country to go under the knife for experimental brain surgery that would possibly provide him with a few more years of functionality. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Saucepan Lynn is also a volunteer firefighter, so she cooks in her suspenders in case she has to run off. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z “And that was enough to make you volunteer to take care of her kids for who knows how long?” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “There’s a rumor around that he volunteered the group for Bologna again.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He was studying political science at St. John’s at night, working afternoons for a caterer and volunteering whenever he could for John Kwang. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “I said you volunteered to be her first partner,” she said. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z We’re going to work on our business plan for the new volunteer club we want to start now that Sunshine Buddies is over. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z As we were getting ready to leave, I saw Frank having a serious discussion with another volunteer. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z One of the volunteers takes some information from Jay, gives her a box, tells us to make our way around. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z If he volunteered there, he’d probably bump into Candy Man, and who knows what would happen. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Getting hooked up with volunteering here. My mom came with me that first day, just to check it out, and now she’s here every afternoon. She comes to laugh.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z “Fred and I are off duty this shift, so we volunteered to take it from the other two guys who are normally here.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z I wondered if I could find a job that engaged my mind and still left me enough time to do volunteer work, or appreciate art, or have children. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Sherm had volunteered to bring in an American flag, and when Mr. Partridge asked if Sherm could “by any chance fetch it today,” Bridge volunteered to go with him. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z But at the same time, the creation of the air regiments meant that the mostly educated young women who volunteered their aviation skills would feel their voices had been heard, even if they weren’t accepted. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Here is the tissue I used to blot my tears the night he told me he would be volunteering for the military when he turned seventeen. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z On that first day of the Defiance Campaign, more than 250 volunteers around the country violated various unjust laws and were imprisoned. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The volunteers began to dump water on the fire almost as though they might even so late save some corporeal part of the family. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z A boy with thick thighs and muscled arms and a shaved head full of sores had volunteered to fight me. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “My mother's church is on Adams, near the Children's Home Society, where Lily did her volunteer work last summer before the cotillion. All the debutantes had to do some charity work.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z They also had concerns that Paul’s new group was overshadowing the parent organization, and that the two groups were competing for volunteers and for funds. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z But I especially love how she volunteers us for the dangerous part. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “I’ve been volunteered to work at the food bank on Saturday afternoons. Want to volunteer with me?” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z The boys all laughed and snapped on Ellis and the K, but mostly on the K. Then a PTA volunteer headed up the aisle toward them and the ruckus quieted. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z We all went inside, whereupon the lead instructor asked for four volunteers. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. B had always been there for me, ready to volunteer as one of my test subjects for my experiments or answer all my questions about space. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Carey, of course, had been a volunteer on the committee and taken no pay for his time, but the authors of the Narrative would not let him fall back on this fact. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z With thousands of soldiers being sent to Vietnam, there were not enough volunteers for the military to meet troop needs. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Uncle Stanley volunteered to give us his room in the basement and sleep on a cot in the foyer while we were there. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z She rallies over a hundred volunteers, Rae and me included, to go around the city hand-delivering, you guessed it, hamburgers and donated blankets to the local homeless. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z “Then let’s look for some volunteers that have sprouted up more recently. Besides, the moon isn’t very bright yet. Come on. I’m getting hungry.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Being a volunteer meant that in exchange for a possible spinal cord injury, we could each save the equivalent of four American dollars. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The campaign volunteer who drove me in from the airport pokes her head into the room. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Jacob was just telling me some local stories,” I volunteered. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z "You know," I said, "I once did some volunteer work in a hospital. Do you need any workers?" Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z The volunteer must be offended that we aren’t as excited as she is. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z It was going up on the stage when the magician called for volunteers. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z He gave the three volunteers to Ruel Thomas, to post along the line. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Some of the older members volunteered. Bud said he would keep his ears open and report back.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I was fortunate in finding him since I am a volunteer nurse at the hospital where he lies. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z The volunteer fire department was called out by a neighbor, but the pumper truck driver, Edgar Paulsen, lost traction on Indian Knob Hill and had to halt to put on tire chains. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I volunteered to pick the clothes for the first day of school so I could wear one of the outfits my mother had sent. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z A fearless docker volunteered to verify the finding. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside the coat is my name, embroidered by a volunteer at the Children’s Aid Society: Niamh Power. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “Frightened of what happened to the Fat Lady. Sir Cadogan was the only one brave enough to volunteer.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Perhaps most surprising is that most commandos were not criminals or delinquents: They volunteered for the special duty. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Maybe that Uriah, who knows too well what will happen if one of us does not go, would volunteer himself. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “Now,” the volunteer says, “let’s get you all to your seats.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The Guardians volunteer some of their time to tutor and counsel young African Americans. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, the Harvard volunteers were finding that their Boston experience was not turning into the exciting adventure many of them had envisioned. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Colonel Cathcart had courage and never hesitated to volunteer his men for any target available. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The truck that came to Egypt Town and demanded volunteers to dig graves. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Our dog can say Thank you” Piper volunteered. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z When I could, I tried to highlight the efforts of relief workers, educators, or community volunteers—anyone who gave more when things got rough. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z But I was not learning anything and nobody had volunteered to help me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Two children on bicycles pedaled past quickly, rushing toward something, probably worried about being late for their required volunteer hours. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The most obvious place to recruit able-bodied volunteers was nearby Harvard University, which in 1919 admitted only male students. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z After this, whenever anyone requested help, the society sent a volunteer as quickly as possible. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z The goat then trotted into Herbie’s yard and ate a copy of Portnoy’s Complaint, which the volunteer had carelessly left on his front stoop during a foray into town for baloney, beer, and cheese. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z One of her boarders, Louis Weichmann, has volunteered information to the authorities about the comings and goings of Booth and the conspirators at the boardinghouse. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z When she and a group of students and professors went to volunteer for the war, she was told that the army didn’t draft women. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z She always made sure that women understood what to expect when they volunteered for the picket line. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z As soon as he got to Carthage, a dispirited Westerberg phoned the Alaska State Troopers to volunteer what he knew about McCandless. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The hall outside the gym is crowded with a mix of volunteers and spectators, and when I make it to the doors, I can see that the inside is a mob scene. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Mrs. Haroldson passed around a paper asking for phone numbers and addresses of integration volunteers, and I signed my name, not knowing what the future would bring. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z It viewed Southern California as a better place to recruit and house the young volunteers it calls “Nomads.” Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z It wasn’t something he could volunteer for, though she guessed he would have done so eagerly; she had pressured him, or tempted him. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Lazlo was as scared as the rest, yet he volunteered to bring all the meals. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z An Abnegation volunteer speaks the next round of names. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z They never volunteered for anything; they never showed up to school functions. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “I’ll take you to school and ask for a volunteer in your class to arrive early and leave early with you every day. You’ll have plenty of time to go up and down the stairs.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z “Is there such a thing as too many volunteers?” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Me and the vet techs and the volunteers. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “We dig them and polish them right here,” volunteered the Dodecahedron, pointing to a group of workers busily employed at the buffing wheels; “and then we send them all over the world. Marvelous, aren’t they?” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z But the people were behind him, and he had created a disciplined and well-organized group of volunteers who had defied in an orderly fashion even while Gwentshe was in prison. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly I remember how she volunteered to replace the young, hysterical woman in her district. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Rather than the blank canvas I feared during my conversation with Josh, I saw myself volunteering with the MSA, shining in my classes, and having time for myself. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Stranger still, she was one of the very first volunteers to work on the paper chain. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Nurses and doctors, weeping relatives, and volunteers from the Free African Society whispered their sorrows. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z WASPy Hunter hoisting another staffer up on his shoulders, Liam and Spencer raising their beers in a toast, a hundred campaign staffers and volunteers crying and shouting in disbelief and joy. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Later, Onofre Martinez’s powerful three-legged German shepherd charged off its porch like an enraged water buffalo, jumped over the picket fence, and hung on the volunteer’s heels. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “I, uh, get a volunteer to lie down on the board like so. Okay. This is the important part. Their center of gravity has to be directly over one of the chairs. This one.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, all around her the tantalizing work of assembling the expedition was going on day and night She hung around Adam Stefanski, watching as he made his choice of the volunteers for the fighting force. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z These energetic volunteers knew their state legislators and the local issues, so they knew how to maximize their influence. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Dijksterhuis gave the test to eighty volunteers, flashing the car’s characteristics on a screen in front of them. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “Conner is one of our best volunteers. He raves about you.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Tracy moved to Georgia to be with one of her sisters, who had decided to volunteer at Jubilee Partners, a Christian-run facility in the woods near Comer, Georgia, that worked with refugees. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z It was difficult to be a volunteer at this hospital, because that's what all the Junior League women wanted to do, but luckily for me, a lot of them were away on vacation. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Three times Corbett volunteered, each time Doherty ordered Corbett back to his position. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z —What do you think would happen if you did volunteer and answer the questions correctly? Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Within a few days we learned that Mr. Rice had volunteered for the army and would be leaving for the war soon after Christmas. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In spite of the fact that our volunteers were carefully screened before they were selected to defy, the police managed to penetrate not only our local branches but some of the batches of defiers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When Mr. Ferro called to let me know of the new materials, he asked for no trade, volunteering to do whatever I asked of him. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Each familiar face triggered an avalanche of memories: tai chi on the lawn, singalongs in the music room, tie-dyeing, the hundreds upon hundreds of Halloween dance volunteers. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z “I’m volunteering there tomorrow. If you come by, you can see the dogs. There’s this cute one you’d like.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z As the men left, they held the door for Mrs. Ephron, the head volunteer for women. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z And Julie, also an expert, made it easy, volunteering information that Penn didn’t ask for. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z A few weeks ago, I would have volunteered to go on the suicide mission myself—and I did. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z If it weren’t that volunteers from the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club maintain 80 percent of the park’s trails, including the whole of the AT through the park, the situation would be much worse. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Rosaleen was in the honey house washing a new shipment of mason jars, a job that belonged to me, but she’d volunteered for it, seeing how badly I needed to write everything out. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She tried to focus on how much she was helping them, as if this were a charitable deed, purely altruistic: like volunteering at a soup kitchen, or adopting a dog from a shelter. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “It’s not all volunteer work with us,” she said to me. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a big sign announcing: volunteers wanted. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z “As quick as our volunteers can finish reviewing the paperwork.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “My mother taught me the words sheet and towel and soap, señor,” Lupita volunteered. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z “It’s something I wanted your mother to do with me, before she volunteered to enter the city. But I think she had fallen in love with the place from afar and couldn’t resist it.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Sophie volunteers to talk to her and comes back looking grim. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z “You volunteer at a burial society. I’d think that this wouldn’t bother you.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z They are sitting in camping chairs and drinking malt liquor, a volunteer army facing off against the enlistees in the streets. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “When you’re an Eight and start your volunteer hours, you can try some at the Nurturing Center, Mother suggested. “ The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z All four are nineteen years of age, and all four joined up from the same class as volunteers for the war. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “You can park in the driveway,” Finn volunteered. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z As she commenced cardiopulmonary resuscitation, she yelled for Dr. Larry Silver, one of the volunteers staffing the HRA clinic, who was in the next room. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z She wraps my bad foot, and Peeta volunteers to get me to bed. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z He barely has time to shoot me an unhappy look before Peeta has volunteered to take his place. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I have been trying to interpret them as genuine weekends, as if, after spending the weekdays on futile and largely cosmetic labor, I had decided to volunteer to do something useful for a change. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as she was strong enough, Nhamo volunteered to help. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z They’re big complainers—“their” gym is being hogged by a bunch of do-gooders; where are they supposed to shoot around before school; sixth and seventh graders will volunteer for anything; blah, blah, blah. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z “Then 1 of our volunteers will visit y’all. We need to ensure that the dog is healthy and friendly.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Three guys from each hooch, which is what they called the barracks, had to pull guard duty and the ranger volunteered for it. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The Abnegation volunteer agency my mother works for is responsible for most of those renovations. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He volunteered for work in field hospitals even when he was exhausted from his regular duties. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Hundreds of hours’ night flying required, and fluent French, and though they could only take volunteers, they were such a secret operation that they weren’t allowed to actively recruit anyone. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z There could be people in the streets: volunteers, gendarmes, fire brigades. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Frigga cried out to the gods for a volunteer to go down to Hela and try to ransom Balder. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z By then our distrust had grown stronger, and they didn’t get many volunteers from the public. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z As a first step toward cutting costs, Helen volunteered to go to work in the chicken palace, as the cashier. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “They weren’t into religion back then. I got them into it. Third year of college, before we moved here, I started volunteering to do PR for a Muslim group doing street advocacy.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “One day we were asked if any of us wished to volunteer for a firing squad,” said Heinrich. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z My school championed the carnival planning, led by Ms. Holly, who formed committees of students and volunteers from the local synagogue and Emily’s church. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z McCormick nevertheless volunteered to go there to try to collect some human blood and bring the strain back alive to Atlanta. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “According to the letter, Leanne Washington volunteered with the church. Whatever she did, it was important.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z But with no eyewitnesses who could place him with Booth, and him not volunteering anything, he was eventually released, as was Captain Cox. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama’s coupon said “One morning volunteering at soup kitchen,” and Papa’s coupon said “Help Papa mow the lawn one time.” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “Who has volunteered to demonstrate what happens to those who continue to fight when the battle is lost?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z It’s Friday, and school is almost out, and she is taking the day off from both work and volunteering. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Russ Canan, an attorney with the Southern Prisoners Defense Committee in Atlanta, had volunteered to represent Evans. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Daddy says it was love at first sight, happily volunteering to take the long route down south just to see her. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He took with him only two helpers, assuming that residents of the threatened blocks would eagerly volunteer. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Families who had hidden their boys during the last conscription volunteered them now. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Were going to teach our friends back home how to play rung,” he volunteers. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z At the first alarms, civilian volunteers joined the patrollers to quell the disturbance, invading the quarters and putting freemen’s homes to the torch. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z All 2,100 miles of the trail, as well as side trails, footbridges, signs, blazes, and shelters, are maintained by volunteers—indeed, the AT is said to be the largest volunteer-run undertaking on the planet. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z School hours had ended and the children had gone to their various volunteer jobs in the community. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z And I volunteer at the clinic, where a Guinean doctor comes once a week from Coquilhatville to immunize and diagnose babies. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “I should have volunteered to take your place in the first Games. Protected her then.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Mom had stopped volunteering with the community theater and started working at an accounting office. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z On the way to the barn, Jody noticed how the young grass was up and how the stubble was melting day by day into the new green crop of volunteer. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Many were sick or had gotten injured during their long, terrible journeys to reach the camp; the few medical volunteers could not care for everyone who needed help. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z A hysterical young woman with flowing brown hair is also called from 4, but she’s quickly replaced by a volunteer, an eighty-year-old woman who needs a cane to walk to the stage. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Only when she mounts the stage and they ask for volunteers, all you can hear is the wind whistling through the decrepit buildings around her. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The weekend goes by fast and is mostly full of homework and volunteer work with Mrs. Malloy. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Maybe I could tell her I used to volunteer at the shelter with her grandma. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z If he hadn’t volunteered to take Min’s work to Songdo, what then? A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z I volunteered to take one, even though I knew I shouldn’t. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z “He volunteered to do whatever he could to prevent it.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t often do his volunteer hours with his friend because Asher frequently fooled around and made serious work a little difficult. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z When she asks for a volunteer to stir, no one raises a hand. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z The volunteers would be dressing Yakov now in pristine white garments. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Israel Thomas and his son-in-law had volunteered a day’s work in Matt’s fields the day George Lawrence brought his boy over to the farm. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s very likely that Girard had a hand in getting Dr. Devèze to volunteer just when he needed him. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z He outlined a plan under which selected volunteers from all groups would deliberately invite imprisonment by defying certain laws. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Some older refugee kids from the complexes in Clarkston had managed rides to the game, an hour away from Clarkston, and several volunteers from resettlement agencies showed up as well. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z But now, with Twelve coming so soon and the volunteer hours ending, it didn’t seem to matter. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Bo volunteered to pick me up, but I specifically told him to text me when he was outside. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Two workers, a young man in a nurturer's uniform and a volunteer, a girl of ten or so, were tidying things. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Albie, we’ll put your cupcakes in the cafeteria, okay? And then you can pick them up to take home after school is out. Would someone like to volunteer to take them, please?” Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z There was no need to call for volunteers to join the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z When someone in the crowd shouted that he couldn’t see the president, Lincoln’s son Tad volunteered to illuminate his father. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Elizabeth doesn’t want me to volunteer at your charity event,” Maddy says. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “So I volunteered to come here. I used to be a janitor. I’m moving through the ranks, I guess.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “When she volunteered to take Prim’s place at the reaping. Because I’m sure she thought she was going to die.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The sergeant began to demonstrate bayonet thrusts, then asked for a volunteer. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z In the months after the Times story about the Fugees, Luma was frequently approached by teachers, parents, coaches, and volunteers who wanted her advice on how to handle various situations involving difficult children. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z I believe that a lot of people, especially young people, would volunteer tomorrow for such a flight. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, then. I guess as team leader I will just have to draft someone as a volunteer.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z The following day, she volunteered to be a cosmonaut. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z I would protest because my mother taught me that a southern lady always puts up a fight when anyone else volunteers to do the cleaning, but I’m all too ready to be home. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z But most of the volunteers and medical help came from organizations that were linked with militant groups like the TNSM. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He launched into a long speech about how he had volunteered to be on the program committee for some principals’ conference, so he didn’t have time to nursemaid me through Finance 101, whatever that was. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z We didn’t ask him any questions, and he volunteered nothing. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Christmas music plays loudly in the building, and volunteers in Santa hats unload the truck. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Brutus, a volunteer from District 2, who must be at least forty and apparently can’t wait to get back in the arena. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Now that right there is a meritorious feat — most of my friends stopped doing volunteer household chores in about fourth grade. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z One of Doherty’s sergeants, Boston Corbett, volunteered for a suicide mission: He would slip into the barn alone and fight Booth one-on-one. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z On September 16 a thirty-nine-year-old doctor and recent arrival to the city volunteered. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z No kid I knew ever volunteered to go to these classes; parents, of course, did the volunteering for them. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z There certainly were problems, whether or not people volunteered to talk about them. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z In the absence of any other guides, I volunteered to fill that role and bring up the rear. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z That was the only reason he had volunteered for cadet training in the first place. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z One day, a worker slashes a volunteer with a machete. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Thousands of rejected volunteers would have been outraged if they’d found out that an exception was being made for aviators. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I look down and hope someone will volunteer to talk about how wonderful their journal is. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z And so, I became a volunteer at the local public library. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “Who else would be stupid enough to volunteer for a quest like this?” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z They were taken first to Jubilee Partners, where Tracy volunteered and helped refugee families adjust to their new lives. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z But no one else volunteered for the Kilanga post, and the Underdowns had requested that it be taken by someone steady, with a family. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Shin had come to Torrance with the understanding that he would help LiNK by working with its volunteers and speaking at its events. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Each day a team of volunteers in Selma shuttled food and supplies to the campsites. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z When the United States entered World War I, some 2.7 million men were drafted into the army, and more than 300,000 volunteered for duty. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Normally, washing and preparing the body required four volunteers. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Jamison called for volunteers, and people of all ages rushed to their places on either side of the platform. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z When the volunteers ran up, pulling their hose cart, there was nothing for them to do but wet down the roofs of the neighboring houses to keep them from catching fire. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He became a volunteer for the Obama campaign and she absorbed all of his stories about the doors he knocked on and the people behind them. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “We’re volunteering with some of my students to help clean up the highway adopted by the college,” she says. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z On his return to Cuba, Reed initiated a series of experiments involving volunteers and insect-tight tents. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Tía volunteered to stay behind with Lolo, who didn’t feel up to coming out tonight. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I always volunteer to be a student guide on Open House night. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z In a cramped dressing room, he stands between Tracey Krause and Carol Gross, the retired gym teacher, a close friend who volunteers at the school and takes every trip with Truman Drama. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “So,” David said, “who wants to volunteer for the fir—” Magdalys’s hand shot up. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “I will not serve the man. I am a volunteer aide with the man, sir, as you know. I most respectfully request another assignment.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The chief of the volunteers meanwhile had found the doorknobs and lock of the kitchen door. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Half the right jawbone visible, above the bloody leer: face of one of the Second Maine prisoners who had volunteered just a few moments past—the fat one. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hi, I’m Connie Whitlock of New York One. Would you mind if we just ask you a few questions about your experience as a first time volunteer here at Helping Hand?” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Ugwu knew that an army contractor had donated some corrugated iron for replacing the blown-off roof and that volunteers were camouflaging it with palm fronds. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The previous winter, he’d added a whole new level of delight to his existence when he started volunteering as an assistant coach for the Vipers, Sasha’s middle school basketball team. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Some of the women who’d volunteered for her aviation regiments were going to have to face disappointment, because they were going to have to do jobs that kept them on the ground. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z But each town in the colonies had a militia—a small group of volunteer fighters. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z Tito, the Liberian recruit, and the two volunteers shouted in celebration. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Always the volunteers faced the looming threat of violence from white vigilantes determined to put an end to “race-mixing.” Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z He asks for volunteers to explain the difference between the two. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z But their real power derives from the fact that the reviews are the reports of volunteers — of diners who want to share their opinions with others. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Jews were also slaughtered as this volunteer army of “Christian soldiers” headed to the Middle East. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z Now, thanks to the educational seminars and emergency care provided by the clinic’s volunteer staff, that mortality rate has been cut to less than one death per 30,000 trekkers. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The volunteers continued to pump water to cool off the charred mess. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I don’t remember her name, maybe I forgot it instantly when he volunteered the thing. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I was excited when a beautician volunteered to give the girls in our cottage manicures. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z We didn’t have to post the usual jury notice: dozens of kids volunteered. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z "It's been a bad year for wolves," volunteered a sallow man in a travel-stained green cloak. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z After listening to his mother describe her letter, Wes quickly volunteered to get a job and help out. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Moments later, Yusuf and I found ourselves among the more than fifty of our volunteers led by Flag Boshielo who were being taken in trucks to the red-brick police station known as Marshall Square. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The Transvaal batch of volunteers was scheduled to go into action at midday at an African township near Boksburg, east of Johannesburg. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The volunteers weren't playing against the cow, they were just attempting to play in her presence. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Unless more Langley women volunteered to make the move, the members of the branch worried that their new office “was going to be badly understaffed” just as the workload skyrocketed. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “Two companions may accompany you. Grover is one. The other has already volunteered, if you will accept her help.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I started hanging out at a soft drink company, volunteering to put labels on the bottles. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z The volunteers undressed him and eagerly shared his garments. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z At some point, apparently as a lone volunteer without training, Lydia decided to snoop around. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z They are volunteers: last of the great volunteer armies, for the draft is beginning that summer in the North. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “To show he’s going to do everything he can to defend you. That’s what everyone in the Capitol’s expecting, anyway. Didn’t he volunteer to go in with you?” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z In the dark hours after midnight on October 17, 1941, along with many other eastbound trains carrying soldiers and refugees, the train carrying Marina Raskova’s aviation volunteers crawled away from Moscow. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Red Cross volunteers with white armbands stand at the edge of the work site and hand out cigarettes and sandwiches. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “I can count backward from one hundred in a duck voice,” Esme volunteered through her sniffles, and then began to demonstrate, quacking: “One hundred, ninety-nine, ninety-eight. . .” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z We brought other volunteers to help us plan the movement of the principals on the street, the expected crowd, all the starts and stops where the press would have obvious positions for video. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Immediately the volunteers surged through the gates, thus breaking the law. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Before the symphony begins, one of the volunteers gives us a tour of the backstage area and talks about the history of the Oregon Symphony. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Maybe if she went to another city... or found the rangers again and told them that she wanted to volunteer, they’d make her pretty. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z She had joined African Doctors for Africa, volunteering her time on two-week medical missions, and on her trip to Sudan, she met Kweku, a divorced Ghanaian doctor. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Eager volunteers sprang into gear, getting the word out about the memorial and raising money. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z I know what I want to ask him, and have since he volunteered to make this sacrifice. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z My lawyer walked over to me, shook my hand, and advised me to respond briefly to the questions that would be put to me, not to volunteer anything, and to leave the rest to him. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z Five years ago, volunteer construction workers from Abnegation repaved some of the roads. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Mami would order for them—they were not to be so rude or forward as to volunteer a special like or dislike. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z One of the girls who volunteered was in the concert choir, but she was not in Ms. G’s class. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Normally Maribel drops me off on her way to volunteer at the Humane Society. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z A lot of people volunteered their cars for the boycott and dipped into their savings to buy gasoline during that time. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z Each block had to provide its own volunteers. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Each took care not to ask the other certain questions—for fear he or she would have to volunteer the same information. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The guidance counselor is late today, so I sit invisible in the red plastic chair while the secretary brings a PTA volunteer up to warp speed on the Petrakis thing. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Tim does a quick card trick with a volunteer from the audience, then returns to the stage to set up the main event. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z She pleaded with everyone to come together and to volunteer to clean up the neighborhoods and help restore the Negro businesses that had been destroyed. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Tori was a tattoo artist and an aptitude test volunteer--how did she know how to alter the aptitude test program? Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “He saw that these people are the most vulnerable, the most disliked by the local population. So he gave himself to them,” says a church volunteer, Pedro Leyva. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The Holy Roman Emperor wanted trained warriors; instead, he got thousands of volunteers who didn’t know where they were going or what they were doing. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z Teachers don’t volunteer to stay after school to play games. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z At a P.T.A. meeting at Wilson School, a couple of really red-blooded mothers stood up and volunteered their husbands to take large groups of trick-or-treaters around the neighborhood. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z If the adoption of ploughing increased a village’s population from a hundred to 110, which ten people would have volunteered to starve so that the others could go back to the good old times? Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The swarm of kids pours into a small courtyard, where a volunteer hands out slices of lukewarm pizza from a box. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “Old Chao, asking me to come work,” he volunteered when Helen poked her head in the door. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The exceptions are the kids from the wealthier districts, the volunteers, the ones who have been fed and trained throughout their lives for this moment. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z His head bounced against the steps making a sound like a series of gunshots as they ran dragging him by his ankles, like volunteer firemen running with a hose. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z As the weeks pass I am busier than ever, working long days in the store and volunteering in the evenings, running the metal drives and organizing shipments for the Red Cross. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z In the most honest parts of me, I am able to admit that it was a relief to hear Caleb volunteer. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Instead, he asked for a volunteer who was willing to tutor me at home. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z A volunteer lawyer had challenged the intent questions in a desperate appeal but was unsuccessful. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “My name is Dr. Begbie. I’m a volunteer with the Leda Corporation.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Two seasons had passed since President Wilson asked for volunteers. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z They were well-intentioned, community-minded women, often single mothers or grandmothers, the type who inevitably stepped in to help when no one else would volunteer. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Thirty thousand children volunteered, thinking they were going to Palestine. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Julie volunteered to help with the backpacks, so she ended up wearing one on her back and one on her chest. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z This time he was unexpectedly sympathetic and without hesitation volunteered some virus. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z I like being a little crazy: enough to volunteer here, not enough to ever, ever, ever come back. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Which is why they have trouble getting volunteers. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z On the other hand, it was hard to work up much sympathy for the volunteers who had knowingly agreed to torment a dangerous animal. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “That’s the way 1 want it to be,” the volunteer admitted grimly. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Jim said: “We would try to be closer and more plugged in to the city. Kathy would continue volunteering, because that’s how she gets involved. We would require that the kids be involved in something.” Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z “She mentioned your front door again, and my dad...well, actually, I volunteered to come fix it. I hope that’s not weird.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “I’ll go over and get a bunch of paper from the drain pipe,” volunteered Harry Cat. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Herbie picked up a rock, but instead of running away the pig charged, and the volunteer had to run for his life, leaping high into the cottonwood that lay across his splintered outhouse. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Then one day, the teacher handed me a letter that she said all the volunteers for Central High must take home to their parents, Oooooops. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z And Bloom, abruptly alarmed, quit laughing in order to scrutinize Herbie closely, wondering was the volunteer okay, or had he suffered a nervous breakdown, or what? The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Also that she would not say she had volunteered to put the sleeping powder into Dragon’s bowl. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z When she’d finished her course, she was told she had to train sixty men before she'd be allowed to volunteer for combat duty. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “As concerned library lovers,” said the gentleman, brandishing a thick document, “we are here today to volunteer our services.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Below was a drop-down box to select your zip code, followed by a checkbox list of various activities, like sports, concerts, and volunteering. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Out of all the things I have to do in life—chores, church, work, volunteering, school—sewing is where I make the decisions. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Adults were exempted from the day’s work, children from school and training and volunteer hours. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z “Where I used to live, we had lots of rattlers,” Roy volunteered. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z We go downtown and volunteer at the Portland Rescue Mission. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z In all my months volunteering here, I had only seen him weep once, when we had prepared a child who he later told us reminded him of his own grandson. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z She stood solemnly listening to the speech of firm instructions on the responsibilities of Eight and doing volunteer hours for the first time. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z I’m going to make sure they do, even if I have to keep volunteering her for projects ’til we graduate. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The recruitment and training of volunteers was one of the essential tasks of the campaign and would in large part be responsible for its success or failure. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon every student found a message slid under his door, containing an appeal from Harvard’s president, Abbott Lowell, for men to volunteer to help ease the crisis brought about by the police strike. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Once, when a volunteer quit her post, Paul asked why the woman had left, and someone explained that she had been offended that Paul had not thanked her for her work. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z “Because he volunteered to teach her how to fight?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The Nazis announced there would be a transport from the ghetto to the countryside and encouraged us to volunteer to leave the overcrowded, unsanitary conditions for the fresh air and open spaces. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z But in the morning, in real life, perhaps half a million, not-yet-dead ants that had fed at the volunteer’s various poisoned banquets were writhing on the smokehouse floor. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z By now, voting-age adults were stepping forward and volunteering to join the cause of voter registration. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z But a year later, when Germany was in the throes of World War I, fourteen-year-old Dasch volunteered to work as a clerk in the German Army. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Weeks after, it happened: One day in school I raised my hand to volunteer an answer. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Newspapers reported that hundreds of nurses and doctors called the Newark police to volunteer their help with the injured. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z “You will, of course, need a guide,” said the king, “and, since he knows the obstacles so well, the Humbug has cheerfully volunteered to accompany you.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z They showed a video clip of volunteers sifting through the wreckage for human remains. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z With a full calendar of child care, family commitments, and volunteer activities, she was as busy as a stay-at-home mother as she had been working outside her home. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The atmosphere in the cafeteria is festive, with two long tables filled with snacks that parent volunteers brought. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z She also said our mother helped to spread the word by volunteering her printing services. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Laura had volunteered to drive me to the airport, but my parents asked if they could take me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “Congress is not in session, Jenny, and only Congress can declare war. Still, Mr. Lincoln has asked for seventy-five thousand volunteers—from the militia of all the states.” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Who are these nutcases who would volunteer for an artificially daunting situation in order to entertain millions of strangers with their half-assed efforts to survive? Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z After he welcomed everyone and thanked a long list of sponsors and volunteers, he announced the first team. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z The top was down and the volunteer’s heart was buoyed up; he sang along with the rock ’n’ roll on the radio. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I volunteered to die instead, that time, but I can’t imagine how that would help me now. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Somehow—God forbid the volunteer should question how—a miracle had occurred. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, he fired Commissioner Curtis and began recruiting volunteers to help get the city back under control. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z They asked for volunteers to learn to be aeroplane mechanics, and you can bet I stepped right up. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Some Dauntless must volunteer to do jobs that traditionally belong to other factions. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z During the first year, teachers had been volunteers; equipment had been makeshift; classes were scattered all over camp, in mess halls, recreation rooms, wherever we could be squeezed in. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z No one who volunteered that day went home that night. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z She proselytized about suffrage to anyone who would listen and recruited volunteers to help with the work. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Sure, the rest of us had our hearts set on Winkleman, but I quickly volunteered to work on Cap’s election campaign. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z I volunteered to go with him, and we walked down to the apartment. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z “I have to go, miss. It’s almost my volunteer time in the booth.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I volunteered to go to Erudite headquarters, knowing that death waited for me there. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z In school, at recreation time, and during volunteer hours, he had noticed the Elders watching him and the other Elevens. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z “When I went to India this winter, on that volunteer trip, we were building toilets. Building them because people there, in this one village, didn’t have them.” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z He and his dad go feed the homeless on the weekends, and once a month Caleb volunteers at the senior citizens home. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z I volunteered to make signs for all the businesses that wanted one. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Or there may be a need for enthusiastic and reliable volunteers in your shelter. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z It didn’t matter whether they volunteered or were drafted, if they were ordered to Vietnam, they would be there for twelve months. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z The woman at the gate explained that should Hugh and I volunteer to participate, that is, to spend time with one of these angry young cows, our admission fees would be waived. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z In the back of the plaza, flatbed trucks are accepting volunteers for the fields. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z But this year, the school will be packed with volunteers starting at seven a.m. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Through the haze, I discerned the volunteers’ faces. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z "Well," sneered the soldier, "no one ever won a wound by boasting, eh? Young Wiglaf against the Firedrake! That should be a fight worth watching! When are you going to volunteer?" Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z But just in case they didn’t volunteer the information she was curious about, she had a plan. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z So financially I’m secure, but I also choose to volunteer my time on Mondays and Wednesdays at the hospital because I feel I should do something positive with my time, something to help people. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z We provided some aid to the volunteer lawyer on the case and a suit was filed, although there wasn't much hope. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Tucker Mouse had volunteered to let them use the drain pipe, but Chester didn’t want to eat amid all the waste paper and rubbish his friend had collected. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Every day, a larger number of volunteers show up to work on the paper chain. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z The teacher looked around the room, expectation on her face, I guess hoping that somebody would volunteer to take me. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z He strategized about how to get the message across, how to wrangle more volunteers and find pockets of people who remained unfound. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Opportunities to make plans together became virtually nonexistent, and it was in desperation that Harry, Ron, and Hermione took to volunteering to feed the chickens just to escape the overcrowded house. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The volunteer walks us to the stage so we can see the same view the musicians will have tonight as they look out at the audience. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z She wouldn’t be making a big deal about Auggie, or Tushman, and she’d be concentrating all her time and energy on good stuff, like raising money for the school and volunteering at the homeless shelter. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z “I’d just dropped off my cargo, so I volunteered to bring them home so their families here can see them on their way.” Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z “This morning Zo and I went down to volunteer at the Red Cross,” wrote my mother, who had spent the entire day at the Fox Theater, eating nonpareils. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “But not forgotten. The volunteer, Goldstein, he said Mondragon had a gun, screamed something in Spanish, and ran up a hill into the trees.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll sing you show tunes if you want me to prove it,” I volunteer. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Brandon’s father, referenced in the play but never seen, is off somewhere in the Third World, volunteering for Doctors Without Borders. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z He “volunteered” Bella and Dobbins to stand with them in a row, facing us. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “When the volunteer firemen found her collapsed by the beehive she was still alive, and she had her dentures in her hand and was tapping out an SOS message in Morse code— ‘Help me! Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z My God, but he found himself almost crying out loud as she puffed her Gauloises during the volunteers’ weekly discussion periods! The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s talking to a family and waves to Levi and me as we drop off our volunteer permission forms. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z It was surprising, she thought, as she approached the structure, that she had never spent volunteer hours there as a schoolgirl. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Growing alarmed at the crowd stacking up at the South Summit, Beidleman roused Harris and Boukreev and strongly suggested that the three guides install the ropes themselves; hearing this, I quickly volunteered to help. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z But like so many thousands of other women who volunteered for battle, even Marina Raskova’s application was rejected. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z My dad’s right—he didn’t volunteer for adventure — me, this, it’s all my fault—and if it wasn’t for you everything could have gone Dark. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z Burres, as one of the vendors, had set up some folding tables displaying cheap, mostly secondhand goods for sale, and McCandless volunteered to oversee her large inventory of used paperback books. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ve been volunteering here for 6 months. People fill out an adoption form. If I have time, I put it in the computer. But all the paperwork is filed by date in here.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z General Philip Sheridan had been in town during the fire and immediately volunteered the muscle power of his troops to help distribute tents, and other emergency supplies. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z But as the defense would show, he was merely emphasizing the importance of discipline and that the volunteer must do whatever he is ordered, however unsavory. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “From Teacher Zhang. He wanted somebody to bring you a message about a meeting at school tomorrow, and I volunteered. You haven’t been to school for days. I wondered if you were sick or something.'” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Freedom volunteers” wearing black, green, and yellow armbands met the delegates and arranged for their seating. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “People who want homework assignments, teachers, school clubs, announcements about charities I should volunteer in, invitations to Executive Pre-Professional football, basketball, squash games...” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z My father, appreciating his employer's position, volunteered immediately to take the General, and thus was obliged to suffer intimate proximity for four days with the man he detested. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z That same year, students in Shin’s class at primary school were required to volunteer to help their parents at work. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z “And to be absolutely sure, I’m leaving one of my bodyguards behind. Which of you louts volunteers for the duty?” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z A Marine recruiter was coming to Fort Defiance looking for Indian volunteers. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t ask him what he’d done the night before, and he didn’t volunteer any details. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The machines worked at first, and the volunteers seemed to know what they were doing...that is, until the first machine started to smoke. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z While Dr. Moroka addressed a crowd at Freedom Square in Johannesburg, I spoke to a group of potential volunteers at the Garment Workers Union. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "This is my fourth year volunteering here. Can't get enough of this!" The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “And I could always set Coach Hedge on fire,” Leo volunteered. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z For all their moving, the Links try to carry on an upper- middle-class tradition of volunteering and knitting community ties. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z In one such study, a doctor who had no specialized training in chemical pathology undertook a five-year program in which volunteers were asked to breathe in or swallow lead in elevated quantities. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z One of the girl’s relatives even volunteered to help hold her down. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Lily chattered about her plans for volunteer work; she would begin, she said, at the Nurturing Center, since she was already an expert at feeding Gabriel. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z But by the end of the day, all we had was one volunteer. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z And all over the country, teens and young adults who had grown up believing they would come of age in wartime rushed to military posts and recruitment offices to volunteer to defend their Motherland. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The mayor would then want to talk about John Kwang and his methods of registering voters, the excessive use of street money and underage volunteers. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He has two older brothers, I know, I've seen them in the bakery, but one is probably too old now to volunteer and the other won't. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z In fact, the volunteer had to admit it was funny; he’d been had, but what else was new? The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yep. And Jupiter. Who left about twenty minutes ago for a volunteer thing she couldn’t cancel.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z But the work continues as armies of undertakers and volunteers tend bodies in makeshift morgues. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Tiny Qendrim volunteered to replace Eldin at keeper, a move his teammates roundly rejected, even as they agreed a change was needed in the net. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z There were volunteer tutors to help with homework and spaces just to hang out. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The Eights always set out on their first volunteer hour a little nervously, giggling and staying in groups of friends. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z “There are federal funds set aside to pay for supplies, but all the work must be done on a volunteer basis.” Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain asked them no questions about how they came to find themselves high on a cloud, and they volunteered no answers. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z A monstrous boy who lunges forward to volunteer from District 2. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Indeed, from 1993 through ’95 he volunteered to put in the route and collect the toll himself. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Today I volunteered to go inside the city. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “Can I have big round of applause for the young volunteer?” asked Miss Spink. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Bones volunteered as he went by, and she whacked him again. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The group collected petitions, recruited additional supporters and volunteers, raised funds, and started a weekly newspaper, the Suffragist, which kept readers up to date on the status of the federal suffrage amendment. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z I tried to wait her out, hoping that she would volunteer some information, but she didn’t. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z From countless trained and volunteer sources, including perhaps Lydia Darragh, Old Mom, and the egg seller, Washington got enough information to spoil the British plan. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Prim being called, me running forward to volunteer. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “Last summer I volunteered with my father’s foundation,” she said. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Again and again reporters asked, “Why did you volunteer for this test?” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Gagging sporadically, the volunteer patiently scraped out the corpses, cooked up another sugar solution, and rehung the feeder, although already he was beginning to despair of ever attracting a hummingbird to his humble, accursed digs. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Some 1,500 Jews volunteered to go, thinking that anything must be better than the squalid environment they were in. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Another time he came to tell Ana Diaz that he needed a volunteer to wash one of the prisoners’ clothes and clean out his cell. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z And a lot of people have volunteered their spare rooms, basements, and attics. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Several white South African players, among them Ray Moore, had volunteered to help him. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Surely, her parents would give Layla a room by herself or Layla would nobly volunteer to share a room with the twins and do the midnight feedings. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Someone who had apparently volunteered to help search. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z He wouldn’t question me volunteering to find us another vehicle. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z We volunteered to create the logo for the cast and crew T-shirts, too. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Alfonso Pena Valencia, an architect, volunteers six nights a week to work as a security guard at the church from 7 EM. to 1 A.M. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z This discovery ruined the reputation, up till then untarnished, of the volunteer explorers and mountain climbers, who from that day on were considered little better than a pack of bandits. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Besides, maybe by the time the women volunteers arrived, Lev would have thought of another job I could do. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Two or three waiters volunteered, but the elevator refused to budge. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Nonetheless, after we’ve dropped off the birds and volunteered to go back to the woods to gather kindling for the evening fire, I find myself wrapped in his arms. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Serving as the leader of Girl Scout Troop No. 60, now one of the largest minority troops on the peninsula, was always at the top of Mary’s list of volunteer activities. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Was their restraint a strategy to exhaust the volunteers? Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Lucy volunteered us to work in data entry,” Windy whines. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Small children were all at the Childcare Center after school, and the older ones busy with volunteer hours or training. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z He volunteered to read a paragraph aloud during Social Studies, but didn’t feel like helping his team advance the soccer ball in gym. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z All of his volunteer hours would be carefully tabulated at the Hall of Open Records. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Castillo does not volunteer to come forward—she just sits there, radiating bad energy—and Volpe has to finally call on her after most of the others have auditioned. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Being almost thirteen, I was too old to go trick-or-treating, but being almost thirteen, I also really loved candy, so I volunteered to take the little girl from down the street. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “And this is one of our new volunteers.” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z After she stopped teaching, Dottie had kept herself busy volunteering at the library, until Alzheimer’s clouded her brain and left her unable to take care of herself. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z “Go back in with you maybe, if I can. If my name’s drawn at the reaping, it won’t matter. He’ll just volunteer to take my place.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “We don’t just want to volunteer,” Windy says. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z No one had ever volunteered to tell her. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z On the way home, I reread that letter about volunteers attending a meeting at the school board with their parents. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She waved cheerfully at the volunteer putting the bottles into the warming device, and the young girl grinned and waved back. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “So, you’re going to volunteer at the Pet Hut?” he asks. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “So you volunteered to run in the middle of the night into a soldiers’ camp?” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “Josh Wolf was the drug dealer,” I volunteer. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z They look about, wondering who will be the first to volunteer. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I believed equally in both, so I volunteered for Vietnam, delaying my dream of working on spaceflight. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “I can bring my cap pistol for a starter’s gun,” volunteered Brad, showing interest for the first time. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z This was also the first summer I convinced Dad to let me volunteer at the adoption center inside Zimmerman’s Pet Store at the Pagoda Mall. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Then a volunteer came riding up by bicycle with news: The government would not budge. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z After Mr. Linga died she continued to volunteer her time to care for the mules until they were gradually replaced by more modern machines.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He thought it might go better for him if he volunteered at least part of the truth. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “I thought you were here for your volunteer project,” I say. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Before the divorce, she went to church along with Candice and her dad, but she didn’t sing in the choir or volunteer for the usher board, unlike her father. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Mr. Bonner is notorious for calling on people instead of waiting for someone to volunteer an answer. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z When they had drama, she was the only girl who volunteered for roles in the skits. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z At chapel the day following the heaviest snowfall, two hundred volunteers were solicited to spend the day shoveling them out, as part of the Emergency Usefulness policy adopted by the faculty that fall. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Whenever a Japanese pilot volunteered to become a kamikaze pilot he was given a funeral service before he got into his plane. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s not like I don’t have other things to do. I was volunteering here, remember?” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Drew Dunaway, one brown arm casted to the elbow, was taking a few sack lunches from a volunteer and slipping them into his backpack. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Mr. Wood knew exactly where she was on Huron Street, and volunteered to lead Frear there. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z But this one volunteers at an animal shelter. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “I volunteer at the Bluff Lane Animal Shelter on Saturdays. There are always good dogs up for adoption.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z The group then advertised in the local papers for volunteers, men who would agree to participate in the experiment. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I'm on my way to Starwood House, the assisted living residence where I volunteer. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Yet despite such a careful approach, Carey did go out of his way to vilify one segment of the population: the black volunteers. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Alex wonders briefly if they volunteered for the assignment, but he’s trying to get his emotions back under control, and that’s not going to help. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z A few days later he had ninety-six volunteers, which quickly increased to 150. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z District 12 hasn't had a volunteer in decades and the protocol has become rusty. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I wonder what it feels like to volunteer to forget everything. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “Were raising money for our group. We do volunteer art projects for elementary kids ’cause they’re cutting art from the schools, you know? The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Even college students were having trouble finding decent jobs that summer, so Dad agreed that I could take the volunteer position at the adoption center on Wednesdays and Fridays. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z “I’m not that faithful. I volunteered for the praise band because I was scared of the snakes.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Nancy Jaax volunteered to work as the pathologist on Johnson’s Ebola project. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Once you’re out, do you ever think you might consider...volunteering in a place like this?” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z I didn’t wait for her to volunteer, because I knew she wouldn’t. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Chestnutt hopped closer and whispered to me, “She’s never talked about it, but she volunteered to be a pilot soon after that.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Walk in as a volunteer and say hi to everyone who waited on you as a patient. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Bloom retrieved Sunflower and held her while the volunteer mounted up and Joe helped adjust the loose rope. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z At the scene, we found the high metal gates to the township locked and our volunteers waiting patiently outside, demanding entrance. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There was another volunteer working that day, an older woman with a long gray braid and bright blue eyes. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z Last summer, I got a job at McDonald’s instead of volunteering at New York Methodist hospital like I used to. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z It was small and cramped, with the thirty-two competitors, their coaches, officials, medical staff, and volunteers crowding the space. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “They’re handmade in Kashmir,” I volunteer, but can guess from my friends’ polite nods that they don’t know where that is. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z As fires burned in Baltimore, a five-year-old black child worked with neighbors and volunteers, sweeping up the debris, a small beginning toward picking up the pieces of her community. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z That would worry them; she could tell them, perhaps, when it was safely done—when, among other things, there would be no chance for Martin to volunteer in her place. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Annabeth volunteered to go alone since she had the cap of invisibility, but I convinced her it was too dangerous. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “Calm down,” the clueless volunteers told the angering crowd. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z To Milo, who had been gullible enough to volunteer for it, the position of mess officer was a sacred trust. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Shoot, maybe she really did volunteer at the fire department. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “If you had seen Yakov, you would understand. I’ve volunteered at the burial society for nearly a year now, and I’ve prepared more people than I can count. This was different.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Once the line at the pencil sharpener had faded and most students were finished writing, Ms. Udell called on a few volunteers to read their journal entries. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Papa talked him out of volunteering; Woody waited for the army to induct him. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z “A PTO volunteer is needed to supervise the bleachers, please. I’m on the way to retrieve some students now.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Of course, Dad probably wouldn’t allow me to volunteer if there were paying jobs around, but it was nice to daydream. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z But they, at least, had volunteered for this. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z After so many weeks of cutting and looping, gluing and volunteering, you couldn’t get the kids here to show up for a school activity if you were handing out gold bars. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z “Tell you what, let’s have you five line up out in the hall. Ain’t exactly fair to the first volunteer to let the others watch.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z I pick up my Rent-A-Wreck from a nice fellow—this must be the famous “Minnesota nice”—who volunteers the locations of NPR and classic rock on the radio. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you’re a vegetarian, why did you volunteer to come fishing with me?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z In under seven years, using volunteer labor, he built a 2,000-mile trail through mountain wilderness. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z It took two arguments with Dad to convince him that these volunteer hours would count for something if I was one day going to be a vet. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Getting anybody to join a club, or volunteer for a committee, or do anything at all is like having your teeth pulled out one at a time by needle-nose pliers. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Twinkle swept the floors and volunteered to pick up the samosas; she had an appointment for a manicure and a pedicure in that direction, anyway. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Leanne Washington’s days as a volunteer at her church did more for Lambert’s children than most people will ever know. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I emphasized that this anonymous donor had volunteered what was, to her, a small sum and that she wouldn’t miss it. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z For weeks preceding the walkout, citizen volunteers had been offering their services to protect the city in the event the police left their posts. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z But there were also descriptions of polite students who volunteered to sit beside us or offered to lend back homework assignments or flashed a warm smile just when we needed it most. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He volunteered to come to swinging singles to pick me up after Dad left for work and after the morning rush-hour traffic. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, in 1908 he stepped into the position of crew coach more or less by default, replacing a pair of part-time volunteers. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She’s got on a poll volunteer shirt and a broad smile. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Milo thought for just a moment and then, with a resolute “I shall,” volunteered to go. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z To actually volunteer to talk to one, black or white, to let him in her house, watch him adjust his hips in her chair to accommodate the blue steel that made him a man. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The women explained that they had been nurses at the Sudbury hospital and saw the treatments and “volunteer studies” first-hand. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z It’s the only explanation for me volunteering that piece of information to a stranger. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z “We have already sent money to Mamá,” she volunteered. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Woolf called his bluff and volunteered his gleaming new Cord roadster for the job. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He told us that Captain Stewart had volunteered us to replace a reconnaissance team that had been wiped out. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z During the peak of the Vietnam War, he volunteered for the Army in logistics as an alternative to being drafted and sent to the front lines like many of his friends. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z The repair crew had the help of the volunteer fire department and intended to work through the night, it said; all that could be done was being done as speedily as possible. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z This makes me think of Eleanor Markey, and then Demetrius talks about medicines that are out there and helpful, and everyone volunteers the names of the drugs that are helping them get through. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z No matter what the authorities did, the volunteers could not retaliate, otherwise they would undermine the value of the entire enterprise. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The volunteer won’t be able to play tag or jump rope with the other kids before or after school. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z His screams woke up roommates in the group house he shared in Torrance with LiNK volunteers. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Brother Leon had “volunteered” Brian Cochran for the position of Treasurer of the Chocolate Sale. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “I volunteered. The Tiger Emperor took all the men to work on the wall,” Yanna said, “so that left only old women and girls here at the palace.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Dad always tells them to volunteer because they give away hundreds of dollars in travel vouchers, which is always worth the inconvenience. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “I’ll find one,” Finn volunteered, scrambling back from the edge of the bookcase. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Eventually, the slightly frazzled volunteer calmed it down and filled it up with cool, fresh water, and he was able to hit the road again. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z There was arguing, then a loosely drawn plan, and a call for volunteers. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z In the first stage, a small number of well-trained volunteers would break selected laws in a handful of urban areas. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z More than twenty-eight hundred Peace Corps volunteers were now trained to implement programs for girls internationally. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The sound that jarred the volunteer from his reveries was a terrified bleating squeal such as movie vampire victims are wont to make as the fangs of cackling necrophiliacs puncture their breasts or jugular veins. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I will duly retreat to the position of the good volunteer, the invisible underling. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z She marveled that he was volunteering this much—hadn’t he refused to tell her almost anything about himself while traveling from Endovier? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z After school, the volunteer turnout for paper-chaining is the smallest it’s been since the beginning of the project. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z “I'm sorry I never volunteered here. I don't know much about nurturing at all. Do you ever let visitors have a tour?” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “We could volunteer at homeless shelters and food banks. Or teach kids math. Or play board games at Mrs. Gilbert’s senior citizen complex and walk rescue dogs at the animal shelter...” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z “I hear the New Dealers took over a building downtown to organize the volunteers,” Kermit piped up. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z The BFG expressed a wish to learn how to speak properly, and Sophie herself, who loved him as she would a father, volunteered to give him lessons every day. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “I volunteered to stay at the Hatchery. I’ve been to enough Ceremonies.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z When we arrived, we had a new volunteer trainer. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z As it turned out, there were ample grounds for the volunteer’s despair. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z After doing our turtle walk, Margaret had gone to her volunteer duties at the garden club, and Grandpa Izzy had gone to his at the public library. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z But in District 12, where the word tribute is pretty much synonymous with the word corpse, volunteers are all but extinct. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Even so, one sultry afternoon when the curtains hung perfectly still, she volunteered to take Toscanini for a walk. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Half of the volunteers were told to try to remember and relive a particularly stressful experience. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “And now,” Miss Spink said, “Miriam and I proudly present a new and exciting addendum to our theatrical exposition. Do I see a volunteer?” Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z They gathered a group of volunteers and hooked them up to monitors measuring their heart rate and body temperature—the physiological signals of such emotions as anger, sadness, and fear. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z She had once volunteered to me that her grandson wanted to be a lawyer and that she was hoping he would. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Johanna suggests we take Amity trucks from the end of the railroad tracks out of the city, and she volunteers to supply them to us. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Theaters put on "laughing gas evenings" where volunteers could refresh themselves with a robust inhalation and then entertain the audience with their comical staggerings. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z It was the first time I’d volunteered an answer, and he grinned just like David as he called on me. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Ms. O’Malley asked for volunteers, and an older girl’s hand shot up. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z She still volunteers to represent children in the court system. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z She didn’t volunteer sex information but when Francie asked questions she answered as best she knew how. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I volunteered to join Daniel at the metal cones, the first station on the line. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Children volunteered at many different places; it was required. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z They also created a National Action Committee to direct the campaign and a National Volunteer Board to recruit and train volunteers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The buses would be filled with women and children, and one of the women would certainly volunteer to look after Bri and Julie until they got settled in. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z That’s why I volunteered to be his assistant and help out backstage. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z “This year you get to start your volunteer hours. And remember last year, when you became a Seven, you were so happy to get your front-buttoned jacket?” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z In addition to volunteering at the homeless shelter, he gets grades that land him on the honor roll every quarter. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z He read again: Immediately a cordon of five thousand police, augmented by more than three thousand volunteers, was thrown about the Black Belt. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z In Sequim your butcher might also be the volunteer firefighter who saved your house or barn, as well as the neighbor who helped you rebuild it. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z A volunteer asks everyone to remove their hats, to please eat everything on their trays or give it to someone near them. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “You taught them never to volunteer for anything.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z But Mami was too proud to ask them for more than they volunteered, and we were all developing the same stubborn pride, behind which our frightened selves hid, pretending everything was all right. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Because who else would have volunteered for Prim? The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z In my yearbook class, I volunteered to do the Freedom Writer page and I did. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Leanne Washington’s days as a volunteer at her church did more for Lambert’s children than most people will ever know. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Tucker had one more idea: he was going to volunteer to go over and swipe two dollars from the lunch counter. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z A vachette might chip a horn or pull a neck muscle while throwing a volunteer over her head. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “I don’t mean to interrupt when you’re...meditating,” I said quietly and, I hoped, peacefully so that I wouldn’t ruin her calm mood, “but I want to volunteer to work on the musical.” Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The elevator is crowded, so my father volunteers to give a cluster of Amity our place. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I should have remembered the plague they brought, because I had almost fallen back to sleep when the stabbing whistle of the volunteer fire department went off. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I'm on my way to Starwood House, the assisted living residence where I volunteer. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “No! That is not true! They are looking for volunteers. And only a fool would volunteer.” Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘I had to get some fresh air. That’s why I volunteered for this mission. Gods of Olympus, my hands are still shaking. See?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The volunteer police reported that escaped turkeys had attacked a passing Amish buggy and driver, so we all needed to keep an eye on our turkey pens. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Since my leave I feel a certain strange attachment to the other fellows, and so I volunteer to go with them. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I went downstairs to the tiny windowless gift shop and asked the decrepit volunteer sitting on a stool behind a cash register what kind of flowers smell the strongest. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Finally he realized all that urgent loud noise was coming from outside his dreams in the real world, heralding another calamity, no doubt, and with a fatalistic whimper the volunteer awoke. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Police officers volunteer to read to students in public schools. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The temple was only the second built in Utah, constructed by volunteer labor over seven years starting in 1877. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I’ll get to go to debutante balls and dinner parties, but the best part will be volunteering for local organizations that work with children. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Pretty soon, all my volunteers are stretched back and forth across the front of the school, while the unbroken chain rustles in the cold wind. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z There’s no shortage of volunteers to help make decorations. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z He didn’t know about the doubts surrounding the August 4 “attacks” on Americans ships—and McNamara certainly didn’t volunteer that information. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z But the head of the volunteers, a society lady at our church, took one look at me and said, "You're on maternity." The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z A couple of volunteers tell all these people on the sidewalk to leave. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Before I could respond to my brother, we were interrupted by a volunteer who insisted I had to leave the fencing floor. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z They couldn’t have children, and Gil’s legal work had long included volunteer advocacy for kids in the foster care system. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Teaching art at the high school was just volunteer for him. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z And there are photos of them doing stuff in the world: cleaning the litter in Carkeek Park, volunteering in a soup kitchen, marching with picket signs at the capitol building in Olympia. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z At many colleges there are large groups of students who volunteer at the campus health center. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z She had her own medical practice until she volunteered her services during the Civil War. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Stephanie and Rose volunteer to monitor Evelyn’s movements in the hours before the escape, and to report any unusual behavior to the Amity compound by two-way radio. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I couldn’t tell her I had only volunteered to get signatures because I wanted an excuse to hang around her. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z When nobody volunteered, he added with a smile, “This time of year, the water is really cold.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Two carpenters volunteered, as did a teacher, a mechanic, a coach builder, and a playing-card maker. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Many people have volunteered to throw Celianne’s baby overboard for her. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Colonel Wilson contacted the Norwegian volunteers who were still training in Scotland. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Created in the nineteenth century as a volunteer citizen militia to fight American Indians on the frontier and, later, Mexicans along the border, the Rangers had evolved into a kind of state police force. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “I am one of five leaders of the Dauntless. We take the initiation process very seriously here, so I volunteered to oversee most of your training.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z She was finally freed with the help of the AARP, volunteer lawyers, a private attorney, and an article about her plight published by the Associated Press. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Questions were answered on a volunteer basis, and I was able to sit back and relax, confident that the same few students would do most of the talking. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z When I went downstairs, Mother said she needed more potatoes, this time for dinner, so I volunteered to go back up. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z In the last eleven months of volunteering at the chevra kadisha, I had washed old men who perished on the streets, workers killed in factory accidents, and children taken by illness. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z So Ruth and I had volunteered to walk to the village to get it, and that’s why we were going down the lane that frosty morning. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Less than two hours ago, Baba had volunteered to take a bullet for the honor of a woman he didn’t even know. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Officer Delinko’s sergeant said, “Captain, I ought to tell you that David volunteered for this surveillance duty at the construction site. And he went out early in the morning, on his own off-duty time.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Thousands of people volunteered to be kamikaze pilots. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z She hands us each a volunteer permission slip. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Just then, the volunteer in the parking loop signals to us and starts to walk over. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z But they did not count on the grueling traffic, on how far away everything seems, on how much is asked of volunteers to sustain the community, or on the stresses of a breadwinner’s travels. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z “There might be more of us in there. We need to organize a search party. A Miss Teen Dream Recon Machine. Any volunteers?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z I referred several of the most unnerving cases to the teachers, social workers, and other older geeks who’d volunteered to help. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z If students volunteered enough transgressions, punishments were usually a smack on the head and a warning to work harder. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z I raised my hand to answer questions and volunteered to go to the chalkboard to solve math problems. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z My gut reaction is to volunteer just so I can look after Garrett. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Sometimes new volunteers arrived at Engels and joined them. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z There was a blank sheet of paper on the bulletin board next to it calling for volunteers. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Permitted volunteers were licensed to move a nest or dig out a nest after the eggs had hatched, but they had to be supervised by her. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z The next thing she did was to go straight to her flying club to volunteer as a fighter pilot. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z There were a few more volunteers washing out pots and pans and getting trays ready. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “But your definition of school isn’t really one thing, it’s many different things, Craig: extracurricular activities plus sports plus volunteering. That’s not to mention homework.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z We had a volunteer who taught us the basics, and then we spent another half hour playing in teams. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z His uneasiness increasing instead of subsiding, after a quarter of an hour’s consideration, he set off for the coach-office with Startop, who volunteered his company, to make inquiry when the next coach went down. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Like many others at the church, she volunteers to help cook dinner for the migrants each day. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Being the son of Poseidon, I didn’t have any cabin mates, so the Ares cabin had volunteered to make my shroud. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z A volunteer or one of the migrants begins the short prayer. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z But volunteering for this has nothing to do with my being a Boy Scout. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Hell, a hero would have volunteered to take the parent when they were facing down the Fjerdans at the harbor. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I was faced again with the fact that I had held my hand up and volunteered to go to Central High without my parents' permission. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z As volunteers placed the mother in a coffin, the child had cried out, “Why are you putting Mamma in that box?” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “The chaplain says he’s volunteered the group for Avignon again. I may be killed before you get out. Look how these hands of mine shake. I can’t fly a plane. I’m not good enough.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The mayor’s note to the authors recognized not only Absalom Jones and Richard Allen but all of the people who volunteered under their direction. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Most of the rats had been pressed into volunteering as ram carriers by the ambitious Cheesethief. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z She texted me earlier to say she and her guardian were up all night volunteering to help those who were hurt in last night’s hybrid attacks. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z In the city’s Scollay Square, a group of the Harvard volunteers were set upon by a gang of toughs who had broken off from the more than five thousand troublemakers gathered there. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Once I saw him drop to one knee before a young volunteer for having stayed an extra shift. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, volunteers were called to help at Bush Hill, but only one responded, a second-year medical student named Charles Caldwell. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z He wasn’t sure why he volunteered—maybe because he was anxious to be useful for a change. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Shin shared a cramped bedroom with three LiNK volunteers. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z I looked on as church members put their strength together to become volunteer firemen, policemen, loan officers, and protectors. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Then Mom started volunteering for them whenever she could, I still hate them, though. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z When I reenrolled as a senior at Sunrise High, no one asked about the second half of my junior year, and I didn't volunteer any information. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z In the identical way, people volunteered to handle drinks, desserts, posters, and decorations. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z “Some people would argue this wasn’t worth a five-hour walk,” he volunteered. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Having served enough time in Atlanta with her volunteer work, Mother has moved to the Georgia coast, to a hamlet of hoary little brick houses on Sanderling Island. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Whoever is picked first, the other will have the option of volunteering to take his place. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Why had she been so quick to volunteer? Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Who were they, all these Americans who left the United States—volunteers and draftees—to fight in a war far away? Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Trailing the procession as it set out were four ambulances and ten volunteer doctors and nurses who had flown in from New York the night before. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Ophelia had vague ideas about going into medicine one day, and for now she was working as a volunteer for Eye Care. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “A round of applause for our five brave volunteers.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z I put my name in to volunteer at the adoption center again, but Dad stressed that a summer job at my age was about making money, and volunteering wasn’t in the cards. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z I go to church, and I volunteer at the soup kitchen twice a month, you know? Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Any kid who volunteered to help Mr. Stone would get divinity. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z I notice that Marcus, who is supposed to selflessly offer himself up for every task, does not volunteer. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z At that time, lawn bowls was seen as a sport for older people, and all the volunteers that day were in their sixties and seventies. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Near evening I was too jittery to attend to chores, so Bailey volunteered to do all before his bath. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The recruiter was looking for twelve volunteers from Moscow University. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z In a moment we saw the headlights swing by the windows as he turned his truck around, shifted into first gear, and headed off to join the other volunteers to help put out the fire. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z New SS-HJ recruits were supposed to be volunteers, and most boys joined willingly. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The music teacher, Mrs. Lovelace, had been the first to volunteer to open her class to us. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Squads of volunteers, organized by Parsons, were preparing the street for Hate Week, stitching banners, painting posters, erecting flagstaff's on the roofs, and perilously slinging wires across the street for the reception of streamers. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “I was hoping to volunteer a few hours a week, but this new job is keeping me too busy.” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z I didn’t have to look up to know that it would be Mike who volunteered. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z It had definitely not been a good month to volunteer for shoveling duty. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z He looked hurt, as if by volunteering to stay behind she was rejecting him. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z He removed his tunic, hung it carefully on a wall hook, and put on the volunteer’s smock that was folded on a shelf. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z He looked baffled, so I volunteered enough details to explain my past. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Her mom became our Girl Scout troop leader and the volunteer who chaperoned field trips and sewed costumes for the school play. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z “There’s a new electronic mouser on the market,” he volunteered. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z "Most of them are volunteering at other places while we wait for more infants." Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Mrs. Nielsen is in and out; much of her time these days is taken up with bridge club and volunteering at the church. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “We have decided that this Khmer Rouge will be executed for his crimes. His blood will avenge the innocent people he has slaughtered. We are asking for volunteers to be the executioners.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He had formed the volunteers into a living chain which constantly passed the defense materials along. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “I don’t know—maybe you can say something like ‘We can make a difference together’ and start lists of ways to volunteer.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z For the young women who answered the Komsomol call for volunteers on October 10, 1941, their transformation from civilians to soldiers was abrupt. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Partners in Health had changed offices as it began to grow to about a dozen staff—about half volunteers, the rest underpaid employees. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z I was pleasantly surprised when a bunch of kids added their names to volunteer for apartment setups and helping with free music lessons and tutoring for kids. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Everybody but Yossarian thought Milo was a jerk, first for volunteering for the job of mess officer and next for taking it so seriously. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Maybe their planes would be taken away to beef up an existing men’s regiment, and they’d be back to square one looking for a way to volunteer. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I explained to a group of several hundred Africans, Indians, and Coloureds that volunteering was a difficult and even dangerous duty, as the authorities would seek to intimidate, imprison, and perhaps attack the volunteers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I imagine watching Gale volunteering to save Rory in the reaping, having him torn from my life, becoming some strange girl’s lover to stay alive, and then coming home with her. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Washington wanted a special operations unit made up of volunteers who could both fight and gather intelligence “by water or by land, by night or by day.” George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z In the army, they didn't even accept volunteers younger than that. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Downtown, near a subway entrance, sat a semipermanent wooden booth decorated with bunting and pennants and flags manned by neatly dressed youth volunteers in paper hats. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z When everyone was done eating, me and the rest of the volunteers grabbed trash bags and walked around to collect all the empty plates and cups. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I will volunteer and join the other searchers. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z In due course, however, as the black circular mass around each errant—and by now dried-up—sugarwater splash grew to the size of a half-dollar, the volunteer bestirred himself into action. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z From his volunteer work at a youth basketball league here in Dearborn to his goal of becoming a doctor and bringing quality medical care to poor neighborhoods, Kamal embodied the very best of America. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z When my class did collective labor every week, I always volunteered for the heaviest jobs. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t volunteer any information about the broken satellite dish, and Mom didn’t ask. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z He cheerfully volunteered to continue on and be the lookout. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He mapped it out, bullied and cajoled clubs into producing volunteer crews, and personally superintended the construction of hundreds of miles of path. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z They were planning to volunteer at the local office, they said, and they’d try persuading a spouse or neighbor to come along, too. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z During the afternoon, Miss Logan asked for volunteers to share what they were going to do during the summer; lots of hands went up. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z But after an hour, the silence was too depressing and voices volunteered what comfort they could. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z In class, she was disappointed when Mrs. Rappaport did not call for volunteers, but asked each student to recite in turn by seats. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z If I volunteer to teach the Basketball Pole how to swish a foul shot, I will get an automatic A in gym. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z “It’s good to have some volunteers here today,” the at-tendant told him. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z She and several other volunteers filed down the hall. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Milagro and I volunteer to feed the horses in the stables, and then we ride them through the woods and the lemon groves, the horses all buckteeth and happy. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z That kid had gone through so much, and yet he had volunteered for the most difficult job: transporting the Athena Parthenos statue to Camp Half-Blood. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z When Major Washington heard about the royal orders to Dinwiddie, he rode into Williamsburg, sought out the governor, and volunteered for the mission. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Although she had no prior experience in the specialized field of high-altitude medicine, she had spent four months doing volunteer medical-relief work in the foothills of eastern Nepal. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Daniels asks for volunteers to go first. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z “These two girls volunteered to bring provisions to the city,” Marcus says, “and I volunteered to escort them so that they would be safe.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The pundits weren’t meeting teams of high school “Barack Stars,” who volunteered after football practice or drama club. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I volunteered to read a poem in front of the class. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “We’re asking for volunteers with flexible travel plans who are willing to take a later flight.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The next morning he asked for a glass of milk, the first sustenance he had volunteered to accept in fourteen weeks. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z After the recruitment drive, the next step would be to sort the volunteers by their skills. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Dad had some big conference at the school that week and couldn’t get away, and Mom had just started a new job at the travel agency, so Gran volunteered to accompany me. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z This was probably the first time I’d ever volunteered to learn anything useful. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z It was carried by a man, a volunteer, riding on a cold night with no personal agenda other than a concern for the liberty of his peers. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A volunteer from the table calls out to me. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Of course you can,” she replied, and in a loud voice asked for a volunteer to escort me back to the cairn. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The volunteers and the ordinary audience fires attract looked around at the lighted faces, trying to see Mr. and Mrs. Ames and their daughter. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z This volunteer was Edgar Derby, the high school teacher who would be shot to death in Dresden. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Got any more volunteers like her?” she said, pointing at me. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z She was a Quaker, like so many of the Caucasians who came in to teach and do volunteer work. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z He was not one of the original ‘Indians,’ but a volunteer. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not...uh...not that I’m volunteering. I mean—” “Yeah, I got it.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “Me, mostly. I pick the arrangements, and some of the teachers volunteer for shows,” Ms. Holly explains. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z He is quite proud of himself because he has scored for once over us volunteers. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z She resolved to get help from volunteers and educators for tutoring before practices, and to require her players to attend or lose their spots on her team. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Furthermore, please withhold from volunteering for any nonmember activities in the future, as your name has been placed on a probationary list. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “He told me today that he always volunteers for patrols. So he knows all the right people. And I’m sure he would agree to help Uriah and his family.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Lafayette visited Hudson High, inviting student volunteers to join his cause. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z “But if you change your mind, Tally, we’re always looking for volunteers in the rangers.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I didn’t volunteer for adventure, I was forced into it. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z An enormous truck had been brought in, the pool had been filled, and the volunteers had been trying to coax their latest vachette into the water. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z ‘I’m diplomatic and stuff. Frank and Hazel volunteered to back me up.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z And I became a public relations man for General Electric in Schenectady, New York, and a volunteer fireman in the village of Alplaus, where I bought my first home. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The vachettes charged, the volunteers ran for their lives, and the audience cheered. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z I didn’t nap here, but I volunteered, and somehow it was the same thing. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Kids volunteered to stand up against the throwing. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I raised my hand to volunteer, and was selected. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She recruited volunteers to administer the aptitude tests. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z It didn’t really, but the volunteers didn’t know that; all they heard were screams. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z She was wearing a volunteer T-shirt and had her hair in a ponytail. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z “You taught me never to volunteer for anything too. Besides I’ll perish if I don’t get a little sleep. Tomorrow’s a long day with the movers coming and everything.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A police lieutenant blew a whistle and seconds later the police surrounded the volunteers and began arresting them. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z My dad volunteered part-time at the bird rescue, where he helped rehabilitate snowy egrets hit by cars and pelicans that had swallowed fishhooks. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The car loop volunteer turns to see what’s taking us so long. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z By midnight on Tuesday evening, more than fifty undergraduates had volunteered. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z When Ron asks for a volunteer to restock the condiment bar, I gladly offer. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I volunteered Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at the adoption center that summer. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z She must have seen something terrible, to volunteer for her memory to be erased and her entire life remade. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Word spread, and soon it felt like nearly every kid on the island was volunteering. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z This is the year that teachers select students to volunteer in a foreign country and do service learning projects. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z He couldn't find volunteer counsel for his postconviction appeals, so most of his legal claims were procedurally barred because he had missed the filing deadlines. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The recruiter assured her that army nurses volunteered to serve in Vietnam; they weren’t ordered to go. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Did they misjudge this water crisis so badly that they dismissed how dire it was, and left it in the hands of volunteers? Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “I can fetch the tea water,” I volunteered. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “You recruited half the school to bug him, and he turned them into an army of volunteers.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z In the speech, Marina called on women to volunteer to go to war. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Reluctant to abandon his girlfriend, Fox, Madsen selflessly volunteered to stay and look after everybody until help arrived. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z When finally the volunteer roused himself and staggered outside, there was nothing but blood on the ground and feathers scattered everywhere like apple blossoms. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Fully a quarter of the boys from my class volunteer. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z In some districts, in which winning the reaping is such a great honor, people are eager to risk their lives, the volunteering is complicated. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z But they shout after him anyway as he makes his way out: how did a volunteer and night student afford $1,000 a month? Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Someone had also volunteered something called an “ultra-light” aircraft which swooped overhead, barely clearing the tops of the trees. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “Those fire departments are mainly volunteers,” says Gat. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z So, in May 1956, he placed an ad in the Ohio State Penitentiary newsletter: Physician seeks 25 volunteers for cancer research. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z I volunteered at our shul’s burial society, and every month, I found myself reciting the Song of Songs over a fresh corpse. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z By luck or persistence, either women took roles right beside men or they joined volunteer regiments known as “people’s corps” that sprang up all over the nation and later merged with the Red Army. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z "And you volunteered. Can you tell us about her?" The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z In fact, it is rare to talk to a former Volpe student who does not volunteer a story just like that. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z They’re the other two student volunteers who come here on Thursdays to help the librarians process returned materials, reshelve books, and sharpen pencils. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “I’m always happy to do some volunteer work. And with things at school the way they are, well, let’s just say I have plenty of time on my hands.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s really cool of you to volunteer to bow out. Not a lot of people would do that.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z |
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