The thoughts often came to her as she sat alone in the kitchen waiting for her mother to come home in the evenings. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Others waited in line at the free solar charging stations, wearing bulky, outdated visors and haptic gloves. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I was standing at the back of a line of kids, waiting to board the bus for one of my first days at kindergarten. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Siddhartha said: 'Yesterday I told you I knew how to think, to wait and to fast, but you did not consider these useful. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Chubs and I were perfectly content to sit by ourselves, watching, waiting, but not dipping our toes into the ocean. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

"Will you begin, Madam, or will you wait?" And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

“After all,” she said, “you could die waiting for the right shade of blue.” Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe Helen had been pinging for a long time, waiting for one of us to join her below the waves. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

She hung there, out of ideas, waiting to fall. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

This was the moment we’d been waiting for, the one that Momma promised would come. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is no stopping and waiting for me to catch up with her so we can talk. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Luke! Were you getting impatient waiting for me to get home? Did you have a nice day?” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

I take deep breaths waiting for my mind to settle, for my head to clear. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He waited for Adam to open the game. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

And the older boy turned and started walking up the tunnel without waiting for a response. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

They sat on the porch swing and ate bowls of homemade ice cream in the evenings while waiting for her to come down for dinner. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

She had already been waiting at the airport for nine hours. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was still standing by the open door of the van, looking tense, as if he couldn’t wait for Dustfinger to get out of the way. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He waited in the grove, listening to the enormous sound of war. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had no idea of the size of the town but felt that every citizen was in the park now, waiting. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

They were fifth in line, waiting their turn to pick up bread for dinner. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

No, wait: It was just Jeremy, while David stood by and watched. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Doha had stayed up very late watching the line of people waiting to talk to his father. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

We were waiting for Brick, but I was about ready to bail on meeting up with the guys and find a quiet place, just the two of us. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Just be sure to wait an hour after eating before going into the water,” added Nala. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

People were waiting to see how well Jesus protected Tata Price, now that he had to get by the same as everyone without outside help from the airplane or even women. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Virgil waited for him to open the backpack, discover Gulliver, and destroy him. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I am breathing hard, and I should have waited to knock so I could catch my breath, but No, I think, I’m in too much of a hurry. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

A long line of folks waited to sample the new invention. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

He must wait until a doctor can be called, but the doctor will see him immediately, not to worry. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put on some steam, because if I miss it, I'll be waiting ten minutes. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

But he forced himself to believe Toby would be waiting at school. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

‘The silver can wait. When can you, Doctor Warren? I’ve got the courage.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She hesitated—Mama and Babulya would have told her not to interfere, and to wait for someone else to step in. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“Well, that was the beyond-me I was waiting for. I opened the door to the bathroom, and there she was in the tub, her arms folded crosswise over her breasts. ‘ Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Derring, along with the lab’s health officer, James Tingle, and Rufus House, assistant to Langley director Henry Reid, hustled over to the building, where several West Computers were anxiously waiting in the lobby. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“Thank you. But I think wartime is a little too unsure for husbands. Or boyfriends. I’m going to wait until everything is settled.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

We halted our march again, and we waited. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Without waiting for them, he shuffled back into the crowd, which parted for him like water parting for a stone. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I waited for him to finish reliving his experience. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turn to her, waiting for this to play out. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I would not have thought such a style of waiting a great stimulant to appetite.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

He placed the arrow against the cord of the bow and waited. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

That would have to wait till he was more certain of it himself. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Ash and Ana and Clara waited in the parlor, watching as the musicians set up in the front hall. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Come,” Axel says after a long while—after his listening, watching, and waiting for clues. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

This time the two women had not been fighting, just waiting for her. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

He gingerly patted Hyacinth’s back and waited for her to be more coherent. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I wait for her, for her eyes to say yes, and then I kiss her. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

She walked out of the shop like it was nothing, like Jule hadn’t been waiting for her and looking for her for days and days. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I don’t wave my Union Jack or cheer, because I see that it’s too late, I won’t have time for what I’ve been waiting for, which has only now become clear to me. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been waiting to get into the Chat for a cup of coffee for fifteen minutes already. If I don’t get some caffeine soon, I might drop into one of those whaddyacallits. Comas.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

‘How grateful he will be to the Queen for keeping him waiting. He will be able to show her the full extent of his loyalty, won’t he? Have another parsnip, Rabscuttle.’ Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without waiting for the Varangian to look at her, she flung the horseshoe with all her strength. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

They waited at the ready for the door to open. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

When she wasn’t teaching the girls, she waited upstairs in the Silk Room. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

That evening I went round to Mrs. Shears’s house and knocked on the door and waited for her to answer it. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Uhmma asks carefully, If it is not for a job, could you not wait until after we get back? A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

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

Lumumba’s party waited most of the day, until they were found and rescued by a regional commissioner, who took them to Bulungu. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Matthew had been listening, his arm looped casually around the post as if he were waiting for a bus instead of hurtling down a steep hill. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He licked his dry lips and waited to see what new discomfort was coming. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Obviously, he wasn't expecting me to be sitting right there in the foyer, waiting. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

In the Midwest, as I’ve mentioned, winter is an exercise in waiting—for relief, for a bird to sing, for the first purple crocus to push up through the snow. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“But you can at least understand that somewhere in your sands there is a woman waiting for me. And that’s why I have to turn myself into the wind.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stands there, all silent, waiting to hear what I’ve got to say about the fact that she likes me, instead of trying to fill the silence. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

We are all waiting now to see what will happen next. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had already waited an hour past when the doors were closed for winter break, until everyone but the custodians were gone. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t have an Adam’s apple—oh, wait, she’s wearing a turtleneck. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

The cops picked him up this morning in his underwear; he was in the lobby of the Post Office building, waiting to speak to the President. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

We were sitting at the dinner table, waiting for my dad to come home with my brother from the airport. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Despite what he had said to Luke, he was waiting for Lily to come with a new story, maybe a disguise this time, that would spring him for a few periods. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Everybody expects me to play basketball, so they pick me for their team, throw me the ball, and wait for me to shoot. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But once a year, they all smiled indulgently at the commotion from the little ones waiting to receive their names and families. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

I wait in the lobby as Mom fills out paperwork at the receptionist’s desk. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

As Minli watched them turn into figures of shadows, seeming to dance toward their home and village, she thought of her own Ma and Ba waiting for her in her home far away. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Dylan and Ranger Alford wait in the brush at the edge of the clearing. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Hugo was about to yell to her, but she put a finger to her lips and motioned for him to wait there. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

He waited until the morning that the trial was set to begin before he told investigators that he could not testify because what they wanted him to say was not true. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“There is a dragon waiting at the bridge,” she said. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Her stomach was full of knots as she waited for Isa to come down. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I don’t wait for him to leave before elbowing my own way to the front of the line for disembarkation. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Miss Love didn’t fold her hands while waiting for word from the Pierce Company. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

And for the hundredth time, as she waited for darkness, she tried to push away the question that kept coming into her head: Where was Mo? Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The crowd was waiting for the white man who dared to bring his white child to school. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was wearing his Granger warm-up pants and jacket, as though he was still waiting to be put in the game. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

And I didn’t want to wait a few days. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

And all the time while they were waiting they could hear the sharks threshing around in the water below them. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Every so often she stood up to warm herself; otherwise she waited patiently, the hard metal under her. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

But finally I have no idea what I would do if I bumped into her by accident, on the subway for instance, sitting across from me, or waiting on the platform reading the ads. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

If he got up now, he’d lose his place and add a half hour or more to his wait. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I am waiting on the twenty-fourth like a court date. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Now the people who had waited patiently in the dark were allowed to come in and speak to the mother and deliver their gifts to the baby. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And if they’re waiting for us in the town?” said Horace. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I followed the sheriff out the front door and there was five mounted men waiting on me. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Peeta is waiting up by the tree, unsuspecting and off guard. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

When I got home from the competition that evening, both of my parents were waiting for me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He coughed again, and I moved back and waited, always braced for something serious. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Scurrying past the people waiting in line, I was so terrified that I didn’t even take the time to pick up my precious pennies. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But at that very moment a trumpet sounded, and a man came summoning him, the king’s esquire, to wait at the king’s board. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Davos waited wet and dripping, his wrists chafing where the wet rope dug into his skin. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Agents of the underground railroad would be waiting. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I just waited for the night to end. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Over on the white side of the hospital I found a pay phone next to a waiting area. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sets Marie-Laure in front of the barn doors and knocks softly and waits and knocks again. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Her father's guards waited on the water stair with her brother. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

At the age of thirteen, Maria had watched, waited, and witnessed with her own eyes. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Now, wait a moment!” declared the Prime Minister. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She had placed him in the hands of the Lord, and she waited with patience to see how He would work the matter. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

There was a long silence, while she waited. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

We heard sketchy reports that a great sea of people had been waiting there since morning. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She waited until she was sure no one could hear her before she started to cry. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Then brothers John and William Garrett grabbed blankets and a pistol and spent the night in the corn house, watching the tobacco barn and waiting, listening for suspicious sounds in the night. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. I don’t think it’s something you outgrow, is it? What do I know, I’m just waiting to grow into it.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

I waited behind someone asking for an extension on an already late paper, and then he left. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I wait for him to say something lighthearted, make a joke, even look at me, but he stares into his lap. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“No, we must wait a bit,” said Hazel. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

We dashed over to where metal rails ran along the street and waited. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘So when can we go ashore? My wife is waiting!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She wondered if her captain’s blades still hung upon the wall beside her bed, waiting for Daario to return and claim them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Miracle of miracles, I didn’t rush down the stairs, but waited quietly until he rang the bell. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I stand by the door, rocking back and forth on my heels as I wait. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

They wait for the feature, a western, to begin. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

He waited, breathing hard, and felt the sweat run down his ribs like rainwater. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I waited for a reaction, but he just shifted in his chair. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I fell asleep in a chair, waiting for the Gestapo to bang on the door. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He could wait for the plane to run out of gas and fall or he could push die throtde in and make it happen sooner. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

She puts it in her mouth, and waits for Raise to light it. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Women are crazy,” Yossarian answered, and waited grimly for what he knew was coming next. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I turn to include Viola, turn without thinking to the space where my dog’d be waiting for me to include him too. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I found a vantage point behind a bush, set down my milk, crouched, and waited. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I can’t very well wait until morning this time, can I? If Fritz ever heard of me doing a thing like that, he’d think I was crazy. Why, there are seven of ’em right there. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

The desk clerk dozed, waiting for guests who did not arrive. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want her to get hurt, Percy. My father is waiting. He just wants to talk.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Her ears flicker, as if waiting for instruction. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The four behind the leader slouched, seeming not so much menacing now as idling, waiting for their next command. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

They were not remotely ready to step into the delicate confines of a racing shell, so they waited turns to board the school’s venerable training barge, Old New. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

It’s on that third night that I finally get fed up with waiting. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

She was nervous to ask, waiting until he’d smoked the last of his cigarettes, crushing it with a firm twist into the saucer. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Later, I’m in the jail cell room, fetching my portfolio, waiting for Guillermo, who needed to run an errand, when Oscar, once again buttoned and zipped, with camera at the ready, sticks his head in. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

It is a silent house, still, like it is waiting to breathe, and I brace myself against the seat. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I’d peered in there as we waited for a gate to open, expecting to spot a couple of wiggling antennae, but couldn’t see anything. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sit in my room, at the window, waiting. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a whole universe waiting to be discovered in a pickup truck. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

I didn’t need to speak dog to know Cerberus was still waiting for the ball. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“All the bridesmaids had to wait outside because our dresses were indecent.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Axel doesn’t need to wait for Dr. Martin to answer. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I waited, knowing I had gone too far, but no blow fell. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mama had stayed up until Master came home and Ugwu was in the kitchen, half asleep, waiting to lock up. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

And there was Jack, waiting for her by the big slide, as he almost always was. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

She does not respond, just waits to hear what he has to say. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t even get into the waiting room. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He nodded, looked down at his son, and said, “Come on, then. Pick up your bag and let’s go. Your mother’ll have tea waiting.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He sipped it while we all sat or stood around, waiting for him to speak. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ms. Kolbinsky, I’m still waiting for you to come along with us to games club,” Mr. Ram says. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

When the driver pulls up to the glass building above the Dauntless compound, Eric is waiting for me by the door. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He’d make it way ahead and wait at the top of a tree, lips anxiously pulling back over his teeth as he watched my slow progress. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

After lunch I sat down under a tamarind tree and waited for Lice Peeking. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

While I waited I thought of the other births this very hut had seen. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

He raised his hand and waited to be called on before speaking. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Even if I run out on an er- rand, he’ll be waiting for me, alone, when I come back. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I waited outside for a few minutes, where I was given an injection that made me sleepy. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

I walked up the stone stairs to see the front door open and my grandparents waiting there. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“Now that you’ve got the hair off my face, maybe you’ll know me,” I said as I stood up, waiting for a sign of recognition. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Zahra is waiting in the hall with her own bag and a freshly pressed suit of Alex’s, a sensible navy one that she has apparently decided is appropriate for meeting the queen. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She waited until he was within a few yards of her before tossing the leaves high into the air. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Curron and I were last, holding our greasy batons, waiting for our whistle. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

We waited expectantly, and then Sherman reached zero and yelled, “Blast off!” just as the cherry-bomb powder detonated. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t wait to go with the water monster wherever he was going. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

As for the legendary grue, lurking in the dark, waiting to dine on my flesh—I simply avoided him. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Some only stand by my bed and wait. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Lootie Belle is standing at the door in her costume, waiting for you to take her to School Talent Night. What would you do?” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He waited for a moment and then pulled it once more. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Jeanne’s mother’s gaze lingered on her daughter another moment, like an innkeeper waiting for the last drop of ale from the barrel tap. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

He waited patiently and continued his work with Rameel, with whom he became closer as the weeks moved on. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

She waited for her mother to get back downstairs. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

We sat down on the ground beside it, still being pelted with rain, to wait for the eye to pass. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If that is what you desire. I will wait with them.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

When I reached the steps, though, she was waiting. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

While the Halfhand slept, Jon sat with his back to the cave wall, listening to the water and waiting for the dawn. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

How long will I have to wait for them? Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I shrug and give Phil a little grin, waiting for him to explain. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Sen took a ticket from the machine at the counter and waited in line. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

She hovered, “waiting on” for the girl to kick through the fields and scare up the game as Sam would have done. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

She tried again and again, waiting for her boxes and jars to yield the miracle of transformation. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The gentleman waiting gave him a start, though all he was doing was sitting by the cold fireplace. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

But I wasn’t in any sort of shape for jumping, so I waited impatiently. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

It was strange to pause before a crowded newsstand and buy a newspaper without having to wait until a white man was served. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

His guard was waiting outside with the horses. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Outside, the crowd waits to hear the latest news. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

“It is just the time,” said I. “I waited for it at the gate.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

He took a deep pull of the sugary lukewarm wine and waited. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

We couldn’t hear the jokes, but even if we could, I knew the two performers were not the surprise we waited for. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

I can’t wait to get back to my room and fill up the bathtub so I take a shortcut through Momingside Park. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wait till the door clicks shut, then I place a finger over the Play button. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

As usual, we found a line of truck drivers, market women, farmers, and traders waiting outside under the blue gum trees to share their concerns and grievances. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Nathan was waiting for me and he said crossly: “You look like a corpse. Whatever possessed you to stay so long?” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

We wait again on the platform while the train rumbles into the station. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I stood there, waiting for him to tell me the number. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

I waited to feel Anastasia’s weight on us, to feel teeth in my shoulder or hands ripping at my leg. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

When I could no longer keep my eyes open, I decided to catch a quick nap while I waited for Aech to arrive. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

We sit as if in our graves waiting only to be closed in. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

She went back to the stream and waited awhile longer. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

The trauma of having found employment had affected his valve negatively, and he was waiting until the warm water in which he wallowed like a pink hippopotamus had a calming effect upon his system. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wonder why he waited. I wonder why he didn’t escape as he planned. I wonder why he stayed on and got himself killed.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

In iron-on letters the shirt reads Go to Sadie Hawkins with me...She spins a baton between her fingers, waiting for the crowd to settle. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Some people think it’s an insult to the glory of their sickness to get well. But the time poultice is no respecter of glories. Everyone gets well if he waits around.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The audience got quiet again, and Bridge waited to be screamed at by Mr. Partridge. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Mr. Montgomery doesn’t like it when we make him wait. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

While most decided to wait for the Pensacola tests, two women—Rhea Hurrle and Wally Funk—took Jerrie up on her offer. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Tell them peregrine falcons are nesting here. I’m sure when they hear that, they’ll want to wait until the nesting season is over. These are very special birds.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Those were the thoughts running through my head after waiting thirty minutes for Marcus to show up. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

As I watched and waited, I heard a dog jump in the water. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tiny seeds waiting to be rinsed and exposed like nuggets of pearls. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Their souls are swollen with excitement, just waiting to erupt. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Nick’s at my locker, clearly waiting for me. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

The waiting area at his office was divided into two sections. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I waited for him to go to the floor of the club, to meet his public like he did at the end of every show. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps her unconscious preferred to wait for the real thing. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She cannot hear the man’s steps or feel his breath on the back of her neck, but he still lies in wait. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

But he’s there at the corner waiting with a bright smile. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I can hardly breathe as I wait for her next words. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

When she realized she was going to have to go downtown to the courthouse, Anthony excused herself and went upstairs to change clothes, leaving the flummoxed marshal waiting in the parlor. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Don’t you care ... ? 7TH JUROR: Now, wait a minute. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Widget is waiting for them, holding a black paper bag and watching the vibrant white flames. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

So now Eleanor waited until almost everybody else had changed and left the locker room, and then she carefully examined her books for anything suspicious. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

But the word itself was spelled with one d not two, so Julian, who was patient beyond his years, said nothing and waited. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Here I am, waiting to talk to the manager at the Chili Bowl. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He felt fine even, lying there and waiting in peaceful curiosity for the next violent unharbingered jerk to come. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when the elevator opens on the third floor, Safer is waiting there. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Tobias, wait—” I walk out, and some of the pressure inside me releases as soon as I’m not in that room anymore. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

As she waited, her eyes wandered to the boy with the sticking-up hair. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

No longer did I have to stand by, watch, and wait. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Picking at our meal and waiting for it to be over. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

C.P. waited for weeks to hear back from them about his application. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Or sentinels, keeping guard, waiting patiently and silently. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Before slipping into Margaret’s waiting car, Branwell stopped and for the first time in twenty-seven days took in a deep breath of fresh, cold air. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Clutching his new leather suitcase, he rang the doorbell and waited. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

He had worked and waited a long hot month, and now, standing up, he turned at last and faced the direction from which he had come. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

He followed her into the familiar cottage and waited while she reached for her walking stick that leaned against a wall and arranged it under her right arm. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

I said: “Let’s wait until we’re free before we worry about that.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

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

He backed it up to the side of the road, where I was waiting for him. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“He died, and home was a place to sit around or work around, waiting for death the way you might wait for a dreadful picnic.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Wait, wait, wait! This Jimmy guy’s your brother? How come you didn’t tell me you had a brother?” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the deepest of the caves there were brands burning, and three people stood there, waiting for them. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

“When the Mosses’ attorney asks a question, just wait a second in case I want to object. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Dumbstruck, I waited in the street while she bought licorice drops, which she selected one by one, with that tinkling laugh of hers, tossing some into her mouth and handing others to her sister. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

And you wait for your eyes to adjust. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

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

But there was the cross over his bed, and there on the workbench the little harp just as he had left it, waiting for the strings to be fastened to the keys. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

When I got to the twenty-fifth floor, Margo was standing on the landing, waiting for me. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

He waited for Uncle Vernon to say something, but he merely continued to glare. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She did not trust the expressionless Indians who waited on her with such evident ill will and seemed to make fun of her behind her back. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The newest arrivals went in there, usually guys straight from Rikers, and the typical wait for a single cell to open up was around eight weeks. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And at one point, this random girl comes up to me and tells me my girlfriend is waiting in front of the gym. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“Day and night I wait on you—‘Bring me tea, bring me sugar, rub my feet!’ A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Motorboats were waiting here for us, equipped with lanterns. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“As soon as possible. I’m afraid I might lose my intention if I don’t go soon. Do you want me to wait until you get someone else?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The pickers hurried their last flats in and waited in line while Mrs. Nitta put marks beside their names and paid them from underneath her umbrella. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Anyway, I need some coffee. I suppose you kids can’t wait to get out of my house, right?” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

She visited the ruins of the Seymour house daily, waiting for them to cool enough so that she could poke through the ash with a hoe, in search of coin or melted silver. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sense of his own community silent, waiting, had made his stomach chum. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Squeak on the edge of her seat She wait Look down my throat some more. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had nestled deeper into the nets hanging from the boat's hull and waited. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I wait outside the door, impatiently tapping my fingers against a cold metal locker. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Between the pool and the gardenias, waiting for the law. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Turning around quickly, he looked straight at me and said, “Say, young—” Not waiting for anything more, I scooted for the door. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tad held his breath with the first few steps, waiting to fall through the floor at any minute. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

While waiting for his opponent to serve, he rapidly twisted the racket, bounced from foot to foot, and swayed his body, always ready to move to either side of the court. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I wait more, then walk to the edge of the alley and bend down like I’m tying a shoe. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Even though it feels like no time at all has passed, I can’t wait to hug my parents. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I wished I could have waited for him, and then, taking his arm, seen the rooms together. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

In the parlor, the women gathered, waiting for the contagion to enflame their chaste frames. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I wanted to wait for another time, but it kept swelling inside me all day like a balloon. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Will suddenly realised that his tradition-minded family had been standing, patiently immobile, waiting for five minutes while he read his letter. The Dark is Rising 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

She did not have to wait long for it to begin; in fact, she had barely made it through the task of giving the children the day’s spelling words before the summons came. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

I run outside and around back, but he isn’t sitting at the river, patiently waiting for a fish to tug the end of his line. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“Or maybe there are ten guys with guns waiting outside this room,” Mark muttered. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, and wait for something to go wrong with only two days to go.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Like everyone else, I’ve been watching and waiting for this to happen. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Would they find a heap of ashes waiting for them at the farmhouse? Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He held his breath, waiting to see which way they would take. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

We had no choice but to join the line and wait with them. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he was honest with himself, he supposed he always felt it in a way, lurking in the back of his mind, waiting for the quiet moments. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

"The second hole's a lot harder. You're hurting before you even get started. If you think you're sore now, just wait and see how you feel tomorrow morning, right?" Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

He jumped out his back window holding two five-gallon jugs of hooch, right into the arms of waiting federal agents. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He went to get Dante. He hasn’t left. He’s been here for the last thirty-six hours—waiting for you to—” “Thirty-six hours?” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

As he waited his turn, Frank tried to keep his legs from shaking and his gut from churning. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She went straight to the waiting room of the gynecology clinic, a wide-open space, empty but for rows of long straight-backed benches that looked like church pews. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I just didn’t want to be propped in the window, watching for the mailman the way Big Ma used to wait on letters from Uncle Darnell. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

So we stood for an instant and stared at the line of white children waiting for their turn with Santa. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I tense up as I wait for Christina to agree with her, but to my surprise—and relief—she doesn’t. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Turned out he’d passed a young woman at the bus stop and, believing no beautiful woman should have to wait for a bus, he offered her a ride to where she lived—three hours away. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

His expression was one of rapt concentration, of triumph, almost, a high diver rushing to the end of the board; eyes tight, joyous, waiting for the big splash. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Mr. Tuffett waited until the school assembled, then pointed dramatically upward. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Georgie was out there, small and thin, his hair full of leaves and feathers, watching, waiting. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

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

There’s demons in that tub, just waiting to pull me under, and I kinda like being able to breathe. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She paced up and down the restaurant, a newspaper in her hand, ignoring all the guests waiting to be seated for lunch. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Dicey put her hands behind her back and clenched her fists, waiting for Cousin Eunice to see her. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

He could hardly wait to get to the station and pry a full confession out of the teenager. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

All he could do was wait and hope. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had waited so long for this day, and I was glad to leave, but I would miss Mumtaz and the other servants. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Harry turned and walked slowly on, waiting for them to catch up, which they finally did in the shade of a beech tree under which they had sat in happier times. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

But she took my hands in hers as if she’d been waiting for them all along, and whispered frantic words to the sky. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I anxiously waited near the guard’s chair, watching every step he took as he crossed the huge, empty playground and entered a door at the center of the building. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

After a few minutes, I decided to walk around the zoo to see if she was waiting somewhere else. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

John pointed at the young man who had thrown the rock at Eugene, then waited for the police to arrest him. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Dad falls asleep while we wait, and I wonder if Erin really doesn’t want to see me. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whenever I heard a car coming, I steered my bike smack into the cornfield and let the com silks tickle me while I waited for it to pass. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She looks down to Viola, still waiting on the bottom step. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I watch my mom, waiting for her to crack. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He set his hands on her shoulders, and she expected him to shove her forward into waiting manacles. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Then Joey told me to wait in his room. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The kettle of hot water was already waiting when he got in. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Whatever it was, it will have to wait. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Dad twice asked the restaurant hostess how much longer we would have to wait. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

If I was in the apartment, I couldn’t wait to get out of it. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The waiting room was all brown carpet and brown overstuffed cloth chairs. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Doc waited for a moment and then he went quietly back upstairs. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the morning following our arrival, I went downstairs to the cafeteria, where fifty-seven children from twenty-three countries were waiting to have breakfast and to begin the United Nations First International Children’s Parliament. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

"Me, too. Tell you what. We wait an hour, if it stays down, then we get another serving," Peeta says. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

April adjusted Dorothea’s old fur stole, patted up some sliding strands of hair and waited—warily. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he approached the turn onto his block, it occurred to him that they might be waiting at his front door. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Callie waited for him to say the word, to quote Webster’s, but he didn’t. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He had them to feast every night, while he waited for the last stragglers to arrive, but Theon saw no need to tell all that. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Biff waited stolidly, his elbow resting on the counter and his thumb mashing the tip of his long nose. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“You know how it is when you’re waiting for someone. It was dark and I was cold and hungry.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I fidget in my chair, waiting for her answer. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I can tell by the sun outside, the rain stopped and it got late and that means Daddy’s already home and waiting. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

Miss Sadie was sitting on the front porch, rocking, waiting for me. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

It was as though it had flung her first at the gate, waited for her to open it, and then had lifted and thrown her, bag and all, at the front door. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

He puts his hand over the wheelchair joystick and whirrs through the waiting room, down the corridor. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hit send, wait for the text to go through, and delete the conversation. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I looked at my mother, who was obviously waiting for Dad to explain why escaping from jail was such a grand idea. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I wait for Ellen in front of her boyfriend’s Jeep as the sun pushes my feet further into the hot blacktop of the school parking lot. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

We are still waiting for the potting soil, so Dell and I carry the three machines up to #28 and right away I start to take them apart. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

So he dialed again and put the phone to his ear, waiting to hear his son’s voice. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

He pulled his lips over his teeth and waited. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

His easy half smile, almost a look of innocent curiosity, assured me that, at least for now, the beating would wait. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

They were drinking that lovely water, or waiting in line for more, or talking and laughing. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He fumbled across the dark room and waited by the outer door for a long time before he opened it. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Candice waited for him to continue, but he just flipped the page and went back to reading. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She waits by the door a few seconds, peeking into the hallway. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

When they reach the waiting room and see my assembled family, Mrs. Schein starts sniffling. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the flowers haven’t blossomed yet, and I can feel the promise of life just waiting to unfold from the tiny buds under the weight of my finger. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I can tell he’s waiting for their conversation to end, because there is no concentrating on anything until it’s over. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Daddy yells, not even waiting for me to walk up the steps. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

“I hid in a cave along the river with some others. We waited until the Long Knives left and then came out. Some of our people fled that way,” she said, pointing northeast. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

They would have to wait for a sign. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“You don’t have to bake things for me. I’m too fat. And you don’t have to wait here for me to come home. I’m thirteen now.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

So when me and Mom arrived at Beecher Prep a few weeks before the start of school, and I saw Mr. Tushman standing there, waiting for us at the entrance, I started giggling right away. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Baba, I read Dr. Schneider’s biography in the waiting room. He was born in Michigan. Michigan! He’s American, a lot more American than you and I will ever be.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

When Maniac finally forced himself from the shower, he found the old man waiting with clothes. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I see,” I said and waited, posing my question silently. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

My brother Kiyo, three years older, would wait for me at the door, where we would decide whether to run straight home together, or split up, or try a new and unexpected route. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Where’ve you been? Your dinner’s been waiting for you since five o’clock. There’s a chair. Eat. . . .” as much as you want. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

As he had hoped, Ron was waiting for him, still fully dressed, sitting on his bed. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Ma and Pa become quiet, waiting for me to go back to sleep. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a matter of minutes, I would be left standing in the arena all alone, like that toothless bear waiting to be savaged by the dogs. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Four or five times during his senior year he didn’t take the exam but just sat back and waited for the honor grade. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every morning, Fufi would wait for us to leave, jump over the wall, and go roaming around the neighborhood. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

That seemed to satisfy Mr. Lyndon, who turned to my father and waited. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

They waited patiently under overcast skies, bundled up against the brisk wind that whipped in from the Potomac River. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

I went back to Edwards Air Force Base after the interview and began the long wait to hear whether or not I would be rejected again. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now that’s what I call something. Oh, you wait. You’re going to be the smartest boy on your block before we re through with you.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I especially enjoyed knowing Grandma Caye would be waiting every day when I got home from school. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I was told to wait in the lobby until four o’clock, a whole hour after school has ended. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

‘Tm all packed now and I’m waiting to go home. I’ve finished my sixty missions.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

So you can see it was kind of noble for me to wait outside for her. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The gate was locked, the compound empty and she waited around for an hour until the crowd began to disperse. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

And after years of track suits and crystal-covered leos on competition days, just getting dressed every day for school seemed like an adventure I couldn’t wait to start. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

She waits to see what I will do. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

Then they waited, silently, for what seemed a very long time, studying the front of the big car. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

“There are two which I want to have come out, but I must wait a week.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

At lunchtime, therefore, those with four pennies—a kingly sum—would wait in line, always long; sometimes though, there wouldn’t be enough bread or milk to go around. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

We had been waiting for her on the verandah, although there was power and we could have been inside, watching TV. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I wait for Pi to do number 1 and number 2. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

And while I waited for the prescription to be filled I picked the cotton stuffing out of an old padded chair. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll conquer Guilder and then I’ll come for you. The corner you least expect, when you round it, you will find me waiting.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

As they sat their horses waiting, Renly's shadow knights pointed their lances upward, so she rode through a forest of tall naked trees, bereft of leaves and life. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He had not, of course, robbed the store, but, when he left her that Saturday night, had gone down into the subway station to wait for his train. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

The beach near the bathing pool was dotted with groups of boys waiting for the assembly. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

It was probably a bad idea to keep Executives waiting, Sticky had said. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

All I could do was what I had always done: wait and watch and hope for the best. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

He had waited too long, the directives had changed on him. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But there they are. I see them. Isn’t that enough for me? They wait for me now, no matter what you say.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t go. Wait. Wait now, somebody look back and wait.” The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tore off her shoes and waited until the next wave surged over them, then dove with it, letting its force carry her forward. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t wait for them, didn’t look back to see if they were coming. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

The threat of violence didn’t just come from law enforcement officers, marchers were told; waiting for them downtown were members of the Klan. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

They were still out there, waiting for his courage to fail, but for the moment Tendai gave himself up to the feeling of strength. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

She set four snared rabbits down near the door, then waited to speak. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Knowing it would not be fast or easy, and wanting, deserving nothing less, grimly, patiently, he waited for death. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I waited until everyone left, even though I might be late for Mrs. Verne's class and I knew that Principal Peattie would love to see me waiting outside his office for another thirty minutes. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“You have more than most people. There’s a whole box of your mom’s letters waiting for you back in Drake. She knows you can’t have mail, but she still writes every couple of days anyway.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

He waited a moment and then with lightness, paternal amusement, “She ever had it from a white man?” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

While we’re waiting, I realize that he’s standing way too close behind me. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been waiting for him to call. Did he say something about me?” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

On Friday night we wait for him and Mam gives us bread and tea. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Gladly,” Eleanor said and turned to the taxi driver, who had been waiting, interested. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

He was walking down the corridor, waiting for the bullet. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Maybe, I thought, as I saw him hunched behind the wheel in his topcoat, this is what I've been waiting for. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we entered its pristine environs, I saw hundreds of black faces waiting to greet me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll wait here while you get him,” I said, my eyes suddenly heavy. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

To my left I see the waiting room, just like the nurse said, a huge space packed with people sporting injuries of all shapes and sizes. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Right before school began in the fall, the anticipation I felt was like waiting for my Amorphophallus paeoniifo- lius to bloom. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Everyone looked at me, then settled down and waited. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

A train pulls into the station, and just past the turnstiles, clusters of people are waiting for the subway doors to open. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Over it, she fastens a clear plastic bag with six evenly spaced hairpins, and waits. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You have someone to go back to, you got a job waiting. You can put all this behind you. You got a second chance. Make the most of it.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

I’d been ready to let the world end, prepared to sit back and wait for the apocalypse. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I watch him, waiting for him to say more. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

"I can think, I can wait I can fast” "Nothing else?” Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

My brother and I waited, hungry and afraid. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knocked on the door and waited for signs of life within the house. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She could feel the broad undecorated expanse waiting, across the shoulders of the robe. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She waited for them to board and take their seats. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

While he sat, waiting, he saw that Deborah had found a seat in the very front of the congregation, just below the pulpit, and sat with her Bible folded on her lap. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I waited to see if Miss Emily would get angry, no longer caring much if she did. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He waited until I fetched my father’s old boots. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Brunner called in the pickup chopper, and we waited and prayed. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was afraid of what she might become if she waited any longer. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Grandfather was waiting for us at the bottom of the stairs. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ron had fallen asleep in the dark common room, waiting for them to return. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

She turned and waited for me to catch up. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

A gill-netter passed his night hours in silence, rocking on the sea and waiting patiently. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

But there's nothing really for me to do but wait. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

This would have been the advice offered in women’s magazines, of a decade ago: wait it out. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Each evening as I waited for Mama to bring my grandmother’s home-cooked supper and to relieve me, I sat quietly and watched Mama Lessie slowly die. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, come back home, young brother. There’s a big place waiting for you.” The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Ayanna passed out gear as we waited, and I raised my eyebrows as Gum Baby scampered behind a pile of supplies. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Dad kept staring at me, waiting for a response. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

For a while she doesn’t say anything, so I stay quiet, waiting her out. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I’m waiting for her to kiss me, show me her tongue, slip her tiny hand between my legs. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The most effortless way a germ could spread is by just waiting to be transmitted passively to the next victim. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The crew waited anxiously as he worked his calculations. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

The collected knowledge, art, and amusements of all human civilization were there, waiting for me. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Harry waited for them to subside, his fingers crossed in the pocket of his robes. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

At the gate he had to wait until a special policeman opened it so he could leave the arena. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He started humming the bass line and playing air guitar as we waited for the elevator. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“You can wash the color out the same day. James will have to wait weeks for his to grow back.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Get downstairs,” she says, “and wait in the Grand Caravan. I’m—I’m serious.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Having expected childlike natives, empty vessels waiting to be filled by the Word, the Franciscans instead found themselves fencing with skilled rhetoricians, proud of their intellectual traditions. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Jesper was supposed to wait until three bells,” said the pale boy. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I wait for the but... in his sentence. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

They waited in silence, until the sound of scrambling feet came across the rocks. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

But in any event Odysseus himself would reach home and although he would find trouble waiting for him, in the end he would prevail. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gilly hesitated for a moment, waiting for the sermon that was bound to pour forth, if not from him, surely from Trotter. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

“She wanted to wait until you got home,” Mother told Papa. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

And I suddenly realized: it was Friday, and they were out here waiting for Jack Palance and the colored woman. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Somewhere where they taught you to say please. Wait a minute, while I wait on that customer.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now let’s see what we’ve got waiting for us. Grab that end.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The day I had been waiting for finally arrived. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Trays of bright red fruit pudding wait at the end of the line. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The waiting guards said nothing, but their eyes bulged like crickets’ as the children passed. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

She waited, as if she expected one of us to escort her to the door. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Jillson had taken her place at the front, apparently waiting for a cue from Jackson, who stood in the doorway. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

We all waited for Victor to get up and stalk to the front. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She doesn't wait for a thank-you, instead murmuring that she needs a hot bath. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

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

“They’re waiting for you. So if you get a move on and stop looking as if you’d forgotten your own name, we can go and meet them.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

When the bird found the window and flew away, Shadrack was grieved and actually waited and watched for its return. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

When I got there, Jessica was sitting slumped in a chair, arms dangling by her sides like she’d been waiting a long time. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Tad waiting for Rashid to explain the call or explain away the book. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Anything else?” he asked, like he couldn’t wait for this conversation to end. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Ain’t you got no inkling what he waiting on you to get old enough for? Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

My mom is waiting for us in the kitchen when we walk in, and it’s time to brace myself. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Dr. Cable waited at one of the long tables. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The captain straightened and looked toward the stern, where the stowaways were waiting in the great cabin with Doc and Horse. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

She looked up at me, waiting, waiting, waiting for, for what? This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Grayson, as they had predicted, was in the doorway waiting for them as they arrived. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Kicking away the sweaty sheets, I drew in deep breaths, waiting for my heartbeat to return to normal. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I mean, why not wait for all this stuff to die down? Coach will have you be a starter next season when all the seniors leave.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

My mom and I walked into the restaurant and waited for the rest of the family to arrive. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Each of these things had a different meaning to Palmer and yet the same—a language unlearned, of words unheard, that came to roost at some warm and waiting perch far below his ears. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

I’ll sleep here if I have to and wait in the scorching heat all day tomorrow. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“I’m waiting for an answer to my question,” Ms. Fender warned. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

In the living room, Selena turned and said, “Do you mind waiting here? I may have to wake Mother up and everything.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

The Chimera might still be up there with its snaky, fat mother, waiting to finish me off. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

She waited on the hill, exhausted but unable to sleep, wondering if she could really do what Dr. Cable wanted. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Her brother was waiting in the cool of the entry hall, seated on the edge of the pool, his hand trailing in the water. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

While the crowd waited for one last song, Clayton waited for the sign. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

We inched up closer to the circle of dancers waiting, but not too close. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“No, no. I’ll wait. You probably need me to show you the way.” Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Jake pauses, waiting for David to leave before he takes my elbow and directs me back through the main dining hall and outdoors. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry. I’ll find her. You wait here in case she comes back.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

And often the court waited until the demise of two or three potters before searching out their replacements. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

She stood up inside, wrapped herself in the blanket, and snuggled down to wait. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He waited for the horse to show itself. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

He waited a second, then swung around and hurled that gun out into the night air, screaming. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I wait for him to ask me where we’re going but he just shuts the door behind him and says, “I thought maybe you forgot about me. Haven’t seen you around much.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

There’s one family waiting inside the waiting area, but otherwise it’s quiet. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I became aware of how vulnerable I was making myself, though, and held still, waiting to hear from Otto. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

But hope was always waiting somewhere deep down in him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Had they been biding their time, waiting for a moment when the other person was sitting in a public place with a mouth full of food and couldn’t scream? Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

A cheerful Start! message and an estimated arrival time hover in the center of my vision, waiting for me to follow the map. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Well, it’s good you here, boy. Now go on in, them animals is waiting on you.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“Not a chance. But they’re all waiting for it like the second coming.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

If I swear I’ll make up all the work on time, can you wait to call them? Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The witch-queen had crossed the pass south of Mount Belly in a couple of days, and now waited at the opening of the pass. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

He raised a hand to signal to his waiting squires. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

My chest was too tight to do anything other than take in shallow, short breaths as I waited. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

That afternoon the girls and Marshall got to the storage yard first, and they were all sitting on the edge of the temple floor just waiting when Ken and Toby arrived. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have been sent,” Antain continued in a mostly soft voice, “to tell you that the other Elders are ready. And all the populace waits along the route. Everyone is accounted for.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Behind my impassive face my soul curled up into a ball, waiting until the unpleasantness was over. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Several other mine workers stood around, waiting for their weekly pay. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Now they’re back to feeling useless, back to the endless wait. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She waited miserably, expecting him to summon her to be court-martialed. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

"I was just waiting for a moment to decide where to stab him." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Patti slides her arm around my shoulders and waits until my tears stop. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I waited and saw that yet again she wasn’t here. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

We all stand, waiting to file into the auditorium. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Tiny Cooper's leaning against a row of lockers, waiting for me. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

Have to wait until next year, at least, what with getting the Mary Rose fixed and school starting and things to do around the house. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

They hurried into three chairs right in front of the teacher’s desk, took out their copies of The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self- Protection, and waited, unusually quiet. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

But I wasn't alone, and worse, I feared he was waiting for us on the path below. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He waited, and his expression became triumphant because he knew I had no true answer. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The cops had her back there in lockup right now with me and Ma waiting in this room out front. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“We can wait. There’s a village a five-day journey from here. Smaller. Safer. ” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

It’s so peaceful and safe, lying in his arms and dreaming, it’s so thrilling to feel his cheek against mine, it’s so wonderful to know there’s someone waiting for me. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

The telling will have to wait for tomorrow. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

“No, sah. I am waiting until the war is ending so I am cooking for master.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

And then he waited, just in case Eleanor changed her mind. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

That southern province, however distant and unknown, was exactly what he had been waiting for. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Abbey was waiting at the top of the stairs. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Then his father would not have been away at the wars, or his mother in waiting upon the Queen. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t wait for the bus to come and take me to school, finally. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“Oh, wait, I forgot, you have no friends. My bad.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I waited for her to tell me she was ready for beauty work. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“If that is true, then I don’t want to wait. I'll run into the electrified barbed wire. That would be easier than a slow death in the flames.” Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone seemed quite grumpy about having to wait for lunch, and they were all relieved to see the tardy guests arrive. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

He waited for her to bolt, but she just shook her head vigorously. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Everyone is downstairs waiting for the moving truck to pull off, and I’m the last to take a tour of the place before I say goodbye forever. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“The trunk ? ” He waited for Peggy to answer his surprised question. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I showered, braided my hair with ribbons, and sat in the living room reading a religious magazine while I waited for Mami to pick me up. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

He had already rejected my V-cut for the day—it was waiting for me on a tray behind Annemarie, getting dry as usual. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

She wanted to walk to her cousin Margaret’s house a few blocks from Hopkins and wait there for Day after her treatments. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I waited until Lev left the room before approaching the table, my legs slow and uncooperative. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“The porter will be waiting for you,” the Arbitrator said. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Just to be safe, though, we decided to wait until dark to continue down the beach toward Mexico. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He jumps down from his low branch and starts across the field, not waiting to hear their replies, not wanting Caroline to retract the dare. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I stand there, across the street and under a tree, staring at that house, waiting for something to happen—a door to open, a voice to shout. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

The chandeliers begin to shudder and Celia closes her eyes, taking a deep breath and waiting for them to return to a gentle sway before she speaks. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

And he let me do my waiting and watching without much interference. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

The time passed slowly, uneventfully, as I waited for the birth of the child I hoped would be Hagar. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The boys backed the Husky Clipper into their starting stall, on a floating platform that had been specially built for the Olympic trials, and waited. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Mam warns us not to wander from her and we wait half an hour for the big door to open. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Above the grimed crescent of his fingernail was the verse, “They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He always made a great show of waiting on the Tates; he kowtowed to my parents when they came in. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Even when Anemone and her brother went inside, leaving me standing out front like a delivery boy waiting for a tip. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

‘Why are you waiting? What is the matter with you?’ said Gimli in a hissing whisper. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

We stood around in huddled groups, a little bit damp, and still hungry because we’d eaten so fast and there were twenty-four cream puffs waiting for everyone back in the classroom. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

When we get to the restaurant, there’s a short wait and then we are seated. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Hooper was watching, waiting for him impatiently, and still beating about in the water. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

As I began to play, the boy disappeared, the color ran out of the room, and I saw only my white pieces and his black ones waiting on the other side. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He closed his eyes and held up one hand, asking Gabe to wait. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He had simply swum down to the muddy bottom of the pool, slipped between two flat stones, and waited while the net had gone above him. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

It still lived in all of them, waiting to abuse and taunt when chance presented itself. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The toughest audience he ever faced was waiting for him across the Atlantic. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

My father rushed over to the hall, where he found a line still waiting to get inside. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

When the meeting was over, Bridge waited for Mr. Partridge by the auditorium doors. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Concentrating, prayerful, I waited for my soul to leave my body. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

After graduating from Big Creek, the story I got was he had spent his entire time in Korea on top of the same mountain, waiting for the Chinese to come up and kill him. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The next morning, Principal Peattie was waiting for me when I came into Washington Irving Junior High School. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“He says he can’t wait to see us,” she said in this squeak of a voice. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Singer came back to the fruit store and waited until Antonapoulos was ready to go home. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The result was that the boat as a whole was under subtle but continual tension caused by the unreleased compression in the skin, something like a drawn bow waiting to be released. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I waited in the doorway long enough to hear her reassure them that everything would be better, then ducked out into the hall. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

She says, Go up and tell them your aunt is down here waiting for you and you’ll be an hour late. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

He went to them one by one, whispering in their ears, waiting for their responses, praying over them. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I sit on one of the far benches and wait for them to come out. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Small clusters of men huddled around tables, waiting for someone to speak. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I can just imagine what a doctor’s waiting room looks like these days. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

The pilot said the plane couldn’t wait for them, but that was okay with Percy. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

They waited just outside the open doorway of the auditorium beside a painted school bus. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

There was no comparison; the wait had been immeasurably worse. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He looked disturbed, but as far as Harry was concerned, that question could wait. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He might wait forever for somebody to talk to him. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Can I sit down? I’ve been standing here about fifteen minutes waiting for you to wake up.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

One of his field trips was literally a trip to a field where the class watched a wrinkled man fill his mouth with rotten goat meat and feed it to a pack of waiting hyenas. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

The rest of us sit with our flutes, trumpets, and trombones, waiting for our turn on the stage. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

The sheriff’s deputies were waiting on the dock at the end of the day. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

The boy waited for the visiting preacher to come and bring word of his father. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone followed him out the door, but I stayed behind and waited until everyone had left before picking it up. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

It was as if these people were playing a game, and waiting to see when the travelers would challenge them or give in and laugh. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to take communion. You wait right here.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I can't help looking up in the tree where Rue secretly perched, waiting to save my life. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I slid off and rubbed her nose as I waited for Judy to make her way over to us. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mother says I may when I’m eighteen perhaps, but two years is an everlasting time to wait.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

In that relationship, the alcoholic places urgent value on, say, getting one beer today, even if he can get a twelve-pack if he waits a week. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Beneath a hatch waits a square hole out of which washes a damp, frightening smell. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

While the tribe waited for the federal government to respond, Mollie lived in dread, knowing that she was the likely next target in the apparent plot to eliminate her family. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He had not come home for the New Year’s Eve dinner, though we had waited until ten o’clock. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Give me the light,” he whispered, “and wait for me here.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

I waited a moment, humming a tune to give me confidence. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

While we waited, Fiona spun a rack of sunglasses, and the next thing I knew, we were trying on pairs together. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I settled in a few feet onshore, held Otto to my chest, and rocked him through his complaining hunger while we waited for the dawn. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“So I’ll go on ahead, and wait outside the house till you get there.” Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first only two came, then five, and soon I had a ring of large-eyed white-tailed deer waiting at my tree at twilight for me to come out and chop off limbs. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

She handed him the flat, round object and waited while he felt it. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“In any case, Mr. Katz is waiting for us,” she said. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He waited paralyzed for whatever punishment might strike him down. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

On a table by the bandstand waited the loving cup for first prize and the scrolls for second, third, and honorable mention. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t consciously thinking it at the time, but I know that part of me was patiently waiting to get to this point in the evening. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her father was waiting in the anteroom, pacing nervously, his hands worrying the change in his pocket. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

There would be like a hundred of them standing at a comer waiting for the light to change so they could cross the street. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I had seen the earth tremble, felt the preliminary shock; now I waited for the seismic event that would transform the landscape. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“You see, we have all been waiting to meet you,” the startled-looking girl explained, the breathiness in her voice more pronounced. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I jogged down the steps, heading for the waiting FedEx van and the dark-haired man sitting in the driver’s seat. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I held the paper, waiting to approach the checkpoint. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Catelyn was content to wait, to listen to the whispers in the woods and the faint music of the brook, to feel the warm wind in her hair. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Now the Fair Gwen is calling up my Gram, probably to report a great hulking beast that lives in the cellar, and I close up inside, waiting for the worst. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

And so, while waiting for him and pretending to inspect plants and small water courses, I tried to reconstruct my trip as a single piece and not as a series of incidents. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I get to Freak's bedroom window, he's waiting for me. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

She waited, each passing second like a century. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I waited for Thalia to tell the manticore off, but she hesitated. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“They are waiting for seats on a flight to Lagos,” Obinze said. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I’m sitting in Ms. Washington’s waiting for class to start, and when Zoey walks in, I brace myself for her evil death stare. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Matt waited until he saw her dozing on a lawn chair, and then he hurried through the secret passage and stole one of the small bottles. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I waited on the mesa until the sun was overhead. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I waited, then went back out to get my bag. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

He waited for me to look at him, and when I didn’t he reached out and took my hand. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

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

Who could tell how many bloodthirsty troopers waited behind each door, eager for a fairy head to add to their stuffed trophy wall. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

As we wait, we hear that several people have already frozen to death. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He tells us that rock is about letting yourself learn by doing, not by waiting. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

The men had removed their hats and stood waiting for her, smiling. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“This is a kind of a house. We can play like we live here while we’re waiting. And you will be my husband and you can call me wife.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She waits in the tea lounge, two lightly steaming, tulip-shaped glasses with matching saucers resting upon the tile table in front of her. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Well, your father is in the waiting room — you can go home with him now. But come back if you feel dizzy or have trouble with your eyesight at all.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I just left it there, in some weird kind of trance, as if I was waiting there for the right moment to pull back, drop anchor, and fall upward into the sky. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

While I wait for her to take her last bite, I look through the latest issue of Ebony. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Either you wait here, or you go and wait somewhere else, she said. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“The wait is up to four years and even I am embarrassed to mention the price. Have your weapon made by another.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Dame school ended in mid-August, and a hundred new tasks waited to fill the hours. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I seemed to be waiting for something to happen before I could send to Hoagland what he needed from me. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

In green silks the color of forest pools, in silks the color of frog and fern, they waited. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Realizing how ridiculous that sounds, I add, “I’m waiting for an important message on Eurg.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Filch took them down to Professor McGonagall’s study on the first floor, where they sat and waited without saying a word to each other. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“Oh, he waits for you there,” Hecate said. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Instead of thanking God he thanks Gogol, the Russian writer who had saved his life, when Patty enters the waiting room. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Whatever pain securing the permit exacted, it was more than offset by the victories lying in wait. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“I’ve read it five times, so I guess I can wait.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Con intended to stop first at Mona’s cottage, in case she was still waiting for them, and the closer they came to it, the more quickly he wanted to ride. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Sit down for a few minutes and you’ll be all right,” she said, “wait, I’ll get you a glass of water.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The next day, the Fashion Minister waits in the main salon for me after my first beauty appointment. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

And since they had already witnessed how Big Ma hadn’t spared me from a small taste of what was waiting for us, Vonetta and Fern pulled apart and settled down on both sides of me. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

They clicked the handcuffs upon his wrists and led him into the hall, to a waiting elevator. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

"Of course. It's good to see you again, Chantal. Mrs. Larsen is waiting upstairs, but the garage attendant called and said something terrible happened to the car. Is everybody okay?" You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Your old bedroom’s waiting for you, brass bed and all.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tossed rocks into the water as they waited for Clay. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gunned my deafening engine to life, ignoring the heads that turned in my direction, and backed carefully into a place in the line of cars that were waiting to exit the parking lot. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

So the Egypt gang waited and waited and it was all pretty frustrating. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

We waited hopefully, but the eight bulging tiles stayed intact. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

I knew she would do something to make me feel happy, and I couldn't wait to see what it was. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Peach followed me and waited by the door. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Eels always have this expression like they just told a joke and they’re waiting for the others to laugh. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

He had waited for her at the arrival gate, taken her to a hotel for one night, paying for it with the money he’d made at the restaurant. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t wait for anyone to get off! Just get on!” he yelled over the noise. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Mr. Charles held his hand out, waiting for me to put the ten dollars I didn't have in it. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I lay, rapt and naked, on Irwin's rough blanket, waiting for the miraculous change to make itself felt. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

The sky is dark and clear, and we shiver for a minute while we wait for the heat to kick in. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Matt waited tensely for the hum of El Patron’s motorized wheelchair. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I kept thinking that I might have missed him, that he was there somewhere, just waiting for me to walk home so that he could follow me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, sir,” I said, waiting for his decision. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

So it seems to me I have two choices: I can wait for that study to be done or I can decide that it’s better to be safe than sorry and buy foods without atrazine. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

The rats waited in complete silence while she sat down. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

"While we're waiting we can have a good time on this island." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Like a handheld recorder or something. Something you didn’t have to plug in but could walk around with. And I didn’t ask why. I told her to wait right there and I’d get one.” Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Back in the café, Mabel isn't in the booth but she's not at our table either, so I slip her bell inside the bag with the other gifts and wait. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I allowed them to wait a good long while. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Across the ring, Grave began pacing, waiting for the king to return his attention to the duel and give the order to begin. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“The decision was made long before my time or yours,” The Giver said, “and before the previous Receiver, and—” He waited. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

None of the other Trace Middle kids had arrived yet, so Roy ran to Beatrice’s house and waited on the front sidewalk. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And yet he concludes, clearly infatuated himself, “Know that not an hour passes without me thinking of you and hoping to hear from you. Times goes by so slowly when you’re waiting.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

While they waited, Lupita looked about, sniffing the familiar odors of chili and peppers. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

And always waiting, waiting for a decent chance to strike terror and admiration in the nearest mediocre heart. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Miss Maggie was waiting for us in a chair by the fireplace. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

And she got this picture in her head, so clear it could have been a memory, of Mr. Partridge waiting patiently in line at Nussbaum’s for the Banana Splits Book Club’s black-and-white cookies. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

It seemed like years since Mother and I stood at the front door, waiting for the disastrous tea. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Denture rinse. I got something for her. You wait.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

She paused for a moment as if waiting for Hannah’s reply. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Telling Mama, “Here he is,” I grabbed my jumper and cap, and ran out to the gate and waited. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had to wait around for at least a week or so until the spirit rally to know if I was the winner or not. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

So I lean against the flagpole on the lawn in front of school waiting for Tiny Cooper, shivering in spite of the gloves and the hat and the coat and the hood. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

But if we wait too long, the hurricane winds will come back, and the skinny tree trunks and boulders won’t be enough shelter. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I was so proud of him it was hard to wait for the gossip to get around that he was in town. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

That had hurt a lot, but he’d only cursed through the pain waiting with the coach for X-rays. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Not behind him, where Diana and Tad and the others were waiting, but somewhere...below. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

It stood there with its head up and a haughty look in its eyes; it waited until Harley was under the elm tree before it tasted the water. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I’m thinking about waiting on the porch, despite the chill, but I don’t want to seem too eager. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Saturday afternoon rolls around all too quickly, and Jenna waits impatiently for me to start talking. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Last year, I used to stare at the posters on the wall and try to block out the sound of his breathing while he waited for me to talk about my feelings. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Bring your campers forward to this position and wait for my signal. Were going to drive the enemy back to Brooklyn.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Twist the knob, then move out of my way. I want Duke to see that I was the first one to arrive. You others can just wait out here until he’s finished thanking me.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I tried to wait until Mom started congratulating me on all my good reading to start smiling, but I couldn’t help it. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“You can’t get in,” Eleanor said wildly, and again there was a silence, as though the house listened with attention to her words, understanding, cynically agreeing, content to wait. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

If there were to be life on the moon, it would have a lonely time waiting for acceptance to membership here. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next morning he entered his office in trepidation and waited to see what would happen. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

After dinner, I didn’t wait for Mama to tell me that I needed to finish running out the corn middles. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

He waits, looking at me with a crazed smirk. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He handed over the coat and agreed to wait. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

While I was waiting for the elevator, I ran up to Mr. X’s and shoved the gum wrapper between his door and the doorframe. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

For many months Siddhartha waited patiently in the hope that his son would come to understand him, that he would accept his love and that he would perhaps return it. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why couldn’t they wait just a little longer until he had died? Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

She says, “Wait, wait! I just thought of something else.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

I watch him walk in from work, grab a beer, and wait in the living room for his food to be brought to him. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She frowns, puzzling for a moment, then seems to remember what she’d waited to ask me. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

All you can do is close your eyes, hang on tight, and wait for it to end. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Newt nodded, already on the move toward a small tool shed used for the Gardens; he’d clearly been waiting for the order. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Bernard was waiting for him among the agaves. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cars jet quickly in both directions and I wait for the road to clear. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

“Come on. An ugly waiting around in the flowers with a hoverboard and a survival kit?” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

And Mrs. Menzer had kept Mom’s office the way it was—waiting, waiting for Mom to come back, just like we were. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She pauses for a moment, maybe waiting for one of us to say something. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I wait to see how Baba will react. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

With nothing to dry themselves and no clothes to put on, they waited, shivering, in the bare room. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The teacher waited till everyone was still and quiet, and then stood still himself and looked past them at the school building. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Mam and the boys and I waited on the sidewalk while Da went inside. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

She made her plan; she would speak of something totally different—the children in Brunswick Square; and she only waited for breath to begin, when Mr. Knightley startled her, by saying, Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

They watched him march his reluctant detachment away toward the woods where the machine guns waited. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

We all help to put away the practice equipment and move the hurdles off the track, and then we head out to the front of the school to wait for our rides. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

He blows two long blasts, waits, and blows two more. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“You have to wait in the holding area. Go farther along the road to the left and give these papers to the official at the gate.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Simeon now asked Ms. Post, who had put a hand up to signal for other walkers to hold tight on the corner and wait for her whistle. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

Rivera was, while my mom and dad and I stayed put, waiting for word. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“We waited for two hours by the newsstand,” Hornet replied, “but he never came.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

At the office itself, I go in; he waits, outside in the hall, with the other Guardians, on one of the chairs placed there for that purpose. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Matthew had been listening, his arm looped casually around the post as if he were waiting for a bus instead of hurtling down a steep hill. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He somehow makes a fragile peace, somehow convinces the gentlemen to wait just a little longer for an east wind. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

She waited, listening for Mrs. Rappaport’s footsteps to become louder and louder. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

There they sat, panting and congratulating one another, watching the gap in the track and waiting for Smith to lead Seabiscuit in and lay down his arms, like Lee at Appomattox. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The following night, I waited in bed until the house was quiet. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could simply wait and see what happens, but I’d like to start again, provided I get a new book. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I slip out of the dining room and into the gathering area, falling back to where the ladies mill about, waiting for their escorts. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Family members stood in line with people who were obviously homeless and waited their turn to be served chicken, and green beans, mashed potatoes, and bread, by Love. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

We waited for an hour that seemed like four hours. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“In the middle of the message? He couldn’t have waited twenty more seconds?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

She said he was doing okay, that her dad was still waiting for a new kidney, but that her mom had hired some help at the farm. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

She waited in the willow tree until her fear subsided. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

The man with the cobra tattoo and four other bandits have been lying in wait. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

He was waiting in his shiny car, windows down, engine off. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

When I reached the bottom of the drive, the black car with the license plate A30432 was waiting for me. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

And it wasn’t like folks could see them, lined up along the track, waiting for who knew what. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

There was a car waiting for me up ahead. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He got his first glimpse of the northern coast late in the afternoon, but Specht decided to wait until dusk to make land in hopes the twilight would lend them some cover. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I hung up and waited for her to call me, but she didn’t, so I tried dialing her six more times. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

So all I can do is be patient and wait for her to realize what I've known for a long time: We're meant to be together. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I went toward the microphone where Brother Jack himself waited, entering the spot of light that surrounded me like a seamless cage of stainless steel. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I couldn't wait. Do you want me to call you back?" Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, Hugo felt stupid for thinking he could fix it and especially for imagining there would be a letter from his father waiting for him. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Three evenings a week, Mia boarded the 1 and rode to 116th Street, where she put on a different uniform and waited tables at a bar near Columbia. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“It was better to announce my engagement by letter than to wait until I returned home, as thus I might draw the hottest fire while still in safe harbor,” she wrote in her autobiography. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

He and Samuel had caught sight of us and were waiting. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Is he out there, sitting in his car, waiting? Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Dill waited for them to pass their table before responding. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

As I came closer, I could see the balloons had faces and shaped ears, and they looked like a little tribe, bobbing in the air above their owner, waiting for him. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could stay and try to comfort him, but I need answers about my mother, and I’m not going to wait any longer. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

We traveled four hours north to the Wimbe trading center, where my relatives were waiting to greet us. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

They went out into the hallway, where Hatsue waited against the wall, her hands deep in her coat pockets. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The man who had been waiting for Palmer for ten years. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Ralph wondered how he could endure a whole day of waiting for night to come so he could race down that long hall. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

As we wait for the elevator, I give Nora the full recap of how we found Ziggy in the old Hideout. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Then he said, savagely, “If it does, let it. But I wish we could fight. It’s humiliating to have to wait for it.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

People wait patiently, holding a washcloth against the scalp, holding a bandage pressed around a finger, and you may see a spot of blood on the cloth. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The carriage he'd hired would be waiting outside, ready to take him to the jail. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Why wait until next week or next month? Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now waiting for this return was like waiting for an execution. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy could hardly wait for his weekly lesson, and eventually he began to defeat Tommy. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He sniffed, and I smiled as I waited by the window for JT to pull up. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hanson asked him to wait in the hall and went to get the mayor. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“Are you sure you don’t want me to wait?” my mother asked. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

She waited, worried, on the veranda overlooking the street. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

The gardens soon filled with birds whose legs had been laced together, waiting their turn to be decapitated by the two butchers specially hired for that purpose. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He waited just until he was hidden within their shadows before breaking into an all-out run. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He steadied himself in time to hear Snape say, “— your little bit of hocus-pocus. I’m waiting.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

The sun poured through the trees of the park, and Maya and Grace waited for Joaquin to speak again. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Daddy waits until she and the camera operator leave and then goes over to Mr. Lewis. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

To her left waits her grandfather’s old room. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I waited for him to disintegrate, the way monsters usually do. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

They were coming—all four of them—and I suddenly couldn’t wait. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He crosses his arms in a display of power, and waits for one of us to say something. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The prophet snickers, the lore-master groans, and everyone else waits to see whether or not it’s an idle threat. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

We tried to thaw the pipe by running a burning piece of wood along it, but it would be frozen so solid there was nothing to do but wait for the next warm spell. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“If he were here now, and heard you tell of waiting a little longer before speaking, what do you think he would say or do?” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

At the time, I remember thinking, Surely he knew a white mob was waiting for him at the entrance of Phillips High School that day. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

One morning ripe with sun a lady drives up to the place where we hopeful workers are waiting. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

For most of my childhood, it just sat there, waiting for a perfect evening that never happened. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

In the morning he awakened on a split second and lay waiting for reveille. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He waited, his teeth clamped, his fists clenched. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Kaprice couldn’t imagine what was so urgent that it couldn’t wait until class was over. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

But he had been waiting, saving them for last. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

For a time I remained out of school to wait upon my mother, then Granny came to visit us and I returned to school. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

What the hell was I doing, standing here making small talk with this girl when the First Gate was waiting for me? Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

All he had to do was wait until Uncle Jet left. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He orders a pizza, calls home as he waits for it to arrive. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I watched the hands move slowly past the letters, paged Sonny every few minutes, and waited for the phone to ring. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“For all you guys know, I could be really good at it. It’s a waste of time to make me wait.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He waited until he was on the lowest arc of the swing, then, gathering up his muscles under him until he was like a coiled spring, he leaped for the ground. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was just waiting for the birds to come and get me. I wasn’t going to step off.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

I had to wait three days to sneak up to the prison. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could lie in his bed and wait, and he also would have a bowl of water brought to him, and if the earth were fruitful there would be tea leaves in the water. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Tats starts walking, but I move to the driver’s window and wait for Jeremy to roll it down. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

A black figure stood waiting for me at the head of the stairs, the hollow eyes watching me intently from the white skull’s face. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

They’s one up on the front step, like it’s waiting for Miss Hilly to answer the door. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Oh, man! That sounds great! Count me in, I can’t wait!” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

I stared at the sky, waiting for them to catch up. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She did not turn to look at him but waited for the sound of him sitting back down to his dinner. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have to wait to find out. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Time passed painfully slowly, as it always does when you’re waiting for something with your heart thumping hard. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Roger is waiting for me by my locker as planned, looking uncomfortable. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

She snaps at a nearby servant, "Go and fetch Madam Claire. Tell her that her hospitality is lacking, and I don't like to be kept waiting." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I call, but I know he won’t turn back and wait for me to give a rational explanation. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

When they returned to the campsite, Louis and Edie were waiting for them. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once, when I escorted some inmates to the commissary and we were all hanging around in the hall waiting for a gate to open, two female officers fixed their attention on Sam. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I waited for ages, and was just about to leave when finally she hung up, and I dug in my pocket for a quarter and dialed the twins’ number. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He was waiting for me to say my line: that I was praying for faith. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I’m waiting there, and all of a sudden Louie turns around and smacks this guy right in the gut. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

Our first weekend, we had played Go Fish and tic-tac-toe in our room and waited for Cecile to announce that we were going to some adventurous place that existed only in California. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I thought of Mother waiting in the truck and asked for a bag to carry it in. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You wait here. Let me see if I can raise him, darlin’.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He slid down under the blankets and waited for the nausea to come. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Bigwig waited until he was sure that Chervil had had time to get well away from the hole. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I can’t wait to get out there,” I say with a huge grin. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

And that meant we would have to wait. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He waited until he thought they were asleep. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Isabelle asked everyone to wait for a moment in the hallway, where Monsieur Tabard put down the large package he was carrying. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

“The Death Eaters were waiting for us,” Harry told her. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She flicked her notebook dismissively toward the center of camp, where the rest of the faranji were gathered waiting for their dinner to be cooked for them. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

"When I was waiting for my parents at the airport, I kept thinking of something I wanted to ask you." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

"Tomorrow afternoon. Three o'clock sharp. The Conte will wait for you in the first confessional on the left. And don't be late. The man is always very punctual." The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t wait for me to answer him. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The young white girl came forward to wait on me. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The two women smoked and waited, so it seemed to Briony, for the air to clear of the landlady’s presence. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

She picked at her nails as she waited for an answer. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She could set her stuff down, look into getting a map of the campus, and then head over to that pizza place to wait for Celia. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

But you’ll have to wait until your name pops up to hear what I’m going to tell. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“Gonna go check on Beefy, and then we can go wait by the patio door. I am pretty sure I can hear Mrs. Villalobos snoring downstairs.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

MaWee waited on the conjurer to nod then lit ’em all up. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

And then I’d wait in the parking lot until everybody was gone. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

While I waited for Audrey’s plan to come together, I fell into a new routine. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

I walk through the halls and stand at my locker and sit in class and wait for my teachers and classmates to give me a knowing look or say, “Someone’s not a virgin anymore.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Before driving away, we saw Jeffrey’s mom standing at the front door to his house, waiting for him—and she wasn’t wearing pajamas. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

It was now a matter of waiting out the silence until he came home. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Hilbert eventually resigned his post as executioner—but he had waited too long. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I can see you want to. Go down to your humans if that’s all you care about! Your lover must be waiting. Go to him, Sarai.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

‘Is it the custom in your land to wash the head before supper?’ said the man who waited on the hobbits. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Almost every day when I came home from school I’d find one or two cakes on the hall table, waiting to be put away. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She smiled in a bright, artificial way, waiting for Briony to continue. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Pine Bluff,” said Mother, “is going to have to wait.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I waited for Katz for three-quarters of an hour, then went looking for him. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

But she had noticed how fast he learned the very first day when she gave him oral and written tests while Master waited outside the airless room. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Three waiting men greet them and they all pair off. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

No telephone message arrived but the butler went without his sleep and waited for it until four o'clock--until long after there was any one to give it to if it came. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Just because they live here doesn’t mean I’m going to wait on them hand and foot.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The ranger did not wait for an answer but started at once, moving upward with fingers and feet, faster than Jon would have believed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Frank was married to a woman named Amy, whom they loved; they could not wait for the baby. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How you hanging in there, champ?” his father asked him while they waited for the waitress to bring them their pizzas. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

For more than a year they had waited on a Queen who was petulant, cruel, contradictory, miserable. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

A dirty waiting boy with a shiny black apron came near and he called out to him, “Two bowls of noodles!” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

It was as if all of Cange were one of those waiting rooms, he thought. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Sometimes we would wait at Dr. James’s office for five hours or until seven p.m., after dark, while the white people often went inside for their treatment when they arrived. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Pa always stopped telling the story here, and waited until Laura said: “Go on, Pa! Please go on.” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I waited until they had all passed me by, then I dashed on towards the kitchen door. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

She also remembered the fairy who had been waiting for her — for surely he could not have been human, could he? Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

We stood waiting for the bell announcing its end. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ron’s eyes strayed to the pile of Chocolate Frogs waiting to be unwrapped. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

With his shotgun waiting in reserve at home if he needed it, William George marched over to French’s house. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

It might be gebbeth still, clothed in Skiorh's death, or it might be hidden in the gathering darkness, waiting to seize him and merge its shapelessness with his living flesh. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

All this time, I’d pictured Mother and Daddy alive somewhere, waiting for news of us. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

He waits for me to say something, but I’m frightened of saying the wrong thing, so I stay silent. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

So Bronwyn set her on a dry patch of sand, and we all stood back and waited. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

And then there is nothing to do but wait, so I'm forced to turn back. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“It was temporarily adjourned,” said Justin, “to wait for you. In fact, I came to find you.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

I remember how those police were in here, acting like they already knew what had happened, waiting for me to come around and agree. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Now the diminutive freshman waited nervously in his dorm room, dressed in his best suit and preparing to risk everything for the right to order a cup of coffee at a five-and-dime lunch counter. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

It’s such a big deal at my house, it never occurred to me that not everybody was on the edge of their seats waiting to see what that jury was going to do. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

He waited patiently for the merchant to awaken and open the shop. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

That night I sat on Tyan-yu’s bed and waited for him to touch me. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hold on, Bud. Do me a favor, go wait by that door for a minute.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

After saying that I was going to ask a Cavendish machinist to make models of the purines and pyrimidines, I remained silent, waiting for Bragg’s thoughts to congeal. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

We sit in the back seat and wait for the Malloys to get in. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Now I would have to wait until winter was gone, maybe longer. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had been carried home in silence and lay now behind locked doors, with his living kinsmen, who sat, weeping, and praying, and dreaming of vengeance, and waiting for the next visitation. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“We shouldn’t have waited so long. This has gone too far. There’s got to be a stronger medication she can prescribe.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“Now wait just a minute. I called you people earlier. I want to know why you delivered all these wreaths here while I was out this morning.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Scout, you probably don’t know it, but the NAACP-paid lawyers are standing around like buzzards down here waiting for things like this to happen—” “You mean colored lawyers?” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

I just sat in the dark for a while, knees drawn to my chest, looking up at the stars, waiting for the night to be over. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I waited for a goodbye message from Wootie, but it didn’t come. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No. It can wait until morning. I don’t want to hit her with this news in the middle of the night.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I’ll wait here if you don’t mind,” I took a seat on a nearby bench. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

There’s a small, older woman with Bea’s upturned nose and Henry’s blue eyes waiting outside the conference room when they approach it. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

After the library closes, I walk to the apartment and stay up late into the night, waiting for Uhmma to come home so I can show her the award. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

“At least I’m trying to get the hell out of here instead of waiting around, hoping for the best.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She found Patti waiting for her at a table, drinking water from a wineglass. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The Keeper ran forward without waiting for a response. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Shorty still played with his band, Rudy never missed attending his sensitive old man, or the table- waiting at his exclusive parties, and the girls maintained their routine home schedules. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I found myself waiting, each time she glanced down, for her to look at me again. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Spoken like a child of Mars! Too bad I have to kill you. And this one... my, my, I’ve been waiting to meet the famous Percy Jackson.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“I see,” said Milo, and began massaging his black eyebrows together wearily with an expression of interior pain, as though waiting for some stinging discomfort he was experiencing to go away. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

All I can do is wait and watch. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Harry and Ron waited with bated breath: Malfoy was surely seconds away from telling them it was him — but then — “I wish I knew who it is,” said Malfoy petulantly. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Macon didn’t wait to put his fork down. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I waited for the door to close behind Frankie before twisting on the taps. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Maybe they were, but the wait paid off. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shirley took a deep breath, then waited for her voice to return. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

They want you to wait for them until they get ready and then they don’t even tell you how they feel. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

They sat on the ground near her and waited patiently until she awakened. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had waited so long, surely the gods would grant him a few more years, enough time to see the boy he’d called a son seated on the Iron Throne. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

We sat across from each other and awkwardly waited for the other to speak. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“We been waiting for you. My friend Miss Reilly here’s been wondering where you was. Come on in out the cold.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, there is a part of me that groans, I have to wait for seven people? Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

There's a pause on Sonia's end this time, and Ranee waits, crushing the hem of her sari into her fist. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But we’d find out, the way we always did—by watching and following...and waiting. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Do you think our parents are right—that there’s a whole world out there waiting just for us?” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

There was something unpleasant about this waiting, he felt everything around him to be holding back some kind of violence. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Most of the guests insisted on leaving at once, and the few remaining stragglers had departed at daybreak without even waiting for breakfast. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

“I’m swamped down here. I know she’s probably waiting for some food. Please just go.” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Or was the old me always waiting to be someone else, too? The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

At this point he had nothing to do but wait, and overwhelmed with self-reproach and worry, he began to creep and crawl over everything: walls, furniture, and ceiling,. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

After ten minutes, the first of the waiting public was admitted. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we arrived at the bridge, throngs of refugees were waiting to learn their fate. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Passing the mountains Passing the sea Passing the heavens waiting for me. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

“It sounds nutty to say, but I think the Vermeer woman is depending on us—kind of like she’s been waiting for us to catch up.” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

As they drew near, William rose heavily to his feet and stood waiting. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

They were waiting for me to show up and take them home so we could put this nightmare behind us. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“All right, you can sit down and wait while we make arrangements for your housing.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

While the solemn group waited, the president's gasps of breath continued for several more minutes until...silence. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Now she will wait the rest of the time. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Crown Prince of Adarlan stared at his father unblinkingly, waiting for him to speak. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Take my seat,” I said to an old woman who was standing along side waiting for the little boy next to me to offer her a seat. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Richard was not sure how long they had waited before boarding their flight at Lisbon, but the wait at São Tomé for a relief flight to Biafra had stretched to seventeen hours. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

You just stand around most of the time waiting for somebody to tell you what to do. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you think we will have long to wait?” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

“I think,” she said in a weak voice, “that I’ll wait my turn till later.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The Negro dreads rejection, and I waited for them to offer the drink. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each day, I sit down at our regular table and eat my cheese sandwich and wait while you buy your milk. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I was waiting for a faraway nostalgia to take him over, the way it always did with all the others. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Mama! Did you see that lightning storm today? We knew there was trouble when the wind started blowing from the north, so we flew down to some shrubs and waited for the storm to pass.” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Word reached me that an examination for postal clerk was impending and at once I filed an application and waited. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

So she slipped from the ball when Dorian went to get a drink and found Ress waiting outside to escort her back. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“The Water Monster of the Agave Pond has been waiting for you!” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I waited until he drove away, then went inside. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I waited and waited until the bell rang. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Tell Mother not to wait up. I’ll head to the repair shop once the customers get scarce.” Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

He simply held the vial out, waiting for Rowan to take it. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I knew this because one of my class­mates had died of it the year before and the teacher had told us they had waited too long to take him to a surgeon. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Must've been a good speech,” I said when we walked out of a restaurant in Chicago to find that a crowd had gathered on the sidewalk to wait for him. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I waited, leaving it to her to make the first move. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said, “Well, then Phillip and I must go bade. Well go back to Norfolk and wait until the danger is over.” The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought about the photograph I’d stood next to in the basement hallway of the Academy countless times as we waited for chow, entitled something like Smoldering Ruins of Auburn Prison. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She would not have needed to be asked; no one would expect her to wait to be. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

The air was cold, breezeless, and stars sparkled through moss and waited for a bright half-risen moon to climb higher in the sky. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was still shaking a little as I made my way back to the waiting room. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Best to wait awhile, Virgil thought, until the Bull had most likely gone home. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“You wait there. I’ll see if I can open the door.”—‘So now I shall have to go in,’ he thought, climbing over the sill. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bill Toledo, another of the Navajos in our platoon, saw how nervous I was as we waited for the order to go on board. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stared, waiting for her to laugh, or smile, or acknowledge that she'd made a joke. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

My first thought was that I couldn’t wait to tell Jenna. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

They walked together from his grandparents' driveway to the alley; then Park waited there in the shadows and watched Eleanor walk home alone. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

He had asked Nephew to wait, thinking he would survey the area quickly and come back later on his own. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

All afternoon Frizel, Junior, the leather-dresser, had been standing outside on the street waiting for one or the other to come out. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

All attempts to keep calm fled as I pushed my way quickly through the waiting people. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

I was hoping that the judge couldn't see I was holding my breath waiting for Ralph to answer. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Do you think a cab would be faster than waiting for the next train?” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

As she waited, the conversations with Shay in her head came back again, but they weren’t so troubling here. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

And what he had already meted out to Lovey, if he was not waiting on a reunion of the three runaways. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I’m 100 percent certain she has not been waiting for me to go to dances, and I wonder what she’ll say when I ask. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

I bring the lights down and wait for the tears to come. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

The answer would have been the same if he’d waited a lifetime to think it over. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Your guests from Rome are waiting. Will you receive the gentlemen in the library or shall I bring them up?” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Every week I waited for Sunday to roll around the way most kids wait for Christmas. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

When I am among the others hoping and waiting, I imagine I can hear each pleading voice, loud as a chorus: Give me a chance. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

I know I just couldn’t sit around all month waiting for a check. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no space where Nhamo might fit herself in, and so she waited patiently in the doorway as Grandmother finished her tale. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We will wait for night in the courtyard of the Hall of Imperial Longevity,” he said, standing and causing all the attendants to rush forward in a flutter. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

She took her place on the stage, closed her eyes, and began to sing, “with one part of my mind waiting apprehensively for the voice of doom upstairs.” The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

The people waited for him to say more, but he only turned and walked away. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

“We ain’t got time. Skri’s waiting for us. Let’s sell these birds before the bird cop finds us and we go back to jail.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

‘The messenger of Mordor. The storm is coming. The Nazgûl have crossed the River! Ride, ride! Wait not for the dawn! Let not the swift wait for the slow! Ride!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“How d’you think I got this spot? Been waiting for a while.” Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

To be sure, she’d have to wait for results from the other afternoon games. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

He placed a hand on Papa’s broad shoulder, but then he added, “You know, Jonah, sometimes it’s best to wait till times get better.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He waited a moment to see if his little joke might bring her out, but when it didn’t, he headed to the door. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

At the wedding reception, held at the Los Coyotes Country Club, Danny showed up belligerent, but a handful of men were at the door, waiting for him, and turned him away. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“You wait here at the door,” I tell her. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

You might think that Boyle’s law is a bit like the New World—it was there waiting to be discovered. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Mary knew she shouldn’t wait—every moment those cells sat in the dish made it more likely they’d die. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

As they discussed what to do about Lubna's sniffling, I stood there and waited for the words to leave Fozia's mouth. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

They were silent, waiting for the Song- master to appear on the Gathering Hall steps. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He waited beneath the tree until the noise of the helicopters was completely gone. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

A small crowd of islanders had come by foot or bicycle and were already waiting the arrival of the ferry. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It looked as if she were waiting for rain to fall into her mouth. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” Ba said, “we are like the dragon waiting for a sign of his pearl.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

She waited until my hands were full with the boys, then stole a bite from the table. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

We waited as she glugged a long drink from her glass. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

When Park got on the bus, he'd set the comics and Smiths tape on the seat next to him, so they'd just be waiting for her. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

While she waited for James to send it back, she thought about how weird it was for a book to look so perfect on the outside, but have so many mistakes on the inside. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Let’s wait until we fix that wing. Then you can get out. Here. Eat this spider.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Then nothing to do but wait for the rain to turn to snow and the mud to ice; not long, for I had spent over a month on my way from Mishnory to Turuf. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

He would watch and wait, and try to persuade Coach to take him back. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

We wait for the roller-coaster ride to start, but nothing happens. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

She took note of his unnatural stillness, recognizing it as restrained restlessness, and waited impatiently for it to soften into sleep. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“While we were waiting on help to show up,” I say, my words wobbling. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

As he waited there, suspended from his paddle between the rocks, his legs could sense the change in the current. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

"I think he was waiting for when I was a little older." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Dad waited by the door, waited for me to explain, but I said nothing. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

I waited fifteen minutes and then twenty and twenty-five, and finally I left my pack and went back to look for him. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I was going to say the same to you, and anyway, what are we waiting for here? We’re nowhere. We’re nobody.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Getting to the Q train didn’t take too long; it was waiting on the Prospect Park station platform that seemed endless to Sierra. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he stopped and waited, letting the minutes tick away as he planned his next progression, gliding like a cloud’s shadow cast upon the ground by the moon. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Weren’t people needed to wash dishes, wait table, make noodles? Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he was being tailed, he could wait for a stop, let the doors begin to close, then leap up and jump out as the doors shut behind him. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think he waited for Vonetta to add her two cents, the way she normally would if Fern beat her to the first line. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

There were at least three employees tasked with answering it, but Dad leapt for the receiver as if he’d been waiting for an important call. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I’ll have to wait for Daddy to get home and open it. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

They were waiting for me to come to my senses and realize that I was in a very lucrative business. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

I wait for that instant when they become aware of his curling hand, his gimpy foot. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

There was all the joy and excitement of seeing their own homeland again, and soon their friends, their home and possessions—and above all they could not wait to see their pets. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hi! I’m so sorry for the wait. Come—let me get you the perfect table.” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“He’s shaving. He told me to tell you to wait for him. He’ll be right out.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Everyone gets quiet as they wait to see what will happen next. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

For a moment he waited there, poised, and kissed her—he took her lower lip between his lips and gently held it there. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

But Henry didn’t want to wait on the Lord. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

And then I thought of something: “But wait a minute, it won’t be the family jewelry business if no one in the family is running it.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

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

“We must wait there until he is properly dressed.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t hardly wait till Sunday, when I could find my flower in the Garden of Blessings and write “My family” on it. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Then I walked into a doctor’s waiting room, boring and bland, and spoke to a middle-aged receptionist, who took my details without really looking at me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe one led toward something despicable that would be visible in daylight But waiting would mean losing a night’s travel, and sleeping in the cold and dark without a sleeping bag. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

There was me, standing at the side of the road with my murdered man’s bicycle, waiting well back from the Merc with my head down and wearing one of Maman Thibaut’s motherly kerchiefs. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

The blob of students became a twisted version of a line after ten minutes, and not long after that, there were only a handful of people left waiting to get into school. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I did not go, of course, but when everyone returned I was up and waiting for them and we ate posole. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sheriff Sanders stands in front of me, like he knew I was standing beneath that magnolia tree across the road and was waiting for me to knock on his door. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

He waited five minutes to see if the car doors opened. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

But it was obvious that the waiting period would have to be extended in those cases where an animal’s intelligence had been increased two or three times. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Further use of her powers of deduction would have to wait. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

When these areas become frozen solid, some herons don’t seem to catch on and often will stand over a frozen stream for days waiting for the fish to return. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

I thought about picking it up and waiting near the edge of the catwalk, in case Sookie needed it. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

After all, she was a hunter used to waiting at the dens of animals. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

The world stopped spinning and all of creation held its breath, waiting to hear what it was that Miggery Sow wanted. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

And so we, the Jews of Sighet, waited for better days that surely were soon to come. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tells the men to wait and elbows past the girls as he comes toward me. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

If a community exists in District 13, would it be better to go there, where I might be able to accomplish something, instead of waiting here for my death? Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ms. McCrea got up from her seat in the front row and waited for Elle to join her at the microphone. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Back then, I couldn’t wait for her to come home from school so she could play with me before starting her homework. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

He sends Theo a study of it and waits eagerly for his response. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

My mother waits patiently for this dispute to be settled before crossing the street. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

In the evenings they waited for him, chewing their cuds by the shed door, and the mule stood by the gate with blind marble eyes. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Gene answered, “We need to get a battery and send it in with someone. Can you wait?” The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Never mind that Rufus is out there waiting for me—Dad never would’ve wanted me spending my End Day in this room, even if he were awake. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

After the last mysterious phone call, Milton had waited for another. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Since I brought my lunch, I didn’t have to wait in line for food like some of the other kids. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I wait for Dad to come back from dropping off Mom. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I waited for an hour alone, worrying about how I was going to teach Liz to be quiet, until I realized she wasn’t coming. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Wait, wait, wait,” said a very pretty woman in a short skirt and tight T-shirt. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

I curl up and try to cover my head, waiting for a machete chop to come. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

The young mouse could not afford to wait around for the rat to regain his senses. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Whenever he walked into my presence I became silent, waiting for him to speak, wondering if he were going to upbraid me for something. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was as if it waited for him to blow out the lantern each night. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

At the graveyard, Kutti ran to greet the boys, who were waiting for us. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I follow him outside where the rest are waiting. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The navigator stirs in his sleep, and the parrot waits for him to be still, then leans closer to me. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

They were no longer waiting for some arbitrary grade. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

We’re told we can do nothing to bring us closer to America other than to wait. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I regret to have to tell you this,” he continued, “but the rest of you will need to wait here in Lobuje with Harold until we get the situation under control.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

At the start of the belt there was nothing, a pile of waiting parts, and when the last man was finished, the result lay before them, whole. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Chicho cheers, “Bravo! I think this calls for a piñata right now. Why wait until your birthday? Here, mija, break this one.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

I waited, and I even hinted to Edna a couple of times, thinking she forgot. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Without warning her energy would leave her, and she would have to sit down and wait until it came back. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He did not see how he could possibly wait to find out what the Admiral meant. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

He answers right away, like he’s been waiting. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

They kept looking at her, waiting and watching. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

When they came to the arch Gandalf went through, signing to them to wait. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

And I went with Mr. Ewalt—drove with him out to the highway to wait for Sheriff Robinson. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

In Luce’s office two men in business suits were waiting. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Excitement and sadness made me feel as if my heart would explode if I waited any longer, but on such a narrow path I couldn’t walk past all those in front of me. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

When she couldn’t bear waiting any longer, she headed toward Kelly’s house. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Matthias stood patiently waiting as subdued conversation went on all about him. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

When I reached the wrought-iron gates, Ali was waiting on the other side. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

While we waited to go home, we humored the people around us by pretending to be like them. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Here, wait a minute,” said Hazel, cuffing them off. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes, the pregnant Latvian got herself a pass. She’s in the movie theater. She insisted on waiting for you. Where is Sorry Eva?” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

A cab is waiting at the curb, and he opens the door for me. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The others waited for her to say something first. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I waited for him to put on a smile and sweet-talk Mr. Davis in a whole different direction. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I’m waiting for you to show me I made a mistake.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

She laughed as he dumped it into her waiting hands. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I wait a few nights, but there’s nothing. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

So she waited, worked, and began to fit in. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I tell the local operator the long distance number and wait. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The rest of them kept waiting to go home, but they weren’t allowed to go home. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“The longer you wait,” the beard says, “the more you look like spies.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I wait for the waitress to walk away and then I say, “Yes. What makes you want to do this?” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“I’ll stand over there. If I see her flap her wings, I’ll text you. By the way, what are you going to do if she is inside, waiting in the dark to pounce on you?” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

I walk away and leave him standing there, waiting and wanting more of me. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

When I reached the opposite end of the huge foyer, I found Aech and Art3mis standing in front of the crystal door, waiting for me. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Then there had been the ride in the cab, the time in the waiting and examination rooms, and the ride up in the elevator. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Tally clenched her fists, waiting for the crash bracelets to kick in and haul her up by her wrists. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Tom opened the door leading from the waiting room to the rest of the hospital. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well,” Zart began, his eyes darting around almost like he was waiting for someone else to tell him what to say. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

She waited for the elevator to fill before she got in, not wanting to operate a new machine by herself. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

In bed, they waited for their brothers to fall asleep. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

The king waited until he was gone before he said, "What is it you would not say in the presence of my maester, Davos?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He was waiting for the train to go on. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Trevor paused for a second and I waited for him to say no, and that I was his best friend. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

As I cleaned it, the liver suddenly looked so tempting that I could hardly wait to prepare it. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I learned it in the church I used to go to. You don’t have to wait for a prayer. You say it when somebody says something or does something you really like.” Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Mother and Father are gone and Lily is out in the greenhouse, I listen, waiting for the silence of the house to crumble. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

She was standing close to me, waiting for me to kiss her. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t wait to see my friends and hang out in our new space. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Well, then, unlock the automatic Doberman and tell it he’s an intruder. I’ll wait for you in the sitting room.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I blinked in the midday sun while he waited for me to work this out. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

There weren’t retired breakdancers just lying around, waiting for my parents to pay them in Persian food to teach me to perfect a flare. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

So I sat about the courtyard and the stable, and like a good prentice, I waited. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“In your dreams. No, wait. Not your dreams, my nightmares!” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I wait, hoping she’ll turn back into my sister, the way she used to be, not this new hornet version. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

No. Do you want to just wait here for Mom and Dad to come home? Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

They turn left, then right, until they reach the steps of the cathedral, where a third doll waits, dressed in black, one arm raised. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

"Wash up, and I will take you to Madam. She's waiting in the main salon." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Not right at once; he would wait until he had learned the ropes of the place. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

It would have been better to be told at once which way to go, rather than to wait while Kehaar looked for patrols. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

His dinner—and thus, he suspected, his confrontation with the star—could wait. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

For three days and two nights we waited in the attic to hear from Milton. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Though it was hours before their agreed-upon time, she called in case Zeitoun had gotten there first and was waiting to call her. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I came to wonder if every disease of man and beast had simply waited for my arrival to invade the valley. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry pulled on his pajamas, got into bed, and waited. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I thought of Mother waiting in the truck. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

And, to his credit, Julian gave no hint—no secret smiles or glances out of the corner of his eye—to indicate that he was waiting for a response. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

We unbuckled our belts and waited while mostly men in suits, college students, and a few women with children made their way down the aisle and to the front of the plane. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

We get to the top of the watchtower only to find more soldiers waiting. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I went back inside the glass doors to wait for my taxi, in the carpeted, popcorn-smelling lobby. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I made and ate a big breakfast and sat down with a slick magazine to wait for Dad. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wait a long time, wondering if they’ve forgotten about me. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had a plan, but she had been waiting until it became possible. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can hardly wait for the day when I'll be able to go to the public library and ferret out the information I need. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He pulled into the furniture store’s parking lot at about five o’clock one day, planning to wait and watch as she left at the end of her shift. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

A family might as well sit waiting for Mother and her attendants to come out of the kitchen with three Thanksgiving dinners a day. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then, “Of course. It’s been waiting for me. And yes. Obviously, I am its new master.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

While he waited in the shade of a tree, brushing dried mud from his trousers, the Prime Minister was recognized by a villager and pulled into what quickly became an excited crowd. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was just waiting for the one day to arrive when my entire life would pivot. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Then Mr. Porter waited, hoping someone would fess up to writing it. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Father was there waiting, and we raced into his arms. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

He glances at the wall clock and waits until the minute hand wobbles forward. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He drew rein and waited for Brother Luke to come abreast of him. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

“Loitering? I’m just—I’m waiting for my friend.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The line for water was always crowded, and sometimes the water would run out after we waited in line all day. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

But whatever is making the sound stays within the confines of the jungle and we keep off that part of the beach in case they’re just waiting for a carelessly placed footfall to swarm out. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mom lets the moment grow, waiting patiently for me to answer the question at my own pace. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

When the bus arrived at school, Hazel gathered her things slowly, waiting for everyone else to get off. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Lots of them are waiting for a true, independent Palestine, too. They’re not going to give up when they’re this dose.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I waited with some anxiety, and suddenly, filling out the glass on the other side of the window was Winnie’s lovely face. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The iron captain had no time to wait for laggards. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“I can wait more patiently over good restaurant food.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas waited, hoping that Newt or Alby would have a positive reaction to the news, maybe even have further information to shed light on the mystery. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Fizz and Aliya are waiting in the condo with Muhammad when I get back. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Glass got up, took three steps over to the shower curtain, and waited for a disembodied hand to claim the washcloth. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Then one night, just as the moon rose, he grew quiet, and kept murmuring to himself: “Now I can wait; now I can wait.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

And I'm waiting for the scream, and I'm ready to take off running, and I'm thinking, Oh, man, I’m dead! Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I went to the street and waited for the boss to return. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Should we fight him and run, and probably give away our secret in the process—or play normal for a while longer and wait to see what he does? Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

There was a sharp rap at the door, and it opened, the visitor not waiting to be invited in. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Rashid’s waiting at the Park,” she said, looking at her phone. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Lee folded his hands across his middle and he stood silently—waiting. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

"Now wait a minute," Dasch said, taking off his brown fedora hat. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Softly, he poked his legs from beneath the blanket, then waited. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Adam waited until three days before his second release. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Shut up, and let’s get out of here. Relief is waiting and I won’t feel right until I actually see Earth and feel the ground under my feet—just to make sure it’s really there.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

I rolled from underneath the dog’s legs, then rolled twice more and laid in the dirt waiting for my breathing to catch back up to me. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

C.P. was told to wait in a small room just inside the front door while the men disappeared through another door, which led into the building. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

If I must, I would wait all day for his words. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

She has been waiting all this time to say my name; I have been waiting just as long to hear it. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

We drank greedily from the pail, not bothering to talk or even look up at the old man, who seemed to be enjoying the scenery while he waited for us to get our fill. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

A little way along the lane, he stopped and waited. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

He's still helping people, still bouncing back and forth from the waiting room, to his patients' rooms, to his office, which is kind of like a tattoo shop. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

He was waiting on deck with the rest of the crew when he saw Captain Prince striding along the wharf. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pushed himself back in his chair and crossed his arms, smirking, waiting for her answer. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

We sat watching the door like we were waiting for the mama bird to bring us food. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

They were waiting for her in Thomas’s room. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had his hand on the doorknob, waiting, his muscles taut. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Had they been waiting in the forests as we had? Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

We make our way down to the truck, which still waits for us by the upturned stump, and Jacqui hops in the back, pushing things out of the way until she gets to the box. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I don’t really have all the answers, except to say that I can’t wait to join the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

You waited and waited and waited and then...Summer vacation turned out to be boring. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I could feel the presence of the strange boys and girls behind me, waiting to hear me read, and fear paralyzed me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Milkman waited on the sidewalk, staring at the curtained window of the beauty shop. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t drive. Will you kindly go away? I am waiting for my mother.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I waited for her to say, And I'm sorry too. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The Doorman’s at my feet and I sit there, waiting for sleep. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

As if they hadn’t all been waiting on him. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Just listening and waiting and hoping that if I keep quiet for once, maybe God will speak to me. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Knowing that she would hate him long and well filled her with pleasant anticipation, like when you know you are going to fall in love with someone and you wait for the happy signs. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Or he'd wake up when it was still dark, sure that she was waiting for him outside. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I wait for my mother to join me. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Mr. Clifton didn’t say anything after that, and I figured maybe he was waiting for me to look at him instead of at my shoes. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

That afternoon Aureliano lost the hidden patience with which he had waited for a chance to see her. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Frodo waited, like a bird at the approach of a snake, unable to move. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She wanted him to know that she was always waiting, waiting, waiting...for something terrible to happen. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

It seemed like the whole of the ribbons tent was waiting for me to answer, Ted and MaryAnne and coaches I didn’t even really know, and even Lindsey. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

Then, while she waited for the water to boil for tea, she practiced the lifting of her legs, and the raising of her upper body as she lay flat. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Horrified and unable to help from the ground where they waited, the pilots of the Rodina had to watch the terrible accident happen. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

She waited for a letter from Hisao to come, but a different letter came instead. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“There we were in Hogsmeade, waiting to surprise him —” said George. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

At the mall today I’m sitting with Mom, waiting for Dad and Anastasia. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

I waited for the girl to speak again, but for a long moment there was only the sound of rain banking off the roof, like a thousand fingers tapping way off somewhere. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

That night at dinner, we’re all told to sit down and wait. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

I waited anxiously that whole afternoon until Father came home. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He picked up the chisel again and looked down at it on his lap, his fingers squeezed white around the shank as he waited for the answer. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

My mom walks into the waiting room with the same drawn face she’s worn since yesterday. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

They waited until right before the Russian envoy was scheduled to arrive to unfurl their banner. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

She had started back down the path and turned to wait for her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I paced back and forth in front of the phone the way one does to remind someone ahead that others are waiting. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He'd never have to wait in one of several groups afterward, unsure which groups would return home and which group would be sent off to the so- called "labor camps." Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

In the sand she scooped out hollows for our bodies and sat down, waiting. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wind had picked up even more and he was waiting for the first spits of rain. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Then she climbed down to wait for her next scene. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

“I can’t wait to have that conversation with my father. Thanks for giving me something to live for, Con.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Will didn’t say anything, but he turned his head to see if his friends were still waiting for him. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

He stopped right in front of my hiding place, and he waited. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They waited as long as they could before buying because Losher’s smelled kindly of baking bread, and the sun coming in the windows felt good on their old backs. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Locke’s asleep,” I say, assuming that she’s waiting to see him. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Each morning, a gaggle of them would wait on the water for Brightbill to lead them into the sky. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Now, there’s a red-headed woodpecker making the thing swing, and cardinals dot the forest scrub with red coats, waiting until the bigger birds have their fill. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

I look at Helena, waiting for my verdict, and kiss her on the head. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Two inches wide, two inches high: a white block, waiting for me to appear inside. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He scanned our blank faces, waiting for a response. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Ulbrickson told them to go upstairs and get their gear and get on the German army bus waiting outside to take them down to Griinau for the race. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“You came all this way for a book? Can’t it wait?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Grandma had waited on Him since she was young, all those years, but He hadn't heard her prayers and rescued her from Little Rock. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I heard later that poor Huang Taitai waited many hours for more people to come, and finally, when she could not wring any more guests out of her hands, she decided to start the ceremony. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the same poem, she told him that she was “wishing and waiting and counting the months till you come back to me.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

And in the heart of the wood the weirwood waited with its knowing red eyes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Grandma gave Ernie the stink eye, clearly waiting for him to agree too. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He waited a long second for the grim possibilities of his statement to sink in. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But of course, she’s waiting at the bottom of the stairs, probably so she can smell me for sunscreen. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I waited a minute before going down to meet the detectives. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

There was nothing I could do but sit and wait. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I waited for Art3mis to give me her blessing too. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“I won’t wait until they fire me,” he confided to a friend. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

In the fight to come he will be everywhere, and in the end he will be waiting for Lew Armistead at the top of Cemetery Hill. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tyrion could feel the strength seeping out of him as he waited. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

People line the bar, waiting for their orders. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

He sat and listened in the dusty road, listened to his heart which beat wearily and sadly and waited for a voice. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

Next they marched us to a different room, where soldiers waited at tables with what looked like big oversized pencils with wires attached to them. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

He’s glad to have an excuse to be out of the apartment, instead of waiting for her, at some point this evening, to return. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

It’s despicable, of course, but will it be any more despicable if I wait? Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Me and Clarence will wait for you in the woods. I got to keep a low profile. I can’t let nobody see me skipping school.” Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Miss Honey waited, trembling a little herself and watching the child as she slowly stirred herself back into consciousness. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

People trickled out of the waiting room at different times. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

He pressed the bell and waited for the buzzer to ring. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I could have sworn he went to the river. Calpurnia, go and fetch him, please. We can’t keep Mr. Fleming waiting all day.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The stationmaster, sensing something more than just two dogs and a boy, waited in silence. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He whips his head toward me but doesn’t seem to notice my bow, the waiting arrow. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I made my way to where Denna waited by the outer door, and together we slipped out into the early evening twilight. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

After Eleanor got out of the truck, Park had waited in front of her uncle's house. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Dad owned the red, yellow, and green properties and had them loaded up with hotels just waiting to bankrupt us out of the game. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

There were only a few straggler freshmen waiting around to be picked up. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

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

“Kind of nice being waited on,” Mom joked. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Very soon now he would be at the back of the lines, where the SS and their pistols waited. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

I waited for Kelli to see me, to chase me out of the dream as she did before, but this time she didn’t seem to notice me. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He waited for Papa to say something, but Papa didn’t. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

They sought the warmth of the wind-breaking woods to wait for the cold front to pass. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Go and wait outside, Mike,” said the clerk. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

I approached the office and waited for my mom to finish her phone call so she could tell me what job I would have. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Every table but one was filled and there were five or six people standing in the doorway waiting to sit down. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Released from active duty, Fezzik followed the wall around to a quiet place and waited. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

And then the horses slowed down and came to a stop, and the music stopped, and the waiting people rushed forward and pulled the children from the saddles. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

A long time afterwards I thought that if I had waited and gone to my uncles, or somehow sneaked across the bridge and warned my grandfather that things would have turned out differently. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she waited for the fish to explain himself. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“No. Them’s the folks that waited. They waited until General George came back. Knew it would be safe then, the fever gone.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘You may call your giant. No, wait a moment. Mary, pull yourself together and give me my dressing-gown and slippers.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not quiet and nice, but I’ll come, if Mother will let me. I’ll go ask her. Shut the window, like a good boy, and wait till I come.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

This, she knew, was what she’d been waiting for, feeling in the world around her. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

‘Oh yes, you do,’ answered Strider; ‘but we had better wait until the uproar has died down. Then, if you please, Mr. Baggins, I should like a quiet word with you.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Then the tardy bell rings and everyone falls silent, waiting for Ms. Rucker to speak. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Plants and animals don’t just sit around waiting for human beings to use them— they use us, too. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t wait to tell Big Ma all about it. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

No more, the cool gray sift of days, the diligent waiting for the future to trickle forth. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“You don’t wait on something like this. You take care of it now.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I hold her hand very tight while we wait for the right train to arrive. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sookie hung over the ocean, yards beyond the boat with the harpoon in hand, waiting for the white shark to swim underneath him, so he could tag the fish. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I stand next to my bed, my eyes trained on the double doors, waiting for them to open. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stare back and wait, wait for her to say something, wait for her to say anything. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

They were already working on my father, so we were sent to the waiting area. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Waiting for something to begin is harder than waiting for something to end, so I give waiting for Nikki to track a twelve. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m sure Balekin is waiting for an answer about the missing prince. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Just then, the double doors to the waiting room flew open. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alex waited a few moments, then swam forward and dived for a second time. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Woolf and Richardson waited side by side on the track, Woolf with his hands on his hips, Richardson with his arms folded on the rail. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I sat in the boat waiting for the fish to bite, I put them slowly, one by one, into my mouth. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

A big crowd was gathered outside the Spegg, waiting for the doors to open before the match. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

It was his custom to wait until he had seen his daughter safely admitted to the house. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

The moon made me think about Mamá too, looking over her shoulder, crying for her loss, waiting for the day when she would see us walk through the door again. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Already, a pile of the light, round, puffy bread waits on the table. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

In the end, he could not wait any longer for the blaming to begin. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

The professor presses one of his palms flat to the desk while reading, frowning absently, as though waiting for a thought to pass. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Anyway, all this ruined my plan to put out the seeds and hide in the bushes and wait. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t wait to hop out of there and get into school, but somehow when we did pull up to the building, I didn’t make any move to get out. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was tormented with the thought of the twenty-two men waiting for him. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

I’m squished in the middle of the sofa between Hamid Uncle and Mama as everyone crowds around the TV in the family room, waiting for the five o’clock news to begin. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Can’t wait to find out what he does, ’cause right now he just does nothing. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I decided I was going to put us sitting in that overheated waiting area into a room and lock the door. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Sorry to keep you waiting, Ma, but you know I like to keep my prized possessions within reach.” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

She waited on while Sam kicked through the weeds and grasses, still covered with snow. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

People were sitting on cartons or mill-ing around, with their backs to the wind, waiting to see which friends or relatives might be on this bus. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat up, looked at him, and waited for him to notice that I’d awakened. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Your job is to find out more, and all you have to do is be willing to see, to admit that there are unseens waiting to be seen. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Was it “Stupid, stupid, go and wait for Vizzini with Cupid”? That rhymed, but where was the Cupid? The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

It was almost like they’d been waiting for me to ask them if I could go to Reardan, like they were psychics or something. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

R.C. ignored me and waited for Naomi to open the front door. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

I also had no idea how the prices on the menu corresponded to the money in my pocket, so I would hand the waiter a large bill and wait to receive change. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Headmaster waited until only a few students were left in the room. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

I perched on the roof all night, waiting until he left the next morning. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

His mother and sister ate quickly and returned to the clinic while Doha waited anxiously for his father. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Maybe one of them has located us and is just waiting for the right moment to attack. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“I was waiting for you to say that.” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

We wait at the end of the bar. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“It’s only a matter of time before word gets out that Taius is dead. When it does—chaos, unrest. It’s what we’ve been waiting for. I only wish your mother was here to see it.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“You go, then. Take your daughter and run away. Send me a postcard. But peace is coming, and I, for one, am going to wait for it.” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

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

Then he goes to the Louvre, and he waits for Theo. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“Ladies and gentlemen, now the moment you’ve all been waiting for. May I have the final decision from the judges?” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

With impatient, shaking hands I broke the seal in order to devour the good tidings I had waited to hear. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

They resumed walking, waiting until her footsteps had vanished from their ears before speaking. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I still catch myself thinking, Ah, Grandpa will love this, or Oh, I can't wait to tell Grandpa about this. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I wait for a second to figure out if she means what she says. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

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

Mr. Stoker hands back our homework—I got a 92, on purpose—and says to the class, “Let’s go, ladies and gentlemen. Dr. Cobb doesn’t like to wait.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Easy peasy,” she said and waited for the video to load. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Moss said, claiming one of the few empty spots left in the waiting area. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

And as he waited, he felt, more urgent than ever before, the command that he should put on the Ring. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

It is a long wait before a mutation makes an organism work better. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would have to get in first and wait until a hen decided to come in and lay her egg. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

John Henry clenched a fist as he kneeled there, waiting for Brer to finish whatever he was doing. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I waited for that fear to come, but all I could seem to feel was an ache for his pain. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

She waited too long, paralysed with disbelief, as the figure resolved into a large humanoid, running towards her across the surface of the water. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He stood and waited to receive the shot. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

They stood waiting for their bags to emerge from the metal doors the rolling belt used. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

One man lingered to the side, waiting his turn. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wait until Mom stops grilling Sam about finding work. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“I understand you’re waiting for the results of your funding application.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You look scared and tired, dearie, and you’re filthy! Goodness. Why don’t you go bathe. I’ll set some dinner out for you in the back room and you can wait for Mr. Ballantine there.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

‘Tardy as usual, Hippolytos. I hope your news is worth the wait. King Porphyrion should be . The ground between them split. An even larger giant leaped from the earth like a breaching whale. ‘ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

"You better get on with it, boy. Even with your qualifications you can't wait till the last minute." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, we went outside to wait for Silly’s mother to pick her up. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

But she still in there, just waiting for me to go away. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I lay there in the dark in my bed waiting and waiting for the Matron to go on the prowl. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Milla’s waiting anxiously and has the door open before I even walk up the porch steps. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

There were empty tables and chairs waiting for anyone who might come, and empty beds with covers turned down upstairs. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

We have got something cooking and I can’t wait to start. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

As the singers streamed backstage through the wings, Mrs. Atanabi made her way around the front of the stage to wait for Mr. Tushman to introduce her, and we took our positions. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Audrey usually brought hers and would wait for us at the grassy area we now called ours. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

"That's your superhero name. No, wait—the Piper. Like, 'Time to pay the Piper!'" Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I was a natural-born fan of the long and judicious wait. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He waits a second, and then he kisses her gently on the mouth. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The facts were right there waiting for me, hidden in old books written by people who weren’t afraid to be honest. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I told her she could stay in my taxi with her laundry and I would wait outside until the rain stopped. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Miguel and Sierra were waiting for him near the life-size statue of Mr. Lemoncello perched atop a lily pad in a reflecting pool. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

The car that had taken them to the funeral was still waiting, but they preferred the open air. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

In the pristine houses of the High District, bottles that had waited for three years were opened and the new order was toasted. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wait for her to say I’m not the right one either, but we just stand there breathing in that flour. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Sohrab chewed his cheek and looked at me while we waited for the cars to pass. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Yes. And the only way to return to the time you knew as your own would be to wait for it—day by day, year by year.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Miss Miss tottered slightly on her wheels and at last came to a stop near the end of the runway, where she sat, waiting, like some ancient idol. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I decide not to wait for La Vida to carry me like a leaf on a stream. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Weasley, who had been outside waiting for the Ministry cars, stuck his head inside. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“I am telling Ade we should wait, sir,” the other guest was saying. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Virgil, with all her moles and her music and her juicy mouth, was on the porch waiting for me to let her in. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He had a Touchable wife, two Touchable daughters—whole Touchable generations waiting in their Touchable wombs “Where is the molestee now?” The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ampai would ask, not waiting for his answer before she slipped out into the alley. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Or that children must wait until invited to speak? In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

He waited for the lightning but it was tailing off and when the next one came and then the next he knew that the storm had taken out their tracks. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

I waited until the dark spots had stopped floating in my eyes, and tried to swallow to ease my dry throat. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She waited for me to speak, but I didn’t know what to say. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Under the shelter of the cafeteria roof’s overhang, Jessica was waiting, her eyes about to bug out of their sockets. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

It seemed to him that he might do best to just go on home and wait for a better day when there might be a dory or two out. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

If the blond soldier had told Koch that I was on the Gustloff, would someone be waiting for me in Kiel? Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

And if that’s not enough, doors to speakeasies stand ajar and in that cool dark place a clarinet coughs and clears its throat waiting for the woman to decide on the key. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Up at our hut. There’s a fine breakfast waiting all of you up the hill. Will you come?” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did so obediently, and waited for her approval. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

To their surprise, when they got there they found dozens of people already waiting outside, as well as a steady stream of horses and wagons arriving. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

When we get to Columbus, a few of them hide near the mixing vat and wait. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I waited for the jab I imagined he was preparing, but instead a quiet voice said, “It’ll be okay, honey.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Then she patted her stomach and told it to wait. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Excuse me,” says Salim, “but can you perhaps call Mister Blanding and tell him that I am still waiting?” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t wait to show it to Doc. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Afterwards, as we waited by Keith’s van for a promised lift to the trailhead, we stood in an awkward silence, like adversaries in a property dispute waiting to be summoned into the judge’s chambers. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Proof that my ancestors walked that peak, watching and waiting, angels at their command. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

You can’t sit in a park all night waiting for somebody. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I walked over, grabbed the evidence, and waited for them outside. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Pushed into a small shed next to it, the slaves waited in silence on the dirt floor. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man’s story was as follows: as he and my father waited for the bus several police vans suddenly swooped upon the bus stop. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s like they’re desperately waiting for me to like someone too. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

I don't wait to see him get up. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t really up for hearing it, but judging by the way she stretched back and put her hands behind her head, I knew she was waiting to be asked. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Only two warmly dressed figures were waiting for the next vaporetto. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Bloom’s heart leaped back up from where it had fallen; he didn’t dare speak, he just waited. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

With his wife waiting in the passenger seat, he had jumped out of the van and begun to jog down the sidewalk to the building’s front door. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

If the marchers crossed the Pettus Bridge to where the troopers were waiting, then turned around and walked back into Selma, there would be no violence and the demonstrators would have made their point. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

A framed diploma hangs proudly in the waiting room above a potted ficus with leaves a little too green to be real as well. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

When we opened the door there was already another couple waiting to take the cab. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t wait to see Coach McAuliffe—Coach M, we called him—again. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Without waiting to consider what I might be running toward, I burst to the edge of the meadow. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ivy waited for a shocked gasp, an “Oh my God,” anything, but Taryn didn’t do any of that. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Now, wait just a moment,” Apollo said, but I was on a roll. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I’m not sure I quite believed that, but I didn’t have long to wait to find out, because now the voice on the radio was counting backward from ten. 7-6-5-4-3-2-1! Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

And when we got home, I didn’t even wait for her to make my snack. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

I keep waiting to hear that the trial is over, but I guess it takes a while for arguments to close. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

His calves were before me; and I waited in excruciation for discovery. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“Krum attacked Crouch — no, wait for it — and then Stunned himself!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Harry could not wait to wake Hermione, and it was with quickening excitement that he entered the tent, Ron lagging a little behind him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“So, we’re gonna close in the next few weeks or so,” Momma says, “but since it’s the end of the school year, we’ll wait until you guys are out for summer to move.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Wes put the bag in his pocket and went outside to wait for Woody. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I likewise bobbed in the direction of the gentlemen and waited for them to draw out of earshot before speaking again. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wait for Kalinda in the shade of a barren mango tree in the courtyard, away from everyone else. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“He can only say no. I suppose I can wait until you find out.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Probably the suspense is killing me, but I will just have to wait a few years till he works out the final answer, tune in for the next thrilling installment, he writes, in block letters. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Because it was so early, we didn’t have to wait in line to get our snacks. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I waited for her to say something, but she didn’t. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted to cry, but no tears came; he could only sit there, alone, waiting. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I noticed there were some Hispanics at the next bus stop where some African American people were waiting. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I have tried once or twice, but she either evaded my questions or looked so distressed that I stopped. I never force my children’s confidence, and I seldom have to wait for long.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pushed past everyone and returned to the waiting room. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

The soldiers corralled us in the middle of the platform to wait for the train. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

There was no sound from her direction and he waited the whole night. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yolanda climbs into the car while the two men wait a moment on the shoulder to see if the tire will hold. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Courtney was in the middle of having her cup filled, and I told Tyler to wait right there. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

I may have to wait a while longer for the live recap. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Hazel crossed the road without waiting for Pipkin, who caught him up under the hedge bordering the near side of the little lane. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their exhaust pipes rattle as they wait for us. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“The economy will get better. It always does. We just have to wait it out. The invisible hand of the market always moves to make things right.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

While she sat waiting for something else to run, Frightful flew back to the courthouse. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Go on down, all of you. Don’t wait for me. Tell Maxim he can’t come in.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Except Joseph didn’t have to wait until January to make up all his classes. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

Clara Wingtip had sat in front of her cabin for thirty-six straight days, waiting for her husband to return from the Civil War. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Grabbing my bag, I force myself to walk downstairs to the kitchen, where my mom is waiting. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

The librarian drove us back to Maine Street, where my parents were standing and looking around, waiting. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

I felt my pocket and found my pen waiting. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Their stingers are coiled like harpoons, millions of invisible weapons just waiting. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

In front of the bus stop sign, a woman was already waiting, chewing tobacco as placidly as a cow chewing its cud. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I spend the rest of the day waiting for it to be 2:48, so it’s not all that different from school. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

She remembers something her father said back in Paris, on the first night of the invasion, as they waited for a train. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

We had waited too long at the infirmary with her before heading home and had stayed out past the evening curfew, the hour when all Jews had to be off the streets. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Sam did not wait to wonder what was to be done, or whether he was brave, or loyal, or filled with rage. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He waited a long time letting the boy get used to him there, then he cleared his throat. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, after forty minutes, I am called out of the waiting room by an officious woman in blue scrubs. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt like my heart had a little ledge on it and I was standing there leaning as far out as I could, waiting to see what Zach would do. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stopped at last before a building against the outer wall and gestured for Tree-ear to wait outside. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Jonathan looked at the Hessian, who stood waiting. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Downstairs they told him to go get his mother, and he told them that he wasn’t going to leave—he had to wait there until his brother woke up. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Bye!” said Thorn, hopping onto the back of her mother’s waiting motorcycle. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Outside she darted over to the big slide to wait for Jack. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Trained not to wait more than five minutes, she walked back to the bus stop and returned to Las Vegas. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Again, I waited for the teacher to speak up, but she said nothing. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I waited until he was done singing, until after he had mumbled some words and smudged himself. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Hyacinth held her breath, waiting for Papa to bring up the kitten, but he didn’t. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Then there was a hissing, gasping, panting noise outside the door, swiftly stifled, as though someone—or some Thing—was holding his breath in the dark, waiting to pounce. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t take me into your confidence. But just wait and see what happens to my morale.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

It was there she waited to see if Gendry and Hot Pie would come. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He looks over his shoulder at some of the other people waiting to speak with him. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

On horseback, she couldn’t wait to charge into battle. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I waited for half an hour in the bitter cold, regretting that I had not remained in the warm store, but unable to go back inside. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama looks in Baba’s direction, but she doesn’t wait for an answer. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I sat on a piece of roof slightly higher than the rest and waited for the momentary dizziness to pass. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Why couldn't they just wait until they returned to New Orleans? Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

The redcoats lowered their bayonets, but I didn’t wait for them. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

As Thunder and Thistle began to dig, Woundwort crouched silently behind them, waiting. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

We hadn’t heard any news about our families and didn’t know what else to do except wait and hope that they were well. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Accordingly, we returned to our barracks and ate our supper, prepared our weapons, and then waited uneasy for further command. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Both veterans were now standing in the middle of the pavement, letting people with pushchairs move round them, waiting for us to put up a challenge. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just like before, I have the sense that something lies in wait. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Inside, I sit on the waiting room couch, watching out the window. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He waited a minute, then he opened the mold, and out dropped a bright new bullet onto the hearth. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had been asking me why I had not said anything to my father about Mrs. Cadaver and Mr. Birkway, and I told her that I was waiting for the right time. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Like everybody else, he was waiting for the explosion. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Perhaps they were waiting to make some ambush in a narrow place? The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Werfel sat nervously in the palace’s imperial archives, waiting to go down to the city gates and greet the guest. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Then, without waiting for me to answer the question, he wrote “chartreuse” under “Favorite Color.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Twenty-five hundred dollars in cash was waiting for him at the hotel. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

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

Jason waits for me to say each word before he taps the next. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before the bell rang, I noticed Diego waiting outside the door. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“I waited in silent terror for at least a month before I even spoke to him.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

As he waited, Hazel realized more fully than ever how dangerous was their position, without holes, wandering in country they did not know. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas had contemplated just jumping into the Hole right away and trying to punch in the code quickly, but he had no idea what to expect or what might be waiting for him. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Without waiting for an answer, I turned the corner and drove through the cemetery gates and down the narrow wagon road that wound around old graves and old trees. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Now they were sitting on a bridge that spanned the Kladeos River, their feet dangling over the water as they waited for Frank and Hazel to finish scouting the ruins. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Suddenly he knew in his heart that they were silently commanding him to wait. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I thought you were supposed to be at home, waiting for your boyfriend to come back a hero?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t care what was waiting around the next bend. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I wait around until most of the crowd gets bored and goes away. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Ruthanne waited for me to say more, but I concentrated on the food in front of me. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

And then there was nothing but me and the empty passageway, a nondescript door waiting at the end. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Dr. Zamborska mailed the announcement and the photo, and they were waiting at The Lovely Condominium when he returned from the cruise of the Caribbean. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just as he had decided to wait no longer, but to collect everyone and go immediately, Kehaar came flying from the direction of the cutting. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wait for a beat to leap back in but I can’t seem to find it. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Her arms were raised like she was waiting for someone inside the house to throw her a ball. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

They were waiting, trying unsuccessfully to get the librarian’s attention. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Outside again, Dicey waited until they were out of sight of the store; then she transferred everything from the suitcase to the canvas bag. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Carroll was shaking his head in frustration—about the crime and about all the challenges of peacekeeping—when an aide appeared and told him an American was waiting at the compound gate to see him. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Was there someone there, waiting, who would receive the tiny released twin? The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

I shouted for a few of them to wait with my guy till an ambulance arrived. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

When he came out again those waiting in the courtyard did not need to be told what he had done. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I waited a day and then sent him another fax. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a deep breath to psych himself up, Mark sprinted for the left side, wondering if shots would ring out or soldiers would rise out of the darkness in the gap, waiting for them. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

There, sitting on a fallen log as if he had been waiting for her, was the fairy who had taken her back to Quinn House last spring. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aunt Tuti talked to people as they waited to be seated. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

As if I’d left them on the bus and they were waiting to be reclaimed from the lost and found. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

He could wait until Hooper was in the lavatory, or else he would tell him that he was wanted somewhere, by Mrs Boland or by his father. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Helmuth picks up his slop bucket, carries it outside, waits his turn to empty it, hose it out. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

“While I was waiting for you I was practicing how to memorize ten items. Do you know the secret of how to memorize ten items?” The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

She waits next door at Gloria’s for the smuggler to call Rosa Amalia, who has just gotten hooked up to phone service. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Every time she waited at a bus stop or was at a party with boys and alcohol or was just plain alone, she felt the high alert of vigilance. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Thalia and the head counselors were waiting for us at the Reservoir. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Besides, the other package was sitting next to her on the couch, waiting impatiently with its red bow. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

After all the preparations, he couldn’t wait to finally meet the elfin scholar. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

I watched the peaks and valleys of the big waves, waiting for something large to be revealed in the ups and downs, like a whale or a shark. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“I think the center is just ahead. And night is coming soon. We’ll find a place to sleep, and then in the morning we’ll start the final bit. Your father’s waiting.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

From there, I couldn’t see the man, but I went, regardless, as far down the dock as I could to wait for the ferry. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

The woman mashed her finger ’gainst her lips and said, “Hesh them chains! You wants to wake that white man and get this here boy killed? They’s plenty water here, just you wait!” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

So we began the school year waiting for the law of the land to blast Mr. Faubus out of his stubborn trench. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘I said a clever metalworker and you came back with this boy... this saucebox, who couldn’t do the work anyway, because he ...’ Johnny waited grimly for her to finish her sentence. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it was they, not the Executives, who waited. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

That made me feel good, and while I waited in line for my turn at tetherball, I started to wonder why I’d been thinking before that turning off the lights was a stupid job. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

The queen raised a hand and beckoned, never waiting for a reply. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The panic button was there, waiting to be used if the situation blew up fast and ugly. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I sat by the roadside, head tucked within my folded arms while waiting, I knew not for what. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry to cut our meeting short, but it seems like you both have things under control and I have someone waiting for me,” Clancy said. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

On the high hilltop in the darkness Psyche sat, waiting for she knew not what terror. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Phillips tells the audience to wait while he moves to a better location. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

They walked toward a bar south of the bridge, to wait for it to open. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

As they waited their own turn to perform, he watched Yezzan and his guests. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

They stole from the poor and did not live by the laws he had given No, wait. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The heron stood in the shallows, motionless and waiting. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Johnny had saved Paul Revere for the last because he lived at North Square and, being a Sunday, he knew that Cilia and Isannah would be waiting for him by the town pump. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I think I left my collar in the waiting room." Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Injured migrants who land in isolated stretches of the tracks and cannot move wait one or two days until someone finally walks by. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Celia tells Felicia that her job is still waiting for her at the beauty shop, but that she’ll have to start from the bottom again, sweeping hair clippings and doing shampoos. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Music is booming from the other side of the door and we wait for Lidia. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

To this day I know he doesn’t understand why I couldn’t wait till maybe breakfast. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Come along, Crow,” Miss Maggie said, nodding to the dockmaster as we continued on toward the ferry that was tied up and napping, waiting to be let off her leash again. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Jamison went to the doorway and glanced out to where Matt and Branch waited. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s like she been waiting on me to ask her all this time. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Gay was annoyed that everyone—including my godparents, Adam and Lesley Weiner, and their three young daughters—was waiting on me. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“This what I’m thinking. We wait until she get away from DeVante, right? And then we...” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Because there, waiting out on the stone ground, was Dragon! Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

I waited for Jaja to come in from the verandah so we could go in together. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“But just wait a second,” he said, touching my arm to reassure me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he says them he stares at me, waiting for me to nod or give some sign that I have heard and understood. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Abuela is waiting for us on the front patio, measuring tape already strung around her neck. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The natives here were ready and waiting when the Portuguese showed up wanting to buy slaves, I pointed out. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the living room, at the base of the stairs, the little shepherdess lamp was waiting, a pink-cheeked smirk plastered on her face. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Let him wait, and grow more anxious in the waiting. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

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

We were waiting for the light to change again. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

I cannot wait to sink my teeth into it. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I want to scream at him, “Jesus, Charlie! Will you just wait until I’m done with what I’m doing?” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

I’d been saving my book since Christmas, waiting for a long stretch of time that didn’t include bickering sisters, a heap of chores, and homework. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

I wondered where Mr. Loomis was, if he were still waiting by the rock for me to come. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

It was Luke’s voice, louder; they were coming out of the library and back to the hall where Eleanor waited. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

When I get there, Abby’s waiting in front of my locker. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I wonder what they do in there, waiting. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man in purple was waiting for them. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

They be thinking I spent my life just waiting to learn to read. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inside Calaca, I walked up to the counter and looked at the selection of pan dulce while I waited for someone to come over. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Then the two he was waiting for came in. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Her sharp eyes narrow, waiting for me to look away, but I don't. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The others had tired of waiting and began coming down the hall. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He paused, as if waiting for someone to applaud. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Widget pauses before he starts, letting the tent and the tree settle into silent prologue while Poppet waits patiently. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I headed back up to the porch and waited at the threshold. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

To the left, officers are lined up, waiting to deposit their handguns at the outside window of the Arsenal. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

His expression of love had already given him to her in part When she thought that he was there at hand, waiting for her, she grew numb with the intoxication of expectancy. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

I waited a few seconds, unsure of what to do. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

After an hour or so of waiting, she opened her unbandaged eye. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

All three bookstores are sold out and the library has a two-month waiting list. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Farmer was aware of what his critics would say: why blow $150,000 on antibiotics that, if you’d waited a while, would have cost you a fraction of that? Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Don't wait for your school to teach you, my uncle says, about the revolution. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

There were many sheep and goats standing about, peering at the two unwelcome visitors, waiting to be eaten. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

They might wait in perfect safety for our approach. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Here, she did not have to wait for gray hairs to be considered wise. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Trailed by Lupita, Salvador went up to the group and waited to be noticed. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

All of a sudden I couldn’t stand the suspense any longer—the waiting for Miss Alice Ann to get to Mama. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I waited for an explanation, and from their looks, so were Miss Sarah and Miss Rose, but John Henry and Brer just glowered at each other. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z