I remembered the word—-freedom—as one which Father Quinel used. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

The words were like disconnected threads in Ekon’s mind that he couldn’t tie together. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

When the words finally came out they sounded like the squeaky old pully on our well when Mama drew up a bucket of water. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

And all around these neatly lettered words, scribbles had been added by other witches and wizards who had come to see the place where the Boy Who Lived had escaped. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He seemed to realize how childish the words had sounded; Harry saw him flush in the Mark’s greenish light. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Instead, he looked confused, as if he were hearing the word halmoni for the first time. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“They’re fine, if you have something to say,” replied Tock in a tired voice, for he was much more interested in finding a bone than in shopping for new words. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

“And there you go. Your answer in five words. See you in the a.m., pal.” Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“This is just the kind of day when my last words might come in handy. There’s that damp chill in the air that gets down into your lungs.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

To commit “a seven-three” was to use seven words when three would do, and a “ninety-nine one hundred” meant quitting on a nearly completed job. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Then he paused and added a single word that did more to encourage me to pursue writing than any compli­ment any editor has ever paid me. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She heard his ugly words aimed not so much at her as at himself. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I may have been imagining the double meaning in her words. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I weighed her spiteful words about Hamlet’s love. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Warning the children he did not want to hear another word from them, the father picked up the kerosene lamp and carried it into the bedroom. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nathan listened to the song and remembered Pond singing these exact words. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Some Dauntless brush against me and they murmur words that sound like gratitude, or compliments, or reassurance. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“What are the words for the first parallel kinetic binding?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The next word tasted foul on her tongue. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Then Herman E. Calloway said the words that let me know I was right. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

I’m taking it home to count the words later. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Or, in other words, the farther a galaxy is, the faster it is moving away! A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sit here in silence writing this small volume of words, and it seems to me the most public thing I ever have done. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

So that when they were asked to look up at the school motto and reflect on the power of the words, they could see too how their own words should carry the same respect. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

But he stood well back where he could not hear the words, and when the sons filled in the grave he had walked away and strolled in the paths where the white violets grew. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

But some of us won’t be willing to say those words back. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Fadi heard the darkness in his father’s words, and it worried him. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Any time we had a question about a word, or a concept, or some piece of history, they directed us toward those books. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

As word spread in Seoul of his birth in and escape from a no-exit labor camp, he began to meet many of the South’s leading human rights activists and heads of defector organizations. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

As if she were talking to someone far away, I heard her say in a low voice, “I don’t know what to say. I can’t seem to find the right words.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t like it, if that’s what you mean, but White Deer says that ‘hate’ is so strong a word that I ought to use it only for evil.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

She remembered them all, and she knew just when to pause to give the words their best effect. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Sidetracked isn’t even the word. We were off the face of this planet. We were holed up twenty-four hours a day. I missed so many concerts.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Raizel called after me as I merged with the crowd, but her words were lost to the strikers’ roars. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Upon my word,” she cried, “the young man is determined not to lose any thing for want of asking. He will connect himself well if he can.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Since they had neither the words nor the eyeballs for such access, they decided to work at it the old- fashioned way: with an axe. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Practically the first words he ever said to me, all those months ago. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He was reminded of words he had heard a few weeks ago, words that had a horrible and particular meaning to him: Neither can live while the other survives... Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Without saying a word Roberto and I began to carry the boxes out to the car. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing but walk and say a few words in Chinese. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

They answered him with ayes and nods and muttered words, with “As you command,” and “It will be done,” and “Yes, my lord.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Have children clap and say the words simultaneously. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

The cool water took the edge off, but their words had to climb over a wall of pain to reach Naomi. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He put his mind to remembering the day in Washington, working on details of pictures and statues, dredging up the sound of Miss Edmunds’ voice, recalling his own exact words and her exact answers. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

As she walked, she repeated the words her mother had given her to say. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

But then the body turned toward me, and it became a person, more than a person, and all words that were going to follow stopped. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

His mouth did not seem to move with his words, and the harder I stared at his gleaming shoulders, the more uncertain I was of their shape. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

In other words, I step out of line and we’re all dead. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

She tried to come up with something, but at the end of the day, all she had was one word. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“This word béene-béene, you want to know what it means, then?” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know if there’s a word that means the same as “bright” in terms of hearing, but I wish I knew one, because my ears were hearing brightly now. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

The old words ran through her head: “There is no place but Ember. Ember is the only light in the dark world.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

If you can replace the word with “you are”, then the word is you’re: You’re never going to forget the difference between “its” and “it’s”. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t seem to get the words out. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

How I sometimes lost the sense of her words in the sweet fluting of her voice. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

By all accounts, Jack did not furnish a single word to assist the poor players, who were forced to invent or to omit whole passages. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

These are the first words I ever penned as a married lady. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The final words she spoke before she dropped were “Mr. President, how long must women wait for liberty?” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

The coverage was just background noise, though, until Kathy caught the words “family of five.” Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“All praise R ’hllor, the Lord of Light,” the wedding guests answered in ragged chorus before a gust of ice-cold wind blew their words away. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He decided to try a few words of English out on his new neighbor. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

It slams and I breathe in and out slowly, licking my lips and looking every which way, searching for words, ideas, anything. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

That was the word that Teacher Sarah had taught me. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wrote messages in words and personal hieroglyphics. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

No words, just the squeaky swing set, the clinking chains. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

"Told you, ho one here but us. You got my word on that." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

His words hanging in the air brought no comfort. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I listened from a distance for as long as I could stand it, clenching my mind on the words of the dragon, then, helpless as always, I went down. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not all dying words are true and this blessing is no less real for being shorn of its ground. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

His words hit me like a punch in the stomach. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Tlo Mon appears today for visiting hours with some letters and a parcel for us, and almost the first words out of Sor Asuncion’s mouth are “And how are you feeling, Don Ram6n?” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to tell Charles about the Illuminati, but the words belonged to my father, and even in my mind they sounded awkward, rehearsed. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Without a word and before he could finish his remarks or dodge, Mrs. Lapham gave him a resounding cuff on the ear. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

For three days we received no word from Milton. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I’m wearing my jersey backward over my legs so that my number three is upside down over my crotch, and the word renegades is upside down over my butt. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

The club also had a custom of sending robed members to kidnap visiting celebrities and steal them away in a black coach with covered windows, all without saying a word. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The three words ran through Thomas’s mind over and over. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Just add ly to a word like neat and you end up with neatly. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Across America, that combination of words was new and significant, although it meant different things to different people. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Papa’s words perked me up just like air does a deflated inner tube. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Something that I still have no word for. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

But even as the words came out of my mouth, I knew it would be a bad idea. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

I got all the words out without tripping. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

It was the first word she ever spoke to me. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The brothers completed the work nonetheless, and as word of their craftsmanship spread across Canada they began to get new commissions. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

"My lords, perchance you would permit me a private word with my sister?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

But when she tried to talk, the words died in her throat, and all she remembered was the way her mama had snapped at her back in Georgia. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

The dragon s words are fire and blood. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The last word to come from outside the walls was brought by men flying down the northward road ere the Gate was shut. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The early Greeks, for instance, used the word "fiving" to describe the process of tallying. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

His words somewhat deformed, he said, “I have been in heaven.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Phoebe said, “It’s not that remarkable, Sal. I wouldn’t exactly use the word remarkable” “But Phoebe,” I said. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

How many times, since I’d moved in, had she uttered those same words to me? Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

And my mother, true to her word, was prepared for him not to be involved. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

She gives Marisol a reassuring pat on the hand before we leave, with a few urgently whispered words: “It’s going to be okay. Everything will be fine.” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

She let her words float up to the top of the school’s fake blue sky. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The words tumbled from Koffi's mouth before she could stop them, and she prayed she wouldn’t regret them. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. Totally—there's a word in German for it. God, it's on the tip of—a...” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

I took those words straight upstairs with me. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

But even as I say these words, I remember with a shudder the last box I was in. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

Unable to speak, I raise my hands and give the signal, my skin crawling as word passes down the battlefield from soldier to soldier. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

At the word “Reverend,” he wanted to strike her; he reached out instead and took both her hands in his. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

For a fullish half minute or so, there were no other words, no further speech. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Even as he spat out the words, Tyrion knew they were folly. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Or this bit about Nick: “Everyone agrees that Nick Allen masterminded this plot that cleverly raises issues about free speech and academic rules. He is the boy who invented the new word.” Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The stuff that was coming out of him consisted of words, but it was not speech in the true sense: it was a noise uttered in unconsciousness, like the quacking of a duck. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

They nodded their heads and said kind words into my eyes, words I didn’t know. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The task, in other words, is to understand how reliable knowledge and scientific progress can and do result from a flawed, profoundly contingent, culturally relative, all-too-human process. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I swim in his words until a voice talks over a microphone somewhere in another part of the restaurant. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I remember no tender words or scented kisses. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I don’t know whether it is morning or evening, I lie in the pale cradle of the twilight, and listen for soft words which will come, soft and near—am I crying? All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe it was because the words on the walls had always been there. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Without another word, she gives my phone to the guard. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I can hear the spiked barbs at the tips of his words, but I don’t think Brit or Golly is any the wiser. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

I skim the columns for words I recognize, for any clue about where my mother might be. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The word had never been used in front of the children, and never uttered by them. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Then Mr. Dawson said, ‘I’ve waited too long, son, show me some words that makes sense.’ Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

These last words were more than he could bear, and bursting into the middle of the ring, he strode up to his master’s side. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

So she rode back and forth in front of the house about fifteen times, trying to pick the right words. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

I was breathing fast and couldn’t bring out a word. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The words jibe, gibe, and jive are all verbs meaning to “kid” or “heckle.” lay/lie. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A word scramble, maybe? Open wild rat home...Rat fort belief...” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Dylan or Dean would teach Mitt and the other kids the run of bad words; he’d teach them how to trash-talk Mitt and then teach Mitt how to trash-talk them back. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

What would Omar say when I told him I read all the words to ever exist? Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I loved how that sounded and I didn’t want to have any other words come into my head again. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Craig immediately threw his hands up as if to block the words that had just come out of my mouth. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The Company halted suddenly, as if they had come to an agreement without any words being spoken. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Rebecca—I had hated her from childhood, but somehow I knew that these were not her words. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The last word—Why?—hung in the air, echoing. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

In fact, they were welcomed as the Tallises began to understand that the baby of the family possessed a strange mind and a facility with words. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

You can do better—we can do better, she told them with every word and every deed. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

My thoughts disappear except for these frag- ile bubbles and the four words that play over and over in my head. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps she had come to register a death, and her words merely the lonely lashings-out of grief, but he felt the familiar tightening of panic in his chest. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Perhaps we will talk more with time, or perhaps we never will be able to say it all, to clothe things in words, things that have long been naked. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Could you read the words behind me please?” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

In the sudden darkness of her bedroom, the words had lingered as if imprinted in her forehead: not enough. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“Exactly. Very well, then. I will keep my ears open. I will grow ears like that donkey yonder. If word comes of thievery in anyone’s shop, I will know which one.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

He feeds the words into my ears with a coarse, gentle, knowing voice. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The trip was to be an odyssey in the fullest sense of the word, an epic journey that would change everything. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was so long a pause, Johnny’s next words sounded awkward. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

His voice was firm and clear and for the first time that evening Cora did not miss a single word. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

She gives me a tight smile but doesn’t say a word. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

And his assumption that because vague words and insinuations were clear enough for him, they must be perfectly comprehensible to all. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“I want to fix your leg up,” I said crazily but in a perfectly natural tone of voice which made my words sound even crazier, even to me. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

With each word, I stacked another gold coin on the counter. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I knew I ought pray for Ruth, or for Momma, or for anything; I ought just pray, but the words would not come. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The handsome SS man is thinking again, trying to come up with words. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I can make out the words but they somehow don’t seem to apply to me, to what’s happening to me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

At these words, seemingly in response to them, a sudden wail sounded, a terrible, drawn-out cry of misery and pain. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Tongues explored the edges of words, especially the fat vowels. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hearing Luke call Chiron his son was weird enough, but Kronos put contempt in his voice, like son was the worst word he could think of. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Odd words floated back to them over the hundreds of heads. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He renamed the city the City of Bright Moonlight, in honor of the light that revealed the words of the Paper of Answers. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

So naturally, I didn’t take his words at face value. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“I want her locked up. Now. Billy! Jackson! Put her in the Slammer, and ignore every word that comes out of her shuck mouth.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

None of them had said a word, not even the men who’d seen me take off my Star of David. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

He knew nothing of Odysseus; they had not left Troy together and no word of him had reached Nestor since. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The words just popped out of my mouth. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Most of the words were self-explanatory, but Thomas wondered about a couple of them. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Not all the faces were friendly, nor all the words that were shouted. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

And word of the loveliness of Kino’s pearl had come to them. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

I dreaded the words he had waiting for me. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

As everyone was leaving after class, Mrs. Granger said, “Nicholas? I’d like to have ... a word with you,” and she emphasized the word word. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

My ears listened to his words, but my tired brain was working on something else. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The inked word “Paris” is blotched, penned, it appears, in haste. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He lived a good life, his words were wise; fine and noble thoughts dwelt in his head—but even he who knew so much, did he live in bliss, was he at peace? Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

They sit in the kitchen and I can’t hear their words, but I hear murmurs and spoons clinking around in cups and Dadi’s slippers shuffling about as she makes Papa tea. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

As Amelia’s disembodied words of encouragement continued to stream in, the warm sugar-buttery smell of baking cake filled the house. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“Hope,” he says, squeezing my arm on the word. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Not one word did he say all the way to the river. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

A pinch of corn meal lay white on the palm; he breathed on it, murmured a few words, then threw it, a handful of white dust, towards the sun. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s got all the idealism of the sixties with none of the reality checks. He’s not a criminal, he’s the exact opposite—totally innocent in every sense of the word.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

This is such an insulting thing to hear that I wouldn’t have been able to think of anything to say anyway, even if I was letting words out of my mouth. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Portia spoke in a low voice, and she neither paused between words nor did the grief in her face soften. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The anger that’s inside me is boiling, spitting out words before I can even think twice. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Only I didn’t say the next word of the lyrics. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

But his words—and the place they come from—speak to everything deep inside me. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

To Taran’s ear, the melody had its own words, weaving a supple thread among the rising notes. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

I got the feeling that she hadn’t actually heard a word I’d said. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I had never before heard that word—pardon—said so aggressively. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“No, Ben, I just remembered the words of a great man. ‘I didn’t say anything, sir, I just beat the hell out of him.’” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

None of the obscene words I had learned at school in Memphis had dealt with perversions of any sort, although I might have learned the words while loitering drunkenly in saloons. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were not normal wrinkles—there was no better word for them than “slashes.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Without a word, I ran from him like a startled deer. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Ekon felt as though he was sinking below some unknown surface as the words washed over him. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I was too tired to care about words in any language. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

I doubt if M. Yoshoto said five words the whole way. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

David looked at them both, unable to believe any of it Finally, he found words. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Don’t say huh-MODJ-uh-nus, a mispronunciation no doubt influenced by the word homogenized or the less familiar homogenous. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Monday is vocabulary day, when Mr. Daniels goes over the new words for the week. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

In a fifth-grade “reading for comprehension” lesson, students read a short passage and then were prompted to mine facts and define vocabulary words. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Joaquin tried to mimic Maya’s indignance, the way she had spit out the word like a swear, like it was the worst thing in the world to not know your family. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

His words were measured and thoughtful, his bearing presidential. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

I ate my half sandwich without adding a word. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

I felt relief, as if the words had come from my own mouth. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

He had trouble pronouncing certain words—the I sound seemed to get caught in his throat. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The pain was too great to be put into words. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

This time he could not keep his mind on the words before him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

It was a word everyone tried to run from, but it could rear up on a community quick. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

My own father was a quiet man who never had a bad word for anyone. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

His words punched me in my throat, and I couldn’t speak. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

She looks up and squints at the words. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

The blacksmith called after me, but his words were lost in the din of the soldiers and the sailors who cluttered my path. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just the important words like “cancer” and “out of remission” and “stage four.” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

No sound and no motion; his words had not pried the person loose. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

But I don’t like his use of the word “too.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

That he was arrogant—her word—and thought he was above it all. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Bran tried to sound stem and lordly, the way Robb did when he made a command, but his voice betrayed him and the words came out in a shrill squeak. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

In other words, Ebola has already entered the net and has been traveling lately. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

No words, no exchange, just my Noise and a great big nothing from her. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I can’t believe the words I’m hearing from my own mouth. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Then word went out to the races of men that Hrothgar’s hall was finished. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

And if Petey’s words and moods occasionally stung, her lips were always soft. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“For you? There’s way more than a word, but that’s one of them, for sure.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

‘I thank you for your fair words,’ said Aragorn, ‘and my heart desires to come with you; but I cannot desert my friends while hope remains.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

And I wish I could say more, but that single word snags painfully in my throat. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

But when he said, “We will now pray to the spirit in our own words, for the spirit intercedes for us in accordance with His will,” the silence was broken. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

They had lost the ability to enunciate words but could still mimic a range of human vocal sounds, from a child's high-pitched warble to a man's deep tones. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

During the day we don’t say a word or even look at each other. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

In the attic she had struggled with the words, pressed on, doubled back to difficult verses. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Mr. Ram straightens his already erect back, fixes his eyes on me, and begins, his words precise and loud, like he memorized them for school in India. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

In other words, she and her husband became one person—and that one was the husband. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

But the boy was too frightened to listen to words of wisdom. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sentence didn’t strike her as being a cipher since it was made up of actual words, not a garbled mix of letters. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I looked back down at my journal, at all Mei-li’s words I’d just written down, and I shifted in my seat. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Yes, okay, there was that offensive word shouted. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I tried to think of a polite way to take my leave but could not find the proper words. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would have spoken some good word of shame, for he was an honest man and only his crying child had forced him to evil. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Once we had that basic interoperable platform, then the killer applications— spreadsheets and word processing—drove its diffusion far and wide. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

She does not read it the way she and Kat used to read books—devouring them with the speed of two people famished for words, ideas, and beautiful sentences that make you feel everything. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The Greek Gnostics noted that the Greek word for “Nile River” had a numerical value of 365, indicating the annual nature of its floods. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now the darkness also had spoken: a word that could not be unsaid. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

She bit her lip to remember the word in English. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

The rally ended as twenty-five thousand voices joined in singing “We Shall Overcome,” changing the words to express the triumphant spirit of the day: “We have overcome today.” Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I promised Kilvin I wouldn’t ever let that out of my hands. I gave my word.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was Frodo who first put something of his sorrow into halting words. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

After a high school friend told some stories about Gus’s considerable basketball talents and his many qualities as a teammate, the minister said, “We’ll now hear a few words from Augustus’s special friend, Hazel.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“I do not grant wishes,” says Salim, tasting the way the words shape themselves in his mouth. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Except right at her door Joe suddenly took her arm and squeezed it hard and whispered, “Now keep your mouth shut about this, see? Not a word!” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as the words come out, I wish I could unsay them. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It was like he hadn’t heard one word of my story about almost drowning. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I guess I wasted 2 hours last night counting every word in that stupid anthology book. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

And when I saw their faces the words of welcome I had ready died unuttered. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

In other words, accepting the offer of a job meant working for free, but it also meant the chance of protection for himself and his family. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Is the rule based on some crackpot theory, such as that English should emulate Latin, or that the original meaning of a word is the only correct one? The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Alice had picked up a leaflet that had floated to the pavement, read the words, and shifted her weight at the curb. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rondell stood there too, looking back and forth between us, not saying a word. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

"See you soon," I say, but the words come out thick with despair. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

On the paper was a line of words in a language the king did not know. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

And with those words, he fell back asleep. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Behind me rose steepsided mountains of amber, on which had been carved words of great power to try to bind the creatures who lived within. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look down at the words I’ve written, feeling the yearning pull of them, like a fishhook in my stomach. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I saw it then: Bear and Ball were talking about the very word Father Quinel had used, freedom. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as the words were out of my mouth I knew it was the wrong thing to say. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

A piece of his brother’s words echoed in his mind. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He remembers the sound of people half-dead around him, moaning and tapping on the walls of the train, whispering hoarsely for help, words that only those who were also trapped and injured could possibly hear. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted to sound very cheerful, but the words came out sort of gulpy... The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I made my way haltingly past the members of the choir with their black robes flapping in the morning breeze, the doctor’s words reverberating around me. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a sort of kindness in it, and a sort of lazy enjoyment—those were the words he found to describe it. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

He underlines the first letter of some of the words. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Must we part in this way, St. John? And when you go to India, will you leave me so, without a kinder word than you have yet spoken?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I started thinking: if Dad were boiled down to one word, what would that word be? Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I wrote those words down on my paper and underlined them twice. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the conclusion of these words, pandemonium broke out. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t look at the carved word, or the splinter of moon, or the blue and green houses. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Kelly said they could take turns playing Charlotte, and George’s stomach danced at the idea of reading the spider’s words aloud. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

He could never duplicate the unbridled energy that had come with the words. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

There were so many unspoken words in the space between them that Rishi had to look away. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Bast looked like he wanted to protest, but couldn’t find the words. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The words floated up out of the whirlwind that was Pixie. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I even try to compose a quick poem, but the words won’t cooperate. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

But it is safe to say that word of mouth is — even in this age of mass communications and multimillion-dollar advertising campaigns — still the most important form of human communication. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I erase my part by erasing my words, deleting backward, despicable a are you. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

We have to watch Nana’s life slipping away from her like a forgotten word. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Each night we could choose a new word. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“It is good to die on a hill of the llano, beneath the juniper—” were his last words. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sat down right in front of me and started talking like I’d never said a sideways word to her. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He was far enough ahead that I couldn’t read the words Miss Amanda painted on his stern. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

His lip droops a little, and I realize that even though I hear his voice, words aren’t coming out of his mouth. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

I was just glad to be out of there, so I crept back into bed, and never said a word. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We have to know them in Irish and English and if we forget an Irish word and use English he goes into a rage and goes at us with the stick. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

There is word of a massive naval evacuation and we are preparing at the port. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“There is a list and there is word of moving people.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I try not to care, but even though the men are out of sight, their words are everywhere, in the chatter of everyone, in the tumbling water. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her father didn’t say a word, just stared through the windshield. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

At such times his lips were seen to form the words, “I will work harder”; he had no voice left. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

An analysis of the language used in real-estate ads shows that certain words are powerfully correlated with the final sale price of a house. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

In other words, a marked reduction in the poundages used would hardly alter the lethal situation, for applications of over o.i pound per acre to the pond itself are generally considered hazardous. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

They have absorbed a vast inventory of words, idioms, constructions, tropes, and rhetorical tricks, and with them a sensitivity to how they mesh and how they clash. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

He held Jack’s hands tightly, and Jack never forgot his words. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

Not the sound of her voice, not her words, but the feeling of her singing, the vibrations of her throat against my face. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

But now, with word that the president will be in the audience, the night should be a sellout. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

In other words, at low energies there are thirty-seven different states in which the ball can exist. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the children grew up, they in turn invented words which they couldn’t tell their children. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had best prepare myself for action; the word is, it shall come soon. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Julie repeated the Eskimo word for the house of the spirits. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jason took a moment to process her words. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

After every two words he gasped and dragged the air over his vocal chords, making a sound like an inverted grunt. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lowered his hands to his lap, and the next words he spoke slipped out before he could stop them. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

And that's the best way I can explain how the word shame sprang from me. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In other words, supermosquitoes were being created that were capable of resisting DDT. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

“Because, Miss Muldauer, Dr. Seuss’s book was considered extremely controversial when it first came out in 1958, for including the word ‘burp.’” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

We also find that the nouns play and mother are preceded by the words Sophocles’ and his, which have the function “determiner.” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

And suddenly I understand exactly what his last words meant. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Maybe the words were somewhere in her toes? Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I know. And this tells me that Driana truly does not understand the meaning of the word sad.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are no real words for it, so she’s silent for a while, staring in respect and awe. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I could see that my words stunned people. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The word in Greek means “turning away”, and hence “omission” or “elision”. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

I was impressed and disappointed at the same time that I hadn’t seen the word before Kat. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ibtihaj, you can do this,” Faizah said, practically screaming down to me, projecting her voice so her words would reach me over all of the stadium noise. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Even though Nok had known this was coming, she still felt the words like a punch. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

The word "sensuous" had the effect of further disquieting Tom but before he could invent a protest the coupé came to a stop and Daisy signalled us to draw up alongside. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

He had struggled to get out from under the weight of meaning behind her words. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

He squeezed his eyes, trying to force the last words to mind, but they wouldn’t come. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Kit flared, indignant as much at his tone as at the dread word he uttered so carelessly. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Abbot, too, was sewing in another room, and Bessie, as she moved hither and thither, putting away toys and arranging drawers, addressed to me every now and then a word of unwonted kindness. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

For now I just need this one here filled with pretty words. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

I’ve seen the word Jew, the Bible is full of that word, but I didn’t know there were any live, real ones, especially next door to me. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Again the fan boat swung around them and continued without a word. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

"Idiptu, could these words be true? I thought there were no secrets between me and you!" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Richard Riley said, “You are the future leaders, don’t give up,” His words really got my attention. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Please send a few words to let your Mutti know that you are safe. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

We drive all the way home, and I don’t say a single word. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Bessie is not sure whether she is in her right mind, or means anything by the words; but she told Miss Reed and Miss Georgiana, and advised them to send for you. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

These were the words Roosevelt lived by, and he knew that the expedition would require only the strongest men—and the luckiest. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

“No,” I said, wondering what the word wrath meant. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

The words were on his tongue, but somehow never passed his lips. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Gee-gee, you know every word to every commercial that comes on TV.” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

And that night after dark, when he sneaked into bed with me and Little Arliss, I let him sleep there and never said a word about it to Mama. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lyra was afraid that the Lady Salmakia was dying: she hadn’t uttered a word for several minutes, and she lay faint and limp in Lyra’s hand. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Even though I still can’t figure out how those words popped out of my mouth. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Then, Oracle, hear the words of Hades,” he growled. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

And he repeated the old words: “If they was a circus or a baseball game . . . . we would of went to her . . . . jus’ said ‘ta hell with work,’ an’ went to her. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

The word “demon” was being spoken, but it was with smiles half-hidden behind raised hands. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She’s the older, more sparkly sister, but there’s no happiness in her words when she says, “Your mum is doing her best to take care of herself. Things are hard for her right now.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Seems me and Daddy were never a part of Mama’s plan, though those weren’t the exact words that came out of her mouth. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

My voice was growing steadier with each word. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Her words reminded Kaede of something else the King had said. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Hamlet spewed liquid from his mouth, and bitter words with it. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

They are calling her Swiss, because the word Swiss was written on the small knife they used to cut her umbilical cord. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Those classrooms were the most colorful part of the unit, the walls covered with posters, word lists, number lines—a visual vacation from the drab sameness of the rest of the unit. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“He says the language is dying. He thinks words are being debased. So he tries to speak entirely in weird words and irony, so no one can simplify anything he says.” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

His posture stiffened as my words appeared to sink in. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

He could not take back the words once they came out. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

The word trilled and echoed like a small, annoying birds song. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The king speaks into a voice-trumpet, and his words echo from a sound-box peeking out of the flower arrangement on our table. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I kept on looking expressionlessly back at him until beneath a blackening scowl his mouth opened enough to fire out the words, “I’ve been Violated.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’d better,” I said, and the line clicked dead without another word. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

With each echoed word, Dad’s face fell into another dimension of disappointment. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

These words echo in my head as I walk out the door. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

I wanted to voice the words in them that they could not say, to be a witness for their living. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t fig- ure out exactly what this word meant, whether it meant broken in one or several places, cleanly or badly, and I didn’t ask. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

The players attacked their lines as though afraid that, if they did not keep their words in close order, the audience might throw comments of their own into the breach. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“We've given our word not to tell anyone about it,” Prosper muttered, nervously tugging at the filthy cloth that was holding up his arm. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Because they did not roll from his tongue like they had been practiced, I believed Hamlet’s words. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I swear I haven’t said a word in all these years. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The words were lost deep in his skin, obscured by decades of ink. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Frank Churchill’s confession of having behaved shamefully was the first thing to call for more than a word in passing. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

The words be- come an undercurrent in my life, like music that sticks in your head, a constant background to every thought. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

At his words, there was an immediate clamor of loud voices arguing for and against the likelihood of a swift and easy Communist defeat in the hands of American military might. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Silent they stood now above and spoke no word, until Gandalf stepped out upon the paved terrace at the stair’s head. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Of all the stone-throwers, not one had dared to speak a word for the girl for fear that she would be tarred with Joanna’s brush. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said “Africa” wistfully, like an admiring foreigner, loading the word with exotic excitement. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

What’s more, the crucial word “admits of infinite shades, from the very light to very dark. How am I to judge of the degree intended?” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

That was true, of course, but those few words, that taste of the answer, was teasing Sierra. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

In a minute, people will be here to do damage control on Peeta’s condition and the words that came out of his mouth. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I was just hard to type the words. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The words went through his head again and he knew Alec was right. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

We took our books from our bags and opened them, but I don’t know if any of us read a single word. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

This section raises the question of word meanings. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

If so, you know that “seen” is not the word. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

These relations may be conveyed without even using a connective word: all the writer has to do is write the statements using parallel syntax and vary only the words that indicate the difference. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

"Did you read my letter on Monday?" he asks in rapid, clipped words. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She spoke the words with just the right musical lilt. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Biff let the words revolve again gently inside him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Fischer signed his score sheet and left the stage without another word. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“You have my word, Lord Snow. I will return, with Tormund or without him.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She used a word that I'd never heard a lady use before. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“It is believed that dybbukim possess the living so that they may perform tasks they were unable to complete in life. What were those words he had you write, Alter?” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Those two words shake me to my marrow. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Arnold seemed to have shrunk with each word. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took a few seconds for the words to start making sense. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

The ragtag congregation chimed in with every sort of word and tune. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every thing declared it; his own attentions, his father’s hints, his mother-in-law’s guarded silence; it was all in unison; words, conduct, discretion, and indiscretion, told the same story. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

For a long moment she did not speak, but her mouth opened and shut as if there were words trying to come out. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The little ones were told to write short word stories or poems about Christmas. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Twinkle was a word with crinkled, happy edges. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

All it would take are a few well-chosen words to cut the tether. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

You may be inclined to agree with the writer Calvin Trillin when he wrote, “As far as I’m concerned, whom is a word that was invented to make everyone sound like a butler.” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

I’m hearing what Dolores is saying, but in my head, her words are being drowned out by all my other thoughts. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Mr. Hofacket looked at him and then led us through the curtains without saying another word. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

But from the Greek camp a herald came to her and spoke faltering words. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

August read Mary’s words from the Bible: “ ‘For behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed—’” “Blessed Mary,” Violet interrupted. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there is something else about words that gives them the look and feel of living motile beings with minds of their own. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leonard Barden, a British chess journalist, claimed that Fischer was asked so often what his result would be that he learned the Serbo-Croatian word for “first”: prvi. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“A-menable,” the twins chorused in misery, barely stumbling over the unusual word. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

It’s like knowing all the words to a song but still finding them beautiful and surprising. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

She’s maybe said twenty words to me, but the thought of Bo, in a tux, escorting her at the pageant turns me into this version of myself that makes my eyes burn. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He was a runaway and a thief and a liar, and if there was a word for someone who disrespects a monk in his own temple, he was that, too. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Charlotte had written the word RADIANT, and Wilbur really looked radiant as he stood in the golden sunlight. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

Not that she had ever been to Omaha, but just the fact he would think of the word. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He stood up, and without a word to the others, without even excusing himself, he walked out of the room with Jahrling. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The last word came as a hiss and a snarl and the golden doors of the locket swung wide with a little click. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Without saying a word, he pulls Mustafa and me into a tight embrace for what seems like a long time before letting us go. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I nodded, letting her words sink in and fill me with purpose. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

She mouthed a few words I couldn’t hear, then threw a rose made of woven palmetto leaves into the water. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The Michelson-Morley outcome became, in the words of William H. Cropper, "probably the most famous negative result in the history of physics." A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

His words attack me, faintly “Remember what I’m telling you. Remember it every day when you look in the mirror.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Joe put his mouth into the forms of returning such a highly elaborate answer, that I could make out nothing of it but the single word “Pip.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Some were camp brides, bound to the soldiers they followed with words whispered to one god or another but doomed to be forgotten once the war was done. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The word alone rang like a broken bell. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Which she simply dropped on top of our backpacks by the door without saying a word. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

The others would echo his words or make their voices sound like drums or musical instruments backing up his sermon—although the Vapostori used no actual instruments in their ceremonies. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Who was in the car the whole way back from Chicago and didn’t say a word to me the entire time. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

There was truth in his words, hard truth, a hammer striking stone. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Capitalize the word if you’re referring, even metaphorically, to the historical period. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

If somebody wanted to know about us they should meet us face to face instead of just relying on typed words. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Erin says all this while sprinting next to me, and for some reason her words make me pick up the pace until she stops running. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The words were formed and spoken with relief. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

There must be a language that doesn’t depend on words, the boy thought. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first word I saw was love, and then ball, and then DOG. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

I grabbed his words like they were a rope to hang on to. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Still, people who know the words’ histories like to observe the old distinction. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can feel Mami’s eyes prying the words from deep inside. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

I was only two years old when I left Cuba but I remember everything that’s happened to me since I was a baby, even word-for- word conversations. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jimmy yelled the last few words as Lily walked back into the bar and sat down. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The words echo around the square and beyond as the mike amplifies my voice. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He also toyed with the idea of having the words move up and down with the shape of the tune. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

“Abbey, don’t talk that way about your father,” Mom said, “and the word is ‘deluded,’ not ‘dense.’ Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I was making leaps in my mind now, but once I’d hung on that word “fear,” I remembered the time I was a freshman and I saw a senior walking down the hall. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He put the word on the wire for me to come over to his place: I had never been there. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her words were ordinary but her face was a Siberian permafrost. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

These words are Milton’s, but they express with precision what the Greeks thought lay back of the very first beginning of things. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

She nodded slowly, felt her abuela’s words seep inside her, settle in her bones. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

He had started reading almost as soon as he entered school, struggling at first through the English books by looking up words and phrases in the big dictionary. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Jean Louise said, “They didn’t say word one to me about it.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

I do, because I nearly filled myself wording on it. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had already reached the foyer with his two tortoise boxes when he decided he couldn’t leave without a few farewell words. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

The sound of the last word, the way I draw out the vowel, makes me hear how much I wanted that. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“I get no word to them. What they think? They will say bad things have happen to me.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Joseph’s father said a few words I’m not allowed to say, and he looked at me. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

Then the preacher offered his own holy words. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Have them listen to my music and feel every single word, as if I wrote it just for them. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Pascal could say these words back to me all right, but he evidently didn’t care to remember them. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

All I do is sink to my knees, felled by the words that could deliver such a knockout blow. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t think I can understand a word she says. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

He wished they would talk, but words came very seldom. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

I let his words sink in, then stood up. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

When I was eleven, it was okay because I excitedly called myself a poem collector and wrote down his words as though they were precious. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Their facial expressions changed to humble, their words were apologetic, and their demeanor lacked confidence. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

But Maya, the younger and shorter one, didn’t seem to regret any of the words that came out of her mouth. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I was aware of how our voices were a little higher pitched than usual, our words rushed. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He meant to say “Look what you’ve done,” but the words had gotten so hopelessly mixed up that no one could make any sense at all. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

He watches his fellow passengers being greeted by family members, lovers reunited with entangled arms, without a word. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“If I am right in my assumption, then the letter was burnt by the murderer. Why? Because it mentioned the word ‘Armstrong’ which is the clue to the mystery.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

I made myself a nervous wreck expecting to hear the N word or an attack. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Her words sliced through the air and the cries and shouts and grunts coming from everyone in the tangled mass of bodies fining the stairs from top to bottom went silent. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Not looking up he said, “They’re already part of a word.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

A too-patient voice with dividers between each word explained the legal procedures as if repeating a history lesson Carla's mother should have learned long before she had troubled the police or moved into this neighborhood. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

But he didn’t say any of it, because of one word—date. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Emma pointed at a clump of words on the screen of Mom’s phone. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I shrugged and escaped as fast as I could without saying a word. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Even when we try the words get caught inside our throats, as though our mother is standing there waiting, daring them to reach the air. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

We had a little joke among ourselves that he was such a drunk, his child’s very first spoken word was “alcohol.” How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The word that clings to every hiker’s thoughts in north Georgia is Deliverance, the 1970 novel by James Dickey that was made into a Hollywood movie. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

And word went through the City: ‘The King is come again indeed.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Cowardly. Or ‘diplomatic’ if you want a four-dollar word for it.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Pa said, “You gunn have to help her take some the bite out them words, Elijah. Her pain too fresh to be locking it up so hot in writing.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

He tapped his breast solemnly when he reached the words that always moved him, even though spoken in the secret tongue of a dead language: Mea Culpa, Mea Culpa, Mea Maxima Culpa. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I can well imagine their faces tightened by incomprehension as they read my words. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He seemed to know what had happened without a word being spoken. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“If you say one word to your grandpa about this,” Rubin said, “I’ll catch you hunting some night and take my knife to you.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

In other words, between a quarter and a third of the inmates had killed somebody. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jeyne’s words seemed to echo in his head, to the beat of the drums two of Abel’s other girls were pounding. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The Diallo shooting, in other words, falls into a kind of gray area, the middle ground between deliberate and accidental. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“Then I guess we both have one mark against us. You walking where you shouldn’t, and me saying a bad word.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Jake’s words are still in my ears, but they don’t make any sense. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“But I swear before all present, on my word as a freeman of the colony, that the girl is no witch.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“Jermaine was the only person I could talk to in the world and not have to use words,” I said. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

And if they had a book, he would hold the lamp by the chair so they could see the words and never get tired. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the early years, Lynds was allowed to punish as he saw fit, and a whispered word, a look askance—the slightest infraction— was grounds for a whipping. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes sir, us. You. Has anybody, in all the wrangling and high words over states’ rights and what kind of government we should have, thought about helping the Negroes? Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Baba threw a quick glance at Neel and took a deep breath, as if the next words were hard to utter. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Grace and I sit on the wooden benches in the church basement, watching the illuminated slides on the wall, singing the words to the songs, while the piano plods onward in the darkness. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

In other words, as the koala’s diet shrank, so did its brain. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Her tongue had thinned and the words rolled off well enunciated. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though I hear the words, I forget them as soon as they’re said. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

And Will looked from them to Lyra’s rucksack and back again, and he didn’t hear a word they said. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You have been wondering, I am sure, what I have planned for you during these — for want of a better word — lessons?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

You must fight hard to shine the light of words upon it. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The words Get away from me and Don’t were stuck in my tight chest, wedged between terror and want. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Look, I made you words from the park.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a language in which there seemed to be many words that he knew, though spoken more richly and strongly than in the Shire, yet he could not piece the words together. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Finally, Mr. Alacran said a few words, and then the priest told everyone to file past to say their final goodbyes. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old Master murmured one word, “Tolk,” and there lay the pebble, no jewel but a rough grey bit of rock. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyes grew big, but she held back her words. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Needless to say, the reelection became a war of words in the newspapers. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Of course, in his personal lore he would have said that he started with $200 in his pocket and a wife and baby and just a few words of English. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can tell Papi is struggling to find the right words. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

What would happen when she returned from school and saw the word carved into me? Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

But her words can't erase the dangerous feeling of his mouth against my cheek. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

His words drift off as he opens the door at the far end of the car and steps from this train car into the next. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

In the evenings, when I sang this song with the Lansman family, those words seemed like ancient history. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

As Jefferson remembered it later, “we took leave, and he never after that said one word to me on the subject or ever consulted me as to any measure of the government.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

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

There was something off about this that Nathan couldn’t put into words. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

"He was up there! Dog, cut through them and bring—" A tumult of sound drowned his last words, a rolling thunder of rage and fear and hatred that engulfed them from all sides. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Then she drew a picture of the.little girl dancing underneath the words on the paper. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

For a while Tyrion could still hear Benerro’s voice growing fainter at their back and the roars his words provoked, sudden as thunder. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, Prudence would be busy explaining the meaning of the cussed word. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

On Wednesday morning the minivan is gone from the driveway next door, so I busy myself collecting words and phrases for Jason in the blank spaces of my sketchbook. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The men stood awe-stricken, hats in their hands, whispering kind words, words of hope, words of joy. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d have a few cool, calm words to speak to each pilot before she took off. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“That is not going to happen again,” Hector responds, each word sharp and heavy despite his insubstantial form. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The words didn’t feel right, but his lips formed them anyway. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

But the moonlight and the setting, or maybe just the words he was saying, had somehow turned David into a pretty. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I try to make the word come out again, up from my gut, more loudly and forcefully, like a wall against any disbelief they might have. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

She hardly says a word for the rest of class. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

At the top of the block were the words Tear here to open and a black arrow pointing to the edge of the plastic. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The guy struggled to his feet and quickly hobbled out of the gym without saying a word to anyone. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

His words crashed among the lords bannermen like a great stone from a catapult. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

We sit with our shoulders touching, our breaths falling into the same rhythm, and we don’t say a word. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

This is, in a nutshell, what word of mouth is. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

A smile with meaning behind it, one that says all I need to say to her so I don't have to form the right words. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

They are making the word local just as powerful as the word organic. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

A shiver went through everyone’s body, I heard several sets of teeth chattering, no one said a word. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

At the word “death,” the woman took a shuddering breath. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Lennie followed his words admiringly, and moved his lips a little to keep up. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

I try to get the words out before the light changes. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t quite bold enough to use the forbidden curse word aloud, but I thought of it several times quite happily as I made my way up the path and to Auntie Braxton’s house. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s a thick, strange book and certainly full of words. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Emily shifted words around the magnetic poetry tray on his counter. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

And words can sometimes be awkward, even when you’ve known someone for eight years. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

They were trying out rude words and giggling the whole time. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

He got up to pay the bill, but the owner grabbed him and began to speak to him in an angry stream of words. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turned red, thinking of his trouble with long a’s, th’s, l’s, consonants at the ends of words. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alive, love, words she can use now only at a cost. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

It forces me to make them separately even though they are all one word. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

They were the words of the Anansesem, uttered when traveling from village to village to spread the news. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The letter, with its small, black, single-spaced words and yellow edges, spoke of a mystery. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“You will be kept a prisoner until the queen returns. If nothing can be proved against you, you will not come to harm. You have my word as a knight.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Micah’s words pop into my head: If it's ice cream, text me. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

As word spread, an atmosphere of tension settled over Montgomery. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

And you don’t notice that words have changed on another part of the page because your mind fills in a picture of things you’re not looking at at that moment. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The reporters jotted down a word or two on Seabiscuit’s arrival and moved off. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

After muttering some words, Seed Collector handed another crystal fire to Nathan. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Then they reached the tunnel, and appreciation became too mealy a word to contain what lay before her. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“Welcome to a new year at Hogwarts! Before we begin our banquet, I would like to say a few words. And here they are: Nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! Tweak! “Thank you!” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

It had, in one word, glamour, absolute schoolboy glamour. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

George heard her name coming from kids talking to their parents, as well as the word boy. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

“I want to thank the parents for organizing this meeting and for encouraging me to say a few words about the school mascot. My friend Stephanie Bergner couldn’t make it tonight.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Well, that word made them sound dull, even in his head. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She might be a natural-born cynic, but she knew the right word when she heard it. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

He writes some short words and has me sound them out. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bessie asked if I would have a book: the word book acted as a transient stimulus, and I begged her to fetch Gulliver’s Travels from the library. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

His dad grinned at him and mouthed one word: “WOW.” Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

On the ballot in November 1867, the men in Kansas faced two referendums, one that deleted the word “white” from the description of voters and a second that deleted the word “male.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

The words stuck like a chicken bone in my throat. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

One of them looks at me but doesn’t say a word. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The bright banners hanging from the tympanum proclaimed the word. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She flinches at the words, but she ignores it. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The last things I see are the words I need to speak with Ritchie. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

You would think someone would have explained it in words a child could understand. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

As well as I can remember, they were in the following words, to wit:— Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1845-05-01T00:00:00Z

She would listen to them till their words blended into a soft sheet of sleep gently spreading over her. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

All the while, the ice would crackle in his bowl, as if to confirm his words. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

She could have read Charlotte’s words all day long. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Without another word, they both slipped through the door and into the blazing sunlight. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Without another word, he disappears into the crowd. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I had made him feel that, if he whipped me for killing the kitten, I would never give serious weight to his words again. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

We got the word that the first hamlet we had worked on the pacification patrol was being harassed by the VC. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked up into his tan weathered face, his deep green eyes, and he spoke two words: Brace yourself I woke with a start. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then he shouted again, a very urgent shout: “Get away. I warn you. Get away from ——” The last word I could not understand. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

It was old and worn and powder blue, as large as a small child, with three dimples near the left clasp and the words St. Anthony’s stitched on the side in silver thread. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Cora was surprised at her difficulty in mustering the words. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Doc’s words were a memory as we found trees to climb and ran off the aches in our backs from the work. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“I’m not saying another word,” Chuck replied, a new authority filling his voice. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He grovelled on the ground and could speak no clear words but nice master. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

For several minutes they sat, no word passing between them. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry,” she says, and I don’t know if these are the last words she ever plans on speaking to me, but now I don’t think I would mind if they are. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

They were words that belonged in a sunny classroom, as useless here on the East Side as her mother's fancy dresses. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Donal MacGregor stood just inside the doorway, arms folded across his broad chest, waiting for the image conjured by his words to sink in. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Both girls had their names stitched in cursive on their uniforms, but with my dyslexia, the words looked like meaningless spaghetti. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

It was like something else took over my body as the words forced their way out of my lungs. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

He muttered a few words I didn’t catch and abruptly asked if he could embrace me. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Others took it up, a brief swelling sound, not quite a word. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

The rest of the way neither of us said a word. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

The words are spat through the phone line. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

For instance, other words may get in between the subject and the verb. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I believe in the words of my grandfather. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

There were papers with words on them, and books, and even posters on the wall had words. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And no good can ever come from spoiling a child like that, Charlie, you mark my words.” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

Hundreds of people walking together, carrying candles and signs but not saying one single word? A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

When his lips opened, no words escaped them, only a moan. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Is there an in-between time when the word means both things? The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Those were almost words, but they weren’t spelled right. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“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

His loud words stopped the children’s game of tag. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

At that moment a group of people passed just behind him and he caught a few words of what they were saying. “— packed with Muggles, of course —” Harry swung round. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

He read the black words on the page through his scratched lens. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Emily shouted her words into the night sky, but it didn’t make a difference. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

No word of survivors on the Carolina barrier islands. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

And the “N” word—we were saying it to each other, to ourselves. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

She crossed out the first 5 and wrote c above the word. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Without saying a word he handed them, along with the little gold fish, to the wise Catalonian and the latter examined them, his eyelids contracting like two clams. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Before the next words came out, Reggie’s eyes had already filled with tears. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The last thing we see are some words written directly on the reel. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The two composers did meet once, an encounter brokered by the kindly Antonio Salieri, and we have it word for word since Beethoven, being deaf, had to have the conversation written down. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

The very word zero smacks of its Hindu and Arabic roots. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

The ink is so faded I can’t read all the words, but I see words I don’t want to see, like Henry. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

Genie felt a smile coming on account of Ernie’s words, but he held it in and asked instead, “So nothing ever happened to Cake?” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I counted a couple of times on my fingers, my mouth moving silently with the words. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I loved seeing Africa again, speaking Swahili, not having to think about whether I was using the right words in English. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Her words snapped me out of my daze. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

She had received pages and pages of messages, words she said she had merely written down. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

The next question came as soon as I finished my last words. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

In other words, at this rate of loss it would take about 300 years to eliminate Buffalo’s elms. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

He held out a hand to Doreen, and without a word they both started to jitterbug, still hanging onto their glasses. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

She was pleased that with one simple word she had answered two very important questions. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

And no one said a word, but we looked around. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

What with my busy night as a true spy, code word and all, and the heat in the upper gallery of Trinity Church, I fell sound asleep during the sermon the next morning. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tossed the words over my shoulder, halfway to the door. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

In other words, the singularities produced by gravitational collapse occur only in places, like black holes, where they are decently hidden from outside view by an event horizon. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t even find the words to thank her for one of the most fun days I’ve had in a real long time. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Neither child knew what the word meant, exactly, but it was often used to describe someone uneducated or clumsy, someone who didn’t fit in. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

“And I mean it, too. I want you fellows—” he nodded at the two cops “—to put the word out, understand? Shorty, you too. You know how things stack up around here.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is covered in fragments—some are words or sentences that may or may not become story ideas. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He looked about in stern displeasure, his jaws clamped together indomitably, and then turned suddenly to water as he remembered the staff sergeant’s exact words: he could go right in, since Major Major was out. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

The girl who looked at me said something in a dialect I could not understand a word of. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I repeat every word he said, just to make sure I heard him correctly. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He tried to pray for their souls, but the words had lost all meaning. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Those three words do a lot of work. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

I try to remember the last words I said to him, but I can’t. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The knife flies once again, this time piercing the word “stage.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

On the map, a big part of it was covered with the contour lines that show mountains, and across these were written the words, “Thorn Mountains National Forest.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

I’d have to tell her later it wasn’t the singsong word she might have imagined. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Faro, in other words, knows what is expected, and Mr. Loomis, having watched from the window all day, knows that he knows. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

After we crossed, Curzon spoke so quiet I had to lean in to catch his words. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fewer words passed between parent and child, but more profound was the silence that resulted from my inattention to sounds. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I nod without saying a word, my breath still caught in my throat. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t even the fact that Darrell said the word dead but more because he thinks he can’t say it around me. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Liam cleared his throat, his jaw working, as if trying to shake the words loose. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Milligan closed it behind him and went away without a word. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted the words to make a cloudless blue sky, pale with a summer sun pressing across wide and empty horizons. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Timothy waited a long time before answering, probably trying to choose the right words. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

With as few words as possible, I asked him to drive me to the One Stop later in the evening and he agreed. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

There was scattered gunfire; army helicopters whirred above the township; word circulated that armoured police cars had cordoned the ghetto once more. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Amah’s words echoed, untying and smoothing the knotted string of Pinmei’s voice. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Finally, after struggling for English words, I managed to tell her that I wanted to enroll in the sixth grade. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Calista even made flash cards sometimes, with pictures on them, so I would remember the words and the way to spell them. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

The words and structures lie waiting in memory, bearing little tags like “here’s a way to delay mentioning a modifier” or “my direct object is the thing being transferred.” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

I read the words again, trying to make sense of them. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Like I hadn’t said a word, he was still offering me the store, just like Aunt Loma offered me her blank book. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Toño,” I say, “make your finger choose me some normal words. With yours nobody will understand me.” Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

But I do know this: The word I felt when I looked into his face was the right word. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Because the next words out of her mouth are: “Oh, sugar honey iced tea.” Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

I shouldn’t be talking about this, but I can’t help myself; these are all the words I’ve been thinking but couldn’t say out loud. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

He wanted Master to keep talking, so he could listen to the sonorous voice, the musical blend of English words in his Igbo sentences. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

On the gate I read words from a psalm: My flesh also shall rest in hope. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

And here am I holding on to the one word that could explain everything, and the girl cannot read it or even hear it. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Ma talked to the schoolmaster, a Mr. Kennel, who nodded through everything Ma said without a word of his own. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

She said soft words that I know were meant to help me, but words can’t change my face. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

He interrupted a few times with questions and had me repeat the mayor’s words. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The papers referred to Seabiscuit as “retired,” but Howard wouldn’t use that word. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I point to the individual words: Talk. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Bodega left my words hanging and walked away toward a small wing that had an exhibition of wooden religious figures. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

It was for sure Bertha had said a lot of words in her life, seeing as how she was such a talker. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Uncle Tommy, who was gruff and chewed his words like Grandfather, was my favorite. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Emily opened the book and saw that James had circled consecutive letter corrections in order to spell out the words fort, wild, and home. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

This time there were words interspersed in the humming. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Each moment of deafening silence speaks louder than words could. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Ben noticed that other Marines were beginning to watch their table as the word of the neophyte drinker spread around the bar. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now I am the one letting my words just sit there in the space between us. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Just a blank space was left where the word had been, like a fleeting thought at the edge of a dream. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

For three long heartbeats Quentyn was afraid that something had gone amiss, that somehow Pretty Mens and the Tattered Prince had gotten the word wrong. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

My uncle turned toward me to see if I understood his words. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watch her hands shape another hamburger and know I’d better choose my next words carefully. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then instead of tears spilling out, it’s words. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

But only a few trials, I think, will be needed; and I shall not have to call on Gimli for words of the secret dwarf-tongue that they teach to none. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Sometimes all she had to go on was tone and choice of words; other times the waif allowed her to lay hands upon her face. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I still felt weird saying the word out loud. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

We could easily take control of the machinery of achievement, in other words—not just in sports but, as we will see, in other more consequential areas as well. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

They murmured anxious words as though they were calming an angry infant. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Visitors!” the man said, the word thundering through the microphone. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

But this morning, I’d woken up to a yellow paper taped to the door of my apartment, its words printed in the largest font you can imagine. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The best place to put a word like finally—that is, an adverb, a word that characterizes a verb—is directly before the action being described: in this case, go or gone. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few days before my first exam, I was in my room studying, trying to focus on one word at a time, when the doorbell rang. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

But this girl waded right in and hit him between the eyes with her words and ways. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She always has to have the last word, so I wait for the inevitable reply: so no news then? hope u didn't get u hopes up. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Me either,” I said, squeezing some words out of my brain. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

These are the first words Hel’s spoken since she half-dragged me out of the foothills and into a mountain cave. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Franny’s mom’s words were such a surprise that I wondered if she might be lying. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

It’s easy to watch and never say a word. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“I could. But I have given my word to Lord Faa to obey him, not anyone else.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“No,” I cry out, but my words are muffled by another gunshot. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

She stared at the fire, at the hearthstones, at the candlestick holding the black leather book open, the words crawling like worms across the page. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she sees a glimmer of independence—a raised eyebrow, a carefully worded, possibly ironic observation, like, “Well, we can’t make a decision on that till the boss gets home.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Annie’s face softened only slightly, her words sharp as a blade. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“One word from you could have helped that little situation in there.” 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You will never ever use that word again. D’you hear me?” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

She holds up both of her hands, like perhaps I’m an alien from another planet and don’t know the meaning of the word hand. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“You literally named me after the Greek root of the word rock,” I say. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

By the end of that week I had flashed endless smiles in response to negative deeds or words. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The way the words they exchanged almost made her change her mind. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I hold his gaze and absorb his words while Mom gasps softly behind me. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t correct her, though—her words applied just the same. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“I have a word to address to the pupils,” said she. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Ear, Eye and Arm listened until they were so filled with happiness, not another kind word could slip in. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

‘I know stuff. That statue over there is Hygeia, the daughter of Asclepius. She’s the goddess of good health. That’s where we get the word hygiene.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I know I’m being rude, but I can’t come up with the words to answer her. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Moses on the mountain, fire burning words into stone. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

I whisper to Jason, “I picked some words about me, and a few words I thought you should have.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Goeth glared at us for a long moment, then walked by without saying another word. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

His parting words to me are “Don’t be a stranger.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

But such expectations were obviously too much for such a duplicitous character as Hamilton, who lacked “the Spirit to Maintain or the Magnanimity to retract” his own words. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

I peered down at my chest and read, upside down, a single word: RHINECLIFF. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

“Well, Matthias, you’ve only yourself to blame. You asked Brother Anthony to hit out at you and, my word, he certainly obliged. I’ll have to recruit him for my cudgel class! He shows promise.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I could feel a million reasons, but there were no words to express them. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

He was haunted by what he did not have—a postgraduate degree, an upper-middle-class life—and so his affected words became his armor. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

We heard the words plainly from a plump lady near the curb. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then, tracing each word with his paw, he read the story of a beautiful princess and the brave knight who serves and honors her. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

All these acoustic guitar songs with the word “freedom” in them. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

And the word racist, to them, conjures, if not a tobacco-spitting oaf, then something just as fantastic—an ore, troll, or gorgon. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

But the words often stuck in his mouth, and his voice now was hoarse and not loud as it had been before. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Just a few words from you, Mr. Savage.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the word ‘brotherly’ passed through his mind in one of his reveries, he smiled, and glanced up at the picture of Mozart that was before him... Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

He already had our book out of its hiding place and was spelling out words to Carrie. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The voice began to disappear in the howling wind, and I could barely hear the final words. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Without a word or cry, suddenly, the Riders halted. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I wanted to say thank you for not laughing at me and calling me a “backyard snob” the way the rest of the girls did, but the words that came out were, “Did you travel?” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

She nods her head, like she is plucking together words she has been saving. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Crowded thoughts of blood, words, and the dirty kitchen floor. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“This is a city of humans. The others have their own cities, or perhaps ‘lands’ might be a more accurate word,” said Vikus. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Stanley didn't give him any more words, thinking that he needed to save his strength. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

I said the exact words I’d planned, right away, so I wouldn’t lose my nerve. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

It was so simple they could repeat it word for word to the other girls. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You will crown me. Speak the words of the ceremony.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Flustered, the reporter stumbled through a few words before turning back around, ignoring Moss completely again. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

A nerve-racking hour went by with no word from the captain. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

I push it away, trying to gulp down air to get my words out. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

When he tried to make the words, he was overcome with terror. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He opened his mouth to reply, but no words came. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The words sit there, undisturbed, for an uncomfortably long time. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

My approach sounded so weak alongside his, and he never used a foul word. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was much worse than any curse word, they told us. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I shout, ignoring that she ain’t said a word since I met her. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I would spend no more words on the matter, for I suspected she meant to bait me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Finally I said, “I didn’t understand everything. But he made me want to believe in every word. Even the ones I wasn’t sure of.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thou hast not minced words in thy letter.” The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

And then out pour more words from her than I ever heard before. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

When I have seven words, I bind the cards together with a rubber band she also swiped from work. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

The words came to his lips and he began to sing. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Okay,” she said, and it was the only word she could say. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Instead, there was a perfectly torn hole where the word magic had been. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

You broke your word to Dustfinger, she thought, but she didn’t say so out loud. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

All of the words on the page have blurred together, I swear. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

As human beings, in other words, we can only handle so much information at once. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was as delighted with the introduction as she was with the melodic sounds of her language sprinkled over the woods, even if the words were said clumsily and even out of order at times. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I was invited to her party because Edna was my Sunshine Buddy and she put in a good word for me. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“I think you just misused a word, but I don’t know what it means.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

At his word, a hundred llamas would be sacrificed, the emperor would fast for ten days, a statue of pure gold would be erected in honor of any of the deities. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

"There is a man," said the Lord Primus, shouting to be heard now over the rain, the wind whipping the words from his lips. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

I frowned—I hadn’t gotten a chance to look inside—but she ignored me and began shaping something in her hands, whispering strange words over them. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I just hope we can live up to her brave words. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

I missed words and even sentences when occasionally I breathed deep or snored a little so they wouldn’t guess I was awake. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Aunt Jo. Say it just like that. Let the words slide out and don’t be so uptight about it. It’s just English, not too complicated.” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“I was hoping I could find a similar style of ‘treasure map,’ one that was all words.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

She remembered the old woman’s words when she had been half awake and mistaking Ophie for her previous caretaker: My dear, sweet Clara. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have the time or the words to answer. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“Don’t breathe a word about this. Not to anyone. Especially not your mother. All right?” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to tell him that I loved him, that I hoped with all my heart that he would get better, but I could not formulate the words in my mouth. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

However, Peeves paid no attention to Professor Lupin’s words, except to blow a loud wet raspberry. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Rondell turned back to the rock and he kneeled too, put his hand on the words. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

It was a relief to think the word to myself. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

When he reached her, there were no words. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I puzzled out names and words, dates and shapes, and imagined the lives of the men who lived there before me, just as I had done in my old ex-prison high school. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

“Maybe...maybe it’s us,” I said, surprised to learn I still had words left to speak. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

She had, likewise, a fierce and a hard eye: it reminded me of Mrs. Reed’s; she mouthed her words in speaking; her voice was deep, its inflections very pompous, very dogmatical,—very intolerable, in short. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Other days, it’s like his name is a bad word that we shouldn’t say. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Cardan’s words when I asked if he thought I didn’t deserve Locke echo in my head. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I held my breath and strained to hear his words. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Powell did not get Speedy’s words just then, though he heard something that resembled, “Lover’s professions when uttered in Hessians.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“Yes, as you say, it is extremely annoying not to be able to get any word through, either by telephone or telegraph.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew not his word, and hesitated; he, perceiving my fault, explained its meaning and derivation while my mother begged for water. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Again, I must speak, though my words might endanger me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

His words come out as a whisper, but from the way the tunnel’s archways curve at the ceiling, I can hear his words as clearly as if he stood right beside me. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

And the father must utter the terrible words: “There are other children like you, a great many of them . . .” and then one’s voice trails off. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d take my fingers out of my ears and let her monkey words enter my brain. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he came up his father was saying, “—see if any of the other crews had any success, then send word back to the ship.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Precisely,” she'd say, and I quickly regretted the c and the s in that word. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Mark Antony sent word to her, inviting her to join him for dinner. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

“Brother, that water felt good,” she said, drawing out the word “good” so it sounded like it had about fifteen Os in it. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

In other words, keep the answers simple and plain. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

He’s whispering—spilling words like showers of sleet, his mouth three inches from my ear. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were overjoyed—especially Baba, who loves the word “perfect” when it applies to his kids. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I pause in my sweeping and sit down beside him on the sofa, listening to his words slip out, soft and thoughtful, painting pictures of temples and pyramids. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would rewhisper all the words and sounds I had messed up earlier that morning, trying to invoke how the one girl who always wore a baby-blue cardigan would speak. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

About every fifth word, she’d make a mistake and the pencil would descend with a bong. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well,” I drew the word out, pretending to think it through. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I want to hear more about the thousand sucres and the fruit and the TV, but no one says another word to me. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despite Fathers words, he seemed as sad as I was the next day when we left the Company. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said those words and then she waited, almost as if she expected Edward to say something in return. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

It came on the wind, sweeping toward her in scratchy bursts, and then was borne away again before she could discern any words. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

His lips moved as he groped for words. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stare at the screen, absorbing word by word a sliver of my life that changed everything. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I find the words and tell my sister this. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

And soon the word had gone out from the House that the king was indeed come among them, and after war he brought healing; and the news ran through the City. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Slaves who ran away and lived beyond the control of the planters were called “maroons”—from the Spanish word cimarron for cattle that escaped and lived in the wild. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

They look like any contact lenses would, except that on the rims, in tiny, translucent, repeated lettering, are the words Henka Games. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

And off the midwife ran, up to the manor where warm fires blazed and the laboring mother was soothed with wine and syrups and kind words. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though the word “boy” hardly seemed to do this gaunt individual justice. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Another time he fell down and struck his elbow on a rock and didn’t say a word about it for several minutes—until he saw blood seeping out of a cut on his arm. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her words were immediately swallowed up by the pandemonium. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leave that word dropped in the Ohio River....We call people up here, Mister This or Mister That.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

There is no right, there is only the hunt, Pet said, a snarl of impatience behind its words, the smoke from its mouth darkening. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I flashed to my grandfather’s ashen face, his lips just barely moving, uttering those very words. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Carved in every step were the words to a different verse from the Book of Changes. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Quite often, even in bad spells, Hangman'll let me say whatever I want, even words beginning with dangerous letters. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Right between the shadow of the trees there was a smooth space, and over this he passed his hands to and fro, muttering words under his breath. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

In my bedroom were books by poets and novelists—books that I loved—in which male writers published feelings the men in my family never revealed or acknowledged in words. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Disturbing is a word that goes way inside. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

“I'm going to invite Sister Freeman to come up and give a word about the injustice that took place tonight,” Ms. Ofrah says. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

We can summarize this in two words: Science Works. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He felt a fresh sense of pride every time those spindly symbols finally fitted together into words and he could get their secret out of them. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

But her next words come as a surprise. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Even used a wood burner to etch those words: Byrd's Potting Shed. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I look at him now, tingling from his words.. .joined this old family. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I wondered what the original word of the original writer had been that these very different translations could be made.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

With these words I am plunged into doubt again. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

We walked into the warm fall air and neither of us said a word for the next block, the sounds of school growing fainter with each step. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

For a moment, looking at her tiny crumpled form, I lose my ability to form words. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

She was frozen in that strange position, with her mouth open, in the middle of a word, but it was a piece of truth. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

In other words, Haupt would be obligated to the German government. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

As I stood, a voice behind me said: “So do you really memorize last words?” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

But he did not want to risk trying to make it flare into flame now, not with this trial and the words of hate from Buckley. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

All the other words and numbers I don’t understand. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Mocking and jeering, were you not? Skeptical, with planchette’s very words before your eyes? Those young people pert and insolent?” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

“And, for thou wast a spirit too delicate/To act her earthy and abhorr’d commands ... /she did confine thee. . . into a cloven pine—” he whispered, and Meg recognized Mrs Who’s words to him. A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I want to say things—important things—but can’t find the right words. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

They were similar, all of them, their clothes nice and safe, their sense of humor nice and safe, and, like other upper-middle-class Americans, they used the word “wonderful” too often. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Just as the king began to curse himself, the cloud drifted and the words reappeared. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Olanna’s words surprised her, but the startling truth brought the urge to cry. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

In the strange other words they said that Linda was bad; they called her names he did not understand, but that he knew were bad names. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

From there I heard sweet words of love and soft laughter. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a beep and the agent said two words: “Operation Peacock.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Honored ones, let me take this...this pretender, this prince of thieves, to the mines, where his words will be the only ones he hears in a long time.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The three of them backed out and drove away quickly, without another word, leaving me alone in Mr. Donnelly’s driveway. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The words were familiar to me, because I had heard the phrase in class, though I had paid them little attention at the time. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Considering my flair with words, how could I not be an awesome reporter? Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Several of the villagers whispered the words, but the rabbi, his hand up to his eyes, strained to read them. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Elinor wrinkled her nose as if such an idea were too ridiculous for her to waste a single word on it. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He said these words because they were the best, the most powerful words that he knew and just the saying of them comforted him. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she repeated words and phrases to herself as the men made her dance or while she was tied up for hours on the deck of the endlessly rocking ship. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Details, such as scientific words and voices of authority figures, sounded genuine. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, the right word appeared in my mind. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

As I reread that night, I kept getting distracted imagining Augustus Waters reading the same words. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Ben paused as if considering his next words very carefully. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Just . . . come . . . help . . . me, he tried to say back, thinking each word separately, trying to visualize the message, send it. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The Hessian officer shouted more words that Jonathan could not understand. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

They blocked a full view of Lilian, whom I instantly liked because she smiled as she uttered every word. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

And then there was another coffee sleeve with a picture of Art Girl, and then under that, four with mostly just words. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

If Reynie Muldoon asked them to do something, if he promised them something, they would do what he asked and believe every word. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

That was his answer, and that was the first word he had spoken after three weeks of silence. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And as I’m watching her lips, working at decoding her words, she adds, “I was a little worried.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

When I heard her words, I realized how useless was all that I'd heard about Poles, how much richness it hid, like the worthless shell around an almond. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not crazy. I’m compassionate. No, I’m more than compassionate; I’m...considerate,” Juanita said, using the word correctly. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“No,” Ma said, her words cracking the air around her, “she left to find a fairy tale. Never-Ending Mountain and the Old Man of the Moon! Of all the foolish things.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Then I could think about that when I write these words, and when I try to fall asleep. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

My mouth is full of Daddy’s words, and my head is remembering him again. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

And not a word about that business of the British searching our ships and seizing our men! Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad worked his jaw muscles, at a complete loss for words. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those were the parting words he bellowed through his trumpet. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as my mom said the word “leukemia,” there were doctors, nurses, and technicians swarming all over. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s put the desks into a circle, and on the walls are big sheets of chart paper with words in the middle: Ethics, Race, Poverty, Research, Cancer. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

“You read every single word in that guidebook, didn’t you?” Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“All that stuff my dad said about Dusty Muleman? Well, it’s true. Every word.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I walk back toward the bedroom, bag still in my hand, and someone—the smoking doctor, I think—shouts words that include “schnell.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Then back in my cell I would sit on the edge of my bunk with my journal spread open across my knees and try to capture their stories with my own words. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

As Tally watched it fade, breaking down into random lines and arcs again as the sparklers extinguished, she wondered if the words were really true. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

She wanted the words to work like a spell, to make the thing true. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I wrote everything down, at first in choppy fragments; a sentence here, a few words there, it was the most I could stand at the time. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t think he’s ever going to use the R word again. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

“I’m not about to say my last words this afternoon, Turner Buckminster.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Nobody would care to remember that, and you’d have wasted your one opportunity. You don’t get two chances to say your last words, you know.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

When Nick ran into a word he didn’t know, he asked his brother or his dad or whoever was handy what it meant, and if they knew, they’d tell him. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The words repeated themselves over and over again. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The Nazis lined us up for roll call near the front gate, which had the words Work Makes You Free on it, just like at Auschwitz. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Having students hum the melody rather than singing words helps them hear the melody separately from the lyrics. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

I was too hurt and angry to tell her that I appreciated those words. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I see her teacup tremble slightly, and I wish I could take the words back. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

He wrote fewer than a hundred words over the month that followed. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those were the last words spoken between my mom and me before I took off. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I can't bring myself, even now, to face the finality of the word gone. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Before I know it, I’m hearing my words from everybody but me. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I mean, I heard myself saying those words, but it didn’t even sound like my own voice. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“She is supposed to live a life of leisure, those were his exact words. The second attack nearly took her off to join your father. It damaged her heart.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not a word, however, passed his lips in allusion to it, till their visitor took his leave for the night; but as soon as he was gone, he turned to his daughter, and said: Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

And he hangs on to my every word. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

They untied the boy and left, again without a word. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

I found the words to tell them, “Don’t worry, I’ll be fine. Allah guides me.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

JonPaul, without saying a word, turned away from me like I was something a fully suited hazmat team would avoid, and walked down the hall. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I believe nonplussed is the word for her expression. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Just a minute,” said Francis, laboriously, his words lagging behind the hurried scrawl of his pen. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I lose all words and, instead, lace my fingers through his hair and pull his lips to meet mine. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Often he defers to their words, footnoting his own advice, even though he obviously thought the same things himself. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He just keeps shaking his head and muttering the word “ruined” over and over. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

Ogion who spoke to spiders on their webs and had been seen to greet trees courteously never said a word to the Lord of the Isle, who went away discontented. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Polly longed for a kind word, a loving touch, but she kept a stony distance from everyone. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a run indeed now, and what Joe called, in the only two words he spoke all the time, “a Winder.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Although there was a service led by the village philosopher, Ash did not hear a word of it. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The reporting is the vengeance— not the beheading, not the gutting, but the words. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How fortunate for me that you finally got proof that I’m not a cold-blooded murderer. You know, other than my word. I mean, what reason would you have to trust that?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Those who did know some English words were so shocked that they could not remember any of them. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke cheering words to them before he started. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ethan did not say another word until we left the auditorium that day. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

The words had barely left his mouth when a girl with long, curly hair emerged from the entrance. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Zindzi was a dynamic speaker like her mother, and said that her father should be at the stadium to speak the words himself. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Run out the back!—but couldn’t force the words. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He went over her tone and words to make sure he hadn’t missed something. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Jan’s lips hung open, but no words came from them; his eyes searched the corners of the room. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

My words land on my feet and slip off to the grass. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

But they did not know, and during the hours the three sat conversing, the name Clutter was never mentioned, or the word murder. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

And her words evoked in me a pity for her that had no name. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

A wave of relief washed over him, and the alchemist muttered some words that the boy didn’t understand. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It is very frustrating,” Mrs. Sen apologized, with an emphasis on the second syllable of the word. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

The men had been put to the sword, all but a handful that Theon had allowed to flee to bring the word to Torrhen's Square. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

This, I thought, was what my father had been envisioning all those years ago when words had failed him, not necessarily this scene, but something equally capable of provoking such wonder. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

One word contained everything he felt, and explained why he was to dwell on this moment later. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I’m not sure I could bear to relive the stupid, awful things I’ve done, to hear the words I said in spite, to remember the look on Tom’s face as I said them. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

In those other words he did not understand so well, she said to the man, “Not with John here.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her gown is white, covered in what to Bailey looks like looping black embroidery, but as he walks closer he sees that the black marks are actually words written across the fabric. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Somehow, I knew his optimistic words were not true. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had worked for hours on the note, choosing my words, rehearsing the message. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Even if he was completely wrong about her, it felt good to bask in his words. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Tom sang most of the time, but it was chiefly nonsense, or else perhaps a strange language unknown to the hobbits, an ancient language whose words were mainly those of wonder and delight. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

"Please sir, if I could have a word with you. Inside, sir." And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

In words belonging to chemistry derivatives in -ic denote the acid containing most oxygen, when more than one is formed: as nitric acid. New Word-Analysis 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z

In other words, Teller was to have no formal authority at Livermore but was granted the implicit authority to direct its thermonuclear research program as he saw fit. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Her words silenced everyone in the car, and for a while nobody said anything. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“When a person really desires something, all the universe conspires to help that person to realize his dream,” said the alchemist, echoing the words of the old king. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

We walked through the hall and down the stairs without a word, but once downstairs he stepped close behind me and, catching my arm, pulled me into an empty card room. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He spoke so softly that I felt his words vibrate against my skin. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“I can quote you that word for word: ‘The matter admits of no explanation.’” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“It was only after much study that my great-great- grandfather was able to decipher the words,” the king said. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

He became so used to their lips that he understood each word they said. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I didn’t say another word for the rest of breakfast. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

There’s not a word of truth to it....This is a wonderful day. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Once, for a second, he thought he heard a break in the noise, some part of a word, but it could have been static. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

In other words, it will make it harder to increase its speed. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

For once, he had no words to put in my mother’s mouth. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Words are revealed on all the walls of the auditorium—dangerous words, horrible words. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

Every week, the first word at the top of Mrs. Granger’s list was pen. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s hard not to notice how true her words feel. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Without a word, Chuck jumped up and ran out of the room, his calls for Newt fading the farther he went. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

While Muslims studied the words of the ancient Greeks, most Europeans turned to counting on their hands, and only a few knew how to read. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

I know I better keep the pencil moving, so I write the word “Why?” over and over from the top of the page to the very bottom. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

That was the word Dad always used after he’d been in a fight. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

But they were nice words, and Thorn felt better when he heard them. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The angrier he got, the steadier his voice became, until it seemed as if he were speaking words etched in stone. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I start going through my flash cards, mostly so I don’t have to sit here and be awkward with Sam’s grandfather, who is definitely listening to every word Sam is saying to her mom. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

How its name comes from a Dakota Indian word for “cloudy water.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

It is a surprise that we haven’t already learned that the word is a fallible incantation. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the Paqo’s words, I suddenly felt as I had the first time I entered his wasi and had sat, terrified to be in the presence of such a mighty shaman. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

And word of my injury would get around if I went in to get stitched. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The small creature nestled closer, and Neel choked out the words: “Please, Baba, please.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t listen much to the words but to the silences, and in the silences these bodies re-create themselves, are created by me, take form. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I punched a finger into my chest, hammered in the next four words. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The trouble was that to me, the words seemed clear. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Quick upon his father’s word Telemakhos ran to the room where spears and armor lay. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

My thoughts continue to churn, looping back over and over on Kenn’s words. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She said it as solemn as if she was a queen knighting me with words. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“I haven’t seen him until just before I came here. He was at my house—he looked really freaked out, like someone was after him. He apologized. Except he kept tripping over his words.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

The advice to omit needless words should not be confused with the puritanical edict that all writers must pare every sentence down to the shortest, leanest, most abstemious version possible. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Memories of Ucho thrusting a stick in my side, of Ucho leading other boys as they screeched ugly words to my face, of Ucho throwing dirt at me, crowded about my mind. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

And to have all my words lying out in the open, complete strangers able to walk by and see everything that mattered to me, without even knowing my name. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The bad news is you have to have a litde operation. Very minor. ‘Operation’ isn’t really the right word. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

If he could not speak the whole long truth no other word would come to him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I haven’t heard one word about it. No one’s told you anything?” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“I move we officially ban the word sorry from our vocabularies while we’re here.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“All right? I’m—” She hesitated, the words stuck in her throat, and she looked down at her hands, twisting the cloth into a knot. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Raymie didn’t say the words out loud, but she felt them pass through her. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Mr. Franklin’s words had shaken me more than usual this time. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m sure his feet regretted the invitation, but Charlie never said a word about my clumsiness. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Farsi and French use the exact same word for “thank you.” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

She could talk her head off now and the words reached his ears without meaning. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is real, the real thing, the thing behind the words. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually I wound up running our household, or maybe our barnhold is a better word. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

What chance had he of hearing Sam Adams’s words? Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

They smile and point at me, and whisper my name alongside the words favorite and Belle and beauty. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

But then something happens to remind me that we’re not safe, and my words slide away again. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

He tried to think of the German word for wasp but couldn’t. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

The red bat echoed the last words Gregor had heard clearly. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He saw the word on fire and knew immediately what was going on. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“How in God’s name can I rely on your word?” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

He’d sat at the table, smoothed it down in front of him, and read every word slowly. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I made air quotes when I said the word “movie.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

I kind of laughed at the way she said the word “thugs.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“In other words, all over. Might be easier if I just showed you.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

But behind him, the crowd cheered, as if they believed every word Evil-Ms. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

So hard I had to think, following every word. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry heard the hat shout the last word to the whole hall. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Grace tried to choose her words as carefully as she could. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

"Yeah, I'm just taking a break from the filming. We're shooting in the museum, actually. Lots of cameras and lights...and...and...and...action," I say, fumbling for words. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Out of nowhere the words from the Bible came into my head: "And a little child shall lead them." Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I heard all the words and instruments, complete with stereo highs and bass lows to “My Girl,” fluting out of his long but happy face. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

He had on his feed backpack and his special glasses, which were showing him words. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The word “damaged” sinks inside me like it’s made of lead. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

But it was the words of her brother, of all people, that comforted her. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Had he learned to read the words of the treaties so that his people could not be cheated of land? The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

In other words, it’s time to be calm and let the Jovian- Plutonian gravitational effect take over. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The words resonating in his ears soothe the last of his nerves. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I thanked her, and said a few other words, and then watched her leave the tearoom. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

In other words, most of the samples were false alarms. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without a word, Calder tried the door on the right-hand side. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

The words are in blue ink, in a lovely cursive hand. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The guy at the fish counter is tossing words back and forth with a woman, about what’s fresh and what’s a good deal today. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

I can see my words like knives, wounding my parents. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Every time Mrs. V would add new words, I learned them quickly, used them in sentences, and was hungry for more. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

The sign had surprised Carla since "forgive us our trespasses" was the only other context in which she had heard the word. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Then he spoke the words that made chills creep up and down my spine. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

On her own, she couldn’t understand all the words. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The Keeper strapped them in and left without a word. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The men outside were laughing, and she found it difficult to concentrate on Fenoglio’s words. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Why does she have to word it so it means so much less? Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Did these words mean that she would approve our marriage? Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Three words that hold sadness like a tree holds leaves. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

I reached for some explanation and strange words came to mind, words I’d learned only minutes before: paranoia, mania, delusions of grandeur and persecution. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He was stunned by his Father Abbot’s words. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

True to her word, Mrs. Richardson filed her story and turned to the mysterious photograph. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It hurts me to say the words, because I know they’ll hurt him, too. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

His words come out slow, like somebody turned down the tempo on his voice. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

She sounded like the African American kids—in other words, the black kids from America. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Only sometimes as he lifted the ropes of creeper aside and chose his direction from the trend of the land, he mouthed words that did not reach the air. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

He had no idea how deeply those words wounded me. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled out a piece of paper and jotted a couple of words on it. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Now that the shock of Hilly’s words has passed, I almost laugh at this thought. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Oh, if only Charlie were here to read it aloud to her and explain the long words. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

I could see Ted in front of me, he was standing right there, but I knew he wouldn’t hear a word I said. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The word won hits me, and my stomach churns with the implication of it. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

She looks back at me, and her mouth moves—one word, sung over and over. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

And it would have room to store all my words, not just the most common ones that have gotten pasted on my dumb plastic board. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

He took on a frustrated look from trying to find words to express his complex emotions. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

The kind of feeling that had no words, that his body had held on to even if his memory had not. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

My words withered away to dust as I watched them. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

As a reminder to himself and anyone who visited his office in the shanty, Burnham posted a sign over his desk bearing a single word: RUSH. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I think about what the bird said: My dearest friend, these are the last words of Liriope. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

But Axel can’t see inside Frank’s mind, and he doesn’t know what words come next. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

‘Portia, Hon, supposing you reads to us a little while. The word of God sure do mean a lot in a time of trouble.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The words were spoken with a slow patience, like a schoolmaster reciting a forgotten lesson. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

All the words in my head have been replaced with one—Olly. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Papito asks me a few questions in his broken Spanish, which I answer with a few words. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Good morning, Hazel,” she said, carefully articulating each word. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

My father tried to talk above the wind, but his words were lost in the storm. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then her face fell, her jaw slack, and she whispered, “I don’t want you puttin that word in the book.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

It becomes with public repetition a series of words, increasingly lifeless. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She yells a choice four-letter word, but then falls silent. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She draws the word out softly, like the name of a lover. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The German words crowded into “Auld Lang Syne.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The words were hard to catch, but I did hear one word: “Wild.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I mean, you’re not marrying him for looks,” I say, and before the words are even out of my mouth, I regret it. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

When the word got out about Eva being put in Sunnydale, the people in the Bottom shook their heads and said Sula was a roach. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He accepted a glass of eggnog from Mr. Weasley with a word of thanks, looking slightly more cheerful. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She didn’t have any words, so there was no sense in speaking. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Like when Axel stood beside the bed in the middle of the night with no words. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Claire had always seemed to see the palette of her brain, had been able to sort the colors through a prism so she could understand how Maya felt without Maya having to say a word. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Only a few words of it are now, as a rule, remembered. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

A word or two, hovering in the inner emptiness. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Though I am tired, those two words bring me running in the direction of the pot. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nathan struggled to think of the Navajo word for paternal uncle. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I don’t hear the words out loud, but this is what she says. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t sure if the words were right, but she didn’t care anymore. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

"Did you write those words?" the judge asked. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Like everyone in Ember, he knew the words of the three songs by heart. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Lyddie was a bit breathless, never having said so many words in the space of so few minutes in her life. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

They know from experience that I burst into tears at the first harsh or remonstrative word. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

But even more she was tom with pity for Mercy, whose grief could not find an oudet in a tear or word. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Marcus’s voice is solemn and gives equal weight to each word. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He opens his mouth as if he wants to form words but has forgotten how. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Grandpa Joe opened his mouth to speak, but no words came out. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

Using word of mouth, brokers in Seoul offered “planned escapes.” Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Please try to be clear, dear James, through the storm which rages about your youthful head today, about the reality which lies behind the words acceptance and integration. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

Many of them had the lung disease— tuberculosis was the demon word—-and they hacked and spat constantly. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

If words matter to Dr. Martin, the way they matter to George, she should make note of such things. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She mouthed the word “sex” with a visible distaste as though it were part of a most bitter and unsavory language. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was always embarrassed by the words sacred, glorious, and sacrifice and the expression in vain. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Some of the words were without meaning, others just sounded right, but some words came from deep inside her and told how she felt about life and hope and the road ahead. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Before Alice Paul and the pickets came, days would pass when the word suffrage didn’t appear in the dispatches,” a journalist wrote in the New York Sun. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Dead must of been written all over my face, because I didn’t have to say a word except how and when. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I guess she does not know the word for toad. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Banks was patting her children gently, first one and then the other, and murmuring words that were meant to be reassuring. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

No one said a word to her beyond the usual, but every so often she would notice people looking at her strangely. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I lay there in the dim light and stared at the pattern of squares on the ceiling... noise-absorbing tiles with thousands of tiny holes soaking up every word. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Caught the important words: tornado and wet roads and something they called a spinout. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Some words of this conversation must have reached Wilson swaying in the office door, for suddenly a new theme found voice among his gasping cries. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

She gathered words as weapons to be used later. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Nothing like a woman after a man's been blooded, take my word." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I did so that evening, and despite their misgivings, I persuaded them to permit Mr. de Klerk to have the last word. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She learned the words “hungry” and “eat,” even though hunger was a constant and the food she was given was barely life-sustaining, as well as verbs like “try” and “cry” and “die.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Again, no one had seen the words being written. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The physical fitness test was set up for subjects taller, heavier, and with a greater muscle mass—in other words, men. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

Then Laurie straightened himself up, said, “It’s all right, never mind,” and went away without another word. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took a sip of wine and said not a word, thinking of Jaime. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He was trying to maintain his composure, but Inej could hear panic pulsing against his words, the startled wing beat of a frightened bird. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I swallow hard and manage to squeak out one word. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

In that single word, she heard an emotion; it took her a moment to name it: fear. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Very slowly he read all five pages, went back and read them again, moving his lips over the words. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry,” I told him, mouthing the words. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

These would be the last words anyone would hear him speak. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t want to read those hopeless, empty words. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

And like a giant exclamation point on her words, the world lets loose a violent thunderclap. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“There he is,” thought Jo, “Poor boy! All alone and sick this dismal day. It’s a shame! I’ll toss up a snowball and make him look out, and then say a kind word to him.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instantly I regretted my words, for I did not wish to seem ungrateful. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The words death to us all echoed around the room. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He cast the light of the screen over the words. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Except now Calvin showed me that French people put an X on the end of some words. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

The sarcasm in our words was thicker than the stench of the Axe body spray Steve layered on before and after a game. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

We cross the last street, to your old comer, where the mailbox is still scratched up with your words. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

“Now, scrub until that word’s gone,” she ordered. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Descheeny was pleased with himself; he thought the words sounded suitably generous and sensitive. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t have the words for it, the feeling that the high, straight pines gave him now that he really saw them. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Wind took his words and sent them tumbling. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

The well elastics words down, then catapults echoes up. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

The boys tried out their dirty words and crude comments on her for weeks. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

She said, “Hesh, boy. My word! You sure do like the sound a y’own mouth, don’t you? Just be still and hold on to my chile.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

It’s November 19,1996, and I want to leave you with some final words about our America. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It's a two-faced word that can be an adjective as well as an adverb. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one looked at the words or the maps. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

The words had been boiling inside me, filling me up. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Those were the exact words of the contract. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

“He said words were little legacies that stay around much longer than he would.” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

She ripped the paper out of the typewriter and looked down at the words; they were absolutely not a hallucination. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

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

On the hill across the valley, spelled out in whitewashed stones, were the huge words, “Welcome Home, Dessie.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

While we watched, words formed themselves into sentences and paragraphs on the screen. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

It was his word against Jan’s, and Jan was a Red. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Bunch of scary movies have that word in their title, like Possession. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I copied it later, word for word like Grandpa had it. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I was just learning my letters and figured I knew just about every word ever invented, but that word I’d never seen. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

But I’m also remembering what Mr. Van Deusen said about the word “excelsior” meaning “Ever upward!” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

The words smash into one another inside my head. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

To get an A in the course, I had to type fifty-five words a minute with no errors. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

After the word store, Mr. Goosby took it on himself to hit the big drum—and kept hitting it every time Grandpa finished a sentence. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Excuse me, ma’am, may I have a word with my son?” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wrinkled his nose when he said the word Shi’a, like it was some kind of disease. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Banerji probably could not walk down a street here without dread, of a shove or some word whispered or shouted. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She went to two funerals in five days, and never said a word. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could throw up on the Jfoor in his house and no one was allowed to say a word to him. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had sat in the green soft light without saying a word for a moment, and then Montag talked about the weather, and then the old man responded with a pale voice. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stared at the words so long that they started looking unfamiliar, like something written in an entirely different language. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Here the prefix in is for emphasis, as in words like incinerate, incoming and intense. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one said anything and the next thing we heard was “We just have word: The president is dead.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Mr. Turner handed me my diploma, he stopped me for a personal word. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Like an open code, the brief words hid a world of grief within them. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“I’ll go to the kitchen and see what I can do. By Giminy! Women have no consideration! She might have sent me word.” The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The one who almost” — she put a great deal of emphasis on the word — “became Gryffindor Keeper.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The word essays has come to seem normal and natural to us—students write essays all the time. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I opened my mouth, but the words would not come out. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Harry,” I said, choosing my words carefully while he fiddled with my ribbon, “do you think...do you think I could be a schoolteacher?” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

His voice cuts out at every third word. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Her words had bludgeoned me, bludgeoned even the parts of me I thought were already dead. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

In the agony of trying to answer their barely comprehensible questions, I jabbed my hands here and there, forming words with my fingers because the words refused to leave my mouth. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“You told him,” Moss said, to himself at first, and the sound in the church began to rise, so the next words out of his mouth were at the top of his lungs. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

People were shouting, but Moss couldn’t make out the words. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Faye made a restless movement and her dry lips slobbered a few thick words and sighed off to a snore again. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I remember the Commandant’s words from last night. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Keep your mouth shut. If word gets out that Finkle is trying to tamper with his own contest, the whole thing might be called off. And that’s exactly what he wants.” The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“In other words, you want to turn me into a zombie,” said Matt. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I never thought about it being triggered by Gram’s death, though, because “stress” is a word you use to describe how you feel before a big test. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

The words on the screen were small, confined to a tiny text box in the corner of the browser, but somehow they seemed to swallow the room. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I had never been to the mountains before and I caught that word pretty clearly. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She spat the words out with a scowl. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He said some other words to that effect, and then we went upstairs. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Maybe because the words were so startling as they issued from this pale and inoffensive looking little man. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Sarah’s words echoed in my ear, and I frowned. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

For a long while, we don’t say a word. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Barry changed book to hidden book, and also added the word game to his search list. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“No, but I’ll send word to your laundry if he does come here.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The towners hang around the edges of the lot, growing in numbers as word spreads. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

What could he say in a single word, a few words, that would sear all their faces and wake them up? Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Almost all of the labels featured the word organic. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

With trembling fingers, she opened the letter and read Papa’s graceful, smudged words: Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“I will take your word for it. Oh man. Mosquitoes.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The mention of “openings” recalled the mysterious window in the air through which she had entered this world; and the first words seemed to say that she should go upward. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Modeled on the fraternities then springing up on college campuses, the group took its name from the Greek word kuklos, meaning band. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Yet the word fills the room, like a foul odor. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

When we took the field in the ninth, we heard the N word. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s the first time anyone has said those words to me in my life. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Her mouth was closed, but she moved her lips like there were words in there trying to get out. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The word secrets dangles off his lips, almost to the point where it’s a joke. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

And with those words Dona Berta fell back on her pillows, her mouth twisted, her eyes bulging like a hanged man’s, and died. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I searched around for the right words to explain what I meant. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

When I can’t think of anything else to say, Jasmine slips from the bench, stands up, and walks right by me without looking my way or saying a single word. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

They speak very fast, zoomzoomzoom, so fast the words fly out of their mouths and disappear into the air before you can catch them with your own ears. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

Joseph thought of Penney at the theatre and he spat the old man’s words back at his uncle: “Stories aren’t the same as facts!” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She scribbled the words on a scrap of notepaper. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Koffi's words came out more slurred than she intended as her vision began to tilt and spin. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I realized she had not spoken a word to us. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chronicler gave his words a minute to sink in. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I’m still frozen in place from Ms. Rochambeau’s words. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Pulpo was still singing, but his words were lost beneath the clashing layers of music. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

He could not understand why he had needed so many words to explain what he felt in war because one was enough: fear. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

We did not want word to spread through Chisamba Singles that our American friend was sending money in the mail. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Did they know what was in all those big words? The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I listened through the canvas as she whispered long hours with His Lordship, though words I could not divine, merely the hissing sibilants of collusion and intimacy. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

They murmured words he did not catch; he felt gentle pats upon his back, and then they all traipsed back toward the cottage, leaving Harry alone beside the elf. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

And then the word came down that Roy and Dale didn’t have time to do two shows after all, so they were cutting ours. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

He could no longer find any words to say; and he turned to his own dark thoughts. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Even if every sentence in a text is crisp, lucid, and well formed, a succession of them can feel choppy, disjointed, unfocused—in a word, incoherent. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

In 1870, most people believed that the word “male” in the Fourteenth Amendment explicitly excluded women from voting, but others read the law differently. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

At the word “congratulations” the room erupts, not into applause, but into the pounding of fists on tabletops. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Things seemed clear in my head and even when I talked before the crowd, but the words never came out of the pen right. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her face was calm, but her eyes flickered as if searching for the right word. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I meet Marcus’s eyes coolly, and he grins, like he knows how much the words cost. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The words tumble out of my mouth, ahead of the more important ones—I could have sliced Taryn in half. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He hurried her up to the kitchen, too harried to find the words that would explain what was happening. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was how my words sounded to me at that moment. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Not a single person breathed a word in his absence. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

They were words he had to say, and so he said them, apprehen-sive about what might come next. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

And she spoke the way she walked, as if to get as many words out of her mouth as she could in the shortest time. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then he read the purported year of the bottle’s nativity and softly repeated his first words. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

The words “You either see it or you don’t” had seemed like a warning to him, but maybe they were actually an invitation. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Meltdown—that’s the only word to describe my state of mind. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

So I reach over, wipe away his tear with the side of my thumb, and say the only words I know will calm him: ‘““Frog, you are looking quite green.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s filled with words like “thug” and “tyrant,” and it goes on for pages, a torrent of frustration and abuse. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Who knew if Mrs. Cobb herself could be there, still trying somehow to get her last words right? Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

The words in his heart grew big and they would not be silent. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Harry Potter, you know,” he told the Bulgarian minister loudly, who was wearing splendid robes of black velvet trimmed with gold and didn’t seem to understand a word of English. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“I never knew so many words to mean one,” Kaltain said with faux sweetness. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He said the practiced words as though he were addressing millions instead of an audience of two. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

My cheeks burn, and I brush past my uncle and climb into the backseat of the car without saying a word. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

A slight pause followed — and then Wormtail spoke, the words tumbling from him in a rush, as though he was forcing himself to say this before he lost his nerve. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Although “weeping,” really, is too small a word for the activity that the king had undertaken. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

“What is the word for sheyem?” he asked, holding out his hands with the palms up and moving them up and down as if they were the pans of a scale. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The Queen’s words rang in Con’s ears, and he felt a chill spreading over his skin. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The tone of his voice implied at once a complete admission of his guilt and a sort of incredulous horror that such a word could be applied to himself. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

None of us is pure colored and the word you all the time using haves a way of hurting people’s feelings.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He shouted ghost words to the empty streets. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

At night, fearing we will be heard, we say only a few quiet words to each other before going to sleep. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without a word, he storms out of my apartment. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

The day she told him she was pregnant, she had used the very same words, saying them in the same gentle way, turning off the basketball game he’d been watching on television. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

She talked some more about the dangers of hurting people, but it was as if all her words were crowded up together in a long line of letters and sounds that just didn’t make sense. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cutie accepted the graphs handed him and left without another word. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

It was the only word I understood the whole time she and the principal talked. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Many levels have been left blank for users to input their own information—words, sentences, phone numbers, even pictures. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

She does this when she’s thinking deeply and isn’t sure how to frame her words. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

He thought about how easily those Igbo words had slipped out of him. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

‘Not a word to the old gentleman, mind.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He'd seen the pictures and words and all he ever said was, Boys will be boys. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

But turning that into words—coherent, grown-up words—perhaps that was more than I could manage. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

More and more of the villagers came out to touch Grumman’s hand, to mutter a few words, and to receive what looked like a blessing in return. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our bodies are stiff; our words are so specific. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

To avoid misunderstanding, use another word to describe an un- lucky accident. fulsome. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m sitting there studying the video camera, and I’m wondering what Sheila would think if she could hear herself on that tape, if she could watch those words coming out her own mouth. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first word on the list was Jelly. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Finn had asked anxiously as he watched Joe write the words. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Some word from him that would rekindle the dream and stop the death they were dying. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The word ended in a gasp of pain. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

As to why this has happened, no one knows, though probably the colorful quality of the two words together is enough. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The record is warped and scratched from the heat and so much playing, and the words bend as if they’re underwater. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Let’s say that the dash separates the line, so that we will look at the last three words, ‘am that is.’ Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The midwife looked a bit like a mad dog as she spat and spluttered and tried to get words out past all the anger in her mouth. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he looked over at Grandma like she was supposed to give him the words. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Maybe it was because his back was to her that she could finally speak the words. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I’d received another letter from him inquiring after word about the Plant, and then yet another before I’d had a chance to answer the previous one, and it was all getting annoying. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“When you hurt people, they begin to love you less. That’s what careless words do. They make people love you a little less.” The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dozens of them, dozens upon dozens, all with more words in every corner, all saying nothing to me at all, no answers of any kind. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

At the words a dragging numbness came upon her, her feet seemed rooted in the earth she had been so swiftly speeding over. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

First thing came to mind was the woman he named himself some thirteen years ago because, while tending her, that was the word he thought of: Wild. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had practiced saying those words out loud, too, but no amount of icy water had been able to pull them from her. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

‘For there are certain rash words concerning the Lady in the Golden Wood that lie still between us. And now I have seen her with my eyes.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I soon realized that if Mrs. Ortiz yelled at me, I could stare just above her head and she would still think that I was looking directly at her, hanging on her every word. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Even as he spoke he could have bitten back the words, expecting a rebuff, but to his surprise the boy accepted his offer. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I see my Vocab notebook and I take the study sheet out and browse the words, and every single one seems fitting. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Animalculæ.—Compose a sentence containing the word "microscope." New Word-Analysis 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t feel the truth of his words. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I barely get the words out because I’m still coughing. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Grace laid their five words on the table. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

The words will wear away over time, but they’ll have been true. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I search my brain for this word, trying to find the Creole word for it, or a French one—détenir: to hold back, to keep from moving. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Morning, Henry,” Mama said, then dropped her voice so low that Ophie could barely make out the words. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

And he recalled Eilonwy’s words in his blackest despair, the girl’s voice telling him that nothing could take away what he had done. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Was there a word for all those things together? Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

He knew perfectly well what the word meant, but he also knew where he was. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I knew the words and melodies of hundreds of songs—a symphony exploding inside my head with no one to hear it but me. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I had never heard of the word “snow” before. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Now I have found a language even more cynical than my own: in Kilanga the word nzolo is used in three different ways, at least. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t have words to describe what I felt that day, but now, sitting on the train, I am furious, nails digging into my palms, tears stinging my eyes. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bell captain slammed the trunk door down, the word NOW in big, bowl-curved letters above the license plate. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want to meet anybody,” Aunty Uju said, and there was quiet, as though each of them had to catch their breath, Aunty Uju’s words a gale that tore through their assumptions. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

In December, O High’s Wildcats basketball team played its first home game wearing blue jerseys with Sasha’s name on the back and the words No H8 on the front. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Chalk mist falls in the wakes of words. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

On August 12, he wrote what would prove to be the final words in his journal: “Beautiful Blueberries.” Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could feel the place where they should have been, like a black hole inside him, but the words themselves were not there. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He’d also occasionally used Latin words and phrases in his early adventure games. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Mom nods encouragingly to him when he gets through an entire page without flipping words or letters around. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

But I remembered the words General Howling Mad Smith spoke at the meeting. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He blinks in the face of it, thinks of June’s words, and has to laugh. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

With these last words he squeezed Pippo’s neck even more firmly. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

She closes her eyes and speaks to her granddaughter, imagines her words as slivers of light piercing the murky night. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet even as he said the words, he remembered that chill morning on the barrowlands, and Robert's talk of sending hired knives after the Targaryen princess. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Those were all the words he knew, aside from the refrain. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She wrote two words on a piece of paper and turned it toward me so I could read them. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

His voice cracked as he spoke, and I guessed he was thinking about sights too pitiful to put into words. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes it’s too clumsy to use a possessive with an ing word—for instance, when you’d have to make a whole string of words possessive, not just one. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

"He can't carry on a conversation or anything. But parrots can be trained to say lots of human words. He's not the only talking parrot in the world." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Sometimes it felt like the words just jumped out of his mouth. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

In this way, she found that even the words that had seemed impossible to decipher on first reading began to make sense as she discovered their place in the story. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as the words leave me, I want to smack myself. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I just hope I get one who doesn't think nudity is the last word in fashion. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Sensible words—English words—could not be made out, and she refused to answer any questions, not that that was integral to the process. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The word on the street was that Cassie went to Big Joe and got the cash she needed to get her husband out of jail. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She still has not used the word hurricane. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

I shake my head, too exhausted to form words. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t even know what the words are; they’re another language!” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

He'd used the word screwball, but I knew what he really meant. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

So I read the Psalms, especially the despairing ones, until their words become fixed in my mind, but no peace settles there. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Then he uttered the words every flight director hopes never to say: "GC, Flight. Lock the doors." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took my wrists in his hands and pushed me away, and those were the words he said. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

My throat starts to close up, hearing him say these words. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Give us a little grace,” Nathan said, dragging the words out. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or when Manno Charlemagne come on the air, singing one of his songs with the livdy tune and the words about maybe what the government doing to the people, the driver sing along. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He opened and closed his mouth a few times, at a loss for words. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I long to hold you, but the only comfort I can offer are these words which I myself cannot write. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

She comes slinking timidly down the hall and I walk away from Armelio without a word to go up to her. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Profesora Shields had told us to pronounce the letter h, even at the beginning of words. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Daario might whisper words of love when the two of them were as one, but she knew it was the dragon queen he loved. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The longer he spoke, the less he stumbled over his words. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her words seemed to be Chinese, but the barbarians understood their sadness and anger. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The writing was clear, no spelling mistakes, no wasted words. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s in perfectly good hands, Miss Burgess,” Marco says, and then he turns before she can say another word, and he and Chandresh walk off into the crowd. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He had discarded many more pages than he had laid aside, collecting those few pages very carefully, as if the words themselves might slip off the paper. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He sang sincerely, as though he really believed the words of the song. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dear Diary, The words “Eviction Notice” stopped me dead in my tracks. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

But Miss Lucy’s words had puzzled me and I kept thinking about them on and off for the next few days. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

If Elroy was curious about any of this, he was careful never to put it into words. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I held that unnatural pose for perhaps twenty seconds, until he understood, hearing the words I couldn’t say, and moved to the floor. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Maybe soaking a page in milk would make words appear. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I smiled like an idiot and spoke half a dozen of the two dozen words I know in German. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

But she said the idea of a book was to describe things using words so that people could read them and make a picture in their own head. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I was practically shouting the word “white” before I’d even seen the letters on the card. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

For the second time Sansa found herself too stunned for words. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He looked over at the words he had typed. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

“I had a grand total of one good friend at school,” Seven said, and her stomach turned at the use of the word had. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I told her that I wanted to do this, and she rearranged our chairs so we were sitting side by side in the kitchen, with her pointing out the words as she read them. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

In other words, if everyone wanted to play Hamlet at once, they couldn’t, because there aren’t enough skulls! Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then he says the words I will never forget. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

The words of the lullaby rushed to his mouth, and his lips quivered at the chance to sing the song he had put so much effort into learning. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

We headed for the supermarket and didn't say another word to each other until we started walking back. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

I nearly choke on the words, because the men in the row in front of me are looking very uncomfortable. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He was neat—maybe fastidious was the better word—and his clothing and behavior suggested financial well-being. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I tumbled words over one another, trying to express some of the thanks I felt for all of their actions. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m probably using the word in the wrong context. But I’m pretty sure that’s what this is.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

It all began with Dussel’s saying nothing when he was upstairs; he didn’t exchange so much as a word with either Mr. or Mrs. van Daan. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He thought about the words he had just said and felt more tears splash against his neck. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her words tumbled out in an excited rush. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m told it’s like fairy-land, there’s no other word for it.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as I saw Liz that next Tuesday, all my words about my sister just came tumbling out. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

In other words, if Anthony won at the Supreme Court, women across the United States would win the right to vote without waiting for Congress or the states to give them that right. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

When he talks, it jumbled together like one long word. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Yet when she put the thought into words, her handmaid Doreah quailed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The radio bleeps and buzzes and squawks and crackles so much that it's impossible to hear a word. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

But no sooner had we gained the Crepuscule than we heard word from one of the topmen of the true case—unutterable—astounding to believe. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“I’m calling Sheriff Ocasek. When word of this gets out, we’ll need security to protect our dig from souvenir hunters. This is going to be big news!” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

I mean, back then I couldn’t have put it into words, but even as a kid I sensed the weakness that made him strong. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Her words bounce up and down as she sits at the piano again. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Their absence meant the defiant chants and hateful words grew much louder. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t remember when the blocks of words began to make sense, but by the end of that school year I’d gone from book hater to bookworm. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I could see it hard to let her words be garbage. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know the words,” she called back. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Elizebeth’s own favorite term for her profession was cryptanalyst, a word her husband invented. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

And then there was the word Dust, with a capital D, as if it wasn’t ordinary dust but something special. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Clara would smile without saying a word and Nivea would go on talking because she had grown used to her daughter’s silence. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said, “Maybe you don’t want me to bother you but I got some word about that other.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

There was a liveliness to both Mr. Birkway and my mother, and an excitement—a passion—for words and for stories. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

At recess, kids clustered up to eat their lunches, some of them chattering away in funny words I couldn’t understand. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

Toward them especially she leaned a little, telling in three words the full story of the stumped life in the coffin behind her. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Call’s cuss words were taught to him by his sainted grandmother and tended to be as quaint as the clothes she made for him. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had trouble squeezing the last couple words up my throat. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

But before he could say a word, she shouted, “I know. It’s just another wonderful engine made in America.” In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Sometimes a soft word, a reassuring comment, passes between families, but mostly we’re inside our own heads, thinking of what lies ahead. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

She grabbed her bag and stomped out of the room without another word. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Will soon come to London,” said I, after casting about for a precise form of words, “or summon me anywhere else?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Then the monkey words would unsettle me; a curtain flapped loose inside my brain. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She repeated the word, but she did not understand what it meant. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You use words to change the world. I’d love to do that.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I know. That’s one of the things I love about you,” Phil continues, apparently oblivious to how a single word makes me come undone. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I get to my building still reading the poetry, different from Langston Hughes but with words I like. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

I can hear my dad’s voice now, and I repeat the words that come to mind: “In the quiet of night, the heart knows the lies you told to survive.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Moody turned her words over in his mind. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I know Isabel is right, and so her words pain me all the more. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“Ice-cream sundae. What is that?” asked Lupita, who had never heard the words before. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

I whisper each word distinctly, like a string of knots in a rope I am clinging to. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“Your mother nearly tackled you to the ground she was so happy to see you. In other words, too much love can be a dangerous thing.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

She never adds the word family, but that’s what she means. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

If Sophie spreads the word, we might need a bigger room. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Even granted the vagaries of spelling in the seventeenth century, why should Newton choose to emphasize this word? The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

She trembled a little, and clung to me; when I told her to come at once with me home she rose without a word, with the obedience of a child. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

It drives Alex nuts that Henry thinks he gets to have the last word, and without thinking, he reaches out and pulls Henry’s shoulder back. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She did not say another word all the way home. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Her lips tried to form the warning words, but not fast enough. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

With these words the travellers passed the silent mounds. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The lizards run away up the walls and take all the words I want to say. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t speak a word; he didn’t cry. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“Now,” he panted, “think of the most difficult word you can and I’ll spell it. Hurry up, hurry up!” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Viola reaches her and they walk off outta sight without another word. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

For the words and stories that lie on eternally unopened pages. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

After dinner the rain slowed, and Baba left without a word. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Now, I’ve offended him. Well, if it does him good, I’m glad, if it makes him hate me, I’m sorry, but it’s true, and I can’t take back a word of it.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn't help myself, I burst out laughing—maybe because of the seriousness of Buddy's face and the common meaning of the word "crazy" in a sentence like that. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Loads of words aren't actual words you can look up, but screws of grammar that hold the sentence together. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“And I accept it,” Orestes said, “with a happiness words cannot utter.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Couldn’t you see? He hardly spoke a word to me. And then Uncle Matthew — ” “Oh, they all know about Father.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“It was your manner of giving back the gifts that caused Hamlet’s temper to flare. Had you spoken more honeyed words, it would have awakened his ardor, not his anger,” he scolded. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

She hardly peppered her speech with English words when she spoke to Papa-Nnukwu, as the rest of us inadvertently did. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Something can be identical to something else, but must coincide with it; the words identical and coincide demand different prepositions. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

And even these she did not eat in the full sense of the word. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I do not think words can do justice to a description of the foulness and filthiness of this bedding. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How sharp you are, Marmee, and how silent! You never said a word to me.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

This again was never put into plain words, but in an indirect way it was rubbed into every Party member ffom childhood onwards. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

At that moment, words he had never been able to speak before welled up inside him. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

But some part of my brain had trapped his single word of reply and let it swim up through my dreams to taunt me now. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Save us, my brothers cried and cowered at my words. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He repeated his words verbatim, indicating with hand gestures that we would have to remove our scarves. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“He does love me,” Celia says, though the words do not sound as strong when they fall from her lips as they did inside her head. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Even though Branwell did not speak a word during the whole meeting, he said a lot, and as things turned out, it was a good thing—a very good thing—that I was there. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said as soon as Tasha was far enough away, trying to use every word I could think of to convince Noodles that we had made the right decision. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

It was a long message because many of the words, such as Suribachi, had to be spelled out. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the last page her handwritten corrections spelled out the word belief. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Yes, of course you heard that—who would dare accuse him openly? Mark my words, one day he’s going to hurt the wrong person,” Fozia said. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He was so chock full of news, Mama nor I could get in a word. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

With these words the ancient nigromant stood upon tiptoe and did as he had explained. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

She flings the words at me like stones. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Mary looked down at her son and uttered the words she had never said before and never thought she would have to say. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“He says words and phrases, some of which people may find inappropriate, but he can’t help it.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

That is what Edward had been up against—even some of the words were the same. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Turner wasn’t sure he was making out every word, what with the ringing in his ears and the clanging in his brain. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

If he came across a German word he did not know, he looked up its English meaning in the Cassell’s. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

His second day up, he sent down word that someone was shooting at him with an air gun. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He offered his hand, but not a word of rebuke. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you dare say that word in front of me.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“Silly words, silly words, silly awful hurting words,” said Mrs. Bowles. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Often the “no” word was linked to one of the two names he knew: his own and his boy’s. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

But the words were blocked by the wild thumping in his throat. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Many authors of stylebooks, such as Strunk and White, try to protect writers against this accidental hilarity with the advice to “keep related words together.” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“When I give the word,” said one of the photographers, “blow on that thing.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

But even with all the news, I keep thinking about her words. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

And he began writing again...and crossing out words...and writing more, while outside the sun sank lower and lower until its rays were gilding the hilltops. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Instead of falling back into our line, they were marched downstairs before anyone could think to get a word or questioning look in. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Eventually, our heads return to the stage and the Director, who has been standing there, unfazed, watching the scene unfold, not saying a word. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

My grandfather Captain Walter Tate requests that I inform you that we have, as yet, received no word from The Smithsonian Institution. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

My words are worth listening to, I think, and there is some wisdom in them. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

I know what that means, of course—I read, duh—but why would you use words like that with a Mexican cleaning lady? I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“I’m no good at making speeches. I haven’t got your gift for words. But you have saved me, Charlotte, and I would gladly give my life for you—I really would.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

One day we will carve those words upon your crypt. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“What if it wasn’t just our word?” he said quietly. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Three excruciatingly long, hot nights later, with still no word from Yule May or any other maids, Stuart comes over, straight from his meeting on the coast. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I asked about Ruth over and over again and tried to apologize for letting her get stole, but the words were sawdust in my mouth. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We applied for a univer-sity grant. I just got word: there is a place for you at the University of Paris. Yes, my dear, at the Sorbonne!” Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first Jinny was too drowsy to make sense of the slurry words, but then she understood. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He walked away without another word, as slow and deliberate as he’d been before. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

But I guess when you believe the word of a complete liar, logic doesn’t come into it. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

I was a little glad that he had called us boys and refrained from the word “devil.” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Bush and Conant had been skeptical about an atomic weapon in part because of the reluctance of eminent physicists to commit themselves to the work not only in word but deed. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

She would never—not ever—tell him those words in that order ever again. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Bigger asked; knowing as the words boomed from his lips that a knowledge of how to live was a knowledge of how to die. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Just as the words came out of my mouth I could tell from the fallen expression on his face that if I didn’t wear the roller skates, I’d be letting him down. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

She thought he would let her father’s words go. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

It’s an “aversion,” which is a word I just learned in Mr. Browne’s class. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Though calmly spoken, the words are a command. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

There is a gap in between, where awe has carved a space that words have yet to fill. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She wished her mom could see her right now because unhappy was the last word Ivy would use to describe herself. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Last week?” she said, squeaking on the word week. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

In the midst of her burning words her voice broke. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

It felt like I could shape the story, work the words like clay and sculpt a tale for everyone to see. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

We needed to interview more students, in other words, before writing them off. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Pe Pierre has a box full of books that he uses to teach the letters and the words. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The word baas means “move” in Afrikaans, but it is customarily reserved for cattle. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pointed to the bell tower and uttered a single word. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Megan- ” she says, but I end the call before I can hear another word. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, you’re right for once. Nobody with any sense would call that stick a girl” Brenda pushed her face right into his and grinned the.word “girl” through her big painted lips. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Her eyes were fixed on the floral wreath hanging over the cash register and her mouth tried to shape the words, “Maybe it’s a bad idea,” but nothing came out. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

His words were exactly what made me worry, as I wandered the ghetto beneath moonlight instead of streetlights because the electricity was out, back to the loose place in the barbed wire fence. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Maybe “house” is too big a word for it. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The words were barely out of his mouth when she dove on top of him. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I knocked on the door while she muttered a slew of words under her breath: Give me strength ... The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Reverend's words were no doubt thoughtful, but I couldn’t stand to listen to them. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I looked at his grave and, with tears in my eyes, I voiced these words: “You were worth it, old friend, and a thousand times over.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The words that I had spoken surprised me to my very core. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

For a moment she could almost see their lips moving, whispering dark sweet secrets to one another in words too faint to hear. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It was, in other words, the flag of Abraham Lincoln’s dreams. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

He broke "hypothesis" down into four fragmented words to put some spice on it. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

I say it like bugs live in the word. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“Maybe you could teach me some more words.” Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The wrong word — or even the right word—and I would’ve disappeared. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then, through the tears, he found the sense in the words, and raised his head. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know,” he says, managing to stumble over three simple words. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

So, far as this being the Lord’s work, I’m-a have to take his word for it, ’cause it jus’ don’t sum up that nothing holy would be tied up in something that smelt this bad. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

But it sounded Congolese in the way it rolled out with equal weight on every syllable—a pig in a sack—as if no single word wanted to take over the whole sentence. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

None of the Dominican women say a word. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

The words were out there now, hanging in between them. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Every word either of them spoke was dangerous. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I wonder if you could give me a quick word? How you felt facing that dragon? How you feel now, about the fairness of the scoring?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

When they call the place usamriid, they drawl the word in a military way, making it sound like “you Sam rid,” which gives it some hang time in the air. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She can’t stop his words, which come in rhymes sometimes or jumbled together like twisted yarn. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

So all-inclusive is this little word that it can be either singular or plural. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t mean to falter on the last word. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

You get ideas on how to spread the word very quickly about something you want done. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

They were the same as the words printed in the leaflet. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes don’t you just want to stand up and yell out all the cuss words you’ve learned?” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

They treat these introductory words as mere throat-clearing with no grammatical significance, then stick in an unnecessary is before going on with the rest of the sentence. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chandresh cannot decipher any of it, cannot even tell if the marks are broken into words or simply continuous strings of motifs. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Added to the front of a word, hyper means “over” or “more”; hypo means “under” or “less.” Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The words feel dirty, as dirty as a lie in his mouth. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

The vice president said a few short words, the band played the school song, and then Mr. Gunthrie began announcing names. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

If Id had a dragon, I would have taught the world the meaning of our words. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Class,” she says, “today’s vocabulary word is fortitude. ‘Strength to endure.’” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

It was another of his foreign, musical words, and I vowed to learn how to say this one properly. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

"I'm sorry about your mother. My commander had promised me she wouldn't hurt any civilians, and she went back on her word. I ..." Her voice quivers. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

But choosing words is harder than I thought. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

His voice sounded rougher than usual, as if it had read too many words aloud. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Remember this: nobody puts words in my mouth,” he told Miss Bellamy. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we write of ‘laws of nature’ the word ‘laws’, too, is being used in a metaphorical sense. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

To hear the words about searching for “up” when everything around him pulled him down. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Yet even as he said the words, he heard Patchface take up his song again. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I’ve already marked the words, and now I show her where he got them. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She looks down again at the word war. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

At the end of 1941, I received word that the regent was visiting Johannesburg and wanted to see me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In other words, a fire swamp is just a swamp, period; the rest is embroidery. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He took my harsh words the same way he had taken my shove—resolutely, unmoving, with a hint of a cold smile. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

See, he told himself, and he could almost hear the words being whispered in his ear. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Hibiscus’s words wilted in his mouth, and he stared at his nephew in shock. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

His fame was also due to his activism against the Vietnam War, his efforts to fight racism with his words, and his devotion to humanitarian causes around the world. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Nhamo didn’t know what all the words meant, but there was no mistaking the power that filled Baba Joseph. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

All it would take was a word in the queen’s ear, and Patchface would feed her fires. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I thought I would burst with excitement before she could get the words out. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“You have no idea who I am,” I said, my anger throttling my words into a hiss. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Pong's words spilled out faster than he intended. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

However, my positive opinion of his looks was damaged by the first words out of his mouth. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

On the board was painted the word for sharing. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

His words hit me like a jab to the chin. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

His words hung in the air between them. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Kuei” means “ghost,” but I don’t find any other words that make sense. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Music has always come easier to me than words. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the first time, my grandfather’s last words began to make a strange kind of sense. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

There’s something about skulking around while everyone else is fast asleep that you can’t put words to. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“I want to see your uncle first. Kit — ” His words came in an unpremeditated rush. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

The word had refinement, and the weight of medical diagnosis. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

She could only hear Beaudelet’s voice; Robert had apparently not even spoken a word of greeting to his companion. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

This time it pierces the now nearly shredded paper in between the words “audiences” and “spectacle,” obscuring the “with” completely. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I knew he wanted the dates more than the bedsheet. Since he doesn’t understand a word of English, I made it a point to conduct the whole transaction in English.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

"I wish only to point out that a scientific terminology exists," the man said, emphasizing his words with his pipe. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the time I was really little—maybe just a few months old—words were like sweet, liquid gifts, and I drank them like lemonade. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Those were the first human words. no sooner had we climbed into our bunks than we fell into a deep sleep. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Melisandre touched the ruby at her neck and spoke a word. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Without a word, she would turn and leave me before I was through, shutting off my torrent, so that my feelings, thus dammed, raged on in my chest. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was anxious to defend himself and almost broke his silence for the first time—but before he could get a word in, Gaily was talking again. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

It was the first time I had uttered those words to Mr. Pirzada, two simple words I had tried but failed to tell him for weeks, had said only in my prayers. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

But those were the words that came out of my mouth. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Across the top page, there are the words Summer Reading Programs & Challenges. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

By this time, I was getting annoyed with how often he said the word Mila. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Less than a year earlier, he’d died suddenly—word was of poisoned alcohol. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He imagined the words standing up in a perfect line and coming out of his mouth clearly, without stuttering or skipping or sounding stupid. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

"I would hate for word to get to Madam Du Barry. We'll both be in trouble." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Her words and artwork told fascinating, intertwined stories to a public still highly suspicious of insects. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The sunburned man in the cage yelled back, and soon the courtyard was filled with shouts and filthy language, the kinds of words my mother never wanted me to say or hear. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I listen to every word those Howard students say about the different majors and clubs and activities the school has to offer. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Mr. Popper saw that for all his words of agreement, the service man had no intention of putting on an inside handle. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

I had to face them, all these people, knowing every word I uttered was a lie.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Then the reporter waited patiently while I took the time to tap the right words. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

On this last word “ocean” the child in the middle quickly rushes around trying to find a partner and leaving one child “out” who is now the one in the middle. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

“May I have a word with you in my office?” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

In those words she heard a permission to do what she’d always been told not to: to take matters into her own hands, to make trouble. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

That she would leave without a parting word struck Mrs. Lawrence as being very much out of character. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Here she was, famous race blogger, and she was lost for words. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps,” said Deacon Hurd as he finished the final prayer, “you might say her last words once more, Reverend.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

She found herself talking to him, nonsense words and phrases, in a singsong voice. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

But as soon as I ventured into the open, his swear words announced his return. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Colton handed Holly a paper bag, turned, and left without another word. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

But in spite of his rude words Bree was a patient teacher. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

“Maybe you can remember the word tomorrow? I’ve got a free house.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

She put air quotes on the word “zombies.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Use as many words as you can that seem appropriate, and try to think of some that aren't listed above. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

We got word that we were moving again, some place near Tam Ky. The whole outfit was going, but Alpha was going first. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought of the words to the song we sang in church. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The boy Slant suffers some disorder that causes him to choke upon his words. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

He never wrote what he truly felt, for he knew that his private journal was not private at all, and that Scythe Goddard read every last word. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z