That’s nothing compared to hundreds of people hanging on your every word, even though they haven’t got a clue what those words mean. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

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

I framed the words in my mind: “Pardon me, but have I done something to offend you?” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“In other words, put a pin in it.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

‘He has been much occupied. Our orders came from Treebeard, who has taken over the management of Isengard. He commanded me to welcome the Lord of Rohan with fitting words. I have done my best.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I think for a second I’ve tapped a crack in her shell with those words. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

She stomps around the first floor of the house, legs stiff, face red, and she works her way through the entire alphabet of swear words, including some stuff I've never heard anyone say before. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The words aren’t caught in my throat, I just don’t know which ones to use. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Kamau’s words were clipped as he looked down his nose at the man with only thinly veiled disgust. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

His words are like froth in my head, boiling, rising, and falling. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Are you ready to say a few words?” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

In all his words, the preacher doesn’t mention suicide. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Quiet as mice, thought Ralph, as heads bent over spelling words. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

Seems more like a magician to me, pulling words from my heart I never knew I had. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

“You mark my words,” he said, vainly trying to be serious. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I asked, my words muffled by her generous bosom. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

It’s one thing to suspect what’s in a person’s head, and another to see the truth in actual words poured out page after page. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Mom slaps my arm, mouthing the words Shut! Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Hazel was so taken by the sound of the words that he had not listened to their meaning. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe he’s like a parrot and only knows a few words,” suggested Emilia. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

“You going to find out one day,” she said, “you mark my words.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Students began calling out guesses for the words. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

So instead of watching television, I’m copying words for her practice session tonight. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

At the time she thought she knew what his words meant. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

If that's all you'd heard it would just sound like the words of a scared tribute, not someone contemplating the unquestionable goodness of the Capitol. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I am looking for the right words, the best way to start. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

I read the rules and looked up all the big words in a dictionary. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

To be fair, many people who couldn’t punctuate their way out of a paper bag are still interested in the way punctuation can alter the sense of a string of words. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

He did not catch on to the words at first, and Jake had to repeat them. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

As he crawled across the tablecloth, he remembered the words of the prisoner in the dungeon, his regret that he did not look back at his daughter as he left 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

Without thinking about it, he’d memorized the six words, welded them to his mind. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

My mom said the words in a tone most would reserve for a cancer diagnosis. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

The complicated machinery inside my automaton can produce one hundred and fifty-eight different pictures, and it can write, letter by letter, an entire book, twenty-six thousand one hundred and fifty-nine words. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Her words were choppy, and she rubbed her temples as she spoke. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“My brother, Tony . . .” His words are soft, and they hobble toward me. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The Wart had found himself almost hypnotized by the big words, and hardly noticed that the tight mouth was coming closer and closer to him. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

These words fill me with a purpose that clears out the fog I’ve been under. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

There is something about it that opens no door to words. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

With these last words he squeezed Pippo’s neck even more firmly. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

So he sings, looking down, recalling and repeating the words, hands light on the harp. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t hear all of his words, but I can see George’s lips tighten into a grim line. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

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

He stretched out a hand that was as badly scarred as his face, and Dumbledore shook it, muttering words Harry couldn’t hear. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“I only know a few words,” I confessed. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“He doesn’t mean anything, Ginny —” said Harry automatically, though the monster was roaring its approval of Ron’s words. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She always liked the rhythm of the words of the pledge—it made her feel like she belonged to something important. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“And here’s a piece of paper and a pencil to write the words down. Just don’t let me see them.” The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Dimly, she heard Nestor 10’s next words, “No one must find me. No master—” and the cold metal was against her, and she was sinking under the weight of it. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Somehow I couldn't get the needed urgency into my words, and beneath it all something about Rinehart bothered me, darted just beneath the surface of my mind; something that had to do with me intimately. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t speak it well, but I’m great at memorizing words. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

It took him a moment to find his words. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Lumbly’s words returned to her: If you want to see what this nation is all about, you have to ride the rails. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

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

Well, I think I say it—but when the words come out, even I jump a little at how loud and angry my voice sounds. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

It was as though he had not died at all, his words caused so much anxiety. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

In other words, it was a black powder keg. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those words have never before come out of my mouth. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Every few words I make, I glance out my bedroom doorway to the mirror. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A vampire?” she asked, disbelief edging her words. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I say, my words garbled because I’m trying to keep the pills on the center of my tongue. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Especially knowing that they are words they never shared with each other. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Naomi’s jaw clenched, but she swallowed her words and walked down the hall. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

We sang a song that Mai Thi taught us about bananas—though it could have been about elephants and we wouldn’t have known it, since we only knew two words of Vietnamese. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Nailer stared at the map, at the letters that made up Bright Sands Beach, and was surprised that he could actually make out words. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

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

In Nahuatl, the words almost shimmer with connotation: what was true was well grounded, stable and immutable, enduring above all. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Vincent isn’t yet an artist when he writes those words to Theo, but he paints the scene perfectly, with color, light, composition, emotion—a landscape of memory. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Frankie mouthed the words “Hold him!” as he snuck up and leapt forwards. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Jake tried to speak again and the words choked in his mouth. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Min choked out the last words: “You are not my son.” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

I know six words that will light it up. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The words before I left hung in her head like black birds on a tombstone. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

This wasn’t the first time I had heard such words. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

If they heard those Russian words, they would know that an enemy surveillance team had seen them and blown their cover. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

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

If you don't have the words you need, borrow someone else's. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The glory was his face — the shape of it — I don’t have the words. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

It was really touching to see how happy these few words made him. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I already know, because I’ve pictured the words coming from his mouth a thousand times now. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

It was almost as if the old man’s deadly silence was a dangerous dark hole that had to be filled up quickly with lots of words. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

“What artist wrote these words: ‘When I leave here on this earth, did I take more than I gave?’” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Char’s answer: “My tongue may wither from disuse here, but at least I shan’t lose words entirely while I still can write to you.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ten words that might have changed my life if I’d had the courage to say them. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

But now she sang in the ancient tongue of the Elves beyond the Sea, and he did not understand the words: fair was the music, but it did not comfort him. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

And I find myself stuck in those silences, with words on the venomous tip of my tongue. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

The Elves spread for them a pavilion among the trees near the fountain, and in it they laid soft couches; then speaking words of peace with fair elvish voices they left them. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Viola and Hildy are talking together but I can only hear the murmurings of words here and there. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Much ink has been spilled by several generations of scholars in an effort to determine who wrote the bulk of the words that eventually found their way into print and then into the history books. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

There were no words that changed from feminine to masculine and back again depending on the speaker. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I whispered, the words making no sense to my mind. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

When we got closer we could see the words e’er ball! The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I keep my jaw clenched so that she cannot see the effect these words have on me. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Preschoolers make a number of assumptions about words and their meaning as they acquire language, one of the most important of which is what the psychologist Ellen Markman calls the principle of mutual exclusivity. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes that’s all there is: an infinite echo of the smallest of words. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

But now the feelings were twisted, tangled roots, and all the names for the source of this growth were buried under English words, out of reach. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was weird seeing my own words in print. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I could feel their electrifying hope of victory all around me: they walked differently, talked differently, and didn’t hesitate to shower us with angry words and deeds, letting us know we were short-timers. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bruce was still talking, but Mark couldn’t focus on the words. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Even though Papa shut the door firmly, I heard his voice, words flowing into each other in an endless rumble like a revving car engine. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I felt so humiliated by his words that tears came to my eyes. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

There are so many words I can use to describe the looks on people’s faces. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I would address my words to two groups: I would tell Communists how common people felt, and I would tell common people of the self-sacrifice of Communists who strove for unity among them. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I try to cover up my embarrassment with words. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“Kendra, I need to have some words with you and Seth.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Now Judd’s really angry, and his words come at me like bees. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He is one of the bravest men I know. That and more, for he has the heart of a true bard. Someday he will surely be our greatest, you can mark my words.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

But Ophie mostly knew who it was by the words the men were saying: words that were unkind at their heart, the kind of words that bruised and jabbed just by being spoken. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Maybe they knew of someone else who got left for good, but Gideon was coming back for me and I’d have a few choice words for him when he arrived. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

He starts to speak — I can’t hear the words over the shouts, the clapping, and the roar of the band, but I’m a good lip-reader. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her hands folded on top of mine, her whispered words. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Not sure what I want from him, except maybe a few words of advice. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Matt wanted to say he didn’t have the key, but he was unable to get the words out. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He explained his discovery of the few words on the charred fragment of paper. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

We shout at these drivers, a string of bad words, and they laugh at us. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a flood in my head drowning all the words. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

From across the bridge, thirty feet away, his words had reached her ears, so near and full of warmth that they’d drifted for days under her skin. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“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

It was at that meeting that Oliver uttered prophetic words: “Today it is the Communist Party. Tomorrow it will be our trade unions, our Indian Congress, our APO, our African National Congress.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the sentence-completion test, children were asked to fill in words that had been left blank. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were no words for happiness, for freedom, for liking, nor were there any words for their opposites. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t believe his words, and I’m guessing he doesn’t believe them, either. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

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

It had what looked like rays of light bursting out of a roaring tyrannosaurus in the center, and the words “K of the G C” were scrawled around the circumference. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

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

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

He kept his voice respectful, but his words were proud. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

The lamps around the door were flickering on and off almost randomly now, spelling out no words that Coraline could understand. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

She said it like a joke, but Piper sensed the sadness behind her words. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

More and more of my day was spent hearing words. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turns to Aunt Nancy, takes a deep breath for courage, and readies his mouth to say the words, to ask the question that needs asking. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The words spilled out before I realized it was not only rude but a pointless retort, since she didn’t appear to wear anything but lip gloss. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

“You asked for words and I brought them. I suppose the next thing you’ll want me to fetch is a dictionary.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

I’m able to get it high enough for him to see the words, though. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

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

But it was the words of her brother, of all people, that comforted her. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The words surprise quiz today are written in huge letters. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

On the ceiling in the dormitory bedrooms, he wrote the alphabet together with key words, whose accents were a reminder of the code for the various letters. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know the words, but you are too proud to serve. A servant must be humble and obedient.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Some guy or girl put a whole bunch of words on a sheet of magnet and then cut the words into separate pieces. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

That room, too, was empty, but the sound of the voices was coming so loud that he could make out the words. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

And I hold my breath, believing in spite of his words to those bad ones that this guy may be Death. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

Easy for a genius to use the dictionary, since he already knows how to spell the words. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Clayton heard only the sounds of her words coming at him. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

I turned around, thinking how stupid those words actually sounded coming from my mouth. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

But the words are again sinking down to the bottom of my memory. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

It takes him a couple of tries to get the words out. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

And, apart from other ways, I know from this game of words that my brother loves me. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

Lina could make sense of only a few words here and there. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Two more police cars drove slowly by; they paused briefly for the officers to exchange a few words with the men on horseback, then moved on. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

‘Do you remember the Wild Man’s words, lord?’ said another. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

May would tell strangers where she was from, and I would see her glance up at the sky with a sassy kind of grin on her face when she said the words “Deep Water.” Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

As the chatter at last abated, the two men's words became audible, and I realized they were the players. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

You do not come by words like this easily; they cannot just be made up from scratch. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

But his words weren't filled with his usual contempt. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Hadn’t you rather have her marry a rich man?” asked Jo, as her mother’s voice faltered a little over the last words. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the thought the words burst out of him: “What is in Room 101?” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I would spend a week trying to memorize words that, no matter what I did, I couldn’t spell right. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Joaquin bit the inside of his cheek, waiting until he could say words again. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Apá doesn’t say anything, as if he’s so angry that words are useless to him. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The words seemed so ancient and full of bad omen I didn’t want her saying them in English and accidentally directing them toward me. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

As if his words could have any effect on this witch. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

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

Alice leaned away from the woman and held her breath as though to keep the words at bay. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

They presented him with a wallet bulging with traveling money, a train ticket, new clothes, a shaving kit, and a suitcase emblazoned with the words torrance tornado. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

And what Mrs. Granger had said about words at the end of the period finally sank in. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

On it, written in yellow on a sea of fudgy frosting, were these words: “Open a Book and Open Your Mind.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

“What should I say? I think you will suspect all my words,” he chided gently. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

If I must, I would wait all day for his words. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

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

A little of the official atmosphere seemed to have fallen away from him with the Newspeak words, but his expression was grimmer than usual, as though he were not pleased at being disturbed. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t read any of the other words. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

When, a few days past, the Articles of War were read to us all, great shew was made over those words devoted to the punishments for soldiers who dare desert. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Marco chooses his words carefully, wary about the direction the conversation is taking. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I see something,” she said, her words a whisper. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

I’m haunted by the Lead Monitor’s words: consensus, create a new history. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“There’s something—” The wind steals the words from her mouth, sweeping out of the dunes with unnatural fury. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

At first, she also called him to her with words which she presumably thought were friendly, like "Come here for a bit, old dung beede!" or "Hey, look at the old dung beede!" The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

"It looks handsome enough, Your Grace, but I fear I cannot read the words." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Of course he would speak good words about his family.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She still spoke Chinese with her parents, but even then foreign words were substituted for those that did not come easily. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Good-bye, Wilbur,” she said as her last words floated into the audience and out of reach. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

“I could see the words in your whatever,” she says, “and it’s ‘You must warn them.’” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Cara took another few seconds, choosing her words with great care. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

These words cut me: yet what could I do or I say? Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

With one eye on my computer, I pick up the guitar, start making up words, the tune not far behind. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Forward, comrades!’ he whispered.‘Forward in the name of the Rebellion. Long live Animal Farm! Long live Comrade Napoleon! Napoleon is always right.’Those were his very last words, comrades.” Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

Once, during a performance when she was singing in German, she forgot some words and improvised others instead. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

From time to time they would open a Word file and type a few words from Boubacar. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Who was a great enough human being to come up with words for this occasion? The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Levy said with his distinctive Baltimore drawl: a trace of a southern twang with words contracted and vowels swallowed. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Said something—her words said nothing very important. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he explains to him that those are the best words to use when you pray. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Almost nothing had changed, in other words, yet — and this was the amazing thing — everything had changed. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think about how much Dad has been crying and the words jump out of my mouth. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said the words with a particular kind of scorn, and Koffi had the sense that, perhaps, he wasn’t just talking about the sky anymore. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Focusing on these words, he redoubled his concentration. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

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

He said a few words, which were strung together like beads, but one of them was polici'as. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The words caught in his throat, and he began to cough and choke. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Kaira, under a single spotlight, seemed especially alone and vulnerable as she half sang, half whispered the very last words. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

As Frankie’s words echoed in my head, I turned and looked back into the chamber. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

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

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

It was the first time they had exchanged words face-to-face since he was injured, years now. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

But it was only the heart; the words “We love you, Mommy” didn’t show up. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I am angry now as I write these words. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

He raised his hand to stop my words, looked at me with unforgettable reproach and opening the door cautiously went back into the other room. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Please,” Sr. Rivera said, in English this time, one of the few words he knew. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Habib twirled the spoon in his fingers, as if weighing his words. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Laia’s words ring in my head, words I want to believe. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The brush of her lips sent shivers coursing through him, and the words, they sent chills. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Mila, that boy had no business grabbing your arm, but you should have used words, you know? You just can’t go around kicking kids in middle school! You could have seriously injured someone.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He seemed to be struggling with himself, for the words did not come easily and the fierce inner battle he waged had brought the sweat out on his forehead and left his lips dry. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then Emma saw the last words on the screen: Please tell the kids this was the last thing I wanted to happen. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I wanted to feel those words in my mouth as I spoke them aloud. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

I thought for a moment trying to find the right words. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“My words. They sound right in my head, but when they come out of my mouth, it’s not what I meant at all. My mom says I need to think before I speak.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Now he wasn't the only one who twisted words to the people in charge. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

I try to match the colors of the English words to the new Spanish words. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Although he did not mean it this way, I couldn’t help but think of a condemned man being asked for his final words. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

While walking along the streets words would spill from my lips in a mumble over which I had little control. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know Isabel is right, and so her words pain me all the more. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know the Chinese words for it.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I access my account and bring up a scrolling menu, the words a transparent white in my view. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

A growing, wiggling tentacle of doubt wouldn’t let me completely believe High John’s words. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Morrison’s words echoed in the street, but Milton didn’t have time to concentrate on them. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Annabeth had heard those words often enough that they shocked her out of her paralysis. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Those words were the key to the floodgates Dimple had kept tightly shut for the past month. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t sure he was right, that I got to decide what words hurt me. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Roz wasted no time and spoke her next words in the friendliest voice she could muster. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Mostly she had written just little tunes—songs without any words and without even any bass notes to them. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

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

If the difference still eludes you, mentally substitute a pair of words less likely to be confused: Josh ran the race honestly; afterward, he looked honest and he smelled honest. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ma cries out, jolted into words at last: "Baby! Ma! What have you done?" You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He doubled back to Hillegass, heartbeat pounding out the words of his puzzlement: What do they want from me? The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Joseph wondered why the words “Haunted Tower” seemed familiar to him. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I want Daddy’s words to magically sweep me away from here, like the waves he wrote about. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

She let the mumbling and muttering that followed her words die down. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I speak as if my words are running. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He had learned his name quickly and many words that meant something to him. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I flip through it to see that someone—Gram, probably—has underlined certain phrases and words and starred some of the poems. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

It is the first time I’ve ever written to the person whose life I’ve occupied, and it feels both strange and comfortable, knowing that Rhiannon will be the reader of these words. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

And someone’s mouth elongates heavy, silent words through the barrier of glass. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I sat on the steps of the synagogue in the hot August sun, his words sliced through my memory like raindrops. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Milkman had no trouble letting his words snarl. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think of Cardan: See what we can do with a few words? The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

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

This double demand is a major justification for the prime directive “Omit needless words.” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

It is the way Chinese sounds, chingchong ugly, to American ears, not beautiful like Japanese sayonara words with the consonants and vowels as regular as Italian. The Woman Warrior 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

August 16 She tries to mean it about Father, but I know at times words are just words. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Henry says the same two words from the secret room at Wimbledon, this time dressed up in, “Please, I need you to.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

It is no fault of the apostrophe that some of our words need so much help identifying themselves. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

At these words, Hermione seized Hagrid’s binoculars, but instead of looking up at Harry, she started looking frantically at the crowd. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Matt looked at his friend with troubled eyes; any words that he could think of seemed useless, worse than silence. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What do you want?” the words spilled out of him. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was familiar enough with the form of words to know that she had not missed the moment itself. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Lincoln replied to the last words he would ever hear his wife speak, “She won’t think anything about it.” Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put his hands together and closed his eyes and said words. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Finally, there are the words that are so stretched out of shape that they aren’t even words anymore—like that impostor irregardless. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The encouraging words from Papa and Grandpa helped some, but there was still some doubt. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was meant as a joke but somehow made him feel even worse as the words came out. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He also said that I should use the vocabulary words that I learn in class like “corpulent” and “jaundice.” The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

And just like our tilting earth, Amari was off balance, hurt by her words. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“I think that they are good words. You could say them to anyone at any time. Why, you could say them to me, and it would apply to Archie or to my parents.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

“No thanks,” I say, barely opening my mouth to get the words out. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“We are loath to let you go, my lord,” he says, and the words seem to take on a special, bittersweet resonance coming from his mouth. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

We were standing on the porch of the little blue house that used to be the Spiritualist Church of Glen Meadows when we heard these awful words. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

Where Chase preferred words on a page, Mattie favored the spoken word. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

The old woman murmured to herself, but my ears caught her words and fed them to my memory. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

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

She wished she could remember how her grandfather had taught her the syllables and words. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Neutral words or phrases were a lot harder to find. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

“If it please the king, I must needs have words with him.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

With just those few words, I could tell he was drunk. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you think Mr. Morrison puts words like that in his book?” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

The words “secluded” and “recluse” had begun straying into newspaper stories about him. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

My classmates had all heard the news by the time the semester began, but their words of consolation didn’t help very much. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

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

I prayed silently, words echoing in my head louder than anything I’d ever spoken. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He did not see ideas, but shapes that became letters that he sounded out into words he then had to look up. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

There his words went unbroadcasted and almost unnoticed, until AEC commissioner Willard Libby issued a public riposte that served chiefly to bring Schweitzer’s statement to Americans’ attention despite the blackout. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I see my mother delivering her painful words, almost gouging my face with them, until slowly I walk away, nearly right into the camera. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

In other words, the great forests of the western Amazon may have looked considerably different in the not too distant past. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

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

“So you are just parsimonious with your words?” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those were the words I wanted to slap him with. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

The transmitter accepts coded electronic pulse information—words or data—coming from copper wire out of your home telephone or office computer. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

He knew, even as he uttered those words, that they were patently false. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

III. The English vocabulary is very extensive, as is shown by the fact that in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary there are nearly 100,000 words. New Word-Analysis 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z

In other words, assigned to the group deemed expendable. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“Stand by your loose words, young man, or you may not have a pleasant journey home.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Late that day, besieged by fears, very lonely and quite famished, I fell to my knees and prayed with deep-hearted, sobbing words. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

All of his words were long, like he was halfway singing, so we knew he was drunk. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

But he couldn’t think of any of the words. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Maya could hear her voice but not her words, which made it hard to tell if she was slurring or not. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

It said these words calmly, without apparent malice, but there was so much danger steaming off its body that it landed in the air as a threat, and the blood left Redemption’s face. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

It was the first time he’d said he loved me — in so many words. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Oftentimes he studies us, copying our movements, and he seems to know which words will provoke us to laugh or talk back to him, or be shocked. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then there were Richard’s words when he told his mother that their relatives were coming—the way he’d trailed off when he said they hadn’t been to Daffodil Manor since...since when? Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

The words seemed to touch a spring in her mind. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Potted Ficus floats above a green plant, along with the words, Water | +1, hinting that I would earn a point if I watered it. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Spoken words were what she wanted to hear, the words being exchanged in soft, almost inaudible whispers by the two men on the other side of the door. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Miss Sarah’s words echoed in my ear, and I frowned. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

My father, thinking that it might be good for business, urged me to show them how well I spoke English, to make a display of it, to casually recite “some Shakespeare words.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only the words “yesterday” and “tomorrow” still had any meaning for me. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

The words spilled out of Ophie, too fast in an effort to cover the sick feeling of guilt heavy in her stomach. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

This big blue marble of world and words and people and places inside my head and somewhere out there, too. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

What the boy felt at that moment was that he was in the presence of the only woman in his life, and that, with no need for words, she recognized the same thing. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later Liyana realized how many things they had all communicated without trading any words. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I try to explain some of my feelings, but there aren’t enough words, and so I just say that it’s a thing that has to be done. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I . . . there are no words, my lady. My good lady. Your sons, they . . . they're with the gods now." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Hanako had actually never spoken those words outside of a classroom before. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The words were barely spoken, when a hawk, Apollo’s courier, flew up on the right, clutching a dove and plucking her—so feathers floated down to the ground between Telemakhos and the moored cutter. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were no more words between them so I led my mother to the room that Ma Charles and Miss Trotter now shared. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

He seemed uncharacteristically powerless and contrite, a far cry from the tough, resolute and absolute ruler of the house I knew him to be, the father whose words were law. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I never told you I was up half the night with a dictionary looking up words to go with the letters in Daddy. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can just catch Gale’s last words through the layer of fur. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Daddy’s words hang on the walls, and there are six writing stations with brand-new computers. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

“You can tell your father—!” I dug my fingers into Kevin’s shoulder, cutting off the rush of words before they became insulting in content as well as in tone. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Stanley started to say something to him, but no words came out of his mouth, and he had to try again. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

"Please, Judge. I lost my job, my pension. I can't fight no more. Don't quit just because of some nonsensical words." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

These words settled themselves deep within my spirit, and they live there to this day. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The grandfather did not look like he believed her, but his son urged him to come inside and prepare, and he guiltily accepted their words. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“And another thing! I saw that toy airplane he won in a card game, and mark my words— you will never get in it. Never!” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He stared at the words his daughter had written on the paper. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t wait for George to say any of his fancy words because sometimes no words are needed. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Incurable, of course. You poor, wonderful man. You will be happier dead. Have you any last words?” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old man’s medical skills and his caring words kept the boy alive. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Still, why would he care to keep it when he barely has two words to say to me now? Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The words were the same on the hundredth reading as they'd been on the first, when Sansa had discovered die folded sheet of parchment beneath her pillow. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

But he’s perplexed, trying to make sense of my words. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Finally 1 waggled my fingers at the rat and mouthed the words “Hi, Cinnamon,” although they couldn’t hear me on the other side of the glass. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

His mouth wouldn't say the words, now, he was sweating again, with the effort of trying to make them understand. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Axel lets no air between his dad’s ear and Axel’s words. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The words rose inchoately to his throat and he could not speak them. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Spektor wrote the new vocabulary words over the faded sketches of algebra lessons. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Instead, like a brutal punishment, Lourdes feels the grip of her mother’s hand on her bare infant leg, hears her mother’s words before she left for the asylum: “I will not remember her name.” Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were no words, and no movements but the tearing of teeth and claws. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Thomas once again felt a pressing ache of confusion—hearing so many words and phrases that didn’t make sense. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Maybe he brought all the dread with him from the guard station and the brutal, bloody words of his friends, and maybe the moths brought some of it on their furred twilight wings. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He projected words that flashed on a screen as fast as a blink of an eye, and we had to type them just as fast. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

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

Hercules glared at the sky accusingly, like he wanted to have words with his father, Zeus. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I think about all the conversations we’ve had, how Sam always looks at me like she is really focusing on my words, taking all of me in. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

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

If only he had a way with words he could give her some comfort! Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

His women approached him on their knees with food, and all the others waited in a ring to hear his good words and repeat them to the waiting crowds behind. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

A man called me to him and whispered some words into my ear and told me that he would give me a nickel if I went to a woman and repeated them to her. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were assigned a list of colors to study, not the hues, but the words themselves—“red,” “blue,” “green,” “black,” “orange,” “purple,” “white.” Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The words were strange, like rocks in a tumbler. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He stopped after the words “Now that the g.d. war is over and you probably have a lot of time over there, how about sending the kids a couple of bayonets or swastikas...” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

She repeated some of those social services kind of words like reevaluate and stable environment. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Three black words were printed there, so obvious he couldn’t believe he’d missed it earlier. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

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

At these words a black cloud of possibility bloomed in the children’s minds, a darkness in which scary thoughts flickered like bolts of lightning. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The music was loud, but those words cut through the throbbing bass. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

I felt completely at ease, and I somewhat brazenly smiled and nodded, as if to indicate that I had enjoyed his words, or at least the gematriya part of his words. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I hope Nyla’s words in their room that night did not get to him. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

"You speak sweetly, Xaro, but under your words I hear another no." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Luckily, she had two pieces of paper with her, crumpled, dirty scraps, much too small for all the words unspoken over nine years. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The video display popped onto the screen with the words “ Black, Vegan, and Proud starting soon” on a black background and a live chat box to the right. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Sir,” said I, “final words are futile. You are not close to death.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Our grandmother used to fuss with us so much that all we heard was the fussing and not the words. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

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

Then I led the room in the chorus with everyone singing along, some with their own words, some in their own keys. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Her furious oaths made Beetle truly fear she was a witch, for only someone who had truck with the devil could know such words. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s like releasing all those words set off fireworks inside me, and they’re still exploding all warm and bright. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

My words are lost in tears and rattling breath and Baba’s shoulder. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

He will shake his fist and say ugly drunken words that I would not wish you to know about. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Supposedly during the hearing Johnny was mouthing swear words at people in the courtroom. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It might be easier to make out the words if we’re looking at just the found letters together on one page.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

At the time there may have been no precise form of words; in fact, she may have experienced nothing more than impatience to begin writing again. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He had a tan and his hair looked fuller, slightly tousled, and he thought of Rimbaud’s words: I is someone else. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

For too many years, Americans and the rest of the world have let such wise words about all aspects of renewable energy go unheard. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

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

“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 wish I’d gotten my words in this morning when I had the chance. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

They said some words, most of which I didn’t know, and rubbed my shoulders, and bent down to pet Beau. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He’d built his whole life around the irritation of her words, like the grain of sand at the centre of a pearl. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Sigurd was dragged after it, twisting from one arm, shouting what Anya assumed were the worst swear words he knew. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

A few times I play it over in the morning to find out what I lerned before I fell asleep and while I was sleeping and I dont even know the words. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

She spoke Zamani, the language of the East, like them, but her Yaba dialect gave her words a sharp, clicking quality. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

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

The words were in another language—something brutal and dark, like a knuckle scraping against stone. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Again, he tried to keep the words under his breath. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I squeeze the words around the lump in my throat. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I don't know if that's why Romeo and Juliet has become the most beloved play of all time. But, yes, Mr. Sheridan. Truer words never spoken." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I pull out my chain and put the little cross in my mouth, but I can’t come up with the words for a simple prayer of thanks. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“Oh, it’s so hot when you say French words,” Jule told him, reaching over to his plate and taking a chip. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

They rode in silence for a while, those words churning in Pearl’s mind: upstairs with some girl. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

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

Those were the words that entered my head. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

As she spoke, playing on all their senses, the ghosts crowded closer, feeding on her words, remembering the time when they had flesh and skin and nerves and senses, and willing her never to stop. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I mean, I learned a lot about words, and without her, I wouldn’t have.” Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The third voice added, “Like Huey said, ‘We should all carry the weight, and those who have extreme abilities will have to carry extremely heavy loads’ ” There were words thrown back and forth. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The vet adds something in a soothing voice, but I can’t make out her words. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

All those Hebrew words and sounds seemed so alien, and I had so much history and tradition to catch up on. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

The unsaid words pushed roughly against the thoughts that we had no craft to verbalize, and crowded the room to uneasiness. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

And that—right there in those handful of words—is how I feel about Lucy. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Min quashed that hope with his next words. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Liyana noticed there were no words on any of the white gravestones. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He memorized his words and rehearsed them carefully, to the point where he wouldn’t actually need the teleprompter unless his nerves got triggered and his mind went blank. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Being a minority,” she goes on, articulating the words dangerously, “you have certainly seen your share of injustice.” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

The words from the silver case kept running through his mind . The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

His voice was very quiet; I strained to catch the words. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have to hear her words to know something was wrong. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

I hear anger and relief, sadness and terror, woven all at once through her words. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

I consider myself too old for such words: they are for young people, and I am no longer young. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

As he speaks, he masterfully elongates certain words and varies the pitch of the Arabic phrases, which run together almost like a song. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I didn’t enjoy it, and for the first time I found myself thinking about the words of the song, closely listening to the subtle instruments in the beat. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

When I think about it, I realize I have never, ever said any words directly to my parents. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Stars exploded out the top of my head and all of my words and all of my rememberies followed them up to the sun, burning to ash that floated back and settled in the mud. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

“Then again,” he made a gesture as if to show how useless words were. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

My sisters, I repeat to myself, saying these two words together for the first time. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t help being secretly amused at his words. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

The words flew out of my mouth before I could weigh them. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

We do not hear their words, but with grown-ups we listen to and watch out for their voices. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Looking over my shoulder, I can see Hildy comforting Viola in soft words, unhearable words, things being said that I don’t know yet again. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Then the reporter waited patiently while I took the time to tap the right words. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

As she explained what the words said, Captain Reed glanced at the mate, whose brow furrowed, deepening the lines on his wrinkled face. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Harry looked behind him and saw a wrought-iron archway where the barrier had been, with the words Platform Nine and Three-Quarters on it. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Feathers at last at last and no words at all. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s the words I’ve been afraid of since it first started looking infected. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

There were the stacks of books everywhere, and posters with words on them, and some plants. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one bothers with the words of the mad, after all. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

In just half an hour every student in the room knew all twenty vocabulary words. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Wi, Matant,” I say again, but try to swallow my words. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

It was something else, but with Hebrew words sprinkled throughout, and Anya caught the tiniest pieces of the conversation. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

At first it had been hard to get the words out, but then she just turned off the hot water, and the cold water shocked the words out of her. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

She was acting like I could understand what she was meaning on the back side of her words! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Raymie remembered the words from earlier: I’m sorry I betrayed you. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

In other words, Cleopatra performed all of the duties of a queen, of a commander, and of a conqueror. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

At first the dreams were just numbers and words and bits from science class. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

To no one’s surprise, that reconstructed Proto-Austronesian language had words with meanings such as “two,” “bird,” “ear,” and “head louse”: of course, Proto-Austronesians could count to 2, knew of birds, and had ears and lice. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Tally tried to get her mind to process his words. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The words looked like yarn, which was kind of cool and kind of corny at the same time. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Their voices turn muffled, their words drifting off like they've been set afloat. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

But some of the coolest kids, like Sage, made up their own words. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

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

In the back of that van, I scribbled down four words in my notebook: “The world is flat.” The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

Bailey stares at her blankly for a moment, her words not quite sinking in. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Joana then whispered the words I had waited so long to hear. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Seven and Sekani are on his other arm with the same words beneath them. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

It was as if he had forgotten where he stood in the universe and only those words coming from Vera could reorient him to his place in the cosmos. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“The universe shines down with love,” I say, repeating Mama Ya-Ya’s words. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

It was as if in trying to run away from the Governor’s words, he'd instead made them come true. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Her words surround me and bury themselves inside me. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The words fall, breaking in front of me for both of us to see. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Once a week by royal proclamation the word market is held here in the great square and people come from everywhere to buy the words they need or trade in the words they haven’t used.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

The words musicians use to describe timbre are somewhat subjective, but most musicians would agree with the statement that, compared with each other, the first sound is mellow, the second bright, and the third rich. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Bet their mamas and daddies’ words tumble out slow and lazy just like mine. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

He stared at the side of my face for a while and then said: “I could read them two words like it wasn’t nothin’, Mexico. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

When she found the words to share it with Cora, the girl would understand there was something beyond the plantation, past all that she knew. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

At first he could not make out the words, and then when he read them clearly they made no reason. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

This was a song they all sang together, but each of them sang it his own way, holding the notes and words he liked best. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shouted ghost words to the empty streets. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Love swung around, her hands clenched, face red, those gray-blue eyes hard as steel, and the fanciest gosh dern words coming out of that big mouth you ever heard. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The old woman seemed not to understand what he meant with his gestures and quiet words; the old man did understand, and refused. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Back in my room at night, I replay Mama’s words over and over in my mind. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

He squeezes the words out of the corner of his mouth like a hit man. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

Beowulf had come to some good now, and those same court-wits had to eat their words when everyone learned what he had done against the monsters in the land of the Danes. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

Written in narrow, loopy writing he had never seen before were the following words: There was no signature. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

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

The words echoed in his mind, touched his eardrums—he could hear them. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Now that she had been laughing, the words didn’t feel so powerful anymore. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She wanted to shout insults at the giant, but her first words were surprisingly calm. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She softly whispered, reading her drafted words aloud from time to time, or slipped into a light, cheerful hum as she worked. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

My first words to a real live American were “What fruit's that?” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Every one of his words was healing and every glance of his carried a message of hope. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Outside, in the other room, the Savage was striding up and down, marching, marching to the drums and music of magical words. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

And just the words had helped, had calmed Derek and himself as well. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

Speaking words I couldn’t understand, Russian or the like, incoherent and fraught with panic. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Nathan’s words were coming out of Lily’s mouth more often now. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

The words tumbling out of his mouth were kind of freakish. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

But the words caught on her tongue like a swear word. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

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

“Your brother is the reason my sister wasn’t there to watch me get my badge. The reason she’s never come back—” Emotion cuts her words short. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

So she tells me, the words dribbling out with the cranberry muffin crumbs, commas dunked in her coffee. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

When new words unfold out of old ones, the original meaning usually hangs around like an unrecognizable scent, a sort of secret. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are tears and broken words and kisses. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Can you put words on paper? Oh, the frustration of this world!” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

I said, “The very idea is so offensive that it’s actually illegal to say the words ‘Ben Starling’s tongue’ on television.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I’d do anything to take my words back, to put them again in the safe silent vault inside me where they belong. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Every step formed another word, thick like yellow pitch oozing from a broken pinon limb, words pressing inside his chest until it hurt: don’t leave me. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

When two words are combined to describe a noun, sometimes you use a hyphen between them and sometimes you don’t. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She heard the symbolism in her own words, traveling thousands of miles to Nigeria, and she knew what her parents would understand. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I suppose my parents were part of Levittown’s elite, though I smile even as I write that because the words—Levittown and elite—do not much go together. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

During the previous decade, the government had silenced most of the radical press, and there remained a prohibition on publishing the words or pictures of any banned or imprisoned individuals. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And it wasn't that he had trouble putting words together. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Sasha was now about a year old, wobbling on two feet and beginning to say words and crack us up with her megawatt smiles. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

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

Her words transported me to another moment, to the last time I’d answered a phone and heard those words instead of a greeting. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She’s an aerialist and she got the straight scoop from a good authority—her spotter heard Uncle Al and the advance man exchanging heated words outside the big top. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Like tears held in for a very long time, out the words come. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Tss! Why you listen to her? Why you want to follow behind her, chasing her words? She is like this crab.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sanskrit and Latin words could be traced back to mutations and variations in an ancient Indo-European language, and English and Flemish had arisen from a common root. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

The classic manuals, written by starchy Englishmen and rock- ribbed Yankees, try to take all the fun out of writing, grimly adjuring the writer to avoid offbeat words, figures of speech, and playful alliteration. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

The audience was laughing so hard that nobody could hear the words of her song. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

“The good and dear people always do die,” groaned Jo, but she stopped crying, for her friend’s words cheered her up in spite of her own doubts and fears. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Somehow I’m not that eager to put what I did into words. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I guess I don’t say those words out loud all that often. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Those who survived were returning to a nation different from the one they had departed, to make, in the words of their president, the world “safe for democracy.” 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Behind Em, Bridge was mouthing two words to Tab. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

The rest of the room blurred, white and hot, until all she could see was Tanin, resting easily behind her desk, her lips meeting and parting, sending words into the air like sweet, toxic smoke. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I lie on the bed holding the string cheese and the DVD with Mom’s words on it, just breathing. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

When he read the Spinoza aloud to himself the words had a rich, dark sound. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I wiped my hands and laughed in despair, the taste of blood welling with the words. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Insolent words uttered in the arrogant consciousness of power were always heard in heaven and always punished. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is anger in those words, and it hurts. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She wrote words on the board: gaggle of geese, bee swarm, whale pod, wolf pack, and murder of crows. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

The voices were odd, tinged with echo; some of the words were completely foreign—others felt familiar. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

A breeze arrives, blowing away mean words, drying my cheeks. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

I was just about to complain about being woken up when her words made it all the way to my brain. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

I had to follow the sound of it for a moment, up and down, with my ear alone before any words came through. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Those were the words he’d use when telling her about it. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

There were tales of flying books and pencils and words that pierce the soul. 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 say anything because I used to love words. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

At one point his words slid together to form one word—sounds as confused as the threads of blue and green oil in the puddle next to my shoes. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The words are from a gangster sleeping next to him, on top of a mausoleum. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

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 faces lie on top of newspaper articles and headlines, only I take the words from the headlines and spell out new titles, rewrite history. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Whatever strange words of parting we exchange can wait until tomorrow. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Her words bit into me, making a day inside an ugly idea all around. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he could hear them talking to one another, but he did not understand the words. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

At the time she’d interpreted his words as “Take care of your brother.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

But now he had these words, these words like drums and singing and magic. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some still cried a little from homesickness, and there would be much comforting going on at this time, with arms around shoulders and soothing words. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Above the entrance in big letters were the words “Science Center.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

They didn’t disturb the body, they just grabbed the old man’s hand and offered a few words and moved away. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t even have a second to collect myself before the next three words passed his lips. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The doom of her words dragged me down, anchored me in misery at the knowledge that I could have avoided what was coming. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The words of the two children at the slot machine were high and clear against the coarser voices of the men. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I open my mouth to tell Ma that I’m usually a very obedient boy, but no words come out. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Died or killed, Will wasn’t sure, because he still didn’t have the right words to explain his father’s death. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Well, they didn’t understand our words, but they understood our swords well enough. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

I look at the framed words hanging on the wall. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” he said, glad even in his anguish to hear the words fall from his lips, “that was my son.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Now those words rolled off me like drops of seawater. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The other would take down his words in a column lor that purpose. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The words were bubbling out now, fizzing like a shook-up soda. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I considered her words and wondered why someone would willingly punish herself for all eternity. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Give us a little grace,” Nathan said, dragging the words out. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Felix clicked download, and a few seconds later, a giant dollar sign spun on the screen with the words Penny Doubled Challenge pulsing beneath. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

I waved him off, trying to quiet the small, ridiculous buzz of happiness in my chest that came with his words. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Her mouth is open and her head shakes slightly, like my words are ricocheting around inside. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Seeing me, she roused herself: she made a sort of effort to smile, and framed a few words of congratulation; but the smile expired, and the sentence was abandoned unfinished. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Was there poetry here, in these accidental combinations of words? Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Then I looked up the words that explained it, and though I still couldn’t figure it out completely, I knew it wasn’t good. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

And when Papi looks up from his food to add his two cents to the conversation, it’s like his words are a tambora adding deep wisdom to all that superficial gossip. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

As soon as the words leave me, I want to smack myself. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

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

When she finally spoke, the words were not directed at me. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

“It’s all right,” I start, but the words crumble in my mouth. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

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

“I’m sorry,” I told him, mouthing the words. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Then he began to scream and shout, a nonsensical jumble of swear words and insults. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She just kind of stands there, mouthing the words, looking at the floor, not really doing much else. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

In other words, Blanca was telling me it was okay to ask my hood friends. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

I stare at the page, but no words come out. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Ifemelu borrowed those words months later, in a blog post written during the final, frenzied lap of the presidential campaign: “Even the Idea of Being Ready Is Ridiculous.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She realized as soon as she said the words how silly they sounded. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

She only has two words in her text message: United Nations. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

His expression after he says this makes me laugh—like he’s surprised by his own words. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

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

From the stoop, I could hear the rhythmic clicks of her rosary beads and the soft hum of her voice reciting prayers whose music was familiar to me, but whose words I’d never learned. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Everything I had written was squeezed between Dostoyevsky's great lines, as if my words were his discards. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

I just can’t get my brain to connect the two words. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

The play on words here depends on ‘fact’ being both a synonym for ‘deed’ and ‘act’ but also a word used specifically for unlawful deeds and acts. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“I was beginning to lose my faith, but your words last Sunday and the charity of this magnificent town have restored my belief that the Lord has a plan for me, and it is majestic.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

His upper lip curled up in a sneer when he said those last two words. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Here in Ohio, my mother and Grace aren't afraid of too much air between words, are happy just for another familiar body in the room. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

And nothing between them but the words of another alien, painfully translated from native sounds to foreign. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Rachel finished writing a few words and muttered, “What in the world?” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Most new words are made up from other, earlier words; language-making is a conservative process, wasting little. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The words ballooned from the lips and hovered about our heads—silent, separate, and pleasantly mysterious. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the quiet, people, places, words echoed in her mind. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I’m not sure why he feels the need to use hashtags and spell perfectly innocent words with a z, but he’s one of those teachers you don’t bother questioning. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Now, with Billy speaking clearly and to the point, Rumfoord’s ears wanted to treat the words as a foreign language that was not worth learning. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nana sings along, even though she doesn’t seem to know any of the words. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

A secret kept, in other words, only by the loosest definition, so that now—as I get ready to leak the information myself—I feel only a slight twinge of filial guilt. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

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

And when I say my final words…well, probably not my final words, but the last words on these tapes…it’s going to be one tight, well-connected, emotional ball of words. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Thunder again; words that proclaimed themselves true—truer somehow than truth itself. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

My shouts are full of words, hers are only sound. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

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 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

“Before we start, we have a special guest who would like to say a few words.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

I am so happy to see her, but the relief at her words overwhelms me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

The last words she heard her husband speak echo in her mind today as clearly as when she heard them that night. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

But his next words put that to rest. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Somehow”—she tried the words—“he looked all right. In spite of being tall. And he had—oh, I know you’ll think it silly—he had blue eyes!” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

I jumped to the podium and started singing a well-known protest song, and as soon as I pronounced the first few words the crowd joined in. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Over the roar of the crowd, Piper could barely hear herself think, but she replayed Enceladus’s words: these two would lead the assault. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Fully aware that he was probably the first human in several thousand years to decode the magical words, Artemis switched on his desk light and began to read. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

I do as she asks, trying to ignore the faces and letting the images and words fade into a blur. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

This final revelation pierced my heart more painfully than the cruelest words Ucho had ever snarled at me. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Scared words that break and shiver and fight to keep themselves in the air. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“We could integrate this into our narrative,” Catherine says, choosing her words with extreme precision. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Sarai stood where she was, still screaming, and though no sound came out—her voice having gone—her lips shaped the words Get out! Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I have never heard those words from anyone . . . especially a teacher. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Ginny must have said that same sentence many times before because she didn’t stutter over any of the words. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

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

Tsukiko stops at a tent entrance, and Bailey moves closer to check the sign, knowing which tent it is as soon as he glances at the words upon it. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The note lay on the floor in the middle of us and we stared at the four words, each one capitalized. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

"Your sweet words have moved me," he said gallantly, nodding, as if to say all would be well. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Her words stab my heart like a thousand daggers. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can see my words like knives, wounding my parents. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Returning to the tree he was blinded by the dryad, who was angry at the disregard of her words and the injury to her messenger. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The last words were spoken to Polly and the Cabby who had now arrived. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

With her words echoing after me, I leave the encampments and head back to Cardan. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Curtis gives us each a marker and asks us to move around the room to respond to the words on the walls. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

I glare into my locker, but the words I’m supposed to say slip out anyway. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

About half of that time is spent counting the words. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Even here, in the presence of his teacher's spirit, Pong felt those old words of the Governor hissing in his ear. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Instead of oxygen and stress, Claudia thought now of hushed and quiet words: glide, fur, banana, peace. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pretending in words was too tentative, too vulnerable, too embarrassing to let anyone know. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

His lips moved slowly, as if they had forgotten how to form words. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“If the man is you, I’d guess he would spin clever words and hope the question was forgotten.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Her lips, however, were still silently forming words. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Thlayli, I want a few words with you. Just come back under the bushes, will you?” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Who told the workmen stories with brawny sweaty words in them. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

The preacher was laughing and joking and the grownups were hanging on his words. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yes, I could hear, but I couldn’t say the words in French any more than I could say them in English. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what any of those words mean. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

For a man with all the words—words borrowed and words of his own—it is odd to see him without the right word. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The last words came out with more force than I’d intended. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Before the words were out of his mouth, an arrow sang past Doli’s head. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

I listened, my back pressing against the hard bench, with a numbness, my emotions woven into his words as upon a loom. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, like a floodgate opening up, words spilled out of me. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

The man looked at him, then again at Linda, and said a few words in a soft voice. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

But that feeling mixes with sadness that he had to ask her to make these words so he could invite me to his party. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom gets seven words out of seven every time, and wins the cash bonus. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Sometimes their words move in lofty spirals; other times they take strident leaps, and all of it is punctuated with warm-pulsed laughter—like the throb of a heart made of jelly. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

However, much of the music in children’s lives is “unchosen,” in other words they are passive recipients in much of the music in their lives, and not actively engaged in its selection. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

I try to tell her, but I can’t get the words out. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Ophie didn’t say anything, just nodded in acknowledgment of Penelope’s words. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

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

I turned off the plastic radio and stared at the crinkle-stiff paper, how the words were faded from being outside. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The words were finished and Portia leaned over and struck her head upon the table. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

If I had the sentence, the right words, I would ask her about her family and she could tell me about her daughter and her son. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

And so the words died away into a donkey's bray. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

I want someone to say kind words to me. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Many of the words were too complicated for me to understand, but I did get the gist of the papers’ content. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

“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

Those were the last words my father said to me. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

More than anything, I wanted to take those sharp words back, but I knew I couldn’t. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

My jaw wants to clench, to keep the words in, but I say, “You’re her new best friend. Anyway, why do you care? You never even talk to Sara.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

My hand shot up before I had words formed in my mind. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

I grab his face again and yell at him I don’t even know what words but he doesn’t hear me. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

As though they had exchanged numbers and not words. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Which word means the study of words and their meanings?” she asked me after we had reviewed a very long list of “ology” words. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Albert tried to speak but no words came out. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

It’s like reading a seemingly random collection of words before the sentence becomes clear. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Many style experts warn against the compulsion to name things with different words when they are mentioned multiple times. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

We understood, in other words, how ridiculously fortunate we were, and we both felt an obligation not to be complacent. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I don’t think we’d ever really exchanged two words before, but I guess this was the time to start. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Her words go well with the smell of a roast chicken dinner that is about pressing out the walls of the house. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

I nervously opened a page, toiled through a couple lines, encountering long words I could not pronounce, let alone understand their meaning. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even if Keeper was June, there was a big difference between writing words on notes in a locker and saying the same words out loud while looking into June’s big brown eyes. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

After holding in this rank mouthful of words for many days, I spilled them out into our ant-infested boat. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have the words for it, but I felt I had an answer to the question. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

When messages were lined up properly, and a code breaker made enough good guesses, German words would eventually appear. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t waste money on doctors, but if the words came out at all, they came out too thickly for anyone to understand. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

“How long has ... when did he ... ?” She could not seem to get the words out. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But even before the words are out, I see one of his eyebrows go up, and I know that this isn’t the answer he was looking for. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Five minutes later he was dashing past the security trolls outside the entrance to Gryffindor Tower, Professor Trelawney’s words still resounding in his head. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Maybe that was why I sometimes used Spanish words when English words couldn’t fully explain what I needed to say. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

All of the words and all of the smiles, every tear and every gag just something to do. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Counterspies have to have ways of identifying themselves to other counterspies. Like secret code words. Or wearing a special kind of flower. Or—tying their shoes a certain way.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

And thus had the Muse of Nightmares been born, and Sarai’s fate decided in those few words. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I can't remember anything about what they ate, but I'm sure that taking his order that day was the longest exchange of words I ever had with Tariq, direct. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Father Olufemi’s words were calm, as though they were discussing the weather. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Mr. Lyford really seemed to enjoy placing emphasis on his words. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

“That’s what you think. You didn’t see the way they were looking at me. And don’t say”—he formed the words kill pigeons with his lips—“around him.” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

In other words, the calf got half, and we got half. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

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 are all stuck in him, and he’s trying to force them out. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“Well, let’s hope it doesn’t become the Colosseum,” said Xenocrates, a little bit of bite to his words. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

But he could still fix the shelter and make it—here die words “safer” came into his mind and he didn’t know why—more livable. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

So we return to words—I want to input thousands of them: Notebook. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

In other words, we do not know how to classify it, how to put it into its proper context, because it seems to point in several directions at once. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He handed the paper with its seemingly meaningless words back to the postmaster. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the first time, he found words to defend himself. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

I have no words to contribute in this discussion. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I finally realized why his words seemed so familiar. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Under the picture in fancy purple words it said Mt. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Wash said the words a little too loudly for sincerity. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I knew what the paper was because I could see the words at the top. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

She stood in front of him, bodies touching, her arms out, his hands around her waist They negotiated the turns without words, Tally shifting her weight gradually, waiting for David to follow her lead. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

While I wait for her first words, I stare out the window. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

I read him the letter, working out the harder words easily because I’d already heard them from Miss Maggie, and then waited for him to say something. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

He had to shout to be heard but the words were as calm as someone telling the time. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I begin, but she gives me a look of such desperation that my words trail off. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“My dear Handel,” Herbert would say to me, in all sincerity, “if you will believe me, those very words were on my lips, by a strange coincidence.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

From there I heard sweet words of love and soft laughter. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

At least, the words “Lady Eleanor” were spoken often, but the person they described—dutiful parent, loyal citizen, steadfast spouse—sounded more like the high chancellor than like my mother. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Or I could do funny words like “hoity-toity” or angry ones like “Oh, YEAH?” or hurt words like “I didn’t mean to.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“In other words, she meant to come round here?” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She fought for words to counter the drift the interview had taken, but what could she say? Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

I do not think I responded immediately, for it took me a moment or two to fully digest these words of Miss Kenton. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Sam could already read simple words, but he was too young to play. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

In actuality, those words weren’t a curse at all. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

My heart thumps loudly in my chest at his words, and the warm way he’s looking at me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He spoke cheering words to them before he started. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

They are greedy, reckless words, loose and infuriating, but hard to dismiss because underneath, holding up the looseness like a palm, are the drums that put Fifth Avenue into focus. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I saw Delacruz that afternoon checking a dictionary, making sure to spell correctly all the words in a legal appeal to get his sentence reduced. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

His body seemed a flaming cross as words boiled hysterically out of him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mama cleared her throat, then said the words no one wanted to hear. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

It’s all comfortable for quite a while, until Marie’s words stop and stand in the middle of the conversation. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

She never seemed to hesitate, as if she always had the right words waiting on the tip of her tongue. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“It’s strange how we can remember so much of it after all this time, how it felt, what happened afterward,” he said, his words getting quieter. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Now, she pulled it twice, once and then again to emphasize her words. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

And anytime I got a chance to exchange words with a black brother in stripes, I’d say, “My man! You ever heard about somebody named Mr. Elijah Muhammad?” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

People came from miles around to look at Wilbur and to read the words on Charlotte’s web. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

Then we made up songs in which the forbidden words were repeated over and over, until we arrived at the stream. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

More cheese puffs, more jelly sandwiches, more words, more poems, more love. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Amelia grinds the words out painfully, like they’re scratching the inside of her throat. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Cowper in English, whose first words were “This fall, we will be reading Jane Eyre by Miss Charlotte Brontë, and I am not naive enough to believe that you will all like it.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

And so quick were my thoughts, that I saw myself despised by unborn generations,—Estella’s children, and their children,—while the wretch’s words were yet on his lips. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I never knew so many words to mean one,” Kaltain said with faux sweetness. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t slurring his words, but he smelled of whiskey and he was extremely unsteady on his feet. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

How he managed to reach his weather instruments and take readings is not known, nor are his words when he finally tumbled back in, though “Jeeeeeeeesus!” would seem an apt possibility. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

We were surprised that Emma Collins, being as smart and fra-gile as she is, would be brave enough to call them words out right in front of everyone! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Soon as the words are out, I want to kick myself. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Like a child that has something it loves beyond measure, I long to dwell on the words my own dear Emma.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He read voraciously, but would not use a dictionary to look up words he did not know. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

For as long as he holds on to words, he can ignore how much else has changed in his life. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sweetie, no, I’m sorry. That’s not what I—poor choice of words, okay? I just think maybe you and your mom and I should talk about this.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I write her a note, as an excuse to touch her shoulder, to pass her some words. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“I take my words back. At the door, I waited for you to go ahead for a reason.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Some of them promised to come; some offered their talismans—a branch from a peach tree, a Christian cross, a red paper with good words written on it. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But then, squeezing his lips tight in determination, he signaled the words before he could change his mind: Whisperer too strong. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

So any translation would have seemed wrong; her words would have been stripped of an essential meaning. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I look at the carrots or tomatoes I’m cutting and try to remember the Quichua words. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It didn’t feel like me saying the words. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

In a low hesitating voice Pippin began again, and slowly his words grew clearer and stronger. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Montague selected several pages, and turned them over quickly; they were covered with loose, sprawling penciled words, and Mrs. Montague frowned, running down the pages with her finger. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

He said some words in his other language. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Liyana thought her words turned up at the ends, like elf shoes. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

The voice was saying, “He can’t talk to you. He is invisible. His words are formed with an invisible tongue, they have no sound.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

George kneels on the ground next to his best friend and stroking his soft ear and whispering his words, finally looks at Ray’s chest too. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

His words are perfunctory, as if he’s speaking to one of his fighters. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

It's the music around the words that I hear in my head, even though everyone swears I can't hear it. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

His mind went to Nali’s teachings, and he felt the words leaving his mouth out of habit. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

But they were nice words, and Thorn felt better when he heard them. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The handwriting was all chunky printing that leaned forward just like words blasting out of his mouth. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Whatever his feelings might have been, Laurie found a vent for them in a long low whistle and the fearful prediction as they parted at the gate, “Mark my words, Jo, you’ll go next.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

You know how many words in Jane Eyre have more syllables than any word has a right to? Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I tried rereading the word problem, but all I could hear in my head were the words to “Seven Nation Army.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“Though I could find a few choice words to describe what you've done on this island today.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t long ago that she would stand at the shore as we headed in, calling those same words about me. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

"Be glad this is a parley, Penrose, or I would have your tongue for those words." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Unless . . . but I was afraid to put my suspicions into words, even in my own head. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

It took a few seconds for June’s words to sink in, and when they did, all Ivy could get out was a croaked “What?” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Pick it up and stare at the blank paper, and as I stare, words start falling across the paper. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Finally he said, “Reverend Price, do I not stand beside you in your church every Sunday, translating the words of the Bible and your sermons?” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t look at her; he just spit out the words like phlegm into the night. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

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

Tyrion had said the same words to her before, back in Volantis, but she was so far gone in grief back there that he doubted she had heard them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Even thinking it, the words were dull and clumsy. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

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

“Mark my words, young’ns. You poke a hole past this earth, you get something back.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“You may try,” Lady Meng said, speaking the words as if spitting poison, “to marry my corpse.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I took a deep breath, stared at the circle in the floor, then began to talk slowly, shaping the story with my hands as the words gave it form. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I go back to the shelf and back to the book with the words from my heart. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

I was too young—-and too stubborn—to appreciate his words. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

If someone had told me Ucho would be saying such words to me, I would have called this person a liar. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

As children, I realize, we always spoke Quichua, and now her Spanish words make her sound like a stranger, even though I no longer speak Quichua myself. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I needed to think about what I’d say next, carefully lining up my words like rows of even masonry, so that there could be no misunderstandings. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. It’s kind of hard. Not the words. But, you know, what it’s about. I guess Mexicans aren’t the only poor people in the world.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

As for the advice to say what you said, the key is the expression “in other words.” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“I think ...” I start, but it’s hard to get the words out. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

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

Ivy’s voice cracked on the last few words. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Her words are a sledgehammer to my stomach. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

In other words, Lawrence’s targets were contaminated—his supposed great discovery the product of poor technique. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Her expression had gone hard, and Ophie leaned back in her chair, her full attention on Aunt Rose’s next words. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Too awful,” Bernard hypocritically agreed, wishing, as he spoke the words, that he could have as many girls as Helmholtz did, and with as little trouble. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have believed that sex was unspeakable and words so strong and fathers so frail that “aunt” would do my father mysterious harm. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

I’m back in front of my laptop, faced with a greater challenge: the inscription for my headstone in no more than eight words. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The partners let go, and circle in opposite directions until the words “lose your partner in the ocean.” Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Neighbors gathered, giggling, muttering words of pity and astonishment, asking my mother how on earth I could have learned so much so quickly. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once or twice I heard heavy footsteps on the stairs, but then Dad’s voice would float up to me, booming and terrible, yelling words I didn’t like or understand. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I replace the words with my own words. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Finn had asked anxiously as he watched Joe write the words. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

You can keep your mama safe and her heart in her throat and no words coming out. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

As the singing started and I heard the words, I thought of Dismay, Dismay, Dismay!-—bright and beautiful, great and small, wise and wonderful...and lost to me. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The words came out before Harry had quite got his tongue around them. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

When Mr. Brademas finally speaks, his words are slow and deliberate, like he’s choosing them very carefully. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Matt remembered Tam Lin’s words about his master: He grew large and green until he shadowed over the whole forest, but most of his branches are twisted. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The feet of the Greater Being,” it went on, and repeated the words: “The feet of the Greater Being.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was even worse than the curse words she’d used before. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

He barely hears Secretary Stanton’s words: “Now he belongs to the ages.” Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

She fell asleep to it, the words filling the silence in her room, the sudden cavity that seemed to be steadily growing, burrowing its way into her heart. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Write and define nouns denoting place where from the following words:— New Word-Analysis 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z

All right, people did not understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to him, clearer than previously, perhaps because his ears had gotten used to them. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each morning I make my way along a narrowing precipice of written words. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think of Valerian’s words when he tried to glamour me into jumping out of the tower. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

His last words, and what words they were. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Murlidharan moved his mouth when he counted, and made well- formed words. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked at the empty blue lines on the page and tried to imagine them full of words. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Hubbard arrived in the dining car in such a state of breathless excitement that she was hardly able to articulate her words. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

A man for whom words were encumbrances, Smith didn’t take note of the horse’s name, but he memorized him nonetheless. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is remarkable that, so long after the ‘linguistic turn’, the basic history of some key words/concepts which make the scientific enterprise possible remains to be written. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I could copy owls and bats, the words for “bat” and “blessing” homonyms. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I speak the words into the dark, crowded angles of my folded arms and legs. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I’m sure it’s worse than what the masters taught us, bad thoughts, bad words, bad deeds. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Each one contained the exact words spoken by the various guests, and they all began eating immediately with great gusto. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t get my words out so I simply nod, tears running down my cheeks. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

But it still takes me a few seconds to summon up the words, to figure out where to start. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Or how we feel a surge of love for a partner but we don’t say anything because we’re frozen with the fear of what those words might do to the relationship. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Summer can find the village,” Bran said suddenly, his words misting in the air. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

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

They seemed to have calmed themselves, and the only words exchanged as they walked across the hall were his lordship's: 'Now remember, my boy. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Listen up, y’all. The sheriff has a few words to say.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The pages were blank, excepting for a single column of words down the middle. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

But tender words from the Lord of the Underworld? Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He never said more than three words when he ate. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

And the words were out of my mouth before I felt them coming: “Was there ever a baby here?” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Gregory Powell spaced his words for emphasis, “One week ago, Donovan and I put you together.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

He tossed the words out casually, which only added fuel to the fire still smoldering in her. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Henry shouted the last words loud enough for the twins to hear. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

As if heeding Uri’s words, bread soon became something more to believe in than to eat. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

His tone was kind, but the words still embarrassed me. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

She seemed to be searching for the right words. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I remember wanting to take the torn pieces of newspaper out of the garbage, put all of the letters back together to make words again. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Her words create a cold feeling inside me, like a streak of ice divides one side of my body from the other. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

A full minute passed without any words between them. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He tried to brush it all aside as he got on with the morning, but the image of her face kept intruding, and the haunting echo of her words: Everyone will die. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Screaming the words out, she stomped her foot. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I waited until she had finally nudged the car back onto the road, and even then it had taken me a few tries to get the words out. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Molly is suddenly struck by the fact that Vivian wrote these words on this sheet of paper more than eighty years ago. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

She began to murmur the two words, giving them a sort of rhythm that helped her move upward and forward. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Poppet says, as though she is having difficulty finding the proper words to respond with. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

John Kwang had taught him the words so that he could properly greet the large number of Korean constituents and visitors to our Flushing office. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why, you could go through twenty words without bumping into some of the shyer consonants, but it seemed as if you couldn’t tiptoe past a syllable without waking up a vowel. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I like making words fit together like puzzle pieces, and coming up with the perfect rhyme. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

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

“I don’t see why they hate us so much,” said Gregory He thought of Shed’s burning eyes, his last words, “Overlander, we hunt you to the last rat.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“But, Anne, are these words really coming from your lips? From you, who have had to put up with so many unkind words from upstairs? From you, who are aware of all the injustices?” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

There’s a blue, too, in the curves of the palms, and the edges of the words we speak, a blue tinge to the sand and the seashells and the plump gulls on the beach. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

At least her mouth opened and two words came out “And I'm ready, for your information.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were accusations and counter accusations, but no one would admit to writing the mysterious and puzzling words that straggled across the back of Ken’s question. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The flies left his mouth like tiny words. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes the letters contained only a few words or a single question like, "Do you have friends?" Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I felt my lips form the words, as if I had been there to say them. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

My voice shook as I said the lines, for I remembered as I said them that in the letter my brother wrote me before his death he had quoted the same words. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

His neck stretches into tight cords as he screams, "See how the Jew twists my words? See why Jews can't be trusted?" The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

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

Then she pulled herself up like a drum major about to march at the head of her words. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The three younger men looked happier at the moment as they seemed to realise the significance of her words; but Van Helsing and I, turning to each other, met each a grave and troubled glance. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

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

The look he gave her father as he said these words was so reproachful that Meggie instinctively reached for Mo's hand. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

She wore all black, with extra limbs running down her sides, and she recited the most beautiful words for the entire auditorium to hear. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Those two words fill me up with joy. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

And to be visible at such a great distance, the object must be very bright, must, in other words, be emitting a huge amount of energy. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She thought she would be nervous, but it seemed natural to say Charlotte’s words aloud. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

I do not have words to express the sorrow, or the loss I felt. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anything and everything, words spilling out of mouths easily. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I think Mom would have a few more choice words for me if I did that. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

All these words came sputtering out of her mother’s mouth at once, but Hazel got the drift. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Dr. Finch said more to himself than to his niece, “In the 1770s where did the white-hot words come from?” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

His hands shaped the words in a swift series of designs. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

There were so few words that fit the moment and so many feelings. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The words landed in the shells of her ears, but didn't really hit her brain. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

His words are becoming more rhythmic now, keeping pace with the thrust and roll of their bodies. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

His words burn and crackle like the logs on the hearth. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Now Wash felt the frustration of not having the right words. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Others calm me down enough that I can sort through the words in my head and find something to say. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She thinks: They just say words, and what are words but sounds these men shape out of breath, weightless vapors they send into the air of the kitchen to dissipate and die. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

My face felt hot, and the words came out of me before I could stop them. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The question came out before she could restrain herself, so used was she to sharpening her words, to watching for terror in the eyes of boys. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

You make me lovely, and it's so lovely to be lovely to the one I love I read and reread the words. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Those ships back there....What...? How—?” I broke off, trying to get my words together and my shivering under control. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Yet if I had been Beatrice, and had a brother, and the brother married, surely one would have said something, expressed an opinion, written two words? Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The sound of words as they’re said is always different from the sound they make when they’re heard, because the speaker hears some of the sound from the inside. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Jason remembered Medea’s words and flung a huge stone into their midst. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

In other words, there needed to be an official estimate of the specific amount each state would have “assumed” and then be obliged to pay in federal taxes before the vote on assumption occurred. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Since Pearl had been born they’d lived, by Mia’s count, in forty-six different towns, keeping their possessions to what would fit in a Volkswagen—in other words, to a bare minimum. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It’s funny how some teachers know how to scold you without using any words, like a superpower or something. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

All his words flew back into his face as he drove south on Interstate 55. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

A man of few words, Mendel was even more concise in his writing: he had distilled nearly a decade’s work into forty-four spectacularly dreary pages. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

When you talk, your voice, with its pauses, stresses, rises, and falls, shows how you intend your words to fit together. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she speaks, her words are straight razors. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Before I could swoon over his words of endearment, JT picked up my homework and put it into his book. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

My usual doubts creep in but then so do Jayden’s words. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Even as the words came out of my mouth, I couldn’t believe them. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Furthermore, Methuselah didn’t just imitate words, he knew them. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Careful with her movements, careful with her words. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

The words sent a chill down Flora’s spine. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

I take a slow sip of lukewarm coffee, reopen the book, and read the words scribbled in red ink near the top: Everyone needs an olly-olly-oxen-free. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

With an effort, I swallowed my words and the bile that had risen in my throat and stepped farther into the mound. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Watching him pick another tomato, I mouth words at the back of his head: “But what about me?” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ifemelu’s reply came an hour later, a rush of heartbroken words. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Winn-Dixie sat there listening to it, wiggling his ears this way and that, trying to catch all the words. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment Mr. Curtain trembled violently, unable even to form words in his fury. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

But even as I write these words, something inside shouts that there is more. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

She laughed and said the sentence, and many other sentences with only a few words I understood, and Gramps wiped his hands on his apron and then touched them to his heart. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I choke on the words and start to cry. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The words of a boy—Selvam was not sixteen—shaming us all. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

C.P. had forgotten the exact words, but he remembered the substance of the man’s charges. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“You going to write down her last words?” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Maybe it is the moon glow, for in this moment I remember these same words coming from my own mouth. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

George’s stomach lurched when there was another sniffle and a snort, followed by the words, “Oh, Charlotte, I miss you so,” and snickers. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

She had tried to read the whole dictionary once, so she knew the definitions of a lot of words that started with “a.” Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

The words swelled within him and gushed from his mouth. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

My arms shook from the weight of the tray as well as her words. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

A year of searching for the symbol and it had appeared not among the words but in the world, solid as the crate it was branded on. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The time of words is over for both of us now. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

But we sang our songs and brought them to the streets and into the classrooms—classrooms we built on our own lands and filled with our own words and books. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Small gestures, words, empathies thought to be extinct came to life. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Tree-ear had already turned to leave when the full import of Min’s words reached his understanding. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

And then she said the words that her parents had dreaded hearing for the past sixteen years, ever since the day Grace had been born. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

A gurgling song was coming out of it, a song whose words he couldn’t distinguish through the water. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

With those words Julie relaxed, and pushed him out of her mind. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You both look well,” Madoc says to Taryn and me, the warmth in his tone making the words a rare compliment. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“He’s harder to pin down. He’ll let something eat away at him without mentioning it, but if you really disappoint him ...” Josh let the words linger. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

She whispered the words again, now, to the squirrel. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

We, the accursed, didn’t even have words for swearing in! Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

My voice trembles, and the words come out of my mouth like a sudden rainstorm. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Every few breaths, the words flare in his mind like sparks: You have been called. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t seem to be absorbing my words. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I look at him now, tingling from his words.. .joined this old family. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

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

Though my legs are tired, I run faster up my driveway, trying to put every feeling into words for Jason’s cards. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

His words were lost in the sudden roar of the engine. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the host asked me about my body, her face faded from the screen, and was replaced by a scroll of words, written by me earlier that week. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

I don’t remember what they said, only the fury of their words, how the air turned raw and full of welts. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sat feeling her sister’s words burrow into her. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He thought he heard someone shout back, but the sound was too faint to make out the words. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

But in spite of his rude words Bree was a patient teacher. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

She had risked part of her fellowship money to sing before an audience that knew the words of most German lieder by heart, and she worried that few people would even bother to show up. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

She would betray no sign of emotion; but she read my prone form like a pamphlet that contained words to save her. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

My words weren’t polished, and I’d never be as eloquent as my husband, but I spoke from the heart. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Why didn’t you come back?” she asked finally, choking on the words as she tried to stop crying. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the words get stuck, and by the time we're back and he's taken his stance outside the doors, the moment seems lost. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

For lack of practise I soon forgot many of the words and had to relearn them, only to forget them again, only to relearn them. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ben’s words are lined up at the top. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

And then he remembered the words of his abbot. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

My throat feels achy as I read her words. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

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

All are repentant, all are preparing themselves for the shock of the laying of the ashes on the forehead and the priest’s agonizing words, “Thou art dust, and to dust thou shalt return.” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The driver launched into a long speech peppered with familiar words like America and President Kennedy. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Now more alert than he had been downstairs, Garfield spoke calming words to his son. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Need to cut ’em down,” Granddad grumbled, but Nana just shooed the words away with her hand. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

They were the same words that Ben had used a hundred times as he drilled me endlessly in argument. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I can take care of myself,” Toby said, his words still flat. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“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

He was stuttering worse than usual and having great difficulty getting his words out. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Ifemelu's words had been light, free of shadow, and yet he heard in them the sting of other meanings. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Before they could figure his words, Fletcher informed them it was time for him to return to his wife: “My part is finished, my friends.” The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I don’t want to read those hopeless, empty words. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bottom line, in the midst of our fervor, the words “I love you, Courtney” slipped out of my mouth when it was by his ear. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“Mesarthium, now”—he paused before laying down his next words with great weight—“is not of this world.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He brushes a strand of hair from my face and whispers words of love in my ear. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her words were cultured, exquisite in her mouth, clipped and close and precise. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Say this,” Robin began, then went on to dictate the words as the monk penned them. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

She unfolded her strip, a piece of sky blue denim with fraying edges, on which words had been printed in white. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She forced herself to really hear the words. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

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

Her next words jarred his stomach loose from his backbone. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Though he can’t seem to get the words swallowed and down into his belly where they’ll be properly digested and he can figure out what to do. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

But they weren’t Moms words; Timothy knew that. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

The words were repeated, the shadowy figures pressing in on them gasped it to those around them . . . and then others shouted it — screeched it — into the night — “He’s dead!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

When I read the words, my heart stopped. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Every slip of the mind, intentional or not, left my head a jumble of thoughts and images, words and pain. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

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

“I suppose,” I echoed, then felt foolish for simply repeating her words. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

She couldn't get the words out to answer the question, and never managed a response. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

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

There was a long, dull story of a grown-up kind behind these words. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

I imagined that I heard something beyond despair and anger in his words. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, why do we have to learn all these big words? Us people with normal brains. Not geniuses like Emma Lee and Philip,” Sue Ellen said. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

You have to look underneath the words to figure out what he’s trying to say. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Naomi stayed a long time in the stall, working her fingers through the tail of her braid, fighting to get free of their words. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, Sequoyah realized that words were made up of modest numbers of different sound bites that recurred in many different words—what we would call syllables. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted words back; nothing else would do. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

For the first time, Jess really understood what those words meant. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

We burned up some of it singing sea chanteys and pirate songs with naughty words, being careful to switch to hymns when other riders came into view. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

In the back of her mind, she remembered the offhand words of an old woman in a marketplace, a lesson: Anything can be bartered for, if you know its true value. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

At those words, Minli sat up and her eyes flashed with quick thinking. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

“She rode up bold as you please, m’lord, demanding words with you.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The words die in my throat as the carrier puts down the crate, and for the first time I see his face. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The words didn’t seem to want to come out of my mouth. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

She laughed, hearing her own words, so inadequate and so unutterably sad. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

I opened my mouth, closed it, then opened it again, and the words came out slowly. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Linda’s eyes were shiny as she nodded along with Mark’s words. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

His book, it was said, was ‘full of mighty words and no great matter’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

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

And yet here was my mom, she was right in front of me, and she was saying these words. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

In other words, on the most basic neurological level, for someone with autism, a face is just another object. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

It was hard to find words when you were adopted and your brother wasn’t, and it was pretty clear that you had been chosen because of things beyond your control. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

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

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

When he spoke again, his words were flat. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Look at the words—for what people do: attack, assault, molest, devastate, infiltrate.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I’m not sure it’s possible to put into words what it looks like when Garrett dances. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Piggy hung about near for all his brave words, and the three bigger boys went together to the next shelter. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Finn could hardly breathe, could hardly believe he would get this chance, but he once again dropped the bag he was carrying, forced the words out: “Where’s Roza?” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Grandpop just nodded—it was like he had blown out all his words. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Friend. Lover. Victor. Enemy. Fiancee. Target. Mutt. Neighbor. Hunter. Tribute. Ally. I’ll add it to the list of words I use to try to figure you out.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t,” I whisper, then swallow my words. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

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 was set to kick Vonetta for repeating Miss Trotter’s words and tone like that. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Being that grandchild was just a little one, she was learning her words. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She would observe every change with her own eyes and record everything in sketches and words. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He did not speak so that I could hear words. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Around the rim strange words were written, and though she could not read them, their shapes were beautiful, as light as flying birds. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every day I changed the flowers and said a few words. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whenever she was asked what she saw within her fires, Melisandre would answer, “Much and more,” but seeing was never as simple as those words suggested. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“I gathered as much,” Heidi says, but she looks like she’s in one of those Japanese terror movies, her mouth not syncing up with the words. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

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

Is that why the words keep circling through me? The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

The coachman understood first and joined my voice with his, shouting words I’d never heard before. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“And you’re very convincing in your sincerity as well as your words. I will speak to Mr. Kiley and will let you know if we’ll meet with you.” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

Sosie stared at Jennifer’s mouth, trying hard to make out the words that rushed over her lips in a formless torrent. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

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

For despite how well he spoke, how perfectly he moved through the sounds of his words, I kept listening for the errant tone, the flag, the minor mistake that would tell of his original race. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

In other words, Dusty Muleman wasn’t the only captain in town who wanted to strangle my dad on Father’s Day. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

The effects of the laudanum felt to Ophie like something almost magical: the old woman became not just agreeable, but friendly, her demeanor and her words soft whenever Ophie had to fetch her anything. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

A few times I try to form a question so it sounds casual and normal, but each time the words get caught somewhere in my throat and never make it out. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Galen’s extraordinary logorrhoea—his surviving works amount to 3 million words, and represent perhaps a third of what he wrote—is the consequence of his obsessive and futile effort to overcome this insuperable obstacle. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

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

And the way he said those words made me feel like I was falling. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s okay,” I told Rachel, though my words sounded hollow. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“So we should go door to door and ask everyone to write the same words as on this note and we’ll see whose matches up.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Even used a wood burner to etch those words: Byrd's Potting Shed. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Rooms, corridors, doorways...The explanatory words were in French too, and in different writing. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

It was hard to get the words out. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Pinon smoke and the words of the best characters ever known fill my senses. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Those words lap me a few times, and I know that this is exactly where I’m supposed to be. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

As the words slip seductively off his tongue, warm and honeyed, I can almost believe them. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It doesn’t take many words to turn your life around, Bayani.” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I could even guess, from the words he was teaching us, what the tests were going to be like. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Scrawled words and symbols, and all in the same bluish black ink. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I read the newsprint again, the words swimming in front of me. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I watched her mouth form some of the words in disbelief. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“He blows his stack at me sometimes, but I let it roll off like water on a duck’s back. Harsh words were never fatal to anyone.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Then, at the Egyptian pyramids,”—he said the last three words slowly, so that the old woman would understand—“the child said to me, ‘If you come here, you will find a hidden treasure.’ The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Emma was still reading Mom’s words: “‘I tried to keep you kids’ identity private, too. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I didn’t pay any attention; he was always speaking when his thoughts were somewhere else, asking rhetorical questions and echoing other people’s words. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

No sooner had I made polite inquiry as to the disagreement below, than he asked me, “Do you recall what words I spake to you this morning?” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I expect Hideo’s next words to have something to do with my hacking incident, so I immediately start to stammer some sort of apology, as if that might help my case. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Expensive for one thing, and most newlyweds just went to the courthouse if they were not particular, or had the preacher come in and say a few words if they were. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I searched around for the right words to explain what I meant. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

He stands up, looking down at me like there are a thousand more words on the tip of his tongue that just can’t be said. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I was far more excited about the prospect of my brother taking his wedding vows, in other words, than I was about reviewing what constituted a tort. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“You should not be here,” he said, his words weak and slurred—an effect of his pain nanites flooding his system. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Then the words on the screen stopped moving, and Natalie slapped her hand over the last bubble of text. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He still smarted, more from Ellidyr’s words than from the drubbing; and he was hardly pleased that Eilonwy had seen him sprawled at the feet of the arrogant Prince. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

She recited those words now, at the dinner table of the French and American couple, while the Haitian poet stared, arms folded. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Emily waited a beat, expecting a punch line or her brother to start laughing and take his words back. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

She leans herself against the desk and rubs her chin like she’s trying to find lost words. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

The coroner rose, lifted his hand for silence and read a long string of words that Bigger could not understand. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The words I spoke sounded clear to me. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

I close my eyes and think of Oriana’s words to me: It is no easy thing to be the lover of the High King. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I asked myself that question every time I printed the words onto a new sheet of paper. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

My hand goes to my lips, like the words just flew out of my mouth instead of hers. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

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

His words drew pictures of brightly painted storefronts and bustling townsfolk. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

She hated the Party, and said so in the crudest words, but she made no general criticism of it. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

She briefly told how Douglass’s words had helped change the nation. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“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

Ron’s voice tailed away in mutters, barely audible over the loud crackling of the fire, though Harry thought he caught the words “Krum” and “can’t complain” again. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She had a plaintive way of saying, “When Papa was rich we did so-and-so,” which was very touching, and her long words were considered ‘perfectly elegant’ by the girls. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Goodbye, dear,” and with these words, uttered in the tone she liked, Laurie left her, after a handshake almost painful in its heartiness. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

She told me my father had lured her away from “a miserable dreary hell” with sweet music and sweeter words. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Finally a woman in the group completed words of the rule. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

His tone of voice hadn’t changed, but there was a heavy, dead quality to the words. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

“Watch your words, man. The girl has admitted to being a friend to the witch. And there is a complaint against her, made according to law and signed.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

And as he sniffed, he remembered the words that Flora had shouted at him in the Giant Do-Nut. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

As his words of support echoed throughout the gym, Papá’s face flashed in my mind. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Those were the last words he ever said to her. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

But in the end, the words reach me. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

As soon as he speaks the words, a forgotten memory finds its way to the front of her mind. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I hate the way the words sound aloud. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“Well, you do that, sweetheart. Any last words?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I’m embarrassed and feel petty, but I can’t stop the words that are rattling around in my head from coming out. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

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

My words echoed and echoed in the room. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Up top in a youthful hand were the words The Home Front. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

They ate with the hearty appetites of youth and health and accepted with satisfaction the few quiet words of praise that Matt had for them. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Quang-ha is clever enough to delete the first paragraph of the Mark Twain paper and go through the computer file and misspell a dozen words before he prints it out. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

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

“One of the masters at the University once told me that there were seven words that would make a woman love you.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Even though the next morning he would leave on a dangerous mission, even though he knew something terrible was coming down the pike, those words of Mr. Benedict’s had made all good things seem possible. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mindful of deeper matters, my father did not mark the defiant tone of my words. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I hear the words of my friend from last night again. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

He keeps picturing it: an hour from now, millions and millions of TVs across America simulcasting his face, his voice, June’s words, Henry at his side. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Hazel loved to hear conversation but he didn’t listen to words—just to the tone of conversation. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The room was dark, and the murmur of voices outside the door was too low to make out words. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Polly searched for the words that might calm him down or change his mind. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Brother McKinnon’s voice took on a dangerous hush as he jabbed Dill in the chest with his index finger, punctuating his words. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

When the wheel turns under your hand, you must watch your words: and I had twice called him dead, and carried him as the dead are carried. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

She frowned and tried to find the right words. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Henry hadn’t really meant it, but when the words were out, feeling rose in his gut. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Jane and Michael could hear several voices crying these words loudly. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

All the while Bisguier stood by and, with body language and a few words of attempted peacemaking, tried to calm things down. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“So are you going to tell me the real words or not?” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Now at his father’s words this wild dream had become possible. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said, the words feeling like they were not enough for the images I just saw. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Like everyone in Ember, he knew the words of the three songs by heart. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

There was something horrible in the sudden torrent of words, something horrible and unexpected. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

They traded words, their shouts echoing through the tiny rooms. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first I think he’s shy or a man of few words. 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

“You speak as if your tongue were a saw and English words were made of wood. You have a French accent.” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

For three days they rocked in each other’s arms, voracious and inseparable, speaking few words, but knowing all they needed to know. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

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

Something glittered in his eyes at her words, and Dimple felt herself flushing at whatever was going on, practically rippling in the air between them. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I wrote it for every person around the world who could take courage from my words and stand up for his or her rights. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He also had a way with words, winning a prize in a speech contest. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The words had to be said by a Muslim when dying. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Then suddenly he shouted the last two words: “No! Not I!” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Like a turtle, I pulled back into my shell, conserving my courage and my words until I really needed them. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Polly knew she was babbling, but she couldn’t find the words to make him turn around. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

In other words, I strolled around the neighborhood with a plastic bag. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

After your supper, come to the field and have them words ready so’s I can get started. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

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

It was as if the C.O.’s words, the actual syllables he addressed to Milton, had been scrambled by the boys over in Intelligence. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

"Is he—?" "The khal lives," Irri answered quietly ... yet Dany saw a darkness in her eyes when she said the words, and no sooner had she spoken than she rushed away to fetch water. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It’s hard not to notice how true her words feel. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“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

It was like he just mouthed the words. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Even if I did not understand something, all I had to do was say those words to make my white teachers nod back at me or smile. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, Nne,” she said, and, turning to Obinze, repeated her daughter s words in an exaggerated British accent. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

When we both needed the bathroom we had to say a few words to each other. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

But instead of flinging angry words, she takes my face in her hands. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He told them the names of each item in English as he gave it to them—“shirt,” “shift,” “apron”—then pointed out other words they would need, like “massa,” “yes’m,” and “yessir.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

In other words, the theory of relativity put an end to the idea of absolute time! A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I want to give him an answer, but I have both too many words and not enough. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

The first words spoken to me in jail. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Just as she said these words, there was a bang, which was followed by a long, bone-chilling yowl, which was, in turn, followed by a very loud scream. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Ethel said it sounded like moonlight and did he know the words. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He still sees me as a boy, Jon thought, a green boy, to be cowed by angry words. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

His words had imbued millions of South Africans and people around the world with the hope that a new South Africa was about to be born. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like her, his accented words had the thick, choppy cut of a Baridian, a northerner. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

And they distinguish both of these from semantic categories and roles like action, physical object, possessor, doer, and done-to, which refer to what the referents of the words are doing in the world. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

The lord’s words were accompanied by a faint rustling of wood and leaf, a slight twisting of his head. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Which I knew, obviously, but I guess the words hadn’t traveled from my head down to my heart. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

My throat was dry' and the words were choking me, paralyzing my lips. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the words I did hear I didn't understand!” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe a few words passed between him and the old man. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Studying his fingers as he delivered his words, he attended in particular to his cuticles. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

This is where I see words swim in and around my neighborhood like dust from overhead train tracks. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Many words convey subtle shades of meaning, provide glimpses into the history of the language, conform to elegant principles of assembly, or enliven prose with distinctive imagery, sound, and rhythm. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

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

Stitched in the center was the well from the town’s square; above it, Holly had embroidered the words Hope Springs Eternal and below, A treasure worth more than gold. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

It was really a song for the Virgin Mary but I changed the words. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

We do this for a long time, and then he shows me how he makes a song out of the words. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The words “Man on Moon” flashed before our excited and astonished eyes. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“Jaja, have you not shared a drink with us, gbo? Have you no words in your mouth?” he asked, entirely in Igbo. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“But it is the first in which we have been greeted with familiar words. I came seeking scholars, but had not anticipated that we might ourselves be a subject of scholarly interest.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

"Say . . . whatever you need to. Protect and defend, gods old and new, you have the words. Write. I'll sign it. You give it to the council when I'm dead." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It feels a little weird to see Daddy’s words so big, but it’s also really cool. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

And she picked her words as one picks flowers in a mixed garden and took her time choosing. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Bowen Marsh’s mouth opened and closed though no words came out. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Time and again Nat explained something in the simplest words he could think of—only to see a blank look on the man’s face. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anyway, the same words can be found in both books, which makes sense because they’re written by the same author. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

And they’d cheer the brave leaders whose words had sparked this fight for freedom. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

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

Father didn’t always need words to make his point. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

It was, to use his own words, "an art of short, swift, and secret writing, by the which one may transcribe the spoken word as rapidly as it issues from the tongue." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

The line between hostility and acceptance, in other words, between an epidemic that tips and one that does not, is sometimes a lot narrower than it seems. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And these new words, “accomplice” and “custody,” chilled her blood. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her kindly intended words lay on me like a wet sail. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was as though she had spoken words that were forbidden, words that she had hidden within herself for a long time and now would be repressed no longer. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I could not fathom what feeling lay behind her words. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

No coherent words came out of my mouth. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

I try to look normal, like the words coming out of Phyllis’s mouth are just the lyrics to the song the congregation is singing. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Baffled, Jonathan kept studying their faces, trying to find some due to their words. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Stern barked impatiently, or as John Lawrence, a witness to the encounter, recalled Stern’s words in his own fractured German: “Sie mussen Zurich gehen!”His meaning was clear: “Get back to the lab!” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Although Amari could not understand the language of the white men, she soon began to recognize words they repeated often, such as “slave” and “price.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

This could be used to interpret the hidden meaning of words. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Suddenly all my words come out at Shelby in hard consonants. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

With strange words and a strange smell that was giving her a headache. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Those were the words his mind served up to him. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

At her words, my stomach twisted in excitement—because as much as I was still trying to Manage My Expectations, I couldn’t help it. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I didn't trust that my own words would make a difference to anyone, black or white—even if the ink was blood red. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Handwritten across the bottom were the words: “This is how she says the Pledge of Allegiance.” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

It becomes with public repetition a series of words, increasingly lifeless. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thanked her, and said a few other words, and then watched her leave the tearoom. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

When children asked questions, the parents didn’t know how to answer them for the reason that these people did not know the correct words to use. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know I am expected to respond, to express gratitude, but it takes a conscious effort to smile, and several moments to form the words. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

And, with those words, he placed the paper in Minli’s trembling hands. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Clayton continued on, the words familiar and soothing, rolling melodically around inside his mind as he read. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

A stranger entered and gave him another poem, beginning with the words est et non, ‘it is and it is not.’ The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He hoped that one day he would have the words to tell everyone how he felt inside, but okay would have to do for now. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

She pursed her lips together when she was done, like she had to struggle to keep back some words. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

His name was Brennan, and it felt so real, even if it was mostly words. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“She doesn’t even know all the words in a Sad Sack comic book,” Brian said. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I could hear the bile in the pit of her stomach boiling and the words steaming up in her mouth before her lips parted. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Her words didn’t make sense because you were always such a good swimmer, better than I was from the instant we met. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Just to make sure I knew, Vonetta and Fern sang the first three words to “Dry Your Eyes” on cue. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was supposed to edit the story, but after reading it over and over, I felt the words needed to remain the way they are. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I say the words like they’re an oath; in some ways they are. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know Ned or Jinx, but the words in the letter thrilled me. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Even more unexpectedly, clicks or Khoisan words also appear in two Afroasiatic languages spoken by blacks in Kenya, stranded still farther from present Khoisan peoples than are the Hadza and Sandawe peoples of Tanzania. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was as if her words took the role away from me. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Nailer shivered at the half-man’s flat words, the disinterest in his voice. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to answer, but the tears that started in the driveway were now washing over my words. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

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

I start to apologize, but my words fade as I realize it’s something even more than that. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was clear to her from the words in it that her daughter had been deeply entangled with this boy for a long time, for many years. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was not the sort of thing he would normally have said to her, these romantic words. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

She can, though, occasionally slur her words a bit and is prone to repeating herself. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The Latin words were spoken and the secret passes made. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Spittle flies from the sheriff’s lips as he speaks, and as she fights to maintain her sense of calm she still flinches away from the sheriff’s crazed words. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The words had been boiling inside me, filling me up. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Scrunched together, pressing our ears to the door, wall, or air, we used hand signals and mouthed words instead of whispered. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I am not lucky—in other words, it I do not produce a satisfactory report in the time allotted—I will be sent to a place called Natzweiler-Struthof. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“But they were cutting—” Lyra couldn’t bring herself to say it; the words choked in her mouth. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I felt for the words, then counted in my head. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

But forget how many words there are; speed-reading ahead, I need to figure out how to deliver stuff like “we’re a crummy family that ain’t worth loving” like a boy. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Mother stood in silence, pondering Grandma’s words for a long moment. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were taught to finish off our words. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

And he had never said so many words together in his life. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Such was Ucho’s power over me, that his words could push me away from the one place where I could be truly happy. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

But she didn’t have all the words she needed to express it. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would bet that my working vocabulary wasn’t two hundred words. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone sang along, and if you didn’t know the words that was okay because they were all right up there on the Jumbotron for you. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

At the sight of the cross and at the sound of those holy words the three sisters fell to the ground in a fit of agony and pain. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jon Snow read the letter over until the words began to blur and run together. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

My words are worth listening to, I think, and there is some wisdom in them. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“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

A single line of faint words, as if written with shadows, was scrawled upon the page in a language Minli had never seen. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

The words repeated in my head over and over, a courage-chant for the rest of the evening. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

I knew it sounded mean as the words were coming out, but I couldn’t stop them. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I could hear the sound of Madam’s voice from the bottom of the stairs, but not the words she was saying. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

They asked questions, but I couldn’t make out their words. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

By the age of five, in other words, American children are already a year behind their Asian counterparts in the most fundamental of math skills. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

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

Doctor Copeland was silent a long time as though his words were complete. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Her words stung like sleet, mostly because Piper had had the same thoughts herself. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

But take the title words—“true love and high adventure”—I believed in that once. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps Cora could talk to some of the other girls about it, in words they could understand. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

"Oh no, he didn't. Just shut up like a clam. I could take it or leave it—those were his words. I was hard up. I took it." And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

As if to throw the words back in the judge’s face, Old Dan opened up. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

She coaxed a few words from Rachel, and the suggestion of a smile, when she read aloud from the book of verses. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

A recent bestseller advocated “zero tolerance” for errors and brandished the words horror, satanic, ghastly, and plummeting standards on its first page. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

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

Lancelot could not think of the safe words, so the King mistook his silence for disappointment “Of course, you have a right to see your father and mother,” he said. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look up and lock eyes with him and wish I had the words to tell him how grateful I am for his helping me. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

She shows or tells someone a word like butter or beach, and they are supposed to write or say all the words that come to mind when they see that word. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

His words seemed to rise up into the air. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

Eilonwy’s words stung him—all the more because he had begun to regret his own decision. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

I was gone almost before the words left her mouth. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Slowly and in a singing voice he began to recite it; the words came back to him out of the past and his childhood. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

They weren’t my words, they were Ellison’s, but there he was reminding us all what had to be learned by the “young’uns.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Standing at the podium, I listened carefully to the reader as he chanted the words from the scroll. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Billy’s perceptions were so unreliable that he saw the words as hanging in air, painted on a transparent curtain, perhaps. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

When those words left my mouth, I could practically see them hurtling through the air toward Howard, quick and sharp, like razors. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

They were often hotheaded but also fast to regret their harsh words; this was their peace offering of sorts. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

They all talked at once, their voices insistent and contradictory and impatient, making of unreality a possibility, then a probability, then an incontrovertible fact, as people will when their desires become words. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Abraham Lincoln would use almost precisely the same words in his Gettysburg Address some sixty-five years later. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

He cast the light of the screen over the words. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

They echoed the words that had haunted him for four years: Those who are born in darkness always return. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Nothing but curse words would come out, anyway. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

In her words, in her voice, was a sound he knew well. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I looked at my mom, who moved her lips to the words, and I wondered how many times she’d sat there and listened to it that day. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“I am not terribly invested in the outcome,” she says, but something about the way she looks around at the tents and the mud makes Bailey doubt her words. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

My throat is sore, like the words themselves caused physical pain coming out of my mouth. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The words boomed and crashed in my head, a thunderstorm of a command, and I froze. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Just before I started down after you, while I was still up there, I could hear you saying something but the words were indistinct.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

My teacher was so soft-spoken and her words were edged sharp and clean. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The words seemed to slide off her tongue, like she couldn’t control them. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The words spilled suddenly and unexpectedly, came out before I could yank the leash. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

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

I pace back and forth, listening to her words. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

That she must have heard, in these words, a permission granted. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Damasen handled him with surprising gentleness, murmuring words of encouragement that she couldn’t quite catch. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

To which I replied, in so many words, that I could hardly carve pegs in rooms too cold for me to take my gloves off. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The Kingsfield, in other words, falls way short of a place like Ruth’s centre in Dover, with its gleaming tiles and double-glazed windows that seal at the twist of a handle. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your words twist a knife in my heart, Ghalib. I have to listen to them. I have to hear my family.” Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Just saying those words made Stella’s lips quiver. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Jinny stopped writing again and stared down at the words, her words. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Her last words were lost in the empty air of the gym; Miles had shot across the bottom of the bleachers and ripped her microphone’s power cord from its extension. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

George whispered those words like a prayer, over and over in his mind. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

I want to tell him how confused I am by Mama Ya-Ya’s words but, instead, I just change the subject. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

Both Ma Charles and Miss Trotter liked that and took turns mimicking Cecile’s words. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Every day the Sisters of the Star entered her room and cleared away the maps that she had drawn and the words that she had written without ever bothering to read them. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Then I opened it and pushed out the words. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I feel words swirling in my head, but like always, they stay stuck inside. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Thankfully, my family members joined us and came to offer words of encouragement and support. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He told them again the words of Pan—how they must save the wild a little at a time. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Just the thought of saying the words out loud makes me feel so heavy I could break through the floorboards. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mama bit her lip, probably to keep her words inside. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

And next to the Tower, the words, “She is here, she is here, she is here.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Meir’s words echoed in my head: The body cannot sustain two souls. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I see pages of perfect houses and perfect outfits but I can't concentrate on any of the words that accompany them. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

And her words carried something sweet and precious. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“That would be quite a feat. Unless you’re talking about two-letter words like be, or maybe the, I don’t think it could happen.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

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

Blood and spit flew with his words, betraying his anxiety under the mask. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I still use it to check my spelling when I come across words that have an e and an / next to each other. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I realize it’s just six words on a Post-it note, but for a moment at least, it jailed me with hope. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

I had planned to turn it down and offer my share to the girls, but the smell hit me in the stomach, so hard I couldn’t make words. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

His words slipped over one another, slurred by booze. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Besides, Hades’s words about one of the crew dying had sent a chill through him. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

They can’t catch your words for the sound of the storm. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why argue? Let’s show him! Let’s build us another robot right before his eyes. He’ll have to eat his words then.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

My stomach was tied up like knots on a rope waiting for Dad to get home, to see what he’d say about the six words when I told him. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Namontack teaches me more Algonquian words as we work alongside each other with the house building, and I am getting much better at the language. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Dany told him what she had done, in his own tongue so the khal would understand her better, her words simple and direct. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Emoticons are combinations of punctuation marks people frequently use when they don’t really know how to express themselves with real words. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

I regretted saying this even as the words were passing my lips. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Minerva started us off by reciting some Marti and then we all talked about what we thought the words meant. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

My words land on my feet and slip off to the grass. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The words came out in a river, one flowing after the other, and he couldn’t stop himself from speaking. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Trouble was, I didn't know how to say that in words. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

If we want to understand what makes someone like Tom Gau so persuasive, in other words, we have to look at much more than his obvious eloquence. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he doesn’t have the conviction of his words anymore. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

NOTE.—These suffixes are found only in words of French-Latin origin. New Word-Analysis 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sentence is bound to sentence with repeated words—“conceive,” “dedicate,” “consecrate”— and with the antitheses of “we” and “they,” “living” and “dead.” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

I was so incredulous at what was happening that it was hard to form words with my brain and my mouth. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

“It will be your final words again, is it?” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

The way he spoke gave her the impression that he had said those words many times before. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I concentrated on the Villac Uma’s moving lips, trying to stay with his words. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“Because you needed it,” he said, and his words pulled a silence over them both. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

When I was younger, Mom pasted dozens of words on it, but I was still limited to only a handful of common nouns, verbs, and adjectives, some names, and a bunch of smiley faces. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

You patted your grave, tentatively, like you were considering his words. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Neither of them looked up; steadily they spooned the watery stuff into their mouths, and between spoonfuls exchanged the few necessary words in low expressionless voices. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Father and Mother stared on, at a loss for words. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I mean, no one can really be... you see, biologically, there’re certain things we all—” The words choked off. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Napping under some book filled with fancy words...For Pete’s sake, give me your hand,” Aunt Nancy demands. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“I just forgot. I don’t know what got into me,” I say, but what I mean is: Who gives Vocab words over Christmas break? Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

The merchant had said those very words, joking. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

These words were flung back at me many times when Mr. de Klerk seemed not to live up to them. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The words surged up through the big body, flowed out of the broad mouth. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the words of Jean Rostand, “The obligation to endure gives us the right to know.” Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I know there ain’t no chance Mama named me for a poet who wrote pretty words, but it feels good to hear her say it. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

The words came out of my mouth so quiet, Stick leaned a little toward me, like he was trying to hear better. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

His voice crackles softly, like the peeling of an eggshell, and Lourdes has to stand perfectly still to hear his words. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Crane-man! A good thing that you greeted me so just now, for later today we will have to use the proper words!” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

But for the rest of the world, the words just don’t want to come out, like part of my mouth or my brain is broken. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

By the tenth viewing, I was mouthing the words along with the actors. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I want to stop them, but I can't form the words. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

She mulls over the words, tapping one finger lightly on the rim of the control board in front of her. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I ask, her words annoyingly close to Madoc’s when he dismissed my chances at knighthood. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“I do not know what words to use in such a presence.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

“You think you can frighten ironbom with words'? Begone. Run back to your master before I open your belly, pull your entrails out, and make you eat them.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry,” I say “The rest of the words I brought aren’t good words.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Quietly the words came alive and fitted to the meaning and he understood. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Everything about Hideo’s words seems contradictory, and I find myself standing in the middle, not sure what to believe. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Their peeling, faded gold letters spelled words in languages Harry couldn’t understand. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

I wanted to believe him, to take his words and remake myself, but I’d never had that kind of faith. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She chopped wood better than Miig and was stingy with her words. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

George opened her mouth, but there were no words, so she closed it again. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

How can a writer reconcile these irreconcilable demands about where the words should go in a sentence? The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

The revolutionary words leaped from the printed page and struck me with tremendous force. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wilder talked mechanically, not hearing his words, thinking only of Williamson running down the hill and climbing back to tell what he had found. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soft begging words to Ganesha and the Buddha, to Kali-Mary Mercy and the Christian God... she was praying to anything at all, begging the Fates to let her walk from the shadow of death. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m just saying,” I say, shrugging casually, even though my words are serious. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

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

Ma’s words echoed in her ears and when she closed her eyes she saw Ba’s hand, shaking from hard work, feeding the goldfish. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Those were the words I said to myself as I took my exams the following week. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

She turned the bracelet on her arm again, looked at her stepmother’s words one more time, hearing each of them ringing in her head along with all the other things she’d said over the years. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Poetry aims for an economy of truth—loose and useless words must be discarded, and I found that these loose and useless words were not separate from loose and useless thoughts. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

How many times had he replayed Mr. Casey’s words in his head? Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I hear words forming as if I’m sitting at the computer already. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t understand the words the men were saying, but she appreciated their warmth toward her little brothers. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

The traveler carried his words back to Shath, and they say that from that time on the Domain prospered again, and all went as it should go in field and house and Hearth. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

‘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

The others were silent and he could tell that his words had sunk in. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sounded like he was reciting the words from a script. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Ours do know a lot of excellent swear words,” said Ron, “but I think Fred and George taught them those.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She nodded in drowsy appreciation as the words from First Corinthians droned over her. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hear the words “doesn’t seem to value her own life” again and again. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The words floated into Kaede’s mind as if from a great distance. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He wanted to keep the feeling of his words alive inside himself so that he could believe that he might get well. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

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

His words made my throat squeeze up, and it was a few moments before I could speak again. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

A total of 241 signs or letters was neatly divided by etched vertical lines into groups of several signs, possibly constituting words. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

For an illiterate immigrant who came to New York years ago with nothing but $100 in his pocket and a willingness to work etched on his heart, could any words have been sweeter to say? Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

I open my eyes to the words “Fear God Alone” painted on a plain white wall. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I told her, “People’s deeds I believe in, Miss—not their words.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

In closing, I offer you my father’s own words: “One day, may we all meet together in the light of understanding.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Some words take on new, unexpected definitions that you can’t find in the dictionary. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The woman was pushing hard against the words to keep from crying. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Even as he said the words, memories of the night before last had already started to return to her. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He had an almost overwhelming temptation to shout a string of filthy words at the top of his voice. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

"Sooner than you'd like, if the next words out of your mouth are not something useful, eunuch." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The J was backward, but the words were clear. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

A wooden plaque in the entryway was engraved in cursive with the words Home Is Where the Heart Is, and the entire house turned out to be festooned in such observations. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

They had such loud conversations around her even when they weren’t using their words, as if she couldn’t understand all the other kinds of languages that didn’t need sound. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

All the words were stuck in my throat. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Joy reads out a list of words and asks me to spell each one and tell her what it means. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

It was like she was trying to say something else, but the words weren’t ready yet. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Baba had been the one to teach him and Kamau those hallowed words when they were small. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The words of the bald-headed man came to me: “If the British win, we’ll all be free.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Moss, I’ll be okay,” she said, the words forced out through pain. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

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

That near ’bout took my breath away, those were words of respect! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Hazel replayed the words Mrs. Campbell had spoken, trying to find the sense in them. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

NOTE.—The form -yte is found only in words of Greek origin. New Word-Analysis 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z

Children can feel, but they cannot analyse their feelings; and if the analysis is partially effected in thought, they know not how to express the result of the process in words. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

My mind gets lost in the sounds and words. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Do you believe in the words of the Bible, madam?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

And when at last the Lion spoke and said, “Narnia awake,” he didn’t hear any words: he heard only a snarl. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

And to have a face to match her words made our connection seem that much more real. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“We release you,” they say, words echoing around me. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

‘And I is still reading it and teaching new words to myself and how to write them. It is the most scrumdiddlyumptious story.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas didn’t respond, and for a long time they just sat there, holding hands, no words spoken, in their minds or aloud. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Instead, they would pause briefly to murmur a few words to each other and then hasten onward. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She did not use notes, nor did her words seem memorized. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

“You would steal...” the king continued, his words strangled noises. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

"I mean, on a hot day like this," Evan said, silently adding the words or tomorrow. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

Someone has written all over them with racist hate words. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Sure enough, his very next words were, “Do you and Georgie live nearby?” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

The truth of Auntie’s words hit me Uke a truck. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn't like it when she said foolish words lined up, like mousetrap taffy-puller. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Not even the white man Professor Lehman, with his words forced out through his nose, sounded as dignified as Master. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He watched Martin move about the barbershop, exchanging words with the customers and the other barbers, and it mesmerized Moss. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I couldn't understand why I couldn't find the words. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

In a high, rapid voice, he wailed out a stream of words: “I have been to the Unknown Regions!” he cried. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Accustomed though I was to him, the brusque words, his short manner, dashed the welcome from my lips. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had heard those words so many times, I had memorized them. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

We stay like that for a while, reading Daddy’s words together until some of the sad disappears. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

I’d never seen her so much at a loss for words. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

The words simply didn’t make sense together: Friendly face. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Not the words of his speech—those famous phrases printed on posters and in schoolbooks. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“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

After the birds gathered words, they'd fly back to centers to be recorded. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Except when she used the few actual words in her vocabulary, like “bottle,” “mommy,” and “bite,” most people had trouble understanding what it was that Sunny was saying. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

If punctuation provides the traffic signals, words bang into each other and everyone ends up in Minehead. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

The nice thing about the finished ticket was that it all sounded worse than it was, containing words such as assault, unhygienic act, threats, etc. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few more words and the chance would be lost. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Cole shouted back, wishing he believed his own words. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Bracken’s face grew dark as he realized the import of those words. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t decide if I was happy about the six words or not. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

And as I tried to find my words, the doorbell rang. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

The veracity of their words was another matter, but at least they believed them. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

But written music is very useful, for many of the same reasons that written words are useful. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Her mouth went dry as she tried to summon more words, anything to make the Yaba warriors listen, but it was too late. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He liked words a lot, and he was good at using them. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was those poetry letters to and from Cecile that got her playing with words at every opportunity. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t talk, he lilts, his words taking to the air like birds. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I screamed the words at the top of my lungs. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

The words she spoke were almost irrelevant to that fact—the sounds she made. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I understand this sort of thing is done nowadays,” she said, sitting down on the sofa beside him, trying to sound offhand, but he sensed her discomfort in the uncommon briskness of her words. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Fire alarms and the dull thump of explosions at ground level fill the silence between her words. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

It swallowed her voice, her words, and her eternal, inadequate apology. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I nodded, unable to get out my words. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Or in other words, why does disorder increase in the same direction of time as that in which the universe expands? A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s only silent because he’s too thick to string two words together,” said Fred impatiently. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He moved his lips in the darkness and made the words silently in his head and yet he could hear them. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

In other words, what the tetanus intervention needed in order to tip was not an avalanche of new or additional information. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually he stopped wrecking my words, instead watching me with a very serious expression as I placed them. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

And I wish those words weren’t some of the last things Mom said to me. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The words were spilling out of his mouth a little too fast. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

She says I only use it to emphasize my words. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she spoke these last words she turned abruptly and looked at Dustfinger, who had followed them into the library, soundless as a prowling cat. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Isn’t telling about something—using words, English or Japan­ese—already something of an invention? Isn’t just looking upon this world already something of an invention?” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

He holds his stout, closes his eyes, and song comes out in a high whine.The words make no sense and everyone wonders why tears are seeping from his shut eyes. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

All she knew were a few words, including some curses. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The words cut through the thick fog around my head. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The words were on her lips; she almost said them. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Contestants try to make their celebrity partners guess seven common words by giving clues. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

They were plastic flowers of words—but they looked nice on the surface. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Her Igbo words were softer than her English, and he was disappointed at how easily they came out. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Cora tried to slide in gentle words about her friend, a gift that she could hold later. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The lovely November sunshine crept into the classroom, shining warmly upon the beautifully written but boring English words on the blackboard. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

His words sound even prettier without me stumbling over them in my head. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

He felt swollen with all the words he wanted to shout at them. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only real clue lay in the words “refs unpersons,” which indicated that Withers was already dead. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Just as my heart sinks every time I hear her harsh words, that’s how her heart sank when she realized there was no more love between us. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

All those words swirling around the page gave me a headache I’m still trying to get rid of. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ekon’s mind went frighteningly blank for a few seconds before the memorized words tumbled from his mouth. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

That night I tried to write to my grandmother but no words came. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew those words, and I knew by the way he said them that he didn’t mean I should go back to the apartment. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

At home, there was her little brother yakking it up, Jen and her mom arguing. words of others at bay. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

We could hear a man’s voice, low and gruff, but we couldn’t make out the words. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rishi jerked his head up to look at her, and she blushed, realizing the double entendre of her words. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Amaka broke into song at the end of each decade, uplifting Igbo songs that made Aunty Ifeoma sing in echoes, like an opera singer drawing the words from the pit of her stomach. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He paused for a moment, as if considering his next words carefully, then continued. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

She says some other words, too, words no one should hear, they are so ugly. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

Phonetically interpreted signs were also used to “spell out” longer words, as a series of pictures each depicting the sound of one syllable. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

He told how he had first come to the valley fresh from Ireland, but within a few words neither Cathy nor Adam was listening to him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Now that the shock of Hilly’s words has passed, I almost laugh at this thought. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps,” said Lancelot, choosing the words with pain, “it would be better to trust somebody else.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the police came around asking questions, my father said, “No read Japanese. Japanese words. Me Chinese.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turn page after quiet page, but I’ve stopped seeing the letters, stopped understanding the words. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

The traders always tried to use a little Navajo, but they knew very few words. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as the words were out, I regretted them. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

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

She got off her board several times to inspect the flowers, looking for insects or anything else that might match the words “firebug eyes.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Omitting such words is taking the prime directive too far. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

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

“I pray you, do not accuse me of dishonesty,” I say, disguising my fear with careful words. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

When he spoke, it was from a mouth independent of himself, and he had to listen to the sound of the words to know what he was saying. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He smiled to back up his words, but it had the stretched shine of a mask, and Jam knew it wasn’t true. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

The first was that every statement had to have at least two words in which the first letters were switched. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I turned over the words like puzzle pieces in my head, wondering how they were supposed to fit together: Pakistan, Jinnah, independence, Nehru, India, British, Lord Mountbatten, Gandhi, partition. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

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

He started to ask where they were then, where they lived, because he had only met the hunter; but her eyes were shining, and they told him things that her words never said. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

His voice went down at the end, as if he was trying to convince himself of his own words. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

She wrinkles her delicate nose, but panic underlines her words. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The chaplain was shocked by his bellicose words and tone and, to his own amazement and mystification, deeply chagrined that they were turning him loose. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Before I could get the words out, I began to cry. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Or else I would not be writing these words. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I don’t think I have any words in which to tell the meeting of the mother and daughters. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Face expressionless, pale eyes fixed on Mo, Capricorn sat there waiting: waiting for the clink of coins amidst the harmony of the words, for chests of damp wood heavy with gold and silver. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

But Tommy would have known I had nothing to back up my words. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The words repeated themselves a thousand times in his head. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Finally, before he fell asleep, Molière’s words came to him, strangely comforting: Unbroken happiness is a bore; it should have ups and downs. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He lay awake at night, reading scriptures over and over, racking his brain for some meaning to words he’d been fed and had preached time and time again. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

But when Miss Kinnian reads the report she gets angry and tears the pages up because they’ve got dirty words in them. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

At these words, both Harry and Ron glanced, grinning, at Hermione, who looked startled at the news that books wouldn’t be much help in this subject. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

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

His words of purging our souls of anger and hatred were so taken to heart by some that they rose out of their seats, just itching to praise the Lord. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

"Well," I was at a loss for words. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bug sprawled untidily on a mound of squashed letters and Tock, his alarm ringing persistently, was buried under a pile of words. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

“No,” she said, shaking her head like she could erase my words. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

But some words are too big to be contained. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I don’t want to spend my last day wondering if people are being genuine when they throw sad words at me. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Rhyming words took their form from children's books—the smallest pig in the litter, the hounds pursuing the fox, the flat-bottomed boats on the Cam by Grantchester meadow. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

They could see Smith and the stewards making angry gestures at each other, but they couldn’t make out the words. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The woman looked off into the distance, nodding continuously in the way that people do when searching for the right words to use. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve apologized to Tyler more times than I can count for what I’ve cost him, but the words are awkwardly placed and I stumble over them. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

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

Her words spattered spittle on my face, so I shut my eyes and looked away. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Mrs. Buckman,” he said, “perhaps you would like to retract those last words? They seem unnecessarily harsh.” Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Dumb old words that fill up too much space. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I cannot seem to stop the words from coming, even though I realize, even as they’re coming out, that they’re the wrong ones. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I wrote a poem with her name in the card, which was really hard because there aren’t many good words that rhyme with Maylene. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Mom and I can sometimes talk without words. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Matthias repeated the words, but he could make no sense of them. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I read the words in large block letters out loud: “Team Apptitude.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“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

The last words cut like strokes of a lash. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

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

He searches me for an answer for what happened today In the end, I think he gives up on words. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

But his mouth would not form the words. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

How can you avoid muddying it up when you put it into words? Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I want more tearing guitar and mumbled words. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“My people know how to fight with the best of them, but with words, with lots and lots of words,” she told me once. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d already said the words a hundred times to lawyers and judges and newspaper reporters. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

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

What makes us most different is that we are far more clever than even the cleverest chimp, and we have words. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Each team gets thirty seconds for seven words. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

He hides his surprise at my British, no-trace-of-India accent and quickens the pace of his words. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Finding the right words has never been a strength of mine. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The words fly out of my mouth before I even think about it. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Bridge had never put it into words before, but she wanted to, and the dark helped. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

She steps back, blinking, and then a blast of words explodes from her lips at full volume. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Moms wanted me to talk about it, but I didn’t have enough words to say how I felt. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

But the words that had convicted him had been her very own, read out loud on her behalf in the Assize Court. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

When they brought her another shift, she pulled it down over her head and thanked them, choking upon the words. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Ha! I will be surprised to squeeze any words in,” I say back. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mom said the words without a shred of doubt. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

I’d be the last to doubt that good writers are blessed with an innate dose of fluency with syntax and memory for words. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Her scared twitterings rose in pitch and had a human quality, like Mami’s words when she swore we were driving her crazy. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

But the English words don’t come as fast as the many Creole insults at the tip of my tongue for this Deborah Howard. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He goes back to his charts, writing words and adding fresh arrows on top of what is already there, layering his thoughts so thick, only he can decipher them. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

And why so much saying, so much talking all the time day and night, all those words spilling out of those mouths? The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

She could forget the stares at school and Miranda’s icy words. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I smile, thinking of Bedi Ma'am's words, which feel so long ago now. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Solace stared at him in disbelief, but Nico remembered his father’s words in the Chapel of Bones: Some deaths cannot be prevented. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Strange to say, if you do not stamp yourself with the words exhilarated or terrified, those two things feel exactly the same in a body. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The words on that monument said there were no survivors. That means that all the soldiers were killed, right?” In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

I had never released anyone from a debt of this magnitude before, and it took me a moment to get the words out. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

I pretended to be embarrassed, but my father’s words of praise have always been the most precious thing in the world to me. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

In my head I hear Lymon stumbling on those words, Yet thou hast a loveliness. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

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

A lady answered the phone, “Police, state your emergency,” and I saw my face in the window over the kitchen sink and no words came out of my mouth. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Speaking the words without the least bit of a tune, he sang for the lady. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

"Let's just get it over with," she mumbled, facing me but directing her words to her fellow vets. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

After the midday break the boys separated to different tasks; but Ranofer’s head rang with the words all day: “Thank you, thank you, thank you!” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

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

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

I leaned forward, holding on to her hand, and the words came out. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I would not have you give words or time to Lord Hamlet henceforward,” he said in a hard, cold voice that forbade me to defy him again. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z