| 单词 | young man |
| 例句 | He had gone in as a young man. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, I sold it to that young man.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “We hope for the best, young man. We always hope for the best. Come. We must call your father and get you ready to leave.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Slipping a finger through Ignatius’ hoop earring, the young man pulled downward, breathing to Ignatius, “Drop that sword.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mr. Savo will be all right, young man. Now you just go about your own business and let Mr. Savo be.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z The young man, after all, had headed straight for her, offering his help. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She was sweet, and prone to fits of the giggles, and blushed every time any young man said a word to her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z A young man, maybe Tobias’s age, sits at one desk, and another one, across the room, is empty. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z One young man was killed on the spot. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Edmure Hilly was a stocky young man with a shaggy head of auburn hair and a fiery beard. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “You have no idea how clear that makes everything,” the young man said. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z The young man patted his forehead and pointed up the street, saying, “Go home, Serberús!” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The young man in front of him also put up a hand. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “I must compliment you, young man, on your grasp of the English language.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z A young man jumped forward as if he expected to have to catch me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z All of a sudden, a young man called out to my father from behind us. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z You are seventeen now, a young man, and I think you are doing great academically and spiritually. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The young man was not expecting this attack. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z “Hurry up!” the young man shouted to the other Mexicans. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z The young man in the picture exuded virile allure. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Sir Lancelot was wanted, he said, to knight a young man at an abbey. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The others, disconcerted, bit their lips at the ring in the young man’s voice. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z We had come to stand near the piano now, where an intense young man questioned me about various leaders of the Harlem community. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Not like a young man fighting for his family, smoking books, but like the little schoolboy who ran into my bedroom the night we were taken. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z It was warm and humid, and the only person around was a young man facing the other way He was sitting on an old, scabby bench. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “Mr. Rachpaul, you are a brainy young man, but there’s some things you’re keeping to yourself. Which is very dumb. I want to help.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Zaire is a tall young man tossing salt over his shoulder. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The peculiar young man hesitated, then commenced to hum once more, his voice as deep and reverberant as before. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “The young man that cuts the grass and does the flower beds weeds the garden for me. You don’t need to do that.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Mark well, young man, the name is Orestes.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z A young man leaned over his wife, fanning her face with a paper fan. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z All I could do was gape at the fact of the young man’s body. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z And there was a young man who looked so much like Mr. Taphouse, only fifty years younger, that Malcolm almost jumped up and greeted him. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z A tall, thin young man exits the restaurant and turns toward the patio steps. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z He was a tall, handsome young man, dark- skinned with beautiful teeth and a beautiful smile. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He tossed them to another young man on the deck, and then jumped across and steadied himself as the boat slid away toward the center of the river. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The young man reddened, “Well...I may have called it a...a few things.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z The young man waited like stone, his gloved right hand grasping the chain that led the bear. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z The young man laughed, letting his head go back. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z She caught a glimpse of the dazed young man sipping gingerly at a steaming mug while an orderly lit a cigarette for him. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z As a young man Gene had been a good athlete and a brilliant student. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Nothing about you, young man. Although one of the ladies present may hear something of interest.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z This young man seemed to have so many feelings stuck inside him, he was like a pile of kindling, just waiting for that first, hot spark. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Inside was a young man with red hair that sprang up all over his head in spurts. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Mother! Mother! Don’t you recognize me?’ called the young man. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But even the Fairy Queen was not invulnerable, for even she could be wholly changed by the smile of a handsome young man on a hot summer day. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She looked at the strong young man lying motionless in sleep beside her, and she could not strike with her dagger to change that glowing vigor into cold death. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z But instead the young man’s face became reflective. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z I could have no doubt: the young man was after Bear, not me. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z LeAlan: When we were knocking on the doors of the apartment building where it happened—I mean, this touched me—a young man that answered the door said he was thirty-seven years old. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Last week a young man walked up and asked me outright for three thousand zaires, and once again my jaw dropped. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The waitress came by and Link stopped and smiled at her and she was like, What a nice young man. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z One was a stocky, red-haired young man with icy blue eyes and a nose so skinny and sharp it resembled a knife. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The young man who came to the door—he was about thirty, perhaps, with a handsome, smiling face—didn’t seem to find my lateness offensive, and led me into a large room. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z She and the young man looked at one another, each pair of eyes dark with anxiety. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Some nice young man who’s never had a wife before, who would take care of you and Baby? The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The young man seemed quite nervous and did not look at me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Did you know that a poem by José Martí inspired a very famous song called “Guantanamera”? And that a young man composed a version of it that became a worldwide hit? The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z We were with a young man who’d educated himself on the history of black people in Gettysburg. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Surely, he thought, he and his sister had some ancestor, some lithe young man with onyx skin and legs as straight as cane stalks, who had a name that was real. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “And you believe this young man, Luke, would dare use the Labyrinth as an invasion route?” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “Okay, well done, sir! Welcome to Nigeria,” the young man said. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The young man, he remembered, Carl junior, had driven into his yard that morning in a sky blue Bel-Air, scattering chickens before him. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “You better watch your step, young man, or you’ll end up on the gallows.” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “What?” she said, looking up at the young man, his hair disheveled and in his eyes, his skin tan and his expression bored. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z The young man walked in the shadows, checking this way and that to see if anyone followed him. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z A young man kneels beside the Beauty Minister, head down, sword at his waist. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Striding along the sidewalk under the Martian sun, tall, smiling, eyes amazingly clear and blue, came a young man of some twenty-six years. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z None of them recognized who it was, because even though he was only seven span from the womb, Menda looked to be a young man of seventeen. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It is the handsome and aristocratic young man whose eyes are directed at the artist, or at us. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “We’re not free to do anything but what we did,” Sean answered, watching with no little longing the young man who walked to his own inner music. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z A young man, an Avox, stands at attention by the spread. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z In the center of the room, a young man was—dancing. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I returned home to find a young man who had experienced a much older person’s suffering. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Almost certainly the young man would have passed me by. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “The young man. That you spoke of. That was hid with you.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z “Marvelous. And you must wear that fantastic costume. I can assure you that you’ll get everyone’s undivided attention,” the young man shrieked, covering his mouth with a hand. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z To a self-possessed young man inebriated with the unfolding drama of his own life, all of this held enormous appeal. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Wes watched as, across the street, a young man no older than sixteen pulled out a wad of cash, held together by a rubber band, and began showing it off to a friend. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z "Where am I, young man?" he asked wearily. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Linton himself had left one, and knew what it was to be a young man in peril. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Before the war a young man wouldn’t have dared to talk to anyone older in such a rude manner. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “I do not know, I never knew, a young man—no—please—PLEASE!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “You’re a very lucky young man. Go home, and for heaven’s sake keep your head away from baseballs.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z A boy—a young man, really—with olive skin and dark wavy hair was left holding a catfish hooked on a line. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z The voice and a pitched whistle produced by the tall figure of a young man at the gate of the drowned man’s house made the mammoth canine stiffen in the backseat. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Another was that her eldest daughter married a severe young man with jet-black hair and an appetite for unconventionality. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z John pointed at the young man who had thrown the rock at Eugene, then waited for the police to arrest him. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z This is why I keep writing war stories: He was a short, slender young man of about twenty. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z A young man approached him, seemingly a shepherd lad, but fine and well-mannered like the sons of kings when they tend sheep. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Often when sighting along an arrow, there to the side I would glimpse the young man or young woman, but when I looked directly, he or she would be old again. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your mother heard that the young man was behaving improperly toward you at the market.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Will twisted his fingers into the young man’s thick, damp hair and wrenched back as hard as he could. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “You could use a haircut, young man,” she said. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z As a young man, Zeitoun had been with him for a number of those journeys. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “The girl is a ripe agbogho! Very soon a strong young man will bring us palm wine!” another said. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Finally the woman came into the dining room followed by a pale young man who sat down and stared at the food. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z She was exceedingly fond of Telemachus, not only because he was her dear Odysseus’ son, but because he was a sober, discreet young man, steady and prudent and dependable. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z My time at Clarkebury broadened my horizons, yet I would not say that I was an entirely open-minded, unprejudiced young man when I left. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A thickset young man in a plaid shirt got out of the passenger side and gestured for Salvador and Lupita to come up to the car. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Through the bars, I saw an escorted group of B-block in-mates coming back from the hospital, among them the young man I had sent again that afternoon. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh!” the young man shrieked gaily, watching Patrolman Mancuso stalking the sailor. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Two older men, one with a cast on his leg, the other wheezing with asthma, and a young man of fifteen or sixteen who’d had appendix surgery. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z First time I’ve ever done that with a nice enough, handsome enough young man. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "What do you think of my idea, young man?" he said. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The only other person in the room, a husky young man with a broken nose, came over to Jelly, his hand outstretched. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z It is fun for a young man to do that sort of thing. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z “What about a poem from you, young man?” The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z "A young man, if I do not mistake my guess, a lovely thing like you." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z “My dear young man! Welcome to our village, our little no-longer-perpendicular Kholodnoye! What is your name, and where are you going?” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The loudspeaker voice belonged to a slender, bearded young man who wore a black turban. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Mr. Weston, his son, Emma, and Harriet, only remained; and the young man’s spirits now rose to a pitch almost unpleasant. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Would Russ, the young man in the car in Chicago, have ended up dead if he had been confronted by just one officer? Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z "A willful beast," laughed a handsome young man. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “I have no doubt of his being a very respectable young man. I know, indeed, that he is so, and, as such, wish him well. What do you imagine his age to be?” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z A young man in front of her screamed and placed his hands on his head. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He was an intense and brilliant young man who possessed a great positional sense. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Very probably, it was not part of the sofa vaudeville of a showoff but, rather, the private, exposed achievement of a young man who, at one time or another, might have tried shaving himself left-handed. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z I tried to water the trees every few days, cut the lawn, tend to the flowers, fix things that needed fixing, but, even then, I was not a young man anymore. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Stairs and dark rooms. There were swords hung on the wall, and spears and shields, like a museum. And I saw the young man. He was...dancing.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z "We're very thirsty men. This young man pushed history ahead twenty years today." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z As a young man I was attracted to expiation. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z He thought lovingly of him, remembered his path to salvation, and smiling, remembered the words he had once uttered as a young man to the Illustrious One. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z The young man talks to the shouting man in Turkish. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z “I say, sir,” said the young man suddenly, “if you’d rather have the lower berth—easier, and all that—well, that’s all right by me.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Nobody took this seriously, and they laughed at the young man when he said such things. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z “There is no wine in this country,” the young man said. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z "Not true, Your Grace," protested a wispy young man who must have been Caswell. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He’d been a young man in the 1940s when he first joined the African National Congress and began boldly challenging the all-white South African government and its entrenched racist policies. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The young man said, “I don’t suppose you remember me, Mr. Bowditch. I haven’t been around Salem much for years. I was knee high to a grasshopper when I went to Harvard.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t you look at me with that face on, young man,” she said. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z He was a slim, dead, almost dainty young man of about twenty. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Before she left, she said, “You are a strong young man, shinálí. You are going to get through this mood. But you don’t have to go through this alone.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He’s a straight and proper young man, a new doctor. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Frank, a nice young man with rosy cheeks—like the fabulous youth in the children’s song—took the wagon out every morning and brought it back every afternoon. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw him waiting for me beside the cookhouse door—a big young man. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z But not a word was said about that fine young man Jaimito. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The young man advanced, but Jabir raised a hand in warning. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “Please . . .” asking the driver and the young man to end their attempts to get her a seat. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Idwar, still quiet and shy, became a confident young man on the field. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z The young man looks at the stranger's baby. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I turned and saw a vision: six knights carrying rope strode toward me, led by a tall young man. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z When the other judges were finished with me, the young man turned and said, “You know Dr. von Braun’s here today, don’t you?” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I was a young man who attempted to make up for his ignorance with militancy. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Salva saw the telltale flick of a crocodile’s tail as it flopped into the water near the young man. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The blind man was excited at the prospect of having caught something, and the young man had to tell him to keep quiet, or he would scare all the animals away. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z “Everything okay with you, young man?” the man in the gray suit asked. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I look at the curly-haired young man in front of me, sporting the exact right amount of stubble and charm. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z “Who is this young man, Nightingale?” asked the driver, still holding open the door. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Madame Ratignolle had spoken what she believed to be the law and the gospel The young man shrugged his shoulders impatiently. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z But William strides right at him, and the young man steps back. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “Polly-girl” had been her father’s pet name for her, and it angered her to hear it pour so carelessly from the mouth of this unpleasant young man. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Near school two well-known Macoutes in a car gunned down a young man who was writing slogans on a wall. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The other young man, Joe Rantz, also a freshman, was nearly as tall, at six foot two and a half, but more tautly built, with broad shoulders and solid, powerful legs. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He hated when she called him “young man.” Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z But there had also been a pilot in that ball of flame, a living young man with not much more training than Maddie herself. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Newman, a sad-faced young man, got out at a second-story window in back, ran across a shed roof, and was in the alley waiting for Johnny. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The young man was trying to bring medicine to people without doctors. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z The young man could watch Theresa walk past a window. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The young man with the gold-rimmed eyes, black suit of clothes, and brutal disposition returns up the porch steps. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z It was the dream I cherished when I entered prison at the age of forty-four, but I was no longer a young man, I was seventy-one, and I could not afford to waste any time. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And then he said, “Are you all right, young man?” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I named him after a young man I liked who had been killed by the Aleuts. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z A young man stepped out of the crowd. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The young man would spend many nights away from home with friends; his absence, he said, unnoticed. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The young man, who was no more than eighteen years old, was wearing his prison cap in the presence of senior officers, a violation of regulations. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Retire? He young man. Too young to retire. Big Skiff, he the best harpoon. Always strike good fat fish! Tell him I say ‘hi,’ okay?” The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Just two years later that brown-haired young man was elected to Congress and eventually became president of the United States. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z She beheld a young man with a crooked nose. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She returned several minutes later with a slender young man whom Ash recognized as part of the household staff. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The young man was climbing up into the little wooden shelter. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z A silent young man dressed in a white tunic offers us all stemmed glasses of wine. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z She's wrapped in the arms of a young man—legs, arms, and lips locked together. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z A young man with curly brown hair, pebbly eyes dark beneath his straw hat, drove a team of workhorses from the west. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z She says to Alicia, "What does this young man wear when you meet with him?" Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When an apparently healthy person, especially a healthy young man, elects to forgo the enticements of the flesh, it shocks us, and we leer. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He couldn’t get the young man out of his mind. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Bewildered, the young man stood up, bowed, and withdrew. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Roosevelt had had polio as a young man and had lost the use of his legs. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The young man took a deep breath, and for a moment he looked just like the boy he had been, not so long ago. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “Your eyes are younger than mine, young man,” she said. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z “You call that wearing a tie?” the officer demanded of the young man. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, my,” the young man sighed and lit a Salem with a great click of his lighter. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s not ours,” said a young man’s voice. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “Mattru Jong?” he asked, and called for a young man who was from that village. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The librarian said, “There’s no need for you to look so stricken. It’s not bad news, young man.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z A moderately handsome black-haired young man stared at her, though, and she willed her face into neutrality while his gray eyes took her in. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Barry could see the pilot, a young man, through the windshield. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z The young man who ran errands for the owner of the building was standing in the hallway, one powder blue suitcase in each hand. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Here I saw a young man, who carried in his body the substance of the saint, stagger, glass-eyed, unconscious from the dark hole, sit down on the curb and vomit between his feet. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It would be easy to stereotype Christopher McCandless as an-other boy who felt too much, a loopy young man who read too many books and lacked even a modicum of common sense. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The young man started, his right hand going to the lapels of his terry-cloth robe. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Small and slight and who knew how old, Crane-man still moved his upper body with the ease of a young man; many were the times that Tree-ear forgot completely about the useless leg. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z He wished the young man to go away and leave him in peace in the twilight and alone. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z The young man had a kind of poise about him, though, that looked as though it might hold up indefinitely, with the very small proviso that he keep at least one hand in one pocket. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z He was turned towards a young man, sitting beside him, also wearing a uniform. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Got a place to stay?” the young man asked. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She was brought home by a young man who I assumed was her boyfriend, a flashy, well-to-do fellow who had a car, something that was most unusual. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a charcoal portrait of a young man. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The young man was impressed with the wisdom of the blind man, who knew a great deal, although he could see nothing at all. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z He unpinned his cutlass and began to strike the young man’s calves with the plastic weapon. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not long, my friend,” the young man whispered. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “Well, I'm sure your parents must be so proud of you. You seem like you turned out to be a very nice young man.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z This was the kind of rumour that would dog the young man for several years. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z “You put that back, young man,” she said. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He was not, the young man said, but he invited them in eagerly. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Then Joey turned to Grandma, who said, “Probably not the best move, young man, although personally, I’d like to see you pound the snot out of them.” Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z Finn shouldered the young man aside but slipped when his shoulder hit not flesh, but a slick surface, and he spilled to the dirt. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The young man wipes his hands on my apron and goes to the curtained window of my bedroom, where there’s a full view of the street and anyone who might approach the courtyard. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “How kind everyone is to us!” she said, turning to find fresh proof of it in the respectful sympathy of the young man’s face. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Or did the lordly young man just not bother to notice small boys? The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Confronted by the most vital intellectual currents of the time, his genius was immediately recognized by his teachers—one of whom introduced the young man to the dangerous mysteries of the Co- pernican hypothesis. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She turns to me and says, “What a polite young man.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Once Socrates, the great Athenian teacher, who lived hundreds of years, thousands, perhaps, after the mythological stories were first told, went on a walk with a young man he was fond of named Phaedrus. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He was replaying the tire-biting scene in his mind when he heard the policeman say, “Can I ask you something, young man?” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “You know, sweetheart,” Mrs. Reilly said to the young man, “me and my boy was in trouble today. The police tried to arress him.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But he did feel that there was something strange between the .young man and the King. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z A young man stood in the shadow of an overhanging roof. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z But she had seen a young man up there. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z There were footsteps in the hall, and a young man stepped into the room carrying a bowl of stew that steamed and smelled of pepper. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Who would have thought the young man had so much blood in him?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She stopped short when she reached the place where a young man was lying on his back. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z It was powerful enough that Dandy wanted to move back to Georgetown, even though as a young man he'd needed to escape it. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Passersby do not seem to notice a young man sitting beside a corn plant in the middle of a magic circle, seeking. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z "Come in, young man," he said to my knock. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a young man who rode a good horse and was mighty nice and polite about taking his hat off to Mama when he dismounted in front of our cabin. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z No trace of the young man was ever found. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z As it crawled up the steep incline, a young man jumped out and ran alongside, carrying a wood block, ready to throw it behind the back tire if the lorry were to roll back. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The police officer, who looked Navajo, was putting a young man into the back of the car. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “To the turbines, young man,” the lady said. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The young man was riding mournfully through the fen country—which had not been drained in those days and was probably the wildest part of England. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Nothing theoretical about it, young man,” said Wednesday. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “We need this young man, when he comes out of incarceration, not to get on a bus and set another person on fire,” she said. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z To me, he was everything a young man should be and everything I longed to be. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, you’re about as funny as a crutch, young man,” Mrs. Glass said. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z “It certainly could,” the young man said pleasantly. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sit down, young man. Composing English poetry is hardly something to brag about. We’ll have none of that.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z The young man had come by each picking season; he’d brought along his wife and children. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z That’s when Mom chimed in to say the main advantage of being human is the brain, so use it or lose it, young man. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z These two talked together, and the woman laughed lightly and looked at the young man from the corner of her eyes, her head turned aside, and they did not hear Wang Lung. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z On the far side of the lawn I saw the backs of two people, a young man and an older woman. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z The bed number is looked up on a chart; a young man with his arm in a sling lies in it now, otherwise in good spirits, talking on the telephone. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He passed the young man and was cut off again by another young man, also with black hair. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z "Every young man in your position is the most miserable young man who ever lived." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Eventually one of the other sons had cm her head off in a storm of jealousy, on discovering her in bed at the age of seventy with a young man called Sir Lamraak. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “You know very well who he is, young man,” Mrs. Glass said with emphasis. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z “What should they call it, young man, eh? What do you think?” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z On the sub-main floor of the hotel, which the management directed bathers to use, a woman with zinc salve on her nose got into the elevator with the young man. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “I worry about both, young man, for your information.” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z I am beginning to suspect patient is holding back more than the name of the young man who, per security guard, walked NC home. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z But who this lithe young man was, and where his cane-stalk legs carried him from or to, could never be known. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside, I found a broad-shouldered young man from rural Texas who had multiple injuries and whose body had been severely burned. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z You may think of love and adventure, or maybe you remember some young man here in San Antonio and think that you might like to return to him. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z When I look at him, I don’t see the cowardly young man who sold me out to Jeanine Matthews, and I don’t hear the excuses he gave afterward. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z He was a gaunt young man with nervous hands and a feverish look in his pale lilac eyes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “A very commendable ambition, young man,” said a small voice from across the cell. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z The young man who wrestled with him released him, and they both rose. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The young man nodded thoughtfully and backed off toward his chair. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z She watched the young man—the one with the scars on his face. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Horace felt strange talking like this to such a young man, but Will Hamilton had an aura of success about him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z So, she thought, there’s one young man who doesn’t think me stained. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z On the way back from the colegio, the Doctorita says, “What a nice young man. Such good manners. And handsome, isn’t he?” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z In the window glass, he sees a battered young man, scrawny and disfigured. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z It seems that this evening there was an unfortunate incident where a crowd beat to death a young man who resembled Peeta. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z This is how I’m going to meet the most famous young man in the world. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “That young man will come to a bad end,” they said, prophesying the more confidently in that they themselves would in due course personally see to it that the end was bad. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The young man looks up when we come in, taps something on his computer screen, and stands. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z SCORPIUS: Humiliating Cedric turned him into a very angry young man, and then he became a Death Eater and—and—it all went wrong. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z Despite Officer Callahan’s refusal to arrest him, George Stauber, the young man who threw the deadly rock that started the riot, was brought before the courts and tried for the intentional manslaughter of Eugene Williams. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z While traveling in Utah for research, I would meet a young man who would bristle at my last name. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Cupid became visible—a lean, muscular young man with snowy white wings, straight black hair, a simple white frock and jeans. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Why should I weigh myself down with books?” said one young man. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The young man was also clearly nervous, making aimless small talk and biting his nails. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Somebody said newspaper reporters with cameras would be at the sign up recruiting office to snap a picture of the first boy young man from our area to sign up to be a soldier enlist. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “It wasn’t the young man you told me about, the one who ran away from the hospital.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She climbed over the low rails and held out her arms to the young man, who had jumped down from the wagon. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Obinze was drawn to his gaucheness; in the young man’s clothes, and in the way that he stood, was an outsiderness he could not shield even if he had wanted to. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Got the lot here — another young man being fitted up just now, in fact.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “The expression is Franny’s ‘young man,’” he said, “not her ‘boy friend.’ Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z The young man in 7A is writing in a little black notebook. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z The young man’s sentences grew jumbled as he continued, but his face remained earnest. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “No, no, no. I take that back. Keep your hands to yourself, young man.” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I looked back on that young man who had left Mqhekezweni as a naive and parochial fellow who had seen very little of the world. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They looked up at the young man as, perhaps, only people in deck chairs can look up at someone. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z The young man had been driving the truck and had had an accident with it. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z “And even though it’s not fair, Black folks are followed more often than others. A friend of mine filed a lawsuit a few years ago for a young man—for this very thing.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z “Don’t abuse your privileges at this school, young man, or you will regret it.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z A rifle protruded from the young man’s backpack, but he looked friendly enough; a hitchhiker with a Remington semiautomatic isn’t the sort of thing that gives motorists pause in the forty-ninth state. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a scholarly young man with a face as sharp and bright as a fox’s. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z But soon Athena came to him from the nearby air, putting a young man’s figure on—a shepherd, like a king’s son, all delicately made. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He let his eye wander cautiously up and across the cabin and there on the other side sat a devilish young man, a dark handsome young man. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “You should be in bed now, young man,” the other nurse said. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z “You’re a young man. Forty-eight. And from the looks of you, from what the medical report tells us, we’re likely to have you around a couple of weeks more.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “In their presence,” pursued Pumblechook, “I will tell you, young man, what to say to Joseph. Says you, “Joseph, I have this day seen my earliest benefactor and the founder of my fortun’s. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z His head was wrenched sideways, as if loose at the neck, and the dead young man seemed to be staring at some distant object beyond the bell-shaped flowers along the trail. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z This was why she failed to recognize the swarthy, awkward, slow- moving young man with the cruel eyes of a rodent who knocked one afternoon at the door of the big house on the comer. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’re a lucky young man. Have you the letter done? I’m going down.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Luma had a few extra pairs of used soccer cleats; she waved over the young man in stocking feet and placed her foot next to his as a reference. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z The other woman was met by a young man. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z There are certain things I expect from you as my child and as a young man. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “If you want to look at my feet, say so,” said the young man. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z I told myself that the handsome young man was a sleeping knight. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Nervous to the point of nausea before addressing an audience, Churchill consulted specialists as a young man in the hopes of ridding himself of his speech defects. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z “One thing’s for sure, give him tools, and this young man can fix up anything you can find and build anything you can think of. I can vouch for that.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She lavished on Reginald everything she had, she was so happy to get a young man. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z It looked down and watched a young man’s body walk through the darkness and the driving rain. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z A boy, or a young man, I can’t tell from this distance, has dropped to his knees inside the fence, and a policeman is raising his rifle butt. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Over the past few years, Hideo has transformed from a lanky teenage genius into an elegant young man with piercing eyes. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “My feelings be like wanting me to react,” the young man said. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z There were two other people with him, a young man and a young woman. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z It had two tall masts and between them stood a young man with blue eyes and a black beard. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s another table on the other side with Nigerian food,” Obinze told him, and the young man looked at him and laughed in gratitude. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z With one arm around Maybeth’s shoulders, holding Sammy’s hand tight, Dicey led her family back to where the young man stood waiting. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, here’s the rest of it. \\ . . there was no trace of his camp on a second trip, and the warden believes that the young man returned to his home at the end of the summer.’ My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The young man hurried off and was back momentarily with our change. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He was like a human skeleton, down to less than a hundred pounds, but he was still a relatively young man, and his hair was black and curly and oiled with Vitalis. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Of course I punctuate my text messages, I did A-level English,” one young man explained, with a look of scorn. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z “Fights on campus are serious business, young man.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z The young man Sorve, not at all discomposed, led me on and brought me into the Inner Hearth to the Lord of Estre. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “The only boyfriend she had was Pedro, such a nice young man.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Going forward, he kissed the young man’s head, his shining eyes and both hands, while his own tears brimmed and fell. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z A young man, Merry thought as he returned the glance, less in height and girth than most. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z One of the others—a brown-skinned young man in glasses—says, “Go on. Tell them. There’s no reason to keep secrets anymore.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Maybe—why, sure—maybe a dose of the clap might set that young man back on his heels. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z All this was done in half a second, and his eyes never left the dark-haired young man at the bar. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They stand in stony silence, with stony faces, staring at the young man who did not betray them, but never truly felt that he belonged to them. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z He had named the flag as a young man, when he received it as a gift, and flew it on his ship during the 1820s and 1830s. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Massari was a young man of disparate parts, not all of which fit together neatly. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “You gave us a good scare, young man.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z “A rising young man, aren’t you? Why didn’t you tell me you were Man of the Year?” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z He hasn’t for years, not since he was a young man starting out. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “Can I help you, young man?” a woman asks. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z So perhaps you are reading this as a young man and wondering what on earth your abuelo is doing, leaving you a box full of letters and music and poetry. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “I’m still a young man, Matty. I remember being a boy.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Then, almost at once, she made for the living room, at a clip that scarcely gave her leave to call back over her shoulder, “Change that shirt, young man!” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z “I’m a thinker, not a doer, young man,” he said without bothering to look at Farooqi. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Ignatius grabbed the lapel of the young man’s jacket. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The future lay in those forests he had explored as a young man. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z They shook hands, and Jethro felt good as he walked down the street to the hitching post, where the young man from the newspaper office had tied his team. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z “What is it, young man? Why are you looking at me that way?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z After him came a tall young man with a feathered and jeweled turban on his head and an ivory-sheathed scimitar at his side. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z “Fear of getting in trouble,” offered a young man in a white T-shirt. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Jacob expected her to attack the young man with it. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z So the young woman’s name was Julie; the young man was George. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z So we proceed to tear the young man with the white trousers off the hoarding, taking care not to damage the girl. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The second the door closed after the young man, Johnny knew. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z A young man in a deputy sheriff's uniform was standing in front of the entrance to the courtroom. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The young man hardly gave Lyddie a glance, but stepped back and held the door for them to come in. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Now, as a young man, he fears he is suffering from some kind of problem in his mind. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The young man giggled and danced about in front of Ignatius to avoid the thrusts, his lithe movements making him a difficult target. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Swart was a young man, and I explained to him that brown rice was the unrefined rice kernel, and we used to eat it during the war when white rice was unavailable. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “So the young man became a great chief, and he always remembered to leave honey out for the honeyguide.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Reluctantly, the young man sat down, still shaking his head. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z "There are the two mules who pull my caravan, myself, a maid-servant I keep in the form of a large bird, and a young man in the form of a dormouse." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Dylan has hijacked the spotlight as he regales his “tale of a young man who flipped off Death” to Ethan and Arthur and gives them tips on how they can also “escape Death’s clutches.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z “Oh, do sit down, young man,” Old Mother Virginia Brimworth chided. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Seeing his parents, I realize he was a very handsome young man. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The young man bent down and took the blind man’s bird from the trap. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z “For heaven’s sake. You were in a major accident, young man. You need to be horizontal.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “At times, young man, you tread a precariously thin line between being charmingly headstrong and insufferably pigheaded.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z “You believe what he says, this young man?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z The footsteps came around the barn—the first boy with another boy—a young man—tall and muscular as an action hero. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z And the young man had nodded and scratched the bristles along his jaw. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “He” is the young man attached to the hand I grabbed. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He was a young man with eager, bright blue eyes and an accent as correct as the king’s. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z She remembered the young man’s shoes with their ridged soles. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z A young man in a similar state of quick-dress rose next to her. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z It wasn’t a limp—not at all—just the suggestion of one, but it looked like an affected walk, the strut of a very young man trying to appear more sophisticated than he was. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z It takes me a moment to turn my attention to the other prisoner we pulled from the house, a young man who’s probably Day’s brother or cousin. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z A young man 'with an old man's mouth. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’ll like this one. It’s about a young man who falls in love with the moon. He tries to steal it. Perhaps he’s your culprit.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z And he watched Elisha, who was a young man in the Lord; who, a priest after the order of Melchizedek, had been given power over death and Hell. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Frail-looking, delicately boned, the young man would not have wanted to be a soldier and in his heart would have feared performing badly in battle. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Chandresh joins them at this point, followed closely by his assistant, Marco, a handsome young man with striking green eyes who quickly attracts the attention of both Burgess sisters. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Is this 49 Gray Street?” the young man said. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z “You just sit yourself down and entertain that young man.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact he was afraid of the young man’s great popularity, thinking that he might win the people over to make him king, and he invited him with the idea of poisoning him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z A young man staggers out from the station, one hand pressed against a bloody cloth at his cheek, the other dragging a gun. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “Nurse, this young man can go home. I want to see him in my office in ten days.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z They were the kind of eyes that shut you up fast if you were a young man inclined to challenge something he had just said. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I did not hate the young man; I did not see him as the enemy; I did not ponder issues of morality or politics or military duty. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Following Chandresh is a young man he would not recognize even if he were to look him in the eye, but still the man keeps his distance. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Tears stood in the young man’s eyes; he was ashamed and turned away. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I told George to tell the young man that he was getting a Thembu princess. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oil, hush, you big thing,” the young man snapped. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The grandmother clucks at her granddaughter, then confides to the young man, "She's going to look just like an angel, pink and blond." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Slowly, the young man dragged himself to his door. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The door opened, and Jinjoo saw her father appear with a young man she recognized as Mr. Pak from their watch store. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z He escorted Reggie inside, where the young man took and passed a blood test. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The slim young man lay with his legs in the shade. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The young man strides over to the dirty window and lifts it the full six inches it will rise. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z For a young man like me, the invention of the Internet was the invention of space travel. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z To start with, he was a small young man, and extremely slight of body. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Why record, even in abbreviated fashion, the young man’s name? The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z When it was my turn, my eye was caught by a young man, off by himself, reading. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z A young man burst out from the side of a stage and told the crowd, “And now the Moon Lady will come and tell her sad tale to you, in a shadow play, classically sung.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “I had it already,” Nate said, taking the young man’s hand. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z “What a shame. Seemed like a nice young man.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z On the desk, in front of the young man, is a slip of paper on which a fly is sitting. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Once a young man gets involved in gangs there is no returning—there’s no way out but death. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He put his arm around a young man’s shoulders. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z However glorious might be his future as Jay Gatsby, he was at present a penniless young man without a past, and at any moment the invisible cloak of his uniform might slip from his shoulders. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z “I think,” he told him, “that you are a young man with very good intentions.” A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z When I walked into that holding pen, I was a smooth-skinned, fresh-faced young man. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z There was a keen young man with a shaven head behind the cash register. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “You mustn’t worry about offending me, young man. I’m quite impervious. As for this...” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I could make out a smiling young man in a sailor's hat, posing in front of the USS Arizona. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z A family once brought in an unconscious young man pleading with my mother to help him. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z "Babies sleep a lot," the young man explains. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z He opened his mouth, but before he could say anything, the young man pushed the redhead roughly back into his seat. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “The other young man, however, has a broken nose.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Have a seat, please, young man,” the lady says, and Bailey walks a few steps to the empty chair and sits down. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The young man said, “I want to see Mrs. Win-terbottom. Is she here or what?” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z To see the two of them together was a regular jolt: the young man’s head of yellow hair long as a dog’s tail next to her skein of black wool. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z In the distance he looked like an old man, his shoulders stooped, but he walked with the swift space-covering gait of a young man. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z So we may well believe that the King’s men were shriven on the night before they fought Something of the young man’s vision had penetrated to his captains and his soldiers. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The young man got to his feet, grinning. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Yes, after decades in America, now that she's old, Ranee has become friends with a young man who lives in the apartment next to hers. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It was the most any young man had talked to her since she moved to Hob. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z A tall, thin young man greeted us and gave us a walking tour, pointing out buildings and explaining different programs. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z “He is also handsome,” replied Elizabeth, “which a young man ought likewise to be, if he possibly can. His character is thereby complete.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z Phoebe was certain that the young man was going to ambush us. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Two beautiful people, a young man and a young woman in evening clothes, were at the rail in the stern, loving each other and their dreams and the lake. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He ended up buying a fifty-dollar car for seventy-five dollars out of a young man’s yard. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z A young man sitting on a chair tilted to the wall pushed his hat back from his forehead and let the front legs of the chair hit the floor. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z As the young man fell to the ground, I involuntarily grabbed the knees of both Hugh and the retired roofer. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z For a young man his age that was very strong and very courageous—because they could have grabbed him and hung him out the window too. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “These sandbags are leaking, ma’am,” the young man said. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z As a young man I had no time or money or inclination to look beyond my own poverty to discover what identity was. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z In Wilmington, Delaware, at a reception following a concert, she was introduced to a tall young man named Orpheus Fisher, who, like her, was still in high school. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z As the young man followed the moon path with his eyes, he was startled to see a small figure lying on the shore. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He took his money from his pouch and showed it to the young man. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Liesel had given the young man a glass of iced tea. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z It was a young man in a well- tailored but dirty suit. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “It’s Christmas, young man, and I’m reading my newspaper alone on my front porch.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “I know. He’s nothing more than a big spoiled puppy,” the young man said, stepping forward. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Another fanfare sounded and a slender, blond young man dressed in white and holding aloft a torch appeared at the eastern gate of the stadium. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z It is, and the young man sits there rinsing his hand through his hair. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z And thus, they plunged toward the transport: young man with wise man upon his shoulders, dashing through the waves. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z One afternoon, before I accompanied Farmer on his last rounds of the day, he sat across from a sad-faced young man named Ti Ofa, who was approaching the final stages of AIDS. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z She watched the young man slide out of the quiet house. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z A nurse in a white uniform said, “Well, now, how are we doing, young man?” and for a long moment I stared up at her and didn’t know what was happening. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z But the young man does not know this. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z But what of a young man who has left behind all that he knows and loves, never to be recovered? Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z On the backstretch, his old contract trainer, Russ McGirr, saw the young man whom he had once purchased as a bug boy for a bridle, a saddle, and a few sacks of oats. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Did you hear that, Paula? This young man believes all books were written in the distant past by dead people who picked up the stories from heaven knows where. Plucked straight from the air, maybe?” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Almost he yielded to the desire for help and counsel, to tell this grave young man, whose words seemed so wise and fair, all that was in his mind. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Next to the goat was the body of a young man, his face as dull in death as it must have been in life. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z He decided to see this, for he felt identified with the blond young man, the fool of his family, and he wished to know more about his so blatantly unkind fate. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z In order to help his sister, the young man agreed to go to her hut and to smell some of the things that belonged to the husband. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z “He might even be a spirit medium when he gets older,” said the first young man. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Saturday, and watch your tongue, young man, she says—I already told you, it’s Friday. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The young man brushed some sand out of his thin hair. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z It was the Polish girl and the young man with the shrapnel. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z At the wheel sat a young man, his hair blown back by the wind. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z “He’s a beautiful young man,” Collins said later. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Having been warned that Bobby was “hard to handle,” Kashdan was concerned that the young man might not be a compliant team member. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Among the drivers, there was an effeminate young man who talked with a lisp. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It was one of the boat crew, a young man in shorts and a sweater. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z There was once a young man who wished to gain his Heart's Desire. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z I was going to explain about the nervous young man and the mysterious messages, but my father would call me a goose. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Another thing she’d tell me was, “Don’t you worry, Bud, as soon as you get to be a young man I have a lot of things I’ll explain to you.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z “I should have thought, young man, that the presence of your father would have been welcome instead of inspiring such violent repugnance.” Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, you came off like a sensible young man,” she replied. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z At seventeen, Gerald was tough and stocky, with the muscles of a young man who knew hard work. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The frail young man was a gaunt man with white hair. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Miss Carpenter. Please. I know my business,” the young man said. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “You have civilian papers and you’re trying to get on a ship. Yet you’re an able-bodied young man who could be serving the Reich.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Next to him was a young man she had never seen before, pale as the moon, his shirt stained with blood and his eyes drunk with love. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Well,’ said the young man pleasantly, ‘even if it is personal, you’d better tell me what it is.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z As a young man, I was unlike McCandless in many important regards; most notably, I possessed neither his intellect nor his lofty ideals. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The young man and his mother were still staring at each other. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z "Out this second, young man, and let us do our jobs." Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z As Louie prepared to start Torrance High, he was looking less like an impish kid and more like a dangerous young man. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z The fat young man at the other end of the stretch limo took a can of Diet Coke from the cocktail bar and popped it open. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z My favorite was for a young man who had died more than a hundred years before, but to whom I had attached more than one of my romantic fantasies. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Me a mojarad, a single young man, and she an unwed young woman. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I knew the moment I saw that young man that he might be dangerous for her. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z And when the party entered the assembly room it consisted of only five altogether; Mr. Bingley, his two sisters, the husband of the eldest, and another young man. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z “Tell me more about him, Auntie. Tell me how he dressed as a young man, how he walked, and what he did for his amusement. Tell me everything you can remember.” Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z “Was he handsome?”—“She believed he was reckoned a very fine young man.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Two days after arriving in the latter community, he brazenly knocked on the door of Edward Weston, who was sufficiently charmed by the overwrought young man to humor him. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry got a new suit of the finest dark navy wool, perfect for the young man about to make his mark in the world. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z In feudal times an ineptness with sword and spear headed a young man for the church: in the Hamilton family Joe’s inability properly to function at farm and forge headed him for a higher education. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The young man laughed out loud and threw up his hands. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The folk in Auburn said Harriet had married him in order to take care of him, that even though he was a big, handsome, young man, he had tuberculosis. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The new arrival was a young man in Western dress, but the color of his skin suggested he was from this city. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z A young girl holding a sad brown sock doll preceded a young man, maybe eighteen years old, and a man and a woman, each carrying a child. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z “A little help, please? Come out of that bathroom and save me, young man! And bring me a cup of water!” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The young man settled in a working-class neighborhood, in a wooden shack that seemed like a palace to him. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The young man studies his face in the mirror. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z At the second red light a truck pulled up beside me and a young man in a cowboy hat looked down into the cab of my car. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z None of the people seated underneath this singular sight was looking at it except for a pale young man sitting almost directly below it. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z None of that, of course, did he describe to the young man who came to call. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Here was Minerva risking her life for this young man, why not just admit she was in love with him? In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A moment later an impatient young man entered the office, nodded briefly to Mr. Derby and Captain Prince, and glared at Nat. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Actually, he was more a young man now, but he had been a farm boy when, orphaned, he had come to work for her father, and Buttercup referred to him that way still. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Two workers, a young man in a nurturer's uniform and a volunteer, a girl of ten or so, were tidying things. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z But—another surprise—the boy, the young man, said none of these things. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The young man stepped back, face twisting with disgust. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The young man returned C.P.'s stare and flashed him the peace sign. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z But this young man, Schieffer explained, was not from a major network. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z “I’m not against him now. He’s a fine young man. Smart. He’s just let himself be used, led astray.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I was particularly interested in Leon Czolgosz, a young man who had tried to join the anarchists but had been rejected by them. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Harry spotted Professor Quirrell, too, the nervous young man from the Leaky Cauldron. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z The dress of the young man who now stepped out on to the terrace was Indian; but his plaited hair was straw-coloured, his eyes a pale blue, and his skin a white skin, bronzed. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s late now, about four in the morning, and I pick up a young man on my way home. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z It had been written by a poet who had lived in Brooklyn, gone to the Brooklyn public schools and, as a young man, had edited The Brooklyn Eagle. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Yuri was a very personable young man, friendly, with a big smile, and he became a hero in Russia and a celebrity in all parts of the world. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z After a week of world-bruising a young man from home had come along and seen her. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Rutherford, however, compensated with his own blustery good will: “He’s a brash young man,” he told Oliphant after Lawrence departed, “but he’ll learn!” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Hope, said the bird in the young man’s hand and the look in his eye. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Just as he sang, the old man took an arrow from a young man’s bow and shot it toward the singing bird. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The nymphs grumbled, but they parted to reveal a young man kneeling at the edge of the pond, gazing intently at the water. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “You must have seen great changes since you were a young man,” said Winston tentatively. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The young man took Richard’s hand in his moist one and shook it warmly and started to talk about himself. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Then the young man picked her up and laid her down on her stomach on the float. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z A young man married a woman whose brother was blind. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z "You done stopped it," a young man said, looking down. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The young man was abroad on a medical school scholarship, although he had no intention of becoming a doctor. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “Mind if I sit down a minute?” the young man asked, with what seemed to be unlimited cordiality. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “Would you like something to eat, young man?” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z In the city a bold and beautiful young man named Bellerophon was generally held to be his son. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z But Mr Cardinal's columns did not prevent him being a frequent visitor at the house; indeed, his lordship never forgot that the young man was his godson and always treated him as kin. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Then the merchant said with great good humor, “And so I have such need of a sharp young man, if he reads and writes.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z “No, no,” he says to a young man. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z On an ornate redwood throne sat a handsome young man. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “For a small monetary donation . . . ’’continued the young man. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z We were into the logistics of how to make copies for workshops when a young man walked in, late. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Inside, the cell where the young man languished was unlit. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z I couldn’t help noticing the staring young man riding at the rear of the tractor, hanging on to a handrail. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Ignatius looked up and saw the young man who had bought his mother’s hat in the Night of Joy. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z From things she heard she learned that the tall man was the sheriff and wanted to question her, and that the young man named Adam was protecting her from the questioning. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I stared at them so intently that I was not aware that the young man was watching me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Mark Antony had studied public speaking in Athens as a young man and had developed a keen appreciation for the Greek customs practiced throughout the region. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z I stared at it, then at the young man holding it. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z The possibility of the young man’s coming to Mrs. Goddard’s that morning, and meeting with Harriet and pleading his own cause, gave alarming ideas. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z The young man suddenly picked up one of Sybil’s wet feet, which were drooping over the end of the float, and kissed the arch. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “Can I help you?” asked the young man who stood behind it. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a huge, photogenic young man of twenty-four. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z I eyed the young man who waited with me. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z In Amarillo the doctor I summoned turned out to be a young man. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Not just a young man—a Candor, dressed in black and white from head to toe. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The young man seemed to find this remark rather baffling. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z The grandmother stares up at the young man. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “Oh, my goodness,” the young man breathed, putting his hand to his throat. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z A young man, about the king’s age, with a thin, pale face, a nose like an eagle’s beak, lank, dark hair, and a weak chin. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z She turns to a young man standing nearby, who Bailey had not even recognized as Poppet’s performance partner. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I’m alone because there’s a young man with blood across his mouth who has taken a few extra steps. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z For another, cigars, with Zooey, were not in any patent way a young man’s affectation. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z “What sort of people will they be, Merlyn?” cried the young man’s voice, unhappily. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I pictured the young man on the Shearwater. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z One of them, I noticed, was the one-eyed young man, who had returned. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z One week in Wethersfield seemed to have changed the dignified young man she had known on shipboard. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z A delicate young man in what looked like a Boy Scout uniform crouched down, reached out his arm, and laid hold of the stern. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z And she said, “No,” and then she said, “You be careful, young man.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z In about four months after I went to New Bedford, there came a young man to me, and inquired if I did not wish to take the “Liberator.” Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1845-05-01T00:00:00Z But upon one form the sunlight fell: a young man upon a white horse. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z But somehow, the young man on the other side of the room had not been part of the recruitment. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Adam was not a young man any more. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z A young man with a London Eye T-shirt, a member of staff, stood at the door beckoning us to come out. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z As the young man listened tears gathered in his eyes and he held his cloak before his face to hide his agitation. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Mostly, I just think Mr. P is a lonely old man who used to be a lonely young man. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Still averted from her, the young man made a sign of affirmation. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z His name is Rufino Puente, and despite the fact that he comes from one of the wealthiest families in Havana, he’s a modest young man. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z And then a young man, the agents clerk in his neat suit and cravat, appeared at her side and asked her to come with him to the agent’s office. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “Well, we’re hesitant to believe these guys. For one, they’ve both tried to implicate innocent parties before. For two, the third young man did not mention you, which, considering the circumstances, is a little odd.” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z As Joe slept, Joyce sat in the bow, studying the face of the young man to whom she had committed herself. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Wrinkled sheets, a smell like skin lotion in the air, and a photograph of a young man—nephew? lover? brother?—on a dressing table. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z One of them was a young man who spoke in a Germanic accent. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She never called me “young man” unless she meant business. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “The leaders forget what they looked like themselves fifteen years ago,” the only young man in the group pronounces. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, I know quite a bit, young man.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Now Wang Lung was the more astonished when he heard this talk, for here was a young man whose life he had not seen, even though it was his own son. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z "One paper stands out from the rest. It is written by a young man who has the gift of interpretation." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z And the young man sneered at Wang Lung and he said, “Ah, that son of my cousin’s needs no leading. He can go alone.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z It didn’t matter who the young man was. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z This was done to the great hilarity of the crowd, but to the increasing resentment of the young man. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z The stranger, a young man wearing a black suit, white shirt, and bow tie, set his briefcase on the bar and asked Shady for a glass of water. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “I placed this young man with you,” she says to me in a terrible quiet voice, “in the hopes that you might provide a civilizing influence. It appears that I was gravely mistaken.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The tunnel angles upward and there’s light at the end, and standing at its mouth, calmly reading a book, is a young man. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Now he had met Ulrike, a lean, angular-faced woman with the body of a young man, who worked at an embassy and seemed determined to sulk her way through her Nigerian posting. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The old man whom he had followed was standing at the bar, having some kind of altercation with the barman, a large, stout, hook-nosed young man with enormous forearms. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Cilia reported to Johnny that Lieutenant Stranger did, indeed, attend Miss Lavinia’s handsome frolic and a more gloomy young man she had never seen. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside a mist, inside a dream, a young man and woman were remade. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Who doesn’t?” said the young man, getting his feet wet. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Finally, muttering curses under his breath, the young man stormed away. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Had you mentioned magic or Faerie to any of them, they would have smiled at you disdainfully, except, perhaps for Mr. Dickens, at the time a young man, and beardless. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The young man’s blue eyes remained open but no longer seemed to be looking at the ordinary things in the room or through the window. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Now he faced the apprentice, who seemed much too calm for a young man who had been through such an ordeal. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z So rare is it to encounter a young man willing to put aside his ego when in need of help, your spirits actually lift a bit as you push the button to comply. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z We leave the young man staring after us. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z The young man suddenly began brushing the cuffs of his trousers with the flat of his hand. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z People were lined up along the road, shouting and waving at us, and one young man, perhaps twelve years old, ran along behind us for several miles. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He seemed a young man, of that age when youth looks its loveliest. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z More like a young man who spent all his time in the library of the university, or the private archives of the local magistrate. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “Alone, always alone,” the young man was saying. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The young man took a bite, and though he smiled, more tears came pouring down his face. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The young man, in his unease, smiled nervously and Malcolm jeered, ‘Look at him laugh. He’s really not laughing, he’s just laughing with his teeth.’ The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “You are a very young man, a very young man indeed, to be in charge of the work entrusted to you,” Burnham said. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Perhaps they only think of him as an ugly young man who was good at games. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Enough sweets for you, young man,” she says. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “You want frozen custard?” asked the keen young man. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “Why, I’d give him five hundred dollars for that ticket! You want to sell that ticket for five hundred dollars, young man?” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z “Now, for the...We would like to ask a young man named Adam Costello to come up in front of the audience.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Stop right there, young man! No weapons inside the Pomerian Line!” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z A young man pulled out a bottle of cognac and twisted the cap. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z A young man with an open face came up to me. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z As I walked into the airport lobby after clearing customs, a big-boned, clean-shaven young man took note of my two huge duffels and approached. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The third picture was of Sergeant Bickle, the woman, and a young man— their son, I figured. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z It was a very young man who had said this, scarcely more than a boy—very dark and sober, very bitter. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z "A young man clambered atop the black metal statue," he recalled, "and attached a rope to Dzerzhinsky, but no amount of pulling would bring down this formidable figure." Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “Breathe deep,” he told Blackborrow as he held it over the young man’s nose. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z I don’t remember a young man stopping us and asking the driver if this was the Khushal School bus. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z A ruddy-faced young man gave an unexpected sweep of his arm, striking me on the side of the head. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z The people listen silent and solemn to the old Shaper’s song on the young man’s lips, and the pyre where the old man lies stands waiting for fire. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z We step away from the garden and see a young man yelling at a guard. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z She said, “Of course, young man, how may I help you?” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z We cant be sure it will be permanint but we are confidant that soon your going to be a very intellijent young man. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Minos, the powerful ruler of Crete, had lost his only son, Androgeus, while the young man was visiting the Athenian King. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He was such a very charismatic young man. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z And I would be killing the young man who carried water for train boilers. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “All right, young man, no more kidding around. How much do I owe you?” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But Van knew Reggie’s reaction was about more than a game— the season-ending loss meant the end of relationships and feeling connected, something the young man seemed to crave. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Once, at his club, he had perked up as a young man talked to some friends about his own parents’ divorce, how he had felt relieved by it, because their unhappiness had been heavy. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The young man pointed to his cheek and smiled. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “This must be the young man who’s causing all the trouble,” he said in Farsi. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “You just moaned. You asked for Dante. He wouldn’t leave. He’s a very stubborn young man.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z At first glance, he looked to be an average, if attractive, young man. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z When she met and married my grandfather—a good-natured young man just out of the navy—she dedicated herself to constructing the perfect family, or at least the appearance of it. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z And when the boy left, my dad said that this boy was becoming a fine young man who could carry himself. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z But no Afghan girl—no decent and mohtaram Afghan girl, at least— queried her father about a young man. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Nergal digs out the plump heart of a freshly killed young man and begins to chew it, letting the blood dribble down his chin. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “That librarian was awful. She always called everyone ‘young lady’ or ‘young man.’ Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “I really like that young man,” Dad says. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z An intensely spiritual young man, Ang Dorje was not one to take such portents lightly. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The young man put on his robe, closed the lapels tight, and jammed his towel into his pocket, He picked up the slimy wet, cumbersome float and put it under his arm. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z The young man with the ruffled collar held about a hundred-foot length of rope in his hands. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z But all they saw for now was a single young man, an apprentice standing at the open gate, his back to the crowd. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “Right here, young man,” Mr. Mwila told him in a voice that said Don’t test me. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Then Father said, “And what have you been up to, young man?” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z As usual, when he came to his picture in the hallway gallery, he had to stop and say, “Now there’s a handsome young man. I wonder who that is.” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z He came around the car and sat docilely by the young man, waiting for his reward. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z There was a slim young man I would one day kill with a hand grenade along a red clay trail outside the village of My Khe. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z After a moment, the young man extends a hand. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z As Salva crouched on the bank and watched, a young man near him plunged into the water. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z At the buffet table, he saw a young man looking with sad disappointment at the cold cuts and pastas. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Though I could invite someone to call me, the only phone number I know by heart is Eric's, the young man on my French tape. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “As for you, young man, I do hope you’ll refrain from knocking another hole in that wall. This building has enough holes as it is.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Late in the afternoon, a young man came up to her, walking with a sort of sideways lurch. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I glanced through the glassless window to see a heavyset, round- faced, tough-looking young man. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z But this young man’s fingers found the place behind the ears Charley delights to have rubbed, and he sighed contentedly and sat down. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Night after night, she was “used” by the young man of the house. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I turned the other way around, and there on the far side of the store was the nervous young man who had come to Phoebe’s house. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z “You want to come with my family,” the young man said. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z The young man studies his baby daughter as he listens to the old woman's story. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Or young man if he was talking to me, which he rarely did. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “I have come back to you as I left: a fool,” the young man said, his voice harsh and thickened. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Directing the proceedings was a slim young man toting a large megaphone. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “There is no need to flatter me, young man,” she said, even though the Grand Elder was much older than she. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “Are you aware that my client witnessed the shooting death of his partner by a young man physically similar to yourself?” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z And the young man twisted over and reached for it at once, but Will flung himself on his back and seized his hair. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now, young man, what can you do to entertain us? Sing songs? Tell stories? Compose sonnets? Juggle plates? Do tumbling tricks? Which is it?” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z I’ve almost given up when I’m waved down by a young man in jeans, a jacket, and a cap on my way home from work one morning at dawn. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z The young man frowned as if trying to remember. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z A young man with round wire glasses walks toward us quickly from the ship’s ramp. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z A young man entered as I dried my hands. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Dave Burdow did not grin; neither did another red-faced young man who had put his foot on the rung of a chair and now leaned forward a little, looking coldly at Jethro. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z A young man rode up to join them. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z As a young man, Blaise invented a mechanical calculating machine, named the Pascaline, which is similar to some of the mechanical calculators that engineers used before the invention of the electronic calculator. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z I had case files on my car seat about Lourida Ruffin and the young man who had been shot in Gadsden. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “It’s very good to have you here, young man. Do sleep well.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z A young man dangled from the end of a rope tied to a beam, his face puffy and blue, the clothes he’d worn on the last day of his life shredded, bloody. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He was a young man, still in his twenties. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He waited some while, then turned, and got up, and went to the young man who stood trembling and dull-eyed before the fire. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Muscle Man is snoring, and the young man who argued with him is chatting quietly with someone else. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z That Prendergast was a troubled young man was clear; that he might be dangerous seemed impossible. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z At all events, I think we can agree that this was an awfully big thought for a young man staring out the window of a patent office in the capital of Switzerland. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “Who is here?” the young man asked, over and over again. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z He rose up onto his knees and found himself face-to-face with a young man with black hair. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z She glanced again at the scratches oh the young man’s smooth brown arm, and quailed for a moment. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z And now the same young man as before came out on the stage and announced, “Wait, everybody! The Moon Lady has consented to grant one secret wish to each person here. ...” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z As George relayed to me some of the requirements made by the young man’s family, he was at pains to point out that the boy was a Swazi prince. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z One young man who made dolls for tourists wanted to make indi'gena queen dolls, and he took my picture to use as a model. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Just as Minerva and I were going to sit down, this young man dashes forward and wipes our seat with his handkerchief. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z MapleG: He's the nice young man who delivers me from place to place around here. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The waiter, who was not a young man, seemed to look for an instant at her pallor and damp brow, then bowed and left. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z All of a sudden, this pleasant and intelligent young man had changed. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The young man, cut and battered, clambered up the step, and saw Will standing above him holding the knife; he stared with a sickly anger and then turned and fled. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z For a time, a free young man striding in breeches and traveling alone. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The young man asked whether it would be possible for him to build his house near the house of his own father, who lived by the Limpopo River. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z In fact the doctor knew a good deal about him and was more grateful to this tall young man than he ever allowed himself to show. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “I hear you had quite a ball game there, young man. Let’s have a look.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Or is he just a young man with needs and no other way to satisfy them? Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “Not at all suitable. Take it away. And you, young man, go home. This is none of your business.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “Is empty. And for you, young man, I make up a bed on sofa. You will be more comfortable than in feather bed. I swear.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z She did not come alone, but had brought her mother with her—promising what spectacle Gabriel could not imagine, nor could he imagine how she had escaped her young man of the evening. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Then we walk over to a young man who has sacks filled with rice and all sorts of uncooked grains. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z He was a passionate and articulate young man with anxiety and fierceness just below the surface. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The young man’s conduct, and his sister’s, seemed the result of real feeling, and she could not but pity them. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z "You are a sensible young man. Where is this revolver of yours?" And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z “Certainly is,” said the young man, winking in a way which he was afraid must look most beastly. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z At the desk sat a young man who looked to be a full- blooded Ceald, with the characteristic ruddy complexion and dark hair and eyes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Sol Bloom, chief of the Midway, emerged from the fair a rich young man. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “See, that’s what terror does to you. I’m thirty-nine, boy. I was a young man till I saw that apparition right there, exactly where you’re standing. Turned me hair white overnight.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z A young man was standing at the opening to the stable, staring straight at them with arms crossed. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z No. Tomás stuck out his hand, palm upward, and the young man dropped the car keys into it. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z One young man had not heard about the boycott and so Tornquist began to explain what was happening. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “He wants to keep his knee. This is a very brave young man. He has been proposed for the silver medal of valor.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Standing on the porch was a young man who looked about seventeen or eighteen, although I am not as good at guessing people’s ages as blind Mrs. Partridge is. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z In a moment, the young man had his hand fastened on the scruff of the cub’s neck and the animal shrank down. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z “My bladder’s about to blow like Mount Saint Helen, you hear me, young man?” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Next to her is a dark-haired young man in a captain's uniform. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The door opens and a young man who must be Cinna enters. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z With the last of her savings she’d headed over to the photography store on West 17th, where a young man sold her film and paper as she tried not to stare at his yarmulke. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Knacks don’t go away so easily as that. When I was growing up in Staup, I knew a young man with a knack. Uncommonly good with plants.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Just before the start of this service, I was informed that, despite a credible eyewitness account, the police department has no intentions of arresting the officer who murdered this young man.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “Nonsense. Does Mrs. Dudley do all your cooking? The asparagus is more than passable. Arthur, let that young man help you to asparagus.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z One assumes that they had not formed any terribly advanced conclusions when, an instant later, a fraught-looking young man rushed in, wordlessly retrieved the head, and rushed out again. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z He was about to leave when a young man walked up and nodded to the broadcaster. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The woman stopped, said: “Why, it seems you just did, young man.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I would see a young man who resembled him, and for a split second I would feel a surge of hope. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z “That the same young man who caused all that trouble last year for cussing someone out?” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z And he licks the hand of the limping young man. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z "She doesn't have any—That is . . . I —" "What is it, young man? Do you know these people?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The young man smiled, placed the hat carefully beneath his trench coat, and left the bar. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Ortiz’s explanation is that Langlotz had bought the sculpture as a very young man, before he acquired much of his formidable expertise. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z He was a nice enough young man—a bit excitable, perhaps. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Crouching in the corner was a young man dressed in civilian clothes. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Without question, I knew that the young man back there was the one sent to the theater. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z I thought about what my uncle’s reply would be to him: “Don’t let them get your hopes up, young man.” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z At the funeral games held in his honor Atalanta appeared among the contestants, and in the wrestling match conquered the young man who was to be the father of Achilles, the great hero Peleus. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z So in a deliberately mild voice, he said: “You know, young man, you can make this much easier on yourself.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Once, one of the warders, a very pleasant young man named Warrant Officer Brand, actually took me to his family’s flat and introduced me to his wife and children. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A young man with a startlingly wizened face. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “Of course,” said the Persson family, and “Lovely to meet you,” and “A very good evening to you, young man.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z He told me to “Take off that hat at the table, young man.” Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z "Let us go, young man," he said angrily. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z It can be imagined how Greece rang with the praises of the young man who had cleared the land of these banes to travelers. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She stood up and led me down the hall to a classroom, where a young man greeted me. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “There’s a nice picture of your young man in there,” she says. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Even as a young man, Newton was impatient with insubstantial questions, such as whether light was “a substance or an accident,” or how gravitation could act over an intervening vacuum. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The door opens, admitting a young man with slanted, angular eyes and black hair. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z ‘Well, men have got the right to risk their lives for things they think worth it. God go with you, my young man. But if they shoot you, remember, I warned you.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Lyddie wanted to ask her if she, too, was going for a factory girl, but she had a young man with her who appeared to be her brother, so Lyddie was hesitant to speak. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z So she wasn’t talking to herself, after all—though from where I was lying, I couldn’t see the young man who’d spoken. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Dear Oskar, While you certainly express yourself like an intelligent young man, without ever having met you, and knowing nothing of your experience with scientific research, Id have a hard time writing a recommendation. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “I’m—I’m so sorry. I was devastated to hear of Travis’s passing. He was a wonderful young man.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z The big young man who belonged to Barrett dodged past the overseer, head down, and was through the door and gone—just that fast. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I was intrigued by this story, so I tracked down the young man from InDC Journal. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z In photos from around this time, Jim appears as a neatly groomed, well-proportioned young man, a few inches shorter than Farmer, with jet-black hair swept into a knife-like wave and wire-rimmed glasses over narrow eyes. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z She made an effort to speak calmly: “He said Mister. Didn’t you, young man? Anyway, my name’s not Bloomburg.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “Take my advice and stay clear of them, young man.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, I never considered . She took a sip of her tea. “Stephen is a lovely young man. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Excuse me, Sophia Morales, NBC News. Is it true that this department is responsible for the death of this young man’s father?” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “Ah, just the young man I wanted to see,” he said, his face illuminated by candlelight. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z A helmet and a sword could do wondrous things to a young man’s temperament. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Remember the young man standing outside the subway in protest? Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “He says he put a sign on the door,” the young man says. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Derby looked at his son with pride, but the young man had his dark eyes on the terrified African girl. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Alexander rode up: a young man; nondescript face but very capable. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But he was a serious young man, perhaps too serious at times. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The young man’s head was wrenched sideways, not quite facing the flowers, and even in the shade a single blade of sunlight sparkled against the buckle of his ammunition belt. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The young man shrugged and called out to the others. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Without a moment’s hesitation, the young man’s left arm shot up and pointed to the open field just beyond the wall at the end of our street. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Owens said, “Mistress Owens and I spent our lives wishing that we had a child. I do not believe that we could have ever had a better young man than you, Bod.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z “He was alone,” as James Joyce wrote of Stephen Dedalus, his artist as a young man. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a painting of a young man and woman in ancient Greek attire, both brandishing swords. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z When Grandpa-down-the-hill was a young man, there’d been herds of livestock spread across the mountain, and they were tended on horseback. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Just about that time, a young man called Marc Cusano got a job looking after the chimps. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z The carpetbag was whisked inside by a young man who appeared from nowhere. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z The last time this young man had seen her outside the Night Zoo’s walls, she’d been a runaway. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The young man ruffles the big bucket head, holds the old dog close to his breast. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z In the lobby was a reception desk, with a handsome young man standing behind it. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Miss Grybas was sure the young man who had lived next door to her would send a letter. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “As a young man I dedicated my entire life to basketball, and you know what basketball does for me now?” he says. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Are you serious, young man? What on earth could you be protesting?” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z We heard the clanking of the drabware behind us, and turned, startled, to confront a young man of fashionable dress and perhaps twenty summers. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Windy waited there and another young man was with him. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “Chances are, one of us is a spy anyway,” the young man says contemptuously. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He went out of the room calling "Ewing!" and returned in a few minutes accompanied by an embarrassed, slightly worn young man with shell-rimmed glasses and scanty blonde hair. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z When he was a young man, our beloved leader, Chairman Mao, had risked his life to go to the mines of Anyuan by himself to establish a revolutionary base there. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Early in his career Owen used his influence at the Zoological Society to blackball a young man named Robert Grant whose only crime was to have shown promise as a fellow anatomist. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “What would your mother say. A young man naturally gets into scrapes, but to be arrested on foot by a country policeman. What did they think he’d done, Gerald?” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Standing in the threshold of the Black House was a young man in jeans and a denim shirt. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She was aware at every step of the young man who strode behind her with a trunk balanced easily on each shoulder. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z After Lio had left, Mama would say, “What a refined young man.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The young man swings his sword at the air. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “But perhaps not as taken with the young man as you would have the country believe,” he says. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “He calls me young man. Like, How was your school year, young man?” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z “Yeah. When that muck fire kicks up, it can be a real stinkaroo. Hello, young man.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He takes a step closer and shouts, "Answer me, young man! What is the idea of running off like that?" Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, he worked here for a while. A talented young man.” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z When she met the young man, who was a student and who loved her very much, she was very cruel to him. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z The photographer flipped the monitor around for us to see the portrait, and I was no longer seeing myself as a boy, but a young man—fifteen, maybe even sixteen. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “Hit him,” said the young man to the person on Shadow’s left. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “And now to this tall young man. Your name, sir?” she asked Connor. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z At one point I noticed a young man enter and stand at the threshold, casting his eye about the crowd. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z “I do hope my scar does not bother you, young man,” Mr. Katz said, as though he had only just become aware of my stare. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The guard was a young man; they should have sent a grizzled old warrior. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “I still need to know which young man hid frogs in my piano! Jojo, was it you?” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z What were nine miles to a young man?—An hour’s ride. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z When they finished their noodles, the young man said his family’s apartment was just around the corner, but that he was embarrassed to greet his parents wearing threadbare clothes. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z "What do you mean, picked up? He was a nice young man, and it just so happens that he had a baby daughter born the same time as my little Cuquita." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z That young man had a way of looking as though he knew some secret jest that only he was privy to; Catelyn had never liked it. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They both watched with amusement as the young man’s lovesick gaze followed Claire, who was helping with the flowers. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z A young man I hadn’t seen before popped his head into the room, then popped back out. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Trabb’s boy—Trabb’s overgrown young man now—went before us with a lantern, which was the light I had seen come in at the door. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z A young man in boots, corduroys, and a red and black checked mackinaw climbed out and strode near. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z O'BRIEN Do you consider him an honest young man? Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z He moved sideways between the young man and the sun, so that his antagonist had to squint and blink. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “I fainted after a time,” said the young man. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The young man led the blind man off into the bush. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z It was evident that the young man was now reaching some sort of decision, for he abruptly took his foot down from the railing. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Like Mr. Clutter, the young man breakfasting in a cafe called the Little Jewel never drank coffee. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “Look. Now it’s just a little rundown concern with a few outlets. Your daughters are disillusioned. I’m disillusioned. That young man you fired is disillusioned.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z We didn’t ’ave these bleeding liters when I was a young man.” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The boy could not pardon the mistakes his father had made as a young man, and he was even less willing to pardon the attempt at concealment. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “There are wonderful opportunities for advancement, wonderful plans for the alert young man. The salary may soon change.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He waved to a young man they passed and called out, “Ugly as usual, Rogbert!” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z “He’s a young boy not out of college yet. And you make people nervous, young man,” she said—most equably, for her. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z “And how was school today, young man?” his grandma asked. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z The young man explained that he had seen the old man living in a bush not far away. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z A young man at the end of the table grinned. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The harried young man rose on one elbow with alacrity as they approached. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “Not up? On a day like this,” the young man said. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Ever since the young man had been chased away by the owner, he had become a hero. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Lowell dabbled in astronomy as a young man, went to Harvard, secured a semi-official diplomatic appointment to Korea, and otherwise engaged in the usual pursuits of the wealthy. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Watch yourself, young man,” said Granddad, sharp and sudden. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z “Excuse me, young man,” said one of the men. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z “Why did I ever stop to talk to you, you maniac?” the young man asked in a vicious and breathless whisper. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z As a young man, I marveled at the stupidity and hypocrisy of the mortal age. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “Oh! when a gallant young man, like Mr. Frank Churchill,” said Mr. Knightley dryly, “writes to a fair lady like Miss Woodhouse, he will, of course, put forth his best.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z “Mind your manners, young man,” the mom said with her eyebrows raised. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z A handsome young man with long, thick hair stares back from the porch. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z The blind man said nothing for a few moments, but it was clear to the young man that he was thinking. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Images appeared, including Georges Melies himself, as a young man, dressed in a fake white beard and a black cape covered with stars and moons. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z “Where did that young man put my bags?” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Renowned educator Horace Mann saw phrenology as “the guide to philosophy and the handmaiden of Christianity,” and Horace Greeley of “Go West, young man” fame advocated phrenology tests for all railroad engineers. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The young man knelt down and took the King’s hand. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Her son, who was now a young man, stood in awe as he looked at the completed piece. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “You’re nice young man but your father, he’s crazy. Not welcome anymore.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z A young man in a beret and military fatigues knelt on one knee in the grass, holding a Russian assault rifle, watching us with mild interest. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When they reached Mr. Roberts’s classroom, they saw him on the floor, his mouth on some kid’s face, then pulling away, his hands on the young man’s chest, pumping up and down. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z As they walked up toward the house Jody noticed again that Gitano’s body was as straight as that of a young man. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z “Study hard, young man,” said the passenger, bending down to look through the driver’s window. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “Ask him for yourself, my father,” replied the young man. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z The mother studies the young man a moment. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z "What are you doing here, young man?" she yelled. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Far worse was his deliberately slaying a good friend in order to avenge an insult offered him by the young man’s father, King Eurytus. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Hans, the young man from Berlin, was full of wit. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z She cried, but not because the young man apologizing had reached her but rather because his words, hollow to her, could not bring Keith back. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “Now,” he pursued, “you remember what you’ve undertook, and you remember that young man, and you get home!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Through my tears, I see a young man with a red armband beside the official. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z There’s a student of my father’s, a young man from India who’s here to study insects and who’s never seen snow before. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Farmer stops a young man on a motorbike and asks if he’d give one of our party, the pharmacist, a lift to Cange. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “You get in there and answer that question for yourself, young man. I called you twenty minutes ago. Is our house about to burst into flames while we’re standing out here?” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z That’s when the bell above the door jangled and a young man entered. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z This made a deep impression on the young man, who immediately saw the power and simplicity of the Sun-centred model of the Universe. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Outwardly, Hickock seemed to one and all an unusually untroubled young man. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Goddard nodded to the muscle-bound Scythe in orange, who then approached the young man, reached up, and touched his cheek. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I could see a young man behind the wheel, grinning at me. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The other young man, dressed more casually, had curly red hair like the sailor who had taught her words. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the blind man raised his head, and it seemed to the young man as if the unseeing eyes were staring right into his soul. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z From a window, the tall young man known as Leader looked down and watched the slow and cheerful pace of Village, of the people he loved, who had chosen him to rule and guard them. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z “Hello, young man,” was all the general said, leaning with both hands on his cane, looking at Sohrab the way one might study a bizarre decorative item at someone’s house. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z When my father, Trywell, was a young man, he was quite famous. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z Gary approached the young man behind the counter and pulled a fat, intricately tooled wallet from his pocket. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z One afternoon, Rodriguez recalls, six migrants along the tracks asked a young man from the neighborhood for some money. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z And then, despite his initial prickliness, the young man warmed to the old-timer, and the two engaged in a long conversation. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z As a young man he’d had half his stomach surgically removed, and now after dinner always drank a Pepsi-Cola to help digest his meal. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z When my father was a young man, he often went hunting with his father. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z “I am,” the young man murmured dreamily, his gaze still fixed on the water. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Of course,” the young man said in a voice heavy with boredom. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z "Doctor Deere is a brilliant young man," she explained for Flora Baumbach's ears. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “Connor, was this you? Did you mess up the couch? You’re old enough to clean after yourself, young man. Put them back.” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The young man went into the trader’s house as though he owned it and returned, lugging Joao’s easy chair. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes. Yes, I do,” said the young man. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Many years ago, the southern newspaperman Hodding Carter told the story of how as a young man he served on a jury. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z He was more sure of himself than I’d thought it possible for a young man to be, but I resisted him. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z And he said, “So, what have you been up to today, young man?” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z On the fourth night a young man in Barrack 17 shot his wife and then himself while they lay in bed together—somehow he had smuggled in a gun. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He was surprised, therefore, to find someone already in the steaming water, a young man who introduced himself as Alex. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Bobby gave Michael lessons, and the young man went on to become an international grandmaster some eight years later, perhaps inspired by his meeting with the world’s greatest player. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z She didn't even look at the boy with the red curls, or for that matter the young man leaning against Ida's table. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “Move! Move!” a young man called, and Moss and many of the others in the classroom got out of their seats. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I happen to be the young man's godfather. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z The young man standing before her was tall, lean in build. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z A pale young man made his way forward, very nervously. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z "I must have a stimulant, young man. A little whiskey." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z A young man wearing glasses and pajamas and no slippers lunged into the room with his mouth open. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z And yet the world it constructs . . . lowering in pitch and warping as the batteries die, the lesson slowing as though the young man is exhausted, and then it stops. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z She was not there, but in a corner sat Russell, the young man who had been campaigning around the village, begging the Eskimos to vote “No” on requests for liquor licenses by the local restaurants. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sorry,” said the peculiar young man, in a deep, deep voice, embarrassed. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Farmer asked the young man if he disliked his TB medicines. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Then a young man no older than twenty, dressed in a military uniform, looked my way and said a soft hello. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Nixon walked in and sat in the seat that had been his when he’d served in the House as a young man. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z As she handed the young man his cup, she tenderly straightened his hair in a motherly gesture as she propped up his head. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Willie has become a sturdily built young man with a movie star smile and a precisely trimmed goatee. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Goldman said that he was a troubled young man looking for a cause to join. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z “Are you okay, ladies? Sir?” the young man asked as he peered at the body of the drowned man sitting propped against the glass of the back window. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I open the door to a cluster of people- young, younger than I am, and all sporting factionless armbands—gathered around a young man on the ground. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Malcolm has never even been in a fight before, even though many paint him to be a violent young man because he’s six feet tall, black, and close to two hundred pounds. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z He straightened out, became a fine young man, and he fought in Vietnam. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The young man clicked his lighter open, lit a Salem, and clicked it closed. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m nearing the young man, reaching down to help him, when he drags himself up to his knees and trains his gun on my head. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z President Morgan tried to calm Reggie, but the young man was inconsolable, turning inward. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “Don’t ever lose that, George, and I know you’ll turn into a fine young man.” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z “Regardless of what you may think, young man,” she said. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z There was almost nothing anyone could do for him, but Dr. McIlroy massaged the young man’s feet, trying to restore the circulation. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z A young man was staring down at me, his face alluring in the same animal way as his feet. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Afternoon, young man,” he said, with an avuncular chuckle, as he passed Shadow. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “Is he the young man who stepped in?” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z A young man walks in, and it is quiet enough that I can hear his footsteps. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z And sure enough, a big, comfortable-looking woman appeared, leading a fat old horse, and at her side was a young man almost as beautiful as Jesse. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Though for what, exactly, he couldn’t say, unless it was for hair the color of a young man’s name. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The door was opened by a young man wearing army pants and a pajama shirt. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Xan could feel a little rattle, deep inside the young man’s chest—the precursor to loss. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Except for Mr. Schmitt’s cousin, a stocky redheaded young man with blotchy freckles, there was no one working in the store that day but Mr. Schmitt. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside, a young man watches, one hand in his pocket, the other holding a glass. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Ogden hurtled up the path and erupted onto the main lane, his arms over his head, where he collided with the glossy chestnut horse ridden by a very handsome, dark-haired young man. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Often a young man would be waiting to walk home with Mala, but sometimes Mala would let me walk home with her, for her room was not far from the widows’ house. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z It was clear Jackson was the sort of young man who considers himself rather smarter than he is, and who is naturally cruel but thinks himself a decent fellow. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “You sly creature! Of course we meant the young man,” exclaimed Miss Belle, laughing. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “You know, I’m not as stupid as you may think, young man,” she said. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z The young man opened the door of a parked car. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Odysseus was helping prepare breakfast when the young man appeared at the door. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Stand by your loose words, young man, or you may not have a pleasant journey home.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The villagers remembered Matty as a fun-loving young man who had been destroyed when he fought the evil, unknowable forces that had menaced the village in those harsher times, seven years earlier. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z "Yes, you are my fate, young man. Only you can tell me what it really is. Do you understand?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The young man is biting his lip and staring. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z I look over, thinking it must be Keenan, but instead see a young man with a somewhat bemused expression on his face. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Bewildered, the young man pursued: “What has faith done for the black man?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead of a frightened gawky girl and a young and doomed bridegroom, there were a handsome young man and a happy and beautiful bride. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z This boy is more of a young man. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “Gabriel?” the young man in the tuxedo asked, leaning forward to peer into the car again. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The music-master was a young man, thin and clean, whose bright silk waistcoats belied the gravity of the rest of his vesture, which was black and brown. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The young man said that he was happy to do this, but that he had no house of his own. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry, young man, but visitations are restricted to immediate family.” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He described Haupt as a "drugstore cowboy," which was slang for a young man who hangs out on street corners or drugstores. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z A weak, watery moon filtered through the clouds and revealed a young man sitting on the topmost of thirteen stone steps that led into the water. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z For the tall young man with the gay laugh, and the merry whistle, had been replaced by a hostile stranger, who glared at her as he said, “You just start and see.” Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z One was an embarrassingly young man with a face no older than the boys' faces at school on top of a large, muscular man's body. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z If a sentence starts with there, its real subject follows the verb, as in: There was a young man from Darjeeling. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t you worry yourself. We will edit this to make you sound like the absolutely brilliant young man you are.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “Just smile and walk on through, like the upstanding young man you are.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “And cheaper! When 1 was a young man, mild beer—wallop, we used to call it— was fourpence a pint. That was before the war, of course.” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The other Elders stared at the young man with unhinged jaws, like a council of snakes. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The young man had been the first admirer, but she trusted there was no other hold, and that there would be no serious difficulty, on Harriet’s side, to oppose any friendly arrangement of her own. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Dimitri crushed the program he was carrying into a wadded ball, and tossed it at the young man. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z "It's our river tool" the young man counters. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z He had been helpful and patient: a young man to an old woman. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Frankly, I’d just as soon not go into details,” said the young man. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Tired out, the young man sank into a chair, his fair, bandaged, aching head in his hands. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z A man comes who owns a store that sells cars and wants to train one young man to be a mechanic. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Another was of a disconcertingly calm young man whose upper body appeared to be swarming with bees. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z ‘How come you here?’ the young man asked. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z One young man had taught me how to put a sticker on the ceiling. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The young man jerked up, blinking, confused, the crystal of his order swinging wildly on its silver chain. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Zooey turned and looked at her, and—unpredictable young man—made a very dour face, as though he had suddenly eschewed any and all forms of levity. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z “So, young man,” Grandma said to the boy. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The young man was as kind as his cherubic face suggested. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Minerva and I giggled so hard, I started choking on a cashew, and the young man smiled away, thinking he had said something very clever! In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “You can’t ‘take a stroll’ through data,” the young man says. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The hilarious grown-up comments he made when a child and the cavalierlike courage he showed when he was a young man and went to find, then kill, if he was lucky, his father. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The young man didn’t answer, he simply took my sleeve between his fingers and examined it closely. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z "The young man is a genius," Grim is saying. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z The lieutenant who was their guide was a dapper young man named Pitzer, who liked to gossip, to show that he was privy to great secrets. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sir, from now on, you will be informed about how this young man is doing,” Leslie said. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The young man was eager to get to know his new brother-in-law and so he asked him if he would like to go hunting with him. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Such was the wondrous power of this disdainful young man. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He waits, a plump young man with the eyes of a hurt puppy, glancing from his watch to his newspaper to the clock on the wall. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “Upon my word,” she cried, “the young man is determined not to lose any thing for want of asking. He will connect himself well if he can.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Then, “It was an honor to be your guardian, young man.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z The young man from whom he'd taken the mazer was a small, one-eyed youth—he wore a patch over his other eye. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z He was a quiet young man who warmed his sense of failure to his bosom. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z But science was not considered a valuable use of any young man’s time, and his headmaster admonished him for not paying more attention to his math or his Latin. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The young man was still standing several feet away from her; now one of his eyebrows rose. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z A slim, dead, dainty young man of about twenty. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Arthur made no comment, and the young man resumed his story. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z One night Werner and Jurta tune in to a scratchy broadcast in which a young man is talking in feathery, accented French about light. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “That doesn’t sound like the answer of an intelligent young man,” Ali said. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z When a young man buys a five-dollar bouquet, is it for his sweetheart, a sick friend, his mother? How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The truth of her words strike Dedd as she remembers how she stood back and watched the young man open the back door for whoever wanted to sit by him. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The peculiar-looking young man had said nothing, but now he started to hum to himself, a deep, melodic, bass humming that made the interior of the car vibrate and rattle and buzz. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z After arguing with her mother and father for two straight days, she rejected the young man’s proposal. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z The young man was uncomfortable with Big Ma’s pleading and apologizing and said again, “It was an accident, ma’am.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “Arcadio is a serious man now,” she said, “and very brave, and a fine-looking young man with his uniform and saber.” One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “When you were a young man we were all living in the tree- tops,” said the barman, with a glance at the other customers. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z There the young man—better known as Fibonacci—learned mathematics from the Muslims and soon became a good mathematician in his own right. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The elegant young man spilled his daiquiri on his bottle-green velvet jacket. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m fixing to see about supper. You want to join us, young man?” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “The young man has some respect. Maybe you can learn something from him, Dante.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z The spotty young man bought half a kilo of apples and some soda water, said his name was Zbyszek Kurowski, and asked me to eat with him in a restaurant. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z "I think," he said, thoughtfully, raising his voice, "it was because I felt even as a young man that your people were somehow closely connected with my destiny. Do you understand?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z There was something in Baird’s past, when he was a young man. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “Such a self-righteous young man,” she cooed, and he poked her leg. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He was vaguely aware of this particular young man, who had built a reputation during basic training as a thoroughly eager warrior, ready to kill and businesslike every bit of the time. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z In the center of the room is a lab table with a computer and a microscope, and a young man with slicked-back blond hair. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z As Jule exited one shop, a young man stepped out of the place opposite. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “Did you see a young man with blue eyes? About your age? We call him Leader.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z This seemed to catch the young man off guard; his expression changed entirely. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “Do you want to keep your knee, young man?” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z When Hannah spoke, the dæmon flowed over to the young man, who picked her up. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z She sat looking down at her folded hands, reluctant to lift her eyes to the young man who sat on the bench across the wide hearth. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “I suspect it’s a special greeting from that young man you ignore most of the time. After all, it is a special day.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The young man looked up and down the street. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Ignatius glared at the young man’s tawny velvet jacket and mauve cashmere sweater and the wave of blond hair that fell over the forehead of his sharp, glittering face. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t worry, young man, I’m not angry,” he said. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Up until this point, the most the quiet young man had said about the accident and his feelings was to the probation officer, Kaylene Yonk. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He waved to a young man at the back of the house. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Ash dismounted and led Saerla toward the line of hunting horses, where she found a young man dressed in brown with a dark green armband. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z That young man had noticed nothing until instead of the old beggar a majestic-looking person returned to him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He watched them place all extra baggage, all blankets, all kitbags, and post one lone guard—a frail young man who looked genuinely ill, who sagged against the fence. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘My mother played on the floor of this kitchen. My grandfather was but a young man when he built this house, and I, a grandson, have better right to it doubtless than an elder brother.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The guard has a son twenty-three years old, and the slaying impels the young man to go to the United States. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Xan could see the memory lodged in the young man’s heart. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The pale young man replied, “Bless you, my child.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z There were many people very glad to see Cabot Searcy—who had begun his college years as a charming, friendly, and polite young man—leaving for good. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z “I really must run,” the young man sighed. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He sings about a young man who decides to leave his family’s farm and go to the city to make his fortune. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z But as I shifted, I became aware that the one-eyed young man was staring right at me. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z One of them was the young man known only as Ryan, who, along with Walter Merrithew, had been trapped inside the demolished Number 3 freight house. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Why bother with driving lessons, her mother said, anyone as pretty as you can always find a handsome young man to chauffeur you. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z "And how do you intend to do that, young man?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “Oh, my goodness,” the young man laughed in short, merry, childish breaths that made his downy jacket quiver. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Pacioli was not only a friend of Leonardo but also of Alberti, with whom he stayed for some months as a young man. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z ‘We’ll drink to Goblin. Pot-boy, give that tankard to this young man. You know, of course, there’s no real cure for a horse that shies as badly as that?’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z But worst of all, he carried inside him the memory of a young man with an old man’s mouth. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a young man, almost a boy, with a half-formed, immature face and a lank mop of hair. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The butterfly was making its way along the young man’s forehead, which was spotted with small dark freckles. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I was as strong and as healthy as I’d been as a young man. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Who is this young man who is seeing her niece? How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I take it from her, glance at the young man holding a little girl on his shoulders and at the woman standing by his side. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Ned knew that she and a young man had begun courting, and he believed her tears must have resulted from something he had said or done. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Venus was interested in something that seldom came her way, a new kind of lover, and she determined to help a young man who could be enamored and yet original. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Although I had no doubts about the young man, I asked my friend and legal adviser George Bizos to be a stand-in for me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The young man had put his glass down, just in front of his rubber boots, and leaned toward them, his elbows on his knees, as if he was about to confess something. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Through the years she had watched Gabe grow from a mischievous boy into this quiet young man who now seemed to have a mission she didn't understand. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z How could this young man sustain another disappointment? A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z And indeed, he did grow into a handsome, muscular young man. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The older man does not know how tough it is to be a Mexican immigrant in the United States now, tougher than any young man who ever left Huamuxtitlan would admit. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z So Joe splashed over and fastened onto the bottle, tipping it to his lips while the old man squinted his eyes and watched eagerly, nodding happily as the young man drank. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z A young man stepped forward into the ring of trainees and presented himself to the sergeant, bowing slightly before saluting and calling out loudly, “Sir!” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Despite the small crowd, a young man rushed into the train car, promptly dumping half of his drink on Javier’s shirt. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z For all she knew, this big young man smiling at her with such cordiality might be a sheriff—or— “Do you know who that is?” she asked. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The young man informed Michaux that he had the back rent money, but would turn it over only after certain repairs were made. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Within an hour after arriving in Shali- mar, a young man had tried to kill him in public. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z In the boxcar, Shin befriended a young man of about twenty who said he was headed home to Gilju, a city of sixty-five thousand people on the main rail line to Chongjin. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z She watched sadly as her sisters vanished into the night sky, leaving her alone with the young man, a cob of corn still clutched in her delicate hand.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z A young man immediately approached Charlotte, bowed, and asked her to dance. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Here you are, young man. Thank you so much for your help. Have a blessed day.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z As Mae and Tuck rolled past, the young man grinned and said to the driver of the Hudson, who lounged at the wheel, “Looky there. In from the country for a big time.” Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I was waiting for Phoebe to tell her about seeing the nervous young man at the drugstore, but Phoebe didn’t mention it. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z He says there’s many a young man that was hanged and now moldering in a lime pit that would be glad to rise up and dance the Irish dance. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z An innocent young man is now a criminal mind, having nightmares of murders every single time. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “Is this the young man you saw, Miss?” he said. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z “But I’ve heard all about you, Percy Jackson. Oh, yes, the young man who saved Olympus. And his faithful sidekick, Annabeth Chase.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He would call the young man, he figured, sooner or later. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z "He's old physically, but ideologically he's a vigorous young man. He can be depended upon in the most precarious circumstance." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you could see that far—which you can’t—you’d see a hole in the deck between the shoes of the big young man, the one with the bow.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z An admittedly short though pleasant-looking young man against a scrawny, pimply, 4-F boy with circles under his eyes like a hungry wolf. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Only then did I notice a young man lying in the bed, his eyes closed and mouth slightly open, half-hidden behind a lace curtain. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z As I think about my impetuous brother, I can imagine him being that young man who made a run for the forest, doing everything he possibly could to try to survive. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z “But, Lance—” “It is what the Round Table is for, isn’t it?” shouted the young man. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The year before that, a young man’s forehead was beaten in with a metal tube. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “Have that young man bring extra blankets from one of the other rooms.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Something tells her Sonia will be happy with this boy—quickly she corrects herself—this young man. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “Because there is talk among the citizens. It is shameful for a young man to die while drunk.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z But the young man had evidently not heard the question. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m saying that this young man may have an idea that we would do well to listen to.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z One old man grills sausages with the help of one young man with wild hair. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z He saw the god “like a young man at the age when youth is loveliest,” as Homer says. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I noticed the tall, slender, good-looking young man. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Reilly paid with two of the bills the young man had given her and, as she swayed past Miss Lee, she said, “We know when we not wanted. We can take our trade elsewheres.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Her favorite story was about Kathleen, a pretty girl of sixteen who was betrothed to the village baker's son, a handsome young man with jet-black hair and smiling brown eyes. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Lloyd is a quiet young man in school who could do a lot more things if he would believe in himself. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Davy might have done far more, but unfortunately as a young man he developed an abiding attachment to the buoyant pleasures of nitrous oxide. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The young man looked back once, unable to resist, but the princess didn’t notice. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z “Hello, young man,” my father says like it’s the 1950s. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z With that she departed, leaving the young man full of ardor and decision, all his former uncertainty and hesitation gone. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone knew the Zeitouns, all of them hardworking and quick, and they all knew Abdulrahman, the eighth-born, a young man who wanted to know everything and who feared no kind of labor. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “That’s right, young man,” Garret Charles says, and then squints at the boy’s number, pinned to his stupid hip, and whispers something to Monica. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “And I wasn’t talking to you, young man,” said the Starling, hopping down on to the window-sill. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z She said, “Nicholas Allen, I have enjoyed having you as a student. Now you go out there and have a wonderful summer. And I expect to hear remarkable things about you, young man. ” Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Hearing nothing but slow, measured breathing, the young man walked softly to stand beside the bed and bent over the sleeping man. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Everything all right, young man?” called Mr. Nabu. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Both avatars looked Japanese, and they bore a striking resemblance to one another, like snapshots of the same young man taken five years apart. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The young man gazed at the empty impression on the shore and at the rolled embroidery in his hand. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z We had come to stand near the piano now, where an intense young man questioned me about various leaders of the Harlem community. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, no. No. I couldn’t do that,” said the young man. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z A young man had been found dead nearby, his body bruised and bitten. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I know that one would rather not think so, but this young man is typical. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z “This must be it,” said the first young man to the other. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z “Your father has many good qualities,” she said to me, “but he’s not the most stable role model for a young man like yourself. He’d be the first to admit it, Noah.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The young man sighed and shook his head. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “I always forget. Children are capable of such open rudeness. That’s all right, young man, I won’t hold it against you. We need students who aren’t afraid to speak the truth. What is your name?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The man on my left, a small young man with delicate hands, wasn’t saying anything. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z Siddhartha said: 'You know, my friend, that even as a young man, when we lived with the ascetics in the forest, I came to distrust doctrines and teachers and to turn my back on them. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z The young man ascended to his mother’s room. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z When he reached his trap, the young man saw that he had caught a small bird. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z She'd kept the majority of her opponents cowering behind their barricades until the last few minutes of the event, when a young man in a floppy hat decided to make a run for it. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Many years earlier he’d been a young man behind the wheel, momentarily distracted, with a life hanging in the balance. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He was a powerfully built young man, and was finished with school at fourteen. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Barack and I shook the young man’s hand, snapped a few pictures, and gave our daughter a hug before sending them on their way. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z A young man drove the second wagon, a redheaded fellow with Irish features. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “I asked you a question, young man. Why am I so stupid? Didn’t she get that little book out of her college library, or what?” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z That is the way it usually goes in stories: the young man has to prove his dedication to the old hermit in the woods before he’s taken under his wing. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Whenever I screw up or mouth off, I miraculously become a young man. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he read that Proteus wanted the young man killed. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t talk to me about fair, young man. Don’t get me started on that one.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z On the verso was an illustration of a centaur colt—Apple, I was sure—nuzzling a young man—Char. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The door of the helicopter opened, and out stepped, first a fair and ruddy-faced young man, then, in green velveteen shorts, white shirt, and jockey cap, a young woman. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z One young man who had not done particularly well in my class came running up to me on campus. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z “For your information, young man, I’m not going to take any answer of any kind from that child today,” Mrs. Glass said, rallying. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z A young man started following us around, saying Minerva was the most beautiful woman he’d ever seen. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z My head turned, and I stared at the young man. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “But this young man has made a good start, a very good start indeed.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z What I saw of Frank was an extremely mild-mannered young man, even when he was drinking beer, which he did a lot. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z A young man with headphones, low jeans, and underwear showing. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z “Well, you came off like a sensible young man,” she replied. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Arthur was a young man, just on the threshold of life. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I saw, two rows ahead of us, a young man with his arm around his girl, and I wanted to put my arm around Miss Kinnian. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, we’re planning to,” the young man said with a bright smile. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The young man slowed to a halt in a little settlement to let me out. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “It seems strange that a young man like you would get into trouble.” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Ignatius rose to his feet and stabbed the young man in the chest with his plastic cutlass. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The young man took the locket and left, smothering his resentment. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He asked the young man in charge if he could leave some papers with him. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The teacher of Latin was a pale intense young man who had failed in divinity school and yet had enough education to teach the inevitable grammar, Caesar, Cicero. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The young man could station himself by a certain park gate as Theresa strolled down a path some hundred feet away, carrying a parasol. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you’re the real Roy,” the doctor said, “then who was that young man in the bed, and where did he go? I want the truth.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Beside me was a young man with spots on his chin that must have been difficult to shave around. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z It was the first time she had ever spoken to a young man. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z All eyes turned to the young man sitting in the second row of the courtroom. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z The young man turned to the back of the magazine, put it down on the table and pointed with his finger. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z “Can you imagine a wight?” said the young man. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z "This defendant acted with the thought and cunning of an adult! Consequently he is to be sentenced as an adult. Without exception this precocious young man has long since outgrown his youth." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z Dede had looked at her husband, a long look as if she could draw the young man of her dreams out from the bossy, old-fashioned macho he’d become. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Years later, when Esther and Royal and Deborah were dead, and Gabriel was leaving the South, people remembered this sermon and the gaunt, possessed young man who had preached it. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z A young man with a marvelous wide mustache said, “General Pender begs to report the enemy is falling back.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And then he said, “Right, young man, I think you’ve done enough adventuring for one day.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z "Look at that," the grandmother says to the young man at her side, who is looking at the baby in the neighboring cradle. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The young man bent and picked the cub up. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Aron’s training in worldliness was gained from a young man of no experience, which gave him the ability for generalization only the inexperienced can have. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z One slaver in particular, a young man with sideburns in a dark suit and a bowler hat, seemed to be staring directly at Magdalys as he charged, six-shooter raised. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “Do you know the young man?” said I. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z The chiefs were unconvinced, and clearly thought I was a hotheaded young man who would get himself in trouble. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The chief spent a day discussing the house and the marriage with the young man and then sent him on his way. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The young man was wearing a black T-shirt and blue jeans, and his hands were stuffed into his pockets. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z About two minutes pass, and a young man wearing chinos and a blue dress shirt with a loud tie comes out of a corridor and walks right over to Alicia. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “He’s not feeling well,” Velia explained, getting between the young man and the car door just in time to prevent a catastrophe. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z He bowed to Father Cham, who drew a braided strand from his robe and tied it around the young man's wrist. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z About fifteen feet forward-ship from the first row of deck chairs, and eighteen or twenty rather sun-blinding feet overhead; a young man was steadily watching him from the Sports Deck railing. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z He was an extremely shy, gentle young man of twenty-two or -three, a law student at N.Y.U., and altogether a very memorable person. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z A growl from Pantalaimon prompted her, and just briefly she saw someone there on the very top, looking down over the battlemented rim, and not a child either, but a young man, with curly hair. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The young man in 7A peers over the top of the seat. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z "I'm ready, young man," Mr. Norton said, his voice a whisper. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z But the young man paid no attention to me and walked off the stage. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Ignatius cried, scraping the cutlass across the young man’s chest. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Kwadzo, a young man known in the village as a fierce hunter, pulled angrily at his shackles, his wrists already bleeding as he fought their restraint. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Now the young man had waited patiently enough for his father’s anger to pass, for he had something to say, and this Wang Lung saw clearly when he shouted, “What would you have me do?” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z She would never have seen Gabe again, would not have watched him grow into the lively young man he had become. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Instead there was a man, a young man, he couldn’t have been more than twenty. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z He studied theoretical physics and threw himself body and soul into work on entropy, a process at the heart of thermodynamics, which seemed to hold much promise for an ambitious young man.* A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “Don’t you roll your eyes at me, young man,” the old woman huffed. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z All I said to Minou was “I like that young man.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The young man appeared to call for a servant, but then put the book down and came to the door himself. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I altered my clothes and became again the slim young man. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “The Long Knives are digging holes, piling saddles and boxes, anything they can,” the young man reported. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z He rolled down the window and called out across the intersection, “Hey, young man!” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Also there had been talk about a girl called Liouare, the daughter of the Bari of Sanam, with whom the young man was supposed to be having an affair. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The young man glanced down to the Chartres Street end of the alley. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a small maroon motor truck with the name in gilt letters on the sides and the man making preparations to wash it wasn’t Frank, the nice young man with rosy cheeks. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “But why, my father?” urged the young man. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z “It’s them, all right,” said the second young man. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z The door swings open to reveal a young man dressed in black, with dark hair that falls over his eyes. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z “To me it looks like this young man was harassing you, sir,” the black one says, still looking at Daddy. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z They took the girl to where the young man was sitting on a small rock and showed him to her. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z He recognized Lieutenant Stranger’s own horse and for a moment saw the young man’s dark face in the moonlight. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She says, “This young man is having an emergency.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The young man’s scowl deepened as he looked between the two of them and then at the goat. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Adam, looking at him, realized that Lee was not a young man any more. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “If you did, you will pay for its repair. And did I hear you curse? That I will not tolerate in my school, young man.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Longstreet reached out, gripped the young man in a metal clasp. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Somewhere above him, the voice of a young man starts speaking in French about coal. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z But in the end she offered him a tiny smile, and this was enough to make the young man swell with pride at the fine service he had provided that day. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z I got one of those “young man peach tree” switchings over that. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z A small crowd from the refugee camp was beating and kicking a young man crouched on the ground, his hands placed on his head to shield some of the blows. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “You’ve turned into a young man, Hiram. Not much like that little boy who used to run around here and steal Gramma’s gingersnaps.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z And when the young man nods, Mario goes on to brag for his cousin. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z On my break, a young man smiles at me from behind his cigarette. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Dr. Calvin regarded him with interest, “You sound as if you were not sure, young man. Don’t you know whether you were the last to see him?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z “We will get you some help. Just be strong, young man,” the sergeant doctor said gently, sitting by my bed and examining my leg. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z When Ged asked him no more he quietly bade the young man good night, and went off up the narrow stepped street above the quays. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z “She watched the young man until she was sure of his identity, then tried to kill him. Furies obey only one lord: Hades.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “I am here to ask you some questions about a young man I believe you are acquainted with.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I was about to get in the truck and go looking for you, young man.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z King Arthur had asked hh wife to be kind to toe young man. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Later I found out the young man was Cherry’s grandson. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Because you had contact with this young man back in March, didn’t you?” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z A young man in his early thirties, neither short nor tall, came into the room. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z That is the kind of young man he was. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z The young man who spoke threw back his coat to show his uniform and insignia. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z “Because of you, sir,” the young man answered, blushing. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a moody, lonely young man, after all, afraid of strangers, awkward even with the adults he knew well, and the cousins were plump blond children of three and four. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z After the eighth, the young man interrupted his selfpunishment to run to the wood’s edge and there be violently sick. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z But the young man’s enormous ego often caused problems that Houseman had to smooth over. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Walking next to him was a young man from the Jur-chol. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z We meet Gulliver as a dreamy young man in search of adventure, trying to get anywhere that would involve sea travel, and see him evolve masterfully. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z We all looked up when they entered the barn, a young man carrying a pistol, followed by a short blond girl in braids and a pink hat. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z After starting his classmates in song, the young man stepped off his chair and joined them in performing a heartbreaking melody with tremendous care and precision. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z One of the messengers was a young man. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z He lay face-up in the center of the trail, a slim, dead, almost dainty young man. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z A perceptive young man, Lopsang was extremely devoted to Fischer; the Sherpa understood how important it was to his friend and employer to get Pittman to the summit. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The trooper made a quick assessment of the young man. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The smile went out of the young man’s eyes when he saw them. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “There is no necessity for my calling this morning,” said the young man; “another day would do as well; but there was that degree of acquaintance at Weymouth which—” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z The young man could not make himself fight them. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z My mom just sighs and says, “It was a different time,” and he was a young man, but nobody’s convinced, not even her. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z But Lio was a fine young man with lofty ideals and a compassionate heart. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Better Joe pushed at the young man’s head; seemed to remonstrate; and Charles said something in their tongue. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Unmistakably, it was the question of a still very young man who, now and then, is not inclined to admit that he knows the first names of certain people. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z “I should jump from the horse and run,” she said, waving at a young man, who gaped at what he thought was a court lady’s attention. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z It was a tremendous thing in those days for a young man to be going off to Africa to work. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s wearing a football uniform—a handsome young man—with his arm around her. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z “Not in my face, baby,” the young man said, putting his hand on Sybil’s ankle. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z In October 1843, a young man from Silesia, the son of two peasants, joined the abbey. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Not long after, slow on his ruined feet, the young man made his way laboriously down from his hut on the hillside, carrying the twig cage on his back, with the bird inside. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z "Yes, young man, that is exactly what we do," answers Big Harm in Bangla, frowning at him from the sofa. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It was blurry and oversaturated, but I could make out the shape of a young man on a gurney pleading for his life with a bright red biohazard sign imprinted on his hospital gown. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z "A valiant prince,” according to Cobo, Wiraqocha Inka had a “warlike” nature even as a young man and vowed that after taking the throne "he would conquer half the world.” 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “Is that so? And what is your talent, young man?” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z A young man whose name Claire didn't know had been listening. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The dapper young man in the old photographs yielded to the man I saw after dinner: haggard, asleep on the sofa. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Think of him,” she said, placing a finger against the front-view portrait of the blond young man. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z It was impossible not to pity the young man, and impossible not to imagine how easily they could end up just like him—fighting and fighting until they were killed. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z One young man who had a broken leg splinted and obviously healing crooked, and one old man who didn’t do much work any more. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z The horse and the young man swam through the piercing cold water. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z There was no finer young man, said the people of May- comb, than Henry Clinton. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z He was a fine-looking young man, with fresh skin and thick blond hair and very bright blue eyes. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mr. Curran, maybe the young man who spoke to you so impudently should be moved to a seat where his dubious charms will not be so enthusiastically embraced.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Still, in later negotiations, she tried to arrange things such that the young man might glimpse Theresa as she drove by in a car. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I grinned, because it had been a long time since I had seen a young man my age. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z When their eyes were clear from the dazzlement they saw the young man lying huddled forward on the earthen floor, beside the pallet where the child lay dead. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z “What’s the matter with that? Why such a look, young man?” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z "No more crazy adventures or dangerous quests, young man. You have to be careful," she keeps saying. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z Fadi blinked in surprise at the next shot: a young man wearing a black turban standing with a rifle. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z "And, young man," he said loudly, "what might you say for yourself?" Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z It landed on the ground, struggling mightily, right in front of the young man with scars on his face. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z A young man’s voice stood out from the others, high-pitched, shouting gibberish, like a child learning to speak. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Khouy is a strong young man, but he pushes himself too hard at work. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “These girls just arrived. They’re from your side of the family, I think, abuelo,” the young man said, turning around to face the other man. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The young man in the black hat was looking at her gravely, and all at once his lips twisted in spite of himself. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z None could equate this engaging young man with the stereotypical aged, graybearded laboratory scientist of their fancies. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Mom told him, ‘Just hold the door for us, young man. We’ll be fine.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z “That same young man came to the door. He looked around and went away.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z But he's not just any young man—this one was sent by God's own hand. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Before we get too crazy, ’cause I see the buttons are out, I gotta thank this young man over here.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Siddhartha reached the long river in the wood, the same river across which a ferryman had once taken him when he was still a young man and had come from Gotama’s town. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do I like what?” asked the young man. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z She was dancing with a handsome young man. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z When I was leaving, a serious young man came forward to thank me and lead me out. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt the gravity of the young man’s foot in my hand. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z So I promised to make him some, and he smiled kind of, and I decided—well, he wasn’t the worst young man I ever saw. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z I drew them vivid pictures of Alexandra, of black life, of the hardships I faced not only as a tennis player and a student, but also as a young man growing up in the ghetto. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z This time, the song was believed and the chief’s son, a kind young man, fell in love with the girl. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z "Oh-my-father-and-oh-the-delight-of-my-eyes," began the young man, muttering the words very quickly and sulkily and not at all as if the Tisroc were the delight of his eyes. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z “I should think every young man would want to go, though it is hard for the mothers and sisters who stay at home,” she added sorrowfully. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Out of the corner of your eye, you see the young man in the next car over gesturing for you to roll your window down. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z The words shocked the young man and made him ashamed. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z She was very pleased to see how handsome and strong he was and the father lost no time in telling the young man that he should marry his daughter. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z They were speaking about a young man who had lived in the Middle Kingdom, not a man who had endured the hardships and loneliness of living in the demon land. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “You have to cross the entire Sahara desert,” said the young man. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Ran was, by all accounts, an unusually gracious young man. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He had been sitting in a worn old arm chair, but now he surged out of it like a young man, his cane a blunt wooden sword before him. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z She also decided she didn’t like this young man with the dark eyebrows, the sneering smile, and the repulsive need to spit so often. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z At that, one young man stood up and challenged: “How do you know this heaven exists?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z As a young man he had built it himself on acres of field and forest deep in the Catskill Mountains. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “I can understand why a young man might want to enlist,” he said. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She watched a momentary shock pass over the young man’s face, a look she didn’t fully understand, but she kept on. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z It could be a contemporary, vital, real document of a young man’s problems. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your friend is over there with a young man,” Mr. Ram says when we’re in the middle of the road. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “Hello, young man!” he said, and he was kind of weird-looking, because he had on a red beret, like a French person, and an eye patch, like a pirate. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z He searched the teeming crowd for the young man, but realized spotting him would be impossible. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z “You aren’t the only one with bad thoughts, young man,” Mr. Ali said. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “I’ve brought you a new girl,” she said cheerily to the young man who opened the door. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z In the picture beneath the headline is a young man with a plain face and a beard. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He said, “i’ve never seen a young man play his hole card like he played. ” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, as the wagon came to a stop beside them, a young man rose from the seat and swept off his hat. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z “Did you talk to this reporter? She seems to know an awful lot about you and your new word, young man.” Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z When all the lights were out and the house was silent, Dr. Cuevas’s assistant, a sickly, myopic young man with a stutter, arrived. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a photograph of a young man, smiling, dressed in a dark suit and necktie, in a stand-up frame. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z The young man looked up from his wrapping. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Even from a distance, Dr. Philobosian’s medical eye noticed the cut on the young man’s hand and the pallor of malnutrition. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The young man drove off, and I hope and pray that he survived after saving our lives. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Years and years of it stretching back and back until he was just a young man, serving on the deck of an enormous golden ship. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The young man knew, in this moment, that he had hurt a real person, of his own age. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “He says no Syrians allowed,” the young man says to Baba in Arabic. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Officer Delinko said, “Can I talk to you for a second, young man?” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Hand in hand the young man and the fallen star approached the gap in the wall. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The young man staring back at them held a torch and wore a sky-blue kaftan dampened with sweat around its neckline. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The guards were a young man and woman wearing sunglasses, smiles, and expensive suits, with well-polished shoes that gleamed in the morning sun. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The young man waved back and sang out with a smile, “My gorge fills with hate for you, you ancient, decayed sack of manure!” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z “Why was this young man choking you? You didn’t do something to provoke him, did you?” asked Mr. Eberhardt. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The young man who had this assignment will testify to his role in the affair. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z In the same village there was a young man called Dimo. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The young man, her son, inquired again of us, who we were; to which we answered shortly that we were traveling down the river. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “An eye is not a thing to stop a ball with, young man.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z The young man who’d first talked to them was now playing with a dagger next to Spurge. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z “Does our young man express a wee bit of disapproval?” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “Happy holidays, my young man,” the clerk said. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “Hi, you there,” called the Sergeant, and a swine-masked policeman hurried across the room and laid a hand on the young man’s shoulder. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a maturing young man who needed his sleep, and this new early schedule didn’t suit him at all. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The young man is shaking his head, musing. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Their attention was now focused on the black cash- box, which the young man had placed on the table, and was now in process of unlocking. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Natnael knew what it felt like to be a young man caught between worlds. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z “It’s the young man with the blue eyes.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z “His father was my gardener before, and Stephen used to come help out. He’s a fine young man, Biddy.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z My daughter has a young man coming for dinner, and I’ve got to get this place clean.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z “Jenny is fur and away too young to be thinkin’ about Shad or ary other young man,” her father remarked quietly. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z The young man led them to a boat tied up at the sugar-beet jetty, where a woman in a red flannel apron held open the door for them. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z He is also a dangerous young man, with a violent, quick temper. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z It is difficult for me to believe that the untroubled young man in that photograph is my father. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z There was still a weakness on the Under Thirteens, though, in goal: Eldin and Mafoday, the heavyset young man from Gambia with the blinding smile. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Not so Birge, who kept up the pressure on a young man he perceived to be in a hurry. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “You, young man, have the soul of a blacksmith,” the master of alchemy told him in a cold rage. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Moon Orchid recognized him as the brother-in- law in photographs, not as the young man who left on a ship. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Olive had married her young man, and Mollie was married and living, believe it or not, in an apartment in San Francisco. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Only the day before, a young man from Surrey had asked them to call him a cab to take him to Atlanta. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “He is just what a young man ought to be,” said she, “sensible, good-humoured, lively; and I never saw such happy manners!—so much ease, with such perfect good breeding!” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z The young man smiled a wide, white smile at me. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z A young man shifts so that his small circle becomes a large one with the group next to him. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z As a young man, Dorus had once walked forty-five miles and become seriously ill. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z A young man sits on a green metal bench outside the church. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “This young man's father,” he said, “was the smartest student in my high school chemistry class!” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The young man relayed the message back to us. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “That’s no worry, young man. No worry at all. Is something wrong with your car?” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z She was surprised by the young man’s twisted face, but not frightened. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z In the summer of 1948, Earl V. Shaffer, a young man just out of the army, became the first person to hike the Appalachian Trail from end to end in a single summer. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, this?” the young man asked, feeling the velvet on the sleeve. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside they could see a young man about their age, leaning against the end of a long table and reading a book. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I spun around to see a young man about my own age, shivering at the edge of the woods. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though he looked like a young man, there was something very old and tired in his eyes. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Ah, the chipper young man says no. You are looking very chipper,” he says, now drinking the whole glass in one pull. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Right next to me as I walked in was a young man having a complete meltdown, talking to himself, bawling his eyes out. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Yes, of course, young man,” said Farooqi, stroking his chin thoughtfully, trying his best to look like a calm and wise scholar. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z The sheriff looked through the bars at the young man with the matted hair. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Soon another picked me up, a young man in his late twenties who spoke with an educated flair. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z But when the young man, dressed in a crisp brown uniform, stepped out of his automobile, they knew otherwise. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z He was a slim, dead, almost dainty young man of about twenty. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Muscle Man shakes his fist at the nice young man. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z The woman smiled real big and said, “Oh-ho, I see that got your attention, didn’t it? Good morning, young man.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z I looked through the window to see a pleasant young man who showed no hint of animosity. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Not in any way that could hurt his young man’s pride, but in a comradely way. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The young man had built a small fire and was cooking a piece of sausage he had taken from a package. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The only oasis of silence was next to me where the small young man and the old woman were gazing at each other. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z Then the young man smiled and said, “Did you bind up my wounds in order to kill me, Stokven?” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z The same young man stood at the threshold. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z And then, in his own tongue, with what seemed to Lazlo’s untrained ear to be slow and careful enunciation, he inquired, “And what can I do for you, young man?” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Olive did marry her young man and did move, first to Paso Robles, then to King City, and finally to Salinas. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z To which the evangelist replied: “By faith, young man, by faith alone.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked at the picture, looked over her glasses at me, then looked right at Mr. Jimmy and said, “Any more questions for this young man?” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z “You have a most peculiar way of talking sometimes,” said Bernard, staring at the young man in perplexed astonishment. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The harried young man jumped out of bed and ran away. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “You’re a very stupid young man, do you know that? You think this is some kind of game?” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z And proceeded to read on into chapter seven, which details the seduction of a young man by a “strange woman.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The young man interviewed him on a device Schieffer did not recognize and then asked if he could take his picture. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z The young man and his opponent twisted in the grass. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Hrothgar could not help liking this plain young man—there was such an air of simplicity about him. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z A young man who had worked at the dye vats in a mill claimed suddenly that a great holy power had come in him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Dinwiddie had seen many a young man lose his lands and his fortune gambling at cards, but the governor knew that George was different. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z "Sally's asleep, young man. Call her tomorrow. Good night." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z “Well, and it is dearer than jade to have them at us like this,” the young man argued, “and to endure besides their haughtiness and the young man peeping at my wife.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Five years later, a handsome, apple-cheeked young man named Andrew would look back at that conversation as one of the most validating moments of his life. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z After all, he was now a young man of nine. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z “Don’t shout so, young man! If there’s one thing we need more of around here, it’s less noise. Now come with me and I’ll tell you all about it—and put that down immediately!” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z "You ought to try Armstrong—quite a young man—but so clever—Pam had been to all sorts of people for years and he put his finger on the trouble at once!" And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z When he was a lost young man, he would walk for miles and miles without money or food, the rain pouring down on him. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z It was the craziness of a dying young man with his shoes full of snow. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Dumbly, the young man let Lead Hand give him the gun. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Beowulf was only a young man, but already he had won fame on account of his goodness and daring. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z At that moment a young man came into the bunk house; a thin young man with a brown face, with brown eyes and a head of tightly curled hair. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z But Psyche kept faith; she told them only that he was a young man, away now on a hunting expedition. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “You go right back to sleep, young man,” she ordered. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z When Vera looked at him, she saw a man standing in the dock—a young man with fair hair and blue eyes and a bewildered frightened face. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z “If our young man is pleased by your efforts,” Scythe Goddard called after them, “I will allow you to kiss my ring.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z As he greeted some ancient melon vendors who had known their grandfather, Liyana’s eyes fell on a young man, who appeared to be a dwarf, weighing bananas on an old-fashioned hanging scale. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z She had seen him baptized, kicking like a mule and howling, and! she had seen him weep when his mother died; he was a right young man then, Florence said. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z He was a young man, a Mr. Stone by name, with what Dr. Finch called the greatest talent for dullness he had ever seen in a man on the near side of fifty. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “I guess you know all about it, young man?” she asked sharply. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Wang Lung laughed bitterly and shortly when his son said this, and he threw the desire of the young man aside for something worthless and not to be considered. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z There, lying in bed, was a young man, obviously injured. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “As you can see, this is a better proposition than the chinchillas,” concluded his future father-in-law without noticing the young man’s nervous whimpering. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “So who is this delicious slice of slave girl?” asked the young man dressed in leather. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Sitting cross-legged on the hearth is a young man with a ponytail. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z A young man in a trench coat, with cornsilk hair and delphinium eyes red-edged by the dull wind, turned to me and then pointed. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z And the young man turned himself away stormily and made as though he would knock his brains out against a twisted pine tree that stood there in the court. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z "There, now you'll be able to watch the birds again. Anything else we can do for you, young man?" The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z The young man, who was backstage at the time too, put his hand on his new wife’s elbow and asked to speak with her in private. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z In his early meetings with the young man, he took the boy’s side. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z "Excuse me, young man," a deep voice said from behind me. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z But the young man answered smartly, “Yes, but they do not stay there. They branch forth and bear flowers and fruits.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z A young man in greasy coveralls was polishing the windshield of a wide and rusty Hudson automobile. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The forlorn-looking young man showed me the bullet hole near the patella; there was no exit scar. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A young man s formation, as bold as it is foolish. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He laid the tray on the table with a nervous bow, smiling at the President in hopes of being asked to stay; but Father MacPhail nodded toward the door, and the young man left reluctantly. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Mr. Matenopoulos and the others were consumed by their gloom and Burton seemed the only one to notice as the young man drank half the glass of cloudy water. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “You’re going to have a nice scar, young man, to remind you of this particular adventure.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Anyways Anatole gave her compliments right and left, which tells you right there he was either a polite young man or mentally cracked. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z With sudden fierceness, Clay jumped between Amari and the young man who had touched her. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z When a young man came to call what did one talk about? The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z He accounted it a pity that so fine and talented a young man should have formed the design of going out as a missionary; it was quite throwing a valuable life away. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The people that came to get her saw me and one of them said, “How come you ain’t coming to Sunday school, young man?” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z One for the police, one for Internal Control, one for Military Intelligence, and one last one the young man sends along, not sure where it goes. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s it, young man,” he encouraged the first boy who rose. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The young man said he boarded right up the street from Mr. Shack’s shop. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z "If truth be told, I doubt even Lord Frey knows what Lord Frey intends to do. He has an old man's caution and a young man's ambition, and has never lacked for cunning." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The entire cloister was now on fire, and although firefighters raced toward the blaze, they were intercepted by a young man stepping out of the main gate. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z As a young man, he attended Fort Hare and then joined the ANC Youth League. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Forgive me. I am being rude. I have not introduced myself. My name is Efraín Pérdido. I am sorry about my abuelito's dog. He meant you no harm,” the young man said. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Soon, everyone in the compartment joins in the argument, agreeing with the young man, and Muscle Man backs off. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z The young man could not think of an answer to that question, but he refused to change his mind. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The silk was finer, the air cleaner, the rice sweeter, the fields more fertile, the girls prettier, the boys stronger when he was a young man. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Those great listening eyes were fastened on the face of the young man bent over his book, and for one instant Mercy’s whole heart was revealed. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “He says Syrians are not welcome in Turkey,” the young man says to Baba. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z The young man's name was Floyd Wells, and he was short and nearly chinless. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z The young man stepped forward, and she instinctively mirrored the gesture by moving back. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Who was the artist, and who was the young man? Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “Now that you mention it,” he said, “I reckon there were. Just one. A young man, not much older than this boy here.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z “Get out of your own way,” said this young man. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “It will probably serve the young man well to get out of the city for a while. Perhaps his grandparents can talk some sense into him. We’ll be sure to keep him in our prayers.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “This kind of conversation depresses me more than you could possibly imagine,” the young man told him. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z As a young man, when I joined the African National Congress, I saw the price my comrades paid for their beliefs, and it was high. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I know exactly where I am. I am speaking to a young man who does not have the good manners to be polite to a lady!” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he accosted a young man in a trench coat who was wearing a lady’s hat, but the young man had slapped him across the face and dashed away. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a sallow young man who worked in one of the mills. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The young man sitting behind it doesn’t look up as he says, “How can I help you?” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The young man could not help remarking that Beowulf's body had shrunken with age. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a young man of gigantic stature and great beauty, and a mighty hunter. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The other three detainees in the young man’s cage were visibly annoyed by him. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Poppy said dourly, “Is this an appropriate gift for a young man to give a young woman?” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z She told me about Narciso when he was a young man, a fine vaquero, and very respected. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The young man said, “Jump out and go up to the third floor.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z A young man and woman by a fountain, who clearly have a great deal of unresolved feeling between them, tussle over a Ming vase and break it. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “Will you get a lantern, young man, and light us out back?” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z The young man, the attendant sitting with the harp, does not play. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z A young man with short, spiky hair knocked on James Parker’s office door. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z A young man introduced himself to Zeitoun as the public defender. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “It is very seldom,” the young man said at last, “that dragons ask to do men favors.” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z The young man must know these cases are never quickly resolved. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Tomás put them in his pocket and, glaring at the young man, jabbed his thumb toward the rear door of the shop. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z “You can run again. You are fast, young man, but I do not believe you can win. Still, we will let the final race decide the outcome.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “You may recognize his face from his earlier visit to Valentine, a most distinguished young man of the arts.” The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He waited in the dark corridor, and when the young man tiptoed out and turned the key, the Gallivespian began to follow him. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z How could a brave, handsome young man be as dead as that? Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z The young man even tried to hide his glass under the table, and spilled port all over his pants. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z In one photograph, on a balcony above the stands, a young man with a black mustache and wearing a top hat gazes down on the president. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “We’re doing our best, young man. Did you see her fall?” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The weight of the young man’s arm took on a quality of something beyond human flesh. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z They drew rein in Sparta before the lordly dwelling, a house far more splendid than either young man had ever seen. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “I suppose there’s a young man,” the blind man had said to Matty as they traveled back without her. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z After a few days’ reflection, Rindlisbacher hoped, the young man might explain better why he’d wandered across the yellow line—and more than once. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z "Here, young man, you owe much of your good fortune in attending such a school to her." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z As a young man Norwood had traveled to Bermuda with a diving bell modeled on Halley’s device, intending to make a fortune scooping pearls from the seabed. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z I pointed to the other young man in the picture. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z I went into the cookhouse and the young man who had his mouth open to speak closed it quickly, looking at me with open hostility. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z In that single exchange with that young man, I was speaking the personal language of my people. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “You know, General, under this beard I’m not a young man.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z To find a means to ensure real control over cheaper drugs, Jim enlisted the help of an ally at WHO, a young man who had worked at PIH. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Fabyan was about to expand into gene research at Riverbank, and he wanted a bright young man to lead the way. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The young man and the sailor waved at each other familiarly, and the sailor drifted out of sight around the front of the cathedral. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Dede supposes that the Tigers took one look at the bespectacled, pale young man and decided he wouldn’t be much competition. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Look! Another bomber!” a young man said, laughing, and pointed at a vulture flying overhead. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The second guard, a slender, frail-looking young man, was deathly pale. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “My sweater cost me forty dollars,” the young man said. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But I was rolling my eyes and harrumphing on the inside until the first scene when a tousle-haired, smiling young man filled the screen. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z "He had a big future before him, you know. He was only a young man but he had a lot of brain power here." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z When he was a young man, long before I was born, Mamaji was a champion competitive swimmer, the champion of all South India. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Then the young man could work no transformation, but was locked in his true being, and must face the gebbeth thus defenseless. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z “Nonsense,” the young man said, raising his arms in exaggerated welcome. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Again her father’s special name for her was spouting from the mouth of a cocky young man. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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